More Than Friends (TV series)

More Than Friends OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;

More Than Friends
	Promotional poster
Hangul	경우의 수
Hanja	境遇의 數
Genre	Romantic comedy
Created by	JTBC
Written by	Jo Seung-hee
Directed by	Choi Sung-bum
Starring	Ong Seong-wu; Shin Ye-eun; Kim Dong-jun;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	JTBC Studios; Zium Contents;
Distributor	JTBC
Release
Original network	JTBC
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	September 25 –; November 28, 2020
External links
	Website

More Than Friends (Korean: 경우의 수; Hanja: 境遇의 數; RR: Kyeongu-ui Su; lit. Number of Cases[lower-alpha 1]) is a South Korean television series starring Ong Seong-wu, Shin Ye-eun and Kim Dong-jun. It aired on JTBC from September 25 to November 28, 2020.[1]

Synopsis

Ten years ago, Kyung Woo Yeon (Shin Ye-eun) was as innocent and carefree as any eighteen year old might be. With dreams and ambitions and a heart ready to love, it was only a matter of time before she fell for someone. And fall she did... for her friend, Lee Soo (Ong Seong-wu). Little did she know that at the time, Lee Soo also had a crush on her. Unfortunately, a simple misunderstanding kept them from confessing their feelings.

A decade later, Woo Yeon still harbors a crush on Lee Soo. Working as a calligrapher, she still keeps in touch with her friend but has never confessed her feelings for him. Oddly enough, the same could be said for Lee Soo, who is now working as a professional photographer. Though the two have taken turns having a crush on each other for over ten years, misunderstandings and missed timings have continued to keep them from becoming anything more than friends.

With feelings ten years in the making, Woo Yeon and Lee Soo begin to realize their feelings for each other are becoming too strong to keep hidden. Has the time for their confessions finally come or will yet another misunderstanding keep them apart...

International watchers have compared it to the American romantic comedy film When Harry Met Sally...

Cast

Main

Ong Seong-wu as Lee Soo
- Ha Yi-an as young Lee Soo
Shin Ye-eun as Kyung Woo-yeon
- Shim Hye-yeon as young Woo-yeon
Kim Dong-jun as On Joon-soo

Supporting

Pyo Ji-hoon as Jin Sang-hyuk
Baek Soo-min as Han Jin-joo
Ahn Eun-jin as Kim Young-hee
- Ahn Se Bin as young Young-hee
Choi Chan-ho as Shin Hyun-jae
Ahn Nae-sang as Lee Young-hwan
Kim Hee-jung as Choi Won-jung
Jo Ryun as Park Mi-sook
Seo Sang-won as Kyung Man-ho
Yang Hee-jae as Chul-soo
Kang Yoon-je as Joon-young
Oh Hee-joon as Min Sang-shik
Jung Mi-hyung as Min-ah
Yoon Bok-in as Oh Yoon-ja
Kim Dal-yul as Kim Chul-soo
Baek Seo-yi as Hwang Ji-hyun
Kim Dan-yool as Kim Chul-soo
- Wang Hee-jae as young Chul-soo

Special appearances

Woo Hyun as Mr. Han (Ep. 2)

Episodes

No.	English title	Korean title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Chapter 1: More Than Friends"	1장 경우의 수	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
2	"Chapter 2: Wind, Wind, Wish"	2장 바람, 바람, 바람	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)
3	"Chapter 3: After the Curse is Broken"	3장 저주가 풀리고 난 뒤	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
4	"Chapter 4: To Catch a Tiger, Go Into the Tiger's Den"	4장 호랑이를 잡으려면 호랑이굴로	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)
5	"Chapter 5: Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear"	5장 사물은 보이는 것보다 가까이 있습니다	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
6	"Chapter 6: What the Shepherd Boy Did Not Know"	6장 양치기 소년이 몰랐던 것	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)
7	"Chapter 7: Where Did the Curse Go?"	7장 저주는 어딘가에	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
8	"Chapter 8: Opportunities Lost Become Regrets"	8장 놓친 기회는 후회가 된다	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
9	"Chapter 9: The Function of Efforts"	9장 노력의 기능	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
10	"Chapter 10: Misunderstanding Called Understanding"	10장 이해라는 오해	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)
11	"Chapter 11: The End"	11장 The End	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
12	"Chapter 12: A Wound Deeper Than Love"	12장 사랑보다 깊은 상처	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)
13	"Chapter 13: Attitude Towards What We Love Too Much"	13장 너무 사랑하는 것들을 대하는 자세	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
14	"Chapter 14: Pinocchio's Nose Pushes People Away"	14장 피노키오의 코는 사람을 밀어낸다	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14)
15	"Chapter 15: The Reason for Walking Away"	15장 뒷모습의 이유	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
16	"Chapter 16: Every Moment Was a Coincidence"	16장 나의 모든 순간이 너였다	Choi Sung-bum	Jo Seung-hee	November 28, 2020 (2020-11-28)

