My Lovely Boxer
Promotional poster
Hangul
순정복서
Literal meaningPure Boxer
Revised RomanizationSunjeongbokseo
McCune–ReischauerSunjŏngboksŏ
Genre
Based onPure Boxer
by Chu Jong-nam
Written byKim Min-joo[1]
Directed by
  • Choi Sang-yeol[1]
  • Hong Eun-mi[1]
Starring
Music by
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerLee Jung-mi (KBS)[3]
Producers
  • Kim Chang-min[3]
  • Oh Hyung-il[3]
Running time70 minutes[4]
Production companies
  • Acemaker Movieworks[1]
  • Cornerstone[1]
  • Hello I Am Newtopia[1]
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseAugust 21 (2023-08-21) –
October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)

My Lovely Boxer[5] (Korean: 순정복서) is a 2023 South Korean television series series starring Lee Sang-yeob, Kim So-hye, Park Ji-hwan, Kim Hyung-mook, Kim Jin-woo, Ha Seung-ri, and Chae Won-bin. It premiered on KBS2 on August 21, 2023, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 21:45 (KST).[1][6][7]

Synopsis

The series follows the story of a female boxing star who disappeared three years ago to live a new life and faces a new turning point in life upon meeting a cold-blooded agent who treats sports success and athletes with match-fixing for money.

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

Tae-young's athletes

S&P people

People in Boxing

Kindergarten People

Sports Industry Figures

Others

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[15]
1 August 21, 2023 2.0% (31st)
2 August 22, 2023 1.8% (30th)
3 August 28, 2023 1.8% (33rd)
4 August 29, 2023 1.6% (36th)
5 September 4, 2023 1.4% (39th)
6 September 5, 2023 1.4% (36th)
7 September 11, 2023 1.1% (42nd)
8 September 12, 2023 1.1% (41st)
9 September 18, 2023 1.5% (38th)
10 September 25, 2023[a] 0.9% (38th)
11 September 26, 2023 0.9% (44th)
12 October 2, 2023 2.2% (26th)
Average 1.5%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Notes

  1. ^ Episode 10 was postponed to September 25 due to the broadcast of the men's football match between South Korea and Kuwait for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 19.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "KBS 새 드라마 '순정복서', 의문가득 티저 포스터 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Lee Gyu-lee (August 22, 2023). "Kim So-hye returns with 'My Lovely Boxer' after bullying scandal". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e ＂얼마 주실건데요?＂전설적인 복서 김소혜를 찾아가 말을 걸어도 내치는 김소혜 [순정복서/My Lovely Boxer] | KBS 230822 방송, archived from the original on August 22, 2023, retrieved August 22, 2023
  4. ^ "My Lovely Boxer". KBS World. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ KBS [@kbs_drama] (July 6, 2023). "[순정복서] 티티저 ver.1" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Lee Kyung-ho (June 29, 2023). "'순정복서' 이상엽X김소혜, 첫 만남부터 시너지 폭발" ['Pure Boxer' Lee Sang-yeop X Kim So-hye, synergy explosion from the first meeting] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Son Bong-seok (July 10, 2023). "'순정복서' 그랜드 슬램 눈앞에 두고 사라진 천재 복서 김소혜···냉혈한 에이전트 이상엽과 펼칠 승부조작 탈출기" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ a b "이상엽-김소혜, KBS드라마 '순정복서' 캐스팅". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Hwang Soo-yeon (April 21, 2023). "박지환, '순정복서' 출연 확정…이상엽과 호흡 [공식입장]" [Park Ji-hwan confirmed to appear in 'Pure Boxer'... Breathing with Lee Sang-yeop [Official position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  10. ^ 윤, 상근. "위너 김진우 KBS '순정복서' 합류..배우 열일 행보[공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. ^ Lee Joon-hyeon (April 27, 2023). "채원빈, '순정복서' 출연…복싱계 노력파 챔피언 변신" [Chae Won-bin appears in 'Pure Boxer'... Transformation into a boxing champion] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "등장인물" [Characters]. KBS (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  13. ^ Ahn Yoon-ji (May 4, 2023). "김상우, '순정복서' 합류..이상엽 후배 된다 [공식]" [Kim Sang-woo joins 'Pure Boxer'.. Lee Sang-yeop becomes a junior [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Jang Ah-reum (August 9, 2023). "신예 송예빈 '순정복서' 합류…김소혜와 케미 예고" [Rookie Song Ye-bin joins 'Pure Boxer'... Kim So-hye and Chemistry Notice] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Nielsen Korea (Nationwide) ratings:
    • 순정복서 시청률 [My Lovely Boxer ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Daum.
  16. ^ "[시청률 VS.] '소용없어 거짓말' 종영 앞두고 소폭 상승…'순정복서' 1%대 유지" (in Korean). Celuv Media. September 19, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

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