{{short description|2023 South Korean television series}} {{Infobox television | image = Bo-ra! Deborah.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=^보라! %_데보라}} | genre = Romantic comedy<ref name="Genre">{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/293/0000041393|author=Chae Seong-oh|script-title=ko:[오~컬쳐]ENA, '연애에 진심인 편→보라데보라'…타이틀 바꾼다|publisher=Bloter|via=Naver News|date=November 11, 2022|access-date=December 10, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210131327/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/293/0000041393|url-status=live}}</ref> | writer = Ah Kyung<ref name="Production">{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004752614|author=Jang Woo-young|script-title=ko:유인나, 韓 최고 연애 코치·스타 작가 된다…'보라! 데보라' 출연 [공식]|publisher=OSEN|via=Naver|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 10, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210131315/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004752614|url-status=live}}</ref> | director = {{ubl|Lee Tae-gon<ref name="Production"/>|Seo Min-jeong<ref name="Production"/>}} | starring = {{ubl|Yoo In-na|Yoon Hyun-min|Joo Sang-wook|Hwang Chan-sung|Park So-jin}} | music = Ha Geun-young | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_episodes = 14 | executive_producer = Kim Hyun-jung | producer = {{ubl|Lee Tae-gon|Lee Soo-yeon|Oh Nam-seok|Heo Min-ho}} | runtime = 60 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://studiogenie.co.kr/en/works/all/20|title=True to Love|website=KT Studio Genie|access-date=May 31, 2023|archive-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812193841/https://studiogenie.co.kr/en/works/all/20|url-status=live}}</ref> | company = {{ubl|Good Wave, Inc.<ref name="Premiere">{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003618284|author=Jung Hyeon-tae|script-title=ko:유인나, 달콤-짠내 극과 극 분위기..'보라! 데보라' 4월 첫 방송|publisher=Herald Pop|via=Naver|date=March 7, 2023|access-date=March 7, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307104919/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003618284|url-status=live}}</ref>|Oz Arena<ref name="Premiere"/>}} | network = ENA | first_aired = {{Start date|2023|04|12}} | last_aired = {{End date|2023|05|25}} }}
'''''True to Love''''', also known as '''''Bo-ra! Debora''''' ({{Korean|보라! 데보라}}), is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Yoo In-na with Yoon Hyun-min, Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Chan-sung, and Park So-jin. It aired on ENA from April 12 to May 25, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 14 episodes.<ref name="Premiere"/> It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.<ref name="Streaming">{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/kt-studio-genie-to-join-amazon-prime-in-video-and-global-contents-167437.html|title=KT Studio Genie to Join Amazon Prime in Video and Global Contents|publisher=EBN|website=HanCinema|date=February 27, 2023|access-date=March 7, 2023|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320184348/https://www.hancinema.net/kt-studio-genie-to-join-amazon-prime-in-video-and-global-contents-167437.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Synopsis== Yeon Bo-ra is a successful love coach and influencer, whose pen name is Deborah. When her own love life is about to come full circle with an anticipated wedding proposal from her CEO boyfriend, she crosses paths with Lee Soo-hyuk, a publishing planner with a lacklustre love life. The two of them get off on the wrong foot, but become entangled when Soo-hyuk's publishing company wants to sign a deal for her next book, and Bo-ra discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her.
