Uncontrollably Fond

Uncontrollably Fond (Korean: 함부로 애틋하게) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Woo-bin and Bae Suzy.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It aired on KBS2 from July 6 to September 8, 2016, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 (KST).^[6][7][8]

Uncontrollably Fond
Promotional poster
Also known as	Lightly, Ardently
Hangul	함부로 애틋하게
Revised Romanization	Hamburo Aeteutage
Genre	Romance Melodrama
Written by	Lee Kyung-hee
Directed by	Park Hyun-suk Cha Young-hoon
Starring	Kim Woo-bin Bae Suzy Lim Ju-hwan Lim Ju-eun
Opening theme	"Only You" by Junggigo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Kim Sung-geun
Producers	Kim Min-kyung Park Woo-ram (KBS) Ahn Jae-hyun Shin Sang-yoon (Samhwa Networks) Hwang Ki-yong Teddy Hoon-tak Jung (SidusHQ)
Production location	South Korea
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Samhwa Networks SidusHQ
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	July 6 (2016-07-06) – September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08)

Synopsis

Shin Joon-young (Kim Woo-bin) and Noh Eul (Bae Suzy) were classmates who were separated during their teenage years due to an ill-fated relationship, but later meet each other in adulthood. Shin Joon-young is now a top actor-singer, while Noh Eul is a documentary producer.

Noh Eul had a tough childhood; her father died in a hit-and-run, prompting Noh Eul to quit school and make a living for herself and her brother. Shin Joon-young, on the other hand, had his life planned out for him. His mother wanted him to become a prosecutor to follow in the footsteps of his estranged father, but an incident caused him to quit law school and become a singer-actor.

The two later reunite when Noh Eul is tasked to film Shin Joon-young's documentary. She convinces the producer that she can obtain his consent for the documentary shoot. Initially, Joon-young gives Noh Eul a hard time, but he eventually agrees to participate in the documentary. As they work together, he endeavors to mend their relationship and win her heart back.

Cast

Main

 

Lead stars Kim Woo-bin (left) and Bae Suzy (right) at the press conference on July 4, 2016

• Kim Woo-bin as Shin Joon-young
• Bae Suzy as Noh Eul
• Lim Ju-hwan as Choi Ji-tae (alias Lee Hyeon-woo)^[9]
• Lim Ju-eun as Yoon Jeong-eun^[9]

Supporting

People around Shin Joon-young

• Jin Kyung as Shin Young-ok (mother)^[10]
• Choi Moo-sung as Jang Jung-shik (Jang Kook-young's father)^[10]
• Hwang Jung-min as Jang Jung-ja
• Park Soo-young as CEO Namgoong
• Jung Soo-kyo as Jang Kook-young (Jang Jung-shik's son)
• Jang Hee-ryung as Jang Man-ok^[11]

People around Noh Eul

• Lee Seo-won as Noh Jik (brother)
• Kim Min-young as Ko Na-ri (best friend)
  • Park Hwan-hee as teenage Ko Na-ri (episode 2)
• Kim Jae-hwa as Kim Bong-suk (tripe shop owner)
• Lee Won-jong as Noh Jang-soo (Noh Eul's father; episode 2)

People around Choi Ji-tae

• Yu Oh-seong as Choi Hyeon-joon (father)^[10]
• Jung Seon-kyung as Lee Eun-soo (mother)^[10]
• Ryu Won as Choi Ha-roo (sister)^[11]

People around Yoon Jeong-eun

• Jung Dong-hwan as Yoon Sung-ho

Special appearances

• Lee Jun-ho
• Lee Yu-bi
• Lee Jin-kwon
• Kim Young-kwang
• Kim Min-jae
• Kim Byeong-ok as Hyun-joon's older brother
• Kim Ki-bang as Noh Eul's boss
• Yoon Park as Seo Yoon-hoo

Production

Filming began on November 26, 2015, at Kyungnam University in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea,^[12] and concluded on April 12, 2016.^[13]

The series reunited Kim Woo-bin and Lim Ju-eun who both starred in the hit drama The Heirs and Bae Suzy, Lee Yu-bi, Jin Kyung and Kim Ki-bang who starred in the historical drama Gu Family Book.

