Save Me (South Korean TV series)

*Save Me*
Save Me
	Promotional poster
Original title	구해줘
Genre	Thriller; Mystery;
Based on	"Out of the world" (세상 밖으로); by Jo Geum-san
Developed by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Jung Shin-kyoo
Directed by	Kim Sung-soo
Starring	Ok Taec-yeon; Seo Ye-ji; Jo Sung-ha; Woo Do-hwan;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Lee Jae-moon
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Hidden Sequence
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	August 5 –; September 24, 2017

Save Me^[1] (Korean: 구해줘; RR: Guhaejwo) is a South Korean television series starring Ok Taec-yeon, Seo Ye-ji, Jo Sung-ha, and Woo Do-hwan. Serving as the very 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.^[2]

Synopsis

A girl is surrounded by suspicious people and quietly whispers, “Save me!” in a dark neighborhood alleyway, and a couple of unemployed youths hear her and run to her rescue. They discover that she’s trapped in some kind of pseudo-religious cult and try to help her, but what ensues is a sequence of horrifying tension-filled events that make us wonder more about the science of the human psyche.^{[citation needed]}^[3]

Cast

Main

Ok Taec-yeon as Han Sang-hwan^[4]^[5]
Seo Ye-ji as Im Sang-mi^[4]^[6]
Jo Sung-ha as Baek Jung-ki^[4]
Woo Do-hwan as Suk Dong-chul^[4]

Supporting

Hillbilly Quartet

Lee David as Woo Jung-hoon
Ha Hwa-jung [ko] as Choi Man-hee

Sang-mi's family

Jung Hae-Gyoon [ko] as Im Joo-ha
Yoon Yoo-sun as Kim Bo-eun
Jang Yoo-sang as Im Sang-jin

People at Goosunwon

Park Ji-young as Kang Eun-shil
Jo Jae-yoon as Jo Wan-tae
Son Sang-kyung [ko] as Jo Wan-deok

People in Muji

Son Byung-ho as Han Yong-min
Choi Moon-soo [ko] as Chae Min-hwa
Jang Hyuk-jin as Lee Kang-soo
Kim Kwang-kyu as Woo Choon-kil
Go Joon [ko] as Cha Joon-goo
Kang Kyung-hun as Lee Ji-hee
Choi Hyuk-joo [ko] as Madame Tudari
Park Soo-yeon [ko] as Choi Kyung-hye
Jeon Yeo-bin [ko] as Hong So-rin
Lee Jae-joon as Dae-shik
Yoon Jong-suk [ko] as Lee Byung-suk

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 appearance

Jung Hee-tae as Homeless Man
Son Jong-hak [ko] as Cheon Jae-soon

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Am (잉키)"	Seo Dong-sung	Park Sung-il (Copykumo)	Inkii	03:58
2.	"I Am (잉키)" (Inst.)		Park Sung-il (Copykumo)		03:58
Total length:					07:56

OST Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Hallucination (환각)"	Lee Chi-hoon	Kim Jong-ik	The Vane	04:06
2.	"Hallucination (환각)" (Inst.)		Kim Jong-ik		04:06
Total length:					08:12

OST Part 3

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Dust Wind (모래바람)"	Jung Cha-sik	Jung Cha-sik	Jung Cha-sik	05:09
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.

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen Ratings^[7]		TNmS Ratings^[8]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	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%

Note: This drama aired 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).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2018	54th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor	Woo Do-hwan	Nominated	^[9]

International broadcast

In Vietnam, it streamed through Zing TV & FPT, playing 2 hours after its original broadcast in South Korea.^{[citation needed]}
In Southeast Asia, tvN Asia aired Save Me in 2018.
In Indonesia, Sony One aired this TV series in 2018.

References

^ 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.
^ "세상 밖으로". Daum 웹툰 (in Korean). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
^ "5 Korean Horror Dramas You Should Watch During Halloween". Viu. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Taecyeon confirmed as the lead for OCN's 'Save Me'". Allkpop. April 18, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "Seo Ye-ji Takes a Step Further as Actress with Cult Drama". Chosun Media. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "TNmS Ratings on Naver". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.

External links

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[1] 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.

[2] "세상 밖으로". Daum 웹툰 (in Korean). Retrieved August 15, 2017.

[3] "5 Korean Horror Dramas You Should Watch During Halloween". Viu. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[Cast-4] 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] "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] "TNmS Ratings on Naver". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2017.

[9] "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.

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