The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry explained
Alt Name: | Still, Marry Me |
Director: | Kim Min-shik[1] |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Num Episodes: | 16 |
Executive Producer: | Go Dong-sun |
Producer: | Park Chang-shik |
Runtime: | 60 minutes |
Company: | Kim Jong-hak Production |
Network: | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
Related: | The Woman Who Wants to Marry (MBC, 2004) |
The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry (; also known as Still, Marry Me) is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy television series that revolves around three thirtysomething career women in their quest for true love. It stars Park Jin-hee, Uhm Ji-won, Wang Bit-na and Kim Bum.[2] [3] [4] It aired on MBC from January 20 to March 11, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Plot
Broadcast journalist Shin-young (Park Jin-hee) is 34, and wants to find love, but it's hard to stay positive when she's faced with high workplace pressure and a string of failed relationships. Just when it seems like her chances may have passed, she meets a musician ten years her junior (Kim Bum), and her former fiancé (Lee Pil-mo) comes back to rekindle the flame. Korean-English translator Da-jung (Uhm Ji-won) desperately wants to get married within a year. She won't settle for anything less than the perfect man, but will that really result in the perfect marriage? Restaurant consultant Bu-ki (Wang Bit-na) is done with the marriage game. She broke off her engagement, studied overseas, and is satisfied on her own terms as an efficient, sophisticated woman.[5] [6] [7]
Cast
Main characters
Supporting characters
- Kim Yong-hee as Choi Myung-suk
- Ahn Hye-kyung as Jang Hye-jin
- Park Hyo-jun as Hee-dong
- Jeon Se-hong as Jeon Se-ri
- Jung Won-joong as Director Buk
- Chun Woo-hee as Shin-young's junior colleague
- Baek Il-seob as Ban-suk's father
- Jung Soo-young as Sang-woo's colleague
- Jo Han-sun as Shin-young's ex-fiancé (cameo)
- Min Ah-ryung as ex-fiancé's girlfriend
- Im Chang-jung as Jerry Oh (cameo)
- Danny Ahn as Bu-ki's ex-boyfriend (cameo)
- Park Chul-min as psychic (cameo)
- Kim Sung-hoon as gangster
- Na Young-hee as Shin-young's fan
- Kim Min-shik as Director Kim Min-shik (cameo, ep 12)
- Gook Ji-yun as Oh Se-na (cameo, ep 15)
Episode ratings
Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul Area |
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2010-01-20 | 1 | 4.7% | 9.2% |
2010-01-21 | 2 | 4.6% | 8.4% |
2010-01-27 | 3 | 4.7% | 8.9% |
2010-01-28 | 4 | 4.2% | 8.2% |
2010-02-03 | 5 | 5.7% | 8.6% |
2010-02-04 | 6 | 5.3% | 8.7% |
2010-02-10 | 7 | 8.3% | 8.1% |
2010-02-11 | 8 | 8.3% | 8.0% |
2010-02-17 | 9 | 8.0% | 8.3% |
2010-02-18 | 10 | 8.6% | 8.0% |
2010-02-24 | 11 | 10.1% | 10.1% |
2010-02-25 | 12 | 4.7% | 9.9% |
2010-03-03 | 13 | 9.0% | 9.1% |
2010-03-04 | 14 | 8.3% | 8.2% |
2010-03-10 | 15 | 9.3% | 8.9% |
2010-03-11 | 16 | 8.9% | 8.4% |
Average | 7.0% | 8.6% | |
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Source:
TNS Media KoreaInternational broadcast
- The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV beginning February 18, 2011.[8] It was rebroadcast on Japanese cable channels KNTV from June 16 to October 2, 2010,[9] and LaLaTV beginning April 7, 2014.[10]
- In Thailand the series aired on Channel 5 under the title Still, Marry Me beginning September 19, 2011.[11]
- In Vietnam the series aired on VTC9 under the title "Những cặp đôi tuổi dần", beginning from November 6, 2011.
- In Indonesia the series aired on B-Channel under the title Still, Marry Me beginning October 9, 2013.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Han. Sang-hee. Younger Men, Power, Money Fill Dramas. The Korea Times. November 19, 2012. March 30, 2010.
- Web site: Han. Sang-hee. New Romantic Drama Aiming to Top Period Piece. The Korea Times. November 19, 2012. January 19, 2010.
- Web site: Oh. Jean. Boys Over Flowers star in new romantic series. The Korea Herald. November 19, 2012. January 15, 2010. July 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727082602/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100115000056. live.
- Web site: Wee. Geun-woo. Park Jin-hee says career success does not quench thirst for love. 10Asia. November 19, 2012. February 8, 2010.
- Web site: Choi Ji-eun. PREVIEW: MBC TV series Woman Who Still Wants to Marry. 10Asia. November 19, 2012. January 15, 2010. December 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228053311/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010011514574766701. live.
- Web site: Yoon. In-a. Woman Who Still Wants To Marry - Premiere episode. 10Asia. November 19, 2012. January 22, 2010. May 31, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531143223/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010012212504374899. live.
- Web site: Kim. Sun-young. REVIEW: TV series Still, Marry Me - Final episode. 10Asia. November 19, 2012. March 13, 2010.
- Web site: Hong. Lucia. Kim Bum to promote TV series Still, Marry Me in Japan this week. 10Asia. March 21, 2013. February 14, 2011.
- Web site: Kntv ドラマ 恋愛マニュアル~まだ結婚したい女 . October 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023061210/http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=15457 . October 23, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: 韓流・華流イケメン見るなら!-Datv.
- Web site: Still Marry Me รักสุดท้ายกับนายกระเตาะ. Sanook.com. August 3, 2011. October 13, 2015. Thai. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111234/http://movie.sanook.com/21537/. live.