Wild Romance (Korean: 난폭한 로맨스; RR: Nanpokhan Romaenseu) is a 2012 South Korean television series. It aired on KBS2 from January 4 to February 23, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The screwball romantic comedy is about the love-hate relationship between an obnoxious superstar professional baseball player (Lee Dong-wook) and his tomboyish bodyguard (Lee Si-young).[1][2]
| Wild Romance | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Aggressive Romance |
| Genre | Romance Comedy Sports Suspense |
| Written by | Park Yeon-seon |
| Directed by | Bae Kyung-soo Kim Jin-woo |
| Starring | Lee Dong-wook Lee Si-young Oh Man-seok Hwang Sun-hee |
| Music by | Kim Seon-min Kim Gyeong-beom |
| Ending theme | What to Do by Jessica Jung (ft.Kim Jin-pyo) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Hwang Eui-kyung Oh Sung-min |
| Producer | Hwang In-hyuk |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company | GNG Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | 4 January – 23 February 2012 |
Plot
editBrash, arrogant Park Mu-yeol (Lee Dong-wook) is the star player of the pro baseball team Red Dreamers, renowned for both his skill and his bad temper. Stubborn bodyguard-by-trade Yoo Eun-jae (Lee Si-young) hates him; she's a lifelong fan of the Blue Seagulls, the Red Dreamers' rival team. The two mortal enemies are suddenly thrown together by fate.
A chance meeting during a drunken night of karaoke leads to a scuffle, which former judo athlete Eun-jae easily wins, flipping Mu-yeol on his back. The fight was captured on video however and soon erupts into a huge scandal, with Mu-yeol's reputation and Eun-jae's career as a bodyguard at stake. To fix things, their respective employers agree to assign Eun-jae to act as Mu-yeol's bodyguard. The mismatched pair are now around each other round the clock, and in the midst of constant squabbling and working to find each other's weak spots, they find out more about each other than they realized.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Lee Dong-wook as Park Mu-yeol[5][6]
- Lee Si-young as Yoo Eun-jae[7][8][9][10]
- Oh Man-seok as Jin Dong-soo, Mu-yeol's best friend and former teammate[11]
- Hwang Sun-hee as Oh Su-young, Dong-soo's wife
- Jessica Jung as Kang Jong-hee, Mu-yeol's ex-girlfriend[12]
- Kang Dong-ho as Kim Tae-han, PR manager of the Red Dreamers
- Lim Ju-eun as Kim Dong-ah, Eun-jae's best friend and housemate[13]
- Lee Hee-joon as Go Jae-hyo, reporter
- Lee Han-wi as Kevin Jang, Eun-jae's boss
- Lee Won-jong as Yoo Young-gil, Eun-jae's father
- Jang Tae-hoon as Yoo Chang-ho, Eun-jae's younger brother
- Hong Jong-hyun as Seo Yoon-yi
- Lee El as Mi-jin
- Kim Jin-woo as Jin Woo-young
- Lee Bo-hee as Yang Sun-hee, Mu-yeol's maid
- Kim Yun-tae as Mi-jin's partner
Reception
editIn the same timeslot as hit period drama Moon Embracing the Sun,[14] Wild Romance garnered meager ratings of less than 10 percent. But the series gained a loyal following among TV drama fans. When it first began airing, the series was criticized for erratic editing, excessive sound effects and an implausible storyline, but those criticisms soon subsided as viewers praised writer Park Yeon-seon for her smart and irreverent comedy, tension-filled mystery thriller tropes, insightful lines full of depth, creative use of dialogue and intelligent characterization.[15][16]
Ratings
editin the tables below blue numbersrepresents lowest rating and red numbers represents highest rating .
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-04 | 01 | 7.1% , | 8.8% |
| 2012-01-05 | 02 | 6.7% | 8.7% |
| 2012-01-11 | 03 | 6.2% | 7.2% |
| 2012-01-12 | 04 | 6.5% | 9.1% |
| 2012-01-18 | 05 | 5.8% | 9.4% |
| 2012-01-19 | 06 | 5.3% | 8.6% |
| 2012-01-25 | 07 | 4.9% | 8.5% |
| 2012-01-26 | 08 | 5.8% | 7.3% |
| 2012-02-01 | 09 | 3.9% | 8.1% |
| 2012-02-02 | 10 | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| 2012-02-08 | 11 | 6.0% | 9.5% |
| 2012-02-09 | 12 | 5.9% | 9.1% |
| 2012-02-15 | 13 | 4.7% | 8.8% |
| 2012-02-16 | 14 | 4.0% | 9.3% |
| 2012-02-22 | 15 | 4.7% | 7.8% |
| 2012-02-23 | 16 | 5.0% | 8.2% |
| Average | 5.4% | 8.5% | |
Source: TNmS Media Korea
International broadcast
editAwards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2012 KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Dong-wook | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Ko, Hong-ju (27 December 2011). "Posters of Wild Romance Released". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ Noh, Hyun-gi (3 January 2012). "Lee Si-young to play tomboy who falls in love". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Kim, Myung-hyun (4 January 2012). "PREVIEW: KBS TV series Wild Romance". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Ga-on (5 January 2012). "REVIEW: KBS TV series Wild Romance - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (2 January 2012). "Lee Dong-wook pulled off all action scenes for new series because of Lee Si-young". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (2 January 2012). "Lee Dong Wook On Action Scenes with Lee Si Young". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (17 November 2012). "Lee Si Young Cast in Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (9 December 2011). "Lee Si Young Sports New 'Do For Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (5 January 2012). "Lee Si Young Goes Wild for Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ "Boxing Actress Lee Hopes to Take on More Action-Packed Roles". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (3 January 2012). "Oh Man Seok Talks about his Ideal Woman and Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (19 February 2012). "Lee Si Young and Jessica Show Off Their Cuteness". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ Lee, In-kyung (10 March 2012). "Interview: Lim Ju Eun Sets Off on New Start after Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (24 February 2012). "Moon blows away competition, ratings hit 40 percent mark". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Wild Romance Gains Support of Loyal Fans Despite Dismal Ratings". KBS Global. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Woo-in (5 March 2012). "Cast Members of Wild Romance Celebrate Airing of Last Episode". KBS Global. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "乱暴＜ワイルド＞なロマンス" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ รักพลิกล็อคของหนุ่มเบสบอล. TrueVisions (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Wild Romance on KBS World
- Wild Romance at HanCinema
- Wild Romance at IMDb