The Undateables (South Korean TV series)
|The Undateables|
|Hangul||훈남정음|
|Genre||Romance comedy|
|Written by||Lee Jae-yoon|
|Directed by||Kim Yoo-jin|
|Starring|
|Country of origin||South Korea|
|Original language||Korean|
|No. of episodes||32|
|Production|
|Executive producers||Kim Jung-hee|
|Cinematography||Bae Hong-soo|
|Editors||Park Sung-hee|
|Camera setup||Single-camera|
|Running time||35 minutes|
|Production companies||Mong-jak-so Co., Ltd.[1]|
|Distributor||SBS|
|Release|
|Original network||SBS TV|
|Picture format||1080i (HDTV)|
|Audio format||Dolby Digital|
|Original release||May 23|
|External links|
|Website|
Yoo Byung-sul
Lee Moo-jin
Moon Ji-seob
Oh Jin-ah
Kim Min-ji
51K
July 19, 2018
The Undateables (Korean: 훈남정음; RR: Hunnam Jeong-eum; lit. Handsome Guy and Jung-eum) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min and Hwang Jung-eum. It aired on SBS from May 23 to July 19, 2018 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.[2][3][4]
Synopsis[edit]
It is a romantic comedy about Kang Hoon-nam who knows everything there is to know about love and Yoo Jung-eum whose biggest dream is to be loved and get married. The two of them get off on the wrong foot, first five years ago at the airport when Hoon-nam witnesses Jung-eum pursuing her then-boyfriend at the airport, and then in the present when they share the same client Oh Doo-ri and are initially misled into thinking the other is competition (although their employers are in fact in different industries). Coincidentally, two of Hoon-nam's friends get hooked up with two of Jung-eum's friends; Yook Ryong and Coach Yang, then followed by Lee Su-ji with Choi Jun-soo.
However Su-ji is longtime friends with Hoon-nam from Australia, while Jun-soo has been the best friend and mentor to Jung-eum for 30 years while also renting at her father's place for the last few years. When Su-ji returns from Australia to Korea then Hoon-nam has to leave his home for her, and ends up living with Jung-eum and Jun-soo much to the latter's chagrin.
After things initially don't work out, Hoon-nam and Jung-eum coincidentally cross paths again as both try to sign up Mr. Kim as a client. Mr. Kim has been dating their mutual client Doo-ri. Hoon-nam then signs up with Jung-eum's agency as a client. Su-ji pressures Jung-eum to manipulate the match so she is paired up with Hoon-nam, as she wants to marry him although his heart is not for Su-ji despite their other compatibilities.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Namkoong Min as Kang Hoon-nam
- Hwang Jung-eum as Yoo Jung-eum
- A diving athlete-turned "relationship helper" who dreams of love and marriage, but has given them up in the face of reality.[6]
- Choi Tae-joon as Choi Jun-soo
- Oh Yoon-ah as Coach Yang Sun-hee
- Jo Dal-hwan as Charlie
- Jung Moon-sung as Yook Ryong
Supporting[edit]
- Nam Kyung-eub as Kang Jung-do
- Shim Hye-jin as Ko Eun-nim
- Lee Moon-sik as Yoo Seung-ryul
- Lee Joo-yeon as Lee Su-ji / Lee Susie
- Daughter of the President of Korea Swimming Association, who came to Korea from Australia to search for Hoon-nam.[13]
- Myung Ji-yun
- Baek Ji-won as Bong Sun-hwa
- Jung-eum's manager at the matchmaking company.
