Lucky Romance

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Lucky Romance
Hangul
운빨로맨스
Revised RomanizationUnppallomaenseu
Genre
Based onLucky Romance
by Kim Dal-nim
Written byChoi Yoon-gyo
Directed byKim Kyung-hee
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Do-hoon
Producers
  • Sim Jung-woon
  • Bae Jeong-hoon
Running time70 minutes
Production companyH. Brothers C&M
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseMay 25 (2016-05-25) –
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)

Lucky 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.

Synopsis

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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.

Cast

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Main

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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.
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.

Supporting

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People around Shim Bo-nui
People around Je Soo-ho
People around Choi Geon-wook
Zeze Factory
Extended cast

Cameo appearances

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Original soundtrack

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Lucky Romance Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJuly 14, 2016 (digital)[7]
August 3, 2016 (CD)[8]
GenreSoundtrack
LabelH. Brothers/LOEN
L200001279
ProducerSim Jung-woon (executive)

OST Part 1

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."찌릿찌릿" (Tingle)Kei from Lovelyz2:20

OST Part 2

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."슬픈인연" (Sad Fate)Park Hye-soo4:03

OST Part 3

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."내게 말해줘" (Tell Me)Soyou from Sistar4:00

OST Part 4

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."샤랄라 로맨스" (Shalala Romance)Dawon from Cosmic Girls3:29

OST Part 5

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."진심을 너에게" (Sincerely To You)Sweetpea3:32

OST Part 6

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."내게 기대" (Lean On Me)(XIA) Junsu3:57

OST Part 7

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."그 누구보다" (More Than Anyone)Taeyoon5:11

Ratings

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Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
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%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 9th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Hwang Jung-eum Nominated
Best Original Soundtrack "내게 말해줘" by Soyou Nominated
36th MBC Drama Awards
 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

References

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  1. ^ 운빨로맨스 김달님. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Jeong, Byung-ki (March 23, 2016). "Hwang Jung-eum lands lead role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Kim, Soo-hyang (March 23, 2016). "Ryu Jun-yeol joins new drama Lucky Romance". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Ahn, Woorim (April 6, 2016). "Lee Soo Hyuk to Draw a Love Triangle in Lucky Romance". BNTNews. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Jung, Eun-jin (May 25, 2016). "Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol return with Lucky Romance". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "(OST) Lucky Romance OST by Various Artists". Melon.com. LOEN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "운빨 로맨스 O.S.T - MBC 드라마 (Lucky Romance OST - MBC Drama)". Synnara Record. Media Synnara Co., Ltd. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "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.
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