Lucky Romance () is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same name published in 2014 on Naver, starring Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol. 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 Hwang Jung-eum as Shim Bo-nui Lee Ye-seon as child Bo-nui Park Seo-yeon as young Bo-nui 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. Lee Chung-ah as Han Seol-hee / Amy Han 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 Kim Ji-min as Shim Bo-ra Kim Bo-min as young Bo-ra as Goo Shin Kim Sang-ho as Won Dae-hae
People around Je Soo-ho Jung Sang-hoon as Han Ryang-ha Gi Ju-bong as Je Mool-po Na Young-hee as Yang Hee-ae Jung In-gi as Ahn Young-il
People around Choi Geon-wook as Choi Ho
Zeze Factory Lee Cho-hee as Lee Dal-nim as Song Dae-gwon as Lee Hyun-bin as Ryu Ji-hoon Cha Se-young as Ga Seung-hyun Kwon Hyuk-soo as Jo Yoon-bal
Extended cast Jo Seon-mook Song Kyung-hwa Jo Shi-nae Baek Ji-won Oh Hee-joon
Cameo appearances Kim Young-hee
Park Sung-kwang Heo Kyung-hwan
Original soundtrack
OST Part 1
OST Part 2
OST Part 3
OST Part 4
OST Part 5
OST Part 6
OST Part 7
Ratings Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSNielsen KoreaNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul 1 May 25, 2016 10.4% 2 May 26, 2016 7.0% 8.0% 8.7% 10.1% 3 June 1, 2016 7.6% 8.0% 8.0% 4 June 2, 2016 7.9% 9.0% 8.2% 8.9% 5 June 8, 2016 8.0% 9.9% 8.4% 9.2% 6 June 9, 2016 8.1% 9.6% 8.9% 9.8% 7 June 15, 2016 8.1% 10.0% 9.8% 10.3% 8 June 16, 2016 8.5% 10.0% 8.7% 9.6% 9 June 22, 2016 8.6% 9.2% 10.0% 10 June 23, 2016 7.9% 10.2% 8.0% 9.1% 11 June 29, 2016 8.2% 10.1% 8.4% 9.7% 12 June 30, 2016 7.7% 9.3% 7.7% 8.0% 13 July 6, 2016 7.0% 9.5% 6.6% 6.7 14 July 7, 2016 8.4% 7.0 15 July 13, 2016 7.0% 8.5% 6.8% 16 July 14, 2016 7.2% 9.1% 6.8Average 7.78% 9.43% 8.17% 8.9% In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2016 9th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Hwang Jung-eum Best Original Soundtrack "내게 말해줘" by Soyou Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ryu Jun-yeol Best New Actor Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Hwang Jung-eum Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Chung-ah
References
External links
Lucky Romance at Naver Webtoon Lucky Romance at Naver Webtoon