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I Do, I Do (TV series)

I Do, I Do is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Jang-woo, Park Gun-hyung, and Im Soo-hyang. It is about a successful shoe designer in her late 30s whose career is sidetracked when she accidentally becomes pregnant.

Plot
Hwang Ji-ahn is in her late thirties and works as a director of a shoe company. She likes being single and has no plans to get married. Meanwhile, Tae-kang only has a high school diploma but wants a career as a shoe designer. After a one-night stand, Tae-kang gets Ji-ahn pregnant and their lives become entangled. Fighting against rigid social mores, the two of them try to navigate a messy and challenging world. But these two people persevere despite the obstacles before them, searching for true happiness despite living in a society where morally acceptable behavior is in constant flux. ==Cast and characters==
Cast and characters
Kim Sun-a as Hwang Ji-ahn Ji-an is a director at popular shoe company at her late 30s. She is spunky, curt, authoritarian, hard-charging and susceptible to having hysterical fits when she is under stress. Since Ji-an was young, she had an unexplainable affection for shoes. Even when Ji-an would just throw on tracksuit pants and wear no makeup, she made sure she always wore the right shoes. Her love for shoes naturally led her to join a shoe company. Working harder and more passionately than anyone else, she was promoted to the position of director. However, a one-night stand is about to throw a wrench in her immaculate and perfect life. • Lee Jang-woo as Park Tae-kang Tae-kang is a man in his 20s who vowed to become rich within ten years. He only has a high school diploma, works as a seller of counterfeit luxury shoes, and constantly runs away from the police during crackdowns on illicit goods. Despite this, Tae-kang believes that he has to maintain his cool style. By a stroke of luck, he is hired by a chaebol firm as a shoe designer. • Park Gun-hyung as Jo Eun-sung Eun-sung is a charming gynecologist and highly eligible bachelor in his late 30s. He was under pressure to attend a medical school due to coming from a family of doctors. Eun-sung wants to keep dating girls without settling down with one woman, thus has chosen to live as a bachelor. • Im Soo-hyang as Yeom Na-ri/Jang Na-ri Na-ri is the youngest daughter of the chairman of Hanyoung Apparel. She graduated with top honors from the S-Mode Institute and holds the title of vice president at her father's company. Following her father's footsteps, Na-ri competes with her rival, Ji-ahn, and plans on getting rid of her at the company. • Park Yeong-gyu as Park Kwang-seok, Tae-kang's father • Yoon Joo-sang as Ji-ahn's father • Shin Seung-hwan as Lee Choong-baek • Jo Hee-bong as Seol Bong-soo • Kim Hye-eun as Bong Joon-hee • Oh Mi-yeon as Ji-ahn's mother • Oh Mi-hee as Lady Jang • Lee Dae-yeon as President Yeom • Kim Beom-yong as Song Ha-yoon • Baek Seung-hee as Uhm Yoo-jin • Kim Min-hee as Ma Seong-mi • Han Ji-wan as Yoo Da-in • Jeon Soo-kyeong as Agency employee (cameo) ==Production==
Production
Kim Sun-a's extravagant walk-in shoe closet was custom-made for the drama, with the shoes inside plus those located in the character's company and office amounting to a total of 500 pairs of footwear worth . Kim's chic fashion style has also become trend-setting, increasing the demand for the brands the character uses in the drama, as well as her bob hairstyle. According to wardrobe stylist Kim Young-joo, some of the credit belongs to actress Kim Sun-a, who gave her input during their fashion concept meetings. At the 18th Shanghai Television Festival in June 2012, the broadcast rights of the show were sold to Japan and Taiwan. ==Reception==
Reception
The drama received lower-than-expected ratings with an average of 8.2 percent, according to data compiled by TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics); it remained at the bottom of the Wednesday and Thursday primetime ratings chart throughout the whole 16 episodes. ==Ratings==
Ratings
In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. ==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack
• "That Girl Over Flowers" (꽃보다 그녀) – Yesung (Super Junior) • "I Do" – Park Ji-yoon • "Running Man" (러닝맨; remastered) – Lee Won-suk (Daybreak) • "If It Was You" (나였으면) – Alex Chu • "Like the First Time" (처음처럼) – Kim Tae-hyung (Eden) • "I Do, I Do" (아이두 아이두) • "Victory Jian" • "Lucky Seven" • "Ha, Hai, Yeh!" • "Woman, Ji-ahn" (여자, 지안) • "Sweet and Warm" • "Love On High Heels" • "Kangaroo's Love" (캥거루의 사랑) • "Marcato Time" • "A Pretty Girl" • "No Sense" • "Sketch on an Easel" • "Decalcomania" (데칼코마니) • "Gloomy Day" • "Living as a Woman" (여자로 산다는 건) • "Tone on Tone" • "Let Me Know the Secret Take 1" • "Whimsy" • "Something Sweet" • "Gag Duo" • "A Clumsy Day" • "Let Me Know the Secret Take 2" • "Decalcomania Love" (데칼코마니 러브) ==References==
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