Best Lover
In the glitzy world of Korean entertainment, two top stars enter a fake marriage for personal gain—he's a self-made actor with a painful past, she's a chaebol heiress hiding her emotional scars. As they struggle to keep up appearances, they discover each other’s vulnerabilities and unexpectedly fall in love.
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Two young stars with different backgrounds and agendas enter into a fake marriage to advance their careers, until the fake starts turning real.
1.Episode 1
14-11-201645mActress Ye Huan-ying meets newcomer Yan Xi-cheng at an audition and spurns him mercilessly. Stung, Xi-cheng vows to become equally popular.
2.Episode 2
21-11-201645mHuan-ying's father reveals that he plans to leave the company to her, but with conditions. Embroiled in a scandal, Xi-cheng asks for a big favor.
3.Episode 3
28-11-201644mAfter her father's accident, Huan-ying learns that she has a young half-brother who will inherit everything if she doesn't marry.
4.Episode 4
05-12-201645mXi-cheng takes Huan-ying and her brother to his parents' home for their honeymoon. Huan-ying gets a taste of life in the country.
5.Episode 5
12-12-201645mHuan-ying hires a new stylist, but a photographer's photo of the three of them causes trouble for Xi-cheng with a famous French director.
6.Episode 6
19-12-201645mXi-cheng auditions for the French film. Mr. Piao makes a decision in advance of the company board meeting, which Huan-ying attends.
7.Episode 7
26-12-201645mXi-cheng gets Shan-hua to stand in for Jia-ren after they're spotted together at a party, then asks her to step in for Huan-ying on a commercial.
8.Episode 8
02-01-201745mThanks to the commercial, Shan-hua signs a talent contract and moves into acting, close to Xi-cheng. Jia-ren fakes a pregnancy to deceive her husband.
9.Episode 9
09-01-201745mYong-jian and Piao continue to scheme, and Yong-jian makes Shan-hua an offer. Huan-ying and Shan-hua compete for a movie role and do a photo shoot.
10.Episode 10
16-01-201745mAfter her brother disappears and his mother dies mysteriously, Huan-ying's uncle threatens her over her shares. Shan-hua calls a press conference.
11.Episode 11
23-01-201746mEnveloped in scandal, Huan-ying and Xi-cheng do a TV appearance in which Huan-ying says she wants a divorce. Jia-ren's husband discovers her lies.
12.Episode 12
30-01-201746mXi-cheng intervenes to save Huan-ying from Piao, and her father confronts his brother. Xi-cheng's manager tries to salvage his career.
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