Woori the Virgin

Woori the Virgin (Korean: 우리는 오늘부터)[4] is a 2022 South Korean television series written and directed by Jeong Jeong-hwa, and starring Im Soo-hyang in the lead role as Oh Woo-ri, with Sung-hoon, Shin Dong-wook and Hong Ji-yoon.[5] Based on the American series Jane the Virgin, it premiered on SBS TV on May 9, 2022, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 14 episodes.[6]

Woori the Virgin
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • We Start Today
  • From Now On[1]
Hangul
우리는 오늘부터
Literal meaningWe, From Today
Revised RomanizationUrineun Oneulbuteo
Genre
Based onJane the Virgin
by Jennie Snyder Urman
Developed by
  • Studio S (planning)[2]
  • Lifetime (production investment)[2]
Written byJeong Jeong-hwa
Directed byJeong Jeong-hwa
Starring
ComposerChoi Seung-kwon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes14[3]
Production
Executive producerLee Seol-gi (Studio S)
Producers
  • Kim Young-bae
  • Kim Tae-eun (CP)
Running time70 minutes
Production companyGroup 8
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseMay 9 (2022-05-09) –
June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)
Related
Jane the Virgin

Synopsis

The series is a romantic comedy drama about Oh Woo-ri (Im Soo-hyang), a woman who kept her virginal purity, getting pregnant with a child of Raphael (Sung Hoon), the CEO of a cosmetic group, due to the doctor's mistake during a regular check-up.[7]

Cast and characters

Main
29 years old, an assistant writer of a popular drama airing in that time.[8]
33 years old, CEO of Diamond Cosmetics and the biological father of the child.[8]
33 years old, Woo-ri's boyfriend, a homicide detective.[8]

Seogwi-nyeo Tonkatsu
45 years old, Woo-ri's mother, singing class instructor.[10]
  • Yeon Woon-kyung as Seo Gwi-nyeo[11]
66 years old. Owner of the tonkatsu shop.

Diamond Medical Foundation
61 years old. Chairman of the Diamond Medical Foundation.
29 years old, Raphael's wife, Diamond Medical Foundation marketing team leader.[12]
  • Park Seon-young as Director Lim
36 years old, chief secretary.
52 years old, trickster

Police office
  • Han Jae-yi as Park Na-hee[13]
29 years old, violent crimes detective.
  • Kim Dong-hyun as class leader
47 years old, strong squad leader.

Broadcast stations
45 years old, broadcast age 39 years old, Eun-ran's first love, becomes a daily soap opera star after a long period of no fame. His real name is Choi Deok-chil.[14]
  • Lee Do-yeon as Yu Ye-ri
35 years old, drama writer.
  • Im Jae-myung as director Park
37 years old, drama director.
31 years old, actress.

Others
  • Kim Sa-kwon as Park Doo-pal[16]
  • Kim Sun-woong as Noh Man-cheol[17]
  • Ahn Shin-woo as Jung Hyung-sik, the head of a security company.[18]

Special appearance

Production

The series a remake of American TV series Jane the Virgin which aired for five seasons on The CW television network in the United States from 2014 to 2019. The American series is itself based on the 2002 Venezuelan telenovela, Juana La Virgen.[20]

Woori the Virgin reunites Im Soo-hyang and Sung Hoon after 2011 SBS drama New Tales of Gisaeng which was the debut drama of both of them,[21] and 2016 KBS 2TV drama Five Enough.[22]

On April 15, 2022, photos of the script reading were released.[23]

Original soundtrack
Woori the Virgin
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2022
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1
Released on May 10, 2022 (2022-05-10)[24]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'm Going Crazy" (돌아버리겠네)VIP, DreiVIP, DreiLee Young-hyun3:14
2."I'm Going Crazy" (inst.)   3:14

Part 2
Released on May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'm Going Crazy" (돌아버리겠네)VIP, DreiVIP, DreiKim Bum-soo3:18
2."I'm Going Crazy" (inst.)   3:18

Part 3
Released on May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)[26]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Gosh"VIPVIPJessi3:04
2."Gosh" (inst.)   3:04

Part 4
Released on May 31, 2022 (2022-05-31)[27]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'm in Love" (설레이는 중)VIPVIP, DreiShin Ye-young3:01
2."I'm in Love" (inst.)   3:01

Part 5
Released on June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07)[28]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Sunday to Monday"VIP, WoodyVIP, WoodyWoody3:43
2."Sunday to Monday" (inst.)   3:43

Part 6
Released on June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)[29]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'll Be There" (있어줄게)VIPVIPSung Hoon3:20
2."I'll Be There" (inst.)   3:20

Part 7
Released on June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)[30]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Goodbye"VIPVIPIm Soo-hyang3:10
2."Goodbye" (inst.)   3:10

Viewership
Woori the Virgin : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
1234567891011121314
1712866699757N/A557N/A640N/AN/AN/A640N/A613N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[31][32]
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[31] TNmS[33]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 May 9, 2022 4.1% (18th) 4.6% (15th) 3.8% (18th)
2 May 10, 2022 4.5% (14th) 4.8% (13th) 4.2% (15th)
3 May 16, 2022 3.5% (22th) 3.7% (19th) 4.0% (17th)
4 May 17, 2022 4.4% (15th) 4.8% (11th) 4.6% (14th)
5 May 23, 2022 3.1% (26th) 3.2% (N/A) —
6 May 24, 2022 3.4% (22th) 3.6% (19th)
7 May 30, 2022 3.6% (23rd) 3.6% (N/A)[34]
8 May 31, 2022 3.6% (15th) 3.7% (13th)
9 June 6, 2022 3.1% (31th) 3.4% (N/A)
10 June 7, 2022 3.5% (21st) 4.0% (16th)
11 June 13, 2022 3.2% (27th) 3.5% (N/A)
12 June 14, 2022 3.8% (20th) 4.0% (18th)
13 June 20, 2022 3.1% (27th) —
14 June 21, 2022 3.6% (23th) 4.0% (14th) 3.7% (20th)
Average 3.6% —[lower-alpha 1] —[lower-alpha 1]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Couple Im Soo-hyang and Sung Hoon and Shin Dong-wook Nominated [35]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Sung Hoon Nominated [36]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Im Soo-hyang Nominated [37]
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Hong Eun-hee Nominated [38]
Hong Ji-yoon Nominated
Scene Stealer Award Nam Mi-jung Won [39]

Notes
  1. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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    • "Ep.3". Breaknews (in Korean). May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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