Melting Me Softly
Melting Me Softly (Korean: 날 녹여주오; RR: Nal Nokyeojuo; lit. Melt Me) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook, Won Jin-ah and Yoon Se-ah. Created by Studio Dragon and produced by writer Baek Mi-kyung's own company Story Phoenix, it aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) from September 28 to November 17, 2019.[1][2]
Melting Me Softly | |
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Promotional | |
Hangul | 날 녹여주오 |
Genre | |
Created by | Studio Dragon |
Written by | Baek Mi-kyung |
Directed by | Shin Woo-chul |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
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Camera setup | Single camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Story Phoenix |
Distributor | tvN |
Release | |
Original network | tvN |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | September 28 – November 17, 2019 |
External links | |
Website |
Synopsis
Ma Dong-chan (Ji Chang-wook) and Ko Mi-ran (Won Jin-ah) are both frozen during an experiment. They wake up 20 years later instead of 24 hours later and must keep their body temperature at 31.5 °C (max. 33 °C/88-91 °F) in order to survive.
Cast
Main
- Ji Chang-wook as Ma Dong-chan (32/52)
- Won Jin-ah as Go Mi-ran[3] (24/44)
- Yoon Se-ah as Na Ha-yeong[4] (44)
- Chae Seo-jin as young Ha-yeong (24) Dong-chan's girlfriend
Supporting
People around Dong-chan
- Yoon Seok-hwa as Kim Won-jo, Dong-chan's mother (55/75)
- Kim Won-hae as Ma Pil-gu, Dong-chan's father (59)
- Kang Ki-doong as Ma Dong-sik (29), Dong-chan's younger brother
- Kim Won-hae as old Dong-sik (49)
- Han Da-sol as Ma Dong-joo (30), Dong-chan's younger sister
- Jeon Soo-kyung as old Dong-joo (50)
- Lee Do-gyeom as Baek Young-tak (35), Dong-joo's ex-husband, a police detective.
- Lee Do-yeob as old Young-tak (55)
- Lee Joo-young as Lee Hye-Jin, Dong-sik's wife
- Oh Ah-rin as Ma Seo-yoon[5] (7), Dong-sik's daughter
People around Mi-ran
- Gil Hae-yeon as Mi-ran's mother (46/66)
- Park Choong-sun as Mi-ran's father (45/65)
- Park Min-soo as Go Nam-tae (12)
- Yoon Na-moo as adult Nam-tae (32), Mi-ran's brother
People at the broadcast station
- Im Won-hee as Son Hyeon-gi (48)
- Lee Hong-gi as young Son Hyeon-gi (28)
- Jung Hae-kyun as Kim Hong-seok (41/61)
- Han Jae-i as producer Su
- Hong Seo-baek as producer Lee
People at the campus
- Cha Sun-woo as Hwang Byung-shim (24), Mi-ran's ex-boyfriend
- Shim Hyung-tak as old Byung-shim (44)
- Song Ji-eun as Oh Young-seon (24) Mi-ran's best friend, who married Byung-shim
- Seo Jeong-yeon as old Young-seon (44)
- Oh Ha-nee as Park Kyung-ja (24) Mi-ran's other best friend.
- Park Hee-jin as old Kyung-ja (44)
- Choi Bo-min as Hwang Ji-hoon (19), Hwang Byung-Shim and Young-sun's son, a freshman at Korea University who develops a crush on Mi-ran.
- Kang Yoo-seok as Park Young-joon (19) Ji-hoon's best friend, a freshman at Korea University.
Others
- Seo Hyung-chul as Hwang Gab-soo (46/66)
- Lee Moo-saeng as Jo Ki-beom (45)
- Kim Wook as young Ki-beom (25)
- Kim Bup-rae as Lee Hyung-do/Lee Seok-do
Special appearances
- Tony An (Ep. 1)
- Kim Soo-ro (Ep. 6)
- Ra Mi-ran (Ep. 6)
- Park Jin-young as Jang Woo-shin (Ep.14)
Production
The first script reading took place in June 2019.[6]
Original soundtrack
Melting Me Softly OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Recorded | 2019 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
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Label |
Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Right In Front Of You" (네 앞에) |
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| K.Will | 4:00 |
2. | "Right In Front Of You" (Inst.) |
| 4:00 | ||
Total length: | 8:00 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "You Have To Tell Me" (꼭 말해줘) |
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| Yeonjung (Cosmic Girls) | 03:13 |
2. | "You Have To Tell Me" (Inst.) |
| 03:13 | ||
Total length: | 06:26 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "When Love Passes By" (사랑이 지나가면) | Lee Young-hoon | Lee Young-hoon | Ji Chang-wook | 04:11 |
2. | "When Love Passes By" (Inst.) | Lee Young-hoon | 04:11 | ||
Total length: | 08:22 |
Part 4
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Ice Doll" (얼음인형) |
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| Parc Jae-jung | 4:10 |
2. | "Ice Doll" (Inst.) |
| 4:10 | ||
Total length: | 8:20 |
Ratings
- In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | |
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AGB Nielsen[7] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | |||
1 | September 28, 2019 | The Origin Of Cryogenics | 2.486% | 2.606% |
2 | September 29, 2019 | Resurrection | 3.177% | 2.858% |
3 | October 5, 2019 | The Days We Lost | 3.163% | 3.278% |
4 | October 6, 2019 | Some Like It Cold | 3.201% | 3.250% |
5 | October 12, 2019 | The Destiny Of 31.5 Degree! | 2.063% | 2.126% |
6 | October 13, 2019 | Captain Korea | 2.481% | 2.777% |
7 | October 19, 2019 | All About Love | 1.843% | 2.101% |
8 | October 20, 2019 | Fling and Fight | 2.419% | 2.511% |
9 | October 26, 2019 | Between the Cold and the Passion | 1.160% | N/A |
10 | October 27, 2019 | Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien | 2.074% | 1.983% |
11 | November 2, 2019 | Family, After All | 1.461% | N/A |
12 | November 3, 2019 | To Die or To Be Mad | 1.622% | |
13 | November 9, 2019 | The Truth Too Late | 1.774% | 1.491% |
14 | November 10, 2019 | The People Who Want To Get Frozen | 1.765% | 1.271% |
15 | November 16, 2019 | Hot Guy and Cold Girl | 1.432% | N/A |
16 | November 17, 2019 | Melting Me Softly | 2.282% | 2.407% |
Average | 2.150% | —[lower-alpha 1] |
Notes
- Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
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References
- Kim, Ji-won (August 27, 2019). "'날 녹여주오', 9월 28일 첫방...'가장 뜨거운 온도 33도' 지창욱X원진아 포스터". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- "Silly cryogenic plot device may work in 'Melting Me Softly': Freeze two characters, thaw them out 20 years later, and then see what happens". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 23, 2019.
- Tae, Yu-na (June 18, 2019). "원진아, 지창욱 복귀작 '날 녹여주오' 여주 확정 (공식)". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- Cho, Yoon-sun (July 9, 2019). "[공식] 윤세아, tvN '날 녹여주오' 주연 확정…'지창욱 첫♥' 아나운서役". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- Kim, Myeong-mi (July 18, 2019). "아역 오아린 '날 녹여주오' 출연확정, 지창욱 조카 변신(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- Lee, Yu-jin (July 11, 2019). "'날 녹여주오' 화기애애 첫 대본 현장 공개". Sports Khan (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Melting Me Softly on IMDb
- Melting Me Softly at HanCinema
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