Our Gap-soon explained

Alt Name:	Perfect Bride^[1]
Genre:	Romantic Comedy
Starring:	Kim So-eun Song Jae-rim
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	61
Executive Producer:	Lee Yong-seok
Producer:	Kim Sang-heon Oh Min-soo Son Gi-won
Runtime:	70 minutes
Company:	Chorokbaem Media Kim Jong-hak Production
Budget:	12 billion won^[2]
Network:	SBS

Our Gap-soon^[3] is a 2016–2017 South Korean television series starring Kim So-eun and Song Jae-rim.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} This is the first time that a virtual couple from MBC's We Got Married co-stars as main cast in a serial drama on a national Korean television network.^[8] It aired on SBS every Saturdays to Sundays at 20:45 (KST) from August 27 to October 30, 2016, and then 2 episodes every Saturday from November 5, 2016 to April 8, 2017. This change generated a rating increase that led to an 11-episode extension, making the series end with 61 episodes.^[9]

Cast

Main

• Kim So-eun as Shin Gap-soon (29-year-old)^[10]
• Song Jae-rim as Heo Gap-dol (29-year-old)^[11]

Supporting

Gap-soon's family

• Jang Yong as Shin Joong-nyeon (63-year-old, Gap-soon's father)^[12]
• Go Doo-shim as In Nae-shim (63-year-old, Gap-soon's mother)^{[12] [13]}
• Lee Mi-young as Shin Mal-nyeon (Joong-nyeon's younger sister)

Gap-dol's family

• Lee Bo-hee as Nam Gi-ja (58-year-old, Gap-dol's mother)^{[14] [15] [16]}
• Kim Gyu-ri as Heo Da-hae (36-year-old, Gap-dol's elder sister)^{[17] [18]}

Shin Jae-soon's family

• Yoo Sun as Shin Jae-soon (39-year-old, Gap-soon's elder sister)^{[14] [16] [19] [20]}
• Choi Dae-chul as Jo Geum-sik (42-year-old, Jae-soon's husband)^{[14] [16]}
• as Jo Ah-young (36-year-old, Geum-sik's younger sister)^{[21] [22] [23] [24]}
• Park Seo-yeon as Jo Cho-rong (Geum-sik and Da-hae's elder daughter)^{[25] [26]}
  • Seo Ga-eun as child Cho-rong (Cameo, episode 7)
• Uhm Seo-hyun as Jo Da-rong (Geum-sik and Da-hae's younger daughter)
• Lee Seung-woo as Jeon Ddol (Jae-soon and Se-bang's son)

Shin Se-gye's family

• Lee Wan as Shin Se-gye (32-year-old, Gap-soon's elder brother)^{[27] [28] [29]}
• Jang Da-yoon as Yeo Gong-joo (24-year-old, Se-gye's wife)^[30]
• Kim Hye-sun as Yeo Shi-nae (49-year-old, Gong-joo's mother)^{[15] [31] [32] [33]}
• as Yeo Bong (70-year-old, Shi-nae's father)^[15]

Geum Do-geum's family

• Lee Byung-joon as Geum Do-geum (58-year-old)^{[23] [34]}
  • as young Do-geum
• Seo Kang-seok as Geum Soo-jo (27-year-old)^{[23] [24]}

Extended

• Yoo Se-rye as Jung Man-joo (Se-gye's colleague and former schoolmate)
• as Bong Sam-sik (Do-geum's best friend)
• Han Do-woo as Choi Ha-soo^[35]
• Jung Chan as Jeon Se-bang (Jae-soon's former husband and Ddol's biological father)^{[36] [37]}
• Lee Ye-young as Shalala
• Yoon Ji-on as Student part timer
• Go Young-min as Bae Dal-tong (Gap-dol's best friend)
• as Nae-shim's friend
• as real estate agent
  • • • Ah Young as Kim Young-ran (Gap-dol's colleague)^{[38] [39] [40] [41]}
• Kim Jeong-hwan as Go Dal-pa
• as Ban Ji-ah
  • • Lee Seung-joon as snooper
• Kim Jong-ho as convenience store owner