Original soundtrack

Uncontrollably Fond Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	Volume 1: July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29) (digital) August 11, 2016 (2016-08-11) (CD) Volume 2: September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08) (digital) September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) (CD)
Genre	Soundtrack, ballad
Label	Samhwa Networks/SidusHQ/Gazi Contents/LOEN L200001286 (Volume 1) L200001299 (Volume 2)

The original soundtrack of Uncontrollably Fond was divided into two volumes: Volume 1 consists of songs from Parts 1 to 8 and Midnight Youth's "Golden Love" from Part 14 (also known as the pop OST). On the other hand, Volume 2 comprises songs from Parts 9 to 15, along with tracks by New Empire from Part 14.

Part 1

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Ring My Bell"	Suzy (Miss A)	3:27
2.	"Ring My Bell" (Inst.)		3:27
Total length:			6:54

Part 2

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Find the Differences (틀린그림찾기)"	Lim Seul-ong, Kisum	3:14
2.	"Find the Differences" (Inst.)		3:14
Total length:			6:28

Part 3

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Say Goodbye (My Heart Speaks) (가슴이 말해)"	Kim Na-young	4:09
2.	"Say Goodbye (My Heart Speaks)" (Inst.)		4:09
Total length:			8:18

Part 4

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Only U"	Junggigo	3:15
2.	"Only U" (Inst.)		3:15
Total length:			6:30

Part 5

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I Miss You (보고싶어)"	Hyolyn (Sistar)	3:49
2.	"I Miss You (보고싶어)" (Inst.)		3:49
Total length:			7:38

Part 6

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Picture In My Head (내 머릿속 사진)"	Kim Woo-bin	3:44
2.	"Picture In My Head (내 머릿속 사진)" (Inst.)		3:44
3.	"Do You Know (혹시 아니)"	Kim Woo-bin	4:15
4.	"Do You Know (혹시 아니)" (Inst.)		4:15
Total length:			15:58

Part 7

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Don't Push Me (밀지마)"	Wendy, Seulgi (Red Velvet)	3:20
2.	"Don't Push Me (밀지마)" (Inst.)		3:20
3.	"Don't Push Me (밀지마) (Ballad Ver.)"	Wendy, Seulgi (Red Velvet)	3:30
4.	"Don't Push Me (밀지마) (Ballad Ver.)" (Inst.)		3:30
Total length:			13:40

Part 8

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"From When and Until When (어디부터 어디까지)"	Tei	4:07
2.	"From When and Until When (어디부터 어디까지)" (Inst.)		4:07
Total length:			8:14

Part 9

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I Love You (사랑해요)"	Kim Bum-soo	4:08
2.	"I Love You (사랑해요)" (Inst.)		4:08
Total length:			8:16

Part 10

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Love Is Hurting (사랑이 아프다)"	Hwanhee (Fly to the Sky)	4:01
2.	"Love Is Hurting (사랑이 아프다)" (Inst.)		4:01
Total length:			8:02

Part 11

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"My Love"	Honey G	3:38
2.	"My Love" (Inst.)		3:38
Total length:			7:16

Part 12

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Shower (소나기)"	Eric Nam	4:28
2.	"Shower (소나기)" (Inst.)		4:28
Total length:			8:56

Part 13

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I Can Live (살 수 있다고)"	Kim Yeon-joon (김연준)	3:45
2.	"I Can Live (살 수 있다고)" (Inst.)		3:45
Total length:			7:30

Part 14 (Uncontrollably Fond Pop OST)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"A Little Braver"	New Empire	3:28
2.	"A Little Braver" (Inst.)		3:28
3.	"Golden Love"	Midnight Youth	4:01
4.	"Golden Love" (Inst.)		4:01
5.	"Across The Ocean"	New Empire	3:50
6.	"Across The Ocean" (Inst.)		3:50
Total length:			22:38

Part 15

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"When It's Good (좋을땐)"	Bae Suzy (Miss A)	4:14
2.	"When It's Good (좋을땐)" (Inst.)		4:14
Total length:			8:28

Disc 2:

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Ambition"	Various Artists	3:28
2.	"Blues Life"	Various Artists	1:43
3.	"Bright Intro"	Various Artists	2:26
4.	"Chaos"	Various Artists	3:26
5.	"Cotton Candy"	Various Artists	2:05
6.	"Haromica Theme"	Various Artists	2:50
7.	"Hurt Love"	Various Artists	2:12
8.	"More of Mystery"	Various Artists	3:06
9.	"Need Somebody"	Various Artists	3:20
10.	"Over and Over"	Various Artists	2:11
11.	"Pain"	Various Artists	1:56
12.	"Revenge"	Various Artists	1:42
13.	"Running Away"	Various Artists	1:10
14.	"Running Away Behind"	Various Artists	2:35
15.	"Shining Bridge"	Various Artists	1:36
16.	"Shining Day"	Various Artists	2:48
17.	"Sunset"	Various Artists	2:11
18.	"Theme O3"	Various Artists	2:10
19.	"The Only One"	Various Artists	3:02
20.	"The Way to you"	Various Artists	2:18
21.	"Wherever you are"	Various Artists	1:59

