Crash Course in Romance TV Series Details:
| Hangul | 일타 스캔들 |
| Literal meaning | One Shot Scandal |
| Revised Romanization | Ilta seukaendeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ilt’a sŭk’aendŭl |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Romantic, Comedy, Drama |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | January 14 – March 5, 2023 |
| Aired on | Saturday, Sunday |
| Running time | 70 min |
| Age rating | 16+ |
| Starring | Jeon Do-yeon Jung Kyung-ho Music by Lim Ha-young |
| Directed by | Yoo Je-won |
| Written by | Yang Hee-seung |
| Produced by | Jo Moon-joo Jeong Se-mi Lee Yoo-bin |
| Production Companies | Studio Dragon |
| Distributor | tvN |
Crash Course in Romance TV Series Cast & Character:
Main
- Jeon Do-yeon as Nam Haeng-seon: A former national handball player who now runs a banchan shop.
- Lee Yeon as young Haeng-seon
- Jung Kyung-ho as Choi Chi-yeol: A celebrity math instructor at The Pride Academy, a popular private education institute
- Kim Min-chul as young Chi-yeol
Supporting
- People around Haeng-seon:
- Roh Yoon-seo as Nam Hae-yi: Haeng-seon’s adopted daughter and niece who was abandoned by her mother.
- Oh Eui-shik as Nam Jae-woo: Haeng-seon’s younger brother who has Asperger syndrome.
- Lee Bong-ryun as Kim Young-joo: Haeng-seon’s friend who works at her shop.
- Kim Mi-kyung as Jung Young-soon: Haeng-seon’s mother.
- People around Chi-yeol:
- Shin Jae-ha as Ji Dong-hee / Jeong Seong-hyeon: Chi-yeol’s manager.
- Kim Da-huin as Jeon Jong-ryeol: Chi-yeol’s friend who is a teacher at Woorim High School.
- People in the apartment:
- Jang Young-nam as Jang Seo-jin: Seon-jae’s mother who is an attorney.
- Lee Chae-min as Lee Seon-jae: A student at class 2-1, Hae-yi’s best friend.
- Kim Tae-jeong as Lee Hee-jae: Seon-jae’s older brother.
- Kim Sun-young as Jo Su-hee: Su-ah’s mother.
- Kang Na-eon as Bang Su-ah: A student at class 2-1.
- Hwang Bo-ra as Lee Mi-ok: Dan-ji’s mother.
- Ryu Da-in as Jang Dan-ji: A student at class 2-1, close friend of Hae-yi and Seon-jae.
- Lee Min-jae as Seo Geon-hu: A student in class 2-1 who is an ice hockey athlete.
- People in the hagwon:
- Heo Jeong-do as Kang Joon-sang: The director of The Pride Academy.
- Ji Il-joo as Jin Yi-sang: An instructor at The Pride Academy.
- Extended:
- Yoo Jun as Lee Young-min: A student in the intensive class at The Pride Academy who fell from the roof and died.
- Choi Hee-jin as Young-min’s mother
- Lee Do-hye as Jeong Su-hyeon: Chi-yeol’s student who died by suicide.
- Jung Han-seol as Detective Bae: A detective who handled the case of Young-min’s death.
- Kim Joon-won as Lee Seung-won: Seon-jae and Hee-jae’s father.
Storyline:
A retired ex-national team female handball player has become a grocery store owner in order to look after her family while she grapples with her daughter’s tutor’s eating disorder.
About Crash Course in Romance TV Series:
Crash Course in Romance (Korean: 일타 스캔들) is a South Korean romantic comedy-drama television series written by Yang Hee-seung, directed by Yoo Je-won, and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Kyung-ho in the lead roles.
The series marked the third collaboration between director Yoo Je-won and screenwriter Yang Hee-seung after High School King of Savvy (2014) and Oh My Ghost (2015).
Filming began in the summer of 2022 and was concluded on February 5, 2023.
The series aired on tvN from January 14 to March 5, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions. It was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history.
Crash Course in Romance TV Series Episodes List:
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Episodes | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nationwide) | Average audience share (Seoul) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14, 2023 | 4.044% (1st) | 4.315% (1st) |
| 2 | January 15, 2023 | 5.819% (1st) | 6.076% (1st) |
| 3 | January 21, 2023 | 5.038% (1st) | 5.253% (1st) |
| 4 | January 22, 2023 | 7.559% (1st) | 8.109% (1st) |
| 5 | January 28, 2023 | 9.145% (1st) | 10.450% (1st) |
| 6 | January 29, 2023 | 10.978% (1st) | 12.030% (1st) |
| 7 | February 4, 2023 | 9.730% (1st) | 10.799% (1st) |
| 8 | February 5, 2023 | 11.823% (1st) | 13.571% (1st) |
| 9 | February 11, 2023 | 10.409% (1st) | 12.106% (1st) |
| 10 | February 12, 2023 | 13.501% (1st) | 15.958% (1st) |
| 11 | February 18, 2023 | 12.468% (1st) | 14.643% (1st) |
| 12 | February 19, 2023 | 12.997% (1st) | 15.159% (1st) |
| 13 | February 25, 2023 | 11.359% (1st) | 12.913% (1st) |
| 14 | February 26, 2023 | 14.296% (1st) | 16.977% (1st) |
| 15 | March 4, 2023 | 15.507% (1st) | 18.405% (1st) |
| 16 | March 5, 2023 | 17.038% (1st) | 19.797% (1st) |
| Average | 10.731% | 12.285% |
