Hogu's Love () is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the Daum webtoon of the same title by Yoo Hyun-sook. It starred Choi Woo-shik in the title role with Uee, Lim Seul-ong, and Lee Soo-kyung. It aired on tvN from February 9 to March 31, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.
Synopsis Kang Ho-gu"Ho-gu" means "fool" or "pushover" in Korean 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.Uee was a competitive swimmer before her show business debut, and competed at the Korean National Sports Festival. 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 is pregnant. Do-hee wants to bury this secret because if the story breaks out about her being pregnant, then her life would be destroyed.
Cast Main Choi Woo-shik as Kang Ho-gu Uee as Do Do-hee Lim Seul-ong as Byun Kang-chul Lee Soo-kyung as Kang Ho-kyung
People around Do Do-hee Choi Deok-moon as So Shi-min
People around Kang Ho-gu Jung Won-joong as Kang Yong-moo Park Soon-chun as Kim Ok-ryung Choi Jae-hwan as Kim Tae-hee Lee Si-eon as Shin Chung-jae
People around Byun Kang-chul Oh Young-shil as Mok Kyung-jin Park Ji-il as Byun Kang-se Song Ji-in as In Gong-mi
Others Kim Hyun-joon as Noh Kyung-woo Seol A as Ji-yoon Ha Ji-young as Reporter Han Geun-sub Oh Hee-joong Lee Jin-kwon as Man running away with comic books Won Woong-jae Ahn Soo-ho Shin Young-il as Announcer Noh Min-sang Kwon Byung-gil Lee Yoon-sang Jang Tae-min Kim Hye-hwa Han Yeo-wool Moon Jae-young as Director Yang Lee Joo-woo as Min-ji Lee Do-yeon as Han Sung-sil
Special appearances Lee Sung-min as Oh Sang-sik, customer of manhwa rental shop (ep. 1) Jang Young-nam as Pickpocket mom (ep. 2, 6) Min Do-hee as High school girl in Yeosu (ep. 2) Kang Jun as High school boy in Yeosu (ep. 2)
Production Director Pyo Min-soo and screenwriter Yoon Nan-joong previously worked together on the tvN series Flower Boy Ramen Shop in 2011. Hogu's Love's 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.
Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
Original broadcast date TitleEach episode is numbered as "Fool's Erand" or "Foolish Act." Average audience share AGB Nielsen Nationwide 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 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 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
References
External links Hogu's Love official tvN website
Hogu's Love webtoon at Daum