Woori the Virgin () is a 2022 South Korean television series written and directed by Jeong Jeong-hwa, and starring Im Soo-hyang in the lead role as Oh Woo-ri, with Sung-hoon, Shin Dong-wook and Hong Ji-yoon. Based on the American series Jane the Virgin, it premiered on SBS TV on May 9, 2022, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 14 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Viu in selected regions.
Synopsis The series is a romantic comedy drama about Oh Woo-ri (Im Soo-hyang), a woman who kept her virginal purity, getting pregnant with a child of Raphael (Sung Hoon), the CEO of a cosmetic group, due to the doctor's mistake during a regular check-up.
Cast and characters
Main Im Soo-hyang as Oh Woo-ri 29 years old, an assistant writer of a popular drama airing in that time. Sung Hoon as Raphael 33 years old, CEO of Diamond Cosmetics and the biological father of the child. Shin Dong-wook as Lee Kang-jae 33 years old, Woo-ri's fiance, a homicide detective.
Supporting Seogwi-nyeo Tonkatsu Hong Eun-hee as Oh Eun-ran Ko Joo-hee as young Oh Eun-ran 45 years old, Woo-ri's mother, singing class instructor. Yeon Woon-kyung as Seo Gwi-nyeo 66 years old. Owner of the tonkatsu shop.
Diamond Medical Foundation Joo Jin-mo as Kim Deok-bae 61 years old. Chairman of the Diamond Medical Foundation. Hong Ji-yoon as Lee Ma-ri/Lee Mal-ja 29 years old, Raphael's wife, Diamond Medical Foundation marketing team leader. Park Seon-young as Director Lim 36 years old, chief secretary. Nam Mi-jung as Byun Mi-ja 52 years old, trickster
Police office Han Jae-yi as Park Na-hee 29 years old, violent crimes detective. Kim Dong-hyun as class leader 47 years old, strong squad leader.
Broadcast stations Kim Soo-ro as Choi Seong-il 45 years old, broadcast age 39 years old, Eun-ran's first love, becomes a daily soap opera star after a long period of no fame. His real name is Choi Deok-chil. Lee Do-yeon as Yu Ye-ri 35 years old, drama writer. Im Jae-myung as director Park 37 years old, drama director. Yeon Min-ji as Choi Mi-ae 31 years old, actress.
Others Kim Sa-kwon as Park Doo-pal Kim Sun-woong as Noh Man-cheol Ahn Shin-woo as Jung Hyung-sik, the head of a security company.
Special appearance Hwang Woo-seul-hye as obstetrician-gynecologist
Production The series is a remake of American TV series Jane the Virgin which aired for five seasons on The CW television network in the United States from 2014 to 2019. The American series is itself based on the 2002 Venezuelan telenovela, Juana La Virgen.
Woori the Virgin reunites Im Soo-hyang and Sung Hoon after 2011 SBS drama New Tales of Gisaeng which was the debut drama of both of them, and 2016 KBS 2TV drama Five Enough.
On April 15, 2022, photos of the script reading were released.
Original soundtrack
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Part 7
Viewership
Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings: TNmSTNms ratings: Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 May 9, 20224.1% 4.6% 3.8% 2 May 10, 2022 4.2% 3 May 16, 2022 3.5% 3.7% 4.0% 4 May 17, 2022 4.4% 4.8% 5 May 23, 2022 rowspan=9 6 May 24, 2022 3.4% 3.6% 7 May 30, 2022 3.6% 3.6% 8 May 31, 2022 3.6% 3.7% 9 June 6, 2022 3.4% 10 June 7, 20223.5% 4.0% 11 June 13, 20223.2% 3.5% 12 June 14, 2022 3.8% 4.0% 13 June 20, 2022 14 June 21, 20223.6% 4.0% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result SBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Couple Im Soo-hyang and Sung Hoon and Shin Dong-wook Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Sung Hoon Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Im Soo-hyang Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Hong Eun-hee Hong Ji-yoon Scene Stealer Award Nam Mi-jung
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References
External links
Woori the Virgin at Naver Woori the Virgin at Daum