He Who Can't Marry (South Korean TV series)

This article is about the South Korean TV series. For the Japanese TV series with the same name, see Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

He Who Can't Marry (Korean: 결혼 못하는 남자) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ji Jin-hee, Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim So-eun, Yoo Ah-in and Yang Jung-a. A romantic comedy about an extremely stubborn and inflexible 40-year-old bachelor, it is a remake of the 2006 Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.^[1][2]

He Who Can't Marry
Promotional poster
Also known as	The Man Who Can't Get Married The Man Who Can't Get Hitched
Based on	Kekkon Dekinai Otoko by Masaya Ozaki
Written by	Yeo Ji-na
Directed by	Kim Jung-gyu
Starring	Ji Jin-hee Uhm Jung-hwa Kim So-eun Yoo Ah-in Yang Jung-a
Theme music composer	Yoon Hee-sung
Country of origin	South Korea
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Bae Kyung-soo Yoon Sin-ae Ahn Young-min
Producer	Lee Gang-hyun
Cinematography	Eom Tae-man Choi Chang-young Shin Sung-il
Editor	Lee Dong-hyun
Running time	60 minutes Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companies	Apple Tree Production Phoenix C&M
Original release
Network	Korean Broadcasting System
Release	June 15 (2009-06-15) – August 4, 2009 (2009-08-04)
Related
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko

Korean name
Hangul	결혼 못하는 남자
Hanja	結婚 못하는 男子
Revised Romanization	Gyeolhon Motaneun Namja
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏrhon Mothanŭn Namja

Plot

Architect Jae-hee (Ji Jin-hee) has the looks and the money, but he's over forty and still a bachelor. Despite being great marriage material on paper, his blunt personality and precise lifestyle turn women off. Jae-hee just can't seem to get married—until he meets his equal, single 40-year-old doctor Moon-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa), who spends most of her time at work doing overtime and covering for colleagues. Romance may be in the air yet for the unmarriageable Jae-hee, but there's also his longtime colleague Ki-ran (Yang Jung-a) and young neighbor Yoo-jin (Kim So-eun) to consider.^[3]

Cast

• Ji Jin-hee as Jo Jae-hee

A forty-year-old bachelor & Moon-jung's patient.

• Uhm Jung-hwa as Jang Moon-jung

A single doctor in her forties.

• Kim So-eun as Jeong Yoo-jin

Jae-hee's next door neighbor who has a dog named Sangu.

• Yoo Ah-in as Park Hyun-kyu

He works for Jae-hee and is interested in Yoo-jin.

• Yang Jung-a as Yoon Ki-ran

Jae-hee's partner in the firm.

• Im Ho as Park Kwang-nam

Jae-hee's brother-in-law.

• Kim Byung-ki as Jang Bong-soo

A dentist and Moon-jung's father.

• Yoo Tae-woong as Moon Seok-hwan

Jae-hee's most hated person.

• Bae Min-hee as Jo Yoon-hee

Kwang-nam's wife & Jae-hee's sister.

• Jeon Yang-ja as Kang Hye-ja

Jae-hee's mother.

• Jang Dan-ji as Kim Yeon-soo

Moon-jung's assistant/nurse.

• Choi Yoon-young as Yoo Soo-young

Yoo-jin's friend.

• Jang Jung-hee as Jo Yeong-shil, Bong-soo's dental assistant
• Lee Dal-hyung as foreman
• Seo Jun-young as Kim Tae-yeol, Yoo-jin's ex-boyfriend
• Kim Hye-mi as Tae-yeong, Moon-jung's assistant nurse
• Danji as Eun-hee, Moon-jung's assistant nurse
• Kim Yu-bin as rental shop clerk
• Sung Eun-chae as convenience store clerk
• Choi Sun-young as Park Ye-won, daughter of Kwang-nam & Yoon-hee
• Shin Pyo as stalker
• Kim Gun-mo as blind date guy (cameo, episode 1&8)
• Lee Jung-sub as fashion designer Matthew Jung (cameo, episode 1)
• Wink as singer (cameo, episode 1)
• Kwak Hyun-hwa as Mattew's wife (cameo, episode 1)
• Jeon Hye-bin as Lee Hwa-ran (cameo, episode 3, 6~8)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2009	KBS Drama Awards[4]	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Ji Jin-hee	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Ji Jin-hee	Won
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Uhm Jung-hwa	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Yang Jung-a	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Kim So-eun	Won