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South Korean television series

Risky Romance
Promotional poster

Hangul	사생결단 로맨스

Genre	Medical drama Romance
Created by	Son Hyung-seok [ko] for MBC
Written by	Kim Nam-hee Heo Seung-min
Directed by	Lee Chang-han
Starring	Ji Hyun-woo Lee Si-young Kim Jin-yeop Yoon Joo-hee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32
Production
Executive producers	Jung Tae-sang Lim Sung-gyun
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes
Production companies	JH Media SAYON Media
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	July 23 (2018-07-23) – September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17)

Risky Romance (Korean: 사생결단 로맨스; RR: Sasaenggyeoldan Romaenseu) is a South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Lee Si-young, Kim Jin-yeop and Yoon Joo-hee. It aired on MBC from July 23 to September 17, 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST).

Synopsis

The romance story of an excellent neurosurgeon and a determined endocrinologist. Han Seung-joo (Ji Hyun-woo) used to be a warm and an understanding person, but after the death of a close friend, he became a hot-headed person and merciless towards others. After listening to the rumors of how Seung-joo has turned into a completely different person, Joo In-ah (Lee Si-young) can't help but feel intrigued towards him, believing that all of that temper is because of hormones. She is determined to make him as her patient, and run a blood test on him to check on his hormone levels. From then, their rivalry begins.

Cast

Main

Ji Hyun-woo as Han Seung-joo

A talented neurosurgeon with an extraordinary memory and a logical approach to things. However, his feisty personality and competitiveness makes him unstoppable when he fixates on something.

Lee Si-young as Joo In-ah

A hormone-obsessed woman who believes that life is controlled entirely by them.

Kim Jin-yeop as Cha Jae-hwan

Son of the hospital director. A neurosurgeon with talent, wealth and looks.

Yoon Joo-hee as Joo Se-ra

Joo In-ah's stepsister. A TV announcer who is pursuing Cha Jae-hwan.

Supporting

Sunwoo Sun as Jang Ji-yeon
Jang Se-hyun as Jung Hyun-woo
Choi Ryung as Yoo Sang-bum
Bae Seul-ki as Lee Jin-kyung
Shin Won-ho as Choi Jae-seung
In A as Lee Mi-woon
Jeon No-min as Cha Jung-tae

Cha Jae-hwan's father, who is the head of the same hospital Joo In-ah and Han Seung-joo are working for.

Choi Sung-min as Min-ki
Park Han-sol as Jang Han-ah
Son Jong-bum as Park Il-won

Production

The first script reading took place on May 3, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.
The drama reunites Ji Hyun-woo with Lee Si-young who previously starred together in Becoming a Billionaire.
Lee Yo-won was offered the female lead but declined.
When the series was still in development at MBC, it had the working title Emotional Technology/Technology of Emotions (Korean: 감정의 기술; RR: Gamjeong-ui Gisul).

Original soundtrack

Risky Romance OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	TAJOY Entertainment, kakao M

Part 1

Released on July 23, 2018 (2018-07-23)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The More" (더더더)	KZ	KZ, Nthonius, Yoo Sang-gyun	NC.A	03:23
2.	"The More" (Inst.)		KZ, Nthonius, Yoo Sang-gyun		03:23
Total length:					06:46

Part 2

Released on July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Rainy Romance" (빗길로맨스)	Jeon Chang-yeob, 5959Mont	Jeon Chang-yeob, 5959Mont	Migyo	04:06
2.	"Rainy Romance" (Inst.)		Jeon Chang-yeob, 5959Mont		04:06
Total length:					08:12

Part 3

Released on July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Tremble" (떨려와)	Jeon Chang-yeob, Ahn Soo-wan	Jeon Chang-yeob, Ahn Soo-wan	Monogram	04:02
2.	"Tremble" (Inst.)		Jeon Chang-yeob, Ahn Soo-wan		04:02
Total length:					08:04

Part 4

Released on August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Won't Do That" (그러지 않을래요)	Gong Chan-soo	Gong Chan-soo	DK (December)	03:50
2.	"I Won't Do That" (Inst.)		Gong Chan-soo		03:50
Total length:					07:40

Part 5

Released on August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I'll Love You" (널 사랑할께)	Ji Hoon	79	Punch	03:26
2.	"I'll Love You" (Inst.)		79		03:26
Total length:					06:52

Part 6

Released on August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Don't Cross Over The Line" (선 넘어오지마)	Lee Bada	Lee Bada, Young Spot, Jo Chang-hyun	Lee Bada	02:51
2.	"Don't Cross Over The Line" (Inst.)		Lee Bada, Young Spot, Jo Chang-hyun		02:51
Total length:					05:42

Part 7

Released on August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Romance"	Jeff Bernat	Jeff Bernat, J Bird	Jeff Bernat	03:13
2.	"Romance" (Inst.)		Jeff Bernat, J Bird		03:13
Total length:					06:26

