Please Don't Date Him

{{short description|2020 South Korean romantic comedy TV series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox television | image = Please Don't Date Him.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto||hangul=^제발 그 남자 만나지 마요|lk=Please Don't Meet That Guy}} | genre = {{ubl|[[Romantic comedy]]|[[Science fiction]]|}} | creator = Yoon Sung-ho | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|work|author}} --> | inspired_by = <!-- {{Based on|work|author}} --> | developer = | writer = Yoon Kim<br/>Kim Jeong-hee<br/>Jung Jae-in<br/>Songpyeon | screenplay = | story = | director = Oh Mi-kyeong | creative_director = Choi Yoon-jeong | starring = {{ubl|[[Song Ha-yoon]]|[[Lee Jun-young (entertainer)|Lee Jun-young]]|[[Yoon Bo-mi]]|[[Gong Min-jeung]]|}} | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Kang Ming-uk <br> Lim Hyun-ji | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 10 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Song Jae-young | producer = | location = | cinematography = | animator = | editor = <!-- Film editors --> | camera = | runtime = 70 minutes | company = Corner Stone Pictures | budget = | network = [[MBC Every 1]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2020|11|10}} | last_aired = {{End date|2021|01|12}} | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations --> }}

'''''Please Don't Date Him''''' ({{Korean|hangul=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요}}) is a 2020 [[Korean drama|South Korean]] [[romantic comedy]] television series, starring [[Song Ha-yoon]], [[Lee Jun-young (entertainer)|Lee Jun-young]], [[Yoon Bo-mi]] and [[Gong Min-jeung]].<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 송하윤 이준영 공민정 윤보미 4인 4색 캐릭터 포스터가 공개됐다.|trans-title='Please don't meet that man' Song Ha-yoon, Lee Jun-young, Kong Min-jung, Yoon Bo-mi, four-person four-color character poster was released.|url=http://m.imbc.com/enews/view/296694|date=November 2, 2020|access-date=5 November 2020|website=[[MBC News]]}}</ref> Directed by Oh Mi-kyeong, the story of this series revolves around Seo Ji-seong (Song Ha-yoon) a household appliances developer who dreams to live a life like a well-designed algorithm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Please_Don__t_Meet_Him.php|title=Please Don't Date Him|access-date= November 5, 2020|website=[[HanCinema]]}}</ref> The series was premiered on [[MBC Every 1]] on November 10, 2020, and aired every Tuesday at 22:40 ([[Time in South Korea|KST]]) till January 12, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 송하윤♥이준영, 조상신이 주선한 로맨스? 호기심 자극|trans-title=Please don't meet that man' Song Ha-yoon Lee Jun-young, a romance arranged by Ancestor Sang-shin? Curiosity stimulation|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2020/11/05/YTS2Y7OWBPW7MLBIMGZF3E2S3U/|last=Kim |first=Soo-hyun|date=5 November 2020|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]}}</ref>

==Synopsis== An AI-controlled, household appliances developer in Pelican Electronics, Seo Ji-seong, has dreams of living a perfect life like a well-developed program.

Working on an Artificial Intelligence refrigerator with voice-activated features, she inserts a super sensor chip which was lost by [[National Intelligence Service (South Korea)|National Intelligence Service]] into a refrigerator, and an "Ancestral Spirit" program that picks scums instead of telling the freshness of vegetables is developed. So, Ji-seong finds out that her deemed perfect fiancé Jeong-han was actually not her Prince Charming.

One day, Jung Kook-hee, a firefighter, with no social media record, whom the program couldn't analyze, shows up. Ji-seong is skeptical about him, as there is no trace of his past on the internet.

