Lucky Romance

Lucky Romance
Hangul
운빨로맨스
RRUnppal romaenseu
MRUnppal romaensŭ
Genre
Based on
Lucky Romance
by Kim Dal-nim
Written byChoi Yoon-gyo
Directed byKim Kyung-hee
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Do-hoon
Producers
  • Sim Jung-woon
  • Bae Jeong-hoon
Running time70 minutes
Production companyH. Brothers C&M
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseMay 25 (2016-05-25) –
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)

Lucky Romance (Korean: 운빨로맨스) is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same name published in 2014 on Naver,[1] starring Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol.[2][3][4][5][6] It aired on MBC TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) timeslot from May 25 to July 14, 2016.

Synopsis

The drama centers on the romantic and comedic interactions between Shim Bo-nui, a woman who has blind faith in superstitions and fortune-tellings, with Je Soo-ho, CEO of a Game developer company who is a scientific and logical man.

Cast

Main

A 26-year-old, attractive woman, who can learn quickly. On the other hand, she is blindly superstitious. She always follows the fortune-tellings of shaman Goo Shin, because she is told she was born unlucky. The shaman tells her that in order to save her sister Bo-ra, she has to sleep with a man born in the year of the Tiger. She meets Je Soo-ho and coincidentally he was born a Tiger.
  • Ryu Jun-yeol as Je Soo-ho
    • Gil Jeong-woo as child Soo-ho
    • Seol Woo-hyung as young Soo-ho
A 31-year-old man. Born as a genius, he is a very logical and scientific person, who does not believe in anything supernatural. He is the owner and also CEO of a game developer company, Zeze Factory. He meets Bo-nui, who asks him to sleep with her.
  • Lee Soo-hyuk as Choi Geon-wook / Gary Choi
    • Hong Dong-young as young Geon-wook
A 24-year-old man. A Korean with Canadian citizenship. He is a famous professional tennis player, always placed high in ATP rankings. When he returns to South Korea, he immediately searches for his first love Bo-nui. He has a strained relationship with his father.
A 34-year-old woman. The director of a big sport company that represents Gun-wook. She is Soo-ho's first love. Ever since she lost her older brother in a fire accident, she never shows her true feelings to anyone, and always strives to be perfect in everyone's eyes.

Supporting

People around Shim Bo-nui
People around Je Soo-ho
People around Choi Geon-wook
  • Jo Young-jin as Choi Ho
Zeze Factory
  • Lee Cho-hee as Lee Dal-nim
  • Jung Young-gi as Song Dae-gwon
  • Yoon Bong-gil as Lee Hyun-bin
  • Jin Hyuk as Ryu Ji-hoon
  • Cha Se-young as Ga Seung-hyun
  • Kwon Hyuk-soo as Jo Yoon-bal
Extended cast

Cameo appearances

Original soundtrack

Lucky Romance Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJuly 14, 2016 (digital)[7]
August 3, 2016 (CD)[8]
GenreSoundtrack
LabelsH. Brothers/LOEN
L200001279
ProducerSim Jung-woon (executive)

OST Part 1

No.TitleArtistLength
1."찌릿찌릿" (Tingle)Kei from Lovelyz2:20

OST Part 2

No.TitleArtistLength
1."슬픈인연" (Sad Fate)Park Hye-soo4:03

OST Part 3

No.TitleArtistLength
1."내게 말해줘" (Tell Me)Soyou from Sistar4:00

OST Part 4

No.TitleArtistLength
1."샤랄라 로맨스" (Shalala Romance)Dawon from Cosmic Girls3:29

OST Part 5

No.TitleArtistLength
1."진심을 너에게" (Sincerely To You)Sweetpea3:32

OST Part 6

No.TitleArtistLength
1."내게 기대" (Lean On Me)(XIA) Junsu3:57

OST Part 7

No.TitleArtistLength
1."그 누구보다" (More Than Anyone)Taeyoon5:11

Ratings

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[9] Nielsen Korea[10]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 May 25, 20168.9%10.4%10.3%12.3%
2 May 26, 20167.0%8.0%8.7%10.1%
3 June 1, 20167.6%7.8%8.0%8.0%
4 June 2, 20167.9%9.0%8.2%8.9%
5 June 8, 20168.0%9.9%8.4%9.2%
6 June 9, 20168.1%9.6%8.9%9.8%
7 June 15, 20168.1%10.0%9.8%10.3%
8 June 16, 20168.5%10.0%8.7%9.6%
9 June 22, 20168.6%11.0%9.2%10.0%
10 June 23, 20167.9%10.2%8.0%9.1%
11 June 29, 20168.2%10.1%8.4%9.7%
12 June 30, 20167.7%9.3%7.7%8.0%
13 July 6, 20167.0%9.5%6.6%6.7
14 July 7, 20166.8%8.4%6.4%7.0
15 July 13, 20167.0%8.5%6.8%7.0%
16 July 14, 20167.2%9.1%6.4%6.8
Average7.78%9.43%8.17%8.9%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
20169th Korea Drama AwardsExcellence Award, ActressHwang Jung-eumNominated
Best Original Soundtrack"내게 말해줘" by SoyouNominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesRyu Jun-yeolNominated
Best New ActorWon
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesHwang Jung-eumNominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesLee Chung-ahNominated

References

  1. ↑ 운빨로맨스 김달님. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jeong, Byung-ki (March 23, 2016). "Hwang Jung-eum lands lead role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kim, Soo-hyang (March 23, 2016). "Ryu Jun-yeol joins new drama Lucky Romance". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ahn, Woorim (April 6, 2016). "Lee Soo Hyuk to Draw a Love Triangle in Lucky Romance". BNTNews. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lucky Romance couple Hwang Jeong-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol look hot in black and white pictorial". Hancinema. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jung, Eun-jin (May 25, 2016). "Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol return with Lucky Romance". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "(OST) Lucky Romance OST by Various Artists". Melon.com. LOEN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "운빨 로맨스 O.S.T - MBC 드라마 (Lucky Romance OST - MBC Drama)". Synnara Record. Media Synnara Co., Ltd. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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