The Real Has Come!
The Real Has Come! is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Ahn Jae-hyun, Cha Joo-young, and Jung Eui-jae. It premiered on KBS2 on March 25, 2023, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 for 50 episodes. It is available for streaming on Kocowa, Viki and Viu in selected regions.
The series ended on September 10, 2023, with 22.9% viewership ratings for its finale episode.
Synopsis
The series depicts the story of an unmarried pregnant woman and an unmarried man who enter into a false contract which leads them to romance, pregnancy, childbirth, and childrearing.Cast
Main
- Baek Jin-hee as Oh Yeon-doo
- Ahn Jae-hyun as Gong Tae-kyung
- Cha Joo-young as Jang Se-jin
- Jung Eui-jae as Kim Jun-ha
Supporting
Tae-kyung's family
- Kang Boo-ja as Eun Geum-sil
- Hong Yo-seob / Sunwoo Jae-duk as Gong Chan-sik
- Cha Hwa-yeon as Lee In-ok
- Choi Dae-chul as Gong Chun-myeong
- Yoon Joo-hee as Yeom Su-jeong
- Choi Ja-hye as Gong Ji-myeong
- Kim Sa-kwon as Cha Hyun-woo
- Lee Ye-hyun as Gong Yoo-myeong
Yeon-doo's family
- Kim Hye-ok as Kang Bong-nim
- Ryu Jin as Kang Dae-sang
- Choi Yoon-jae as Oh Dong-wook
- Jeong Seo-yeon as Oh Soo-gyeom
Se-jin's family
- Kim Chang-wan as Jang Ho
- Lee Kan-hee as Joo Hwa-ja
Extended
- Seong-hyeok as Yeon Sang-hoon, Gong Ji-myeong's junior
- Yoon Ah-jeong as pharmacist
- Jung So-young as Seon Woo-hee, Kang Dae-sang's first-love
- Min Chae-eun as Song Songi, Oh Su-gyeom's mother and the owner of a cafe at Joy Entertainment
Special appearance
- Cha Min-ji as Jin Soo-ji
- Chae Min-hee as Eka Kim, Eun Geum-sil's granddaughter and Kim Jun-ha's sister
Production
Initially Kwak Si-yang was selected as main lead opposite Baek Jin-hee, but on December 21, 2022, it was reported that he dropped out due to scheduling problems. Ahn Jae-hyun replaced him: the series marked his television comeback after 3 years since the 2019 series Love with Flaws. For Baek Jin-hee, The Red Has Come! was her first TV series in four years after Feel Good to Die. Photos from the script reading were revealed on February 9, 2023.Release
A teaser poster announced the release date on February 16, 2023. The first episode was aired on March 25, 2023 and recorded a viewership rating of 17.7%, which is 2.8% points lower than the ratings of the first episode of the previous KBS weekend drama. The last episode was aired on September 10.Accolades
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Baek Jin-hee | Nomitated | |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Cha Joo-young | Nomitated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Baek Jin-hee | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award, Actor | Ahn Jae-hyun | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Couple Award | Ahn Jae-hyun and Baek Jin-hee | Won |