Please Don't Date Him (Korean제발 그 남자 만나지 마요) is a 2020 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Song Ha-yoon, Lee Jun-young, Yoon Bo-mi and Gong Min-jeung.[1] Directed by Oh Mi-kyeong, the story of this series revolves around Seo Ji-seong (Song Ha-yoon) a household appliances developer who dreams to live a life like a well-designed algorithm.[2] The series was premiered on MBC Every 1 on November 10, 2020, and aired every Tuesday at 22:40 (KST) till January 12, 2021.[3]

Please Don't Date Him
Promotional poster
Hangul
제발 그 남자 만나지 마요
Literal meaningPlease Don't Meet That Guy
Revised RomanizationJebal Geu Namja Mannaji Mayo
Genre
Created byYoon Sung-ho
Written byYoon Kim
Kim Jeong-hee
Jung Jae-in
Songpyeon
Directed byOh Mi-kyeong
Creative directorChoi Yoon-jeong
Starring
Theme music composerKang Ming-uk
Lim Hyun-ji
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerSong Jae-young
Running time70 minutes
Production companyCorner Stone Pictures
Original release
NetworkMBC Every 1
ReleaseNovember 10, 2020 (2020-11-10) –
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)

Synopsis

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An AI-controlled, household appliances developer in Pelican Electronics, Seo Ji-seong, has dreams of living a perfect life like a well-developed program.

Working on an Artificial Intelligence refrigerator with voice-activated features, she inserts a super sensor chip which was lost by National Intelligence Service into a refrigerator, and an "Ancestral Spirit" program that picks scums instead of telling the freshness of vegetables is developed. So, Ji-seong finds out that her deemed perfect fiancé Jeong-han was actually not her Prince Charming.

One day, Jung Kook-hee, a firefighter, with no social media record, whom the program couldn't analyze, shows up. Ji-seong is skeptical about him, as there is no trace of his past on the internet.

Cast

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Main

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  • Song Ha-yoon[4] as Seo Ji-seong, Manager of Pelican Electronics 'Voice Recognition Smart Home Appliance Ubiquitous Innovation Development Team' a programmer of the AI controlled home appliances.
  • Lee Jun-young[5] as Jung Kook-hee, Whale Fire Station Life Safety Rescue Team Firefighter for 3 years, no social media, no digital convenience.
  • Yoon Bo-mi as Moon Ye-seul, Seo Ji-seong's friend, a Pelican quarantine staff.
  • Gong Min-jeung as Tak Ki-hyun, owner of organic cafe near Pelican Electronics[6]

Supporting

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Pelican Electronics
  • Kang Mal-geum as Hwang Ga-eul, telegram girl, Pelican Electronics secretive girl
  • Jeong Min-sung as Oh Byung-Gil
  • Kim Ki-ri, as Jegal Su-won, team manager who always raises ideological problems[7]
  • Nam Min-woo as Ok Dong-jin, an employee of the development team, a coding man[8]
  • Kim Hyun-myung as Cho Yong-hwan, no one knows when he goes to work and when he leaves.
  • Park Han-sol as Byun Ha-ri, a subjective intern who takes care of what he did not do.
Dentist friends
  • Lee Si-hoon as Bang Jeong-han, the man likes Facebook, Dentist. Ex-boyfriend of Seo Ji-seong.
  • Joo Woo-jae as Han Yu-jin, an Instagram-like man, dentist.
Tak Ki-hyun's husband
  • Kim Tae-gyeom as Kim Sang-sik, Tak Ki-hyun's husband, old blogging man, an office worker.
Whale Fire Station
  • Kim Gyeong-il as Gam Oh Joong, the man likes Tinder, from Whale Fire Station, has three children but always needs love, and finds that love outside.
Others

Voice appearance

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  • Kim Myung-jun
  • Kim Su-ji

Guest appearance

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Production

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Casting

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In June 2020, Song Ha-yoon was cast for her comeback series.[9] Lee Jun-young was cast as the main male lead of the series in the same month.[10] Later in October, Yoon Bo-mi and Gong Min-jung were cast to play supporting roles.

