9 End 2 Outs Episode 1
9 End 2 Outs starring Lee Jung Jin and Park Soo Ae
9 End 2 Outs is a hilarious, completely endearing romantic comedy with a twist. Bong Nan Hee (Park Soo Ae) and Byun Hyung Tae (Lee Jung Jin) have been best friends for 30 years. They cook for each other, call each other almost daily, bicker like siblings, and support each other when things go wrong. But all that is about to change. On her 30th birthday, Nan Hee hits a crisis: she is 30, unmarried, and without a successful career, and her dream of getting published in the city's spring literary festival has just been crushed yet again. She's dating a 22-year old baseball player who's still in college, and beginning to have serious doubts about the ethicality and dignity of the relationship. When Nan Hee decides that it's time to change her life and move out of her mom's house, she jumps at the chance to rent Hyung Tae's house while he goes on vacation.
But what was meant to be a short stay turns into a more permanent sort of thing when Hyung Tae returns unexpectedly, having lost all Nan Hee's rent money, and she refuses to move out until he pays her back. As the two best friends live together, they begin to discover things they never knew about each other (he's neurotic, she snores) but more importantly, will they begin to discover what their friends and family have suspected all along - that, without realizing it, they've been the most important people to each other all along?
Despite its title, 9 End 2 Outs is not about baseball, but instead about the unexpected miracles that can happen in the 9th inning of the game of love. Hyung Tae is a player not looking for marriage, while Nan Hee is a woman looking for romance everywhere but at him. Park Soo Ae and Lee Jung Jin have incredible chemistry together as the funny, squabbling, in-love-without-realizing-it pair of best friends, and 9 End 2 Outs is that rare, adult, heartwarming story about two people who can't see what's right in front of their noses.
Also known as 2 Outs in the 9th Inning or Bottom of 9th, 2 Outs. Visit our friends at Drama Wiki and Hancinema for additional information about this drama.
Cast
Lee Jung Jin as
Byun Hyung Tae
Park Soo Ae as
Hong Nan Hee
Lee Tae Sung as
Kim Jung Joo
Hwang Ji Hyun as
Yoon Sung Ah
Lee Sang Woo as
Lee Joon Mo
Jung Da Hye as
Kim Nam Jung
Lee Doo Il as
Im Nak Bin
Jo Eun Ji as
Kim Choon Hee
Kim Chang Sook as
Kim Shin Ja
Son Jung Min as
Jun Mi Kyung
Drama Information
Native Name: 9회말 2아웃
# of Episodes: 16
Network: MBC
Year: 2007
Director: Han Chul Soo
Type: Korean drama
Genre:
Romantic Comedy,
Comedy,
Melodrama,
Romance
Tags:
Lee Jung Jin,
Park Soo Ae,
romantic comedy,
sports,
baseball,
fun
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Love this drama. Will forever be a Park Soo Ae fan. Great fully developed characters and a lovely story about a 30 yr. friendship that turns into love. Love the depiction of all of the other unfolding love stories (and types of love). Highly recommended if you're looking for a contemporary adult love story.
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The title is such a misnomer; baseball is merely used as a metaphor in the "game" of love. It's the age old question: Can men and women REALLY be friends? The deep friendship between the two leads was a joy to watch. It was hopeful, confusing, warm, and comfortable in the way familiar things are. I love the "situation" they found themselves in...a man and a woman--best friends, no less!-- moving in together and pretending that they're not attracted to each other...lol...On a more superficial note, can the leading man get any more attractive? O.o wow
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i like the comic script...i was cracking up everytime. i enjoyed watching each episodes...heartwarming indeed as what other viewers said. highly recommended for mature audiences who arent so uptight. this drama has a lot of silliness that i think is needed to break the monotony.
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The story line is very interesting - the main characters had much chemistry to make the drama worth watching. LJJ was so believable that I had to look for other dramas he's starring in. Anyway, this kind of drama is the reason why I enjoy watching kdramas- they are wholesome and depicts typical Asian characteristics and mores.
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This is really a great drama, loved the story plot, the characters everything about it was great. This is a drama that will leave the viewer with a very positive feeling. I've seen many dramas here and this is the first review that I've felt that I had to write.
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