Melting Me Softly

Melting Me Softly
Promotional poster
Hangul
날 녹여주오
Lit.Melt Me
RRNal nogyeojuo
MRNal nogyŏjuo
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byBaek Mi-kyung
Directed byShin Woo-chul
Starring
Music by
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Producers
  • Baek Mi-kyung
  • Choi Yeon-ju
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time60 mins
Production companyStory Phoenix
Original release
NetworkTVN
ReleaseSeptember 28 (2019-09-28) –
November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)

Melting Me Softly (Korean: 날 녹여주오) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook, Won Jin-ah, and Yoon Se-ah. Created by Studio Dragon and produced by writer Baek Mi-kyung's own company Story Phoenix, it aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) from September 28 to November 17, 2019 for 16 episodes.[1][2]

Synopsis

Ma Dong-chan (Ji Chang-wook) and Go Mi-ran (Won Jin-ah) take part in a 24-hour experiment where both are frozen. Things do not go as expected and they wake up from the frozen capsule 20 years later instead of 24 hours. Wanting to survive the side effects of their cryogenic sleep, they must follow a set of restrictions to maintain their body temperature at 31.5 °C (max. 33 °C/88-91 °F) and keep their heart rate normal. The scientist behind the experiment is the only one who knows the key to their survival, but he has lost his memory after an accident. Racing against time, the story focuses on the two dynamic individuals' attempt to resume normalcy and catch up on the lost time of their lives.

Cast

Main

  • Ji Chang-wook as Ma Dong-chan (32/52), a star PD at TBO broadcast station.
  • Won Jin-ah as Go Mi-ran (24/44), a college student and variety show part-timer later intern in Entertainment Department at TBO broadcast station.
  • Yoon Se-ah as Na Ha-young (44), a news director and Dong-chan's ex-girlfriend/fiancé.
    • Chae Seo-jin as young Ha-young (24), a news announcer and Dong-chan's girlfriend/fiancé.

Supporting

People around Dong-chan

  • Yoon Seok-hwa as Kim Won-jo, Dong-chan's mother (55/75)
  • Kim Won-hae as Ma Pil-gu, Dong-chan's father (59)
  • Kang Ki-doong as Ma Dong-sik (29), Dong-chan's younger brother who is pianist.
  • Han Da-sol as Ma Dong-joo (30), Dong-chan's younger sister.
  • Lee Do-gyeom as Baek Young-tak (35), Dong-joo's husband, who is a police detective.
    • Lee Do-yeop as old Young-tak (55), Dong-joo's ex-husband.
  • Lee Joo-young as Lee Hye-jin, Dong-sik's wife
  • Oh Ah-rin as Ma Seo-yoon (7), Dong-sik's daughter.

People around Mi-ran

People at the broadcast station

  • Im Won-hee as Son Hyeon-gi (48), an Entertainment Department director.
    • Lee Hong-gi as young Son Hyeon-gi (28), Dong-chan's assistant director and junior colleague in the entertainment department.
  • Jung Hae-kyun as Kim Hong-seok (41/61), an Entertainment Department director, later President.
  • Han Jae-Yi as PD Su.
  • Hong Seo-baek as PD Lee.

People at the campus

  • Cha Sun-woo as Hwang Byung-shim (24), a university student and Mi-ran's ex-boyfriend.
    • Shim Hyung-tak as old Byung-shim (44), a Psychology professor who is Young-seon's ex-husband and Ji-hoon's father.
  • Song Ji-eun as Oh Young-seon (24), Mi-ran's best friend, who married Byung-shim.
  • Oh Ha-nee as Park Kyung-ja (24), Mi-ran's other best friend.
  • Choi Bo-min as Hwang Ji-hoon (19), Hwang Byung-shim and Young-sun's son, a freshman at University who develops a crush on Mi-ran.
  • Kang You-seok as Park Young-joon (19), Ji-hoon's best friend, a freshman at University.