Ratings

In the table below,

the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings^[42]		AGB Nielsen Ratings^[43]
		width=100	Nationwide !	width=100	Seoul National Capital Area !	width=100	Nationwide !	width=100	Seoul National Capital Area
1	August 27, 2016	6.3%	7.3%	6.8%	7.7%
2	August 28, 2016	8.1%	9.4%	8.4%	9.1%
3	September 3, 2016	6.5%	7.6%	6.5%	7.2%
4	September 4, 2016		6.9%	6.9%	7.4%
5	September 10, 2016	6.2%	7.5%	6.9%	8.1%
6	September 11, 2016	6.3%
7	September 17, 2016	7.1%	7.6%	7.4%	8.1%
8	September 18, 2016	7.6%	9.1%	8.4%	9.2%
9	September 24, 2016	6.4%	7.7%	8.2%	8.7%
10	September 25, 2016	7.7%	9.0%	8.4%	9.6%
11	October 1, 2016	6.7%	7.8%	7.5%	8.6%
12	October 2, 2016	8.4%	11.1%	8.9%	10.1%
13	October 8, 2016	7.2%	7.6%	7.2%	7.8%
14	October 9, 2016	7.3%	8.3%	8.3%	9.0%
15	October 15, 2016	7.3%	8.8%	7.5%	8.0%
16	October 16, 2016	8.2%	10.4%	8.9%	10.1%
17	October 22, 2016	6.2%	7.3%	7.7%	8.1%
18	October 23, 2016	8.3%	9.4%	9.6%	10.7%
19	October 29, 2016	7.7%	8.5%	7.8%	9.0%
20	October 30, 2016	8.7%	10.2%	11.1%	12.8%
21	November 5, 2016	8.0%	9.2%	8.5%	10.0%
22		9.8%	11.5%	10.6%	11.2%
23	November 12, 2016	8.2%	9.2%	9.7%	10.4%
24	November 19, 2016	8.3%	9.6%	9.5%	10.3%
25		12.5%	13.9%	13.7%	14.3%
26	November 26, 2016	8.9%	10.9%	10.0%	11.6%
27		13.2%	15.3%	15.3%	17.0%
28	December 3, 2016	8.0%	9.7%	9.1%	10.5%
29		13.4%	15.8%	14.5%	15.6%
30	December 10, 2016	9.2%	11.3%	10.1%	11.5%
31		14.3%	17.6%	16.1%	17.5%
32	December 17, 2016	9.3%	11.9%	10.9%	12.5%
33		15.1%	17.2%	16.8%	18.4%
34	December 24, 2016	8.0%	9.4%	9.7%	10.0%
35		13.5%	15.2%	16.1%	16.2%
36	January 7, 2017	8.2%	9.9%	9.7%	10.9%
37		14.9%	16.5%	16.3%	17.4%
38	January 14, 2017	9.0%	10.7%	10.3%	11.3%
39		16.5%	18.1%	16.9%	17.2%
40	January 21, 2017	7.5%	8.4%	8.7%	9.6%
41		13.8%	15.6%	15.8%	16.1%
42	February 4, 2017	7.8%	9.1%	8.5%	9.5%
43		15.0%	17.0%	17.0%	17.8%
44	February 11, 2017	8.5%	9.9%	10.8%	12.2%
45		14.9%	17.2%	17.0%	17.8%
46	February 18, 2017	6.8%	8.4%	8.1%	9.2%
47		14.1%	16.5%	17.0%	17.2%
48	February 25, 2017	6.7%	7.6%	8.9%	10.0%
49		15.9%	17.8%	18.2%	19.0%
50	March 4, 2017	10.9%	12.7%	12.6%	13.4%
51		14.9%	17.3%	18.3%	18.5%
52	March 11, 2017	11.8%	14.7%	14.2%	14.7%
53		14.7%	17.8%	18.1%	17.7%
54	March 18, 2017	12.9%	14.7%	14.4%	15.2%
55		17.3%	19.2%	19.2%	20.0%
56	March 25, 2017	14.3%	16.4%	14.4%	15.7%
57		17.8%	20.0%	19.2%	20.3%
58	April 1, 2017	13.7%	15.5%	13.3%	13.8%
59		18.9%		18.8%	19.9%
60	April 8, 2017	14.0%	15.8%	14.6%	16.2%
61			21.8%
Average		10.56%	12.24%	11.80%	12.71%

Original soundtrack

OST Part 22

Production

Our Gap-soon is helmed by ^{[44] [45]} who was the director of many SBS dramas such as Only You (2005), Lobbyist (2007), Star's Lover (2008), My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010), Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love (2013), The Heirs (2013) and Mask (2015).

