[PREVIEW] MBC TV series "Woman Who Still Wants to Marry"

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. Meanwhile, her friend and simultaneous translator Da-jung (played by Eom Ji-won) has a hard time looking for Mr. Right while restaurant consultant Boo-gi (Wang Bit-na) prefers to enjoy her life as it comes. It will be interesting to see how scenarist Kim In-yeong, who has displayed her talent throughout the genres of comedy, romance and drama, collaborates with director Kim Min-sik of MBC's sitcom "Nonstop" series and TV series "My Wife is a Superwoman" to tell this story which sounds commonplace yet unpredictable.

Anticipation quotient
If all of your daily drinking buddies are now married: 8
If you cannot imagine going out with a pretty boy around your nephew's age: 7

"The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" will not have an easy time up against KBS TV series "The Slave Hunters" which has already surpassed ratings of 20 percent into its second week of showing and following Kim Jae-joong which ended its run this week with ratings of around five percent. But like Park Jin-hee says, the difference between the two dramas could work to the advantage of "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" and attract viewers from the opposite side of the scale. If so, producer Kim Min-sik's may not be making a hopeful wish by stating, "If 'The Slave Hunters' is about one who chases slaves during the Joseon Dynasty, we will become the one that chases after 'The Slave Hunters'".

Park Jin-hee attends press conf for new drama

Actress Park Jin-hee [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily]

Actress Park Jin-hee claps her hand during a press conference for the new MBC TV series tentatively titled "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" held at the Sheraton Grand Walkerhill hotel on January 14, 2010.

Actress Park Jin-hee [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily]

Actress Park Jin-hee poses during a photo session of a press conference for the new MBC TV series tentatively titled "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" held at the Sheraton Grand Walkerhill hotel on January 14, 2010.

Female cast of new MBC drama pose at press conf

Actresses Eom Ji-won, Park Jin-hee and Wang Bit-na [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily]

From left, actresses Eom Ji-won, Park Jin-hee and Wang Bit-na pose during a photo session of a press conference for the new MBC TV series tentatively titled "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" held at the Sheraton Grand Walkerhill hotel on January 14, 2010.

Kim Beom, Park Jin-hee attend new drama press conference

Actor Kim Beom and actress Park Jin-hye [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily]

From left, actor Kim Beom and actress Park Jin-hee pose during a photo session of a press conference for the new MBC TV series tentatively titled "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" held at the Sheraton Grand Walkerhill hotel on January 14, 2010.

Kim Beom attends press conf for new drama

Actor Kim Beom [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily]

Actor Kim Beom poses during a photo session of a press conference for the new MBC TV series tentatively titled "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" held at the Sheraton Grand Walkerhill hotel on January 14, 2010.

Actor Kim Beom [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily]

Male cast of new MBC drama pose at press conference

Actors Lee Pil-mo, Kim Beom and Choi Cheol-ho [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily]

From left, actors Lee Pil-mo, Kim Beom and Choi Cheol-ho pose during a photo session of a press conference for the new MBC TV series tentatively titled "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" held at the Sheraton Grand Walkerhill hotel on January 14, 2010.

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