''Lucky Romance'' () is a 2016

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based on the

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of the same name published in 2014 on

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, starring

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and

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. It aired on MBC TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays 22:00 ( KST) timeslot from May 25 to July 14, 2016.

Synopsis

The drama centers on the romantic and comedic interactions between Shim Bo-nui, a woman who has blind faith in superstitions and fortune-telling, and Je Soo-ho, the CEO of a game developer company who is a scientific and logical man.

Cast

Main

as Shim Bo-nui ** Lee Ye-seon as child Bo-nui ** Park Seo-yeon as young Bo-nui :A 26-year-old attractive woman who can learn quickly. On the other hand, she is blindly superstitious. She always follows the divinations of

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Goo Shin because she is told that she was born unlucky. The shaman tells her that in order to save her sister Bo-ra, she has to sleep with a man born in the year of the

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. She meets Je Soo-ho, and coincidentally, he was born a Tiger. *

as Je Soo-ho **Gil Jeong-woo as child Soo-ho **Seol Woo-hyung as young Soo-ho :A 31-year-old man. Born as a genius, he is a very logical and scientific person, who does not believe in anything supernatural. He is the owner and CEO of a game developer company, Zeze Factory. He meets Bo-nui, who asks him to sleep with her. *

Lee Soo-hyuk Lee Hyuk-soo (; born May 31, 1988), better known by the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk (), is a South Korean model and actor. Life and career Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's ''Lone Costume'' fashion show in 200 ...

as Choi Geon-wook / Gary Choi **Hong Dong-young as young Geon-wook :A 24-year-old man. A Korean with Canadian citizenship. He is a famous professional tennis player, and always places high in

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. When he returns to South Korea, he immediately searches for his first love Bo-nui. He has a strained relationship with his father. *

Lee Chung-ah Lee Chung-ah (; born October 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films ''Temptation of Wolves'' (2004) and '' My Tutor Friend 2'' (2007), as well as the cable dramas '' Cool Guys, Hot Ramen'' (201 ...

as Han Seol-hee / Amy Han :A 34-year-old woman. The director of a big sport company that represents Geon-wook. She is Soo-ho's first love. Ever since she lost her older brother in a fire accident, she never shows her true feelings to anyone, and always strives to be perfect in everyone's eyes.

Supporting

;People around Shim Bo-nui * Kim Ji-min as Shim Bo-ra **Kim Bo-min as young Bo-ra *Kim Jong-goo as Goo Shin * Kim Sang-ho as Won Dae-hae ;People around Je Soo-ho *

Jung Sang-hoon Jung Sang-hoon (born September 9, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is known for being a cast member on the TV show ''Saturday Night Live Korea ''Saturday Night Live Korea'' (; abbreviated as ''SNL Korea'' () or simply as ''SNLK'') is a Sout ...

as Han Ryang-ha *

Gi Ju-bong Gi Ju-bong (born September 3, 1955) is a South Korean actor. Career Gi began acting in 1977 and is notable for ''Offending the Audience ''Offending the Audience'' is a play by Austrian writer Peter Handke. It is sometimes called an ''anti-p ...

as Je Mool-po *

Na Young-hee Na Young-hee (, born September 20, 1961), born Bang Suk-hui, is a South Korean actress. Na was born in Boeun, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Filmography Film *Note: the whole list is referenced. Television series Awards * 2021 ...

as Yang Hee-ae *

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as Ahn Young-il ;People around Choi Geon-wook * as Choi Ho ;Zeze Factory *

Lee Cho-hee Lee Cho-hee (; born October 4, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She was an ambassador for the 2013 Sangsang Madang Cinema Music Film Festival. Career Lee Cho-hee had a career breakthrough with her role as Song Da-Hee on the KBS weekend drama ...

as Lee Dal-nim * as Song Dae-gwon * as Lee Hyun-bin * as Ryu Ji-hoon *Cha Se-young as Ga Seung-hyun * Kwon Hyuk-soo as Jo Yoon-bal ;Extended cast *Jo Seon-mook *Song Kyung-hwa *Jo Shi-nae *

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Cameo appearances

* Kim Young-hee * * Park Sung-kwang *

Heo Kyung-hwan Heo Kyung-hwan (; born February 16, 1981), is a South Korean comedian. He debuted as a comedian on Gag Concert, and is best known for his acts 'Four Men', 'Seoul Mate', and 'Dignity of a Beggar'. He is also known for the shows '' The Human Cond ...

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

OST Part 2

OST Part 3

OST Part 4

OST Part 5

OST Part 6

OST Part 7

Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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