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A Shoulder to Cry On
Promotional poster
Hangul
소년을 위로해줘
Literal meaningComfort the Boy
Revised RomanizationSonyeoneul wirohaejwo
Genre
Based onA Shoulder to Cry On
by Dongmul
Screenplay by
  • Kang Jae-hyun
  • Song Soo-rim
  • Noh Ji
Directed by
  • Song Soo-rim
  • Kim Jin-chul
Starring
  • Kim Jae-han
  • Shin Ye-chan
Opening theme"Come Together" by Omega X
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Yoon Hye-young
  • Song Joo-sung
  • Ha Dong-geun
  • Im Chang-min
  • Wi Sang-ah
Cinematography
  • Kang Hyuk-joon
  • Choi Eun-suk
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • IPQ Entertainment
  • MODT Studio
Original release
Network
ReleaseMarch 15 (2023-03-15) –
March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)

A Shoulder to Cry On (Korean소년을 위로해줘; RRSonyeoneul wirohaejwo; lit. Comfort the Boy) is a 2023 South Korean streaming television series starring Omega X band members Kim Jae-han and Shin Ye-chan.[1] Based on the 2018–19 BL webtoon of the same name written by Dongmul (동물) and serialized in Lezhin Comics, the series premiered on March 15, 2023 in South Korea on WATCHA, Wavve, TVING, and on various platforms such as IPTV, and globally through Viki and GagaOOLala.[2][3]

Synopsis

Lee Da-yeol (Kim Jae-han) spends his time in school as an outsider, excels as an archer and a member of the archery club, while Jo Tae-hyun (Shin Ye-chan) is one of the school’s most popular students, class president and with a dark secret past. One day, Da-yeol gets wrapped up in rumors after meeting Tae-hyun in the nurse's office, which puts his archery scholarship in jeopardy. Desperate to correct the misunderstanding, Da-yeol does everything he can to quell the rumors but to no avail. On the other hand, Tae-hyun is completely unremorseful and shamelessly follows and begins hanging around with Da-yeol. Without realizing it, the two became curious about each other and slowly started walking the thin line between hate and love.

Cast

Main

  • Kim Jae-han as Lee Da-yeol[4]
  • Shin Ye-chan as Jo Tae-hyun[4]

Supporting

  • Shin Si-ye as So-yeong
  • Jeong Ho-gyun as Ye-beom
  • Oh Joo-seok as Won-kyung
  • Kim Dong-won as Min-jung

Original soundtrack

The soundtrack for the series was released by Danal Entertainment on March 17, 2023.[5]

A Shoulder to Cry On (Original Television Soundtrack)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Come Together"
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Ji Ye-jun
  • pdly (MonoTree)
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Ji Ye-jun
  • Jaehan
Omega X3:42
2."You, again"
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Jaehan
  • IKEK
  • KYRIELLE
Omega X4:38
3."Comfort"
  • Kim Jun-tae (WEHOT)
  • Lee Jae-joon (WEHOT)
  • JAYBLE (WEHOT)
  • Hangyeom (WEHOT)
  • Kim Jun-tae (WEHOT)
  • Lee Jae-joon (WEHOT)
  • JAYBLE (WEHOT)
  • Hangyeom (WEHOT)
Omega X3:34
4."Come Together" (English ver.)
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Ji Ye-jun
  • pdly (MonoTree)
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Ji Ye-jun
  • Jaehan
Omega X3:39
5."You, again" (English ver.)
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Han Hye-ji (FAB)
  • PiRi BOi (FAB)
  • Jaehan
  • IKEK
  • KYRIELLE
Omega X4:39
6."Comfort" (English ver.)
  • Kim Jun-tae (WEHOT)
  • Lee Jae-joon (WEHOT)
  • JAYBLE (WEHOT)
  • Hangyeom (WEHOT)
  • Kim Jun-tae (WEHOT)
  • Lee Jae-joon (WEHOT)
  • JAYBLE (WEHOT)
  • Hangyeom (WEHOT)
Omega X3:34
Total length:23:48

Episodes

No.English titleKorean titleOriginal release date
1"Hamster and Sociopath"햄스터와 소시오패스March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)
2"Like a friend, not a friend"친구 아닌 친구 같은 친구March 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)
3"The gym equipment storage room"체육창고March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)
4"An arrow with no regrets"후회 없는 화살March 23, 2023 (2023-03-23)
5"Not passion, but acceptance"열정 말고 인정March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
6"A shoulder to cry on"소년을 위로해줘March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)
7"Epilogue"소년을 위로해줘! 그 이후March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)

References

  1. ^ Lee, Ye-ju (2023-03-15). "'소년을 위로해줘!' 재한X예찬, 강렬 임팩트" ['Comfort the boy!' Jaehan X Yechan, strong impact]. Sports Khan (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. ^ Jung, Hee-yeon (2023-03-02). "오메가엑스 김재한-신예찬 BL '소년을 위로해줘!' 15일 공개 확정 [공식]" [Omega X Kim Jae-han-Shin Ye-chan BL ‘Comfort the boy!’ confirmed to be released on the 15th [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ Adhya, Arpita (2023-03-21). "Da Yeol and Tae Hyeon come closer in upcoming episode of A Shoulder To Cry On". HITC. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. ^ a b Hwang, Ji-young (2022-05-18). "오메가엑스 재한-예찬, '소년을 위로해줘' 캐스팅" [Omega X Jaehan-Yechan cast in 'Comfort the Boy']. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. ^ Yong, Won-joong (2023-03-17). "오메가엑스 재한X예찬 '소년을 위로해줘', 오늘 OST 모음집 공개" [Omega X Jaehan X Yechan ‘Comfort the boy’, OST collection released today]. Single List (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-27.