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Dating Agency: Cyrano
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Comedy
Based onCyrano Agency
Written byShin Jae-won
Directed byKang Kyung-hoon
StarringLee Jong-hyuk
Choi Soo-young
Lee Chun-hee
Hong Jong-hyun
Cho Yoon-woo
ComposerPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerBae Jong-pyeong
ProducersKang Hee-joon
Lee Ye-rim
CinematographyKang Seung-gi
Hong Seung-hyuk
EditorsYoo Seong-yeop
Baek Eun-ja
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesOh! Boy Project
CJ E&M
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMay 27 (2013-05-27) –
July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
Related
Cyrano Agency
Cool Guys, Hot Ramen
Flower Band
My Cute Guys

Dating Agency: Cyrano (Korean: 연애조작단; 시라노; RR: Yeonaejojakdan; Sirano) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-hyuk, Choi Soo-young, Lee Chun-hee, Hong Jong-hyun and Cho Yoon-woo.[1][2][3] Based on the 2010 romantic comedy film Cyrano Agency, the series is about a dating agency that orchestrates romantic scenarios for paying clients, all in an effort to raise enough money to save an old theater.[4]

The early working title was Flower Boy Dating Agency (Korean: 꽃미남 연애조작단; RR: Ggotminam Yeonaejojakdan). It is the fourth installment of cable channel tvN's "Oh! Boy" series of Flower Boy programming targeted at the teenage demographic, following Cool Guys, Hot Ramen (2011), Flower Band (2012), and Flower Boys Next Door (2013).

Synopsis

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This drama is about a dating agency that orchestrates romantic scenarios for paying clients, all in an effort to raise enough money to save an old theater. After Seo Byung-hoon (Lee Jong-hyuk) loses his best friend in an accident, the once-renowned theater director suffers from guilt and decides to save his late friend's theater troupe. Using his masterful stage skills, he forms the Cyrano Dating Agency.

Cast

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After he loses his best friend in an accident, the once-renowned theater director suffers from guilt and decides to save his late friend's theatre troupe. Using his masterful stage skills, he forms the Cyrano Dating Agency.
A romantic, and one of the members of the dating agency. She believes the true feelings of her clients are more important than profit for the agency and is attracted to Byung-hoon.[5][6][7][8]
The chef of the restaurant that's next door to the theater where the dating agency is housed. He is the loan shark who originally lent the money to Do-il for the Cyrano theater, and is later revealed to be Do-il's younger brother. He is attracted to Min-young.[9]
Recruited into the dating agency because of his genius engineering skills, he is the brains behind all hi-tech gadgets used by the agency in the field.
A 19-year-old high schooler who dreams of becoming a theater actor.
Min-shik and Young-dal are Seung-pyo's loan shark goons, who intimidate Byung-hoon into paying his debt, and occasionally join in the agency's missions. Both of them eventually become Cyrano's prominent actors.
A waitress at Cha Seung-pyo's restaurant. She is attracted to Moo-jin and later starts dating him.
Byung-hoon's first love from high school, who ended up marrying Do-il. She was the one driving during Do-il's accident, which causes numbness to her right hand at times.
Do-il, Yi-seol and Byung-hoon were best friends in high school and founders of the Cyrano Theater Troupe. He later married Yi-seol, and died in a car accident.

Special appearances

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  • Ji Jin-hee as Seon Jung-nam, Min-young's F-ranked client at her old agency (ep. 1)[10]
  • Lee Chung-ah as ballerina Seol Yoo-jin, the A-ranked client Jung-nam likes (ep. 1)
  • Choi Won-young as the sommelier Yoo-jin likes (ep. 1)
  • Im Hyung-joon as veterinarian Jin Joon-hyuk (ep. 1–3)
  • Lee Yoon-ji as librarian Ma Jae-in (ep. 1–3)
  • Taemin as idol singer Ray / Yang Ho-yeol (e.p 3–5)[11]
  • Jo Yun-seo as Min Se-kyung, the girl Ho-yeol has a crush on, but who likes Arang (ep. 3–5)
  • Lee Kwang-soo as Choi Dal-in, a baker who's a masochist in love (ep. 6–8)[12][13]
  • Goo Jae-yee as Dokgo Mi-jin, a chef and Dal-in's former rival in a cooking competition (ep. 6–8, 14)[14]
  • Lee Yong-joo as Yeom Chi-moo, Mi-jin's chef ex-boyfriend who betrayed her (ep. 8)
  • Jung Yu-mi as Bong Soo-ah, a creepy-looking "Ghost Girl" who hides behind her hair and can't look men in the eye (ep. 8–9)[15]
  • Gong Yoo as the magician Soo-ah likes (ep. 9)[16]
  • Ye Ji-won as nurse Lee Hae-shim (ep. 10–12)
  • Im Won-hee as firefighter Kim Chul-soo (ep. 10–12)
  • Yoon So-jung as Madam Hwang, Moo-jin's grandmother and a dementia patient (ep. 10–12)

