Bickering and sparks in Emergency Couple

87 January 17, 2014February 12, 2014

by girlfriday

I really like the teasers for tvN’s upcoming workplace rom-com Emergency Couple, the first of what will probably be many married-divorced-reunited pairings in 2014. This show is clear from the get-go that the bickering we’ve seen in other rom-coms is just child’s play compared to the war of petty that’s about to go down between these two. I already like both Song Ji-hyo and Choi Jin-hyuk, but as gleefully impish exes, they’re extra fun.

The 20-episode series will air on Fridays and Saturdays, and is a hospital-set workplace drama. That’s two strikes against it in my book, so it’ll be up to the chemistry between the leads to liven things up and make me want to tune in. Song Ji-hyo and Choi Jin-hyuk play a couple who married in their early twenties (her character is three years older than he is), against his family’s wishes. He comes from a hoity-toity family of all doctors who basically snubbed her for not being good enough, which left them cut off from his money.

He gave up his dream to be a doctor so that he could earn money right away with a salaried desk job, but hated every second of it. Meanwhile she struggled to find work, leading to an even bigger inferiority complex. They fought constantly and eventually got a divorce. Six years later, he’s gone back to med school to pursue his dream, while she put her nose to the grindstone to make it through med school when everyone told her she could never amount to anything. And of course, they end up interns at the same hospital, where they’ll have to work in the emergency room together for a whole year.

All the promo stuff comes with exasperated taglines like: “Just when I thought it was over, Round 2 begins…” “Tell me this is a nightmare,” and “Why?! If I knew he’d be here, I’d run as far as ten laps around the Earth!” Hopefully the cheeky teasers will translate into romantic comedy sparks.

Emergency Couple premieres January 24.

Via Xports News

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51 SHINeeGirl

January 18, 2014 at 6:33 AM

Waiting. I am sure this is going to rock. Jinhyuk oppa will definitely give his best in his first lead♡♡

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52 Mar

January 18, 2014 at 8:17 AM

It slays me that shes wearing awesome snuggly boots and sneakers with the wedding dress scenes and I'm thinking YES... and then I get to the photos with the ridiculous stiletto heel boots in her doctor clothes, and I'm like no no no, sigh.

Hopefully this drama will be fun.

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Quiet Thought

January 18, 2014 at 9:23 AM

I suspect they were filming that running scene outdoors in cold, wet whether and we were not supposed to see that she was wearing tights and boots under that wedding dress. The magic of cinema!

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Quiet Thought

January 18, 2014 at 9:24 AM

You're right, though, the spike heels on the female doctors are ridiculous. And probably illegal in an emergency room.

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Ahihihihi

January 21, 2014 at 6:11 AM

I liked it though. Hehe it really made it feel like she was running away with him on a whim. Much like their romance

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53 Carinne

January 18, 2014 at 5:52 PM

Oh no, Clara's in this one too. Ugh, she's gonna use her broken English again, isn't she? Please, please... keep your dialog all in one language girl.

My OTP bias. Can't wait.

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54 ivyfactiva

January 18, 2014 at 6:19 PM

The marketing & promo dept did an amazing job with the teasers. I think I'll love the drama if it lives up to the funny and cray depicted in the teasers.

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55 Sadie

January 19, 2014 at 12:02 PM

im already shipping them like mad...can this drama be longer? welll...if it turns out good ..that is. but just look at them...how can it NOT be good? ^^

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56 Valleydale

January 19, 2014 at 12:21 PM

I'm so looking forward to this. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Choi Jin Hyuk. When he smiles, all is right with the world. He has such charisma. Very Hyun Bin like in that way.

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57 Ciara

January 19, 2014 at 1:38 PM

If this goes well, I could see this being my favorite (or one of my favorite) drama(s) of this year! Can't wait!

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58 Ahihihihi

January 21, 2014 at 6:09 AM

The boots photo is amazing! It's like a drawing

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59 Pingping

January 26, 2014 at 7:35 AM

It's great, it's great, it's great!
Please girlfriday.. I would really appreciate it if you recaps it too! Totally make my drama watching life better by reading your recaps! (and javabeans' too!)

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60 Methalana

January 29, 2014 at 3:20 AM

I already watched episode 1 and 2. I can tell you that this drama is unique. Just like another tvN drama, it gives you something that can't be felt on another station tv drama.

The story began so romantic when Jin Hyuk ran with Ji Hyo a crossed the crowded street.

Then, the disaster began right after that romantic scene of them.

It will make you laugh in the beginning but as you follow the story, you will find out how Ji Hyo's character makes you sad.

I wish they will fall for each other again and make so many romantic scenes just like the opening.

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61 FY Tapri

February 27, 2014 at 10:32 AM

Song Ji Hyo's kismet with the male actor guest on Running Man is amazing. She met Lee Dong Wook in vietnam special n not long after that she stared in the same drama with him. After that Choi Jin Hyuk appear and now she is acting with him too....Ii can't wait to see her acting in dramas with Yoo Ah In or Kim Woo Bin or even*gasp* RAIN and Jackie Chan?

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