Lucky Romance (Hangul: 운빨로맨스; RR: Unppal Romaenseu) is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same name published in 2014 on Naver, starring Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol. It aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 on MBC starting May 25, 2016. The drama is Hwang's first project after her marriage in February 2016.
The series was a commercial failure and only averaged 8.17% in audience rating in its run.
The drama centers on the romantic and comedic interactions between Shim Bo-nui, a woman who has blind faith in superstitions and fortune-tellings, with Je Soo-ho, CEO of a Game developer company who is a scientific and logical man.
Hwang Jung-eum as Shim Bo-nuiLee Ye-seon as child Bo-nuiPark Seo-yeon as young Bo-nuiA 26-year-old, attractive woman, who can learn quickly. On the other hand, she is blindly superstitious. She always follows the fortune-tellings of shaman Goo Shin, because she is told she was born unlucky. The shaman tells her that in order to save her sister Bo-ra, she has to sleep with a man born in the year of the
Tiger. She meets Je Soo-ho and coincidentally he was born a Tiger.
Ryu Jun-yeol as Je Soo-hoGil Jeong-woo as child Soo-hoSeol Woo-hyung as young Soo-hoA 31-year-old man. Born as a genius, he is a very logical and scientific person, who does not believe in anything supernatural. He is the owner and also CEO of a game developer company, Zeze Factory. He meets Bo-nui, who asks him to sleep with her.
Lee Soo-hyuk as Choi Geon-wook / Gary ChoiHong Dong-young as young Geon-wookA 24-year-old man. A Korean with Canadian citizenship. He is a famous professional tennis player, always placed high in ATP Rankings. When he returns to South Korea, he immediately searches for his first love Bo-nui. He has a strained relationship with his father.
Lee Chung-ah as Han Seol-hee / Amy HanA 34-year-old woman. The director of a big sport company that represents Gun-wook. She is Soo-ho's first love. Ever since she lost her older brother in a fire accident, she never shows her true feelings to anyone, and always strives to be perfect in everyone's eyes.
People around Shim Bo-nuiKim Ji-min as Shim Bo-raKim Bo-min as young Bo-raKim Jong-goo as Goo ShinKim Sang-ho as Won Dae-haePeople around Je Soo-hoJung Sang-hoon as Han Ryang-haGi Ju-bong as Je Mool-poNa Young-hee as Yang Hee-aeJung In-gi as Ahn Young-ilPeople around Choi Geon-wookJo Young-jin as Choi HoZeze FactoryLee Cho-hee as Lee Dal-nimJung Young-gi as Song Dae-gwonYoon Bong-gil as Lee Hyun-binJin Hyuk as Ryu Ji-hoonCha Se-young as Ga Seung-hyunKwon Hyuk-soo as Jo Yoon-balExtended castJo Seon-mookSong Kyung-hwaJo Shi-naeBaek Ji-wonOh Hee-joonKim Young-heeRay YangPark Sung-kwangHeo Kyung-hwanIn the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
