Please Don't Date Him (Korean: 제발 그 남자 만나지 마요) is a 2020 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Song Ha-yoon, Lee Jun-young, Yoon Bo-mi and Gong Min-jeung. Directed by Oh Mi-kyeong, the story of this series revolves around Seo Ji-seong (Song Ha-yoon) a household appliances developer who dreams to live a life like a well-designed algorithm. The series was premiered on MBC Every 1 on November 10, 2020, and aired every Tuesday at 22:40 (KST) till January 12, 2021.

Synopsis

An AI-controlled, household appliances developer in Pelican Electronics, Seo Ji-seong, has dreams of living a perfect life like a well-developed program.

Working on an Artificial Intelligence refrigerator with voice-activated features, she inserts a super sensor chip which was lost by National Intelligence Service into a refrigerator, and an "Ancestral Spirit" program that picks scums instead of telling the freshness of vegetables is developed. So, Ji-seong finds out that her deemed perfect fiancé Jeong-han was actually not her Prince Charming.

One day, Jung Kook-hee, a firefighter, with no social media record, whom the program couldn't analyze, shows up. Ji-seong is skeptical about him, as there is no trace of his past on the internet.

Cast

Main

  • Song Ha-yoon as Seo Ji-seong, Manager of Pelican Electronics 'Voice Recognition Smart Home Appliance Ubiquitous Innovation Development Team' a programmer of the AI controlled home appliances.
  • Lee Jun-young as Jung Kook-hee, Whale Fire Station Life Safety Rescue Team Firefighter for 3 years, no social media, no digital convenience.
  • Yoon Bo-mi as Moon Ye-seul, Seo Ji-seong's friend, a Pelican quarantine staff.
  • Gong Min-jeung as Tak Ki-hyun, owner of organic cafe near Pelican Electronics

Supporting

Pelican Electronics

  • Kang Mal-geum as Hwang Ga-eul, telegram girl, Pelican Electronics secretive girl
  • Jeong Min-sung as Oh Byung-Gil
  • Kim Ki-ri, as Jegal Su-won, team manager who always raises ideological problems
  • Nam Min-woo as Ok Dong-jin, an employee of the development team, a coding man
  • Kim Hyun-myung as Cho Yong-hwan, no one knows when he goes to work and when he leaves.
  • Park Han-sol as Byun Ha-ri, a subjective intern who takes care of what he did not do.

Dentist friends

  • Lee Si-hoon as Bang Jeong-han, the man likes Facebook, Dentist. Ex-boyfriend of Seo Ji-seong.
  • Joo Woo-jae as Han Yu-jin, an Instagram-like man, dentist.

Tak Ki-hyun's husband

  • Kim Tae-gyeom as Kim Sang-sik, Tak Ki-hyun's husband, old blogging man, an office worker.

Whale Fire Station

  • Kim Gyeong-il as Gam Oh Joong, the man likes Tinder, from Whale Fire Station, has three children but always needs love, and finds that love outside.

Others

Voice appearance

  • Kim Myung-jun
  • Kim Su-ji

Guest appearance

Production

Casting

In June 2020, Song Ha-yoon was cast for her comeback series. Lee Jun-young was cast as the main male lead of the series in the same month. Later in October, Yoon Bo-mi and Gong Min-jung were cast to play supporting roles.

Filming

The script reading was done in October 2020 as new stills were released. The first teaser was released in the last week of October 2020.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."100% (feat. Outsider)"Kang Min-hyungOutsiderRyu Byung-imKang Min-gookKang Min-hyungKang Chang-euiXUM2:44
2."100%" (inst.)Kang Min-gookKang Min-hyungKang Chang-eui2:44
Total length:5:28

Part 2

Released on December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."End Game"Kang Min-gookKang Min-gookSusan3:50
2."End Game" (inst.)Kang Min-gook3:50
Total length:7:40

Part 3

Released on December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."To You Who Will Be Tired" (지쳐있을 너에게)Lee Jong-sooNa Byung-sooLee Jong-sooNa Byung-sooLee Jun-young3:20
2."To You Who Will Be Tired" (inst.)Lee Jong-sooNa Byung-soo3:20
Total length:6:40

Part 4

Released on December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Who I Am"Lee Jong-sooNa Byung-sooLee Jong-sooNa Byung-sooChoi Jin-soul4:01
2."Who I Am" (inst.)Lee Jong-sooNa Byung-soo4:01
Total length:8:02

Part 5

Released on December 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dream"Lee Yi-rangZionTMLee Yi-rangCignature3:11
2."Dream" (inst.)TMLee Yi-rang3:11
Total length:6:22

Part 6

Released on December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'll protect you"noovvTMnoovvDANI (Dani)4:10
2."I'll protect you" (inst.)TMnoovv4:10
Total length:8:20

Part 7

Released on December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You know that"Maljuk Street BrotherMaljuk Street BrotherZ ye3:09
2."You know that" (inst.)Maljuk Street Brother3:09
Total length:6:18

Part 8

Released on December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Disgrace" (with Seodo)Byeongsoo Na, Minok JungJongsoo Lee, Byungsoo NaGoonia3:34
2."Disgrace" (inst.)Jongsoo Lee, Byungsoo Na3:34
Total length:7:08

Part 9

Released on January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Nice to see you"Maljuk Street BrotherMaljuk Street BrotherJihee Lee4:30
2."Nice to see you" (inst.)Maljuk Street Brother4:30
Total length:9:00

Part 10

Released on January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."All beautiful"Hojung Kim, 30 BillionHojung Kim, Youngmin Kim (Eyelisten), 30 BillionJ.niz3:09
2."All beautiful" (inst.)Hojung Kim, Youngmin Kim (Eyelisten), 30 Billion3:09
Total length:6:18

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
Nielsen Korea
NationwideSeoul
1November 10, 20200.2%—N/a
2November 17, 20200.3%
3November 24, 20200.2%
4December 1, 20200.4%
5December 8, 20200.6%
6December 15, 20200.3%
7December 22, 20200.4%
8December 29, 20200.2%
9January 5, 20210.2%
10January 12, 20210.2%
Average0.3%%
The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

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