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The Accidental Couple (2009)

The Accidental Couple poster
Original title
그저 바라보다가
Directed by
Ki Min-soo
Cast
Hwang Jung Min, Shin Ki Joon, Kim Ah Joong, Joo Sang Wook, Lee Chung Ah, Lee Joo Ah, Lee Soo Young, Baek Sung Hyun
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 16 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A post office clerk and an actress enter a six month contract marriage. The series follows their evolving relationship as they pretend to be a couple.

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What happens

The Accidental Couple (Korean: 그저 바라 보다가; RR: Geujeo bara bodaga; lit. 'Just Looking'), shortened to That Fool (그바보; Geubabo), is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-min and Kim Ah-joong. The romantic comedy series focuses on the relationship between a post office clerk and an actress after they agree to a six-month contract marriage. It aired on KBS2 from April 29 to June 18, 2009, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes. The drama was acclaimed film and stage actor Hwang Jung-min's first TV drama in a career spanning over fourteen years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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