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Original title 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임
Genre Created by Studio Dragon Written by Chu Hye-mi Directed by Kim Hyung-sik Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Bae Sun-hae Lee Chan-ho Lee Min-jin Producers Kim Na-kyung Park Eun-kyung Production company Story TV Network tvN Release May 21 (2018-05-21 ) – July 10, 2018 (2018-07-10 )
About Time (Korean : 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임 ; RR : Meomchugo Sipeun Sungan: Eobauttaim ; lit. A Moment I Want to Stop: About Time ) is a 2018 fantasy romance South Korean television series starring Lee Sang-yoon and Lee Sung-kyung . It aired on tvN from May 21 to July 10, 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 KST time slot.[ 1] [ 2]
Synopsis
Choi Michaela (Lee Sung Kyung) is a musical actress who has a special ability to see a person's life span. She meets a man who has an ability to stop her life-clock, and the two fall in love with each other.
Cast
Main
Chief director of a cultural foundation.[ 3] [ 4]
A musical actress with an unfortunate fate who can see the lifespan clocks of people.[ 3]
A musical director who is known for his genius abilities, but lacks humanity.[ 5]
Director of a musical magazine who has a one-sided love for Do-ha.[ 6]
Choi Michaela's best friend.[ 7]
Choi Michaela's younger brother who loves Sung-hee.[ 8]
Supporting
Do-ha's family
Lee Do-ha's cold-hearted father.[ 9]
Do-ha's older brother.[ 10] [ 4]
Do-ha and Do-bin's half brother.[ 10] [ 4]
Do-bin's wife. An aloof and elegant rich woman who hides a secret.[ 11]
Michaela's family
Choi Michaela's spoilt mother.[ 9]
People around Do-ha
Do-ha's friend and doctor.[ 10]
Do-ha's secretary.[ 10]
Do-ha's first love.[ 12]
People around Michaela
A reliable ally of Choi Michaela's.[ 9]
Extended
Production
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Amazing Thing" (신기한 일 ) Lee Sang-hoon Lee Sang-hoon, Choi Hye-sung Kim E-Z (GGot Jam Project [ko ] ) 03:14 2. "Amazing Thing (Inst.)" (신기한 일 (Inst.)) Lee Sang-hoon, Choi Hye-sung 03:14 Total length: 06:28
Part 2
Released on May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Yesterday" Mathi, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min Park Bo-ram 04:16 2. "Yesterday (Inst.)" Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min 04:16 Total length: 08:32
Part 3
Released on June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Maybe" RUNY, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min, RUNY Hui (Pentagon ) 04:21 2. "Maybe (Inst.)" Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min, RUNY 04:21 Total length: 08:42
Part 4
Released on June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Tears Flow" (눈물이 나 ) Mackelli Mackelli Mackelli 03:40 2. "Tears Flow (Inst.)" (눈물이 나 (Inst.)) Mackelli 03:40 Total length: 07:20
Part 5
Released on June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "My Room" Mathi, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min Hong Dae-kwang 03:35 2. "My Room (Inst.)" Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min 03:35 Total length: 07:10
Ratings
In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep.
Broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[ 22]
TNmS[ 23]
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
1
May 21, 2018
1.766%
2.249%
2.8%
2
May 22, 2018
2.103%
2.842%
2.4%
3
May 28, 2018
1.338%
1.327%
2.0%
4
May 29, 2018
1.491%
1.766%
2.5%
5
June 4, 2018
1.483%
1.595%
1.8%
6
June 5, 2018
1.652%
2.098%
2.0%
7
June 11, 2018
1.452%
1.493%
—
8
June 12, 2018
2.083%
2.344%
9
June 18, 2018
0.887%
1.206%
10
June 19, 2018
1.628%
1.562%
11
June 25, 2018
1.262%
1.380%
1.7% [ 24]
12
June 26, 2018
1.888%
1.952%
2.3%[ 24]
13
July 2, 2018
1.838%
1.828%
—
14
July 3, 2018
1.491%
1.739%
15
July 9, 2018
1.239%
1.574%
16
July 10, 2018
1.771%
1.985%
Average
1.586%
1.809%
—
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 & EBS ).
References
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^ " '어바웃타임' 김규리, 베일에 싸인 이상윤 첫사랑 役 '깜짝 등판' " . Sports Chosun (in Korean). Sports Chosun. June 5, 2018.
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^ " '어바웃타임' 이상윤X우효광, 한-중 사업가의 포스 넘치는 미팅 현장 공개" . Tenasia (in Korean). Tenasia. May 19, 2018.
^ " '어바웃타임' 첫 대본리딩, 이상윤X이성경 케미 어땠나" . Newsen (in Korean). April 5, 2018.
^ " "About Time" Casts Lee Seo-won" . Hancinema . Ilgan Sports. January 15, 2018.
^ Lee, Ah-young (May 16, 2018). "[종합] 이서원, 술자리 성추행으로 검찰 조사…'어바웃타임' 하차" . Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
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^ Baek, Ji-eun (May 17, 2018). "[단독] '어바웃타임', '성추문' 이서원 하차→ZE:A 김동준 긴급투입" . Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 20 May 2018 .
^ Hong, Hye-min (May 17, 2018). " '어바웃타임'·김동준 측 "이서원 대타 김동준? 확정 NO…긍정 검토 중" [공식]" . Star Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved May 20, 2018 .
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
^ "TNmS Ratings on Naver" . Naver (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
^ a b Lee Soo-ji (June 27, 2018). "이성경 오열하니 시청률 오르네…tvN '어바웃 타임' " . Newsis (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo . Retrieved July 10, 2018 .
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