Melting Me Softly

Melting Me Softly (Korean날 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]

Melting Me Softly
Promotional poster
Hangul
날 녹여주오
Literal meaningMelt Me
Revised RomanizationNal Nogyeoju-o
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byBaek Mi-kyung
Directed byShin Woo-chul
Starring
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)

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 don't go as expected and they wake up from the frozen capsule 20 years later instead of 24 hours. In order 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

Supporting

People around Dong-chan

People around Mi-ran

  • Gil Hae-yeon as Mi-ran's mother (46/66)
  • Park Choong-sun as Mi-ran's father (45/65)
  • Park Min-soo as Go Nam-tae (12)

People at the broadcast station

  • Im Won-hee as Son Hyeon-gi (48), Dong-chan's junior colleague
  • Jung Hae-kyun as Kim Hong-seok (41/61)
  • Han Jae-i as producer Su
  • Hong Seo-baek as producer Lee

People at the campus

  • Baro as Hwang Byung-shim (24), Mi-ran's ex-boyfriend
  • 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 Korea University who develops a crush on Mi-ran.
  • Kang Yoo-seok as Park Young-joon (19), Ji-hoon's best friend, a freshman at Korea University.

Others

  • Lee Bong-ryun as Park Yoo-ja[6]
  • Han Ki-woong as Lee Jung-woo
  • Seo Hyun-chul as Hwang Gab-soo (46/66),[7] 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),[7] Professor Hwang's assistant
    • Kim Wook as young Ki-beom (25)
  • Seo Sang-won as Doctor Yoon[7]
  • 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 in order to take his brother's place as the next-in-line CEO of their father's company

Special appearances

Production

Development

Won Jin-ah and Yoon Se-ah have previously starred together in Rain or Shine (2017). The first script reading took place in June 2019.[8]

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
12345678910111213141516
1652816882864536658547701299511330429453456379549566
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[10]
NationwideSeoul
1September 28, 2019The Origin Of Cryogenics2.486%2.606%
2September 29, 2019Resurrection3.177%2.858%
3October 5, 2019The Days We Lost3.163%3.278%
4October 6, 2019Some Like It Cold3.201%3.250%
5October 12, 2019The Destiny Of 31.5 Degree!2.063%2.126%
6October 13, 2019Captain Korea2.481%2.777%
7October 19, 2019All About Love1.843%2.101%
8October 20, 2019Fling and Fight2.419%2.511%
9October 26, 2019Between the Cold and the Passion1.160%N/A
10October 27, 2019Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien2.074%1.983%
11November 2, 2019Family, After All1.461%N/A
12November 3, 2019To Die or To Be Mad1.622%
13November 9, 2019The Truth Too Late1.774%1.491%
14November 10, 2019The People Who Want To Get Frozen1.765%1.271%
15November 16, 2019Hot Guy and Cold Girl1.432%N/A
16November 17, 2019Melting Me Softly2.282%2.407%
Average2.150%[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).

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