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2018 South Korean television series
Encounter Promotional poster
Also known as Boyfriend Genre Created by Studio Dragon Written by Yoo Young-ah[2] Directed by Park Shin-woo[2] Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Production locations Seoul , South Korea ,Havana , Cuba Production company Bon Factory Worldwide[2] Network tvN[3] Release November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28 ) [3] – January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24 )
Encounter [4] [5] (Korean : 남자친구 ; RR : Namjachingu ; lit. Boyfriend ) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo-gum .[6]
It aired on tvN 's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:30 (KST ) time slot from November 28, 2018 to January 24, 2019.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] It is one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history airing on weekdays.[12] [13]
Internationally, the series streams via ViuTV and Viki ,[14] and has been sold to Now TV of Hong Kong , tvN Asia of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia When Shown Telecast within 24 Hours Express From Korea, Starhub of Singapore , 8TV of Malaysia , Channel 7 of Thailand , FOX and iQiyi of Taiwan and ABS-CBN of the Philippines , as well as Mnet Japan which will air it in over 100 countries.[15]
Synopsis
Brought together by fate, a woman who seems to have everything and a young man who seems to have nothing decide to give up an ordinary life to be together.[16]
Cast
Main
A daughter of a prominent politician and former daughter-in-law of a wealthy family.
A freewheeling, ordinary young man who finds joy in the simplest things.
Supporting
People around Cha Soo-hyun
Cha Soo-hyun's ex-husband.
Cha Soo-hyun's father.
Cha Soo-hyun's mother.
Cha Soo-hyun's driver.
Cha Soo-hyun's secretary.
Jung Woo-seok's mother.
People around Kim Jin-hyuk
Kim Jin-hyuk's father.
Kim Jin-hyuk's mother.
Kim Jin-hyuk's younger brother.
Kim Jin-hyuk's friend who opens a restaurant.
Donghwa Hotel
Kim Jin-hyuk's PR department leader at work.
Kim Jin-hyuk's friend and senior at work.
Kim Jin-hyuk's workmate.
Kim Jin-hyuk's workmate.
Kim Jin-hyuk's workmate who has an interest in him.
Production
The first script reading was held on August 23, 2018.[28] [29] Principal photography began in September 2018,[30] with part of the filming taking place in Cuba .[31]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Day We Met" (영화 같던 날) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho Cheeze 03:56 2. "The Day We Met" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho 03:56 Total length: 07:52
Part 2
Released on December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Into My Heart" (그대가 이렇게 내 맘에) Hen Hen Lee So-ra 03:21 2. "Into My Heart" (Inst.) Hen 03:21 Total length: 06:42
Part 3
Released on December 13, 2018 (2018-12-13 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Don't Hesitate" (망설이지 마요) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho Yong Jun-hyung (Highlight )03:35 2. "Don't Hesitate" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho 03:35 Total length: 07:10
Part 4
Released on December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Night" (그 밤) Lee Shin-hyung, d.ear d.ear Eric Nam 03:40 2. "The Night" (Inst.) d.ear 03:40 Total length: 07:20
Part 5
Released on December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Flutter" (설렘) Dong Woo-seok Dong Woo-seok O.WHEN 03:54 2. "Flutter" (Inst.) Dong Woo-seok 03:54 Total length: 07:48
Part 6
Released on January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Take Me On" (나를 데려가 라) Nam Hye-seung, JELLO ANN Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee SAya 03:41 2. "Take Me On" (나를 데려가 라) Nam Hye-seung, JELLO ANN Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee SALTNPAPER 03:41 Total length: 07:22
Part 7
Released on January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Always Be With You" (그대여야만 해요) Bily Acoustie Bily Acoustie Baek A-yeon 04:41 2. "Always Be With You my baby" (Inst.) Bily Acoustie 04:41 Total length: 09:22
Part 8
Released on January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Fairytale" (동화) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho Ra.D 05:07 2. "Fairytale" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho 05:07 Total length: 10:14
Part 9
Released on January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Good Night" (안녕히 주무세요) Han Jae-wan Han Jae-wan Seo Ji-an 03:37 2. "Good Night" (Inst.) Han Jae-wan 03:37 Total length: 07:14
Disc 2: Title Artist 1. "Boyfriend (ver.1) (Opening Theme)" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 1:11 2. "I Never Knew" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 2:56 3. "Hongje-Dong playground" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 2:13 4. "Every Breathe" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 4:4 5. "Road to you" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 3:26 6. "Love Birds" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 4:19 7. "The Night Sky of Cuba" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 3:33 8. "Tomorrow we meet again" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 3:08 9. "The EvenFall" Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee 4:16
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[32]
TNmS
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
1
November 28, 2018
8.683% (1st)
11.454% (1st)
9.4%[33]
2
November 29, 2018
10.329% (1st)
12.868% (1st)
11.0%
3
December 5, 2018
9.251% (1st)
11.772% (1st)
10.2%[34]
4
December 6, 2018
9.264% (1st)
11.468% (1st)
9.2%[35]
5
December 12, 2018
8.513% (1st)
10.575% (1st
10.5%[36]
6
December 13, 2018
8.594% (1st)
10.906% (1st)
8.1%[37]
7
December 19, 2018
8.592% (1st)
10.612% (1st)
8.6%[38]
8
December 20, 2018
9.166% (1st)
11.776% (1st)
7.7%[38]
9
January 2, 2019
7.810% (1st)
9.845% (1st)
7.2% [39]
10
January 3, 2019
7.962% (1st)
9.590% (1st)
7.7%[40]
11
January 9, 2019
7.513% (1st)
9.310% (1st)
7.5%[41]
12
January 10, 2019
7.623% (1st)
9.630% (1st)
7.3%[42]
13
January 16, 2019
7.927% (1st)
10.043% (1st)
8.0%[42]
14
January 17, 2019
7.702% (1st)
9.678% (1st)
7.4%
15
January 23, 2019
7.999% (1st)
10.590% (1st)
7.9%[43]
16
January 24, 2019
8.678% (1st)
11.161% (1st)
7.4%[43]
Average
8.475%
10.704%
8.4%
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 ).
International broadcast
In Indonesia , the series aired on Trans TV since January 7–26, 2019. Encounter the first K-drama ever, airing in Indonesia while still on going in South Korea.
In the Philippines , the series aired on ABS-CBN on August 5-September 27, 2019 during The First and True Home of Asianovelas programming block, replacing Pinoy Big Brother: Otso . on December 30, 2019, the series reaired on Asianovela Channel .
In Chile , the series aired on ETC on September 9, 2019 under the title Encuentro , in original Korean audio with Spanish subtitles. ETC is the only TV network in Chile that airs K-dramas.
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