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Hello Monster

Hello Monster (Korean: 너를 기억해; lit. I Remember You) is a South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Jang Na-ra, Choi Won-young, and Park Bo-gum.[2][3][4] It aired on KBS2 from June 22 to August 11, 2015 every Monday and Tuesday at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[5][6]

Hello Monster
Promotional poster
Also known asI Remember You[1]
Genre
Created byKBS Drama Division
Written byKwon Ki-young
Directed by
  • Noh Sang-hoon
  • Kim Jin-won
Starring
ComposerLee Pil-ho
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Hwang Ui-kyung
  • Lee Na-jung
  • Park Woo-ram
Cinematography
  • Park Sung
  • Kim Kyung-ho
EditorKim Young-joo
Running time70 minutes
Production companyCJ E&M
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseJune 22 (2015-06-22) –
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)
Korean name
Hangul
너를 기억해
Hanja
너를 記憶해
Revised RomanizationNeoreul gieokae
McCune–ReischauerNŏrŭl kiŏkhae

Despite the show's lacklustre ratings, audiences and critics alike praised its story and the performances of the cast, particularly Park Bo-gum's performance.[7]

Synopsis

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Genius profiler Lee Hyun (Seo In-guk), returns home to Korea after something from a case he has been sent triggers a memory he thought he had lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, Detective Cha Ji-an (Jang Na-ra), has been investigating him for some time. She is aware that his father was murdered and his brother disappeared under mysterious circumstances involving a criminal named Lee Joon Young (Doh Kyung-soo) -- whom they both want found and incarcerated. Each seeks to unravel the other, unaware that they've been drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse by a master player and that both truth and evil are closer and far more twisted than they think.

Cast

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Main

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  • Seo In-guk as Lee Hyun / David Lee
    • Hong Hyun-taek[8] as young Lee Hyun
Lee Hyun was a "strange child" who caught the attention of his father, a police inspector, who later confined him in a small room to prevent him from breeding criminal thoughts. An intelligent child, he later studies abroad and becomes a reputed professor. Strangely, he loses his childhood memories, and a series of events lead him to return to South Korea. There he tries to solve numerous murder cases that seem to be linked to one another in order to find his long-lost little brother, whom he presumed to be the serial killer.
  • Jang Na-ra as Cha Ji-an
    • Park Ji-so as young Cha Ji-an
Cha Ji-an's father mysteriously disappeared together with Lee Joon-young, a convicted prisoner who was said to have escaped from confinement. She becomes a police inspector and meets Lee Hyun, the boy she has been stalking since her childhood. Their similar circumstances lead them together as they work to solve criminal cases.
Born as a result of rape, Joon-young was neglected as a child. He soon bred murderous thoughts and became a murderer who eventually escaped from prison. 20 years later, he returned with the identity of Lee Joon-ho. His main personality trait throughout the series was depicted as someone who doesn't understand complexities of human emotions while being well versed in their thoughts. For-example, from his perspective, his returning of Cha Ji-an's father's remains was a good deed despite having killed and framed the guy himself. Knowing how her father ended up 20 years ago made her angry at him but he was sad to see Cha Ji-an being angry and couldn't figure out the reason despite it being very obvious to others.
He doesn't think he ever did anything bad since there was always a justifiable reason for himself.
In his own words, Lee Hyun was the kid he wanted to be while Lee Min was the kid who came to resemble him.
  • Park Bo-gum as Jung Sun-ho / Lee Min
    • Hong Eun-taek[8] as young Lee Min
Lee Min shared a close relationship with Lee Hyun as a child and often confided his darkest secrets to him. He feels neglected later on as he was under the misconception that he had been abandoned by his brother after their father was murdered. He later appears nearly 20 years later using the name Jung Sun-ho.

Supporting

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The leader of the special investigator team and the son of the police commissioner.
  • Min Sung-wook as Son Myung-woo
Special investigator member and senior of Cha Ji-an. He is cynical and is annoyed by Lee Hyun's attitude.
The youngest member of the team. He is a bright young man who is cheerful.
Special investigator team member. He is a slightly quiet person. Unbeknownst to the team, he is one of the kids that Lee Joon-young saved from his hellish childhood life.
Planning director of the investigation team and Lee Hyun's adoptive mother.
  • Nam Kyung-eup as Kang Seok-joo
Police commissioner and father of Kang Eun-hyuk
She was raped and gave birth to Lee Joon-ho.

