Park Jin-hee (박진희)

"Still, Marry Me" actors (from left to right): Park Jin-hee and Kim Beom [MBC]

"You shouldn't be like that with someone who is around your mom's age", Ban-suk (played by Choi Cheol-ho) says to Min-jae (Kim Beom) upon seeing a seemingly intimate picture of him and Shin-young (played by Park Jin-hee) together. That comment Ban-suk made during preview showing of a scene shown for the press on the set of "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" on February 2 may probably speak for what all viewers of the show probably feel. And like so, there are a couple of scenes in the drama that the public can relate to but some which also brings several questions to mind. Why is the story about a couple composed of woman who is older than the man and why does it focus on the topic of marriage? These questions were asked during a press conference attended by director Kim Min-sik, actress Park Jin-hee and actor Kim Beom.

Q: How does it feel to play a couple where the woman is older?
Kim Beom (Kim): I like the role but I think Park Jin-hee is tired. Yesterday's shoot wrapped up just this morning.
Park Jin-hee (Park): Other than the fact that it is physically draining, I am very happy to be shooting the drama....More

Actress Park Jin-hee in "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" [MBC]

"What is precious leaves you, what I'm waiting for doesn't come and what I didn't hope for finds me", said Lee Shin-young (played by Myeong Se-bin), the main character in the original TV series "Woman Who Wants To Marry", which aired six years ago. Now in 2010, the same circumstances are facing Lee Shin-young, who at 34 has aged two more years in the story. Her boyfriend has left her because he could not handle a woman who still had big career ambitions, the new love that she is waiting for does not come and her career is not working out the way she had planned....More

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

The upcoming drama "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" on MBC is gearing up for a fierce competition against "The Slave Hunters" (KBS), which holds the top position in ratings for the Wednesday and Thursday drama slot.

"The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" is the sequel to the popular drama "The Woman Who Wants To Marry" that aired six years ago. Created by Kim Min-sik, the producer of the hit drama "My Wife is a Superwoman" last year, the drama is aiming to recreate the stylish and confident women from the American television series "Sex and the City" in Seoul.

The period drama "The Slave Hunters", on the other hand, has captivated fans with not only its catchy storyline of the charismatic slaves and hunters, but also the chiseled and handsome characters. Marking 30 percent in ratings after airing only four episodes, the series starring Jang Hyeok and ...More

Actresses Eom Ji-won, Park Jin-hee and Wang Bit-na [MBC]

Sometimes, a title will speak for itself. MBC TV series "The Woman Who Wants To Marry", received strong support from women in 2004 by comically yet realistically portraying the life of 32-year-old TV reporter Lee Shin-young (played by Myeong Se-bin) who is worried about work, dating and marriage. A 34-year-old and still single Lee Shin-young, played by Park Jin-hee this time, appeared at a press conference for "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" (tentative title) held at the Sherton Grand Walkerhill hotel on Thursday.

Shin-young receives a wedding invitation from co-pilot Sang-woo (played by Lee Pil-mo) whom she almost got married to until he had to leave for Washington to undergo training. She also spots her was-seemingly new perfect boyfriend with another girl on the scene of a fire at a motel after having received the most glamorous proposal to be his girlfriend. And her relationship with blind date Na Ban-suk (played by Choi Cheol-ho) ends up fizzling out after a few misunderstandings. After going through a series of several more such unfortunate incidents, Shin-young declares she will never marry. But she unexpectedly falls into love with Ha Min-jae (played by Kim Beom) whom she runs into at a college she went to give a lecture at....More

Lee Joon-ki in an official poster for "Hero - Drama" [MBC]

MBC TV series "Hero - Drama", starring Hallyu star Lee Joon-ki, saw a bitter end to its two-month run on Thursday.

According to statistics released by TNS Media Korea the following day, the Wednesday/Thursday evening drama recorded a viewership rating of 4.7 percent for its final episode. Another research firm, AGB Nielsen Media, reported a 5 percent rating.

"Hero - Drama", which premiered in November, had taken off to a rough start with two lead actresses pulling out of the show and had failed to fare well against other prime-time dramas, namely KBS2 TV's "The Slave Hunters" and SBS' "Will It Snow for Christmas??"....More