The Undateables (South Korean TV Series)

''The Undateables '' () 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.

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

* Namkoong Min as Kang Hoon-nam
:The directory of a toy gallery, and a relationship expert who doesn't believe in love.
* Hwang Jung-eum as Yoo Jung-eum
:A diving athlete-turned "relationship helper" who dreams of love and marriage, but has given them up in the face of reality.
* Choi Tae-joon as Choi Jun-soo
: A clinic doctor who is Jung-eum's best friend.
* Oh Yoon-ah as Coach Yang Sun-hee
:Coach of the National Diving Team.
* Jo Dal-hwan as Charlie
:A magazine editor.
* Jung Moon-sung as Yook Ryong
:Hoon-nam's cousin.

Supporting

* Nam Kyung-eub as Kang Jung-do
:Hoon-nam's father. A politician.
* Shim Hye-jin as Ko Eun-nim
:Hoon-nam's stepmother.
* Lee Moon-sik as Yoo Seung-ryul
:Jung-eum's father. A positive and optimistic man who serves as a motivation to his daughter.
* Lee Joo-yeon as Lee Su-ji / Lee Susie
:Daughter of the President of Korea Swimming Association, who came to Korea from Australia to search for Hoon-nam.
* Myung Ji-yun
* Baek Ji-won as Bong Sun-hwa
:Jung-eum's manager at the matchmaking company.
* Seo Dong-won
* Seo Eun-woo
* Jin Ye-sol
* Kang Hui as Model

Special appearance

*Jung Yong-joo as Oh Doo-ri
:Jung-eum's potential client.
*Ji Il-joo
* Kim Kwang-kyu as Kim So-wool

Production

*The first script reading was held on April 2, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.
* Filming began in early April.
* A press conference was held on June 7, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

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.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
Korean-language television shows
2018 South Korean television series debuts
South Korean romantic comedy television series
2018 South Korean television series endings