Guest and cameo appearances

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Cha Ji-an's aunt.
Lee Hyun's and Min's father.
A chaebol, who is a serial killer and Jung Sun-ho's client
Lee Hyun's indebted friend, who Hyun always ask a favor from
  • Lee So-yoon
  • Yoo Hyung-kwan as Yang Jin-seok
  • Park Gun-rak
  • Lee Won-jae
  • Ha In-hwan
  • Bae Ki-bum
  • Han Young-kwan
  • Yoon Dong-young
  • Dong Yoon-seok
  • Song Ui-joon
  • Shin Jae-ha as Park Dae-young (episode 5)
A serial killer whose motive is to avenge his mother and little sister's death
  • Kim Jong-gu as Shin Jang-ho
  • Jung Jong-ryul
  • Kim Kyu-chul as Park Young-chul (episode 5)
Park Dae-young's father, a prisoner who was accused of killing his wife and daughter
Lee Han-chul's son
Lee Jung-ha's friend. His father was murdered by Lee Han-chul.
  • Ryu Sung-hyun as Lee Han-chul (episodes 6–7)
Lee Jung-ha's father, a serial killer and rapist
  • Lim Seong-eon as Ji Hyun-sook (episodes 9–10)
Myung-woo's blind date, who later was abducted by a serial killer and his girlfriend
  • Ko Kyu-pil as Park Soo-yong
  • Park Jae-woong as Do Jae-shik (episode 10)
A serial killer
  • Lee El as Kang Sung-eun (episodes 9–10)
Do Jae-shik's girlfriend and accomplice
  • Kim Min-kyung
  • Hwang Min-ho

Production

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The first script reading took place in the end of April 2015 at the annex of KBS in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea.[9]

Ratings

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

Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
TNmS[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 June 22, 2015 Every Child's Story Begins with Their Parents 5.6% 5.4% 4.7% 4.7%
2 June 23, 2015 Hello, Monster 5.6% 5.8% 4.7% 4.5%
3 June 29, 2015 Thou Shall Not Kill, But... 5.2% 5.8% 4.7% 4.8%
4 June 30, 2015 The Suspect, Lee Hyun 4.9% 5.0% 4.0% 4.1%
5 July 6, 2015 Borne Back Ceaselessly into the Past 4.6% 4.8% 4.6% 4.8%
6 July 7, 2015 The Blood of a Murderer 5.4% 5.5% 4.8% 4.9%
7 July 13, 2015 Let's Be Partners? 5.0% 5.2% 4.7% 4.5%
8 July 14, 2015 Remember Me 4.2% 4.7% 4.6% 5.0%
9 July 20, 2015 Stalker S 4.5% 4.6% 4.9% 5.1%
10 July 21, 2015 Find Me 4.6% 4.7% 5.0% 5.0%
11 July 27, 2015 Birth of a Monster 4.7% 5.1% 4.8% 4.9%
12 July 28, 2015 If I Had to Kill Somebody... 4.6% 5.5% 5.0% 5.2%
13 August 3, 2015 What Choice Would You Make? 4.1% 4.1% 4.5% 4.7%
14 August 4, 2015 Lee Joon-young's Room 4.7% 4.9% 5.3% 5.4%
15 August 10, 2015 Is a Happy Ending Possible? 4.6% 5.0% 4.5% 4.9%
16 August 11, 2015 I Remember You 4.3% 4.3% 5.1% 5.3%
Average 4.8% 5.0% 4.7% 4.9%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2015
8th Korea Drama Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actress Jang Na-ra Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor Seo In-guk Nominated
Best Screenplay Kwon Ki-young Nominated
4th APAN Star Awards
Best New Actor Park Bo-gum Nominated
29th KBS Drama Awards
Best Supporting Actor Won
Popularity Award, Actor Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mini-series Seo In-guk Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mini-series Jang Na-ra Nominated

International broadcast

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Country Network(s)/Station(s) Series premiere Title
  Malaysia TV2 September 2 - October 7, 2018 (Sunday - Tuesday, 20:30 - 21:30);[12] December 23, 2018 - ongoing (Sunday - Tuesday, 20:30 - 21:30) [reaired] I Remember You

References

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  1. ^ "Remember You (2015)". CJ ENM. CJ ENM. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Jin, Min-ji (April 25, 2015). "Seo In-guk takes on drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Lee, Min-ji (June 4, 2015). "I Remember You Releases Photos of Jang Nara and Seo In Guk". Mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Yoon, Sarah (June 16, 2015). "Jang Na-ra 'had concerns' about age gap with costar Seo In-guk". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Lee, Nancy (June 8, 2015). "Seo In Guk and Jang Nara's Sexy Poster for I Remember You Unveiled". Mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Ghim, Sora (June 8, 2015). "Hello Monster Releases Its Couple Poster Of The Leads". Bntnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "Hello Monster: The Discovery of Actor Park Bo-gum". Newsen.com.
  8. ^ a b Hong Hyun-taek and Hong Eun-taek are biological brothers.
  9. ^ Hong, Jiye (May 22, 2015). "서인국 장나라, '너를 기억해' 대본 리딩 인증샷…연기 변신 기대 '첫 방송은 언제?'". Joongbo.com (in Korean).
  10. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings". Tnms.tv (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Nielsen Korea". Nielsenkorea.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "I Remember You PREMIERE". September 2, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via PressReader.
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