Others

  • Seo Hyun-chul as Hwang Gab-soo (46/66), the professor in charge of the frozen human experiments. He was seriously hurt in a car accident that caused him to be comatosed, rendering him unable to help Dong-chan and Mi-ran to regain consciousness for the next twenty years.
  • Lee Moo-saeng as Jo Ki-beom (45), Professor Hwang's assistant
    • Kim Wook as young Ki-beom (25),
  • Kim Bup-rae as Lee Hyung-do/Lee Seok-do, who were both twin brothers. Seok-do was one of the test subjects of Professor Hwang's experiment, and Hyung-do, who was Seok-do's younger twin brother, wanted to murder his brother and Professor Hwang to take his brother's place as the next-in-line CEO of their father's company.
  • Byung-hun as Kim Jin, Dong-chan and Hyun-ki's junior, a cameraman at a broadcasting station.
    • Choi Dae-seong as older Kim Jin, a photographer.
  • Lee Bong-ryun as Park Yoo-ja, Gyeong-ja's older sister, a fortune teller.
  • Han Ki-woong as Lee Jung-woo, Seok-du and Hyo-woo's son, an American exchange student, and Hyeong-du's nephew.
  • Yoon Joo-man as Terry Kim/Kim Hyun Do, a killer
  • Robin Deiana as Nikolai, a former member of the Russian mafia.
  • Choi Na-mu as Park Han-byeol, a female police officer at the police station
  • Yang Hyun-min as the kidnapper who kidnapped Dong-chan and Miran
  • Yeom Dong-heon as Seo Yoon-seok, Professor, who is Ma Dong-chan's classmate
  • Ra Mi-ran as Kang Ok-bong, Doctor of Philosophy
  • Kim Su-ro as Yoo Ji-min, a humanist, writer.
  • Jinyoung as Cha Woojin.
  • Jeong Myeong-jun as Yoo Woo-jeon, a Doctor of Biotechnology
  • Kim Jong-goo as Kim Ji-seok, member of the National Assembly, former President of TBO.
  • Choi Ri as a woman who Byung-shim cheated on Mi-Ran.
  • Seo Sang-won as Dr. Yoon.
  • Choi So-hyun as Nurse.
  • Shin Bo-kyung as Kim Ah-reum
  • Nam Min-woo as Kim Ji-oh.

Special appearances

Production

Won Jin-ah and Yoon Se-ah have previously starred together in the 2017 drama Rain or Shine. The first script-reading took place in June 2019.[3]

Original soundtrack

Melting Me Softly OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Right In Front Of You" (네 앞에)
  • Park Geun-chul
  • DANI
  • Jung Su-min
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Su-min
  • DANI
K.Will4:00
2."Right In Front Of You" (Inst.) 
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Su-min
  • DANI
 4:00
Total length:8:00

Part 2

Released on October 14, 2019 (2019-10-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You Have To Tell Me" (꼭 말해줘)
  • Han Jae-wan
  • Jayins
  • Han Jae-wan
  • Jayins
Yeonjung (WJSN)03:13
2."You Have To Tell Me" (Inst.) 
  • Han Jae-wan
  • Jayins
 03:13
Total length:06:26

Part 3

Released on October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."When Love Passes By" (사랑이 지나가면)Lee Young-hoonLee Young-hoonJi Chang-wook04:11
2."When Love Passes By" (Inst.) Lee Young-hoon 04:11
Total length:08:22

Part 4

Released on October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Ice Doll" (얼음인형)
  • Park Geun-chul
  • dani
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Goo-hyun
Parc Jae-jung4:10
2."Ice Doll" (Inst.) 
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Goo-hyun
 4:10
Total length:8:20

Ratings

Melting Me Softly : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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1652816882864536658547701299511330429453456379549566
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[4]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[5]
Nationwide Seoul
1 September 28, 2019 The Origin Of Cryogenics 2.486% 2.606%
2 September 29, 2019 Resurrection 3.177% 2.858%
3 October 5, 2019 The Days We Lost 3.163% 3.278%
4 October 6, 2019 Some Like It Cold 3.201% 3.250%
5 October 12, 2019 The Destiny Of 31.5 Degree! 2.063% 2.126%
6 October 13, 2019 Captain Korea 2.481% 2.777%
7 October 19, 2019 All About Love 1.843% 2.101%
8 October 20, 2019 Fling and Fight 2.419% 2.511%
9 October 26, 2019 Between the Cold and the Passion 1.160% N/A
10 October 27, 2019 Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien 2.074% 1.983%
11 November 2, 2019 Family, After All 1.461% N/A
12 November 3, 2019 To Die or To Be Mad 1.622%
13 November 9, 2019 The Truth Too Late 1.774% 1.491%
14 November 10, 2019 The People Who Want To Get Frozen 1.765% 1.271%
15 November 16, 2019 Hot Guy and Cold Girl 1.432% N/A
16 November 17, 2019 Melting Me Softly 2.282% 2.407%
Average 2.150% —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • This drama aired 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).

Notes

  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Kim, Ji-won (August 27, 2019). '날 녹여주오', 9월 28일 첫방...'가장 뜨거운 온도 33도' 지창욱X원진아 포스터. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Silly cryogenic plot device may work in 'Melting Me Softly': Freeze two characters, thaw them out 20 years later, and then see what happens". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Lee, Yu-jin (July 11, 2019). '날 녹여주오' 화기애애 첫 대본 현장 공개. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Kyunghyang, Co. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2019 – via Naver.
  4. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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