The Accidental Couple
{{Short description|South Korean television series}}
{{Infobox television
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=그저 바라 보다가}}
| image = Accidental Couple-poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| alt_name =
| genre = Romantic comedy
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 16
| runtime = 60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
| first_aired = {{start date|2009|04|29}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2009|06|18}}
| director = Ki Min-soo
| writer = Jung Jin-young
Kim Eui-chan
| starring = Hwang Jung-min
Kim Ah-joong
| network = KBS2
| company = RaemongRaein
}}
The Accidental Couple ({{ko-hhrm|그저 바라 보다가||Geujeo Bara Bodaga}}; lit. Just Looking), shortened to That Fool ({{ko-hhrm|그바보||Geu Babo}}), is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-min and Kim Ah-joong. The romantic comedy series focuses on the relationship between a post office clerk and an actress after they agree to a six-month contract marriage.{{cite web|title=Hwang Jung-min, Kim A-joong to Appear in KBS2 Drama|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/entertainment_news_view.html?No=81|website=KBS Global|date=March 24, 2009|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-date=2013-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627004506/http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/entertainment_news_view.html?No=81|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Han|first=Sang-hee|title=Kim and Hwang Team up as Accidental Couple|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/04/201_43978.html|date=April 28, 2009|access-date=2012-11-18|website=The Korea Times|archive-date=May 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501073912/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/04/201_43978.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=More romantic comedy for prime time|url=http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20090429000088|website=The Korea Herald|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-date=2024-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806140949/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20090429000088|url-status=dead}} It aired on KBS2 from April 29 to June 18, 2009, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes.
The drama was acclaimed film and stage actor Hwang Jung-min's first TV drama in a career spanning over fourteen years.{{cite web|title=Hwang Jung-min Gears Up for Late TV Soap Debut|url=https://www.chosun.com/english/people-en/2009/04/28/PT76FAMDWTSXF4VYYBUPGSPLPQ/|website=The Chosun Ilbo|date=April 28, 2009|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-date=2017-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824011715/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/04/28/2009042800267.html|url-status=live}}
Synopsis
Top actress Han Ji-soo (Kim Ah-joong) is in a car accident. The problem is that her secret boyfriend, who is the son of a famous politician, was driving the car. To cover up their relationship, Ji-soo lets her boyfriend escape the scene quickly and drags an innocent onlooker, Gu Dong-baek (Hwang Jung-min), into the car instead, asking him to pretend to have driven the car. The paparazzi arrive and take their photos. After this incident, Dong-baek, a post office employee, quickly draws public attention as the actress's new boyfriend. But one of the paparazzi photographers suspects that somebody else was driving the car when the accident occurred, and the man veiled in secrecy is her real boyfriend. To drive the persistent paparazzi away, Ji-soo asks Dong-baek to continue acting as her boyfriend. Dong-baek, an avid fan of Ji-soo, readily accepts her proposal and they agree to a six-month contract marriage. Before the contract period ends, however, the actress finds herself deeply attached to this humble man's pure love.{{cite web|title=The Accidental Couple|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/archive/enter_movie.htm?No=1790|website=KBS World|access-date=2012-07-18|archive-date=2013-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627011210/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/archive/enter_movie.htm?No=1790|url-status=dead}}
Cast
- Hwang Jung-min as [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/babo/about/cast/index.html Gu Dong-baek]
- Shin Ki-joon as young Dong-baek
- Kim Ah-joong as [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/babo/about/cast/29892_index.html Han Ji-soo]
- Im Si-eun as young Ji-soo
