The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry
The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry (Korean: 아직도 결혼하고 싶은 여자; RR: Ajikdo Gyeolhonhago Shipeun Yeoja; also known as Still, Marry Me) is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy television series that revolves around three thirtysomething career women in their quest for true love. It stars Park Jin-hee, Uhm Ji-won, Wang Bit-na and Kim Bum.[2][3][4] It aired on MBC from January 20 to March 11, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
| The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Still, Marry Me |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Kim In-young |
| Directed by | Kim Min-shik[1] |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Go Dong-sun |
| Producer(s) | Park Chang-shik |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Kim Jong-hak Production |
| Release | |
| Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | January 20 – March 11, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Woman Who Wants to Marry (MBC, 2004) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Plot
Broadcast journalist Shin-young (Park Jin-hee) is 34, and wants to find love, but it's hard to stay positive when she's faced with high workplace pressure and a string of failed relationships. Just when it seems like her chances may have passed, she meets a musician ten years her junior (Kim Bum), and her former fiancé (Lee Pil-mo) comes back to rekindle the flame. Korean-English translator Da-jung (Uhm Ji-won) desperately wants to get married within a year. She won't settle for anything less than the perfect man, but will that really result in the perfect marriage? Restaurant consultant Bu-ki (Wang Bit-na) is done with the marriage game. She broke off her engagement, studied overseas, and is satisfied on her own terms as an efficient, sophisticated woman.[5][6][7]
Cast
Main characters
- Park Jin-hee as Lee Shin-young
- Kim Bum as Ha Min-jae
- Uhm Ji-won as Jung Da-jung
- Wang Bit-na as Kim Bu-ki
- Choi Cheol-ho as Na Ban-suk
- Lee Pil-mo as Yoon Sang-woo
- Park Ji-young as Choi Sang-mi
Supporting characters
- Kim Yong-hee as Choi Myung-suk
- Ahn Hye-kyung as Jang Hye-jin
- Park Hyo-jun as Hee-dong
- Jeon Se-hong as Jeon Se-ri
- Jung Won-joong as Director Buk
- Chun Woo-hee as Shin-young's junior colleague
- Baek Il-seob as Ban-suk's father
- Jung Soo-young as Sang-woo's colleague
- Jo Han-sun as Shin-young's ex-fiancé (cameo)
- Min Ah-ryung as ex-fiancé's girlfriend
- Im Chang-jung as Jerry Oh (cameo)
- Danny Ahn as Bu-ki's ex-boyfriend (cameo)
- Park Chul-min as psychic (cameo)
- Kim Sung-hoon as gangster
- Na Young-hee as Shin-young's fan
- Kim Min-shik as Director Kim Min-shik (cameo, ep 12)
- Gook Ji-yun as Oh Se-na (cameo, ep 15)
Episode ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-20 | 1 | 4.7% | 9.2% |
| 2010-01-21 | 2 | 4.6% | 8.4% |
| 2010-01-27 | 3 | 4.7% | 8.9% |
| 2010-01-28 | 4 | 4.2% | 8.2% |
| 2010-02-03 | 5 | 5.7% | 8.6% |
| 2010-02-04 | 6 | 5.3% | 8.7% |
| 2010-02-10 | 7 | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010-02-11 | 8 | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| 2010-02-17 | 9 | 8.0% | 8.3% |
| 2010-02-18 | 10 | 8.6% | 8.0% |
| 2010-02-24 | 11 | 10.1% | 10.1% |
| 2010-02-25 | 12 | 4.7% | 9.9% |
| 2010-03-03 | 13 | 9.0% | 9.1% |
| 2010-03-04 | 14 | 8.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010-03-10 | 15 | 9.3% | 8.9% |
| 2010-03-11 | 16 | 8.9% | 8.4% |
| Average | 7.0% | 8.6% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
International broadcast
- The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV beginning February 18, 2011.[8] It was rebroadcast on Japanese cable channels KNTV from June 16 to October 2, 2010,[9] and LaLaTV beginning April 7, 2014.[10]
- In Thailand the series aired on Channel 5 under the title Still, Marry Me beginning September 19, 2011.[11]
- In Vietnam the series aired on VTC9 under the title "Những cặp đôi tuổi dần", beginning from November 6, 2011.
References
- Han, Sang-hee (March 30, 2010). "Younger Men, Power, Money Fill Dramas". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Han, Sang-hee (January 19, 2010). "New Romantic Drama Aiming to Top Period Piece". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Oh, Jean (January 15, 2010). "Boys Over Flowers star in new romantic series". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Wee, Geun-woo (February 8, 2010). "Park Jin-hee says career success does not quench thirst for love". 10Asia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Choi Ji-eun (January 15, 2010). "PREVIEW: MBC TV series Woman Who Still Wants to Marry". 10Asia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Yoon, In-a (January 22, 2010). "Woman Who Still Wants To Marry - Premiere episode". 10Asia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Kim, Sun-young (March 13, 2010). "REVIEW: TV series Still, Marry Me - Final episode". 10Asia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Hong, Lucia (February 14, 2011). "Kim Bum to promote TV series Still, Marry Me in Japan this week". 10Asia. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://datv.jp/p000548/
- "Still Marry Me รักสุดท้ายกับนายกระเตาะ". Sanook.com (in Thai). October 13, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
External links
- The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry official MBC website (in Korean)
- The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry at HanCinema
- Still, Marry Me at MBC Global Media