Hold Me Tight (TV series)

Hold Me Tight[3] (Korean손 꼭 잡고, 지는 석양을 바라보자) is a South Korean television series starring Han Hye-jin, Yoon Sang-hyun, Yoo In-young and Kim Tae-hoon. The series marks Han Hye-jin's first lead role in four years.[4][5] It aired on MBC TV from March 21 to May 10, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 (KST).[6][1][7]

Hold Me Tight
Promotional poster
Hangul
손 꼭 잡고, 지는 석양을 바라보자
Literal meaningLet's Hold Hands Tightly and Watch the Sunset
Revised RomanizationSon Kkok Japgo, Jineun Seogyang-eul Baraboja
Genre
Written byJung Ha-yeon
Directed byJung Ji-in
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[a]
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Mi-na
  • Lim Sung-gyun
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[a]
Production companies
  • Number Three Pictures[1]
  • SAYON Media
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseMarch 21 (2018-03-21) –
May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)

Synopsis

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The story of a married couple who spent half their lives as partners. They look back on the time they have spent together and rediscover themselves as they suddenly have to confront death.[8]

Cast

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Main

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  • Han Hye-jin as Nam Hyun-joo, Do-young's wife who has sacrificed everything to support her husband, her longtime lover since college.[9][10]
  • Yoon Sang-hyun as Kim Do-young, Hyun-joo's husband who is a genius architect.
  • Yoo In-young as Shin Da-hye, Do-young's first love.[11]
  • Kim Tae-hoon as Seok-jun, a prestigious doctor.[12]

Supporting

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  • Lee Na-yoon as Kim Saet-byeol, Hyun-joo and Do-young's daughter.[13]
  • Lee Mi-do as Yoon Hong-sook
  • Han Kyu-won as Bae Hee-joon[14]
  • Kim Soo-kyung as Yang Mi-young
  • Sung Ryung as Kim Eun-mi
  • Kong Jung-hwan as Park Young-geun
  • Heo Tae-hee as Choi Joon
  • Jang Yong as Nam Jin-tae

Special appearance

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  • Jason Scott Nelson as Jason, a party-goer. (Ep. 23)

Production

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The first script reading of the cast was held on January 28, 2018 at MBC Station in Sangam-dong.[15]

Original soundtrack

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Hold Me Tight OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelBlending Co., Ltd.

Part 1

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Released on March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."If You"The Ade3:40
2."If You" (Inst.) 3:40
Total length:7:20

Part 2

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Released on April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Fatigue" (몸살)Park Shi-hwan4:06
2."Fatigue" (Inst.) 4:06
Total length:8:12

Part 3

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Released on April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Like at the First Time" (처음 그때처럼)Cheon Dan-bi3:35
2."Like at the First Time" (Inst.) 3:35
Total length:7:10

Part 4

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Released on April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."When Morning Begins" (아침이 밝아오면)Ravie Nuage4:32
2."When Morning Begins" (Inst.) 4:32
Total length:9:04

Part 5

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Released on April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."When Morning Begins Part.2" (아침이 밝아오면 Part.2)Ju Yoon-ha4:27
2."When Morning Begins Part.2" (Inst.) 4:27
Total length:8:54

Part 6

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Released on May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Here I Am"Lee Si-eun4:06
2."Here I Am" (Inst.) 4:06
Total length:8:12

Ratings

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Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[16] Nielsen Korea[17]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 March 21, 2018 3.3% 4.3% 2.1% 3.6%
2 4.1% 3.4% 3.4% 2.2%
3 March 22, 2018 2.9% 3.0% 2.7% 2.8%
4 3.3% 3.5% 3.0% 3.1%
5 March 28, 2018 3.2% 3.4% 2.7% 2.9%
6 3.9% 4.1% 3.3% 3.5%
7 March 29, 2018 4.2% 3.6%
8 4.6% 4.9% 4.1% 4.4%
9 April 4, 2018 3.6% 3.8% 3.4% 3.7%
10 4.0% 4.3% 4.2% 4.6%
11 April 5, 2018 3.9% 4.2% 3.8% 4.1%
12 4.2% 4.6% 4.2% 4.7%
13 April 11, 2018 3.6% 3.9% 2.9% 3.2%
14 4.4% 4.6% 3.7% 3.9%
15 April 12, 2018 3.6% 4.0% 3.4% 3.7%
16 4.5% 4.7% 4.2% 4.3%
17 April 18, 2018 3.8% 4.1% 3.2% 3.4%
18 4.5% 4.6% 4.0% 4.2%
19 April 19, 2018 4.4% 4.6% 3.5% 3.7%
20 5.1% 5.4% 4.5% 4.9%
21 April 25, 2018 3.3% 3.5% 3.2% 3.4%
22 3.4% 3.7% 3.6% 3.8%
23 April 26, 2018 3.5% 3.2% 3.3%
24 3.6% 3.3% 3.5%
25 May 2, 2018 2.4% 2.7% 2.8% 3.0%
26 2.9% 3.1% 3.6% 3.8%
27 May 3, 2018 3.4% 3.7% 3.2% 3.5%
28 3.6% 3.8% 3.4% 3.6%
29 May 9, 2018 2.9% 3.1% 3.0% 3.2%
30 3.8% 3.9% 3.8% 4.0%
31 May 10, 2018 3.2% 3.3% 2.8% 2.9%
32 4.2% 4.5% 3.8% 4.1%
Average 3.7% 3.9% 3.4% 3.6%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 2018 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Yoon Sang-hyun Nominated [18]
Kim Tae-hoon Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Han Hye-jin Nominated
Best Young Actress Lee Na-yoon Won

Notes

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  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Park, Jin-young. "한혜진·윤상현, MBC '손 꼭 잡고' 출연 확정..3월 첫 방송 [종합]". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "Hold Me Tight". Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Park, Jae-hwan (January 29, 2018). 한혜진 드라마, '손 꼭 잡고, 지는 석양을 바라보자' 3년 만에 복귀. KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Han Hye-jin to Star in New TV Series". The Chosun Ilbo. February 1, 2018.
  6. ^ '손꼭잡고' 3월 21일 첫 방송..예정보다 일주일 연기(공식). Naver (in Korean). February 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tear-jerker takes on life's meaning for terminally ill patient". Yonhap News Agency. March 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Shin, Yeon-kyung. "MBC 측 "한혜진, 수목극 '손 꼭 잡고' 출연 긍정적 논의 중"(공식)". Naver (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Han Hye-jin to Come Back With MBC Drama". HanCinema. Ilgan Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Actress Han Hye-jin to return to small screen with new MBC drama". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  11. ^ Yang, Ji-yeon. [공식] 유인영, '손 꼭 잡고 지는 석양을 바라보자 ' 출연 확정. Naver (in Korean). Sedaily. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Jo, Seong-kyung. "[단독]김태훈, 한혜진의 사랑된다... MBC '손 꼭 잡고' 캐스팅". Naver (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "Lee Na-yoon in "Let's Watch the Sunset" as Han Hye-jin and Yoon Sang-hyun's daughter". HanCinema. TV Daily. March 6, 2018.
  14. ^ ""Let's Watch the Sunset" Recruits Musical Actor Han Kyu-won". HanCinema. Segye. March 5, 2018.
  15. ^ "한혜진·윤상현·유인영·김태훈 등 MBC '손 꼭 잡고, 지는 석양을 바라보자' 대본 리딩 현장 공개". Naver News (in Korean). MBC&iMBC. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  16. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "소지섭 '데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상'(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD]". Newsen (in Korean). December 31, 2018.
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