Wedding Impossible
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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). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Viki and Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.
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
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
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
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
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
Ji-han and Do-han's grandfather who is chairman of LJ Group.
- Park Ah-in as Choi Seung-ah
Ji-han's half-sister who is a managing director of LJ Department Store.
- Hong In as Choi Min-woong
Ji-han's half brother who is executive director of LJ Hotel.
- Kim Ye-won as Ahn Se-jin
Min-woong's wife.
A-jeong's family
- Kim Soo-jin as Seo Dong-ok
A-jeong's mother.
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Na Dae-sub
A-jeong's father.
- Moon Seung-you as Na Su-jeong
A-jeong's younger sister.
- Kim Young-hoon as Cho Tae-min
A-jeong's brother-in-law.
- Seo Woo-jin as Cho Ji-o
A-jeong's nephew.
People around A-jeong
- Song Sang-eun as Yang Ji-ae
A-jeong's colleague who runs a cafe as a side job.
- Kang Na-eon as Yoo Jung-hee
A-jeong's colleague and rookie artist.
- Joo Hyun-young as Hong Na-ri
A-jeong's former classmate and rival, now a successful actress.
People around Ji-han
- Min Jin-woong as Eun Tak
Ji-han's boss who is a planning team leader at the company while hiding his identity.
- Jung Hee-tae as Kim Min-seop
Dae-ho's secretary.
- Shin Mun-seong as Kang Ik-jun
A reporter.
- Shin Young-beom as Jung Tae-hyun
Do-han's acquaintance.
Special appearances
- Kang Hyung-seok as Kim Ho-tae
- Jung Kyung-ho as Yoon Chae-won's date
- Han Soo-yeon as Su-hyeon
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. 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.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired 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). |
External links
- (in Korean)
- atStudio Dragon(in Korean and English)
- atIMDb
- atHanCinema
- on Kakao Webtoon (in Korean)