Hogu's Love Explained

Alt Name:Ho-goo's Love
A Pushover's Love
Fool's Love
Genre:Romance
Comedy
Melodrama
Director:Pyo Min-soo
Starring:Choi Woo-shik
Uee
Lim Seul-ong
Lee Soo-kyung
Opentheme:"Kangaroo" by Linus' Blanket[1]
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:16
Executive Producer:Jinnie Choi
Park Ji-young
Lee Chan-ho
Choi Kyung-sook
Producer:Lee Jung-hee
Go Dae-jung
Runtime:60 minutes
Company:MI Co., Ltd.
Network:tvN

Hogu's Love is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the Daum webtoon of the same title by Yoo Hyun-sook.[2] Starring Choi Woo-shik, Uee, Lim Seul-ong, and Lee Soo-kyung, it aired on tvN from February 9 to March 31, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Synopsis

Kang Ho-gu[8] has never had a proper girlfriend, with girls constantly taking advantage of his sweet, naive nature by enjoying all the perks of dating then friend zone-ing him. His relationship-savvy twin sister Kang Ho-kyung mocks him and his best friends Kim Tae-hee and Shin Chung-jae for being sorely lacking in any dating skills.

Do Do-hee is an athlete on the Korean national swimming squad, and won the silver medal at the recent Asian Games.[9] [10] Driven and competitive, she's frustrated at never getting first place and is known for cursing a lot.

The timid, bullied Ho-gu had a crush on Do-hee in their teens, when her beauty and sports cred made her the most popular girl in high school. She's the only reason he goes to their high school reunion, and when they meet again, he's surprised to learn that she remembers him. Ho-gu grabs the chance to spend time with the girl of his dreams, not knowing that Do-hee has a secret, that she is pregnant. Do-hee wants to bury this secret because if the story breaks out about her being pregnant, then her life would be destroyed.

Cast

Main

People around Do Do-hee

People around Kang Ho-gu

People around Byun Kang-chul

Others

Special appearances

Production

Director Pyo Min-soo and screenwriter Yoon Nan-joong previously worked together on the tvN series, Flower Boy Ramen Shop in 2011.[12]

Hogu's Love original author Yoo Hyun-sook also wrote the webtoon I Steal Peeks at Him Every Day, which was adapted into another tvN series Flower Boys Next Door in 2013.[13]

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

Original broadcast dateTitle[14] Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[15]
Nationwide
1February 9, 2015Let's throw trash in the trash bin1.076%
2February 10, 2015Let's give our seat to the pregnant women and nursing mothers1.262%
3February 16, 2015Let's leave the squid in its place0.780%
4February 17, 2015Let's spend Christmas with family1.270%
5February 23, 2015Let's use condo(m)s
6February 24, 2015Let's not ask about the past1.326%
7March 2, 2015Let's respect one's preferences0.889%
8March 3, 2015Let's abstain from being physically affectionate in front of the house1.179%
9March 9, 2015Stray cats have names too1.029%
10March 10, 2015Let's take good care of our belly button1.336%
11March 16, 2015All babies are everyone's babies0.840%
12March 17, 2015Let's not love the baby's mother1.175%
13March 23, 2015Let's flirt moderately0.914%
14March 24, 2015Ordinary things are best
15March 30, 2015Let's not hide our face0.858%
16March 31, 2015Let's all cross the red light together1.405%
Average

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghim. Sora. Linus' Blanket Is The First Artist For Hogu's Love OST. BNTNews. February 13, 2015. February 10, 2015.
  2. Web site: Doo. Rumy. Uee plays haughty swimming champion in new TV rom-com. The Korea Herald. March 5, 2015. January 30, 2015.
  3. Web site: Park. Ji-ryun. After School's Uee Was Stressed Filming with Choi Woo Sik Because He is So Thin. enewsWorld. February 12, 2015. December 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212062837/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/86302/after-schools-uee-was-stressed-filming-with-cho-woo-sik-because-he-is-so-thin. February 12, 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Couple hearts and thumbs-up for Ho-gu's Love press conference. Dramabeans. February 13, 2015. January 29, 2015.
  5. Web site: Jeon. Su-mi. Choi Woo Sik and Uee Share a Kiss By the Ocean for Hogu's Love. enewsWorld. February 13, 2015. February 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150210111731/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/87162/choi-woo-sik-and-uee-share-a-kiss-by-the-ocean-for-hogus-love. February 10, 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Lee Soo Kyung Criticized for Calling Choi Woo Shik "Stupid" and Interrupting UEE's Talk in Drama Press Conference. Soompi. April 3, 2015. January 29, 2015. June 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615080256/https://www.soompi.com/2015/01/29/lee-soo-kyung-criticized-for-calling-choi-woo-shik-stupid-and-interrupting-uees-talk-in-drama-press-conference/. dead.
  7. Web site: Jeon. Ah-ram. Interview: Lim Seulong Explains Why He Left JYP. enewsWorld. May 21, 2015. April 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530150806/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/91231/limseulong-interview. May 30, 2015. dead.
  8. "Ho-gu" means "fool" or "pushover" in Korean
  9. Web site: Uee to Show Off Swimming Skills in New Drama. The Chosun Ilbo. February 13, 2015. February 5, 2015.
  10. Uee was a competitive swimmer before her show business debut, and competed at the Korean National Sports Festival.
  11. Web site: Jeon. Soo-mi. Tiny G's Do-Hee to Hold Swearing Battle with After School's Uee on Hogu's Love. enewsWorld. February 13, 2015. February 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150209183125/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/87017/tiny-g-do-hee-to-hold-swearing-battle-with-after-schools-uee-on-hogus-love. February 9, 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Park. Ah-reum. After School's Uee, Choi Woo Sik and More Attend First Script Reading for Hogu's Love. enewsWorld. February 13, 2015. January 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212105721/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/84396/video-after-schools-uee-choi-woo-sik-and-more-attend-first-script-reading-for-hogus-love. February 12, 2015. dead.
  13. Web site: 2AM's Lim Seulong to Transform into Elite Lawyer in Drama Hogu's Love. January 2, 2015. enewsWorld. An. So-hyoun. February 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212104832/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/84290/2ams-lim-seulong-to-transform-into-elite-lawyer-in-drama-hogus-love. February 12, 2015. dead.
  14. Each episode is numbered as "Fool's Erand" or "Foolish Act."
  15. Web site: Nielsen Korea. AGB Nielsen Media Research. ko. February 9, 2015.

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