The Matchmakers (TV series)
The Matchmakers is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Rowoon and Cho Yi-hyun. It aired on KBS2 from October 30 to December 25, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:45 for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea and, on Viki and Viu in selected regions.
Synopsis
The series tells the story about a young widower, named Shim Jung-woo, and a young widow, named Jung Soon-deok, joining forces to marry off three unmarried women who represent the problem of "old maids" in Joseon.Cast
Main
- Rowoon as Shim Jung-woo
- Cho Yi-hyun as Jung Soon-deok
Supporting
People around Shim Jung-woo
- Kim Hyun-mok as Kim Oh-bong
- Kim Geon-ho as Yoo Eui-won
- Kim Yeon-woo as Shim Myung-woo
- Lee Sang-gu as Shim Jin-ho
People around Jung Soon-deok
- Heo Nam-jun as Jung Soon-gu
- Bang Eun-jung as Gae Dong-yi
- Park Ji-young as Lady Park So-hyeon
- Lee Hae-young as Jo Yeong-bae
- Lee Soon-won as Park Bok-ki
- Oh Ye-ju as Jo Ye-jin
- Kim Si-woo as Jo Geun-seok
- Park Seong-jin as Jo In-hyeon
- Yoon Yeo-won as Jo In-guk
- Kim Ga-young as Sam-wol's mother
People in the palace
- Jo Han-chul as the King
- Jin Hee-kyung as the Queen
- Hong Dong-young as Lee Jae
- Seo Jin-won as Do Seung-ji
- Park Hyun-jung as Royal Noble Consort Sukbin Park
- Kim Da-heein as Kim Moon-gun
- Hwiyoung as Lee Jwa-rang
- Park Chae-young as Princess Hyojeong
The Maeng family
- Choi Hee-jin as Lady Cho
- Jung Shin-hye as Maeng Ha-na
- Park Ji-won as Maeng Doo-ri
- Jung Bo-min as Maeng Sam-soon
Groom candidates
- Son Sang-yeon as Lee Si-yeol
- Choi Kyung-hoon as Yoon Bu-gyeom
- Bin Chan-wook as Heo Sook-hyun
- Jung Woo-jae as Kim Jip
- Cho Chang-hee as Jang Chun-bae
- Go Deok-won as Han Jong-bok
People in the Hongwol Gaekju
- Park Hwan-hee as Yeoju-daek
- Jeong Seung-gil as Hong Cheon-soo
- Jeong Yeon as Mrs. Lee
- Jeong Ji-an as Masan-daek
- Park Bo-bae as Jonju-daek
- Lee So-e as Gaeseong-daek
- Lee Ye-ju as Bok-hee
Others
- Kim Dong-ho as Ahn Dong-gun
- Woo Hyun-joo as Lady Jung
- Lee Chang-min as Mae Gol-seung
- Jang Hye-jin as Lady Song
- Yang A-reum as Lee Cho-ok