- Seo Dong-won
- Seo Eun-woo
- Jin Ye-sol
- Kang Hui as Model
Special appearance[edit]
- Jung Yong-joo as Oh Doo-ri
- Ji Il-joo
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Kim So-wool
Production[edit]
- The first script reading was held on April 2, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.[15]
- Filming began in early April.[16]
- A press conference was held on June 7, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.[17]
Original soundtrack[edit]
|The Undateables|
|Soundtrack album by|
|Released||2018|
|Genre||Soundtrack|
|Language|
|Label|
OST
- 935 Entertainment
- OGAM Entertainment
Part 1[edit]
|No.||Title||Lyrics||Music||Artists||Length|
|1.||"Only U"||Nick & Sammy||3:46|
|Total length:||3:46|
- Nick
- Sammy
- Nick
- Sammy
Part 2[edit]
|No.||Title||Lyrics||Music||Artists||Length|
|1.||"Your Name Is..." (너의 이름을...)||Yeonjung (Cosmic Girls)||4:06|
|2.||"Your Name Is... (Inst.)" (너의 이름을... (Inst.))||4:06|
|Total length:||8:12|
- Ha Geun-young
- Kim Kyeong-beom
- Ha Geun-young
- Kim Kyeong-beom
- Kim Ji-hwan
- Ha Geun-young
- Kim Kyeong-beom
- Kim Ji-hwan
Part 3[edit]
|No.||Title||Lyrics||Music||Artists||Length|
|1.||"Need My Heart To Pound" (두근이 필요해)||Alice (Hello Venus)||3:15|
|2.||"Need My Heart To Pound (Inst.)" (두근이 필요해 (Inst.))||3:15|
|Total length:||6:30|
- Park Jeong-wook
- Kim Ha-rang
- Kim Joon-il
- Park Jeong-wook
- Kim Ha-rang
- Kim Joon-il
- Park Jeong-wook
- Kim Ha-rang
- Kim Joon-il
Part 4[edit]
|No.||Title||Lyrics||Music||Artists||Length|
|1.||"If Not You" (너 아니면)||Huh Gak||4:15|
|2.||"If Not You (Inst.)" (너 아니면 (Inst.))||4:15|
|Total length:||8:30|
- Good Choice
- KamDongis
- Seo Jae-ha
- Kim Young-sung
- KamDongis
- Seo Jae-ha
- Kim Young-sung
- KamDongis
Part 5[edit]
|No.||Title||Lyrics||Music||Artists||Length|
|1.||"I Might Have Loved You First" (먼저 사랑할지 몰라)||Son Seung-yeon||3:16|
|2.||"I Might Have Loved You First (Inst.)" (먼저 사랑할지 몰라 (Inst.))||3:16|
|Total length:||6:32|
- Good Choice
- Red Socks
- Red Socks
- Red Socks
Part 6[edit]
|No.||Title||Lyrics||Music||Artists||Length|
|1.||"I Can Go Back" (돌아가도 돼)||Bumkey||3:40|
|2.||"I Can Go Back (Inst.)" (돌아가도 돼 (Inst.))||3:40|
|Total length:||7:20|
- POPKID
- Kim Seung-joon
- POPKID
- Kim Seung-joon
- POPKID
- Kim Seung-joon
Part 7[edit]
|No.||Title||Lyrics||Music||Artists||Length|
|1.||"Slowly"||Soobin (Cosmic Girls)||3:11|
|2.||"Slowly (Inst.)"||3:11|
|Total length:||6:22|
- Ha Geun-young
- Kim Kyeong-beom
- Ha Geun-young
- Kim Kyeong-beom
- Kim Ji-hwan
- Ha Geun-young
- Kim Kyeong-beom
- Kim Ji-hwan
Ratings[edit]
- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
- TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.
Awards and nominations[edit]
|Year||Award||Category||Nominee||Result||Ref.|
|2018||SBS Drama Awards||Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama||Hwang Jung-eum||Nominated|
Notes[edit]
- ^ No episodes were aired on June 13 due to election day news coverage.
- ^ No episodes were aired on June 27 due to coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F match between South Korea and Germany, and aired the next day. The episodes were pushed earlier to 21:30 that day due to coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group H match between Japan and Poland.
References[edit]
- ^ "[공식] 황정음X남궁민 '훈남정음' 확정..7년 만의 재회". chosun.com. 14 March 2018.
- ^ "[SBS Star] Namkoong Min & Hwang Jung Eum to Make a Cute Couple in a New Drama!". SBS News. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Hwang Jung-eum, Nam Goong-min to create feel-good romantic comedy". Kpop Herald. May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Hwang Jung-eum, Namgoong Min Reunite in New TV Series". The Chosun Ilbo. May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Namgoong Min to Star in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Dailian. March 7, 2018.
- ^ "황정음, SBS '훈남정음' 주인공…남궁민과 호흡". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). March 14, 2018.
- ^ "최태준, '훈남정음' 출연 확정… 남궁민X황정음과 호흡". 10Asia (in Korean). April 19, 2018.
- ^ 오윤아, ‘훈남정음’ 출연 확정…황정음·남궁민과 호흡. 10Asia (in Korean). March 30, 2018.
- ^ [단독] 조달환, '훈남정음' 전격 합류..'귓속말' '리턴' 흥행 잇는다. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 31, 2018.
- ^ a b ‘훈남정음’ 오윤아·조달환·이문식·심혜진, 출연 확정…탄탄한 라인업(공식). Star MBN (in Korean). April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Shim Hye-jin to Play Namgoong Min's Mother in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Nate. March 29, 2018.
- ^ "Lee Moon-shik to Play Hwang Jung-eum's Dad in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Naver. April 1, 2018.
- ^ "[공식]이주연 SBS '훈남정음' 캐스팅…남궁민-황정음과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Jung Young-ju Cast in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Asiae. April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Namgoong Min, Hwang Jung-eum and More Attend Script Reading for "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. April 25, 2018.
- ^ "[단독] 남궁민, SBS '훈남정음' 출연 확정..5월 첫방송". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 6, 2018.
- ^ "'The Undatables' actors vow to salvage falling ratings". Yonhap News Agency. June 7, 2018.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
- Korean-language television shows
- 2018 South Korean television series debuts
- South Korean romantic comedy television series
- 2018 South Korean television series endings