Limited series · Netflix
Can This Love Be Translated?
The most difficult language, yours.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kim Seon-ho
Joo Ho-jin
12 eps
Go Youn-jung
Cha Mu-hee
12 eps
Sota Fukushi
Hiro Kurosawa
12 eps
Lee E-dam
Shin Ji-seon
12 eps
Choi Woo-sung
Kim Yong-woo
12 eps
Sung Joon
Na Jin-seok
5 eps
Baek Joo-hee
Cho Yeong-a
11 eps
Kwak Min-kyu
Park PD
11 eps
Hyunri
Nanami
11 eps
Hana Kawamura
Momo
1 eps
Lee Kang-wook
Quiet Woman Director
2 eps
Jeon Hyun-moo
Talk Show MC
1 eps
Alberto Mondi
Andre
5 eps
Jeong Bo-ram
Mu-hee's Stylist
4 eps
Jeon Seong-woo
The Quiet Woman Actor
1 eps
Bryan Larkin
US TV Show MC
1 eps
Jinbeom
Airport Celebrity
1 eps
Daniel Lindemann
Ho-jin's American Friend 1
1 eps
Lee Seung-guk
Ho-jin's American Friend 2
1 eps
Kim Won-hae
Kim Yeong-hwan
11 eps
Moon Se-yoon
Taxi Driver
1 eps
Gong Teyu
Ho-jin's Japanese Friend
1 eps
Lim Cheol-soo
Kim Jeong-su (Kim PD)
4 eps
Lee Yoon-jae
Mu-hee's Doctor
2 eps
Woo Mi-hwa
Mu-hee's Aunt
5 eps
Shin Mun-sung
Mu-hee's Uncle
5 eps
Tomo Uchino
Psychiatrist
1 eps
Lee Chae-hyun
Young Ho-jin (Photo Appearance)
2 eps
Josh Newton
Robin
1 eps
Jocelyn Chugg
Mu-hee's Fan 1
1 eps
Nikki Rae Hallow
Mu-hee's Fan 2
1 eps
Judith Buchan
Market Merchant Lady
1 eps
Scott Olynek
Street Mime Performer 1
1 eps
An Tae-rin
Young Mu-hee
3 eps
Kim Geu-lim
Advertising Agency Staff
1 eps
Derek Chouinard
Canadian Tourism Park Staff
1 eps
Yoon Young-min
Theater Official
1 eps
Lim Jae-hyeok
Italian Interpreter
1 eps
Park Ga-young
Photographer
1 eps
Hwang Sun-jung
Mu-hee's Older Brother's Wife
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Can This Love Be Translated? actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Can This Love Be Translated? reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The emotions of a celebrity and her interpreter get lost in translation as they travel the world filming a TV show. Will love find its own language?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05 · Signature episode
Episode 5
Hiro enjoys time with Mu-hee, despite his determination to dislike her. Meanwhile, a surprise encounter with a new producer stops Ho-jin in his tracks.
S01E09 · Signature episode
Episode 9
Mu-hee and Hiro share their feelings while filming in Italy. As the crew gossips about Ho-jin's rumored lover, he learns a shocking truth from Do Ra-mi.
S01E12 · Signature episode
Episode 12
While some secrets come out, some romances solidify. Will Mu-hee and Ho-jin get their happy ending — or are some emotions too hard to interpret?
S01E03 · Signature episode
Episode 3
Mu-hee and Hiro meet by chance at a red carpet event, unintentionally creating on-cam drama. Their spark inspires the casting of "Romantic Trip."
S01E11 · Signature episode
Episode 11
Mu-hee and Ho-jin find themselves confronting their pasts after a scandal hits the media. A resurfaced Instagram post raises important questions.
S01E07
Episode 7
Hiro goes soul searching in Seoul for clarity about his feelings. After a concert, Kim Young-hwan arranges a meetup with Mu-hee and a reluctant Ho-jin.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Episode 1
S01E02
Episode 2
S01E03 · Signature episode
Episode 3
S01E04
Episode 4
S01E05 · Signature episode
Episode 5
S01E06
Episode 6
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jinnie ChoiExecutive Producer
- Kim Jin-yiProducer
Writing
- Hong Mi-ranWriter
- Hong Jeong-eunWriter
Direction
- Yoo Young-eunDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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