Misty (TV series)

Misty (Korean: 미스티; RR: Miseuti; MR: Misŭt'i) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-joo and Ji Jin-hee. The series marks Kim Nam-joo's small screen comeback after six years.[4][5] It aired on JTBC's Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot from February 2 to March 24, 2018.[6][7][8]

Misty
Promotional poster
Hangul	미스티
Genre	Melodrama Mystery Thriller Romance
Created by	JTBC Plot Line
Written by	Jae In (Jane Jae-in Kim)[1]
Directed by	Mo Wan-il
Creative director(s)	Yoo Jae-kyoo (Lighting) Won Ji-hwan (Art) Jang Han-seung (Martial arts) Gaemi (Music) Kang Eun-kyung (Script)[2]
Starring	Kim Nam-joo Ji Jin-hee
Composer(s)	Go Sung-pil's Music Score (고성필스코어뮤직)[2]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hahm Young-hoon Hwang Jee-woo Oh Hwan-min
Producer(s)	Kim Bo-kyung Park Woo-ram
Production location(s)	South Korea Thailand
Cinematography	Jang Jong-kyung[2]
Editor(s)	Han Ji-woo[2]
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	70 minutes
Production company(s)	Story & Pictures Media[3]
Distributor	JTBC
Release
Original network	JTBC
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	February 2 (2018-02-02) – March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)
External links
Website

Synopsis

Go Hye-ran (Kim Nam-joo) becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Her husband Kang Tae-wook (Ji Jin-hee) ends up being her legal counsel despite their marriage being on the rocks.

Cast

Main

• Kim Nam-joo as Go Hye-ran[9]
  • Park Shi-woo as young Go Hye-ran

A skilled and popular anchorwoman.

• Ji Jin-hee as Kang Tae-wook[10]

A former prosecutor but is now working as a public defender.

• Jeon Hye-jin as Seo Eun-joo

Kevin Lee's wife and Hye-ran's friend from school.

• Im Tae-kyung as Ha Myung-woo,[11] a prisoner.
  • Seo Ji-hoon as young Ha Myung-woo
• Go Jun as Lee Jae-yeong / Kevin Lee

A pro-golfer and Seo Eun-joo's husband.

• Jin Ki-joo as Han Ji-won[12]

Junior anchorwoman and Hye-ran's rival.

• Ahn Nae-sang as Kang Ki-joon, a detective.

Supporting

People at JBC

• Lee Geung-young as Jang Gyu-seok, JBC news director
• Lee Sung-wook as Oh Dae-woong
• Koo Ja-sung as Kwak Gi-seok, a junior reporter[13]
• Lee Ah-hyun as Lee Yun-jung

Extended

• Kim Hyung-jong as Prosecutor Byun Woo-hyun[14]
• Lee Jun-hyeok as Jung Ki-chan
• Kim Soo-jin as Yoon Song-yi, Hye-ran's best friend and magazine reporter[15]
• Kang Deuk-jong as Choi Ki-seop
• Shin Kang-woo as Park Sung-jae
• Jun Kook-hwan as Tae-wook's father
• Kim Bo-yeon as Tae-wook's mother
• Yeon Woon-kyung as Lee Young-shil, Hye-ran's mother
• Jung Young-ki as Baek Dong-hyun, Kevin Lee's manager
• Kim Bum-soo as Kim Bum-soo, winner of journalist of the year award
• Kwak In-joon as Han Ki-hoon
• Lee Sang-yi
• Myung Ji-yun
• Goo Bon-seok
• Son Kwang-eop as Senior Go
• Yang Dae-hyuk as Floor Director
• Jo Jae-wan
• Yang Hee-myung
• Seo Byung-deok
• Lee Do-hyun
• Lee Tae-hyun
• Oh Joo-hwan
• Lee Do-yoon
• Jo Soo-hyuk
• Go Man-kyoo
• Kim Kwang-tae
• Yoon Bong-kil as Kyoo Do-kwan
• Kim Jung-hak
• Ha Eun
• Kim Hyung-mook as Yoon Ho-young
• Jun Eun-hye
• Lee Joo-seok
• Yang Young-jo
• Maeng Bong-hak
• Lee Kyoo-seop
• Nam Kyung-eup as Kang In-han
• Kim Myung-gon as Jung Dae-han
• Han Ki-joong
• Choi Bum-ho
• Lee Tae-ho
• Jin Hyun-kwang
• Choi Il-joon
• Hwang In-joon
• Min Dae-shik
• Kang Chan-yang
• Han Joong-ki
• Choi Seung-il
• Jun Jin-ki
• Shin Sun-hee
• Park Hun-rak
• Park So-yeon
• Jung Myung-joon
• Kim Joon-hee
• Hae Sun
• Lee Se-wook
• Kang Choong-hoon
• Jin Soo-nam
• Yook Hyo-myung
• Oh Seung-chan
• Son In-yong
• Kang Hoo-jae
• Song Hyun-jin
• Sun Hyun-jin
• Sun Ah-rin
• Lim Jung-min
• Lee Jin-seung
• Jung Hyun-woo
• Lee Kwan-young
• Lim Yong-soon
• Kang Chul-sung
• Kim Wang-do