Original soundtrack

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  1. Chance! - Peppertones
  2. In the Same Storm - Big Baby Driver
  3. 어떤 설레임 (A Certain Heart Fluttering) - Ra.D
  4. 그대라는 한 사람 (The One Like You) - Jessica Jung
  5. Take My Hands Tonight - Big Baby Driver
  6. Chance! (Bossanova Ver.) - Peppertones
  7. Say Hello to the World - Big Baby Driver
  8. 그대라는 한 사람 (The One Like You) (Inst.) - Various Artists
  9. 어떤 설레임 (A Certain Heart Fluttering) (Inst.) - Various Artists
  10. Chance! (Guitar Ver.) - Peppertones
  11. 연애조작단; 시라노 (Dating Agency; Cyrano) - Various Artists
  12. 수상한 연인 (Suspicious Lover) - Various Artists
  13. 작전 시작 (Operation Starts) - Various Artists
  14. Miss Operation - Various Artists
  15. 꿈속을 걷다 (Walk My Dreams) - Various Artists
  16. Dark Spy - Various Artists
  17. Missing You A Lot - Various Artists
  18. 무언의 대화 (The Unspoken Dialogue) - Various Artists
  19. 나른할 시간 (Relaxing Time) - Various Artists
  20. 기다리는 마음 (Waiting for the Heart) - Various Artists
  21. I Am Here - Various Artists
  22. Supernova - Various Artists
  23. Psychedelic - Various Artists

Ratings

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In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1 May 27, 2013 0.311%
2 May 28, 2013 0.368%
3 June 3, 2013 0.291%
4 June 4, 2013 0.335%
5 June 10, 2013 0.271%
6 June 11, 2013 0.188%
7 June 17, 2013 0.291%
8 June 18, 2013 0.310%
9 June 24, 2013 0.263%
10 June 25, 2013 0.211%
11 July 1, 2013 0.129%
12 July 2, 2013 0.239%
13 July 8, 2013 0.160%
14 July 9, 2013 0.314%
15 July 15, 2013 0.246%
16 July 16, 2013 0.241%
Average 0.261%
  • This drama airs 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).

International broadcast

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Country Network Airing dates
 Thailand Channel 7 June 1, 2016[17]

References

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  1. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (April 16, 2013). "SNSD Sooyoung, Lee Chun Hee, and More Participate in Cyrano Agency Script Reading". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Lee, Sun-min (May 24, 2013). "Cast gathers to hype Cyrano". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Lee, Sun-min (June 20, 2013). "InStyle shoots Cyrano cast members". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Bae, Sun-young (June 12, 2013). "Dating Agency: Cyrano Cast Talks of Manipulating Romance". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Lee, Eun-ah (May 22, 2013). "Girl's Generation Sooyoung Trying Not to Act Pretty for New Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Ko, Hong-ju (May 22, 2013). "SNSD's Sooyoung Thanks Her Group for Helping Her with Her Acting". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. ^ Ko, Hong-ju (May 22, 2013). "SNSD's Sooyoung Says She Wants to Use Cyrano Agency on Seohyun". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (July 17, 2013). "Girl's Generation's Sooyoung Bids Farewell to Cyrano Fans". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  9. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (April 3, 2013). "Lee Chun Hee to Join Lee Jong Hyuk and SNSD's Sooyoung in tvN's Cyrano Agency". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  10. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (May 16, 2013). "SHINee's Taemin, Lee Chung Ah, and Others to Cameo on Cyrano Agency". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  11. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (June 3, 2013). "SHINee's Taemin to Make his Appearance on Dating Agency Cyrano on 6/3". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  12. ^ Son, Bo-kyung (June 5, 2013). "Lee Kwang Soo and Goo Eun Ae to Cameo in Dating Agency; Cyrano". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  13. ^ Kim, Joy (June 12, 2013). "Lee Kwang-soo plays romantic patissier in Dating Agency: Cyrano". BNTNews. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  14. ^ Kim, Joy (June 17, 2013). "Lee Kwang-soo and Koo Eun-ae to show sweet cream kisses". BNTNews. Retrieved June 22, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (June 18, 2013). "Gong Yoo and Jung Yu Mi to Appear on Dating Agency Cyrano". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  16. ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (June 20, 2013). "Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi to Play cameos in Dating Agency: Cyrano". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  17. ^ ""ภ.เกาหลีชุด เรื่อง "บริษัทวุ่นนักรักไม่จำกัด" (DATING AGENCY : CYRANO)"". Channel 7 (in Thai). Retrieved June 28, 2016.
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