Couple or Trouble (Korean: 환상의 커플; RR: Hwan-sang-eui Keo-peul; lit. Fantasy Couple) is a 2006 South Korean television series loosely based on the 1987 Hollywood film Overboard. Starring Han Ye-seul and Oh Ji-ho, it aired on MBC from October 14 to December 3, 2006, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 16 episodes.[1][2] The romantic comedy series was popular in the ratings, and received recognition at the MBC Drama Awards.[3]
| Couple or Trouble | |
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 (from left) Oh Ji-ho, Han Ye-seul and Kim Sung-min | |
| Also known as |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Based on | Overboard (1987 film) by Leslie Dixon |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Kim Sang-ho |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Creative Leaders Group 8 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | October 14 – December 3, 2006 |
Plot edit
Anna Jo (Han Ye-seul) is a rude, spoiled, arrogant and impossible-to-please American-bred heiress. She returns to Korea only to continue being a controlling wife to her already cowardly husband, Billy Park (Kim Sung-min). When her yacht gets stuck for repairs, she hires local handyman Jang Chul-soo (Oh Ji-ho) to fix her shower, but when they have a heated spat over her dissatisfaction with his work and refusal to pay, she pushes him overboard and dunks his tools into the ocean right along with him. Later, after a quarrel with Billy that threatens to end their marriage, she herself gets drunkenly pitched overboard and falls victim to a bad case of amnesia.
In the hospital, she ends up beside none other than Chul-soo, who's still recovering from his own swim in the ocean for his lost tools. Unknown to her, he's been raising his three orphaned nephews in their unkempt house and desperately needs a nanny. Taking advantage of her memory loss, he manages to convince her that she's his live-in girlfriend and renames her Na Sang-shil. But he didn't expect her spoiled selfishness to slowly turn into compassion. And he didn't expect to fall overboard again — this time, for her.
Cast edit
Main characters edit
- Han Ye-seul as Anna Jo / Na Sang-shil
- Oh Ji-ho as Jang Chul-soo
- Kim Sung-min as Billy Park
- Park Han-byul as Oh Yoo-kyung
Supporting characters edit
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Department head Gong
- Kim Jung-wook as Ha Deok-gu
- Lee Mi-young as Oh Kye-joo
- Jung Soo-young as Kang-ja
- Lee Suk-min as Jang Joon-seok
- Kim Tae-yoon as Jang Yoon-seok
- Park Joon-mok as Jang Geun-seok
- Lee Sang-yi as Shim Hyo-jung
Awards and nominations edit
- 2006 MBC Drama Awards
- Drama of the Year
- Excellence Award, Actress: Han Ye-seul
- Popularity Award, Actress: Han Ye-seul
- Popularity Award, Actor: Oh Ji-ho
- Best Couple: Oh Ji-ho and Han Ye-seul
- Nomination - Excellence Award, Actor: Oh Ji-ho
- 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards
- Popularity Award (TV): Han Ye-seul
- Nomination - Best Actress (TV): Han Ye-seul
- Nomination - Best New Director (TV): Kim Sang-ho
- Nomination - Best Screenplay (TV): Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran
Ratings edit
| Episode | Original broadcast date | Nielsen | TNS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006.10.14. | 10.4% | 11.1% |
| 2 | 2006.10.15. | 9.9% | 10.9% |
| 3 | 2006.10.21. | 11.0% | 12.5% |
| 4 | 2006.10.22. | 11.7% | 13.6% |
| 5 | 2006-10-28 | 14.6% | 16.6% |
| 6 | 2006-10-29 | 11.8% | 15.1% |
| 7 | 2006-11-04 | 11.4% | 11.7% |
| 8 | 2006-11-05 | 11.4% | 13.7% |
| 9 | 2006-11-11 | 12.9% | 13.5% |
| 10 | 2006-11-12 | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 11 | 2006-11-18 | - | 14.9% |
| 12 | 2006-11-19 | 15.8% | 16.1% |
| 13 | 2006-11-25 | 14.1% | 16.4% |
| 14 | 2006-11-26 | 16.7% | 17.7% |
| 15 | 2006-12-02 | 18.6% | 21.1% |
| 16 | 2006-12-03 | 21.4% | 22.7% |
References edit
- ^ "Han Ye-seul Wins Over Detractors as Amnesiac Heiress". The Chosun Ilbo. October 28, 2006. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ Yang, Sung-jin (December 12, 2007). "Herald Interview: Han Ye-seul, a bilingual beauty, eyes foreign entertainment markets". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Couple or Trouble". MBC Global Media. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
External links edit
- Couple or Trouble official MBC website (in Korean)
- Couple or Trouble at HanCinema
- Couple or Trouble at IMDb
