Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung
{{Infobox television
| image = Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung - Poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime =
| director = Park Hyung-ki
Jin Hyuk
Kwon Hyuk-chan
| writer = Park Hye-ryun
Park Ji-eun
| alt_name = Oh Su-jung vs. Karl
| starring = Uhm Jung-hwa
Oh Ji-ho
Kang Sung-jin
Park Da-an
| narrated =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| country = South Korea
| network = Seoul Broadcasting System
| first_aired = {{start date|2007|7|28}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2007|9|16}}
| num_episodes = 16
| executive_producer = Lee Ju-young
Kim Hyun-suk
| producer = Shin In-soo
| company = SEGO Entertainment
DRM Media
}}
Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung ({{ko-hhrm|칼잡이 오수정||Kal Jabi O Sujeong}}) is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Oh Ji-ho. It aired on SBS from July 28 to September 16, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 16 episodes.
The series is based on the real-life love story of Lee Ju-young, the CEO of the drama's production company who reunited with her current husband ten years after breaking up with him. Moreover, Go Man-soo is the actual name of Lee's pro-golfer husband who incidentally instructed Oh Ji-ho on his golf swings in preparation for the role.{{cite web|title=Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung (DVD)|url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/get-karl-oh-soo-jung-dvd-end-multi-audio-sbs-tv-drama-taiwan-version/1014308563-0-0-0-en/info.html|website=YesAsia|access-date=22 February 2013|archive-date=20 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820051635/https://www.yesasia.com/global/get-karl-oh-soo-jung-dvd-end-multi-audio-sbs-tv-drama-taiwan-version/1014308563-0-0-0-en/info.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=칼잡이 오수정 실제 주인공 따로 있다|url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/347846|work=No Cut News|date=17 September 2007|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=5 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805034038/https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/347846|url-status=live}}
Plot
Throughout her school days, Oh Soo-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa) was the girl every boy wanted to date, and every girl wanted to be. But having watched her poor family disintegrate after her mother abandoned her incompetent father, Soo-jung naturally becomes cynical and demanding when it comes to picking her choice of man. She dates Go Man-soo (Oh Ji-ho), an Ivy League law student, despite the lack of physical attraction (he is overweight and nerdy). But the moment she finds out that he has failed his bar exam, poor Man-soo gets dumped. Eight years later, the tables are turned. Soo-jung, now in her thirties, is no longer in demand. The former "it girl" has since fallen from grace. She manages a jewelry store owned by a less attractive schoolmate who married a lawyer, and now barks at Soo-jung every chance she gets.
Man-soo returns from the States a changed man; he has transformed into famous, rich, hunky pro-golfer Karl Go. He hires Jung Woo-tak (Kang Sung-jin) to play a wealthy bachelor, and once Soo-jung falls in love with him, he's to jilt her at the altar in the same way she jilted Man-soo. Meanwhile, Karl pretends to be the debt-ridden boyfriend of Soo-jung's boarder, Yook Dae-soon (Park Da-an). But his revenge plans go awry when he and Soo-jung fall in love with each other again. On her wedding day to Woo-tak, Soo-jung runs away and chooses Karl despite believing he's poor. Bitter that Karl chose a girdle-clad "old maid" over her, Dae-soon not only steals her creative ideas for jewelry design, but reveals to Soo-jung that Karl has been making a fool of her all this time. In the end, Soo-jung triumphs over Dae-soon professionally, then proposes to Karl, and they finally get married.
