Bride of the Century | |
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Also known as | Hundred Year Bride |
Genre | Comedy Romance Fantasy Melodrama |
Written by | Baek Young-sook |
Directed by | Yoon Sang-ho |
Starring | Lee Hong-gi Yang Jin-sung Sung Hyuk |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Choi Byung-hwa |
Producers | Jung Hyung-seo Jung Hoe-seok |
Production location | Korea |
Production company | Aura Media |
Original release | |
Network | TV Chosun |
Release | February 22 April 12, 2014 | –
Bride of the Century (Korean: 백년의 신부; RR: Baeknyeonui Sinbu), also known as Hundred Year Bride, is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Hong-gi and Yang Jin-sung. It aired on cable channel TV Chosun from February 22 to April 12, 2014 for 20 episodes.[1][2] The fantasy/romance drama revolves around a family curse that causes the first wife of the first born son to die.
Taeyang Group is the largest conglomerate in South Korea. The Choi family who runs Taeyang has supposedly been under a curse for a hundred years that the first bride of the eldest son will always die. When the wealthy heiress Jang Yi-kyung (Yang Jin-sung) disappears right before her wedding to chaebol heir Choi Kang-joo (Lee Hong-gi), Na Doo-rim (Yang Jin-sung), a looka impostor, is brought in to take her place. Unlike the cold and calculating Yi-kyung, Doo-rim is sweet and sunny, and Kang-joo genuinely falls in love with her. As the wedding plans progress, Kang-joo and Yi-kyung's mothers both scheme and plot behind the scenes.[3]
Filming began in Namhae on December 9, 2013.[7]
After having dinner with the drama crew on December 16, 2013, an accident occurred on an icy street which lead to Lee Hong-gi suffering a dislocated shoulder and facial scratches.[8] He was prescribed six weeks of rest and returned to the set on January 10, 2014.[9]
It received a good response in Korea for a cable drama, with a peak viewership rating of 1.451%.
According to one of China's biggest internet portal sites QQ, Bride of the Century ranked number one on weekly and monthly charts in both March and April 2014,[10][11] exceeding 100 million views.[12] It was also ranked as the most searched phrase on China's microblogging service Weibo.[11]
International broadcasting rights have been sold to Japan, U.S., China, Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries. A Chinese remake is expected to air at the end of 2014.[13]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | |
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Nationwide | |||
1 | February 22, 2014 | 0.474% | |
2 | February 23, 2014 | 0.399% | |
3 | March 1, 2014 | 0.764% | |
4 | March 2, 2014 | 0.844% | |
5 | March 8, 2014 | 0.762% | |
6 | March 9, 2014 | 0.973% | |
7 | March 14, 2014 | 0.611% | |
8 | March 15, 2014 | 1.062% | |
9 | March 21, 2014 | 1.311% | |
10 | March 22, 2014 | 1.451% | |
11 | March 28, 2014 | 1.123% | |
12 | March 29, 2014 | 1.349% | |
13 | April 4, 2014 | 0.952% | |
14 | April 5, 2014 | 1.044% | |
15 | April 11, 2014 | 0.942% | |
16 | April 12, 2014 | 1.052% | |
Average | 0.945% |
Bride of the Century: Original Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | April 11, 2014 |
Genre | Pop, K-pop, soundtrack |
Label | CJ E&M, FNC Entertainment |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "들어와" (Come Inside) | Lee Jae-jin | 3:36 |
2. | "아직 하지 못한 말" (Words I Couldn't Say Yet) | Choa | 4:33 |
3. | "아직 하지 못한 말" (Words I Couldn't Say Yet) | Lee Hong-gi | 4:31 |
4. | "My Girl" | 2Young | 3:35 |
5. | "아나요" (Do You Know) | Jeon Geun-hwa | 4:01 |
6. | "들어와 (Inst.)" (Come Inside (Inst.)) | Lee Jae-jin | 3:36 |
7. | "아직 하지 못한 말 (Inst.)" (Words I Couldn't Say Yet (Inst.)) | Lee Hong-gi | 4:31 |
8. | "백년의 신부" (Bride of the Century) | Various Artists | 1:46 |
9. | "비밀의 열쇠" (Key of Secret) | Various Artists | 2:12 |
10. | "Rise In the World" | Various Artists | 2:46 |
11. | "Walk Around" | Various Artists | 1:38 |
12. | "백년의 저주" (Hundred Years Curse) | Various Artists | 3:07 |
13. | "두근 두근 나두림" (Pit-a-pat Na Doo-rim) | Various Artists | 2:12 |
14. | "Grey Shadow" | Various Artists | 1:11 |
15. | "Hundred Steps" | Various Artists | 2:06 |
16. | "Mournful Eyes" | Various Artists | 2:15 |
17. | "Savior of Hell" | Various Artists | 2:26 |