The Undateables (South Korean TV series)

The Undateables  is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min and Hwang Jung-eum. It aired on SBS from May 23 to July 19, 2018 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.

Synopsis
It is a romantic comedy about Kang Hoon-nam who knows everything there is to know about love and Yoo Jung-eum whose biggest dream is to be loved and get married. The two of them get off on the wrong foot, first five years ago at the airport when Hoon-nam witnesses Jung-eum pursuing her then-boyfriend at the airport, and then in the present when they share the same client Oh Doo-ri and are initially misled into thinking the other is competition (although their employers are in fact in different industries). Coincidentally, two of Hoon-nam's friends get hooked up with two of Jung-eum's friends; Yook Ryong and Coach Yang, then followed by Lee Su-ji with Choi Jun-soo.

However Su-ji is longtime friends with Hoon-nam from Australia, while Jun-soo has been the best friend and mentor to Jung-eum for 30 years while also renting at her father's place for the last few years. When Su-ji returns from Australia to Korea, then Hoon-nam has to leave his home for her, and ends up living with Jung-eum and Jun-soo much to the latter's chagrin since Jun-soo harbors a secret crush on Jung-eum..

After things initially don't work out, Hoon-nam and Jung-eum coincidentally cross paths again as both try to sign up Mr. Kim as a client. Mr. Kim has been dating their mutual client Doo-ri. Hoon-nam then signs up with Jung-eum's agency as a client. Su-ji pressures Jung-eum to manipulate the match so she is paired up with Hoon-nam, as she wants to marry him although his heart is not for Su-ji despite their other compatibilities.

Main

 * Namkoong Min as Kang Hoon-nam
 * The director of a toy gallery, and a relationship expert who doesn't believe in love.


 * Hwang Jung-eum as Yoo Jung-eum
 * A diving athlete-turned "relationship helper" who dreams of love and marriage, but has given them up in the face of reality.


 * Choi Tae-joon as Choi Jun-soo
 * A clinic doctor who is Jung-eum's best friend.


 * Oh Yoon-ah as Coach Yang Sun-hee
 * Coach of the National Diving Team.


 * Jo Dal-hwan as Charlie
 * A magazine editor.


 * Jung Moon-sung as Yook Ryong
 * Hoon-nam's cousin.

Supporting

 * Nam Kyung-eub as Kang Jung-do
 * Hoon-nam's father. A politician.


 * Shim Hye-jin as Ko Eun-nim
 * Hoon-nam's stepmother.


 * Lee Moon-sik as Yoo Seung-ryul
 * Jung-eum's father. A positive and optimistic man who serves as a motivation to his daughter.


 * Lee Joo-yeon as Lee Su-ji / Lee Susie
 * Daughter of the President of Korea Swimming Association, who came to Korea from Australia to search for Hoon-nam.


 * Myung Ji-yun
 * Baek Ji-won as Bong Sun-hwa
 * Jung-eum's manager at the matchmaking company.


 * Seo Dong-won
 * Seo Eun-woo
 * Jin Ye-sol
 * Kang Hui as Model

Special appearance

 * Jung Yong-joo as Oh Doo-ri
 * Jung-eum's potential client.


 * Ji Il-joo
 * Kim Kwang-kyu as Kim So-wool

Production

 * The first script reading was held on April 2, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.
 * Filming began in early April.
 * A press conference was held on June 7, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.

Ratings

 * In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
 * NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
 * TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.