After losing his parents in a fire, Lee Ahn (Park Jin-young ) acquires the power of psychometry , the ability to read a person or an object's past through physical contact, and he decides to use it to combat criminals. While he does not know how to control his power yet, he meets Yoon Jae-in (Shin Ye-eun ) who tries her best to hide her painful secrets. Together with his foster guardian, prosecutor Kang Sung-mo (Kim Kwon ), and the latter's colleague, investigator Eun Ji-soo (Kim Da-som ), they team up to solve an elusive case that has been haunting the lives of Ahn, Sung-mo, and Jae-in. The case revolves around the life of prosecutor Kang, and his parents who were the main cause of fire. Jae-in and Lee Ahn heal each other through their past, present, and future to find the culprit.
A young man who acquires the power of psychometry A smart young woman whose father was framed for arson. She meets Lee Ahn at the age of 19 after transferring to his high school. Her dream is to become a prosecutor and clear her father's name, but she eventually becomes a police officer. She later develop feelings for Lee Ahn and begins dating him. He is a special investigation unit prosecutor who saved Lee Ahn in the fire that killed his parents. Later, he became Lee Ahn's legal guardian as his adoptive brother. He has a cold exterior yet cares for Lee Ahn and others around him dearly. She is the investigator of the police special investigation unit. She often asks Lee Ahn for help as she knows about his psychometric abilities. She is very optimistic and it is obvious she likes Sung-mo. People around Lee Ahn
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Lee Ahn's father. He was a police officer who died when the apartment caught fire. Lee Ahn's best friend. He has been in love with Kim So-hyun since high school. People around Yoon Jae-in
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Jung Suk-yong as Yoon Tae-ha[ 9] Jae-in's father. He was a firefighter before he became a security guard at Yeongseong Apartment and was framed of being the arsonist. Kim Hyo-jin as Oh Sook-ja (43 years old)[ 9] Jae-in's maternal aunt. She is a teacher and legal guardian of Yoon Jae-in after her father was arrested. Jae-in's childhood friend that got pregnant in high school. People around Kang Sung-mo
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Kang Sung-mo's father. In his youth, he developed an attraction-turned-obsession over Eun-joo that he locked her up with their son Sung-mo for a long time. Kang Sung-mo's mother and the subject of Geun-taek's obsession. She bore Geun-taek a son (Sung-mo) while being locked up. When she and Sung-mo managed to escape, she had spent her entire life on hiding from Geun-taek. She was presumed dead in the Yeongseong Apartment fire. Sa Kang as Hong Soo-yeon[ 10] Eun Ji-soo's close friend and an autopsy director in the forensics department. He is the youngest investigator of the unit. He is a police lieutenant. Eun Ji-soo's father. He is a police superintendent.
The first script reading took place on December 6, 2018, at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong , Seoul, South Korea.[ 11]
The series is directed by Kim Byung-soo (The Bride of Habaek A Korean Odyssey [ 12]
Jeong Yoo-ahn left the drama because of a sexual harassment investigation against him.[ 13] Jo Byeong-kyu .[ 14]
A press conference was held on March 5, 2019, with the presence of Kim Byung-soo, Park Jin-young , Shin Ye-eun , Kim Da-som and Kim Kwon .[ 15] [ 16]
He Is Psychometric: Original Soundtrack
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Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Take" Jus2 (Yugyeom and Jay B from Got7 )3:12 2. "With You" Nam Hye-seung Jello Ann MIYO Fromm 4:17 3. "Sunny Day" Jayins Seunghee (Oh My Girl ) 3:19 4. "The First Love" Minseo 4:09 5. "Shadows on the Wall" Janett Suhh 3:29 6. "Take a Break" (쉬어가) O.O.O 3:38 7. "He Is Psychometric" (Opening Title) Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee 0:42 8. "Humming for Death" Chae Joon-gi 1:10 9. "Train Is Leaving" Choi Jin-woo 2:47 10. "Then, We Were" 1:58 11. "Boys on the Car" Jo Eun-jung 2:16 12. "I Found Them" Jeon Jung-hoon 2:02 13. "Shade of a Tree" 1:35 14. "Space Run" Heo Seok 2:49 Total length: 37:23
He Is Psychometric: Original Soundtrack Parts 1–6
Released on March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26 ) [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Take" Jus2 (Yugyeom and JB from Got7 )3:12 2. "Take" (Inst.) 3:12 Total length: 6:24
Released on April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02 ) [ 20] [ 21] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "With You" Nam Hye-seung Jello Ann MIYO Fromm 4:17 2. "With You" (Inst.) 4:17 Total length: 8:34
Released on April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09 ) [ 22] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Sunny Day" Jayins Seunghee (Oh My Girl ) 3:19 2. "Sunny Day" (Inst.) Jayins 3:19 Total length: 6:38
Released on April 16, 2019 (2019-04-16 ) [ 23] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The First Love" Minseo 4:09 2. "The First Love" (Inst.) 4:09 Total length: 8:18
Released on April 22, 2019 (2019-04-22 ) [ 24] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Shadows on the Wall" Janett Suhh 3:29 2. "Shadows on the Wall" (Inst.) 3:29 Total length: 6:58
Released on April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30 ) [ 25] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Take a Break" (쉬어가) O.O.O 3:38 2. "Take a Break" (Inst.) 3:38 Total length: 7:06
He Is Psychometric : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 625 574 524 490 571 660 640 657 614 568 599 580 567 613 564 597 590
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[ 26]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[ 27]
TNmS
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
1
March 11, 2019
2.467%
2.698%
2.9%[ 28]
2
March 12, 2019
2.156%
2.434%
2.2%[ 29]
3
March 18, 2019
1.932% 2.231%
2.8%[ 30]
4
March 19, 2019
2.108%
2.229% 3.0%[ 31]
5
March 25, 2019
2.349%
2.969%
—
6
March 26, 2019
2.794% 3.440%
7
April 1, 2019
2.587%
3.142%
2.8%[ 32]
8
April 2, 2019
2.711%
3.067%
—
9
April 8, 2019
2.538%
2.974%
3.0%[ 33]
10
April 9, 2019
2.471%
2.901%
2.9%[ 34]
11
April 15, 2019
2.422%
2.913%
2.6%[ 35]
12
April 16, 2019
2.456%
2.766%
2.7%[ 36]
13
April 22, 2019
2.114%
2.775%
2.3%[ 37]
14
April 23, 2019
2.589%
3.367%
2.8%[ 38]
15
April 29, 2019
2.345%
2.850%
—
16
April 30, 2019
2.277%
2.631%
2.7%[ 39]
Average
2.395% 2.837% — [ a]
In the table above, the blue numbers the red numbers N/A denotes that the rating is not known.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 ).
Awards and nominations
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^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
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