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Beauty and Mr. Romantic

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Beauty and Mr. Romantic
Teaser poster for Beauty and the Devoted
Teaser poster
Hangul
미녀와 순정남
Hanja
美女와 純情男
Literal meaningBeauty and the Devoted
Revised RomanizationMinyeowa sunjeongnam
McCune–ReischauerMinyŏwa sunjŏngnam
Genre
Written byKim Sa-kyung[2]
Directed byHong Seok-gu[2]
Starring
Music byChoi Chul-ho[3]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producerPark Jeong-mi[4]
Producers
  • Kim Dong-rae[4]
  • Yoon Hee-kyung[4]
  • Seok shin-ho[4]
EditorKim Hayng-seok[4]
Running time70 minutes[5]
Production companyRaemongRaein[2]
Budget₩16 billion[6]
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseMarch 23 (2024-03-23) –
September 22, 2024 (2024-09-22)

Beauty and Mr. Romantic (Korean미녀와 순정남) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Im Soo-hyang and Ji Hyun-woo. It aired on KBS2 from March 23, to September 9, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST).[7]

Synopsis

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Beauty and the Devoted tells the life-changing story of Park Do-ra, a top actress who falls to rock bottom overnight and Go Pil-sung, a novice drama producer who falls in love with her and brings her back up again.

Cast and characters

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Beauty and Mr. Romantic cast at the press conference in March 2024

Main

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Supporting

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Do-ra's family

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Do-ra's mother.
Do-ra's older brother.
Do-ra's younger brother.

Pil-sung's family

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Pil-sung's mother.
  • Lee Doo-il as Go Hyun-cheol[12]
Pil-sung's father.
Pil-sung's grandma.
Pil-sung's aunt who is a drama writer.
Pil-sung's grandpa. Father of Sun-young.

Jin-taek's family

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Chairman of App Group.
Jin-taek's wife.
Jin-taek's half-brother.
Jin-dan's mother. Hidden mistress of Jin-taek's father.
Jin-taek's aunt.
  • Han Soo-ah as Gong Ma-ri[13]
Only daughter of Jin-taek and Soo-yeon.

Others

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Pil-sung's senior and the director of the drama in which Do-ra appears.
  • Kang Seong-min as Cha Bong-su[13]
The male protagonist of the same drama as Do-ra.
  • Won Yu-jin as Jo Bi-bi[13]
A love-hate rivalry with Do-ra.
  • Nam Jung-gyu as Lee Jae-dong[13]
Do-ra's manager who cares for and follows Do-ra like her own older sister.

Viewership

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Beauty and Mr. Romantic : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
EpisodesEpisode number
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
1–252.6302.9352.5423.1342.6332.7842.4562.8862.6162.9272.4392.6272.3662.8402.5633.3372.7213.1882.6613.2422.7152.9892.7453.0172.696
26–502.9013.0933.0542.9673.1382.9153.2822.7793.1913.0673.3262.1852.5263.2703.5443.1683.4893.0723.2302.9063.4533.1683.1873.4503.771
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[16]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[16]
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 23, 2024 15.3% (1st) 14.1% (1st)
2 March 24, 2024 17.2% (1st) 16.0% (1st)
3 March 30, 2024 14.9% (1st) 13.9% (1st)
4 March 31, 2024 17.6% (1st) 16.0% (1st)
5 April 6, 2024 15.0% (1st) 14.2% (1st)
6 April 7, 2024 16.0% (1st) 14.5% (1st)
7 April 13, 2024 14.4% (1st) 13.5% (1st)
8 April 14, 2024 16.8% (1st) 14.9% (1st)
9 April 20, 2024 14.8% (1st) 13.1% (1st)
10 April 21, 2024 16.5% (1st) 15.2% (1st)
11 April 27, 2024 14.1% (1st) 13.1% (1st)
12 April 28, 2024 15.2% (1st) 14.0% (1st)
13 May 4, 2024 13.0% (1st) 11.8% (1st)
14 May 5, 2024 15.6% (1st) 13.6% (2nd)
15 May 11, 2024 15.2% (1st) 14.6% (1st)
16 May 12, 2024 18.3% (1st) 17.1% (1st)
17 May 18, 2024 16.2% (1st) 15.1% (1st)
18 May 19, 2024 18.4% (1st) 17.1% (1st)
19 May 25, 2024 14.8% (1st) 13.9% (1st)
20 May 26, 2024 18.1% (1st) 16.8% (1st)
21 June 1, 2024 15.4% (1st) 14.0% (1st)
22 June 2, 2024 17.2% (1st) 15.7% (1st)
23 June 8, 2024 16.0% (1st) 14.0% (1st)
24 June 9, 2024 17.0% (1st) 16.1% (1st)
25 June 15, 2024 16.2% (1st) 15.3% (1st)
26 June 16, 2024 17.2% (1st) 16.4% (1st)
27 June 22, 2024 18.0% (1st) 17.0% (1st)
28 June 23, 2024 17.9% (1st) 17.0% (1st)
29 June 29, 2024 16.5% (1st) 15.6% (1st)
30 June 30, 2024 18.3% (1st) 17.2% (1st)
31 July 6, 2024 17.5% (1st) 17.1% (1st)
32 July 7, 2024 18.6% (1st) 17.8% (1st)
33 July 13, 2024 16.0% (1st) 15.6% (1st)
34 July 14, 2024 17.9% (1st) 17.2% (1st)
35 July 20, 2024 17.2% (1st) 16.1% (1st)
36 July 21, 2024 19.2% (1st) 18.2% (1st)
37 August 10, 2024 12.4% (1st) 11.8% (1st)
38 August 11, 2024 14.0% (1st) 14.0% (1st)
39 August 17, 2024 18.1% (1st) 17.2% (1st)
40 August 18, 2024 19.5% (1st) 17.4% (1st)
41 August 24, 2024 18.4% (1st) 17.2% (2nd)
42 August 25, 2024 20.5% (1st) 19.8% (1st)
43 August 31, 2024 18.3% (1st) 17.4% (1st)
44 September 1, 2024 18.6% (1st) 17.5% (1st)
45 September 7, 2024 16.6% (1st) 15.3% (2nd)
46 September 8, 2024 19.8% (1st) 18.7% (1st)
47 September 14, 2024 18.0% (1st) 17.5% (1st)
48 September 15, 2024 18.0% (1st) 16.5% (1st)
49 September 21, 2024 19.8% (1st) 17.6% (1st)
50 September 22, 2024 21.4% (1st) 20.4% (1st)
Average 16.9% 15.8%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

References

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    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 23, 2024. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 24, 2024. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 30, 2024. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 31, 2024. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 6, 2024. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 7, 2024. Archived from the original on April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 13, 2024. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 14, 2024. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 20, 2024. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 21, 2024. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 27, 2024. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 28, 2024. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
    • "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 4, 2024. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
    • "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 5, 2024. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
    • "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 11, 2024. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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    • "Ep. 37". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 10, 2024. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
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    • "Ep. 39". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 17, 2024. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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    • "Ep. 41". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 24, 2024. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
    • "Ep. 42". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 25, 2024. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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    • "Ep. 45". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
    • "Ep. 46". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 8, 2024. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
    • "Ep. 47". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 14, 2024. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
    • "Ep. 48". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 15, 2024. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
    • "Ep. 49". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
    • "Ep. 50". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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