Cast
=Main characters=
- Oh Ji-ho as Go Man-soo / Karl Go
- Uhm Jung-hwa as Oh Soo-jung
- Kang Sung-jin as Jung Woo-tak
- Park Da-an as Yook Dae-soon
=Supporting characters=
- Ahn Sun-young as Lee Young-ae, Soo-jung's friend
- Yoo Hye-jung as Kim Pil-sook, Soo-jung's friend
- Sung Dong-il as Jung Seung-gyu, Karl's manager/friend
- Ahn Yong-joon as Choi Soo-hyuk, Soo-jung's younger brother
- Kim Kap-soo as Oh Byung-jik, Soo-jung's father
- Yu Ji-in as Shim Wol-do, Soo-jung's mother
- Kim Dong-kyun as Yoon Dong-kwan, Young-ae's husband
- Jeong Min-jin as Daniel
- Seo Hee-seung as Man-soo's father
- Han Bok-hee as Man-soo's mother
Episode ratings
| class="wikitable" |
| bgcolor="66ccff" width="25%" align=center| Date
! bgcolor="66ccff" width="25%" align=center| Episode ! bgcolor="66ccff" width="25%" align=center| Nationwide{{Cite web |url=http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/ |title=TNS Media Korea |access-date=22 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125065320/http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/ |archive-date=25 January 2010 |url-status=dead }} |
|---|
| align=center|July 28, 2007
| align=center|1 | align=center|12.4 (9th) | align=center|12.9 (9th) |
| align=center|July 29, 2007
| align=center|2 | align=center|14.8 (6th) | align=center|16.2 (5th) |
| align=center|August 4, 2007
| align=center|3 | align=center|12.1 (8th) | align=center|12.6 (9th) |
| align=center|August 5, 2007
| align=center|4 | align=center|15.5 (5th) | align=center|16.3 (4th) |
| align=center|August 11, 2007
| align=center|5 | align=center|12.8 (7th) | align=center|13.8 (7th) |
| align=center|August 12, 2007
| align=center|6 | align=center|14.3 (10th) | align=center|15.1 (9th) |
| align=center|August 18, 2007
| align=center|7 | align=center|11.8 (9th) | align=center|12.4 (7th) |
| align=center|August 19, 2007
| align=center|8 | align=center|14.5 (6th) | align=center|15.4 (5th) |
| align=center|August 25, 2007
| align=center|9 | align=center|13.5 (7th) | align=center|14.4 (6th) |
| align=center|August 26, 2007
| align=center|10 | align=center|13.9 (8th) | align=center|14.9 (6th) |
| align=center|September 1, 2007
| align=center|11 | align=center|15.5 (5th) | align=center|16.4 (5th) |
| align=center|September 2, 2007
| align=center|12 | align=center|14.1 (6th) | align=center|15.1 (5th) |
| align=center|September 8, 2007
| align=center|13 | align=center|13.2 (6th) | align=center|13.8 (5th) |
| align=center|September 9, 2007
| align=center|14 | align=center|11.6 (8th) | align=center|12.1 (8th) |
| align=center|September 15, 2007
| align=center|15 | align=center|14.2 (6th) | align=center|14.8 (5th) |
| align=center|September 16, 2007
| align=center|16 | align=center|14.7 (9th) | align=center|15.8 (7th) |
| colspan='2' align=center|Average
| align=center|13.7% | align=center|14.5% |
Soundtrack
- 성공시대 - Sun
- Man To Man (Inst.)
- I Love Diamond (Inst.)
- Love Line (Inst.)
- Sentimental (Inst.)
- Grey Shoes (Inst.)
- Gloomy Day (Inst.)
- Choice Of Love (Inst.)
- Warning! (Inst.)
- Putting On Make-Up (Inst.)
- Regret (Inst.)
- Step By Step (Inst.)
- Lovely Woman (Inst.)
- Sad Movies (Inst.)
- Wanted! (Inst.)
- Yellow Card (Inst.)
- Show Me The Way (Inst.)
International broadcast
- It aired in Vietnam on HTV3 from October 13, 2008, under the title Sự trả thù ngọt ngào.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://programs.sbs.co.kr/drama/osujung/vods/50325}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{hancinema drama|Get_Karl_e__Oh_Soo_Jung}}
{{Park Hye-ryun}}
{{Park Ji-eun}}
Category:Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:2007 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2007 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series
Category:Television shows written by Park Hye-ryun
Category:Television shows written by Park Ji-eun