The Undateables (South Korean TV series)

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]

The Undateables
Promotional poster
Hangul훈남정음
GenreRomance comedy
Written byLee Jae-yoon
Directed byKim Yoo-jin
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producersKim Jung-hee
Yoo Byung-sul
CinematographyBae Hong-soo
Lee Moo-jin
Moon Ji-seob
EditorsPark Sung-hee
Oh Jin-ah
Kim Min-ji
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes
Production companiesMong-jak-so Co., Ltd.[1]
51K
DistributorSBS
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseMay 23 (2018-05-23) –
July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)
External links
Website

Synopsis

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

Main
The directory of a toy gallery, and a relationship expert who doesn't believe in love.[5]
A diving athlete-turned "relationship helper" who dreams of love and marriage, but has given them up in the face of reality.[6]
A clinic doctor who is Jung-eum's best friend.[7]
Coach of the National Diving Team.[8]
  • Jo Dal-hwan as Charlie
A magazine editor.[9]
  • Jung Moon-sung as Yook Ryong
Hoon-nam's cousin.[10]

Supporting
  • Nam Kyung-eub as Kang Jung-do
Hoon-nam's father. A politician.[10]
Hoon-nam's stepmother.[11]
Jung-eum's father. A positive and optimistic man who serves as a motivation to his daughter.[12]
Daughter of the President of Korea Swimming Association, who came to Korea from Australia to search for Hoon-nam.[13]
Jung-eum's manager at the matchmaking company.

Special appearance
  • Jung Yong-joo as Oh Doo-ri
Jung-eum's potential client.[14]

Production
  • 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
The Undateables
OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2018 (2018)
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • 935 Entertainment
  • OGAM Entertainment

Part 1
Released on May 23, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Only U"
  • Nick
  • Sammy
  • Nick
  • Sammy
Nick & Sammy3:46
Total length:3:46

Part 2
Released on May 30, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Your Name Is..." (너의 이름을...)
  • Ha Geun-young
  • Kim Kyeong-beom
  • Ha Geun-young
  • Kim Kyeong-beom
  • Kim Ji-hwan
Yeonjung (Cosmic Girls)4:06
2."Your Name Is... (Inst.)" (너의 이름을... (Inst.)) 
  • Ha Geun-young
  • Kim Kyeong-beom
  • Kim Ji-hwan
 4:06
Total length:8:12

Part 3
Released on June 6, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Need My Heart To Pound" (두근이 필요해)
  • Park Jeong-wook
  • Kim Ha-rang
  • Kim Joon-il
  • Park Jeong-wook
  • Kim Ha-rang
  • Kim Joon-il
Alice (Hello Venus)3:15
2."Need My Heart To Pound (Inst.)" (두근이 필요해 (Inst.)) 
  • Park Jeong-wook
  • Kim Ha-rang
  • Kim Joon-il
 3:15
Total length:6:30

Part 4
Released on June 13, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."If Not You" (너 아니면)
  • Good Choice
  • KamDongis
  • Seo Jae-ha
  • Kim Young-sung
  • KamDongis
Huh Gak4:15
2."If Not You (Inst.)" (너 아니면 (Inst.)) 
  • Seo Jae-ha
  • Kim Young-sung
  • KamDongis
 4:15
Total length:8:30

Part 5
Released on June 20, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."I Might Have Loved You First" (먼저 사랑할지 몰라)
  • Good Choice
  • Red Socks
  • Red Socks
Son Seung-yeon3:16
2."I Might Have Loved You First (Inst.)" (먼저 사랑할지 몰라 (Inst.)) 
  • Red Socks
 3:16
Total length:6:32

Part 6
Released on June 27, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."I Can Go Back" (돌아가도 돼)
  • POPKID
  • Kim Seung-joon
  • POPKID
  • Kim Seung-joon
Bumkey3:40
2."I Can Go Back (Inst.)" (돌아가도 돼 (Inst.)) 
  • POPKID
  • Kim Seung-joon
 3:40
Total length:7:20

Part 7
Released on July 11, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Slowly"
  • Ha Geun-young
  • Kim Kyeong-beom
  • Ha Geun-young
  • Kim Kyeong-beom
  • Kim Ji-hwan
Soobin (Cosmic Girls)3:11
2."Slowly (Inst.)" 
  • Ha Geun-young
  • Kim Kyeong-beom
  • Kim Ji-hwan
 3:11
Total length:6:22

