''Two Outs in the Ninth Inning'' () is a 2007

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starring

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and Hwang Ji-hyun. It aired on MBC from July 14 to September 9, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 16 episodes. The

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series explores the age-old question of whether a man and a woman can ever be just friends. As the title suggests, the series makes plenty of

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references, with each of its sixteen episodes opening with a catchy phrase relating the facts of life through the game of baseball.

Plot

Aspiring writer Hong Nan-hee is a foul-mouthed, disheveled and jaded single woman struggling with life and love. She and Byun Hyung-tae have been best friends for most of their lives. They cook for each other, call each other daily, bicker like siblings, and support each other when things go wrong. But everything is about to change. On her 30th birthday, Nan-hee realizes that she needs to shake things up. She begins dating Kim Jung-joo, a talented baseball

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who is aiming to play in the American big leagues; but Nan-hee's mother disapproves of their relationship because he is eight years younger. Tired of living with her mother, she rents Hyung-tae's house while he is on vacation, but complications arise and soon the two friends are living in the house together. As the old friends navigate new territory, they start to discover things they never knew about each other — he's neurotic, she snores — but more importantly, they gradually realize what their friends and family have always suspected — that, without realizing it, they've been the most important people to each other all along.

Cast

as Hong Nan-hee *

as Byun Hyung-tae *

as Kim Jung-joo * Hwang Ji-hyun as Yoon Sung-ah *

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as Lee Joon-mo *

Jo Eun-ji Jo Eun-ji (born February 10, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the gritty Im Sang-soo film '' Tears'', and has since become better known for her supporting roles on film and television, such as in '' The President's Last Bang'', '' ...

as Kim Choon-hee * Son Jung-min as Jeon Mi-kyung * Jang Joon-hwi as Park Sang-hoon * Park Hye-young as Park Ji-sun *

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as Jang Choo-ja * Lee Doo-il as Im Nak-bin *

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as Shin Joo-young * Kim Chang-sook as Kim Shin-ja * Lee Hee-do as Byun Jong-woo * Lee So-won as Hong Yeon-hee * Park Kwang-jung as Mr. Park, advertisement team leader * Jung Da-hye as Kim Nam-jung * Yoon Ye-hee as Kyung-ha * Yoon Hye-jung * Park Woo-cheon

Remake

Indonesia's SCTV and

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produced a

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in 2009 titled '' Cinta Nia'', starring

Nia Ramadhani Ramadhania Ardie Bakrie, born Prianti Nur Ramadhani and known professionally as Nia Ramadhani (born 16 April 1990)Marcell Darwin.

References

External links

''Two Outs in the Ninth Inning'' official MBC website

at MBC Global Media * * {{IMDb title, 2273711, Two Outs in the Ninth Inning Korean-language television shows MBC TV television dramas 2007 South Korean television series debuts 2007 South Korean television series endings South Korean romantic comedy television series Baseball television series