He Who Can't Marry () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ji Jin-hee, Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim So-eun, Yoo Ah-in and Yang Jung-a. A romantic comedy about an extremely stubborn and inflexible 40-year-old bachelor, it is a remake of the 2006 Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.
Plot Architect Jae-hee (Ji Jin-hee) has the looks and the money, but he is over forty and still a bachelor. Despite being great marriage material on paper, his blunt personality and precise lifestyle turn women off. Jae-hee just cannot seem to get married—until he meets his equal, single 40-year-old doctor Moon-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa), who spends most of her time at work doing overtime and covering for colleagues. Romance may be in the air yet for the unmarriageable Jae-hee, but there's also his longtime colleague Ki-ran (Yang Jung-a) and young neighbor Yoo-jin (Kim So-eun) to consider.
Cast Ji Jin-hee as Jo Jae-hee A forty-year-old bachelor & Moon-jung's patient.
Uhm Jung-hwa as Jang Moon-jung A single doctor in her forties.
Kim So-eun as Jeong Yoo-jin Jae-hee's next door neighbor who has a dog named Sangu.
Yoo Ah-in as Park Hyun-kyu He works for Jae-hee and is interested in Yoo-jin.
Yang Jung-a as Yoon Ki-ran Jae-hee's partner in the firm.
Im Ho as Park Kwang-nam Jae-hee's brother-in-law.
Kim Byung-ki as Jang Bong-soo A dentist and Moon-jung's father.
Yoo Tae-woong as Moon Seok-hwan Jae-hee's most hated person.
Bae Min-hee as Jo Yoon-hee Kwang-nam's wife & Jae-hee's sister.
Jeon Yang-ja as Kang Hye-ja Jae-hee's mother.
Jang Dan-ji as Kim Yeon-soo Moon-jung's assistant/nurse.
Choi Yoon-young as Yoo Soo-young Yoo-jin's friend.
Jang Jung-hee as Jo Yeong-shil, Bong-soo's dental assistant Lee Dal-hyung as foreman Seo Jun-young as Kim Tae-yeol, Yoo-jin's ex-boyfriend Kim Hye-mi as Tae-yeong, Moon-jung's assistant nurse Danji as Eun-hee, Moon-jung's assistant nurse Kim Yu-bin as rental shop clerk Sung Eun-chae as convenience store clerk Choi Sun-young as Park Ye-won, daughter of Kwang-nam & Yoon-hee Shin Pyo as stalker Kim Gun-mo as blind date guy (cameo, episode 1&8) Lee Jung-sub as fashion designer Matthew Jung (cameo, episode 1) Wink as singer (cameo, episode 1) Kwak Hyun-hwa as Mattew's wife (cameo, episode 1) Jeon Hye-bin as Lee Hwa-ran (cameo, episode 3, 6~8)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2009 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Ji Jin-hee Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ji Jin-hee Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Uhm Jung-hwa Best Supporting Actress Yang Jung-a Best New Actor Yoo Ah-in Best New Actress Kim So-eun
References
External links He Who Can't Marry official KBS website