Special appearances

• Han Suk-joon
• Song Min-gyo
• Choo Ja-hyun[16]

Production

• The series marks musical actor Im Tae-kyung small screen debut.[11][16]
• The first script reading of the cast was held in October 2017 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.[17]
• Filming started in South Korea in October 2017. The staff and main actors then departed for Thailand in November for one week filming.[6][18]
• Misty was rated 19 for the first 4 episodes by the Korea Communications Commission due to violence and sexual content.[19] However, the rating was changed to rated 15 starting on episode 5.

Original soundtrack

Misty OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	42:15
Language	Korean, English, Italian
Label	OU Entertainment[20] NHN Bugs Corp.[20][21]

Part 1

Released on February 17, 2018 (2018-02-17)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"사랑은 아프다" (Painful Love)	Lee Seung-chul	Gaemi (개미), Kim Se-jin	Lee Seung-chul[22]	4:07

Part 2

Released on February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"			KLANG	3:12
2.	"Don’t Cry"	Jamon Maple	Gaemi (개미)	KLANG	3:31
Total length:					6:43

Part 3

Released on March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Someday"	Gaemi (개미)	Gaemi (개미)	Lee Seung-chul	4:00

Part 4

Released on March 10, 2018 (2018-03-10)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"영원" (Forever)	Lee Jung-hyun	Gaemi (개미)	Min Young-ki	3:38

Part 5

Released on March 17, 2018 (2018-03-17)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"그 길에" (On The Way)	Hana	Tom and Jerry (톰이랑 제리), Jin Min-ho	Im Han-byul	4:15

Special OST

Released on March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"사랑은 아프다" (Painful Love)	Lee Seung-chul	Gaemi (개미), Kim Se-jin	Lee Seung-chul	4:07
2.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"			KLANG	3:12
3.	"Don’t Cry"	Jamon Maple	Gaemi	KLANG	3:31
4.	"Someday"	Gaemi	Gaemi	Lee Seung-chul	4:00
5.	"영원" (Forever)	Lee Jung-hyun	Gaemi	Min Young-ki	3:38
6.	"그 길에" (On The Way)	Hana	Tom and Jerry (톰이랑 제리), Jin Min-ho	Im Han-byul	4:15
7.	"Misty"		Gaemi, Lee Geon-young		3:05
8.	"There Were None"		Park Mi-seon		3:00
9.	"Blind Love"		Klozer		2:45
10.	"Run"		Park Jung-hwan		2:00
11.	"Dangerous Affair"		Jo Yoon-jung		2:07
12.	"Desire"		Park Mi-seon		2:46
13.	"Glass Ceiling"		Gaemi		1:48
14.	"Return"		Lee Sung-goo		2:57
15.	"Provoke"		Gaemi, Lee Geon-young		3:19
16.	"Stress"		Jo Yoon-jung		2:01
17.	"Behind"		Lee Geon-young		3:49
18.	"Don't Be Crying"		Lee Geon-young		3:28
19.	"Memorize"		Gaemi		3:45
20.	"Naraka"		Park Yoon-seo		2:43
21.	"Counterattack"		Park Jung-hwan		2:31
Total length:					42:15