==Cast== ===Main=== * Yoo In-na as Yeon Bo-ra / Deborah (pen name): a dating influencer and a star author who has a best-selling romance novel.<ref name="Production"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/04/688_348939.html|author=Lee Gyu-lee|title=Yoo In-na returns to small screen with rom-com 'Bo-ra! Deborah'|website=The Korea Times|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2023|archive-date=April 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412150912/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/04/688_348939.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Yoon Hyun-min as Lee Soo-hyuk: a picky but charming publishing planner who is displeased with Bo-ra, but begins to change as he unexpectedly gets entangled with her.<ref name="Main">{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003602759|author=Jung Hyun-tae|script-title=ko:로코물 '보라! 데보라', 유인나·윤현민·주상욱 캐스팅..내년 상반기 방송|publisher=Herald Pop|via=Naver|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 10, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210131319/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003602759|url-status=live}}</ref> * Joo Sang-wook as Han Sang-jin: Soo-hyuk's best friend and business partner who is the representative of the book publishing house Jinri.<ref name="Main"/> * Hwang Chan-sung as Noh Joo-wan: Bo-ra's ex boyfriend who is the owner of a famous chicken franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0006712879|author=Ahn Tae-hyun|script-title=ko:'보라! 데보라' 황찬성, 엄친아 캐릭터로 변신…훈훈 비주얼 [N컷]|publisher=News1 Korea|via=Naver|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329130904/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0006712879|url-status=live}}</ref> * Park So-jin as Lee Yoo-jeong: Bo-ra's best friend who is a lifestyle magazine feature editor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000604816|author=Cha Hye-young|script-title=ko:박소진X이상운, 결혼 4년차 부부의 '극과 극' 온도차 ('보라! 데보라')|publisher=Ten Asia|via=Naver|date=April 6, 2023|access-date=April 6, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406074800/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000604816|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Supporting=== * Kim Ye-ji as Yeon Bo-mi: Bo-ra's younger sister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000600478|author=Kim Ji-won|script-title=ko:김예지, '천방지축 마이웨이' 유인나 동생 된다…'보라 데보라' 출연|publisher=Ten Asia|via=Naver|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223183444/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000600478|url-status=live}}</ref> * Koo Jun-hoe as Yang Jin-ho: an outgoing young man in his 20s who is good at sports, singing, and cooking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/12/398_342026.html|author=Lee Gyu-lee|title=iKON's Koo Jun-hoe to make small screen debut|website=The Korea Times|date=December 19, 2022|access-date=May 24, 2023|archive-date=May 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524102121/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/12/398_342026.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Lee Sang-woon as Yang Jin-woo: Yoo-jeong's husband who is the owner of a wine bar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003138018|author=Ahn Yun-ji|script-title=ko:이상운, '보라! 데보라' 출연 확정..박소진과 부부 호흡[공식]|publisher=Star News|via=Naver|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=March 21, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321083350/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003138018|url-status=live}}</ref> * Song Min-ji as Seo Su-jin: Sang-jin's ex-wife who is the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003990451|author=Ahn So-yoon|script-title=ko:송민지, '보라! 데보라' 출연 확정…유인나·주상욱과 호흡|publisher=Sports Chosun|via=Naver|date=April 4, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223183418/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003990451|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Supporting">{{cite web|url=https://ena.skylifetv.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=skydrama&wr_id=146|title=보라! 데보라|trans-title=Bo-ra! Deborah|website=ENA|access-date=April 17, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417180739/https://ena.skylifetv.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=skydrama&wr_id=146|url-status=live}}</ref> * Hong Hwa-yeon as Bang Woo-ri: an office assistant at Jinri.<ref name="Supporting"/>
===Extended=== * Kim Ji-an as Lim Yu-ri: Soo-hyuk's ex-girlfriend who is a radio writer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hyun Jung-min|date=April 6, 2023|script-title=ko:김지안, ENA '보라! 데보라' 합류…라디오 작가 변신|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=396&aid=0000640765|access-date=April 6, 2023|publisher=Sports World|language=ko|via=Naver|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406074802/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=396&aid=0000640765|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Kim Seo-yoon|date=May 11, 2023|script-title=ko:윤현민, 전 여친과 재회? 눈물 흘리기 1초 전 ('보라!데보라')|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000609932|access-date=May 15, 2023|publisher=Ten Asia|language=ko|via=Naver|archive-date=May 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515181424/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000609932|url-status=live}}</ref> * Park Ri-won as Da-mi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000876159|author=Ahn Byung-gil|script-title=ko:박리원 '보라! 데보라' 출연, 유인나·황찬성과 호흡|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=March 28, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329130905/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000876159|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Production== ''True to Love'' was first announced under the tentative title ''I'm Serious About Dating'' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=연애에 진심인 편|rr=yes}}) as one of ENA's 2023–2024 lineup through the "KT Group Media Day" in April 2022.<ref name="Genre"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004586902|author=Jang Woo-young|script-title=ko:곽도원·윤두준 열고 임시완·설현까지…ENA 브랜드 출범 [종합]|publisher=OSEN|via=Naver|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=December 11, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=December 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211054134/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004586902|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming began in the summer of 2022.<ref name="Streaming"/>