First script reading took place on August 2, 2016.^[46]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	SBS Drama Awards^[47]	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
	Special Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
	Special Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
	Lifetime Achievement Award
	Best Couple Award
	Idol Academy Award – Best Kiss

Notes and References

1. Web site: [English] Perfect Bride]. SBS International. Seoul Broadcasting System. January 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011721/http://www.sbs-int.com/program/drama_detail.aspx?id=1241. January 3, 2018. dead.
2. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N1ET1FC BRIEF-Chorokbaem Media signs contract worth 12.02 bln won
3. 유세례♥이완, 온 가족의 축하 속 결혼식 '해피 엔딩' 《Our Gab Soon》 우리 갑순이 EP61. YouTube. SBS Drama. ko. January 2, 2018.
4. News: Hyun Ji-min. ko:'우리 갑순이' 대박 기원 고사…벌써부터 화기애애. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/990742. TenAsia. August 5, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
5. News: Han Soo-jin. ko:'우리갑순이' 송재림♥김소은, 이쯤되면 진짜 '인연' 아닌가요(종합). http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2016082609131888688. Sports Today. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
6. News: Lee Woong. ko:'우리 갑순이' 김소은 "연말 베스트 커플상은 우리 것". http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2016/08/26/0200000000AKR20160826126200033.HTML. Yonhap News Agency. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
7. News: Jung Young-mi. ko:'우리 갑순이' 등장인물관계도, 배배꼬인 관계 '충격'… 김소은♥송재림, 결혼 가능할까?. http://www.enewstoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=589449. E-News Today. August 27, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
8. News: Hwang Ji-young. ko:[현장] 송재림♥김소은, '우리 갑순이'로 다시 만났어요. http://www.hankookilbo.com/v/9971bf4009012efdc5a9cb7ed7417e90. Hankook Ilbo. August 1, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
9. News: Baek Ji-eun. SBS "'우리갑순이' 연장확정, 시청률 상승세+스토리 확장성"(공식). December 8, 2016. December 10, 2016. ko.
10. News: Jin Min-ji. Kim So-eun confirms lead role in 'Gap Soon'. JoongAng Ilbo. July 14, 2016. November 21, 2016.
11. News: Lee Woong. ko:'우리 갑순이' 송재림 "김소은과 편해져 서로 하대하는 사이". http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2016/08/26/0200000000AKR20160826132300033.HTML. Yonhap News Agency. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
12. News: Kim Joon-seok. ko:'우리 갑순이' 고두심과 장용이 보여줄 '신중년' 부부의 애환. http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/08/19/2016081901733.html. Sports Chosun. August 19, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
13. News: Geum Bit-na. ko:'우리 갑순이' 고두심·김소은, 애틋함 가득한 '모녀케미'. http://www.mbn.co.kr/pages/news/newsView.php?category=mbn00012&news_seq_no=2985210. Maeil Business Newspaper. August 22, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
14. News: Lee Ji-hyun. ko:'우리 갑순이' 유선과 이보희, 최대철의 관계는? 8월 27일 첫방. http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/08/08/2016080800971.html. Sports Chosun. August 8, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
15. News: Kim Yoo-jin. ko:'우리 갑순이' 이보희-김혜선-전국환, 첫 대면부터 '냉랭'. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1001383. TenAsia. August 24, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
16. News: Oh Se-rim. ko:'우리갑순이' 이보희, 최대철과 재회 "자네 새장가 들었나". http://enter.etoday.co.kr/view/news_view.php?varAtcId=74179. BizEnter. August 28, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
17. News: Jo Min-jeong. ko:'우리 갑순이' 김규리 "노래방 도우미역 의상 협찬 안된대요". http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2016/08/01/0200000000AKR20160801127400033.HTML. Yonhap News Agency. August 1, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
18. News: Im Min-hwan. ko:[현장] '우리 갑순이' 김규리 "협찬 의상 없다… 모두 내 옷!". http://www.hankookilbo.com/v/4d30aee468b68ec5e3fb9f53d4e50eea. Hankook Ilbo. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
19. News: Lee Hyun-ah. ko:유선, '우리 갑순이' 출연 확정. http://www.hankookilbo.com/v/bc768ee7425f6754c6fe1f8a888a0282. Hankook Ilbo. June 23, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
20. News: Baek Yoong-hee. ko:'우리 갑순이' 유선, 첫 방송 앞두고 시청 독려 사진 공개. http://www.etnews.com/20160826000044. Electronic Times. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
21. News: Im Joo-hyun. ko:[단독]양정원, '우리 갑순이' 출연..연기활동 본격 시동. http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2016072515260343276. Star News. July 25, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
22. News: Ha Kyung-heon. ko:[단독] '양필라' 양정원 '우리 갑순이' 허영심 많은 승무원 역으로 첫 안방 도전. http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=201607281814003&sec_id=540101. Sports Kyunghyang. July 28, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
