Melody of Love (TV series)
| Melody of Love | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Melody of Love | |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Written by | Hong Young-hee |
| Directed by | Lee Duk-gun |
| Starring | Kim Dasom Baek Sung-hyun Hwang Sun-hee Kim Hyung-jun Kwak Hee-sung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 135 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kwak Ki-won |
| Running time | Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | 4 November 2013 – 6 June 2014 |
Melody of Love (Korean: 사랑은 노래를 타고; RR: Sarangeun Noraereul Tago) is a 2013 South Korean daily drama television series starring Kim Dasom, Baek Sung-hyun, Hwang Sun-hee, Kim Hyung-jun and Kwak Hee-sung.[1] It aired on KBS1 from November 4, 2013 to June 6, 2014 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 151 episodes.
Plot
This drama centers on three families whose members learn to appreciate each other, realize the true meaning of family, regret their misbehavior, and repent the hurt they've caused after hardships and trials in the world where individualism is prominent.
Gong Deul-im (Kim Dasom) is a tenacious, outgoing, and optimistic aspiring musical actress with undying passion to pursue her dreams despite going against her parents' wishes. She will have a romantic relationship with lawyer Park Hyun-woo (Baek Sung-hyun). Meanwhile, Han Tae-kyung (Kim Hyung-jun) is the leader of a drama troupe and musical director. He will be acting as a perfectionist, but a gentle and thoughtful man outside of work. He will be working closer with Deul-im and is best friends with Hyun-woo and Deul-im's older sister, Gong Soo-im (Hwang Sun-hee). He will develop feelings for Soo-im.
Cast
Main characters
- Kim Dasom as Gong Deul-im[2]
- Baek Sung-hyun as Park Hyun-woo
- Hwang Sun-hee as Gong Soo-im
- Kim Hyung-jun as Han Tae-kyung
- Kwak Hee-sung as Yoon Sang-hyun
Supporting characters
- Hyun-woo's family
- Sunwoo Jae-duk as Park Beom-jin
- Kim Hye-sun as Yoon Ji-young
- Park Woong as Park Doo-shik
- Soo-im and Deul-im's family
- Lee Jung-gil as Gong Jung-nam
- Kim Hye-ok as Yoo Jin-soon
- Ban Hyo-jung as Jo Gwi-boon
- Jung Shi-ah as Gong Jung-ja
- Kim Ji-hoon as Kim Sung-hoon
- Shin Bi as Noh Jin-yi
- Tae-kyung's family
- Jung Seung-ho as Han Joo-ho
- Kim Ye-ryeong as Goo Mi-ok
- Lee Joo-hyun as Goo Se-joon
- Jung Da-bin as Han Tae-hee
- Eun Ha Soo Theatrical Troupe
- Han Min-chae as Geum Na-ri
- Lee Eun-ha as Go Eun-ha
- Kim Tae-hyung as Go Min
- Jung Yi-yeon as Yeo In-sook
- Heo Bo-bae as Bo-bae
- Kim Hyun-min as Hyun
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[3] | AGB Nielsen[4] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 2013/11/04 | 24.1% | 22.2% | 23.5% | 23.7% |
| 2 | 2013/11/05 | 24.5% | 22.0% | 22.9% | 22.6% |
| 3 | 2013/11/06 | 21.5% | 18.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% |
| 4 | 2013/11/07 | 22.7% | 21.1% | 21.3% | 22.0% |
| 5 | 2013/11/08 | 21.1% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 19.7% |
| 6 | 2013/11/11 | 23.3% | 20.4% | 23.8% | 23.1% |
| 7 | 2013/11/12 | 25.0% | 21.8% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 8 | 2013/11/13 | 22.4% | 19.3% | 21.9% | 21.3% |
| 9 | 2013/11/14 | 23.0% | 19.6% | 23.8% | 22.3% |
| 10 | 2013/11/15 | 21.4% | 17.6% | 18.2% | 17.0% |
| 11 | 2013/11/18 | 24.2% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 23.2% |
| 12 | 2013/11/19 | 25.0% | 22.1% | 23.9% | 22.5% |
| 13 | 2013/11/20 | 23.8% | 20.6% | 22.5% | 21.7% |
| 14 | 2013/11/21 | 25.7% | 23.6% | 24.1% | 23.2% |
| 15 | 2013/11/22 | 23.3% | 19.8% | 21.2% | 19.3% |
| 16 | 2013/11/25 | 25.8% | 21.8% | 25.5% | 25.5% |
| 17 | 2013/11/26 | 24.2% | 21.7% | 24.3% | 23.1% |
| 18 | 2013/11/27 | 23.7% | 20.9% | 24.4% | 23.4% |
| 19 | 2013/11/28 | 25.6% | 21.9% | 25.8% | 24.9% |
| 20 | 2013/11/29 | 26.0% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.8% |
| 21 | 2013/12/02 | 26.8% | 23.9% | 25.3% | 25.2% |
| 22 | 2013/12/03 | 25.6% | 22.4% | 25.9% | 25.1% |
| 23 | 2013/12/04 | 25.9% | 24.3% | 24.9% | 24.5% |
| 24 | 2013/12/05 | 28.3% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.1% |
| 25 | 2013/12/06 | 25.3% | 22.5% | 23.5% | 22.7% |
| 26 | 2013/12/09 | 27.3% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 24.9% |
| 27 | 2013/12/10 | 24.9% | 22.7% | 25.4% | 24.6% |
| 28 | 2013/12/11 | 25.8% | 24.4% | 25.0% | 24.2% |
| 29 | 2013/12/12 | 26.1% | 23.5% | 26.0% | 25.1% |
| 30 | 2013/12/13 | 24.1% | 21.2% | 24.7% | 23.6% |
| 31 | 2013/12/16 | 27.2% | 24.8% | 26.8% | 25.7% |
| 32 | 2013/12/17 | 26.5% | 24.6% | 26% | 24.8% |
| 33 | 2013/12/18 | 25.9% | 23.3% | 25.3% | 24.9% |
| 34 | 2013/12/19 | 26.7% | 25.1% | 25.6% | 24.7% |
| 35 | 2013/12/20 | % | % | % | % |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Actress (TV) | Kim Hye-sun | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Baek Sung-hyun | Nominated | |
| Best New Actress | Kim Dasom | Nominated | ||
| Netizen's Choice, Actor[5] | Baek Sung-hyun | Nominated | ||
| Kim Hyung-jun | Nominated | |||
| Netizen's Choice, Actress | Kim Dasom | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple Award | Baek Sung-hyun and Kim Dasom | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kim Dasom | Nominated |
| 3rd APAN Star Awards | Best New Actress | Kim Dasom | Nominated |
International broadcast
Thailand: Aired in 2015 on True Asian Visions every Saturday to Tuesday night at 9:00 pm, starting March 14.[6]
Sri Lanka: Aired in 2015 from September 21 on Derana TV every weeknight at 9:30 pm dubbed in the Sinhalese language.[7]
References
- ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (25 September 2013). "Kim Hyung-jun, SISTAR Dasom to Join New TV Series". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ Park, Jin-yong (4 October 2013). "SISTAR's Dasom talks about starring in KBS 1TV drama Love Rides the Song". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "2013 KBS Drama Awards". KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "[ซีรีส์เกาหลี] จังหวะหัวใจต้องใช่เธอ (Melody of Love)". popcornfor2.com. 2015-03-10. Retrieved 8 December 2015. Thai: Thai
- ^ "A Korean love tune". www.sundaytimes.lk. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 18 December 2015.