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			AGB Nielsen[23]		TNmS
			Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	February 2, 2018	Fracture (균열)	3.473%	3.513%	3.7%
2	February 3, 2018	Provoke (도발)	5.074%	5.599%	4.4%
3	February 9, 2018	Duality (이면)	3.885%	4.003%	3.2%
4	February 10, 2018	Bottomless Pit (나락)	4.789%	5.342%	4.1%
5	February 16, 2018	Scandal (추문)	5.390%	5.960%	4.7%
6	February 17, 2018	Variable (변수)	7.081%	7.832%	5.9%
7	February 23, 2018	Secret (비밀)	5.965%	6.356%	6.5%
8	February 24, 2018	Convict (단죄)	6.324%	7.141%	4.7%
9	March 2, 2018	Isolation (고립)	6.908%	6.870%	6.0%
10	March 3, 2018	Threat (위협)	7.693%	8.465%	7.8%
11	March 9, 2018	Confession (고백)	6.658%	7.352%	5.6%
12	March 10, 2018	New Trial (복심)	6.868%	6.926%	7.0%
13	March 16, 2018	Perjury (위증)	7.467%	7.821%	6.4%
14	March 17, 2018	Truth (진실)	8.058%	8.266%	7.4%
15	March 23, 2018	Desperately Hoping (무망)	7.266%	7.713%	6.6%
16	March 24, 2018	Smoke and Fog (연무)	8.452%	8.938%	7.9%
Average			6.334%	6.756%	5.7%

• This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	54th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Drama	Misty	Nominated	[24][25]
		Best Director	Mo Wan-il	Nominated
		Best Actress	Kim Nam-joo	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Jeon Hye-jin	Nominated
	6th APAN Star Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Kim Nam-joo	Nominated	[26]
		Best New Actress	Jin Ki-joo	Nominated
	2nd The Seoul Awards	Best Actress	Kim Nam-joo	Won	[27]
2019	23rd Asian Television Awards	Best Direction (Fiction)	Mo Wan-il	Nominated	[28]
		Best Actress in a Leading Role	Kim Nam-joo	Won

References

1. [단독]'미스티' 작가 "범인은 처음부터 지진희였지만 다들 부정하더라". Yonhap (in Korean). 2018-03-25. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
2. "Misty's program Information". jtbc (in Korean). Retrieved March 5, 2018.
3. ‘미스티’ 지진희의 진심 깨달은 김남주, 혼자 아닌 두 사람의 2막 올랐다!. imaeil (in Korean). March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
4. Park, So-hyun (July 3, 2017). "JTBC 측 "새 금토극 '미스티' 준비 중…김남주 출연 긍정 검토"". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2018.
5. Kim, Ah-yeon (July 3, 2017). "[단독] '여왕의 귀환' 김남주, JTBC '미스티'로 컴백". YTN (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2018.
6. "김남주X지진희, JTBC '미스티' 확정 "격정 미스터리 멜로" [공식]". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
7. "Romance thriller 'Misty,' enthralling story of success, unpretentious love". Yonhap News. Yonhap News Agency. January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
8. Sung, Ji-eun (March 3, 2018). "'Misty' remains a mystery for show's cast and crew". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
9. awcoconuts (July 3, 2017). "Kim Nam-joo courted for drama comeback via JTBC". DramaBeans. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
10. tineybeanie (July 12, 2017). "Ji Jin-hee up to join Kim Nam-joo in her comeback drama Misty". DramaBeans. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
11. "Musical actor Im Tae-kyung to star in "Misty"". Hancinema. Sports Today. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
12. Jung, So-young (September 26, 2017). "[공식입장] '미스티' 전혜진X진기주X고준, 출연 확정..격정 멜로 시작". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2018.
13. "Koo Ja-sung to star in "Misty" as Kim Nam-joo's junior reporter". Hancinema. Biz Enter. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
14. "Kim Hyung-jong joins drama "Misty"". Hancinema. Nate. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
15. "Kim Soo-jin-IV to star in "Misty"". Hancinema. Oh My News. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
16. "Choo Ja-hyun to come back with JTBC "Misty"". Hancinema. YTN. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
17. "<미스티> '여왕' 김남주X'멜로 장인' 지진희, 뜨거웠던 대본 리딩 첫 공개". iMBC (in Korean). MBC&iMBC. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
18. "Drama "Misty" to film Thailand". Hancinema. Oh My News. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
19. '19금 드라마' 김남주의 '미스티' 3.473% 출발. Yonhap (in Korean). Yonhap. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
20. "미스티 Special OST (Misty Special OST)". Melon. kakao M Corporation.
21. "Misty OST". Sound Wave (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2018.
22. "이승철, JTBC '미스티' OST 참여…'사랑은 아프다'". Yonhap News (in Korean). February 14, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
23. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 2, 2018.
24. "[2018 백상예술대상 종합] tvN '비밀의 숲'·영화 '1987' 대상 영예+3·4관왕". Osen (in Korean). May 4, 2018.
25. "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
26. "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
27. ‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
28. "2018 Nominees". Asian TV Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-12-01.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Misty on IMDb
• Misty at HanCinema