Part 8

Released on September 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Sound of Love"	Go Woon	Go Woon	Han Hee-jeong	03:10
2.	"Sound of Love" (Inst.)		Go Woon		03:10
Total length:					06:20

Part 9

Released on September 12, 2018 (2018-09-12)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"That One Word" (그 한마디)	Haksun	Haksun	Haksun, Youngeun	03:15
2.	"That One Word" (Inst.)		Haksun		03:15
Total length:					06:30

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS		AGB Nielsen
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	July 23, 2018	3.6%	3.8%	4.1% (NR)	4.3% (NR)
2	July 23, 2018	3.7%	4.0%	3.5% (NR)	3.8% (NR)
3	July 24, 2018	2.7%	2.8%	2.7% (NR)	2.9% (NR)
4	July 24, 2018	2.7%	2.9%	3.1% (NR)	3.2% (NR)
5	July 30, 2018	3.0%	3.1%	2.6% (NR)	2.7% (NR)
6	July 30, 2018	3.5%	3.6%	3.1% (NR)	3.3% (NR)
7	July 31, 2018	3.3%	3.4%	2.9% (NR)	3.0% (NR)
8	July 31, 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.4% (NR)	3.5% (NR)
9	August 6, 2018	2.7%	2.8%	2.3% (NR)	2.4% (NR)
10	August 6, 2018	3.0%	3.1%	2.6% (NR)	2.7% (NR)
11	August 7, 2018	3.1%	3.2%	2.7% (NR)	2.8% (NR)
12	August 7, 2018	3.3%	3.4%	2.9% (NR)	3.0% (NR)
13	August 13, 2018	2.5%	3.4%	2.9% (NR)	3.1% (NR)
14	August 13, 2018	2.4%	3.7%	3.2% (NR)	3.3% (NR)
15	August 14, 2018	3.5%	3.6%	3.1% (NR)	3.2% (NR)
16	August 14, 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.5% (NR)	3.6% (NR)
17	August 21, 2018	3.0%	3.2%	2.6% (NR)	2.8% (NR)
18	August 21, 2018	3.2%	3.3%	2.8% (NR)	3.0% (NR)
19	August 28, 2018	2.3%	2.4%	1.9% (NR)	2.0% (NR)
20	August 28, 2018	2.6%	2.7%	2.2% (NR)	2.3% (NR)
21	September 3, 2018	—	—	2.2% (NR)	—
22	September 3, 2018			2.5% (NR)
23	September 4, 2018			2.8% (NR)
24	September 4, 2018			3.5% (NR)
25	September 10, 2018			2.8% (NR)
26	September 10, 2018			3.0% (NR)
27	September 11, 2018			2.5% (NR)
28	September 11, 2018			2.8% (NR)
29	September 17, 2018			2.3% (NR)
30				2.9% (NR)
31				2.2% (NR)
32				2.5% (NR)
Average		N/A	N/A	2.8%	N/A

Episodes 17 and 18 did not air on August 20 due to the coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.
Episodes 19 and 20 did not air on August 27 due to the coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2018	2018 MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries	Ji Hyun-woo	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries	Lee Si-young	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries	Yoon Joo-hee	Nominated

Notes

^ In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.
A subsidiary of China Wit Media Co., Ltd.

References

Park, Jin-hae (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
^ "한중이 함께 만드는 '감정의 기술' 드라마로 글로벌시장 열 것" [Korean - Chinese drama Emotional Technology/Technology of Emotions in development, to be aired globally)]. Money Today (in Korean). January 2, 2017.
"'Risky Romance' is drama focusing on hormones". The Korea Times. July 22, 2018.
^ "Ji Hyun-woo, Lee Si-young to star in 'Life-and-death Romance'". Kpop Herald. May 31, 2018.
"Kim Jin-yeop-I Joins Lee Si-young and Ji Hyun-woo in "Risky Romance"". Hancinema. May 31, 2018.
"Yoon Joo-hee to Joins MBC's "Risky Romance"". Hancinema. eToday. May 10, 2018.
^ [공식입장]김진엽·윤주희·선우선·신원호 8인 '사생결단 로맨스' 합류 확정. News1 (in Korean). June 1, 2018.
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배슬기 '사생결단 로맨스' 합류 "이시영 동기 역"(공식). Newsen (in Korean). May 23, 2018.
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"Choi Sung-min Signs Onto "Risky Romance"". Hancinema. eToday. June 5, 2018.
"Ji Hyun-woo, Lee Si-young and More Attend "Risky Romance" Script Reading". Hancinema. June 4, 2018.
"Lee Si-young, Ji Hyun-woo to Rekindle On-screen Romance". The Chosun Ilbo. June 1, 2018.
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"AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2018.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Risky Romance at HanCinema

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