# The Undateables (South Korean TV series)

The Undateables (Korean: 훈남정음; RR: Hunnamjeong-eum) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min and Hwang Jung-eum. It aired on SBS from May 23 to July 19, 2018 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.

## Synopsis

It is a romantic comedy about Kang Hoon-nam who knows everything there is to know about love and Yoo Jung-eum whose biggest dream is to be loved and get married. The two of them get off on the wrong foot, first five years ago at the airport when Hoon-nam witnesses Jung-eum pursuing her then-boyfriend at the airport, and then in the present when they share the same client Oh Doo-ri and are initially misled into thinking the other is competition (although their employers are in fact in different industries). Coincidentally, two of Hoon-nam's friends get hooked up with two of Jung-eum's friends; Yook Ryong and Coach Yang, then followed by Lee Su-ji with Choi Jun-soo.
However Su-ji is longtime friends with Hoon-nam from Australia, while Jun-soo has been the best friend and mentor to Jung-eum for 30 years while also renting at her father's place for the last few years. When Su-ji returns from Australia to Korea, then Hoon-nam has to leave his home for her, and ends up living with Jung-eum and Jun-soo much to the latter's chagrin since Jun-soo harbors a secret crush on Jung-eum..
After things initially don't work out, Hoon-nam and Jung-eum coincidentally cross paths again as both try to sign up Mr. Kim as a client. Mr. Kim has been dating their mutual client Doo-ri. Hoon-nam then signs up with Jung-eum's agency as a client. Su-ji pressures Jung-eum to manipulate the match so she is paired up with Hoon-nam, as she wants to marry him although his heart is not for Su-ji despite their other compatibilities.

## Cast
### Main

* Namkoong Min as Kang Hoon-nam
    The director of a toy gallery, and a relationship expert who doesn't believe in love.
* Hwang Jung-eum as Yoo Jung-eum
    A diving athlete-turned "relationship helper" who dreams of love and marriage, but has given them up in the face of reality.
* Choi Tae-joon as Choi Jun-soo
    A clinic doctor who is Jung-eum's best friend.
* Oh Yoon-ah as Coach Yang Sun-hee
    Coach of the National Diving Team.
* Jo Dal-hwan as Charlie
    A magazine editor.
* Jung Moon-sung as Yook Ryong
    Hoon-nam's cousin.

### Supporting

* Nam Kyung-eub as Kang Jung-do
    Hoon-nam's father. A politician.
* Shim Hye-jin as Ko Eun-nim
    Hoon-nam's stepmother.
* Lee Moon-sik as Yoo Seung-ryul
    Jung-eum's father. A positive and optimistic man who serves as a motivation to his daughter.
* Lee Joo-yeon as Lee Su-ji / Lee Susie
    Daughter of the President of Korea Swimming Association, who came to Korea from Australia to search for Hoon-nam.
* Myung Ji-yun
* Baek Ji-won as Bong Sun-hwa
    Jung-eum's manager at the matchmaking company.
* Seo Dong-won
* Seo Eun-woo
* Jin Ye-sol
* Kang Hui as Model

### Special appearance

* Jung Yong-joo as Oh Doo-ri
    Jung-eum's potential client.
* Ji Il-joo
* Kim Kwang-kyu as Kim So-wool

## Production

* The first script reading was held on April 2, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.
* Filming began in early April.
* A press conference was held on June 7, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.

## Ratings

* In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
* TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | May 23, 2018 | 6.1% (NR) | 6.9% | 5.3% (NR) | 6.1% (15th) |
| 2 | May 23, 2018 | 5.4% (NR) | 6.3% | 5.2% (NR) | 6.1% (15th) |
| 3 | May 24, 2018 | 6.9% (17th) | 7.2% | 4.9% (NR) | 5.3% (16th) |
| 4 | May 24, 2018 | 6.0% (NR) | 6.3% | 5.0% (19th) | 5.3% (16th) |
| 5 | May 30, 2018 | 3.9% (NR) | 4.0% | 3.7% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) |
| 6 | May 30, 2018 | 5.0% (NR) | 5.2% | 4.5% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) |
| 7 | May 31, 2018 | 5.3% (NR) | 5.5% | 3.9% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) |
| 8 | May 31, 2018 | 5.4% (NR) | 5.6% | 4.1% (NR) | 4.3% (NR) |
| 9 | June 6, 2018 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.2% (NR) | 3.4% (NR) |
| 10 | June 6, 2018 | 4.3% | 4.5% | 3.9% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) |
| 11 | June 7, 2018 | 5.7% | 5.9% | 4.1% (NR) | 4.3% (NR) |
| 12 | June 7, 2018 | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4.4% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) |
| 13 | June 14, 2018 | 5.6% | 5.8% | 3.5% (NR) | 3.7% (NR) |
| 14 | June 14, 2018 | 4.5% | 4.6% | 3.6% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) |
| 15 | June 20, 2018 | 4.0% | 4.8% | 3.3% (NR) | 4.2% (NR) |
| 16 | June 20, 2018 | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4.4% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) |
| 17 | June 21, 2018 | 4.7% | 5.8% | 4.5% (NR) | 5.6% (16th) |
| 18 | June 21, 2018 | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4.5% (NR) | 5.7% (14th) |
| 19 | June 28, 2018 | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3.1% (NR) | 3.9% (NR) |
| 20 | June 28, 2018 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 4.4% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) |
| 21 | July 4, 2018 | 2.7% | 3.3%' | 2.4% (NR) | 3.0% (NR) |
| 22 | July 4, 2018 | 3.4% | 4.2% | 3.0% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) |
| 23 | July 5, 2018 | 3.1% | 3.9% | 2.8% (NR) | 3.6% (NR) |
| 24 | July 5, 2018 | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2.8% (NR) | 3.7% (NR) |
| 25 | July 11, 2018 | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2.8% (NR) | 3.3% (NR) |
| 26 | July 11, 2018 | 3.3% | 4.0% | 2.9% (NR) | 3.5% (NR) |
| 27 | July 12, 2018 | 3.2% | 3.8% | 2.8% (NR) | 3.6% (NR) |
| 28 | July 12, 2018 | 3.5% | 4.2% | 3.1% (NR) | 3.9% (NR) |
| 29 | July 18, 2018 | 2.3% | 2.9% | 2.1% (NR) | 2.4% (NR) |
| 30 | July 18, 2018 | 2.4% | 3.0% | 2.1% (NR) | 2.5% (NR) |
| 31 | July 19, 2018 | 3.0% | 3.7% | 2.6% (NR) | 3.3% (NR) |
| 32 | July 19, 2018 | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2.8% (NR) | 3.7% (NR) |
| Average | Average | 3.6% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 3.9% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Hwang Jung-eum | Nominated | |