Wild Romance (TV series) explained

Alt Name:Aggressive Romance
Genre:Romance
Comedy
Sports
Suspense
Director:Bae Kyung-soo
Kim Jin-woo
Starring:Lee Dong-wook
Lee Si-young
Oh Man-seok
Hwang Sun-hee
Music:Kim Seon-min
Kim Gyeong-beom
Endtheme:What to Do by Jessica Jung (ft.Kim Jin-pyo)
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:16
Executive Producer:Hwang Eui-kyung
Oh Sung-min
Producer:Hwang In-hyuk
Location:Korea
Runtime:Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Company:GNG Production
Channel:KBS2

Wild Romance is a 2012 South Korean television series. It aired on KBS2 from January 4 to February 23, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The screwball romantic comedy is about the love-hate relationship between an obnoxious superstar professional baseball player (Lee Dong-wook) and his tomboyish bodyguard (Lee Si-young).[1] [2]

Plot

Brash, arrogant Park Mu-yeol (Lee Dong-wook) is the star player of the pro baseball team Red Dreamers, renowned for both his skill and his bad temper. Stubborn bodyguard-by-trade Yoo Eun-jae (Lee Si-young) hates him; she's a lifelong fan of the Blue Seagulls, the Red Dreamers' rival team. The two mortal enemies are suddenly thrown together by fate.

A chance meeting during a drunken night of karaoke leads to a scuffle, which former judo athlete Eun-jae easily wins, flipping Mu-yeol on his back. The fight was captured on video however and soon erupts into a huge scandal, with Mu-yeol's reputation and Eun-jae's career as a bodyguard at stake. To fix things, their respective employers agree to assign Eun-jae to act as Mu-yeol's bodyguard. The mismatched pair are now around each other round the clock, and in the midst of constant squabbling and working to find each other's weak spots, they find out more about each other than they realized.[3] [4]

Cast

Reception

In the same timeslot as hit period drama Moon Embracing the Sun,[14] Wild Romance garnered meager ratings of less than 10 percent. But the series gained a loyal following among TV drama fans. When it first began airing, the series was criticized for erratic editing, excessive sound effects and an implausible storyline, but those criticisms soon subsided as viewers praised writer Park Yeon-seon for her smart and irreverent comedy, tension-filled mystery thriller tropes, insightful lines full of depth, creative use of dialogue and intelligent characterization.[15] [16]

Ratings

in the tables below

blue numbersrepresents lowest rating and red numbers represents highest rating .
width=100 Datewidth=100 Episodewidth=100 Nationwidewidth=100 Seoul
2012-01-04 01 7.1% ,8.8%
2012-01-05 02 6.7% 8.7%
2012-01-11 03 6.2% 7.2%
2012-01-12 04 6.5% 9.1%
2012-01-18 05 5.8% 9.4%
2012-01-19 06 5.3% 8.6%
2012-01-25 07 4.9% 8.5%
2012-01-26 08 5.8% 7.3%
2012-02-01 09 3.9% 8.1%
2012-02-02 10 4.0% 8.0%
2012-02-08 11 6.0% 9.5%
2012-02-09 12 5.9% 9.1%
2012-02-15 13 4.7% 8.8%
2012-02-16 14 4.0% 9.3%
2012-02-22 15 4.7% 7.8%
2012-02-23 16 5.0% 8.2%
Average 5.4% 8.5%
Source: TNmS Media Korea

International broadcast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ko. Hong-ju. Posters of Wild Romance Released. https://archive.today/20130708062513/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/article/2410. dead. 8 July 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-07-08. 27 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Noh. Hyun-gi. Lee Si-young to play tomboy who falls in love. The Korea Times. 2012-11-18. 3 January 2012. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030933/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2012/02/201_102173.html. live.
  3. Web site: Kim. Myung-hyun. PREVIEW: KBS TV series Wild Romance. 10Asia. 2012-11-18. 4 January 2012. 2013-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927222859/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2012010417433559720. live.
  4. Web site: Lee. Ga-on. REVIEW: KBS TV series Wild Romance - 1st Episode. 10Asia. 2012-11-18. 5 January 2012. 2013-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927223122/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012010514273107554. live.
  5. Web site: Hong. Lucia. Lee Dong-wook pulled off all action scenes for new series because of Lee Si-young. 10Asia. 2012-11-18. 2 January 2012. 2019-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190625084245/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012010217423981058. live.
  6. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. Lee Dong Wook On Action Scenes with Lee Si Young. https://archive.today/20130708062445/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/article/2521. dead. 8 July 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-07-08. 2 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. Lee Si Young Cast in Wild Romance. https://archive.today/20130708062542/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/article/1609. dead. 8 July 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-07-08. 17 November 2012.
  8. Web site: Choi. Eun-hwa. Lee Si Young Sports New 'Do For Drama. https://archive.today/20130708062434/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/article/2055. dead. 8 July 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-07-08. 9 December 2011.
  9. Web site: Choi. Eun-hwa. Lee Si Young Goes Wild for Wild Romance. https://archive.today/20130708062544/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/article/2601. dead. 8 July 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-07-08. 5 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Boxing Actress Lee Hopes to Take on More Action-Packed Roles. The Chosun Ilbo. 2012-11-22. 18 January 2012. 2013-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617225010/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/01/18/2012011800536.html. live.
  11. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. Oh Man Seok Talks about his Ideal Woman and Wild Romance. https://archive.today/20130216111748/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=2528. dead. 16 February 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-02-01. 3 January 2012.
  12. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. Lee Si Young and Jessica Show Off Their Cuteness. https://archive.today/20130708062546/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/article/3635. dead. 8 July 2013. enewsWorld. 2013-07-08. 19 February 2012.
  13. Web site: Lee. In-kyung. Interview: Lim Ju Eun Sets Off on New Start after Wild Romance. https://archive.today/20130129004909/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=4177. dead. 29 January 2013. enewsWorld. 2012-11-18. 10 March 2012.
  14. Web site: Hong. Lucia. Moon blows away competition, ratings hit 40 percent mark. 10Asia. 2012-11-18. 24 February 2012. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035030/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent7&idxno=2012022408495518851. live.
  15. Web site: Wild Romance Gains Support of Loyal Fans Despite Dismal Ratings. https://archive.today/20130221000619/http://english.kbs.co.kr/TVRadio/BehindtheDrama/view.html?No=1287. dead. 21 February 2013. KBS Global. 2012-11-18. 25 January 2012.
  16. Web site: Lee. Woo-in. Cast Members of Wild Romance Celebrate Airing of Last Episode. KBS Global. 2012-11-18. 5 March 2012. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044751/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/gallery_view.html?No=1339. live.
  17. Web site: 乱暴＜ワイルド＞なロマンス . ja. 2014-06-30 . 2022-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215053/http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanryu-select/wildromance/ . live .
  18. Web site: th:รักพลิกล็อคของหนุ่มเบสบอล. http://m.truevisionstv.com/program_info.php?title_id=478623. TrueVisions. 2016-05-11. Thai. 2016-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806105830/http://m.truevisionstv.com/program_info.php?title_id=478623. live.

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