God's Gift – 14 Days (Korean신의 선물 – 14일; RRSinui Sunmul – 14il) is a 2014 South Korean television series written by Choi Ran (the writer of Iljimae), starring Lee Bo-young, Cho Seung-woo, Kim Tae-woo, Jung Gyu-woon and Kim Yoo-bin. It aired on SBS from March 3 to April 22, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

God's Gift: 14 Days
Promotional poster
GenreTime travel
Thriller
Written byChoi Ran
Directed byLee Dong-hoon
StarringLee Bo-young
Cho Seung-woo
Kim Tae-woo
Jung Gyu-woon
Kim Yoo-bin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerHan Jung-hwan
ProducerLee Hee-soo
Production locationKorea
Running timeMondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companyContent K
Original release
NetworkSeoul Broadcasting System
ReleaseMarch 3 (2014-03-03) –
April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
Related
Somewhere Between

Plot Summary

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Kim Soo-hyun is a mother whose young daughter Han Saet-byul gets kidnapped and murdered. Discovering a miraculous ability to go back in time exactly two weeks before the event, Soo-hyun is determined to expose the kidnapping plot and save her daughter before she dies all over again. Helping her is Ki Dong-chan, a former cop turned private investigator out to prove the innocence of his mentally challenged brother, who is falsely accused of murdering Dong-chan's ex-girlfriend. As Soo-hyun and Dong-chan race against the clock in the allotted 14 days, new light is shed on the crimes, and they uncover secrets far more treacherous than Soo-hyun could have ever imagined.[1]

Cast

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Main characters

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A successful TV writer for a current affairs program. She travels back in time to bring her dead child back to life.
He was once an outstanding police officer, who left the force after a certain incident. Now a private investigator, Dong-chan has a personal connection to the case and helps Soo-hyun when she goes back in time.
He is a human rights lawyer who is passionate about his work and is a loving husband to Soo-hyun and devoted father to Saet-byul. But he is also harboring a secret.
A detective in the violent crimes division, he graduated the police academy at the top of his class and is already known as future police commissioner material. He is Soo-hyun's first love, and she suddenly comes to him out of nowhere and begs him to find the suspect who will kill her daughter in two weeks' time. Initially disbelieving, he gets sucked into the case and puts his career on the line to help her.
Soo-hyun and Ji-hoon's daughter. Saet-byul is quirky and cute, though a bit of an outsider at school. She doesn't get good grades, but is warm and kind despite the fact that the other kids leave her out and call her the weird kid. Her one friend is Young-gyu.
A developmentally disabled teenage boy with the mental age of a six-year-old. He is Saet-byul's friend, and tries to save her from the kidnapper.[6][7][8]
She started out as a con artist who'd already been to jail five times, until Dong-chan hired her as a fraud detection expert.[8]

Supporting characters

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  • Park Hye-sook as Jang Mi-soon
Soo-hyun's mother.
  • Kim Jin-hee as Joo Min-ah
Soo-hyun's junior colleague who had an affair with Ji-hoon. She became pregnant with his child, but miscarried when she fell down the stairs while Ji-hoon was forcing her to go to an abortion clinic.
Mother of Dong-chan and Dong-ho. She takes care of her grandson Young-gyu.
Dong-chan's older brother, and Young-gyu's father. Falsely accused and imprisoned for the murder of Dong-chan's girlfriend, Soo-jung.
A businessman disguised as a homeless bum.
Dong-chan's junior colleague when he was in the police force.
  • Yeon Jae-wook as Wang Byeong-tae
Expert hacker who works at Dong-chan's private investigator office.
The President of South Korea.
Presidential chief of staff.
The First Lady.
After witnessing his beloved older brother's suicide, he went into a long period of depression. He decides to fulfill his brother's lifelong dream of becoming a musician in his place, and successfully becomes the front man of the rock band Snake. He is Saet-byul's favorite idol singer. However, unforeseen events threaten to quash his dreams altogether when the shoe of a missing child is discovered in his van. Although he isn't prosecuted as a criminal, he is still considered as a possible suspect in the case.
  • Oh Tae-kyung as Jang Moon-soo or Chang Moon-soo
Owner of stationery shop.
  • Im Ji-kyu as Ryu Jin-woo
  • Park Min-jung as Mimi
  • Jang In-sub as Manager
  • Kim Min-chan as Soo-hyun's junior colleague (ep 1)
  • Lee Yeon-kyung as owner of Destiny Cafe (ep 1)
  • Kim Il-joong as MC (ep 1–2)
  • Lee Seung-hyung as TV director/PD (ep 1–2)
  • Joo Ho as Kim Joon-seo (ep 2)
The President's son.
Serial killer who murdered three women, including Young-gyu's mother and Dong-ho's friend Mimi.
Dong-chan's girlfriend who was murdered.

