Hogu's Love

Hogu's Love

Promotional poster for Hogu's Love
Also known as Ho-goo's Love
A Pushover's Love
Fool's Love
Genre Romance, Comedy
Based on Hogu's Love 
by Yoo Hyun-sook
Written by Yoon Nan-joong
Directed by Pyo Min-soo
Starring Choi Woo-shik
Uee
Lim Seulong
Lee Soo-kyung
Opening theme "Kangaroo" by Linus' Blanket[1]
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Location(s) South Korea
Running time 60 minutes
Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST)
Release
Original network tvN
Original release February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09) – March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Chronology
Preceded by Valid Love
Followed by Let's Eat 2
External links
Website

Hogu's Love (Hangul: 호구의 사랑; RR: Hogu-ui Sarang) is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same title by Yoo Hyun-sook.[2] Starring Choi Woo-shik, Uee, Lim Seulong, and Lee Soo-kyung, it aired on tvN from February 9 to March 31, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes.[3][4][5][6][7]

Plot

Kang Ho-gu[8] has never had a proper girlfriend, with girls constantly taking advantage of his sweet, naive nature by enjoying all the perks of dating then friend zone-ing him. His relationship-savvy twin sister Kang Ho-kyung mocks him and his best friends Kim Tae-hee and Shin Chung-jae for being sorely lacking in any dating skills.

Do Do-hee is an athlete on the Korean national swimming squad, and won the silver medal at the recent Asian Games.[9][10] Driven and competitive, she's frustrated at never getting first place and is known for cursing a lot.

The timid, bullied Ho-gu had a crush on Do-hee in their teens, when her beauty and sports cred made her the most popular girl in high school. She's the only reason he goes to their high school reunion, and when they meet again, he's surprised to learn that she remembers him. Ho-gu grabs the chance to spend time with the girl of his dreams, not knowing that Do-hee has a secret, that she's pregnant by her ex-boyfriend Byun Kang-chul, their class president and now a successful lawyer.[11]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Cameo appearances

Production

Director Pyo Min-soo and screenwriter Yoon Nan-joong previously worked together on the tvN series, Flower Boy Ramen Shop in 2011.[13]

Hogu's Love original author Yoo Hyun-sook also wrote the webtoon I Steal Peeks at Him Every Day, which was adapted into another tvN series Flower Boys Next Door in 2013.[11]

Ratings

Episode # Original air date Title[14] Average rating[15]
1 February 9, 2015 Let's throw trash in the trash bin 1.076%
2 February 10, 2015 Let's give our seat to the pregnant women and nursing mothers 1.262%
3 February 16, 2015 Let's leave the squid in its place 0.780%
4 February 17, 2015 Let's spend Christmas with family 1.270%
5 February 23, 2015 Let's use condo(m)s 0.772%
6 February 24, 2015 Let's not ask about the past 1.326%
7 March 2, 2015 Let's respect one's preferences 0.889%
8 March 3, 2015 Let's abstain from being physically affectionate in front of the house 1.179%
9 March 9, 2015 Stray cats have names too 1.029%
10 March 10, 2015 Let's take good care of our belly button 1.336%
11 March 16, 2015 All babies are everyone's babies 0.840%
12 March 17, 2015 Let's not love the baby's mother 1.175%
13 March 23, 2015 Let's flirt moderately 0.914%
14 March 24, 2015 Ordinary things are best 1.418%
15 March 30, 2015 Let's not hide our face 0.858%
16 March 31, 2015 Let's all cross the red light together 1.405%
Average 1.096%

References

  1. ↑ Ghim, Sora (10 February 2015). "Linus' Blanket Is The First Artist For Hogu's Love OST". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  2. ↑ Doo, Rumy (30 January 2015). "Uee plays haughty swimming champion in new TV rom-com". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  3. ↑ Park, Ji-ryun (29 December 2015). "After School's Uee Was Stressed Filming with Choi Woo Sik Because He is So Thin". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Couple hearts and thumbs-up for Ho-gu's Love press conference". Dramabeans. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  5. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (10 February 2015). "Choi Woo Sik and Uee Share a Kiss By the Ocean for Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Lee Soo Kyung Criticized for Calling Choi Woo Shik "Stupid" and Interrupting UEE's Talk in Drama Press Conference". Soompi. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  7. ↑ Jeon, Ah-ram (19 April 2015). "Interview: Lim Seulong Explains Why He Left JYP". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  8. ↑ "Ho-gu" means "fool" or "pushover" in Korean.
  9. ↑ "Uee to Show Off Swimming Skills in New Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  10. ↑ Uee was a competitive swimmer before her show business debut, and competed at the Korean National Sports Festival.
  11. 1 2 An, So-hyoun (2 January 2015). "2AM's Lim Seulong to Transform into Elite Lawyer in Drama Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  12. 1 2 Jeon, Su-mi (9 February 2015). "Tiny G's Do Hee to Hold Swearing Battle with After School's Uee on Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  13. ↑ Park, Ah-reum (5 January 2015). "After School's Uee, Choi Woo Sik and More Attend First Script Reading for Hogu's Love". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  14. ↑ Each episode is numbered as "Fool's Erand" or "Foolish Act."
  15. ↑ AGB Nielsen Korea (cable standard rating)

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