The Real Has Come!

The Real Has Come! is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Ahn Jae-hyun, Cha Joo-young, and Jung Eui-jae. It premiered on KBS2 on March 25, 2023, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST) for 50 episodes. It is available for streaming on Kocowa, Viki and Viu in selected regions.

The series ended on September 10, 2023, with 22.9% viewership ratings for its finale episode. It was 1% lower than its highest ratings of 23.9% as per Nielsen Korea.

Synopsis
The series depicts the story of an unmarried pregnant woman and an unmarried man who enter into a false contract which leads them to romance, pregnancy, childbirth, and childrearing.

Main

 * Baek Jin-hee as Oh Yeon-doo
 * 33 years old, a Korean language instructor, who is a star in the online lecture world. She is a K-eldest daughter with a unique positive mindset, which gives her tenacity, and ability to survive at the highest level.


 * Ahn Jae-hyun as Gong Tae-kyung
 * 34 years old, a highly skilled obstetrician and gynecologist specializing in infertility clinics. The third son of a wealthy chaebol family.


 * Cha Joo-young as Jang Se-jin
 * 34 years old, a childhood friend of Gong Tae-kyung and NX Group Chief of Staff. She has outstanding work ability and assists the chairman, she is also trusted by the chairman's family.


 * Jung Eui-jae as Kim Jun-ha
 * 34 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's ex-boyfriend, an investment expert who values investment the most. The genetic father of the child inside Yeon-doo's belly.

Tae-kyung's family

 * Kang Boo-ja as Eun Geum-sil
 * 80 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's step-grandmother, mother of corporate chairman Gong Chan-sik.


 * Hong Yo-seob (Ep. 1–15) / Sunwoo Jae-duk (Ep. 17–50) as Gong Chan-sik
 * 64 years old, corporate chairman of NX Group, Gong Tae-kyung's step-father.


 * Cha Hwa-yeon as Lee In-ok
 * 59 years old, Gong Chan-sik's wife and Gong Tae-kyung's mother.


 * Choi Dae-chul as Gong Chun-myeong
 * 39 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older brother, managing director, finance team, NX Group.


 * Yoon Joo-hee as Yeom Su-jeong
 * 35 years old, Gong Chun-myeong's wife. She comes from a strong family background and has a high nose. Even her mother-in-law pampers her.


 * Choi Ja-hye as Gong Ji-myeong
 * 37 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older sister, she is a managing director at her father's company. She is married to her brother's medical school senior Cha Hyun-woo.


 * Kim Sa-kwon as Cha Hyun-woo
 * 37 years old, chief of obstetrics and gynecology and the husband of Gong Tae-kyung's older sister Gong Ji-myeong.


 * Lee Ye-hyun as Gong Yoo-myeong
 * 26 years old, Tae-kyung's younger sister, rich family's youngest daughter.

Yeon-doo's family

 * Kim Hye-ok as Kang Bong-nim
 * 59 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's mother, who cares deeply for her children.


 * Ryu Jin as Kang Dae-sang
 * 43 years old, Yeondu's maternal uncle, Bong-nim's younger brother.


 * Choi Yoon-jae as Oh Dong-wook
 * 25 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's younger brother, a single dad, who is raising a daughter by himself after becoming a father at the age of 18.


 * Jeong Seo-yeon as Oh Soo-gyeom
 * 7 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's niece and Oh Dong-wook's daughter.

Se-jin's family

 * Kim Chang-wan as Jang Ho
 * 64 years old, Se-jin's father, very compassionate and upright person.


 * Lee Kan-hee as Joo Hwa-ja
 * 55 years old, Se-jin's mother, loves to be in the spotlight and is prone to vanity and extravagance.

Extended

 * Seong-hyeok as Yeon Sang-hoon, Gong Ji-myeong's junior
 * Yoon Ah-jeong as pharmacist
 * Jung So-young as Seon Woo-hee, Kang Dae-sang's first-love
 * Min Chae-eun as Song Songi, Oh Su-gyeom's mother and the owner of a cafe at Joy Entertainment

Special appearance

 * Cha Min-ji as Jin Soo-ji
 * Announcer, Gong Tae-kyung's girlfriend (Ep. 1).


 * Chae Min-hee as Eka Kim, Eun Geum-sil's grand-daughter and Kim Jun-ha's sister (Ep. 42, 43)

Production
Initially Kwak Si-yang was selected as main lead opposite Baek Jin-hee, but on December 21, 2022, it was reported that he dropped out due to scheduling problems. Ahn Jae-hyun replaced Kwak Si-yang, who is making come back after 3 years, since he last appeared in 2019 series Love with Flaws. Baek Jin-hee, having last appeared in 2018 TV series Feel Good to Die, making a come back after 4 years. Kim Sa-kwon appeared in KBS daily drama Home for Summer in 2019, since then he is appearing in present TV series for KBS. The script reading site was revealed on February 9, 2023.

Release
With release of teaser poster the release date was announced on February 16, 2023. The first episode of the series was aired on March 25, 2023, it recorded a viewership rating of 17.7%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the ratings of the first episode of the previous weekend drama of KBS. The last episode of the series was aired on September 10, marking the end of weekend series.