He Who Can't Marry (South Korean TV series) explained

Alt Name:	The Man Who Can't Get Married The Man Who Can't Get Hitched
Runtime:	60 minutes Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Director:	Kim Jung-gyu
Starring:	Ji Jin-hee Uhm Jung-hwa Kim So-eun Yoo Ah-in Yang Jung-a
Theme Music Composer:	Yoon Hee-sung
Executive Producer:	Bae Kyung-soo Yoon Sin-ae Ahn Young-min
Producer:	Lee Gang-hyun
Cinematography:	Eom Tae-man Choi Chang-young Shin Sung-il
Editor:	Lee Dong-hyun
Country:	South Korea
Company:	Apple Tree Production Phoenix C&M
Network:	Korean Broadcasting System
Num Episodes:	16
Related:	Kekkon Dekinai Otoko

Korean name
Hangul:	결혼 못하는 남자
Hanja:	結婚 못하는 男子
Rr:	Gyeolhon Mothaneun Namja
Mr:	Kyŏlhon Mothanŭn Namja

He Who Can't Marry is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ji Jin-hee, Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim So-eun, Yoo Ah-in and Yang Jung-a. A romantic comedy about an extremely stubborn and inflexible 40-year-old bachelor, it is a remake of the 2006 Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Architect Jae-hee (Ji Jin-hee) has the looks and the money, but he's over forty and still a bachelor. Despite being great marriage material on paper, his blunt personality and precise lifestyle turn women off. Jae-hee just can't seem to get married—until he meets his equal, single 40-year-old doctor Moon-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa), who spends most of her time at work doing overtime and covering for colleagues. Romance may be in the air yet for the unmarriageable Jae-hee, but there's also his longtime colleague Ki-ran (Yang Jung-a) and young neighbor Yoo-jin (Kim So-eun) to consider.^[3]

Cast

• Ji Jin-hee as Jo Jae-hee

A forty-year-old bachelor & Moon-jung's patient.

• Uhm Jung-hwa as Jang Moon-jung

A single doctor in her forties.

• Kim So-eun as Jeong Yoo-jin

Jae-hee's next door neighbor who has a dog named Sangu.

• Yoo Ah-in as Park Hyun-kyu

He works for Jae-hee and is interested in Yoo-jin.

• Yang Jung-a as Yoon Ki-ran

Jae-hee's partner in the firm.

• Im Ho as Park Kwang-nam

Jae-hee's brother-in-law.

• Kim Byung-ki as Jang Bong-soo

A dentist and Moon-jung's father.

• Yoo Tae-woong as Moon Seok-hwan

Jae-hee's most hated person.

• Bae Min-hee as Jo Yoon-hee

Kwang-nam's wife & Jae-hee's sister.

• Jeon Yang-ja as Kang Hye-ja

Jae-hee's mother.

• Jang Dan-ji as Kim Yeon-soo

Moon-jung's assistant/nurse.

• Choi Yoon-young as Yoo Soo-young

Yoo-jin's friend.

• Jang Jung-hee as Jo Yeong-shil, Bong-soo's dental assistant
• Lee Dal-hyung as foreman
• Seo Jun-young as Kim Tae-yeol, Yoo-jin's ex-boyfriend
• Kim Hye-mi as Tae-yeong, Moon-jung's assistant nurse
• Danji as Eun-hee, Moon-jung's assistant nurse
• Kim Yu-bin as rental shop clerk
• Sung Eun-chae as convenience store clerk
• Choi Sun-young as Park Ye-won, daughter of Kwang-nam & Yoon-hee
• Shin Pyo as stalker
• Kim Gun-mo as blind date guy (cameo, episode 1&8)
• Lee Jung-sub as fashion designer Matthew Jung (cameo, episode 1)
• Wink as singer (cameo, episode 1)
• Kwak Hyun-hwa as Mattew's wife (cameo, episode 1)
• Jeon Hye-bin as Lee Hwa-ran (cameo, episode 3, 6~8)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2009	KBS Drama Awards^[4]	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Ji Jin-hee
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Ji Jin-hee
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Uhm Jung-hwa
		Best Supporting Actress	Yang Jung-a
		Best New Actor	Yoo Ah-in
		Best New Actress	Kim So-eun

External links

• He Who Can't Marry official KBS website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oh. Jean. Will MBC land a triple or will KBS reach the altar?. The Korea Herald. 18 May 2009. 2013-02-17.
2. Web site: Oh. Jean. KBS' bachelor battles MBC's queen. The Korea Herald. 15 June 2009. 2013-02-17.
3. Web site: The Man Who Can't Get Hitched. KBS World. 2013-02-17.
4. Web site: Lim. Hye-seon. Lee Byung-hun scores triple wins at KBS Acting Awards. 10Asia. 2014-09-09. 4 January 2010.