Wild Romance (TV series)

Wild Romance (Korean: 난폭한 로맨스; RR: Nanpokhan Romaenseu) 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]

For other uses, see Wild Romance.
Wild Romance
Promotional poster for Wild Romance
Also known asAggressive Romance
GenreRomance
Comedy
Sports
Suspense
Written byPark Yeon-seon
Directed byBae Kyung-soo
Kim Jin-woo
StarringLee Dong-wook
Lee Si-young
Oh Man-seok
Hwang Sun-hee
Ending themeWhat to Do by Jessica Jung (ft.Kim Jin-pyo)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersHwang Eui-kyung
Oh Sung-min
ProducerHwang In-hyuk
Production locationKorea
Running timeWednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companyGNG Production
Release
Original networkKorean Broadcasting System
Original release4 January (2012-01-04) –
23 February 2012 (2012-02-23)
Chronology
Preceded byGlory Jane
Followed byJust an Ordinary Love Story
External links
Website
Production website

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 squabbling 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

in the tables below blue numbersrepresents lowest rating and red numbers represents highest rating .

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2012-01-0401 7.1% ,8.8%
2012-01-05026.7%8.7%
2012-01-11036.2%7.2%
2012-01-12046.5%9.1%
2012-01-18055.8%9.4%
2012-01-19065.3%8.6%
2012-01-25074.9%8.5%
2012-01-26085.8%7.3%
2012-02-01093.9%8.1%
2012-02-02104.0%8.0%
2012-02-08116.0%9.5%
2012-02-09125.9%9.1%
2012-02-15134.7%8.8%
2012-02-16144.0%9.3%
2012-02-22154.7%7.8%
2012-02-23165.0%8.2%
Average5.4%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]
  • In Thailand aired on True Asian Series in mid-year 2013.[18]
  • In Vietnam aired on VTV3 on September 10, 2013, under the title Chuyện tình nữ vệ sĩ.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012 2012 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Dong-wook Nominated

References
  1. Ko, Hong-ju (27 December 2011). "Posters of Wild Romance Released". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  7. Lee, Jin-ho (17 November 2012). "Lee Si Young Cast in Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  8. Choi, Eun-hwa (9 December 2011). "Lee Si Young Sports New 'Do For Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  9. Choi, Eun-hwa (5 January 2012). "Lee Si Young Goes Wild for Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  12. Lee, Jin-ho (19 February 2012). "Lee Si Young and Jessica Show Off Their Cuteness". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  13. Lee, In-kyung (10 March 2012). "Interview: Lim Ju Eun Sets Off on New Start after Wild Romance". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. 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/
  18. รักพลิกล็อคของหนุ่มเบสบอล. TrueVisions (in Thai). Retrieved 2016-05-11.
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