Original soundtrack

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."너에게 갈 수 있다면" (If Only I Can Go to You)Song Ji-eun4:13
2."너에게 갈 수 있다면 (Inst.)" (If Only I Can Go to You (Inst.)) 4:13
3."나라면" (If It Were Me)Yang Ji-won (Spica)4:12
4."나라면 (Inst.)" (If It Were Me (Inst.)) 4:12
5."아파서" (Because It Hurts)Sandeul (B1A4)3:44
6."아파서 (Inst.)" (Because It Hurts (Inst.)) 3:44
7."봄날의 꽃" (Spring Flower)Kim Joo-hoon (Remember) 
8."봄날의 꽃 (Inst.)" (Spring Flower (Inst.))  
9."운명에 대하여..."Various Artists 
10."신의 선물 -14일 (Main Theme)" (God's Gift – 14 Days (Main Theme))Various Artists 
11."오래전 기억"Various Artists 
12."묻지마 써포터즈"Various Artists 
13."슬픈 운명" (Sad Fate)Various Artists 
14."헤파이토스"Various Artists 
15."Lonely Memory (동찬의 테마)" (Lonely Memory (Dong-chan's Theme))Various Artists 
16."운명의 시작"Various Artists 
17."절망의 슬픔"Various Artists 
18."뒤바뀐 운명"Various Artists 
19."따스한 미소"Various Artists 
20."식구끼리 이러는 거 아니야"Various Artists 
21."그림자 찾기"Various Artists 
22."Time Warp"Various Artists 
23."잃어버린 시간"Various Artists 
24."그림자" (Shadow)Various Artists 
25."절망의 시간"Various Artists 
26."딱지치기"Various Artists 
27."쿨한 남자"Various Artists 
28."숨소리"Various Artists 
29."어른들의 동화"Various Artists 

Ratings

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In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[12] AGB Nielsen[13]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 March 3, 2014 6.7% 7.5% 6.9% 7.2%
2 March 4, 2014 8.3% 9.5% 7.7% 8.2%
3 March 10, 2014 8.8% 11.0% 8.9% 8.9%
4 March 11, 2014 8.9% 11.3% 9.1% 9.6%
5 March 17, 2014 9.3% 11.0% 9.7% 10.4%
6 March 18, 2014 10.2% 12.4% 9.4% 9.8%
7 March 24, 2014 10.0% 12.4% 8.8% 9.5%
8 March 25, 2014 10.7% 12.8% 10.6% 12.0%
9 March 31, 2014 9.5% 11.8% 8.8% 9.6%
10 April 1, 2014 9.4% 10.9% 9.4% 10.5%
11 April 7, 2014 9.5% 11.7% 9.2% 9.7%
12 April 8, 2014 9.8% 11.7% 8.9% 9.8%
13 April 14, 2014 9.5% 11.8% 8.5% 8.5%
14 April 15, 2014 10.0% 12.1% 8.7% 9.2%
15 April 21, 2014 8.2% 10.2% 8.3% 8.9%
16 April 22, 2014 9.5% 11.6% 8.4% 9.0%
Average 9.3% 11.2% 8.8% 9.5%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Baro Nominated
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best New Actor Nominated
Best OST by a Male Artist Because It Hurts (by Sandeul) Nominated [14][unreliable source?]
7th Korea Drama Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Kim Yoo-bin Nominated
3rd APAN Star Awards Best New Actor Baro Nominated
22nd SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Cho Seung-woo Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Bo-young Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kim Tae-woo Nominated
Jung Gyu-woon Nominated
Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries Shin Goo Nominated
Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Hye-sun Nominated
New Star Award Han Sun-hwa Won

International broadcast

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It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning October 7, 2014, dubbed as Sibsee Wan Sawan Kamnod . ("14 วัน สวรรค์กำหนด").[15]

Remake

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On December 16, 2016, ABC announced a 10 episode straight-to-series order for an American remake of the series which is titled Somewhere Between, and was shot in Vancouver, Canada, in March 2017, and started airing in June 2017. It was written by Stephen Tolkin (Legend of the Seeker, Brothers & Sisters). Paula Patton, Devon Sawa and JR Bourne star as the main characters. The show was cancelled after one season.[16][17]

References

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  2. ^ Lee, Sun-min (January 9, 2014). "Lee Bo-young confirms role in God's Gift". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Lee, Cory (January 9, 2014). "Lee Bo-young to Make TV Comeback Next Month". TenAsia. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  4. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (March 6, 2014). "Jo Seung Woo Talks about How He Upset Secret's Han Sunhwa by Mentioning IU". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Park, Su-jeong; Kim, Gwang-kuk (January 24, 2014). "BEAST Lee Gi-Kwang, B1A4 Baro Cast in SBS Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  6. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 17, 2014). "God's Gift Reveals First Still Cuts of B1A4's Baro". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (February 27, 2014). "B1A4's Baro Hopes He Won't Offend Anyone with His Acting in God's Gift – 14 Days". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Kim, Hee-eun (March 3, 2014). "K-pop stars join SBS's God's Gift". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (January 24, 2014). "B2ST's Lee Gi Kwang, B1A4's Baro, and Secret's Han Sunhwa Cast in God's Gift – 14 Days". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  10. ^ Kim, Gwang-kuk (February 5, 2014). "BEAST Lee Gi-kwang Gives Up Drama Role". TenAsia. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  11. ^ Kim, Jessica (February 12, 2014). "No Min-woo Decides on SBS Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  12. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  13. ^ "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 December 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  14. ^ "Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2014". August 15, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "God's Gift – 14 Days 14 วัน สวรรค์กำหนด – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com (in Thai). August 29, 2015.
  16. ^ "US broadcaster to air remake of S. Korean TV thriller". The Korea Times. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  17. ^ "ABC Greenlights Murder Mystery 'Somewhere Between' With 10-Episode Order for Summer 2017". variety.com. December 17, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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