The Real Has Come!
2023 South Korean television series
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The Real Has Come! (Korean: 진짜가 나타났다!) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Ahn Jae-hyun, Cha Joo-young, and Jung Eui-jae. It premiered on KBS2 on March 25, 2023, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST) for 50 episodes.[3] It is available for streaming on Kocowa, Viki and Viu in selected regions.[4][5][6]
Also known as
- The Real Deal Has Come!
- The Real Appeared!
- The Real Deal
Hangul
진짜가 나타났다!
Lit.The Real One Appeared!
RRJinjjaga natanatda!
| The Real Has Come! | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Also known as |
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| Hangul | 진짜가 나타났다! |
| Lit. | The Real One Appeared! |
| RR | Jinjjaga natanatda! |
| MR | Chintchaga nat'anatta! |
| Genre | |
| Developed by | KBS Drama Division |
| Written by | Jo Jeong-joo |
| Directed by | Han Joon-seo |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Choi In-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ki Min-soo (KBS) |
| Producers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 80 minutes[2] |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | March 25 – September 10, 2023 |
The series ended on September 10, 2023, with 22.9% viewership ratings for its finale episode.[7]
Synopsis
Cast
Main
- Baek Jin-hee as Oh Yeon-doo[10]
- 33 years old, a Korean language instructor, who is a star in the online lecture world. She is a K-eldest daughter with a unique positive mindset, which gives her tenacity, and ability to survive at the highest level.
- Ahn Jae-hyun as Gong Tae-kyung[11]
- 34 years old, a highly skilled obstetrician and gynecologist specializing in infertility clinics. The third son of a wealthy chaebol family.
- Cha Joo-young as Jang Se-jin[12]
- 34 years old, a childhood friend of Gong Tae-kyung and NX Group Chief of Staff. She has outstanding work ability and assists the chairman, she is also trusted by the chairman's family.
- Jung Eui-jae as Kim Jun-ha[13]
- 34 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's ex-boyfriend, an investment expert who values investment the most. The biological father of the child inside Yeon-doo's belly.[14]
Supporting
Tae-kyung's family
- Kang Boo-ja as Eun Geum-sil[15]
- 80 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's step-grandmother, mother of corporate chairman Gong Chan-sik.
- Hong Yo-seob (Ep. 1–15) / Sunwoo Jae-duk (Ep. 17–50) as Gong Chan-sik[a]
- 64 years old, corporate chairman of NX Group, Gong Tae-kyung's step-father.
- Cha Hwa-yeon as Lee In-ok
- 59 years old, Gong Chan-sik's wife and Gong Tae-kyung's mother.
- Choi Dae-chul as Gong Chun-myeong
- 39 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older brother, managing director, finance team, NX Group.
- Yoon Joo-hee as Yeom Su-jeong[17]
- 35 years old, Gong Chun-myeong's wife. She comes from a strong family background and has a high nose. Even her mother-in-law pampers her.
- Choi Ja-hye as Gong Ji-myeong[18]
- 37 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older sister, she is a managing director at her father's company. She is married to her brother's medical school senior Cha Hyun-woo.
- Kim Sa-kwon as Cha Hyun-woo[19]
- 37 years old, chief of obstetrics and gynecology and the husband of Gong Tae-kyung's older sister Gong Ji-myeong.
- Lee Ye-hyun as Gong Yoo-myeong[20]
- 26 years old, Tae-kyung's younger sister, rich family's youngest daughter.
Yeon-doo's family
- Kim Hye-ok as Kang Bong-nim
- 59 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's mother, who cares deeply for her children.
- Ryu Jin as Kang Dae-sang
- 43 years old, Yeondu's maternal uncle, Bong-nim's younger brother.
- Choi Yoon-jae as Oh Dong-wook
- 25 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's younger brother, a single dad, who is raising a daughter by himself after becoming a father at the age of 18.
- Jeong Seo-yeon as Oh Soo-gyeom[21]
- 7 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's niece and Oh Dong-wook's daughter.
Se-jin's family
- Kim Chang-wan as Jang Ho[22]
- 64 years old, Se-jin's father, very compassionate and upright person.
