Emergency Couple
| Emergency Couple | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Emergency Couple | |
| Also known as |
Emergency Man and Woman Emergency Boy and Girl |
| Genre |
Romance Comedy Medical drama |
| Format | Television series |
| Written by | Choi Yoon-jung |
| Directed by | Kim Cheol-kyu |
| Starring |
Song Ji-hyo Choi Jin-hyuk |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lee Chan-ho |
| Producer(s) | Yoon Hyun-ki |
| Location(s) | South Korea |
| Running time | Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 (KST) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | tvN |
| Original airing | January 24, 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Reply 1994 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Emergency Couple (Hangul: 응급남녀; RR: Eunggeubnamnyeo; lit. "Emergency Man and Woman") is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Song Ji-hyo, Choi Jin-hyuk, Lee Pil-mo, Choi Yeo-jin and Clara.[1][2] It airs on cable channel tvN on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 for 20 episodes beginning January 24, 2014. The romantic comedy/medical drama is about a divorced couple whose tumultuous feelings for each other are rekindled when they become reunited years later as interns at the same hospital.[3]
Plot
While in their early twenties, a medical school student, Oh Chang-min, and a dietitian, Oh Jin-hee, fall in love and marry despite his family's strong opposition.[4][5] Chang-min comes from a family of wealthy, successful doctors; they think Jin-hee isn't good enough for him, and after he marries her, they cut him off without a cent. In order to earn money right away, Chang-min gives up his dream of becoming a doctor, and instead becomes a pharmaceutical salesman. He is miserable at his job, while Jin-hee's inferiority complex deepens as her husband's family continues to look down on her. They begin to fight constantly and eventually get a divorce. Six years later, Chang-min has gone back to med school to pursue his dream, while Jin-hee has also put herself through med school. They end up as interns at the same hospital, where they'll have to work in the emergency room together for three months.
Cast
Main characters
- Song Ji-hyo as Oh Jin-hee, intern[6][7][8]
- Choi Jin-hyuk as Oh Chang-min, intern[9]
- Lee Pil-mo as Gook Cheon-soo, chief of Emergency Medicine
- Choi Yeo-jin as Shim Ji-hye, assistant professor of surgery
Supporting characters
- Yoon Jong-hoon as Im Yong-gyu, intern
- Im Hyun-sung as Park Sang-hyuk, intern
- - as Lee Young-ae, intern and Sang-hyuk's wife
- - as Go Joong-hoon
- - as Ahn Young-pil, surgeon
- - as Jang Dae-il, third year resident
- Kwon Min as Kim Min-ki, first year resident
- Kim Hyun-sook as Choi Mi-jung, ER head nurse
- - as Heo Young-ji, ER nurse
- - as Son Ye-seul, ER nurse
- Lee Mi-young as Jo Yang-ja, Jin-hee's mother
- Jeon Soo-jin as Oh Jin-ae, Jin-hee's younger sister
- - as Kim Kwang-soo, indie singer and Jin-ae's husband
- Park Joon-geum as Yoon Sung-sook, Chang-min's mother
- Kang Shin-il as Oh Tae-seok, Chang-min's father
- - as Yoon Sung-gil, Chang-min's uncle
- - as Yoon Sung-mi, Chang-min's first aunt
- - as Yoon Sung-ja, Chang-min's second aunt
Cameo appearances
- Yoon Joo-sang as priest (ep 1)
- Lee Han-wi as doctor (ep 1)
- Jeon Soo-kyung as hospital director (ep 1)
- Jung Joo Ri as Han Ah-reum's friend (ep 3)[11]
- Gary as --- (ep 6)[12]
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Nielsen ratings[13][14] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average rating | Peak rating | ||
| 1 | January 24, 2014 | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| 2 | January 25, 2014 | 2.7% | 3.8% |
| 3 | January 31, 2014 | 1.6% | N/A |
| 4 | February 1, 2014 | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| 5 | February 7, 2014 | ||
| 6 | February 8, 2014 | ||
| 7 | February 14, 2014 | ||
| 8 | February 15, 2014 | ||
| 9 | February 21, 2014 | ||
| 10 | February 22, 2014 | ||
| 11 | February 28, 2014 | ||
| 12 | March 1, 2014 | ||
| 13 | March 7, 2014 | ||
| 14 | March 8, 2014 | ||
| 15 | March 14, 2014 | ||
| 16 | March 15, 2014 | ||
| 17 | March 21, 2014 | ||
| 18 | March 22, 2014 | ||
| 19 | March 28, 2014 | ||
| 20 | March 29, 2014 | ||
References
- ↑ Lee, Cory (24 December 2013). "Song Ji-hyo, Choi Jin-hyuk Join 1st Script Reading Session of New tvN Series". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Lee, Min-ji (20 December 2013). "Song Ji Hyo and Choi Jin Hyuk Film Teaser Video for Emergency Man and Woman". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "Divorced doctors in love". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- ↑ Lee, Cory (7 January 2014). "Song Ji-hyo, Choi Jin-hyuk Turn Runaway Bride and Groom for New TV Series". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (7 January 2014). "Song Ji Hyo and Choi Jin Hyuk Run Through Myeongdong in Wedding Attire". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (22 January 2014). "Song Ji-hyo goes back to acting in new divorcee role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa. "Song Ji Hyo Shows Her Determination for Emergency Couple". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (21 January 2014). "Song Ji Hyo Doesn't Want to Get Married Yet". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi. "Song Ji Hyo and Choi Jin Hyuk Got Close After Pulling Each Other’s Hair Out". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (21 January 2014). "Clara to show her true self". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ "Gagwoman Jung Ju Ri to Make a Cameo in “Emergency Couple”". 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ Lee, Min-ji (3 February 2014). "Gary to Cameo in Song Ji Hyo's Drama Emergency Couple". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ AGB 닐슨 미디어리서치 홈페이지.
- ↑ This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free TV/public broadcasters (SBS, KBS, MBC).