The Real Has Come! () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Ahn Jae-hyun, Cha Joo-young, and Jung Eui-jae. It premiered on KBS2 on March 25, 2023, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST) for 50 episodes. It is available for streaming on Kocowa, Viki and Viu in selected regions.
The series ended on September 10, 2023, with 22.9% viewership ratings for its finale episode.
Synopsis The series depicts the story of an unmarried pregnant woman and an unmarried man who enter into a false contract which leads them to romance, pregnancy, childbirth, and childrearing.
Cast Main Baek Jin-hee as Oh Yeon-doo 33 years old, a Korean language instructor, who is a star in the online lecture world. She is a K-eldest daughter with a unique positive mindset, which gives her tenacity, and ability to survive at the highest level. Ahn Jae-hyun as Gong Tae-kyung 34 years old, a highly skilled obstetrician and gynecologist specializing in infertility clinics. The third son of a wealthy chaebol family. Cha Joo-young as Jang Se-jin 34 years old, a childhood friend of Gong Tae-kyung and NX Group Chief of Staff. She has outstanding work ability and assists the chairman, she is also trusted by the chairman's family. Jung Eui-jae as Kim Jun-ha 34 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's ex-boyfriend, an investment expert who values investment the most. The biological father of the child inside Yeon-doo's belly.
Supporting
Tae-kyung's family Kang Boo-ja as Eun Geum-sil 80 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's step-grandmother, mother of corporate chairman Gong Chan-sik. Hong Yo-seob ( 1–15) / Sunwoo Jae-duk ( 17–50) as Gong Chan-sik 64 years old, corporate chairman of NX Group, Gong Tae-kyung's step-father. Cha Hwa-yeon as Lee In-ok 59 years old, Gong Chan-sik's wife and Gong Tae-kyung's mother. Choi Dae-chul as Gong Chun-myeong 39 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older brother, managing director, finance team, NX Group. Yoon Joo-hee as Yeom Su-jeong 35 years old, Gong Chun-myeong's wife. She comes from a strong family background and has a high nose. Even her mother-in-law pampers her. Choi Ja-hye as Gong Ji-myeong 37 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older sister, she is a managing director at her father's company. She is married to her brother's medical school senior Cha Hyun-woo. Kim Sa-kwon as Cha Hyun-woo 37 years old, chief of obstetrics and gynecology and the husband of Gong Tae-kyung's older sister Gong Ji-myeong. Lee Ye-hyun as Gong Yoo-myeong 26 years old, Tae-kyung's younger sister, rich family's youngest daughter.
Yeon-doo's family Kim Hye-ok as Kang Bong-nim 59 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's mother, who cares deeply for her children. Ryu Jin as Kang Dae-sang 43 years old, Yeondu's maternal uncle, Bong-nim's younger brother. Choi Yoon-jae as Oh Dong-wook 25 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's younger brother, a single dad, who is raising a daughter by himself after becoming a father at the age of 18. Jeong Seo-yeon as Oh Soo-gyeom 7 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's niece and Oh Dong-wook's daughter.
Se-jin's family Kim Chang-wan as Jang Ho 64 years old, Se-jin's father, very compassionate and upright person. Lee Kan-hee as Joo Hwa-ja 55 years old, Se-jin's mother, loves to be in the spotlight and is prone to vanity and extravagance.
Extended Sung Hyuk as Yeon Sang-hoon, Gong Ji-myeong's junior Yoon Ah-jeong as pharmacist Jung Soo-young as Seon Woo-hee, Kang Dae-sang's first-love Min Chae-eun as Song Songi, Oh Soo-gyeom's mother and the owner of a cafe at Joy Entertainment
Special appearance Cha Min-ji as Jin Soo-ji Announcer, Gong Tae-kyung's girlfriend (Ep. 1). Chae Min-hee as Eka Kim, Eun Geum-sil's granddaughter and Kim Jun-ha's sister (Ep. 42, 43)
Production Initially Kwak Si-yang was selected as main lead opposite Baek Jin-hee, but on December 21, 2022, it was reported that he dropped out due to scheduling problems. Ahn Jae-hyun replaced him: the series marked his television comeback after 3 years since the 2019 series Love with Flaws. For Baek Jin-hee, The Red Has Come! was her first TV series in four years after Feel Good to Die. Photos from the script reading were revealed on February 9, 2023.