Ratings
  • 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.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[18] AGB Nielsen[19]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 May 23, 2018 6.1% (NR) 6.9% 5.3% (NR) 6.1% (15th)
2 5.4% (NR) 6.3% 5.2% (NR)
3 May 24, 2018 6.9% (17th) 7.2% 4.9% (NR) 5.3% (16th)
4 6.0% (NR) 6.3% 5.0% (19th)
5 May 30, 2018 3.9% (NR) 4.0% 3.7% (NR) 3.8% (NR)
6 5.0% (NR) 5.2% 4.5% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
7 May 31, 2018 5.3% (NR) 5.5% 3.9% (NR) 4.1% (NR)
8 5.4% (NR) 5.6% 4.1% (NR) 4.3% (NR)
9 June 6, 2018 3.6% 3.8% 3.2% (NR) 3.4% (NR)
10 4.3% 4.5% 3.9% (NR) 4.1% (NR)
11 June 7, 2018 5.7% 5.9% 4.1% (NR) 4.3% (NR)
12 4.8% 5.0% 4.4% (NR) 4.6% (NR)
13 June 14, 2018[lower-alpha 1] 5.6% 5.8% 3.5% (NR) 3.7% (NR)
14 4.5% 4.6% 3.6% (NR) 3.8% (NR)
15 June 20, 2018 4.0% 4.8% 3.3% (NR) 4.2% (NR)
16 4.6% 5.4% 4.4% (NR) 5.1% (NR)
17 June 21, 2018 4.7% 5.8% 4.5% (NR) 5.6% (16th)
18 4.4% 5.6% 5.7% (14th)
19 June 28, 2018[lower-alpha 2] 3.5% 4.4% 3.1% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
20 4.8% 5.6% 4.4% (NR) 5.2% (NR)
21 July 4, 2018 2.7% 3.3%' 2.4% (NR) 3.0% (NR)
22 3.4% 4.2% 3.0% (NR) 3.8% (NR)
23 July 5, 2018 3.1% 3.9% 2.8% (NR) 3.6% (NR)
24 3.2% 4.1% 3.7% (NR)
25 July 11, 2018 3.2% 3.7% 2.8% (NR) 3.3% (NR)
26 3.3% 4.0% 2.9% (NR) 3.5% (NR)
27 July 12, 2018 3.2% 3.8% 2.8% (NR) 3.6% (NR)
28 3.5% 4.2% 3.1% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
29 July 18, 2018 2.3% 2.9% 2.1% (NR) 2.4% (NR)
30 2.4% 3.0% 2.5% (NR)
31 July 19, 2018 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% (NR) 3.3% (NR)
32 3.2% 4.1% 2.8% (NR) 3.7% (NR)
Average 3.6% 4.3% 3.1% 3.9%

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Hwang Jung-eum Nominated

Notes
  1. No episodes were aired on June 13 due to election day news coverage.
  2. 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
  1. "[공식] 황정음X남궁민 '훈남정음' 확정..7년 만의 재회". chosun.com. 14 March 2018.
  2. "[SBS Star] Namkoong Min & Hwang Jung Eum to Make a Cute Couple in a New Drama!". SBS News. 15 March 2018.
  3. "Hwang Jung-eum, Nam Goong-min to create feel-good romantic comedy". Kpop Herald. May 24, 2018.
  4. "Hwang Jung-eum, Namgoong Min Reunite in New TV Series". The Chosun Ilbo. May 24, 2018.
  5. "Namgoong Min to Star in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Dailian. March 7, 2018.
  6. "황정음, SBS '훈남정음' 주인공…남궁민과 호흡". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). March 14, 2018.
  7. "최태준, '훈남정음' 출연 확정… 남궁민X황정음과 호흡". 10Asia (in Korean). April 19, 2018.
  8. 오윤아, ‘훈남정음’ 출연 확정…황정음·남궁민과 호흡. 10Asia (in Korean). March 30, 2018.
  9. [단독] 조달환, '훈남정음' 전격 합류..'귓속말' '리턴' 흥행 잇는다. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 31, 2018.
  10. ‘훈남정음’ 오윤아·조달환·이문식·심혜진, 출연 확정…탄탄한 라인업(공식). Star MBN (in Korean). April 19, 2018.
  11. "Shim Hye-jin to Play Namgoong Min's Mother in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Nate. March 29, 2018.
  12. "Lee Moon-shik to Play Hwang Jung-eum's Dad in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Naver. April 1, 2018.
  13. "[공식]이주연 SBS '훈남정음' 캐스팅…남궁민-황정음과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. April 19, 2018.
  14. "Jung Young-ju Cast in "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. Asiae. April 3, 2018.
  15. "Namgoong Min, Hwang Jung-eum and More Attend Script Reading for "Handsome Guy and Jung-eum"". Hancinema. April 25, 2018.
  16. "[단독] 남궁민, SBS '훈남정음' 출연 확정..5월 첫방송". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 6, 2018.
  17. "'The Undatables' actors vow to salvage falling ratings". Yonhap News Agency. June 7, 2018.
  18. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  19. "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.
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