''Couple or Trouble'' (; lit. ''Fantasy Couple'') is a 2006 South Korean television series loosely based on the 1987 Hollywood film '' Overboard''. Starring Han Ye-seul and Oh Ji-ho, it aired on MBC from October 14 to December 3, 2006, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy series was popular in the ratings, and received recognition at the

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Plot

Anna Jo ( Han Ye-seul) is a rude, spoiled, arrogant and impossible-to-please American-bred heiress. She returns to Korea only to continue being a controlling wife to her already cowardly husband, Billy Park ( Kim Sung-min). When her yacht gets stuck for repairs, she hires local handyman Jang Chul-soo ( Oh Ji-ho) to fix her shower, but when they have a heated spat over her dissatisfaction with his work and refusal to pay, she pushes him overboard and dunks his tools into the ocean right along with him. Later, after a quarrel with Billy that threatens to end their marriage, she herself gets drunkenly pitched overboard and falls victim to a bad case of

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. In the hospital, she ends up beside none other than Chul-soo, who's still recovering from his own swim in the ocean for his lost tools. Unknown to her, he's been raising his three orphaned nephews in their unkempt house and desperately needs a nanny. Taking advantage of her memory loss, he manages to convince her that she's his live-in girlfriend and renames her Na Sang-shil. But he didn't expect her spoiled selfishness to slowly turn into compassion. And he didn't expect to fall overboard again — this time, for her.

Cast

Main characters

* Han Ye-seul as Anna Jo / Na Sang-shil * Oh Ji-ho as Jang Chul-soo * Kim Sung-min as Billy Park * Park Han-byul as Oh Yoo-kyung

Supporting characters

* Kim Kwang-kyu as Department head Gong * Kim Jung-wook as Ha Deok-gu * Lee Mi-young as Oh Kye-joo * Jung Soo-young as Kang-ja * Lee Suk-min as Jang Joon-seok * Kim Tae-yoon as Jang Yoon-seok * Park Joon-mok as Jang Geun-seok * Lee Sang-yi as Shim Hyo-jung

Awards and nominations

; 2006

* Drama of the Year * Excellence Award, Actress: Han Ye-seul * Popularity Award, Actress: Han Ye-seul * Popularity Award, Actor: Oh Ji-ho * Best Couple: Oh Ji-ho and Han Ye-seul * Nomination - Excellence Award, Actor: Oh Ji-ho ; 2007 43rd

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* Popularity Award (TV): Han Ye-seul * Nomination - Best Actress (TV): Han Ye-seul * Nomination - Best New Director (TV): Kim Sang-ho * Nomination - Best Screenplay (TV): Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran

Ratings

References

External links

''Couple or Trouble'' official MBC website
* * {{Hong sisters MBC TV television dramas 2006 South Korean television series debuts 2006 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romantic comedy television series Television shows written by the Hong sisters Live action television shows based on films