# The Real Has Come!

The Real Has Come! (Korean: 진짜가 나타났다!) 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 (Ep. 1–15) / Sunwoo Jae-duk (Ep. 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

* Seong-hyeok as Yeon Sang-hoon, Gong Ji-myeong's junior
* Yoon Ah-jeong as pharmacist
* Jung So-young as Seon Woo-hee, Kang Dae-sang's first-love
* Min Chae-eun as Song Songi, Oh Su-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 Kwak Si-yang, who is making come back after 3 years, since he last appeared in 2019 series Love with Flaws. Baek Jin-hee, having last appeared in 2018 TV series Feel Good to Die, making a come back after 4 years. Kim Sa-kwon appeared in KBS daily drama Home for Summer in 2019, since then he is appearing in present TV series for KBS. The script reading site was revealed on February 9, 2023.

## Release

With release of teaser poster the release date was announced on February 16, 2023. The first episode of the series was aired on March 25, 2023, it recorded a viewership rating of 17.7%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the ratings of the first episode of the previous weekend drama of KBS. The last episode of the series was aired on September 10, marking the end of weekend series.

## Viewership

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | 1–10 | 3.150 | 3.776 | 3.104 | 3.423 | 2.846 | 3.558 | 3.115 | 3.818 | 3.489 | 4.058 |
| | 11–20 | 3.612 | 3.541 | 3.304 | 3.701 | 3.061 | 3.477 | 3.037 | 3.503 | 3.306 | 3.664 |
| | 21–30 | 3.271 | 3.422 | 3.243 | 3.695 | 3.036 | 3.595 | 3.100 | 3.856 | 3.114 | 3.655 |
| | 31–40 | 3.190 | 3.910 | 3.501 | 3.972 | 3.689 | 4.200 | 3.524 | 3.949 | 3.613 | 4.186 |
| | 41–50 | 3.668 | 4.216 | 3.627 | 4.002 | 3.572 | 4.201 | 3.987 | 4.330 | 3.602 | 4.268 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | March 25, 2023 | 17.7% (1st) | 16.3% (2nd) | 13.7% (1st) |
| 2 | March 26, 2023 | 20.8% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) |
| 3 | April 1, 2023 | 18.1% (2nd) | 16.4% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 4 | April 2, 2023 | 19.5% (1st) | 17.9% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) |
| 5 | April 8, 2023 | 16.5% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| 6 | April 9, 2023 | 20.1% (1st) | 18.1% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) |
| 7 | April 15, 2023 | 18.3% (2nd) | 16.3% (2nd) | N/A |
| 8 | April 16, 2023 | 21.7% (1st) | 19.2% (1st) | 17.9% (1st) |
| 9 | April 22, 2023 | 20.1% (1st) | 19.0% (1st) | N/A |
| 10 | April 23, 2023 | 23.1% (1st) | 21.7% (1st) | 18.1% (1st) |
| 11 | April 29, 2023 | 20.5% (1st) | 18.7% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) |
| 12 | April 30, 2023 | 19.6% (1st) | 17.7% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) |
| 13 | May 6, 2023 | 19.1% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) | N/A |
| 14 | May 7, 2023 | 20.4% (1st) | 18.7% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) |
| 15 | May 13, 2023 | 17.6% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) |
| 16 | May 14, 2023 | 20.0% (1st) | 18.5% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) |
| 17 | May 20, 2023 | 17.4% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) | 14.2% (1st) |
| 18 | May 21, 2023 | 19.8% (1st) | 18.4% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) |
| 19 | May 27, 2023 | 18.8% (1st) | 18.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 20 | May 28, 2023 | 20.2% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) |
| 21 | June 3, 2023 | 19.0% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | N/A |
| 22 | June 4, 2023 | 20.1% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) |
| 23 | June 10, 2023 | 19.4% (1st) | 18.0% (1st) | N/A |
| 24 | June 11, 2023 | 21.0% (1st) | 19.7% (1st) | 17.4% (1st) |
| 25 | June 17, 2023 | 18.1% (1st) | 16.6% (2nd) | 15.3% (1st) |
| 26 | June 18, 2023 | 20.2% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) | 16.0% (1st) |
| 27 | June 24, 2023 | 18.1% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 28 | June 25, 2023 | 21.7% (1st) | 19.8% (1st) | 16.4% (1st) |
| 29 | July 1, 2023 | 18.1% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) |
| 30 | July 2, 2023 | 21.0% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) |
| 31 | July 8, 2023 | 18.2% (1st) | 17.0% (1st) | 14.4% (1st) |
| 32 | July 9, 2023 | 21.5% (1st) | 20.5% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) |
| 33 | July 15, 2023 | 20.6% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) |
| 34 | July 16, 2023 | 22.7% (1st) | 21.3% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) |
| 35 | July 22, 2023 | 21.7% (1st) | 20.5% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) |
| 36 | July 23, 2023 | 23.9% (1st) | 22.4% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) |
| 37 | July 29, 2023 | 20.6% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) |
| 38 | July 30, 2023 | 22.8% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | 18.4% (1st) |
| 39 | August 5, 2023 | 21.2% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) | N/A |
| 40 | August 6, 2023 | 22.8% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | N/A |
| 41 | August 12, 2023 | 20.5% (1st) | 18.5% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) |
| 42 | August 13, 2023 | 23.8% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) |
| 43 | August 19, 2023 | 20.9% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) | N/A |
| 44 | August 20, 2023 | 22.0% (1st) | 20.0% (1st) | 18.0% (1st) |
| 45 | August 26, 2023 | 21.0% (1st) | 19.7% (1st) | N/A |
| 46 | August 27, 2023 | 23.3% (1st) | 21.8% (1st) | 19.3% (1st) |
| 47 | September 2, 2023 | 22.7% (1st) | 20.5% (1st) | N/A |
| 48 | September 3, 2023 | 23.6% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) |
| 49 | September 9, 2023 | 20.9% (1st) | 19.1% (1st) | N/A |
| 50 | September 10, 2023 | 22.9% (1st) | 20.4% (1st) | 19.7% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 20.5% | 19.0% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers 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 | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Cha Joo-young | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Baek Jin-hee | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award, Actor | Ahn Jae-hyun | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Couple Award | Ahn Jae-hyun and Baek Jin-hee | Won |