- Joo Sang-wook as [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/babo/about/cast/29893_index.html Kim Kang-mo] (Ji-soo's secret boyfriend)
- Lee Chung-ah as [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/babo/about/cast/29895_index.html Gu Min-ji] (Dong-baek's younger sister)
- Lee Jua as young Min-ji
- Baek Sung-hyun as [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/babo/about/cast/29896_index.html Han Sang-chul] (Ji-soo's younger brother)
- Cha Jun-hwan as young Sang-chul
- Jeon Mi-seon as [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/babo/about/cast/29894_index.html Cha Yun-kyung] (Ji-soo's manager & best friend)
- Lee Soo-young as Jo Seung-eun (Min-ji's best friend)
- Yeon Mi-joo as Park Kyung-ae
- Hong Ji-young as Jo Myung-jin
- Moon Jae-won as Yoon-seob
- Kang Hee-soo as Tae-won
- Kim Hyung-gyu as Kim Suk-hyun
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Team leader Go at the post office
- Yoon Joo-sang as Director Yoon
- Jung Dong-hwan as Kim Jung-wook (Kang-mo's father, a politician)
- Ryu Tae-ho as Assistant Kim (Jung-wook's secretary)
- Lee Hae-young as Reporter Baek
- Park Ha-sun as Choi Soo-yeon (Kang-mo's fiancée)
- Jo Sang-gun as President Choi (Soo-yeon's father)
- Hong Seok-cheon as movie director (cameo)
- Choi Yoon-young as stylist
Ratings
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="3"|{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}
!rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date !colspan="2"| Average audience share |
|---|
| colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|work=TNMS Ratings|access-date=September 17, 2015|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|archive-date=November 28, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy}} |
| width=100|Nationwide
!width=100|Seoul |
| 1
|April 29, 2009 |8.6% (17th) |8.5% (16th) |
| 2
|April 30, 2009 |9.1% (14th) |8.7% (14th) |
| 3
|May 6, 2009 |10.5% (11th) |10.5% (14th) |
| 4
|May 7, 2009 |10.6% (12th) |10.8% (12th) |
| 5
|May 13, 2009 |10.3% (11th) |10.4% (11th) |
| 6
|May 14, 2009 |9.7% (12th) |9.5% (12th) |
| 7
|May 20, 2009 |11.2% (8th) |11.3% (9th) |
| 8
|May 21, 2009 |10.7% (11th) |10.9% (11th) |
| 9
|May 27, 2009 |10.9% (8th) |11.3% (7th) |
| 10
|May 28, 2009 |11.0% (9th) |11.6% (8th) |
| 11
|June 3, 2009 |12.8% (7th) |13.9% (6th) |
| 12
|June 4, 2009 |13.1% (7th) |13.8% (7th) |
| 13
|June 10, 2009 |12.8% (6th) |13.3% (6th) |
| 14
|June 11, 2009 |10.0% (9th) |10.1% (9th) |
| 15
|June 17, 2009 |15.0% (6th) |15.6% (5th) |
| 16
|June 18, 2009 |14.4% (6th) |14.9% (6th) |
| colspan="2"| Average
! 11.3% ! 11.6% |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=9| 2009
| rowspan=9| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | {{nom}} |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
| {{nom}} |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
| {{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}} |
| Best New Actress
| {{nom}} |
| Popularity Award, Actor
| {{nom}} |
| Popularity Award, Actress
| {{nom}} |
| Best Couple Award
| Hwang Jung-min and Kim Ah-joong | {{nom}} |
International broadcast
It aired in Thailand on Channel 7 every Thursday to Friday at 8.30 a.m. starting from February 14, 2013.{{cite web|script-title=th:เรื่องย่อ คู่รักพลิกล็อก|url=https://drama.kapook.com/view56280.html|work=Kapook.com|date=February 8, 2013|access-date=January 13, 2016|language=th|archive-date=February 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212132533/https://drama.kapook.com/view56280.html|url-status=live}}
It aired in the Philippines on TV5 every Monday to Friday at 9.00 p.m. starting from January 25, 2016.{{cite web|title=Korean Drama 'The Accidental Couple' premieres this January|url=https://daebakphilippines.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/korean-drama-the-accidental-couple-premieres-this-january/|website=Daebak Philippines|date=January 16, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222060226/https://daebakphilippines.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/korean-drama-the-accidental-couple-premieres-this-january/|url-status=live}}
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/babo/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{KBS World TV program|786}}
- {{hancinema film|The_Accidental_Couple|The Accidental Couple}}
- {{IMDb title|tt2799100|The Accidental Couple}}
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Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:2009 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2009 South Korean television series endings