==Cast== ===Main=== * [[Song Ha-yoon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/285922|script-title=ko:송하윤, '제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 주인공 확정… 판타지 로맨스 예고|date=June 18, 2020|website=[[MBC News]]|access-date=November 5, 2020|language=ko}}</ref> as Seo Ji-seong, Manager of Pelican Electronics 'Voice Recognition Smart Home Appliance Ubiquitous Innovation Development Team' a programmer of the AI controlled home appliances. * [[Lee Jun-young (entertainer)|Lee Jun-young]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.khan.co.kr/sports/sk_index.html?art_id=202011031214003&sec_id=540201|title='제발 그 남자 만나지 마요', AI냉장고 '조상신'이 나쁜 남자를 골라준다고?(ft. 송하윤×이준영×공민정×윤보미)|trans-title='Please don't meet that man' and AI refrigerator'Ancestral Shin' picks a bad guy?|first=Hye-jeong|last=Kim|date=November 3, 2020|website=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]}}</ref> as Jung Kook-hee, Whale Fire Station Life Safety Rescue Team Firefighter for 3 years, no social media, no digital convenience. * [[Yoon Bo-mi]] as Moon Ye-seul, Seo Ji-seong's friend, a Pelican quarantine staff. * [[Gong Min-jeung]] as Tak Ki-hyun, owner of organic cafe near Pelican Electronics<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/song-ha-yoon-and-lee-jun-young-in-please-don-t-meet-him-146338.html|title=Song Ha-yoon and Lee Jun-young in "Please Don't Date Him"|access-date=6 November 2020|website=[[HanCinema]]}}</ref>

===Supporting=== ; Pelican Electronics * [[Kang Mal-geum]] as Hwang Ga-eul, telegram girl, Pelican Electronics secretive girl * Jeong Min-sung as Oh Byung-Gil * [[Kim Kiri|Kim Ki-ri]], as Jegal Su-won, team manager who always raises ideological problems<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/kim-ki-ri-to-star-in-please-don-t-date-him-146015.html|title=Kim Ki-ri to Star in "Please Don't Date Him" |website=[[HanCinema]]}}</ref> * Nam Min-woo as Ok Dong-jin, an employee of the development team, a coding man<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/202010295086H|script-title=ko:'제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 남민우 합류, 내달 10일 첫 방송|trans-title='Please don't meet that guy' joins Nam Min-woo, first broadcast on the 10th of next month|last=Jang |first=Ji-min|date=October 29, 2020|website=[[The Korea Economic Daily]]}}</ref> * Kim Hyun-myung as Cho Yong-hwan, no one knows when he goes to work and when he leaves. * [[Park Han-sol]] as Byun Ha-ri, a subjective intern who takes care of what he did not do.

;Dentist friends * Lee Si-hoon as Bang Jeong-han, the man likes Facebook, Dentist. Ex-boyfriend of Seo Ji-seong. * [[Joo Woo-jae]] as Han Yu-jin, an Instagram-like man, dentist.

;Tak Ki-hyun's husband * Kim Tae-gyeom as Kim Sang-sik, Tak Ki-hyun's husband, old blogging man, an office worker.

;Whale Fire Station * Kim Gyeong-il as Gam Oh Joong, the man likes Tinder, from Whale Fire Station, has three children but always needs love, and finds that love outside.

;Others * [[Lee Ji-ha]] as Jung-han's mother * Shin Ji-yeon as Nurse * [[Jung In-gi]] as Seo Ji Seong Dad * [[Hwang Young-hee]] as Lee Eun-hwa * Choi Baek-gu as Kim Jin-soo

===Voice appearance=== * Kim Myung-jun * Kim Su-ji

===Guest appearance=== * [[Jo Jae-yoon]]

==Production== ===Casting=== In June 2020, [[Song Ha-yoon]] was cast for her comeback series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.spotvnews.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=363027|script-title=ko:송하윤, MBC에브리원 '제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 주인공|trans-title=Song Ha-yoon, MBC Every1's'Please Don't Meet That Guy'|last=Kim |first=Hyun-rok|date=June 18, 2020|website=SPORT TV NEWS}}</ref> [[Lee Jun-young (entertainer)|Lee Jun-young]] was cast as the main male lead of the series in the same month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.theceluv.com/article.php?aid=1592458529328427006##_enliple|script-title=ko:이준영, '제발 그 남자 만나지마요' 출연 확정…10월 방영 [공식]|trans-title=Lee Jun-young confirmed to appear in'Please Don't Meet That Guy'... Aired in October [Official]|date=June 18, 2020|website=The Celeb}}</ref> Later in October, [[Yoon Bo-mi]] and Gong Min-jung were cast to play supporting roles.

