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A Piece of Your Mind

A Piece of Your Mind[3] (Korean: 반의 반; RR: Ban-ui Ban) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jung Hae-in, Chae Soo-bin, Lee Ha-na, and Kim Sung-kyu.[4] It aired on tvN from March 23 to April 28, 2020.[5][6][7]

A Piece of Your Mind
Promotional poster
Hangul
반의 반
Literal meaningHalf of a Half
Revised RomanizationBan-ui Ban
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byLee Sook-yeon
Directed byLee Sang-yeob
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12[a]
Production
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
  • The Unicorn
  • Movie Rock
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMarch 23 (2020-03-23) –
April 28, 2020 (2020-04-28)

Synopsis

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A drama-romance between Moon Ha-won (Jung Hae-In) and Han Seo-woo (Chae Soo-Bin). Moon Ha-won is an AI programmer and he is the founder of AH Company. He is a consistent person with a good heart. Meanwhile, Han Seo-woo works as a classical music recording engineer. Her life is unstable without a family or house, but she is a positive person.

Cast

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Main

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An artificial intelligence programmer who founded the company AH. He is very serious about his work though he seldom gets angry and is known as being a kind person. His unrequited love is Kim Ji-soo, who is also his childhood friend. He later falls for Han Seo-woo.
A 29 years old classical recording engineer who has a positive and bright personality despite her family and social issues. She gets along with Kim Ji-soo very well. Later, she falls for Ha-won.
A gardener and granddaughter of Moon Jung-nam, the diplomat who sponsored Ha-won. She manages her grandmother's garden and flower garden. She calls Ha-won her uncle, though they are almost of the same age.
A pianist who's acclaimed in musical circles for his artistry and skill, but is not widely recognized by the public. He is Ji-soo's husband.

Supporting

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Special appearances

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Production

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Due to the decreasing ratings, and because tvN recorded its lowest ratings in two years during its Monday–Tuesday time slot, it was announced on April 8, 2020 that the series would be shortened by 4 episodes, bringing the total number of episodes to 12.[1][2]

Original soundtrack

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A Piece of Your Mind OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2020
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelGenie Music

Part 1

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Released on March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Slowly Fall"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • B.a.B
Ha Hyun-sang4:01
2."Slowly Fall" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • B.a.B
 4:01
Total length:8:02

Part 2

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Released on April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Rain or Shine"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • B.a.B
Elaine4:22
2."Rain or Shine" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • B.a.B
 4:22
Total length:8:44

Part 3

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Released on April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Think It's You" (너라고 생각해)
  • Jung Joon-il
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
Jung Joon-il4:20
2."Think It's You" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
 4:20
Total length:8:40

Part 4

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Released on April 21, 2020 (2020-04-21)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Who I Strolled With" (함께 발을 맞춰 거닐던)
  • DOKO
  • Son Jae-min
  • DOKO
  • Son Jae-min
Poetic Narrator3:10
2."Who I Strolled With" (Inst.) 
  • DOKO
  • Son Jae-min
 3:10
Total length:6:20

Viewership

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A Piece of Your Mind : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1553448N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[16]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[17]
1 March 23, 2020 2.449%
2 March 24, 2020 2.122%
3 March 30, 2020 1.539%
4 March 31, 2020 1.272%
5 April 6, 2020 1.451%
6 April 7, 2020 1.178%
7 April 13, 2020 1.197%
8 April 14, 2020 1.122%
9 April 20, 2020 1.150%
10 April 21, 2020 1.114%
11 April 27, 2020 1.050%
12 April 28, 2020 1.214%
Average 1.405%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • 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

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  • In India this series airs on MX Player from 21 November 2023 (every friday new episode).

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally scheduled to air for 16 episodes, the series was shortened by 4 episodes due to the decreasing ratings.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Moon, Ji-yeon (April 8, 2020). "[단독] 2년 만에 tvN 월화 최저..'반의반' 결국 12회로 조기종영". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Gyu-lee (April 10, 2020). "Jung Hae-in's 'A Piece of Your Mind' to cut episodes amid low ratings". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. ^ [대본리딩 메이킹] ′멜로킹′ 얼굴천재 정해인표 짝사랑이야기! 전.격.공.개 #반의반, 반의반 A piece of your mind EP.0. YouTube (in Korean). tvN DRAMA. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jung Hae-in, Chae Soo-bin, Kim Sung-gyu, Lee Ha-na Cast in TvN's "A Piece of Your Mind"". HanCinema. October 14, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Shim, Eon-kyung (August 22, 2019). "tvN 측 "정해인X채수빈 '반의 반' 출연 확정..내년 상반기 편성 예정" [공식]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (August 22, 2019). "[단독]채수빈, 정해인과 드라마 '반의 반' 주인공". Joongan Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (August 22, 2019). "tvN 측 "정해인X채수빈 '반의 반' 출연 확정, 내년 상반기 편성"(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Yang, So-young (June 26, 2019). "정해인 측 "'반의 반' 출연 긍정 검토, 최종 확정은 아냐"". Maeil Business Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  9. ^ Choi, Ji-won (March 16, 2020). "Jung Hae-in says 'A Piece of Your Mind' is enough to start love". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Kim, Ra-ra (August 22, 2019). "[팩트체크] 채수빈 측 "드라마 '반의 반' 주인공 확정"…정해인과 호흡 '기대감↑ '". MSN (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  11. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (October 11, 2019). "tvN 측 "정해인 채수빈 이하나 김성규 '반의 반' 출연 확정"(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Kim, Jin-suk (October 11, 2019). "[단독]정해인·채수빈·김성규·이하나, '반의 반' 주인공(종합)". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Kim Jeong-woo-I to Star in "A Piece of Your Mind" as Jung Hae-in's Best Friend". HanCinema. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "Lee Seung-joon Joins "Find Me in Your Memory" and "A Piece of Your Mind"". HanCinema. January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  15. ^ ""Parasite" Jang Hye-jin to Appear in "A Piece of Your Mind" as Chae Soo-bin's Mother". HanCinema. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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