- Lee Kan-hee as Joo Hwa-ja
- 55 years old, Se-jin's mother, loves to be in the spotlight and is prone to vanity and extravagance.
Extended
Special appearance
- Cha Min-ji as Jin Soo-ji[27]
- Announcer, Gong Tae-kyung's girlfriend (Ep. 1).
- Chae Min-hee as Eka Kim, Eun Geum-sil's granddaughter and Kim Jun-ha's sister (Ep. 42, 43)[28]
Production
Initially Kwak Si-yang was selected as main lead opposite Baek Jin-hee, but on December 21, 2022, it was reported that he dropped out due to scheduling problems.[29] Ahn Jae-hyun replaced him: the series marked his television comeback after 3 years since the 2019 series Love with Flaws.[30] For Baek Jin-hee, The Red Has Come! was her first TV series in four years after Feel Good to Die.[31] Photos from the script reading were revealed on February 9, 2023.[32]
Release
A teaser poster announced the release date on February 16, 2023. The first episode was aired on March 25, 2023 and recorded a viewership rating of 17.7%, which is 2.8% points lower than the ratings of the first episode of the previous KBS weekend drama.[33] The last episode was aired on September 10.[34]
Original soundtrack
| The Real Has Come! | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various | |
| Released | 2023 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Languages | |
| Labels | |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where Your Feet Stay" (그대 발길 머무는 곳에) | Ha Ji-young | Lee Ho-jun | Kim Hee-jae | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Where Your Feet Stay" (그대 발길 머무는 곳에; Inst.) | Lee Ho-jun | 3:27 | ||
| Total length: | 6:54 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eulachacha" (으라차차) | Nautilus, New York King | Nautilus, New York King | Nautilus | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Eulachacha" (으라차차; Inst.) | Nautilus, New York King | 3:47 | ||
| Total length: | 7:34 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Song With You" (그대와의 노래) | Do It | Do It | Yeongyeongi | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Song With You" (그대와의 노래; Inst.) | Do It | 3:12 | ||
| Total length: | 6:24 | ||||
Viewership
The Real Has Come : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[38]
| Episodes | Episode number | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1–10 | 3.150 | 3.776 | 3.104 | 3.423 | 2.846 | 3.558 | 3.115 | 3.818 | 3.489 | 4.058 | |
| 11–20 | 3.612 | 3.541 | 3.304 | 3.701 | 3.061 | 3.477 | 3.037 | 3.503 | 3.306 | 3.664 | |
| 21–30 | 3.271 | 3.422 | 3.243 | 3.695 | 3.036 | 3.595 | 3.100 | 3.856 | 3.114 | 3.655 | |
| 31–40 | 3.190 | 3.910 | 3.501 | 3.972 | 3.689 | 4.200 | 3.524 | 3.949 | 3.613 | 4.186 | |
| 41–50 | 3.668 | 4.216 | 3.627 | 4.002 | 3.572 | 4.201 | 3.987 | 4.330 | 3.602 | 4.268 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[38] | TNmS[39] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | March 25, 2023 | 17.7% (1st) | 16.3% (2nd) | 13.7% (1st) | |
| 2 | March 26, 2023 | 20.8% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) | |
| 3 | April 1, 2023 | 18.1% (2nd) | 16.4% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | |
| 4 | April 2, 2023 | 19.5% (1st) | 17.9% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) | |
| 5 | April 8, 2023 | 16.5% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) | |
| 6 | April 9, 2023 | 20.1% (1st) | 18.1% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) | |
| 7 | April 15, 2023 | 18.3% (2nd) | 16.3% (2nd) | N/A | |
| 8 | April 16, 2023 | 21.7% (1st) | 19.2% (1st) | 17.9% (1st) | |
| 9 | April 22, 2023 | 20.1% (1st) | 19.0% (1st) | N/A | |
| 10 | April 23, 2023 | 23.1% (1st) | 21.7% (1st) | 18.1% (1st) | |
| 11 | April 29, 2023 | 20.5% (1st) | 18.7% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) | |
| 12 | April 30, 2023 | 19.6% (1st) | 17.7% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) | |
| 13 | May 6, 2023 | 19.1% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) | N/A | |
| 14 | May 7, 2023 | 20.4% (1st) | 18.7% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) | |