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Serendipity" (우연일까)	midnight TM	midnight TM	Ha Sung-woon	3:20
2.	"Serendipity" (Inst.)		midnight TM		3:20
Total length:					6:40

Part 2

Released on October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Highlight"	Naomi Ra.L	Ra.L Rebin	Ra.L	3:29
2.	"Highlight" (Inst.)		Ra.L Rebin		3:29
Total length:					6:58

Part 3

Released on October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Sweet Dream"	Kim Eun-jae Ryu Hye-nee	Kim Eun-jae	J_ust Kim Chae-won (April)	3:18
2.	"Sweet Dream" (Inst.)		Kim Eun-jae		3:18
Total length:					6:36

Part 4

Released on October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I'm Still Here" (오늘도 난 그 자리에 있어)	midnight	Gaemi midnight	Ben	4:32
2.	"I'm Still Here" (Inst.)		Gaemi midnight		4:32
Total length:					9:04

Part 5

Released on October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Close Your Eyes"	Kim Beom-ju Kim Si-hyuk	Kim Beom-ju Kim Si-hyuk	Bernard Park	3:47
2.	"Close Your Eyes" (Inst.)		Kim Beom-ju Kim Si-hyuk		3:47
Total length:					7:34

Part 6

Released on October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Late Regret" (왜 몰랐었을까)	Gaemi midnight	Gaemi midnight	Ong Seong-wu	4:23
2.	"Late Regret" (Inst.)		Gaemi midnight		4:23
Total length:					8:46

Part 7

Released on October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Spider Lily" (피안화)	Jang Young-soo 4Batter Park Jae-hoo	Jang Young-soo 4Batter Park Jae-hoo Glody	Yoo Yeon-jung (Cosmic Girls)	3:09
2.	"Spider Lily" (Inst.)		Jang Young-soo 4Batter Park Jae-hoo Glody		3:09
Total length:					6:18

Production

Development

Early working title of the series is Number of Cases Friends Become Lovers (Korean: 친구에서 연인이 되는 경우의 수; RR: Chingueseo Yeonini Dweneun Kyungwooui Soo).[2]

Casting

On February 18, 2020, news outlet Osen reported that Ong Seong-wu would play the lead role of the series.[3] The same day, another news outlet revealed that Shin Ye-eun would be Ong's co-star.[4] Fantagio and NPIO Entertainment (respectively Ong and Shin's agencies) confirmed that they were both positively reviewing the offer but that nothing had been decided yet.[5][6] On March 25, Kim Dong-jun's agency confirmed that the actor had joined the main cast.[7] The final lineup was confirmed on April 9.[8]

Filming

Part of filming took place in Jeju Island.[9][10] Production was halted during the last week of August 2020 after Kim Hee-jung came in contact with Kim Won-hae, who tested positive for COVID-19, on another filming set. Filming resumed after the tests came back negative.[11]

Release

The first trailer for the series was released on August 7, 2020.[12] The second trailer was released on August 20 and revealed that the series would premiere on September 18.[13] On September 4, the premiere was postponed by a week after filming was halted at the end of August.[14]

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nationwide average audience share[15]
1	September 25, 2020	1.510%
2	September 26, 2020	1.438%
3	October 9, 2020	1.612%
4	October 10, 2020	1.611%
5	October 16, 2020	1.336%
6	October 17, 2020	1.572%
7	October 23, 2020	1.318%
8	October 24, 2020	1.131%
9	October 30, 2020	1.442%
10	October 31, 2020	1.529%
11	November 6, 2020	1.499%
12	November 7, 2020	1.412%
13	November 13, 2020	1.448%
14	November 14, 2020	1.311%
15	November 27, 2020	1.324%
16	November 28, 2020	1.260%
Average		1.422%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama aired 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).

International broadcast

The series will be available on iQIYI with multi-languages subtitles in South East Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

Notes

The original title can also translate to Kyung Woo's Soo, after the two main characters' names.