===Filming=== The script reading was done in October 2020 as new stills were released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/video--photos-first-teaser-and-script-reading-stills-added-for-the-upcoming-korean-drama-please-don-t-date-him-146360.html|title=[Video + Photos] First Teaser and Script Reading Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Please Don't Date Him" |website=[[HanCinema]]}}</ref> The first teaser was released in the last week of October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.sports.khan.co.kr/view.html?art_id=202010281037003&sec_id=540201|title='제발 그 남자 만나지 마요' 송하윤 앞에 나타난 조상신?|trans-title='Please don't meet that man' Ancestor Sang-shin who appeared in front of Ha-yoon Song?|last=Park |first=Hyun-sook|date=October 28, 2020|website=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]}}</ref>

==Original soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Please Don't Date Him | type = Soundtrack | artist = Various | released = 2020–2021 | recorded = | genre = [[Soundtrack]] | language = {{hlist|[[Korean language|Korean]]|[[English language|English]]}} | label = {{hlist|Danal Entertainment}} }}

===Part 1=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|11|24}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10522519|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.1|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him OST Part.1|access-date=9 December 2020|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = 100% (feat. [[Outsider (rapper)|Outsider]]) | note1 = | lyrics1 = {{hlist|Kang Min-hyung|Outsider|Ryu Byung-im}} | music1 = {{hlist|Kang Min-gook|Kang Min-hyung|Kang Chang-eui}} | extra1 = XUM | length1 = 2:44 | title2 = 100% | note2 = inst. | music2 = {{hlist|Kang Min-gook|Kang Min-hyung|Kang Chang-eui}} | length2 = 2:44 | total_length = 5:28 }}

===Part 2=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|1}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10526259|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.2|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him OST Part.2|access-date=9 December 2020|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = End Game | note1 = | lyrics1 = Kang Min-gook | music1 = Kang Min-gook | extra1 = Susan | length1 = 3:50 | title2 = End Game | note2 = inst. | music2 = Kang Min-gook | length2 = 3:50 | total_length = 7:40 }}

===Part 3=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|8}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10530103|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.3|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.3|access-date=9 December 2020|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = To You Who Will Be Tired | note1 = 지쳐있을 너에게 | lyrics1 = {{hlist|Lee Jong-soo|Na Byung-soo}} | music1 = {{hlist|Lee Jong-soo|Na Byung-soo}} | extra1 = [[Lee Jun-young (entertainer)|Lee Jun-young]] | length1 = 3:20 | title2 = To You Who Will Be Tired | note2 = inst. | music2 = {{hlist|Lee Jong-soo|Na Byung-soo}} | length2 = 3:20 | total_length = 6:40 }}

===Part 4=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|15}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10533616|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.4|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.4|access-date=22 December 2020|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Who I Am | note1 = | lyrics1 = {{hlist|Lee Jong-soo|Na Byung-soo}} | music1 = {{hlist|Lee Jong-soo|Na Byung-soo}} | extra1 = Choi Jin-soul | length1 = 4:01 | title2 = Who I Am | note2 = inst. | music2 = {{hlist|Lee Jong-soo|Na Byung-soo}} | length2 = 4:01 | total_length = 8:02 }}

===Part 5=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|22}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10537269|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.5|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.5|access-date=22 December 2020|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Dream | note1 = | lyrics1 = {{hlist|Lee Yi-rang|Zion}} | music1 = {{hlist|TM|Lee Yi-rang}} | extra1 = [[Cignature]] | length1 = 3:11 | title2 = Dream | note2 = inst. | music2 = {{hlist|TM|Lee Yi-rang}} | length2 = 3:11 | total_length = 6:22 }}

===Part 6=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|24}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10538416|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.6|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.6|access-date=27 December 2020|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = I'll protect you | note1 = | lyrics1 = {{hlist|noovv}} | music1 = {{hlist|TM|noovv}} | extra1 = DANI (Dani) | length1 = 4:10 | title2 = I'll protect you | note2 = inst. | music2 = {{hlist|TM|noovv}} | length2 = 4:10 | total_length = 8:20 }}

===Part 7=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|28}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10538956|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.7|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.7|access-date=29 December 2020|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = You know that | note1 = | lyrics1 = Maljuk Street Brother | music1 = Maljuk Street Brother | extra1 = Z ye | length1 = 3:09 | title2 = You know that | note2 = inst. | music2 = Maljuk Street Brother | length2 = 3:09 | total_length = 6:18 }}

