Marry Him If You Dare
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Genre | Romance Drama Time travel |
Written by | Hong Jin-ah |
Directed by | Kwon Kye-hong Yoo Jong-sun |
Starring | Yoon Eun-hye Lee Dong-gun Jung Yong-hwa Han Chae-ah |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Kim Sung-geun |
Producers | Kim Young-gyun Park Woo-ram |
Production location | Korea |
Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) |
Production companies | Annex Telecom FNC Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
Release | 14 October 3 December 2013 | –
Marry Him If You Dare | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Miraeui Seontaek |
McCune–Reischauer | Miraeŭi Sŏntaek |
Marry Him If You Dare (Korean: 미래의 선택; RR: Miraeui Seontaek also; lit. Mirae's Choice or Future's Choice) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun, Jung Yong-hwa, Han Chae-ah, and Choi Myung-gil. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to December 3, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
Set in the world of television broadcasting, Na Mi-rae travels back in time to prevent her 32-year-old self from marrying news anchor Kim Shin, thus sending her past self down a different path and enabling her to pursue the things she really wanted in life.
Cast
- Yoon Eun-hye as Na Mi-rae[5]
- A bright and lovable 32-year-old who spends her days chanting to herself, “I'm okay!” and barely scrapes by in her job as a call center agent. But one day, her future self appears in front of her and changes her life. She begins to pursue her dream of becoming a television writer.
- Lee Dong-gun as Kim Shin
- The network's lead news anchor. He can be prickly, but is also highly principled and upright.
- Jung Yong-hwa as Park Se-joo
- The CEO's grandson who is set to inherit the network. He went to film school in America, and is masquerading as a lowly cameraman (or VJ). He dreams of building a media conglomerate.
- Han Chae-ah as Seo Yoo-kyung
- A reporter on the morning show. Outwardly cute, she is smart and cunning.
- Choi Myung-gil as Na Mi-rae's future self
- Oh Jung-se as Noh Joo-hyun
- Lee Mi-do as Bae Hyun-ah
- Ba Ram as Chang Gong
- Ahn Se-ha as Lee Jae-soo
- Go Doo-shim as Lee Mi-ran
- Kim Ji-ho as black man
- Jang Eun-ah as announcer
- Shin Bora as entertainer (cameo)
Original Soundtrack
Untitled | |
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No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "My Lady" | Kim Tae-woo | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I'm OK" | Yuna | 3:11 |
2. | "사랑을 캐스팅해요" (Casting Love) | Jeon Gun-hwa | 3:20 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Only Me" | Melody Day | 3:35 |
2. | "Paradise" | Cyndi | 3:53 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "It's You" | Park Hyo-shin | 3:51 |
Ratings
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings[6] | AGB Nielsen[7] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | 14 October 2013 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 9.9% |
2 | 15 October 2013 | 7.9% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.2% |
3 | 21 October 2013 | 7.2% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.0% |
4 | 22 October 2013 | 5.9% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 7.7% |
5 | 28 October 2013 | 5.8% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 7.3% |
6 | 29 October 2013 | 6.7% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.9% |
7 | 4 November 2013 | 5.5% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 7.3% |
8 | 5 November 2013 | 4.7% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
9 | 11 November 2013 | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 6.9% |
10 | 12 November 2013 | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
11 | 18 November 2013 | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.3% |
12 | 19 November 2013 | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.5% |
13 | 25 November 2013 | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
14 | 26 November 2013 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
15 | 2 December 2013 | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.7% |
16 | 3 December 2013 | 3.6% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 5.0% |
Average | 5.3% | - | 6.2% | - |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2013 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Dong-gun | Nominated | |
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Yoon Eun-hye | Nominated | ||
Best Couple Award | Lee Dong-gun & Yoon Eun-hye | Nominated | ||
Best Couple Award | Jung Yong-hwa & Han Chae-ah | Nominated | ||
2014 | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Jung Yong-hwa | Nominated | |
Most Popular Actress (TV) | Yoon Eun-hye | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Korean Drama OST | My Lady - Kim Tae-woo | Nominated | ||
It's You - Park Hyo-shin | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Korean Actor | Jung Yong-hwa | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Korean Drama | Marry Him If You Dare | Nominated |
International broadcast
It aired in Malaysia on KBS World via Astro Channel 391 with English subtitles.
It aired in Japan on cable channel DATV beginning May 3, 2014, with Japanese subtitles.[8]
It is aired in the Philippines via GMA Network as Future's Choice from February 16, 2015 to March 13, 2015.
References
- ^ Jeon, Su-mi (27 August 2013). "CN Blue′s Jung Yong Hwa, Yun Eun Hye and Lee Dong Gun Confirmed for Drama The Choice of the Future". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Lee, Eun-ah (27 August 2013). "CNBLUE Jung Yonghwa,Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun Cast in New Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (13 August 2013). "New drama may star Yoon Eun-hye". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (9 September 2013). "Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun, CNBLUE Jung Yonghwa Get Ready for New Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (11 October 2013). "Yoon Eun-hye takes on cheery role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ http://datv.jp/p000559/