Filming

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The script reading was done in October 2020 as new stills were released.[11] The first teaser was released in the last week of October 2020.[12]

Original soundtrack

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Please Don't Date Him
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2020–2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • Danal Entertainment

Part 1

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Released on November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)[13]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."100% (feat. Outsider)"
  • Kang Min-hyung
  • Outsider
  • Ryu Byung-im
  • Kang Min-gook
  • Kang Min-hyung
  • Kang Chang-eui
XUM2:44
2."100%" (inst.) 
  • Kang Min-gook
  • Kang Min-hyung
  • Kang Chang-eui
 2:44
Total length:5:28

Part 2

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Released on December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01)[14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."End Game"Kang Min-gookKang Min-gookSusan3:50
2."End Game" (inst.) Kang Min-gook 3:50
Total length:7:40

Part 3

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Released on December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08)[15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."To You Who Will Be Tired" (지쳐있을 너에게)
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Na Byung-soo
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Na Byung-soo
Lee Jun-young3:20
2."To You Who Will Be Tired" (inst.) 
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Na Byung-soo
 3:20
Total length:6:40

Part 4

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Released on December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)[16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Who I Am"
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Na Byung-soo
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Na Byung-soo
Choi Jin-soul4:01
2."Who I Am" (inst.) 
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Na Byung-soo
 4:01
Total length:8:02

Part 5

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Released on December 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)[17]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dream"
  • Lee Yi-rang
  • Zion
  • TM
  • Lee Yi-rang
Cignature3:11
2."Dream" (inst.) 
  • TM
  • Lee Yi-rang
 3:11
Total length:6:22

Part 6

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Released on December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)[18]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'll protect you"
  • noovv
  • TM
  • noovv
DANI (Dani)4:10
2."I'll protect you" (inst.) 
  • TM
  • noovv
 4:10
Total length:8:20

Part 7

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Released on December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28)[19]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You know that"Maljuk Street BrotherMaljuk Street BrotherZ ye3:09
2."You know that" (inst.) Maljuk Street Brother 3:09
Total length:6:18

Part 8

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Released on December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)[20]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Disgrace" (with Seodo)Byeongsoo Na, Minok JungJongsoo Lee, Byungsoo NaGoonia3:34
2."Disgrace" (inst.) Jongsoo Lee, Byungsoo Na 3:34
Total length:7:08

Part 9

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Released on January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)[21]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Nice to see you"Maljuk Street BrotherMaljuk Street BrotherJihee Lee4:30
2."Nice to see you" (inst.) Maljuk Street Brother 4:30
Total length:9:00

Part 10

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Released on January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)[22]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."All beautiful"Hojung Kim, 30 BillionHojung Kim, Youngmin Kim (Eyelisten), 30 BillionJ.niz3:09
2."All beautiful" (inst.) Hojung Kim, Youngmin Kim (Eyelisten), 30 Billion 3:09
Total length:6:18

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[23][24][25]
Nationwide Seoul
1 November 10, 2020 0.2%
2 November 17, 2020 0.3%
3 November 24, 2020 0.2%
4 December 1, 2020 0.4%
5 December 8, 2020 0.6%
6 December 15, 2020 0.3%
7 December 22, 2020 0.4%
8 December 29, 2020 0.2%
9 January 5, 2021 0.2%
10 January 12, 2021 0.2%
Average 0.3% %
  • The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

References

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  1. ^ "'제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 송하윤 이준영 공민정 윤보미 4인 4색 캐릭터 포스터가 공개됐다" ['Please don't meet that man' Song Ha-yoon, Lee Jun-young, Kong Min-jung, Yoon Bo-mi, four-person four-color character poster was released.]. iMbc. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Please Don't Date Him". HanCinema. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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  6. ^ "Song Ha-yoon and Lee Jun-young in "Please Don't Date Him"". HanCinema. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kim Ki-ri to Star in "Please Don't Date Him" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". HanCinema.
  8. ^ Jang, Ji-min (October 29, 2020). "'제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 남민우 합류, 내달 10일 첫 방송" ['Please don't meet that guy' joins Nam Min-woo, first broadcast on the 10th of next month]. The Korea Economic Daily.
  9. ^ Kim, Hyun-rok (June 18, 2020). "송하윤, MBC에브리원 '제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 주인공" [Song Ha-yoon, MBC Every1's'Please Don't Meet That Guy']. SPORT TV NEWS.
  10. ^ "이준영, '제발 그 남자 만나지마요' 출연 확정…10월 방영 [공식]" [Lee Jun-young confirmed to appear in'Please Don't Meet That Guy'... Aired in October [Official]]. The Celeb. June 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "[Video + Photos] First Teaser and Script Reading Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Please Don't Date Him" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". HanCinema.
  12. ^ Park, Hyun-sook (October 28, 2020). "'제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 송하윤 앞에 나타난 조상신?" ['Please don't meet that man' Ancestor Sang-shin who appeared in front of Ha-yoon Song?]. Sports Khan.
  13. ^ "제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.1" [Please Don't Date Him OST Part.1]. Melon. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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  25. ^ "1월 12일 지상파 시청률, 강은탁X엄현경X이채영 '비밀의 남자' 1위" [Jan. 12 terrestrial viewership rating, Kang Eun-tak x Uhm Hyeon-kyung x Lee Chae-young'Secret Man'] (in Korean). January 13, 2021.
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