Release A teaser poster announced the release date on February 16, 2023. The first episode was aired on March 25, 2023 and recorded a viewership rating of 17.7%, which is 2.8% points lower than the ratings of the first episode of the previous KBS weekend drama. The last episode was aired on September 10.
Original soundtrack
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen KoreaNielsen Korea ratings:
TNmSTNmS ratings:
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 March 25, 2023 17.7% 16.3% 13.7% 2 March 26, 2023 20.8% 18.8% 17.1% 3 April 1, 2023 18.1% 16.4% 4 April 2, 2023 19.5% 17.9% 16.6% 5 April 8, 2023 13.5% 6 April 9, 2023 20.1% 18.1% 17.3% 7 April 15, 2023 18.3% 16.3% 8 April 16, 2023 21.7% 19.2% 17.9% 9 April 22, 2023 20.1% 19.0% 10 April 23, 2023 23.1% 21.7% 18.1% 11 April 29, 2023 20.5% 18.7% 15.2% 12 April 30, 2023 19.6% 17.7% 16.3% 13 May 6, 2023 19.1% 17.5% 14 May 7, 2023 20.4% 18.7% 17.2% 15 May 13, 2023 17.6% 15.7% 14.7% 16 May 14, 2023 20.0% 18.5% 17.3% 17 May 20, 2023 17.4% 16.6% 14.2% 18 May 21, 2023 19.8% 18.4% 16.5% 19 May 27, 2023 18.8% 18.6% 20 May 28, 2023 20.2% 18.9% 16.5% 21 June 3, 2023 19.0% 17.8% 22 June 4, 2023 20.1% 18.9% 19.5% 23 June 10, 2023 19.4% 18.0% 24 June 11, 2023 21.0% 19.7% 17.4% 25 June 17, 2023 18.1% 16.6% 15.3% 26 June 18, 2023 20.2% 18.8% 16.0% 27 June 24, 2023 18.1% 16.6% 28 June 25, 2023 21.7% 19.8% 16.4% 29 July 1, 2023 18.1% 17.3% 13.7% 30 July 2, 2023 21.0% 19.5% 15.5% 31 July 8, 2023 18.2% 17.0% 14.4% 32 July 9, 2023 21.5% 20.5% 17.1% 33 July 15, 2023 20.6% 19.5% 15.6% 34 July 16, 2023 22.7% 21.3% 17.8% 35 July 22, 2023 21.7% 20.5% 16.9% 36 July 23, 2023 18.8% 37 July 29, 2023 20.6% 19.9% 14.7% 38 July 30, 2023 22.8% 21.5% 18.4% 39 August 5, 2023 21.2% 19.9% rowspan="2" 40 August 6, 2023 22.8% 21.5% 41 August 12, 2023 20.5% 18.5% 15.5% 42 August 13, 2023 23.8% 21.5% 19.4% 43 August 19, 2023 20.9% 19.4% 44 August 20, 2023 22.0% 20.0% 18.0% 45 August 26, 2023 21.0% 19.7% 46 August 27, 2023 23.3% 21.8% 19.3% 47 September 2, 2023 22.7% 20.5% 48 September 3, 2023 23.6% 21.4% 18.8% 49 September 9, 2023 20.9% 19.1% 50 September 10, 2023 22.9% 20.4% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
Accolades
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result APAN Star Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Baek Jin-hee Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Cha Joo-young KBS Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Baek Jin-hee Popularity Award, Actor Ahn Jae-hyun Best Couple Award Ahn Jae-hyun and Baek Jin-hee
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References
External links
The Real Has Come! at Naver The Real Has Come! at Daum