The Undateables (South Korean TV series)

The Undateables
Promotional poster
Hangul
훈남정음
Literal meaningHoon-nam and Jung-eum
Revised RomanizationHunnamjeong-eum
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
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseMay 23 (2018-05-23) –
July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)

The Undateables (Korean: 훈남정음; RR: Hunnamjeong-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

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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 since Jun-soo harbors a secret crush on Jung-eum..

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

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Main

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The director 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]
Hoon-nam's cousin.[10]

Supporting

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  • 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

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

Production

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  • 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

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

Part 1

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

Part 2

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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[a] 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[b] 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

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

Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ a b ‘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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