23. News: Noh Yoon-jeong. ko:'우리 갑순이' 호기심 자극 티저, 이병준·서강석·양정원 관계는?. http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201608250839177039576_1. Herald Pop. August 25, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
24. News: Oh Se-rim. ko:'우리 갑순이' 양정원, 서강석과 결혼 승낙 받았다 "재벌 며느리 확정". http://enter.etoday.co.kr/view/news_view.php?varAtcId=80091. BizEnter. October 9, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
25. News: Noh Han-sol. ko:박서연, '우리 갑순이'로 첫 장편 드라마 도전… '新 대세 아역'. http://www.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=210618. Top Star News. August 25, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
26. News: Kwon Young-mi. ko:'우리갑순이' 박서연, 친모 김규리-계모 유선 사이 긴장감 조성. http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20160827.99002000018. Kookje Daily News. August 27, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
27. News: Joo Hyun-jeong. ko:'우리 갑순이' 이완 "오랜만의 복귀…대본 재밌어 출연 결심". http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1KZZ2G76V1/. Seoul Economic Daily. August 1, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
28. News: Shin Young-eun. ko:'우리 갑순이' 이완 "누나 김태희, 알아서 결혼하겠죠". http://star.mk.co.kr/v2/view.php?year=2016&no=548470. Star Today. August 1, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
29. News: Im Min-hwan. ko:[현장] '우리 갑순이' 이완 "7년 만의 복귀 현장 편하다". http://www.hankookilbo.com/v/19e733acd3ee9f9362a484e5915c132b. Hankook Ilbo. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
30. News: Kim Joon-seok. ko:'우리 갑순이' 사위 이완의 '신세계'는 처월드?. http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/08/18/2016081801729.html. Sports Chosun. August 18, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
31. News: Kwon Bo-ra. ko:김혜선, '우리 갑순이' 캐스팅…결혼 후 첫 행보[공식입장]. http://sports.donga.com/3/02/20160725/79383759/1. Sports Dong-a. July 25, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
32. News: Jang Min-hye. 김혜선, SBS 새 일일드라마 '우리 갑순이' 캐스팅. Sports Today. July 25, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
33. News: Kwon Young-mi. ko:'우리 갑순이' 김혜선, '고급+우아+코믹' 다 갖춘 캐릭터…연기 변신. http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20160801.99002152541. Kookje Daily News. August 1, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
34. News: Park Se-young. [어게인TV]'우리갑순이' 이병준, 김규리에 "똥 값 돌려달라" 절규]. Herald Pop. September 4, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
35. News: Kim Yoo-jin. ko:'우리갑순이' 송재림, 한도우 멱살 잡았다. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1035440. TenAsia. October 16, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
36. News: Yoon Go-eun. 정찬, 5일부터 SBS '우리 갑순이' 합류. Yonhap News Agency. November 4, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
37. News: Jung Se-yoon. ko:우리 갑순이, 오늘부터 토요일 2회 연속 방송...정찬 합류. http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0600&key=20161105.99002011428. Kookje Daily News. November 5, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
38. News: Kim Jin-seok. ko:달샤벳 아영, 김영란役으로 '우리 갑순이' 투입. http://news.joins.com/article/20889700. JoongAng Ilbo. November 17, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
39. News: Yoon Joon-pil. ko:달샤벳 아영, '우리 갑순이' 투입…송재림 군기 잡는 공무원 선배役. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1060571. TenAsia. November 17, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
40. News: Oh Hwan-hee. ko:달샤벳 아영, '우리 갑순이' 합류…반듯한 공무원役. http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=201611171329003&sec_id=540201. Sports Kyunghyang. November 17, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
41. News: Ji Soo-jin. ko:달샤벳 아영, '우리 갑순이'로 브라운관까지 점령!. http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1L40M3SGR7. Seoul Economic Daily. November 18, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
42. Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. TNmS Ratings. November 21, 2016. ko.
43. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. AGB Nielsen Media Research. November 21, 2016. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.
44. News: Cheon Jeong-hwan. 부성철 PD '우리 갑순이 기대해주세요' [MBN포토]]. Maeil Business Newspaper. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
45. News: Baek Seung-cheol. ko:[사진]'우리 갑순이' 부성철 감독. http://news.joins.com/article/20509106. OSEN. JoongAng Ilbo. August 26, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
46. News: Lee Min-ji. ko:'우리 갑순이' 대본리딩 첫 공개, 송재림 김소은 재회 어땠나. http://news.joins.com/article/20390460. Newsen. JoongAng Ilbo. August 2, 2016. November 21, 2016. ko.
47. Web site: SAF : SBS 어워즈 페스티벌. December 9, 2016.