Beauty and Mr. Romantic

Beauty and Mr. Romantic
Teaser poster
Hangul
미녀와 순정남
Hanja
美女와 純情男
Lit.Beauty and the Devoted
RRMinyeowa sunjeongnam
MRMinyŏwa 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

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

Main

Supporting

Do-ra's family

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

Pil-sung's family

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

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

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

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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