References

Kim, Myung-mi (September 4, 2020). "JTBC 측 "'사생활' '18 어게인' 촬영 재개, 편성 논의 중"(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
Son, Bong-seok (February 18, 2020). "배우 신예은 '친구에서 연인이 되는 경우의 수' 여주인공 배역 제안 받아". Sports Khan (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
Choi, Na-young (February 18, 2020). "After "At Eighteen", Ong Seong Wu continues to star in new JTBC romantic drama". Osen. V Live. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
Jung, Ga-young (February 18, 2020). "[단독] 신예은, '경우의 수'로 열일 행보 잇는다…옹성우와 '첫사랑 호흡'". Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
Han, Hye-sun (February 18, 2020). "옹성우 측 "'경우의 수' 출연 제안 받고 긍정 검토 중"(공식)". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
Kwon, Mi-sung (February 18, 2020). "신예은 소속사 측 "드라마 '친구에서 연인이 되는 경우의 수' 긍정 검토中"". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"Kim Dong-jun Confirms Appearance in JTBC's "From Friend to Lover"". HanCinema. March 26, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
"Ong Seong-wu, Shin Ye-eun and Kim Dong-jun Confirm "From Friend to Lover"". HanCinema. April 9, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
Kim, Eun-jung (June 12, 2020). "옹성우, 자연광에서 더 빛나는 수려한 외모". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
Lee, Kyung-ho (June 26, 2020). "김동준, '경우의 수' 제주도 촬영 출발~ "출장 느낌" [영상]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
Kim, Mi-hwa (August 20, 2020). "[단독]김희정, 김원해 접촉→코로나19 검사..'경우의 수' 촬영 중단". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
Yeon, Hwi-sun (August 7, 2020). "Ong Seong Wu and Shin Ye Eun melt fans with sweet moments in "Number of Cases" first trailer". Osen. V Live. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
Kim, Han-na (August 21, 2020). "'경우의 수', 신예은에 백마 탄 왕자 김동준 등장...옹성우, 질투 폭발?". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2020.
Shin, Ji-won (September 4, 2020). "'경우의 수' 옹성우X신예은 설레는 눈맞춤, '우수커플' 2차 포스터 공개". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
"Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2020.

External links

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[1] The original title can also translate to Kyung Woo's Soo, after the two main characters' names.

[2] Kim, Myung-mi (September 4, 2020). "JTBC 측 "'사생활' '18 어게인' 촬영 재개, 편성 논의 중"(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[3] Son, Bong-seok (February 18, 2020). "배우 신예은 '친구에서 연인이 되는 경우의 수' 여주인공 배역 제안 받아". Sports Khan (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[4] Choi, Na-young (February 18, 2020). "After "At Eighteen", Ong Seong Wu continues to star in new JTBC romantic drama". Osen. V Live. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[5] Jung, Ga-young (February 18, 2020). "[단독] 신예은, '경우의 수'로 열일 행보 잇는다…옹성우와 '첫사랑 호흡'". Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[6] Han, Hye-sun (February 18, 2020). "옹성우 측 "'경우의 수' 출연 제안 받고 긍정 검토 중"(공식)". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[7] Kwon, Mi-sung (February 18, 2020). "신예은 소속사 측 "드라마 '친구에서 연인이 되는 경우의 수' 긍정 검토中"". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[8] "Kim Dong-jun Confirms Appearance in JTBC's "From Friend to Lover"". HanCinema. March 26, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[9] "Ong Seong-wu, Shin Ye-eun and Kim Dong-jun Confirm "From Friend to Lover"". HanCinema. April 9, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[10] Kim, Eun-jung (June 12, 2020). "옹성우, 자연광에서 더 빛나는 수려한 외모". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[11] Lee, Kyung-ho (June 26, 2020). "김동준, '경우의 수' 제주도 촬영 출발~ "출장 느낌" [영상]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[12] Kim, Mi-hwa (August 20, 2020). "[단독]김희정, 김원해 접촉→코로나19 검사..'경우의 수' 촬영 중단". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[13] Yeon, Hwi-sun (August 7, 2020). "Ong Seong Wu and Shin Ye Eun melt fans with sweet moments in "Number of Cases" first trailer". Osen. V Live. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[14] Kim, Han-na (August 21, 2020). "'경우의 수', 신예은에 백마 탄 왕자 김동준 등장...옹성우, 질투 폭발?". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[15] Shin, Ji-won (September 4, 2020). "'경우의 수' 옹성우X신예은 설레는 눈맞춤, '우수커플' 2차 포스터 공개". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[ratings-16] "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2020.