''Something About 1 Percent'' () is a 2016

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starring

Ha Seok-jin Ha Seok-jin (born March 4, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in TV drama series: ''Radiant Office'' (2017), ''Drinking Solo'' (2016), ''Shark'' (2013) and '' 4 Legendary Witches'' (2014), for which he received two nom ...

and

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. It is based on the novel of the same title, which was previously made into a television series in 2003. It was broadcast in South Korea, China, Japan and the United States. The drama was first aired on September 30, 2016 on Oksusu, a mobile broadcasting app owned by

SK Telecom SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( or ) is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. S ...

. The drama then was scheduled to air on Dramax on Wednesdays to Thursdays at 21:00 beginning October 5, 2016.

Plot

Lee Jae-in (

) is the ruthless heir of a wealthy family who has to get married in order to inherit his grandfather's fortune. Lee Jae-in engages in a six-month contract for a pretend relationship with Kim Da-hyun (

) an elementary school teacher chosen for him by his grandfather, the head of the family. The teacher doesn't realize, and the heir doesn't know, that the grandfather was the person the teacher had rescued when he collapsed outside her school. So the pair get off to a rough start when the heir insists on dating and the teacher thinks he is a marriage scammer. It takes a while but 'One Percent of Anything' is a romance drama about what happens when the pair discover their pretend relationship has gotten too real.

Cast

Main Cast

as Lee Jae-in, a third generation chaeboel heir who currently runs the SH hotel. He is arrogant and has a filthy mouth which brings him to clash constantly with his grandfather. He is strict and workaholic which earns him the wrath of Da-hyun , but after he falls in love with Da-hyun *

as Kim Da-hyun, a simple school teacher who loves her job and is a kind lady. She unknowingly saves Jae-in's grandfather after which he includes her in his will in an attempt to teach Jae-in the morals of life,but after falls in love with Lee Jae-in.

Supporting cast

Jae-in's family

Joo Jin-mo Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' Happy End'' (1999) in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), ...

as Lee Gyu-chul (Jae-in's grandfather), the chairman of the prestigious SH group who wants his grandson to learn the morals of a life instead of being a workaholic *

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as Kang Se-hee (Jae-in's mother). She adopted Jae-in after his father died in an accident. She loves him as her own and is supportive of his decisions * Lee Hae-in as Soo-jung (Jae-in's half-sister) - She often runs away from home and finds herself falling for Ji-su. * Kim Hyung-min as Min Tae-ha (Jae-in's cousin) * Kim Min-sang as Min Hyuk-joo (Tae-ha's father) * Kim Si-young as Lee Soo-yeong (Tae-ha's mother)

People around Jae-in

* Kim Sun-hyuk as Park Hyung-joon * Seo Eun-chae as Han Joo-hee

Da-hyun's family

* Lee Sang-hoon as Kim Jin-man (Da-hyun's father) * Lee Young-sook as Jung Mi-jung (Da-hyun's mother)

People around Da-hyun

* Baek Seung-heon as Ji-su * Im Do-yoon as Jung Hyun-jin *

Choi Sung-jae Choi Sung-jae (born 18 July 1984) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links

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as Jung Sun-woo (Hyun-jin's half-brother)

SH Alpensia Hotel Staff

* Jo Jae-ryong as Kang Dong-suk *

Park Jin-joo Park Jin-joo (born December 24, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She starred in television series such as ''Jealousy Incarnate'' (2016), and ''Something About 1 Percent'' (2016). Filmography Film Television series Web series Television ...

as Han Yoo-kyung * Kim Doo-hee as Choi Chang-soo

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Production

Filming began on June 6, 2016 and finished on August 16, 2016.

International broadcast

* In the Philippines, it was aired on

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from December 3, 2018 to January 4, 2019.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{IHQ (company) 2016 South Korean television series debuts Korean-language television shows South Korean romantic comedy television series Television shows based on South Korean novels Television series by IHQ (company) Dramax television dramas Television series reboots