Wedding Impossible
2024 South Korean television series
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Wedding Impossible (Korean: 웨딩 임파서블) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Jeon Jong-seo, Moon Sang-min, Kim Do-wan, and Bae Yoon-kyung. The series is based on the web novel of the same title written by Song Jung-won and illustrated by Lee Chung. It aired on tvN from February 26 to April 2, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[1] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Viki and Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[6][7][8]
| Wedding Impossible | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 웨딩 임파서블 |
| RR | Weding impaseobeul |
| MR | Weding imp'asŏbŭl |
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Based on | Wedding Impossible by Song Jung-won |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon (planning) |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Kwon Young-il[2] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Lim Ha-young[3] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers | |
| Cinematography | Bin Tae-hwan[3] |
| Editor | Choi Joong-won[3] |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 70 minutes[5] |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | February 26 – April 2, 2024 |
Synopsis
In this romantic drama, conflicting desires and opposition to a proposed marriage take center stage. When wealthy heir Lee Do-han suggests a sham marriage to the relatively unknown actress Na A-jeong, she seizes the chance despite Do-han's homosexuality. Complications arise when Do-han's ambitious younger brother, Lee Ji-han, intervenes to thwart the relationship, unable to bear witness to the unfolding of their fictitious marriage.
Cast and characters
Main
- Jeon Jong-seo as Na A-jeong[9]
- A minor actress whose acting skills were at the peak level but her recognition level was at a low level. She is offered a fake marriage mission as Do-han's wife and the daughter-in-law of a conglomerate.
- Moon Sang-min as Lee Ji-han[9]
- A third-generation chaebol and the last grandson of LJ Group who lives quietly and faithfully with the ambition to make his older brother the heir to the conglomerate.
- Kim Do-wan as Lee Do-han[10]
- A-jeong's friend and Ji-han's older brother. He is a perfect man with the best heart, ability, and family, but due to a secret that cannot be told to anyone, he is refusing to be a successor.
- Bae Yoon-kyung as Yoon Chae-won[10]
- CEO of Taeyang Corporation. She is noble from her birth to her deeds, and is someone that Ji-han is eyeing as a prospective sister-in-law.
Supporting
Ji-han's family
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Hyun Dae-ho[11]
- Ji-han and Do-han's grandfather who is chairman of LJ Group.
- Park Ah-in as Choi Seung-ah[12]
- Ji-han's half-sister who is a managing director of LJ Department Store.
- Hong In as Choi Min-woong[13]
- Ji-han's half brother who is executive director of LJ Hotel.
- Kim Ye-won as Ahn Se-jin[13]
- Min-woong's wife.
A-jeong's family
- Kim Soo-jin as Seo Dong-ok[14]
- A-jeong's mother.
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Na Dae-sub: A-jeong's father.
- Moon Seung-yoo as Na Su-jeong[14]
- A-jeong's younger sister.
- Kim Young-hoon as Cho Tae-min[14]
- A-jeong's brother-in-law.
- Seo Woo-jin as Cho Ji-o[14]
- A-jeong's nephew.
People around A-jeong
- Song Sang-eun as Yang Ji-ae[15]
- A-jeong's colleague who runs a cafe as a side job.
- Kang Na-eon as Yoo Jung-hee[15]
- A-jeong's colleague and rookie artist.
- Joo Hyun-young as Hong Na-ri[16]
- A-jeong's former classmate and rival, now a successful actress.
People around Ji-han
- Min Jin-woong as Eun Tak[17]
- Ji-han's boss who is a planning team leader at the company while hiding his identity.
- Jung Hee-tae as Kim Min-seop[18]
- Dae-ho's secretary.
- Shin Mun-seong as Kang Ik-jun[19]
- A reporter.
- Shin Young-beom as Jung Tae-hyun[18]
- Do-han's acquaintance.
Special appearances
- Kang Hyung-seok as Kim Ho-tae[20]
- Jung Kyung-ho as Yoon Chae-won's date[21]
- Han Soo-yeon as Su-hyeon[22]
- Ji-han's mother.
Production
On April 11, 2023, the production team announced that filming for the series was halted due to the sudden death of actress Jung Chae-yul who died on that day.[24] On April 13, an official confirmed that filming would resume on that day, and the production team decided to find a replacement for the late actress after much deliberation.[25][26]
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 938 | 842 | 893 | 852 | 851 | 741 | 769 | 757 | 722 | 448 | 566 | 747 | 761 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[27] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | February 26, 2024 | 4.004% (1st) | 4.441% (1st) |
| 2 | February 27, 2024 | 4.066% (1st) | 4.651% (1st) |
| 3 | March 4, 2024 | 4.054% (1st) | 4.569% (1st) |
| 4 | March 5, 2024 | 3.986% (1st) | 3.914% (2nd) |
| 5 | March 11, 2024 | 3.671% (1st) | 3.718% (1st) |
| 6 | March 12, 2024 | 3.485% (1st) | 3.759% (1st) |
| 7 | March 18, 2024 | 3.503% (1st) | 3.576% (1st) |
| 8 | March 19, 2024 | 3.394% (2nd) | 3.629% (2nd) |
| 9 | March 25, 2024 | 3.130% (1st) | 3.422% (1st) |
| 10 | March 26, 2024 | 2.229% (1st) | 2.236% (2nd) |
| 11 | April 1, 2024 | 2.800% (1st) | 3.093% (1st) |
| 12 | April 2, 2024 | 3.666% (1st) | 4.184% (1st) |
| Average | 3.499% | 3.766% | |
