Marriage, Not Dating

Marriage, Not Dating
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Also known as	Marriage Over Love Marriage Without Love Marriage Without Dating Let's Get Married
Genre	Romance Comedy Drama
Written by	Joo Hwa-mi
Directed by	Song Hyun-wook Lee Jong-jae
Starring	Yeon Woo-jin Han Groo Jeong Jin-woon Han Sunhwa Heo Jung-min Yoon So-hee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original languages	Korean English
No. of episodes	16
Production
Production location	Korea
Running time	Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 (KST)
Production company	IOK Media
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	July 4 (2014-07-04) – August 23, 2014 (2014-08-23)

Marriage, Not Dating
Hangul	연애 말고 결혼
Hanja	戀愛말고結婚
Revised Romanization	Yeonae Malgo Gyeolhon
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏnae Malgo Kyŏrhon

Marriage, Not Dating (Korean: 연애 말고 결혼) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin, Han Groo, Jeong Jin-woon, Han Sun-hwa, Heo Jung-min, and Yoon So-hee.^[1][2] It aired on tvN from July 4 to August 23, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 (KST) for 16 episodes.

Synopsis

Wealthy plastic surgeon Gong Gi-tae has no interest in getting married; marriage is all shop girl Joo Jang-mi dreams about. In an effort to get his parents off his back about the constant string of blind dates and marriage prospects, Gi-tae purposely brings Jang-mi home to meet his parents posing as his girlfriend, certain that they'll never approve of her. This romantic comedy portrays a man who doesn't want to get married, and a woman who has no luck with potential marriage prospects.^[3]

Cast

Main characters

• Yeon Woo-jin as Gong Gi-tae

A 33-year-old successful plastic surgeon with an abrasive personality. Gi-tae enjoys solitude too much to settle down, much to the dismay of his parents.^[4][5]

• Han Groo as Joo Jang-mi

A 29-year-old girl who earnestly believes in true love despite her countless failures in previous relationships. As an employee at a luxury brand shop, she is surrounded by luxury products, but has none of her own. Although her age and socio-economic class make her an unattractive bride in the "marriage market," Jang-mi still wants to find the right man to marry, because her greatest fear is being alone.^[4]

• Jeong Jin-woon as Han Yeo-reum

A restaurant waiter with aspirations of becoming a chef. Though playful and sweet, Yeo-reum's painful past (his mother abandoned him as a child) makes him push away anyone who gets too close. But he finds himself falling for Jang-mi.^[6][7][8]

• Han Sun-hwa as Kang Se-ah

Like her former fiancé Gi-tae, Se-ah is a rich, single plastic surgeon, plus her father is a hospital director. After their break-up, Se-ah's convinced that women (including herself) can do without men. In order to get pregnant, she begins to blackmail Gi-tae into giving her his sperm.^[8]

• Heo Jung-min as Lee Hoon-dong

The owner of an upscale restaurant, and Gi-tae's best friend. Hoon-dong once dated Jang-mi but broke her heart and even accused her of being a stalker. But when she gets over him, he regrets his actions and begins pursuing her again.^[5]

• Yoon So-hee as Nam Hyun-hee

Jang-mi's coworker who wants to hit the jackpot by marrying a rich man. Hyun-hee develops real feelings for Hoon-dong after their one-night stand.

Supporting characters

• Kim Hae-sook as Shin Bong-hyang, Gi-tae's mother

Seemingly cold and aloof, she's obsessed with marrying off her son Gi-tae, but he constantly thwarts her schemes.

• Kim Kap-soo as Gong Soo-hwan, Gi-tae's father

A doctor who's cheating on his wife with a younger mistress.

• Im Ye-jin as Na So-nyeo, Jang-mi's mother

She and her husband run a chicken and soju restaurant, and are constantly bickering.

• Park Jun-gyu as Joo Kyung-pyo, Jang-mi's father

He and his wife are so happy and excited to have a future doctor son-in-law, that Jang-mi is unable to tell her parents the real score between her and Gi-tae.

• Park Hee-jin as Gong Mi-jung

She gets bribed by her sister-in-law Bong-hyang into tailing Gi-tae and Jang-mi, hoping to find proof that their relationship is fake.

• Kim Young-ok as Noh Geum-soon

Gi-tae's grandmother, and the only member of his family who approves of Jang-mi.

• Lee Bo-hee as Hoon-dong's mother

A wealthy widow who dotes on and spoils her only son.

• Choi Hyun as Chef Uhm

He works at Hoon-dong's restaurant where he is skimming off the profits. He is also antagonistic towards Yeo-reum.

• Lee Yeon-kyung as Soo-hwan's mistress
• Moon Ji-hoo as Sin-woo
• Park Hee-jin as Gong Mi-jung

Cameo/guest appearances

• Lee Han-wi
• Nam Ji-hyun^[a] as Ki-tae's blind date (ep 1)
• Choi Dae-chul
• Heo Jun
• Ahn Hae-sook
• Kim Jung-min as Power blogger with a plastic surgery addiction (ep 13)
• Julien Kang as Richard Bernstein (ep 14)
• Ko Kyu-pil (ep 13)

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			AGB Nielsen
			Nationwide
1	July 4, 2014	The polite way to break up	0.85%
2	July 5, 2014	Widespread advantageous kindness: Maintaining your fishpond	1.36%
3	July 11, 2014	Being happy on your own	1.75%
4	July 12, 2014	For whom we cook pancakes	1.57%
5	July 18, 2014	Words I can only say to you	1.90%
6	July 19, 2014	Me, who looks alone, isn't alone, but seems alone	1.51%
7	July 25, 2014	It's okay even if it's not okay	2.21%
8	July 26, 2014	Marry me if you can	2.13%
9	August 1, 2014	One night in a faraway place	2.38%
10	August 2, 2014	The thing you should keep hidden until the very last moment	2.00%
11	August 8, 2014	Confession (Go back)	2.61%
12	August 9, 2014	Will sincerity get through?	1.97%
13	August 15, 2014	Don't lean and don't expect	3.31%
14	August 16, 2014	Sorry for not being cool / Thanks for not being cool	2.05%
15	August 22, 2014	Two women who love one man	2.28%
16	August 23, 2014	Nevertheless, marriage	1.62%
Average			1.97%

• This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival	Best Young Actor	Jeong Jinwoon	Nominated
		Best Young Actress	Han Sunhwa	Nominated
2016	tvN10 Awards	Best Kiss Award	Yeon Woo-jin and Han Groo	Nominated

Notes

1. Credited as Son Ji-hyun.

References

1. Chung, Joo-won (26 June 2014). "Marriage over Love has both reality and romance: director". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
2. Go, Soo-jin (21 May 2014). "2AM's Jung Jin Woon, Secret's Han Sun Hwa, Yeon Woo Jin, and Han Groo Cast in Marriage, Not Dating". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
3. "Marriage, Not Dating (2014) episode 1-16 Korean TV Series DVD (English Sub)".
4. Kim, Min-jin (26 June 2014). "Yeon Woo-jin and Han Groo reveal each other's charms". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
5. Chung, Joo-won (26 June 2014). "Yeon Woo-jin, Huh Jeong-min talk about 'some culture'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
6. Kim, Min-jin (26 June 2014). "2AM's Jinwoon admits it's hard being a 'bad guy'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
7. Kim, Min-jin (26 June 2014). "Jinwoon shares his true thoughts on 'marriage'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
8. Kim, Min-jin (26 June 2014). "Jinwoon and Sunhwa talk about 'idols in acting business'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Marriage, Not Dating at HanCinema