Lucky Romance
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Article ImagesLucky Romance (Korean: 운빨로맨스) is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same name published in 2014 on Naver,[1] starring Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol.[2][3][4][5][6] It aired on MBC TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays 22:00 (KST) timeslot from May 25 to July 14, 2016.
Lucky Romance | |
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Hangul | 운빨로맨스 |
Revised Romanization | Unppallomaenseu |
Genre | |
Based on | Lucky Romance by Kim Dal-nim |
Written by | Choi Yoon-gyo |
Directed by | Kim Kyung-hee |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Kim Do-hoon |
Producers |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | H. Brothers C&M |
Original release | |
Network | MBC TV |
Release | May 25 – July 14, 2016 |
The drama centers on the romantic and comedic interactions between Shim Bo-nui, a woman who has blind faith in superstitions and fortune-telling, and Je Soo-ho, the CEO of a game developer company who is a scientific and logical man.
- Hwang Jung-eum as Shim Bo-nui
- Lee Ye-seon as child Bo-nui
- Park Seo-yeon as young Bo-nui
- A 26-year-old attractive woman who can learn quickly. On the other hand, she is blindly superstitious. She always follows the divinations of shaman Goo Shin because she is told that she was born unlucky. The shaman tells her that in order to save her sister Bo-ra, she has to sleep with a man born in the year of the Tiger. She meets Je Soo-ho, and coincidentally, he was born a Tiger.
- Ryu Jun-yeol as Je Soo-ho
- Gil Jeong-woo as child Soo-ho
- Seol Woo-hyung as young Soo-ho
- A 31-year-old man. Born as a genius, he is a very logical and scientific person, who does not believe in anything supernatural. He is the owner and CEO of a game developer company, Zeze Factory. He meets Bo-nui, who asks him to sleep with her.
- Lee Soo-hyuk as Choi Geon-wook / Gary Choi
- Hong Dong-young as young Geon-wook
- A 24-year-old man. A Korean with Canadian citizenship. He is a famous professional tennis player, and always places high in ATP rankings. When he returns to South Korea, he immediately searches for his first love Bo-nui. He has a strained relationship with his father.
- Lee Chung-ah as Han Seol-hee / Amy Han
- A 34-year-old woman. The director of a big sport company that represents Geon-wook. She is Soo-ho's first love. Ever since she lost her older brother in a fire accident, she never shows her true feelings to anyone, and always strives to be perfect in everyone's eyes.
- People around Shim Bo-nui
- Kim Ji-min as Shim Bo-ra
- Kim Bo-min as young Bo-ra
- Kim Jong-goo as Goo Shin
- Kim Sang-ho as Won Dae-hae
- People around Je Soo-ho
- Jung Sang-hoon as Han Ryang-ha
- Gi Ju-bong as Je Mool-po
- Na Young-hee as Yang Hee-ae
- Jung In-gi as Ahn Young-il
- People around Choi Geon-wook
- Jo Young-jin [ko] as Choi Ho
- Zeze Factory
- Lee Cho-hee as Lee Dal-nim
- Jung Young-gi [ko] as Song Dae-gwon
- Yoon Bong-gil [ko] as Lee Hyun-bin
- Jin Hyuk [ko] as Ryu Ji-hoon
- Cha Se-young as Ga Seung-hyun
- Kwon Hyuk-soo as Jo Yoon-bal
- Extended cast
- Jo Seon-mook
- Song Kyung-hwa
- Jo Shi-nae
- Baek Ji-won
- Oh Hee-joon
Lucky Romance Original Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | July 14, 2016 (digital)[7] August 3, 2016 (CD)[8] |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Label | H. Brothers/LOEN L200001279 |
Producer | Sim Jung-woon (executive) |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "내게 말해줘" (Tell Me) | Soyou from Sistar | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "진심을 너에게" (Sincerely To You) | Sweetpea | 3:32 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "내게 기대" (Lean On Me) | (XIA) Junsu | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "그 누구보다" (More Than Anyone) | Taeyoon | 5:11 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS[9] | Nielsen Korea[10] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | May 25, 2016 | 8.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 12.3% |
2 | May 26, 2016 | 7.0% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 10.1% |
3 | June 1, 2016 | 7.6% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
4 | June 2, 2016 | 7.9% | 9.0% | 8.2% | 8.9% |
5 | June 8, 2016 | 8.0% | 9.9% | 8.4% | 9.2% |
6 | June 9, 2016 | 8.1% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.8% |
7 | June 15, 2016 | 8.1% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
8 | June 16, 2016 | 8.5% | 10.0% | 8.7% | 9.6% |
9 | June 22, 2016 | 8.6% | 11.0% | 9.2% | 10.0% |
10 | June 23, 2016 | 7.9% | 10.2% | 8.0% | 9.1% |
11 | June 29, 2016 | 8.2% | 10.1% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
12 | June 30, 2016 | 7.7% | 9.3% | 7.7% | 8.0% |
13 | July 6, 2016 | 7.0% | 9.5% | 6.6% | 6.7 |
14 | July 7, 2016 | 6.8% | 8.4% | 6.4% | 7.0 |
15 | July 13, 2016 | 7.0% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 7.0% |
16 | July 14, 2016 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 6.4% | 6.8 |
Average | 7.78% | 9.43% | 8.17% | 8.9% | |
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Hwang Jung-eum | Nominated |
Best Original Soundtrack | "내게 말해줘" by Soyou | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Ryu Jun-yeol | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor | Won | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Hwang Jung-eum | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Chung-ah | Nominated |
- ^ 운빨로맨스 김달님. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Jeong, Byung-ki (March 23, 2016). "Hwang Jung-eum lands lead role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Soo-hyang (March 23, 2016). "Ryu Jun-yeol joins new drama Lucky Romance". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Ahn, Woorim (April 6, 2016). "Lee Soo Hyuk to Draw a Love Triangle in Lucky Romance". BNTNews. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Lucky Romance couple Hwang Jeong-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol look hot in black and white pictorial". Hancinema. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Jung, Eun-jin (May 25, 2016). "Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol return with Lucky Romance". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "(OST) Lucky Romance OST by Various Artists". Melon.com. LOEN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "운빨 로맨스 O.S.T - MBC 드라마 (Lucky Romance OST - MBC Drama)". Synnara Record. Media Synnara Co., Ltd. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "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 December 26, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- Official website (in Korean)
- Lucky Romance at HanCinema
- Lucky Romance at IMDb
- Lucky Romance at Naver Webtoon (in Korean)
- Lucky Romance at Naver Webtoon