==Ratings== {| class="wikitable" style="width:500px; text-align:center" |+ Average TV viewership ratings ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Average audience share<br>(Nielsen Korea) |- ! scope="col" style="width:8em" | Nationwide<ref>Nielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide): * {{cite web|title=Ep. 1–4, 6–7, 9–14|url=https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=보라!%20데보라%20시청률&irk=95811&irt=tv-program|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|via=Daum|access-date=May 26, 2023|archive-date=May 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526041939/https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=보라%21%20데보라&irk=95811&irt=tv-program|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Ep. 5|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20230426|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=April 26, 2023|access-date=April 27, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427012213/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20230426|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Ep. 8|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20230504|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504234548/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20230504|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:8em" | Seoul<ref>Nielsen Korea ratings (Seoul Capital Area): * {{cite web|title=Ep. 5|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230426|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=April 26, 2023|access-date=April 27, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427054915/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230426|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Ep. 6|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230427|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=April 27, 2023|access-date=April 29, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=April 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429133101/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230427|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Ep. 7|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230503|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=May 3, 2023|access-date=May 4, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504010150/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230503|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Ep. 8|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230504|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504234550/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230504|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Ep. 10|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230511|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=May 11, 2023|access-date=May 12, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512012817/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230511|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Ep. 13|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230524|publisher=Nielsen Korea|date=May 24, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=May 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525005129/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20230524|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1 | April 12, 2023 | 0.665% {{small|(43rd)}} | rowspan="4" {{N/A|N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 2 | April 13, 2023 | '''{{color|blue|0.647%}}''' {{small|(36th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 3 | April 19, 2023 | 0.769% {{small|(27th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 4 | April 20, 2023 | 0.846% {{small|(20th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 5 | April 26, 2023 | 1.118% {{small|(8th)}} | '''{{color|red|1.583%}}''' {{small|(4th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 6 | April 27, 2023 | 0.946% {{small|(16th)}} | 1.183% {{small|(9th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 7 | May 3, 2023 | 0.987% {{small|(13th)}} | 1.399% {{small|(6th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 8 | May 4, 2023 | '''{{color|red|1.194%}}''' {{small|(10th)}} | 1.550% {{small|(6th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 9 | May 10, 2023 | 0.687% {{small|(32nd)}} | {{N/A|N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 10 | May 11, 2023 | 1.008% {{small|(12th)}} | 1.090% {{small|(8th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 11 | May 17, 2023 | 0.748% {{small|(28th)}} | rowspan="2" {{N/A|N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 12 | May 18, 2023 | 0.886% {{small|(16th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 13 | May 24, 2023 | 0.870% {{small|(13th)}} | '''{{color|blue|0.897%}}''' {{small|(10th)}} |- ! scope="row" | 14 | May 25, 2023 | 0.964% {{small|(19th)}} | {{N/A|N/A}} |- ! colspan="2" | Average ! {{color|green|0.881%}} ! {{color|green|—}}{{efn|Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.}} |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" | * In the table above, the '''{{color|blue|blue numbers}}''' represent the lowest ratings and the '''{{color|red|red numbers}}''' represent the highest ratings. * N/A denotes ratings that were not published. * This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS). |}
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{Production website|url=https://studiogenie.co.kr/en/business/drama/20|at=Studio Genie|lang=en|lang2=ko}} * {{IMDb title}} * {{HanCinema drama}}
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