===Part 8=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|31}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10540660|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.8|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.8|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Disgrace | note1 = with Seodo | lyrics1 = Byeongsoo Na, Minok Jung | music1 = Jongsoo Lee, Byungsoo Na | extra1 = Goonia | length1 = 3:34 | title2 = Disgrace | note2 = inst. | music2 = Jongsoo Lee, Byungsoo Na | length2 = 3:34 | total_length = 7:08 }}

===Part 9=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2021|1|4}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10540695|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.9|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.9|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Nice to see you | note1 = | lyrics1 = Maljuk Street Brother | music1 = Maljuk Street Brother | extra1 = Jihee Lee | length1 = 4:30 | title2 = Nice to see you | note2 = inst. | music2 = Maljuk Street Brother | length2 = 4:30 | total_length = 9:00 }}

===Part 10=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2021|1|7}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m2.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10543210|title=제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 OST Part.10|trans-title=Please Don't Date Him Part.10|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]}}</ref> | extra_column = Artist | title1 = All beautiful | note1 = | lyrics1 = Hojung Kim, 30 Billion | music1 = Hojung Kim, Youngmin Kim (Eyelisten), 30 Billion | extra1 = J.niz | length1 = 3:09 | title2 = All beautiful | note2 = inst. | music2 = Hojung Kim, Youngmin Kim (Eyelisten), 30 Billion | length2 = 3:09 | total_length = 6:18 }}

==Ratings== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;max-width:600px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;" |- |+ Average TV viewership ratings |- ! rowspan="3" |Ep. ! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date ! colspan="2" |Average audience share |- ! colspan="2" |Nielsen Korea<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Nielsen Korea|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20210112|access-date=January 13, 2021|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=m&sm=mtb_etc&mra=bjkw&x_csa=%7B%22pkid%22%3A%2257%22%2C%20%22isOpen%22%3Afalse%2C%20%22tab%22%3A%22rating%22%7D&pkid=57&os=14307658&query=%EC%A0%9C%EB%B0%9C%20%EA%B7%B8%20%EB%82%A8%EC%9E%90%20%EB%A7%8C%EB%82%98%EC%A7%80%20%EB%A7%88%EC%9A%94%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|script-title=ko:제발 그 남자 만나지 마요 시청률|trans-title=Please don't meet that guy 2020 ratings|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=[[Naver]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.breaknews.com/a.html?uid=779676|title=1월 12일 지상파 시청률, 강은탁X엄현경X이채영 '비밀의 남자' 1위|trans-title=Jan. 12 terrestrial viewership rating, Kang Eun-tak x Uhm Hyeon-kyung x Lee Chae-young'Secret Man'|date=January 13, 2021|language=ko}}</ref> |- ! width="90" |Nationwide ! width="90" |[[Seoul Capital Area|Seoul]] |- ! rowspan="1" | 1 | rowspan="1" | November 10, 2020 | {{color|blue|0.2%}} | rowspan="10" {{NA}} |- ! rowspan="1" | 2 | rowspan="1" | November 17, 2020 | {{color||0.3%}} |- ! rowspan="1" | 3 | rowspan="1" | November 24, 2020 | 0.2% |- ! 4 | December 1, 2020 | 0.4% |- ! rowspan="1" | 5 | rowspan="1" | December 8, 2020 | {{color|red|'''0.6%''' }} |- ! 6 | December 15, 2020 | 0.3% |- ! 7 | December 22, 2020 | 0.4% |- ! 8 | December 29, 2020 | 0.2% |- ! 9 | January 5, 2021 | 0.2% |- ! 10 | January 12, 2021 | 0.2% |- ! colspan="2" |Average ! {{color|green|'''0.3%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''%'''}} |- | colspan="5" | * {{small|The {{color|blue|'''blue numbers'''}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color|red|'''red numbers'''}} represent the highest ratings.}} |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{HanCinema drama|Please_Don__t_Meet_Him}} * {{IMDb title|tt13394428}} * [https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=%EC%A0%9C%EB%B0%9C%20%EA%B7%B8%20%EB%82%A8%EC%9E%90%20%EB%A7%8C%EB%82%98%EC%A7%80%20%EB%A7%88%EC%9A%94&irk=88843&irt=tv-program&DA=TVP''Please Don't Date Him''] at [[Daum (web portal)|Daum]] {{in lang|ko}}

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