The Real Has Come!

The Real Has Come! (Korean: 진짜가 나타났다!) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Ahn Jae-hyun, Baek Jin-hee, Kim Sa-kwon, Jung Eui-jae and Cha Joo-young. Directed by Han Joon-seo, the weekend drama depicts the story of an unmarried pregnant woman and an umarried man who enter into a false contract which leads them to romance, pregnancy, childbirth, and childrearing.[3][4] It premiered on KBS2 on March 25, 2023, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST).[5]

The Real Has Come!
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • The Real Deal Has Come!
  • The Real Appeared!
  • The Real Deal
Hangul
진짜가 나타났다!
Literal meaningThe Real One Appeared!
Revised RomanizationJinjjaga Natanatda!
McCune–ReischauerChintchaga Nat'anatta!
Genre
Developed byKBS Drama Division
Written byJo Jeong-joo
Directed byHan Joon-seo
Starring
Music byChoi In-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16 (as of May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14))
Production
Executive producerKi Min-soo (KBS)
Producers
  • Cho Yoon-jung
  • Lee Hae-woo
  • Lee Seung-beom
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time80 minutes[2]
Production companies
Release
Original networkKBS2
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseMarch 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) –
present (present)

Cast and characters

Main
34 years old, a highly skilled obstetrician and gynecologist specializing in infertility clinics. The third son of a wealthy chaebol family.
33 years old, a Korean language instructor, who is a star in the online lecture world. She is a K-eldest daughter with an unique positive mindset, which gives her tenacity, and ability to survive at the highest level.
34 years old, a childhood friend of Gong Tae-kyung and NX Group Chief of Staff. She has outstanding work ability and assists the chairman, she is also trusted by the chairman's family.
34 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's ex-boyfriend, an investment expert who values investment the most. The birth father of the child inside Yeon-doo's belly.[10]
37 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older sister, she is a managing director at her father's company. She is married to her brother's medical school senior Cha Hyun-woo.
  • Kim Sa-kwon as Cha Hyun-woo[12]
37 years old, chief of obstetrics and gynecology and the husband of Gong Tae-kyung's older sister Gong Ji-myeong.

People around Oh Yeon-doo
59 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's mother, who cares deeply for her children.
43 years old, Yeondu's maternal uncle, Bong-nim's younger brother.
  • Choi Yoon-jae as Oh Dong-wook
25 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's younger brother, a single dad, who is raising a daughter by himself after becoming a father at the age of 18.
  • Jeong Seo-yeon as Oh Soo-gyeom[13]
7 years old, Oh Yeon-doo's niece and Oh Dong-wook's daughter.

People around Gong Tae-kyung
80 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's step-grandmother, mother of corporate chairman Gong Chan-sik.
64 years old, corporate chairman of NX Group, Gong Tae-kyung's step-father.
59 years old, Gong Chan-sik's wife and Gong Tae-kyung's mother.
39 years old, Gong Tae-kyung's older brother, managing director, finance team, NX Group.
35 years old, Gong Chun-myeong's wife. She comes from a strong family background and has a high nose. Even her mother-in-law pampers her.
26 years old, Tae-kyung's younger sister, rich family's youngest daughter.

People around Se-jin
64 years old, Se-jin's father, very compassionate and upright person.
55 years old, Se-jin's mother, loves to be in the spotlight and is prone to vanity and extravagance.

Other
  • Lee Si-kang as Han Seong-hoon

Special appearance
Announcer, Gong Tae-kyung's girlfriend (Ep. 1).

Production

Initially Kwak Si-yang was selected as main lead opposite Baek Jin-hee, but on December 21, 2022, it was reported that he dropped out due to scheduling problems.[20] Ahn Jae-hyun replaced Kwak Si-yang, who is making come back after 3 years, since he last appeared in 2019 series Love with Flaws.[21] Baek Jin-hee, having last appeared in 2018 TV series Feel Good to Die, making a come back after 4 years.[22] Kim Sa-kwon appeared in KBS daily drama Home for Summer in 2019, since then he is appearing in present TV series for KBS. The script reading site was revealed on February 9, 2023.[23]

Release

With release of teaser poster the release date was announced on February 16, 2023. The first episode of the series was aired on March 25, 2023, it recorded a viewership rating of 17.7%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the ratings of the first episode of the previous weekend drama of KBS.[24]

Original soundtrack
The Real Has Come!
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2023
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1
Released on March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Where Your Feet Stay" (그대 발길 머무는 곳에)Ha Ji-youngLee Ho-junKim Hee-jae3:27
2."Where Your Feet Stay" (그대 발길 머무는 곳에; Inst.) Lee Ho-jun 3:27
Total length:6:54

Viewership
The Real Has Come : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
EpisodesEpisode number
12345678910
1–103.1503.7763.1043.4232.8463.5583.1153.8183.4894.058
11–203.6123.5413.3043.7013.0613.477TBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[26]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[26] TNmS[27]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 March 25, 2023 17.7% (1st) 16.3% (2nd) 13.7% (1st)
2 March 26, 2023 20.8% (1st) 18.8% (1st) 17.1% (1st)
3 April 1, 2023 18.1% (2nd) 16.4% (2nd) 12.9% (2nd)
4 April 2, 2023 19.5% (1st) 17.9% (1st) 16.6% (1st)
5 April 8, 2023 16.5% (2nd) 15.3% (2nd) 13.5% (2nd)
6 April 9, 2023 20.1% (1st) 18.1% (1st) 17.3% (1st)
7 April 15, 2023 18.3% (2nd) 16.3% (2nd) N/A
8 April 16, 2023 21.7% (1st) 19.2% (1st) 17.9% (1st)
9 April 22, 2023 20.1% (1st) 19.0% (1st) N/A
10 April 23, 2023 23.1% (1st) 21.7% (1st) 18.1% (1st)
11 April 29, 2023 20.5% (1st) 18.7% (1st) 15.2% (1st)
12 April 30, 2023 19.6% (1st) 17.7% (1st) 16.3% (1st)
13 May 6, 2023 19.1% (1st) 17.5% (1st) N/A
14 May 7, 2023 20.4% (1st) 18.7% (1st) 17.2% (1st)
15 May 13, 2023 17.6% (1st) 15.7% (1st) 14.7% (1st)
16 May 14, 2023 20.0% (1st) 18.5% (1st) 17.3% (1st)
17 May 20, 2023
18 May 21, 2023
19 May 27, 2023
20 May 28, 2023
Average
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating was not known.

References
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  5. Hwang Soo-yeon (February 16, 2023). '진짜가 나타났다' 아기자기한 티저 포스터…3월 25일 첫방 [A cute teaser poster for 'The Real One Has Appeared'... First episode on March 25th]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. Bae Hyo-joo (December 22, 2022). 안재현, 곽시양 하차한 '진짜가 나타났다!' 주인공‥비혼주의자 의사로[공식] [Ahn Jae-hyeon, who got off Kwak Si-yang, 'The real one appeared!' Main character ‥ As a non-marriage doctor [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
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  26. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 16" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  27. TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). TNmS. March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). TNmS. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). TNmS. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). TNmS. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). TNmS. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). TNmS. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). TNmS. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). TNmS. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). TNmS. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). TNmS. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 14" (in Korean). TNmS. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 15" (in Korean). TNmS. May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 16" (in Korean). TNmS. May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Break News.
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