He Who Can't Marry (South Korean TV series)
{{Short description|2009 South Korean television series}}
{{About|the South Korean TV series|the Japanese TV series with the same name|Kekkon Dekinai Otoko}}
{{Infobox television
| image = He_Who_Can't_Marry_(결혼_못하는_남자)-poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| alt_name = The Man Who Can't Get Married
The Man Who Can't Get Hitched
| runtime = 60 minutes
Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
| director = Kim Jung-gyu
| writer = Yeo Ji-na
| based_on = {{based on|Kekkon Dekinai Otoko|Masaya Ozaki}}
| starring = Ji Jin-hee
Uhm Jung-hwa
Kim So-eun
Yoo Ah-in
Yang Jung-a
| theme_music_composer = Yoon Hee-sung
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| executive_producer = Bae Kyung-soo
Yoon Sin-ae
Ahn Young-min
| producer = Lee Gang-hyun
| cinematography = Eom Tae-man
Choi Chang-young
Shin Sung-il
| editor = Lee Dong-hyun
| country = South Korea
| company = Apple Tree Production
Phoenix C&M
| network = Korean Broadcasting System
| first_aired = {{start date|2009|6|15}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2009|8|4}}
| num_episodes = 16
| related = Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| title = Korean name
| hangul = 결혼 못하는 남자
| hanja = 結婚 못하는 男子
| rr = Gyeolhon Motaneun Namja
| mr = Kyŏrhon Mothanŭn Namja
}}
He Who Can't Marry ({{Korean|hangul=결혼 못하는 남자}}) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ji Jin-hee, Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim So-eun, Yoo Ah-in and Yang Jung-a. A romantic comedy about an extremely stubborn and inflexible 40-year-old bachelor, it is a remake of the 2006 Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=Will MBC land a triple or will KBS reach the altar?|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20090518000032|website=The Korea Herald|date=May 18, 2009|access-date=2013-02-17|archive-date=2023-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817130033/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20090518000032|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=KBS' bachelor battles MBC's queen|url=http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20090615000020|work=The Korea Herald|date=15 June 2009|access-date=2013-02-17}}
Plot
Architect Jae-hee (Ji Jin-hee) has the looks and the money, but he's over forty and still a bachelor. Despite being great marriage material on paper, his blunt personality and precise lifestyle turn women off. Jae-hee just can't seem to get married—until he meets his equal, single 40-year-old doctor Moon-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa), who spends most of her time at work doing overtime and covering for colleagues. Romance may be in the air yet for the unmarriageable Jae-hee, but there's also his longtime colleague Ki-ran (Yang Jung-a) and young neighbor Yoo-jin (Kim So-eun) to consider.{{cite web|title=The Man Who Can't Get Hitched|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/archive/enter_movie.htm?No=1841|work=KBS World|access-date=2013-02-17}}
Cast
- Ji Jin-hee as Jo Jae-hee
:A forty-year-old bachelor & Moon-jung's patient.
- Uhm Jung-hwa as Jang Moon-jung
:A single doctor in her forties.
- Kim So-eun as Jeong Yoo-jin
:Jae-hee's next door neighbor who has a dog named Sangu.
- Yoo Ah-in as Park Hyun-kyu
:He works for Jae-hee and is interested in Yoo-jin.
- Yang Jung-a as Yoon Ki-ran
:Jae-hee's partner in the firm.
- Im Ho as Park Kwang-nam
:Jae-hee's brother-in-law.
- Kim Byung-ki as Jang Bong-soo
:A dentist and Moon-jung's father.
- Yoo Tae-woong as Moon Seok-hwan
:Jae-hee's most hated person.
- Bae Min-hee as Jo Yoon-hee
:Kwang-nam's wife & Jae-hee's sister.
- Jeon Yang-ja as Kang Hye-ja
:Jae-hee's mother.
- Jang Dan-ji as Kim Yeon-soo
:Moon-jung's assistant/nurse.
- Choi Yoon-young as Yoo Soo-young
:Yoo-jin's friend.
- Jang Jung-hee as Jo Yeong-shil, Bong-soo's dental assistant
- Lee Dal-hyung as foreman
- Seo Jun-young as Kim Tae-yeol, Yoo-jin's ex-boyfriend
- Kim Hye-mi as Tae-yeong, Moon-jung's assistant nurse
- Danji as Eun-hee, Moon-jung's assistant nurse
- Kim Yu-bin as rental shop clerk
- Sung Eun-chae as convenience store clerk
- Choi Sun-young as Park Ye-won, daughter of Kwang-nam & Yoon-hee
- Shin Pyo as stalker
- Kim Gun-mo as blind date guy (cameo, episode 1&8)
- Lee Jung-sub as fashion designer Matthew Jung (cameo, episode 1)
- Wink as singer (cameo, episode 1)
- Kwak Hyun-hwa as Mattew's wife (cameo, episode 1)
- Jeon Hye-bin as Lee Hwa-ran (cameo, episode 3, 6~8)
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=6| 2009
| rowspan=6| KBS Drama Awards{{cite web|last=Lim|first=Hye-seon|title=Lee Byung-hun scores triple wins at KBS Acting Awards|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010010417322724549|website=Asiae|access-date=2014-09-09|date=4 January 2010|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220809/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010010417322724549|url-status=live}} | Top Excellence Award, Actor | {{nom}} |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
| {{won}} |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
| {{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}} |
| Best New Actor
| {{nom}} |
| Best New Actress
| {{won}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/notmarried/ He Who Can't Marry official KBS website] {{in lang|ko}}
- {{hancinema drama|He_Who_Can__t_Marry}}
- {{IMDb title|2363848}}
- {{KBS|1563}}
Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:2009 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2009 South Korean television series endings
Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series
Category:South Korean television series based on Japanese television series
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