Wild Romance (TV series)

Wild Romance

Promotional poster for Wild Romance
Also known as Aggressive Romance
Genre Romance
Comedy
Sports
Suspense
Written by Park Yeon-seon
Directed by Bae Kyung-soo
Kim Jin-woo
Starring Lee Si-young
Lee Dong-wook
Oh Man-seok
Hwang Sun-hee
Jessica Jung
Ending theme What to Do by Jessica Jung
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Location(s) Korea
Running time Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) GNG Production
Broadcast
Original channel Korean Broadcasting System
Original run 4 January 2012 – 23 February 2012
Chronology
Preceded by Glory Jane
Followed by Just an Ordinary Love Story
External links
Website
Production website

Wild Romance (Hangul: 난폭한 로맨스; RR: Nan-pok-han Ro-maen-seu) is a 2012 South Korean television series. It aired on KBS2 from January 4 to February 23, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The screwball romantic comedy is about the love-hate relationship between an obnoxious superstar professional baseball player (Lee Dong-wook) and his tomboyish bodyguard (Lee Si-young).[1][2]

Plot

Brash, arrogant Park Mu-yeol (Lee Dong-wook) is the star player of the pro baseball team Red Dreamers, renowned for both his skill and his bad temper. Stubborn bodyguard-by-trade Yoo Eun-jae (Lee Si-young) hates him; she's a lifelong fan of the Blue Seagulls, the Red Dreamers' rival team. The two mortal enemies are suddenly thrown together by fate.

A chance meeting during a drunken night of karaoke leads to a scuffle, which former judo athlete Eun-jae easily wins, flipping Mu-yeol on his back. The fight was captured on video however and soon erupts into a huge scandal, with Mu-yeol's reputation and Eun-jae's career as a bodyguard at stake. To fix things, their respective employers agree to assign Eun-jae to act as Mu-yeol's bodyguard. The mismatched pair are now around each other round the clock, and in the midst of constant battling and working to find each other's weak spots, they find out more about each other than they realized.[3][4]

Cast

Reception

In the same timeslot as hit period drama Moon Embracing the Sun,[14] Wild Romance garnered meager ratings of less than 10 percent. But the series gained a loyal following among TV drama fans. When it first began airing, the series was criticized for erratic editing, excessive sound effects and an implausible storyline, but those criticisms soon subsided as viewers praised writer Park Yeon-seon for her smart and irreverent comedy, tension-filled mystery thriller tropes, insightful lines full of depth, creative use of dialogue and intelligent characterization.[15][16]

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2012-01-04 01 7.1% 8.8%
2012-01-05 02 6.7% 8.7%
2012-01-11 03 6.2% 7.2%
2012-01-12 04 6.5% 9.1%
2012-01-18 05 5.8% 9.4%
2012-01-19 06 5.3% 8.6%
2012-01-25 07 4.9% 8.5%
2012-01-26 08 5.8% 7.3%
2012-02-01 09 3.9% 8.1%
2012-02-02 10 4.0% 8.0%
2012-02-08 11 6.0% 9.5%
2012-02-09 12 5.9% 9.1%
2012-02-15 13 4.7% 8.8%
2012-02-16 14 4.0% 9.3%
2012-02-22 15 4.7% 7.8%
2012-02-23 16 5.0% 8.2%
Average 5.4% 8.5%

Source: TNmS Media Korea

International broadcast

It began airing in Japan on TBS on May 7, 2013 as part of the network's "Hallyu Select" programming.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Ko, Hong-ju (27 December 2011). "Posters of Wild Romance Released". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  2. ↑ Noh, Hyun-gi (3 January 2012). "Lee Si-young to play tomboy who falls in love". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ↑ Kim, Myung-hyun (4 January 2012). "PREVIEW: KBS TV series Wild Romance". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ↑ Lee, Ga-on (5 January 2012). "REVIEW: KBS TV series Wild Romance - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ↑ Hong, Lucia (2 January 2012). "Lee Dong-wook pulled off all action scenes for new series because of Lee Si-young". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (2 January 2012). "Lee Dong Wook On Action Scenes with Lee Si Young". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  7. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (17 November 2012). "Lee Si Young Cast in Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  8. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (9 December 2011). "Lee Si Young Sports New 'Do For Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  9. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (5 January 2012). "Lee Si Young Goes Wild for Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  10. ↑ "Boxing Actress Lee Hopes to Take on More Action-Packed Roles". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  11. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (3 January 2012). "Oh Man Seok Talks about his Ideal Woman and Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  12. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (19 February 2012). "Lee Si Young and Jessica Show Off Their Cuteness". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  13. ↑ Lee, In-kyung (10 March 2012). "Interview: Lim Ju Eun Sets Off on New Start after Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  14. ↑ Hong, Lucia (24 February 2012). "Moon blows away competition, ratings hit 40 percent mark". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  15. ↑ "Wild Romance Gains Support of Loyal Fans Despite Dismal Ratings". KBS Global. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  16. ↑ Lee, Woo-in (5 March 2012). "Cast Members of Wild Romance Celebrate Airing of Last Episode". KBS Global. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  17. ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanryu-select/wildromance/

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