Charted songs

Chart performance

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Remarks
		KOR Gaon
"Ring My Bell" (Suzy (Miss A))	2016	18	KOR: 343,613	Part 1
"Find The Differences" (Lim Seul-ong, Kisum)		34	KOR: 175,311	Part 2
Say Goodbye (My Heart Speaks) (Kim Na-young)		28	KOR: 150,245	Part 3
"Only You" (Junggigo)		40	KOR: 194,770	Part 4
I Miss You" (Hyolyn (Sistar))		40	KOR: 117,394	Part 5
"Picture In My Head" (Kim Woo-bin)		91	—	Part 6
"Don't Push Me Away" (Wendy, Seulgi)		25	KOR: 142,016	Part 7
"From When and Until When" (Tei)		66	KOR: 40,881	Part 8
"I Love You" (Kim Bum-soo)		19	KOR: 294,380+	Part 9
"Love Hurts" (Hwanhee (Fly to the Sky))		19	KOR: 240,683+	Part 10
"When It's Good" (Suzy (Miss A))		84	KOR: 26,583	Part 15

Ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea^[14]		TNmS^[15]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	July 6, 2016	12.5% (4th)	13.8% (4th)	11.5% (6th)	12.7% (3rd)
2	July 7, 2016	12.5% (5th)	12.8% (4th)	9.3% (12th)	9.4% (8th)
3	July 13, 2016	11.9% (5th)	13.3% (4th)	10.7% (8th)	12.3% (4th)
4	July 14, 2016	11.0% (6th)	12.0% (4th)	9.4% (11th)	10.9% (7th)
5	July 20, 2016	12.9% (4th)	14.0% (4th)	10.9% (7th)	11.4% (5th)
6	July 21, 2016	11.1% (7th)	11.5% (6th)	10.0% (10th)	10.9% (9th)
7	July 27, 2016	8.6% (12th)	9.5% (10th)	8.7% (16th)	9.4% (11th)
8	July 28, 2016	8.9% (14th)	10.1% (10th)	8.0% (19th)	9.5% (12th)
9	August 3, 2016	8.2% (12th)	9.0% (9th)	7.0% (19th)	8.0% (13th)
10	August 4, 2016	8.1% (12th)	9.0% (11th)	7.1% (NR)	7.6% (15th)
11	August 10, 2016	7.9% (15th)	7.8% (17th)	7.3% (NR)	8.1% (15th)
12	August 11, 2016	10.0% (5th)	10.6% (4th)	9.6% (8th)	9.9% (5th)
13	August 17, 2016	8.0% (12th)	8.6% (12th)	6.8% (19th)	6.8% (18th)
14	August 18, 2016	8.7% (12th)	9.6% (9th)	6.6% (NR)	6.9% (18th)
15	August 24, 2016	8.0% (16th)	8.4% (14th)	6.4% (NR)	7.1% (NR)
16	August 25, 2016	7.7% (17th)	8.4% (16th)	6.1% (NR)	7.6% (NR)
17	August 31, 2016	8.0% (16th)	8.0% (17th)	7.0% (NR)	6.1% (NR)
18	September 1, 2016	7.9% (14th)	8.5% (14th)	7.2% (NR)	6.8% (18th)
19	September 7, 2016	8.0% (16th)	7.6% (17th)	7.2% (NR)	8.0% (17th)
20	September 8, 2016	8.4% (15th)	9.0% (14th)	7.4% (20th)	7.3% (NR)
Average		11.8%	10.1%	8.2%	8.8%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	5th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Kim Woo-bin	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Bae Suzy	Nominated
	1st Asia Artist Awards	Best Star Award		Won
	30th KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress		Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	Kim Woo-bin	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama	Bae Suzy	Nominated
		Netizen Award	Kim Woo-bin	Nominated
			Bae Suzy	Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Kim Woo-bin & Bae Suzy	Nominated

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External links

 

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• Official website (in Korean)
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• Uncontrollably Fond at IMDb  
• Uncontrollably Fond at HanCinema