| 15 | May 13, 2023 | 17.6% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) | |
| 16 | May 14, 2023 | 20.0% (1st) | 18.5% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) | |
| 17 | May 20, 2023 | 17.4% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) | 14.2% (1st) | |
| 18 | May 21, 2023 | 19.8% (1st) | 18.4% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) | |
| 19 | May 27, 2023 | 18.8% (1st) | 18.6% (1st) | N/A | |
| 20 | May 28, 2023 | 20.2% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) | |
| 21 | June 3, 2023 | 19.0% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | N/A | |
| 22 | June 4, 2023 | 20.1% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | |
| 23 | June 10, 2023 | 19.4% (1st) | 18.0% (1st) | N/A | |
| 24 | June 11, 2023 | 21.0% (1st) | 19.7% (1st) | 17.4% (1st) | |
| 25 | June 17, 2023 | 18.1% (1st) | 16.6% (2nd) | 15.3% (1st) | |
| 26 | June 18, 2023 | 20.2% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) | 16.0% (1st) | |
| 27 | June 24, 2023 | 18.1% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) | N/A | |
| 28 | June 25, 2023 | 21.7% (1st) | 19.8% (1st) | 16.4% (1st) | |
| 29 | July 1, 2023 | 18.1% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) | |
| 30 | July 2, 2023 | 21.0% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) | |
| 31 | July 8, 2023 | 18.2% (1st) | 17.0% (1st) | 14.4% (1st) | |
| 32 | July 9, 2023 | 21.5% (1st) | 20.5% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) | |
| 33 | July 15, 2023 | 20.6% (1st) | 19.5% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) | |
| 34 | July 16, 2023 | 22.7% (1st) | 21.3% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | |
| 35 | July 22, 2023 | 21.7% (1st) | 20.5% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) | |
| 36 | July 23, 2023 | 23.9% (1st) | 22.4% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) | |
| 37 | July 29, 2023 | 20.6% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) | |
| 38 | July 30, 2023 | 22.8% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | 18.4% (1st) | |
| 39 | August 5, 2023 | 21.2% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) | N/A[b] | |
| 40 | August 6, 2023 | 22.8% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | ||
| 41 | August 12, 2023 | 20.5% (1st) | 18.5% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) | |
| 42 | August 13, 2023 | 23.8% (1st) | 21.5% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) | |
| 43 | August 19, 2023 | 20.9% (1st) | 19.4% (1st) | N/A | |
| 44 | August 20, 2023 | 22.0% (1st) | 20.0% (1st) | 18.0% (1st) | |
| 45 | August 26, 2023 | 21.0% (1st) | 19.7% (1st) | N/A | |
| 46 | August 27, 2023 | 23.3% (1st) | 21.8% (1st) | 19.3% (1st) | |
| 47 | September 2, 2023 | 22.7% (1st) | 20.5% (1st) | N/A | |
| 48 | September 3, 2023 | 23.6% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) | 18.8% (1st) | |
| 49 | September 9, 2023 | 20.9% (1st) | 19.1% (1st) | N/A | |
| 50 | September 10, 2023 | 22.9% (1st) | 20.4% (1st) | 19.7% (1st) | |
| Average | 20.5% | 19.0% | —[c] | ||
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Accolades
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Baek Jin-hee | Nominated | [40][41] |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Cha Joo-young | Nominated | |||
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Baek Jin-hee | Won | [42] |
| Popularity Award, Actor | Ahn Jae-hyun | Won | |||
| Best Couple Award | Ahn Jae-hyun and Baek Jin-hee | Won | |||
Notes
- Hong Yo-seob stepped down from the series after the 15th episode due to personal reasons. He was replaced by Sunwoo Jae-duk for the role of Gong Chan-sik.[16]
- Due to unknown reasons, TNmS did not issue the average TV viewership ratings for all free-to-air television programs in South Korea from August 4 to 10, 2023. TNmS resumed issuing those for the August 11, 2023 24-hour period on August 12, 2023.
- Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
