49 Days
| 49 Days | |
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 49 Days |
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| Also known as | Pure Love (Philippine broadcast) |
| Format | Television series |
| Written by | So Hyun Kyung |
| Directed by | Jo Young Kwang |
| Starring | Lee Yo Won Nam Gyu Ri Jo Hyeon Jae Bae Su-bin Jung Il Woo Seo Ji Hye |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 South Korea & 79 Philippines |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Choi Moon Suk |
| Location(s) | South Korea Philippines |
| Running time | Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 (South Korea) Monday - Friday 10:30pm (Philippines) Monday - Friday 04:30pm (Indonesia) Monday - Friday 04:30pm |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | SBS (South Korea) ABS-CBN (Philippines) Indosiar (Indonesia) |
| Original run |
16 March 2011 – 19 May 2011 11 July 2011- 28 October 2011 (Philippines) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Sign |
| Followed by | City Hunter |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
49 Days (49일) is a South Korean television fantasy drama series broadcast by SBS in 2011.
Contents |
[edit] Synopsis
Ji-Hyun's (Nam Gyu-Ri) life seems to be storybook perfect. Her parents adore her and her friends all seem to admire her. Ji-Hyun is also engaged and set to marry her fiance Min-Ho (Bae Su-bin) in just a few days. Meanwhile, Yi-Kyung (Lee Yo-Won) is a woman who is completely distraught over her life after her boyfriend died in an accident, and frequently contemplates suicide. She works the night shift at a convenient store, while sleeping in the afternoons.
On a fateful day, Yi-Kyung gets off a bus and wanders around. She then stands in front of a busy street and attempts to kill herself by walking into oncoming traffic, resulting in a massive car pile-up. At that time, somebody saves her life by pulling her back. At this moment, Ji-Hyun, who is driving nearby, fails to hit her brakes and crashes into a semi truck that has stopped in the middle of the road. Moments later, Ji-Hyun walks out of her car in a daze. She is shocked to see her body being carted into an ambulance. The only person who seems to notice her standing in the road is a man on a motorcycle. The man on the motorcycle is the Scheduler (Jung Il Woo) - an angel of sorts who takes souls to their final destinations.
Ji-Hyun follows her body into the ambulance and watches as the paramedics attempt to revive her body. At the hospital, Ji-Hyun meets the Scheduler again. The Scheduler tells Ji-Hyun that since it was not yet her scheduled time to die, she is given a chance to recover from her vegetative state and live. That is, if she succeeds in her mission: she must gather three pure teardrops from three people who truly love her, apart from her family, within the next 49 days. Ji-Hyun instantly thinks of her fiance and two best friends and is certain she will live again. Ji-Hyun then takes over the body of the suicidal Yi-Kyung in her quest to find three such persons. Ji-Hyun gets a job at a restaurant owned by her high school friend Han Kang (Jo Hyeon Jae).
At this time, Ji-Hyun's memory starts to return to her. Before the accident, Ji-Hyun remembers going to see her best friend to show the bridesmaid dress she had chosen for her. When she arrived, Ji-Hyun saw her best friend and her fiance sitting intimately together in a car. She was then driving to confront them when the accident occurred. Finally coming to her senses about their betrayal, Ji-Hyun now realizes that it won't be so easy to find three people who genuinely love her...
[edit] Main Cast
- Lee Yo Won as Song Yi Kyung/Shin Ji Min (Ysabelle Song/Danica Shin}
- Nam Gyu Ri as Shin Ji Hyun (Dianne Shin)
- Jo Hyeon-jae as Han Kang (Dave Han)
- Bae Su-bin as Kang Min Ho (Raymond Kang)
- Jung Il Woo as Scheduler/Song Yi Soo (Scheduler/Jake Song)
- Seo Ji Hye as Shin In Jung (Kayla Shin)
[edit] Supporting Cast
- Choi Jung Woo as Shin Il Shik (Ji Hyun's father) (Peter Shin)
- Yoo Ji In as Ji Hyun's mother (Lorainne Shin)
- Bae Geu Rin as Park Seo Woo (Jackie Park)
- Son Byung Ho as Oh Hae Won (Danny Oh)
- Moon Hee Kyung as Bang Hwa Joon (Juliet Bang)
- Kang Sung Min as No Kyung Bin
- Yoon Bong Gil as Cha Jin Young
- Kim Ho Chang as Ki Joon Hee
- Jin Ye Sol as Ma Soon Jung
- Lee Jong Min as Go Mi Jin
[edit] Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-16 | 01 | 8.1 (18th) | 9.5 (15th) |
| 2011-03-17 | 02 | 8.0 | 9.5 (12th) |
| 2011-03-23 | 03 | 8.8 (16th) | 10.7 (9th) |
| 2011-03-24 | 04 | 10.2 (14th) | 12.2 (9th) |
| 2011-03-30 | 05 | 10.2 (9th) | 13.2 (5th) |
| 2011-03-31 | 06 | 10.5 (12th) | 12.8 (7th) |
| 2011-04-06 | 07 | 10.0 (9th) | 12.5 (5th) |
| 2011-04-07 | 08 | 10.5 (13th) | 12.8 (7th) |
| 2011-04-13 | 09 | 10.0 (9th) | 12.1 (5th) |
| 2011-04-14 | 10 | 10.8 (8th) | 13.3 (6th) |
| 2011-04-20 | 11 | 11.0 (5th) | 13.7 (3rd) |
| 2011-04-21 | 12 | 12.3 (5th) | 15.1 (4th) |
| 2011-04-27 | 13 | 12.3 (4th) | 14.3 (3rd) |
| 2011-04-28 | 14 | 11.9 (4th) | 13.8 (4th) |
| 2011-05-04 | 15 | 14.0 (3rd) | 17.4 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-05 | 16 | 14.5 (3rd) | 16.2 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-11 | 17 | 15.2 (3rd) | 19.1 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-12 | 18 | 12.7 (3rd) | 15.4 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-18 | 19 | 15.8 (3rd) | 19.4 (1st) |
| 2011-05-19 | 20 | 17.1 (2nd) | 19.9 (1st) |
| Average | 11.7% | 14.1% | |
[edit] Theological Themes
49 Days explores interconnectedness of all things or fate, exorcism, and other spiritual topics. This TV series was inspired by the Korean shamanism that a soul usually wanders the earth for 49 days and then moves on to the next life, thus referencing relevant Buddhist (once a majority religion of Korea) ideas such as reincarnation and karma. Locations also have theological rhythm--Han Kang's restaurant Heaven and Mountain Destiny, where Ji Hyun and Min Ho first meet. However, forgiveness, true love, and the quantity of three --reminiscent of Trinity-- (Christian themes) are central to Ji Hyun's obtaining the genuine tears. When Ji Hyun asks whether the Scheduler is male, he answers that such discrimination is not practiced in the afterworld, a concept in Galatians 3:28. The Scheduler also mentions that "knock and the door will be opened to you," echoing Matthew 7:7.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tnms.tv/ TNS Media Korea
