Woori the Virgin
Woori the Virgin is a 2022 South Korean television series written and directed by Jeong Jeong-hwa, and starring Im Soo-hyang in the lead role as Oh Woo-ri, with Sung-hoon, Shin Dong-wook and Hong Ji-yoon. Based on the American series Jane the Virgin, it premiered on SBS TV on May 9, 2022, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 for 14 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Viu in selected regions.
Synopsis
The series is a romantic comedy drama about Oh Woo-ri, a woman who kept her virginal purity, getting pregnant with a child of Raphael, the CEO of a cosmetic group, due to the doctor's mistake during a regular check-up.Cast and characters
Main
- Im Soo-hyang as Oh Woo-ri
- Sung Hoon as Raphael
- Shin Dong-wook as Lee Kang-jae
Supporting
Seogwi-nyeo Tonkatsu
- Hong Eun-hee as Oh Eun-ran
- * Ko Joo-hee as young Oh Eun-ran
- Yeon Woon-kyung as Seo Gwi-nyeo
Diamond Medical Foundation
- Joo Jin-mo as Kim Deok-bae
- Hong Ji-yoon as Lee Ma-ri/Lee Mal-ja
- Park Seon-young as Director Lim
- Nam Mi-jung as Byun Mi-ja
Police office
- Han Jae-yi as Park Na-hee
- Kim Dong-hyun as class leader
Broadcast stations
- Kim Soo-ro as Choi Seong-il
- Lee Do-yeon as Yu Ye-ri
- Im Jae-myung as director Park
- Yeon Min-ji as Choi Mi-ae
Others
- Kim Sa-kwon as Park Doo-pal
- Kim Sun-woong as Noh Man-cheol
- Ahn Shin-woo as Jung Hyung-sik, the head of a security company.
Special appearance
- Hwang Woo-seul-hye as obstetrician-gynecologist
Production
The series a remake of American TV series Jane the Virgin which aired for five seasons on The CW television network in the United States from 2014 to 2019. The American series is itself based on the 2002 Venezuelan telenovela, Juana La Virgen.Woori the Virgin reunites Im Soo-hyang and Sung Hoon after 2011 SBS drama New Tales of Gisaeng which was the debut drama of both of them, and 2016 KBS 2TV drama Five Enough.
On April 15, 2022, photos of the script reading were released.