The Sound Of Your Heart (Korean: 마음의 소리; RR: Maeumui Sori) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Kwang-soo and Jung So-min. The sitcom is based on the webtoon of the same name. The first 10 episodes were aired as a web series on November 7, 2016 through Naver TV Cast on Mondays at 6:00 (KST), and the remaining 10 episodes aired from December 2016. The web series hit 100 million views on Sohu TV and ranked No. 1 among Korean dramas on the site. On Naver TV Cast, the web series has more than 40 million views in South Korea as of February 2017. It is also now airing on Netflix.[1]
| The Sound of Your Heart | |
|---|---|
 Official Poster | |
| Also known as | Sound of Your Heart The Sound of Your Mind Sound of Heart |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | The Sound of Heart (Webtoon) by Jo Seok |
| Written by | Lee Byung-hoon |
| Directed by | Ha Byung-hoon |
| Starring | Lee Kwang-soo Jung So-min |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Seo Soo-min Choi Yong-seob Kwan Young |
| Producer | Sung-won Cho |
| Running time | 15 mins |
| Production companies | Kross Pictures The Sound of Your Heart SPC |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 Naver TV Cast Sohu TV |
| Release | 7 November 2016 (Naver) 9 December 2016 (KBS2) |
Plot
editStories about Cho Seok's (Lee Kwang-soo) adventures with his family and his girlfriend Aebong (Jung So-min).
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Lee Kwang-soo as Jo Seok,[2] a webtoon artist who lives with his parents
- Kim Dae-myung as Jo Joon, Jo Seok's older brother, who works at an entertainment company
- Jung So-min as Choi Ae-bong,[3] Jo Seok's new girlfriend, whom she knew since high school
- Kim Byeong-ok as Jo Chul-wang, Jo Seok's father, who works a chicken shop that barely gets customers (due in part to closing early half the time)
- Kim Mi-kyung as Kwon Jung-kwon, Jo Seok's mother. who has grown fed up with her life.
Others
edit- Kim Kang-hyun as manager
- Yoo Hyun-jung as Jo Seok's friend
- Yein as female student
- Lee Jae-wook as teacher / resident 1
- Moon Ji-yoon as Jo-suk's colleague
- Choi Dae-sung as taxi driver
- Jung Ji-won as news announcer
- In Sung-ho as association staff
- Keum Kwang-san as Chul-wang's challenger
- Lee Jin-mok as Chul-wang's friend 1
- Lee Kwan-yeong as Chul-wang's friend 2
- Lim Jae-joon as Kim Suk's boyfriend
- Oh Min-suk
- So Yi-hyun
Special appearances
edit- Jo Seok as author Jo
- Song Joong-ki as friend[4][5]
- Yeom Dong-heon as Manager Lee
- Seo Hyun-chul as Vice Head of a Division Oh
- Choi Yang-rak as photographer
- Moon Kyung-ja as Green Juice woman
- Kim Sook as Kim Sook
- Kang Kyun-sung as Kang Kyun-sung
- Jung I-rang as young woman
- Park Na-rae as Park Na-rae
- Yoon Jin-yi as Fake Ae-bong
- Kim Roi-ha as Mac president
- Lee Soo-ji as Voice phishing
- Kim Min-kyung as hunting woman
- Woo Hyun as Choi Ae-bong's father (Ep. 13).
- Cao Lu as woman in hotel room
- Tae Won-seok as naked man in China hotel room
- Jung Joon-young as neighbor in Apt. 205
- Kim Se-jeong as neighbor in Apt. 205
- Kim Tae-won as himself
- Shin Dong-yup as himself
- Jun Hyun-moo as himself
- Lena Park as herself
- Park Seul-ki as herself
- Laboum as themselves
- Ahn Sol-bin as herself
- Kim Jong-kook as Jo Seok's twin cousins Jo Jong-kook and Jo Jong-wook
- Gong Seung-yeon as Yerim
Production
editFirst script reading took place March 24, 2016 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.[6] The filming took 52 days, it began in March and ended in May.[7]
Ratings
edit- 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[8] | AGB Nielsen Ratings[9] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 9, 2016 | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| 2 | December 16, 2016 | 3.9% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 3 | December 23, 2016 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| 4 | December 30, 2016 | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| 5 | January 1, 2017 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.9% |
| Average | 4.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hot Issue Programme | The Sound of Your Heart | Won | |
| Best Couple | Lee Kwang-soo and Jung So-min | Won |
References
edit- ^ "'Sound of Your Heart' hits 100 mln views in China". K-pop Herald. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ Hernandez, Vittorio (4 November 2016). "Lee Kwang Soo Stars in New Web Drama 'The Sound of Your Heart'". Yibada. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ 정소민 측 "'마음의 소리' 여주인공 맞다"[공식입장]. TV리포트 (in Korean). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Hernandez, Vittorio (17 May 2016). "Song Joong-ki has a Cameo Role in 'Sound of Your Heart'". Yibada. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ 송중기 측 "´절친´ 이광수 주연 ´마음의 소리´ 카메오 출연"[공식]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ 이광수·정소민·김대명, '마음의 소리' 확정..대본리딩. OSEN (in Korean). 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ '마음의소리' 이광수-정소민, 마지막 촬영 인증 "석이와 애봉". OSEN (in Korean). Naver. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". www.tnms.tv (in Korean). Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 17 December 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)