Hogu's Love
| Hogu's Love | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Ho-goo's Love A Pushover's Love Fool's Love |
| Genre | Romance Comedy Melodrama |
| Based on | Hogu's Love by Yoo Hyun-sook |
| Written by | Yoon Nan-joong |
| Directed by | Pyo Min-soo |
| Starring | Choi Woo-shik Uee Lim Seul-ong Lee Soo-kyung |
| Opening theme | "Kangaroo" by Linus' Blanket[1] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jinnie Choi Park Ji-young Lee Chan-ho Choi Kyung-sook |
| Producers | Lee Jung-hee Go Dae-jung |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | MI Co., Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | February 9 – March 31, 2015 |
Hogu's Love (Korean: 호구의 사랑; RR: Hogu-ui Sarang) is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the Daum webtoon of the same title by Yoo Hyun-sook.[2] Starring Choi Woo-shik, Uee, Lim Seul-ong, and Lee Soo-kyung, it aired on tvN from February 9 to March 31, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[3][4][5][6][7]
Synopsis[edit]
Kang Ho-gu[8] has never had a proper girlfriend, with girls constantly taking advantage of his sweet, naive nature by enjoying all the perks of dating then friend zone-ing him. His relationship-savvy twin sister Kang Ho-kyung mocks him and his best friends Kim Tae-hee and Shin Chung-jae for being sorely lacking in any dating skills.
Do Do-hee is an athlete on the Korean national swimming squad, and won the silver medal at the recent Asian Games.[9][10] Driven and competitive, she's frustrated at never getting first place and is known for cursing a lot.
The timid, bullied Ho-gu had a crush on Do-hee in their teens, when her beauty and sports cred made her the most popular girl in high school. She's the only reason he goes to their high school reunion, and when they meet again, he's surprised to learn that she remembers him. Ho-gu grabs the chance to spend time with the girl of his dreams, not knowing that Do-hee has a secret, that she is pregnant. Do-hee wants to bury this secret because if the story breaks out about her being pregnant, then her life would be destroyed.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Choi Woo-shik as Kang Ho-gu
- Uee as Do Do-hee
- Lim Seul-ong as Byun Kang-chul
- Lee Soo-kyung as Kang Ho-kyung
People around Do Do-hee[edit]
- Choi Deok-moon as So Shi-min
People around Kang Ho-gu[edit]
- Jung Won-joong as Kang Yong-moo
- Park Soon-chun as Kim Ok-ryung
- Choi Jae-hwan as Kim Tae-hee
- Lee Si-eon as Shin Chung-jae
People around Byun Kang-chul[edit]
- Oh Young-shil as Mok Kyung-jin
- Park Ji-il as Byun Kang-se
- Song Ji-in as In Gong-mi
Others[edit]
- Kim Hyun-joon as Noh Kyung-woo
- Seol A as Ji-yoon
- Ha Ji-young as Reporter
- Han Geun-sub
- Oh Hee-joong
- Lee Jin-kwon as Man running away with comic books
- Won Woong-jae
- Ahn Soo-ho
- Shin Young-il as Announcer
- Noh Min-sang
- Kwon Byung-gil
- Lee Yoon-sang
- Jang Tae-min
- Kim Hye-hwa
- Han Yeo-wool
- Moon Jae-young as Director Yang
- Lee Joo-woo as Min-ji
- Lee Do-yeon as Han Sung-sil
Special appearances[edit]
- Lee Sung-min as Oh Sang-sik, customer of manhwa rental shop (ep. 1)
- Jang Young-nam as Pickpocket mom (ep. 2, 6)
- Min Do-hee as High school girl in Yeosu (ep. 2) [11]
- Kang Jun as High school boy in Yeosu (ep. 2) [11]
Production[edit]
Director Pyo Min-soo and screenwriter Yoon Nan-joong previously worked together on the tvN series, Flower Boy Ramen Shop in 2011.[12]
Hogu's Love original author Yoo Hyun-sook also wrote the webtoon I Steal Peeks at Him Every Day, which was adapted into another tvN series Flower Boys Next Door in 2013.[13]
Ratings[edit]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title[14] | Average audience share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[15] | |||
| Nationwide | |||
| 1 | February 9, 2015 | Let's throw trash in the trash bin | 1.076% |
| 2 | February 10, 2015 | Let's give our seat to the pregnant women and nursing mothers | 1.262% |
| 3 | February 16, 2015 | Let's leave the squid in its place | 0.780% |
| 4 | February 17, 2015 | Let's spend Christmas with family | 1.270% |
| 5 | February 23, 2015 | Let's use condo(m)s | 0.772% |
| 6 | February 24, 2015 | Let's not ask about the past | 1.326% |
| 7 | March 2, 2015 | Let's respect one's preferences | 0.889% |
| 8 | March 3, 2015 | Let's abstain from being physically affectionate in front of the house | 1.179% |
| 9 | March 9, 2015 | Stray cats have names too | 1.029% |
| 10 | March 10, 2015 | Let's take good care of our belly button | 1.336% |
| 11 | March 16, 2015 | All babies are everyone's babies | 0.840% |
| 12 | March 17, 2015 | Let's not love the baby's mother | 1.175% |
| 13 | March 23, 2015 | Let's flirt moderately | 0.914% |
| 14 | March 24, 2015 | Ordinary things are best | 1.418% |
| 15 | March 30, 2015 | Let's not hide our face | 0.858% |
| 16 | March 31, 2015 | Let's all cross the red light together | 1.405% |
| Average | 1.096% | ||
- This drama airs 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).
References[edit]
- ^ Ghim, Sora (February 10, 2015). "Linus' Blanket Is The First Artist For Hogu's Love OST". BNTNews. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (January 30, 2015). "Uee plays haughty swimming champion in new TV rom-com". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (December 29, 2015). "After School's Uee Was Stressed Filming with Choi Woo Sik Because He is So Thin". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Couple hearts and thumbs-up for Ho-gu's Love press conference". Dramabeans. January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ Jeon, Su-mi (February 10, 2015). "Choi Woo Sik and Uee Share a Kiss By the Ocean for Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Lee Soo Kyung Criticized for Calling Choi Woo Shik "Stupid" and Interrupting UEE's Talk in Drama Press Conference". Soompi. January 29, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Jeon, Ah-ram (April 19, 2015). "Interview: Lim Seulong Explains Why He Left JYP". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "Ho-gu" means "fool" or "pushover" in Korean
- ^ "Uee to Show Off Swimming Skills in New Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ Uee was a competitive swimmer before her show business debut, and competed at the Korean National Sports Festival.
- ^ a b Jeon, Soo-mi (February 9, 2015). "Tiny G's Do-Hee to Hold Swearing Battle with After School's Uee on Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ Park, Ah-reum (January 5, 2015). "After School's Uee, Choi Woo Sik and More Attend First Script Reading for Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ An, So-hyoun (January 2, 2015). "2AM's Lim Seulong to Transform into Elite Lawyer in Drama Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ Each episode is numbered as "Fool's Erand" or "Foolish Act."
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Hogu's Love official tvN website (in Korean)
- Hogu's Love at HanCinema
- Hogu's Love at IMDb
- Hogu's Love webtoon at Daum (in Korean)
