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Save Me
Promotional poster
Also known asRescue Me
Genre
Based on"Out of the world" (세상 밖으로)
by Jo Geum-san
Developed byStudio Dragon
Written byJung Shin-kyoo[a]
Directed byKim Sung-soo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerLee Jae-moon
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyHidden Sequence
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseAugust 5 (2017-08-05) –
September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24)

Save Me[2] (Korean: 구해줘; RR: Guhaejwo) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Ok Taec-yeon, Seo Ye-ji, Jo Sung-ha, and Woo Do-hwan. Serving as the first television series from producer Lee Jae-moon's company Hidden Sequence, it aired on OCN from August 5 to September 24, 2017 for 16 episodes. This drama series is based on the popular Daum webcomic Out of the World (세상 밖으로) by Jo Geum-san.[3]

Synopsis

Im Sang-mi and her family move from Seoul to Muji-gun, a suburban town, after her father's business fails. There is a religious cult called Goseonwon that has most of the town in its grasp; it has a large number of followers and disguises itself as a peaceful church but dark secrets, torture, violence, and murder lurk underneath.

Sang-mi's brother, Sang-jin, is mercilessly bullied and assaulted at school; when he finally commits suicide as a result, the event breaks Sang-mi's family apart. Taking advantage of their fragile state the leader of the church lures her parents into the cult. Despite Sang-mi's repeated objections that there is something wrong with the cult, her father becomes fully brainwashed. With her father in the clutches of the cult and her mother mentally unstable, Sang-mi becomes trapped and unable to escape.

Three years later, Sang-mi's previous classmates, Han Sang-hwan, the son of Muji's governor and now a law student, his best friend Dong-chul, and their two friends, Jung-hoon and Man-hee, have a chance encounter with Sang-mi, wherein she whispers "Save me." Sang-hwan, determined to right the wrongs of his past, becomes determined to save Sang-mi and expose the cult's reality to the town; he is joined by Dong-chul, Jung-hoon, Man-hee in the mission, unaware that the cult is just the tip of the iceberg.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Hillbilly Quartet

Sang-mi's family

People at Goosunwon

People in Muji

Extended

  • Lee Joon-gyu as Chil-goo
  • Lee In-cheol [ko] as Elderly Man
  • Hong Sung-deok [ko] as Dong-cheol's father
  • Son Young-soon [ko] as Dong-cheol's grandmother
  • Jung Joon-won as Jung-goo
  • Kim Jung-pal [ko] as Lee Byung-seok's father
  • Min Kyung-ok as Jung-goo's grandmother
  • Ahn Min-young as Devotee
  • Noh Eun-jung as Devotee
  • Jong Seok as Iljin 1
  • Lee Seung-hyub as Iljin 2
  • Jang Won as Iljin 3
  • Nam Hyun-jung as Iljin 4
  • Jung Kang-hee as Gochujang
  • Son Byung-wook as Pil-soo
  • Yoo-yeon as Teacher
  • Kim Ha-yeon as Devotee
  • Kim Jin-hee as Devotee
  • Im Ho-joon as Devotee
  • Jwa Chae-won as Devotee
  • Kim Doo-eun as Devotee
  • Lee Seol-goo [ko] as Shaman
  • Lee Tae-hyung as Lee Jin-seok
  • Jung Jae-kwang as Eun-sung
  • Cha Joon as Bu-jjang
  • Lee Jung-heon [ko] as Police Chief
  • Kim Seo-hwi as Yu-ra, Eun-shil's daughter
  • Park Jung-min as Section Chief Park
  • Jung Ki-seob [ko] as Senior Reporter
  • Jang Se-ah as Hospital Nurse
  • Kim Se-on [ko] as Hwa-ran
  • Han Tae-il [ko]
  • Kook Ji-yong [ko]
  • Ahn Se-ho [ko]
  • Kwon Oh-jin [ko]
  • Jung Myung-joon [ko]

Special appearances

Second season

OCN confirmed that Save Me will be back for a second season.[7] This time, it will be based on the 2013 animated film The Fake. Save Me 2 will premiere on May 8, 2019.

Original soundtrack

Save Me
OST Album
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2017
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelStudio Curiosity, Vlending Co., Ltd.

Part 1

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Am (잉키)"Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-il (Copykumo)Inkii03:58
2."I Am (잉키)" (Inst.) Park Sung-il (Copykumo) 03:58
Total length:07:56

Part 2

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hallucination (환각)"Lee Chi-hoonKim Jong-ikThe Vane04:06
2."Hallucination (환각)" (Inst.) Kim Jong-ik 04:06
Total length:08:12

Part 3

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dust Wind (모래바람)"Jung Cha-sikJung Cha-sikJung Cha-sik05:09
2."Dust Wind (모래바람)" (Inst.) Jung Cha-sik 05:09
Total length:10:18

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 Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[8] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 August 5, 2017 1.059% — 1.8%
2 August 6, 2017 1.741% 1.690% 1.4%
3 August 12, 2017 1.284% — 1.2%
4 August 13, 2017 1.689% 1.805% 1.8%
5 August 19, 2017 1.779% 1.904% 1.1%
6 August 20, 2017 2.275% 2.525% 1.7%
7 August 26, 2017 2.251% 2.802% 1.6%
8 August 27, 2017 2.960% 3.286% 2.4%
9 September 2, 2017 2.433% 2.730% 1.4%
10 September 3, 2017 3.028% 3.192% 1.7%
11 September 9, 2017 2.646% 2.966% 2.2%
12 September 10, 2017 2.879% 2.940% 2.9%
13 September 16, 2017 2.549% 2.897% 2.0%
14 September 17, 2017 3.001% 2.825% 2.8%
15 September 23, 2017 3.244% 3.846% 2.5%
16 September 24, 2017 4.797% 4.639% 4.5%
Average 2.476% 2.861% 2.1%
  • 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 Result Ref.
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor Woo Do-hwan Nominated [9]

International broadcast

Notes

  1. ^ In 2019, starting with the MBC TV drama Item, he started to use the pen name "Jung Yi-do".[1]

References

  1. ^ "'구해줘' 정이도 작가 "사이비 종교, 현실이 더 끔찍"(인터뷰①)". edaily (in Korean). September 23, 2017.
  2. ^ SAVE ME 본격 사이비 스릴러 구해줘 1화 예고 대공개 '뜨거운 촌놈들, 사이비 세상을 구원하다' 170805 EP.1. OCN via YouTube. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Jo Geum-san. "세상 밖으로 (Out of the World)". Daum Webtoon (in Korean). Kakao Corporation. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d Kim, U. (April 19, 2017). "2PM's Taecyeon, Seo Ye Ji, And More Confirmed For New OCN Drama". Soompi. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Taecyeon confirmed as the lead for OCN's 'Save Me'". Allkpop. April 18, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Seo Ye-ji Takes a Step Further as Actress with Cult Drama". Chosun Media. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ^ https://www.soompi.com/article/1300493wpp/ocn-confirms-upcoming-drama-lineup-including-new-seasons-for-save-me-and-voice
  8. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
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