Something in the Rain

Something in the Rain
A man puts his arm around a woman as they walk in the rain sharing one red umbrella.
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food
  • Pretty Sister Who Treats Me to Meals
Original title 밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나
Genre Romance
Created by JTBC
Written by Kim Eun
Directed by Ahn Pan-seok
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Choi Kwan-yong
  • Ma Jung-hoon
  • Park Joon-seo
Camera setup Single-camera
Production company(s)
Distributor
Release
Original network JTBC
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release March 30 (2018-03-30) – May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
External links
Website

Something in the Rain (Hangul: 밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나; RR: Bap Jal Sajuneun Yeppeun Nuna; lit. Pretty Sister Who Buys Me Food) is a 2018 South Korean television series directed by Ahn Pan-seok and starring Son Ye-jin and Jung Hae-in. The series marks Son Ye-jin's small screen comeback after five years. It was broadcast on JTBC every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 KST from March 30 to May 19, 2018. It was also aired on the subscription service Netflix with subtitles.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[7][8]

Synopsis

The series explores the relationship of two people as they go from being "just acquaintances" to "a genuine couple".

Cast

Main

A single woman in her mid-30 who works as a store supervisor in a coffee franchise. Despite being an easygoing person, she lives a rather hollow life. She suddenly feels romantic feelings towards her best friend's younger brother.[9]
Kyung-seon's younger brother who is a character designer at a computer video game company. He has returned to the country from his work abroad after three years.[10][11]

Supporting

Joon-hee's older sister and Jin-ah's best friend who runs a coffee shop.[12]
Jin-ah's younger brother and Joon-hee’s best friend.[13]
Jin-ah's mother.[13]
  • Oh Man-seok as Yoon Sang-ki
Jin-ah's father.[13]
  • Yoon Jong-suk as Kim Seung-chul
Joon-hee's university friend.[14]
  • Jung Yoo-jin as Kang Se-young
  • Joo Min-kyung as Geum Bo-ra
  • Lee Joo-young as Lee Ye-eun
  • Lee Hwa-ryong as Gong Cheol-goo
  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Jung Young-in
  • Lee Chang-hoon as Choi Joong-mo
  • Park Hyuk-kwon as Nam Ho-gyun
  • Kim Jong-tae as Jo Kyung-sik
  • Oh Ryong as Lee Gyu-min
  • Jang Won-hyung as Kim Dong-woo

Production

  • The first script reading of the cast was held on January 25, 2018 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.[15]
  • As a result of the drama receiving high viewership ratings, a three-day reward vacation to Japan was awarded for the cast and the crew which was scheduled from May 29 to 31, 2018.[16][17]

OST

Something In The Rain OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Genre Soundtrack
Language Korean, English
Label Sony Music
Drama House

Part 1

Released on April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Something in the Rain"Rachael YamagataLee Nam-yeon (이남연)Rachael Yamagata4:56

Part 2

Released on April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."La La La"Lee Nam-yeon (이남연)Lee Nam-yeon (이남연)Rachael Yamagata3:40

Ratings

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

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[18] TNmS[19]
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 30, 2018 4.008% 4.239% 3.8%
2 March 31, 2018 3.752% 4.177% 4.8%
3 April 6, 2018 4.222% 4.621% 4.4%
4 April 7, 2018 4.756% 5.434% 5.9%
5 April 13, 2018 5.134% 6.001% 5.4%
6 April 14, 2018 6.187% 7.069% 6.5%
7 April 20, 2018 5.322% 6.202% 6.4%
8 April 21, 2018 5.499% 5.936% 5.7%
9 April 27, 2018 6.177% 6.769% 5.9%
10 April 28, 2018 5.757% 6.713% 6.6%
11 May 4, 2018 5.637% 7.018% 5.9%
12 May 5, 2018 5.520% 6.320% 6.1%
13 May 11, 2018 5.564% 6.598% 5.4%
14 May 12, 2018 7.281% 8.313% 6.3%
15 May 18, 2018 5.883% 6.486% 5.7%
16 May 19, 2018 6.787% 7.661% 7.1%
Average 5.468% 6.222% 5.7%

* This drama airs 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).

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 13th Seoul International Drama Awards Excellence Award for Korean Drama Something in the Rain Won [20]
Outstanding Korean Actress Son Ye-jin Won
Outstanding Korean Actor Jung Hae-in Nominated [21]
11th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Wi Ha-joon Nominated [22]
6th APAN Star Awards Grand Prize Son Ye-jin Nominated [23][24]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jung Hae-in Won
Best Supporting Actress Jang So-yeon Won
K-Star Award, Actor Jung Hae-in Won
K-Star Award, Actress Son Ye-jin Nominated
2nd The Seoul Awards Best Actress (Drama) Pending [25]
Best New Actor (Drama) Jung Hae-in Pending

References

  1. ↑ "Director Ahn Pan-seok to come back with "Pretty Sister Who Buys Me Food"". Hancinema. Joy News 24. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Son Ye-jin to Return to TV with New Drama Series". The Chosun Ilbo. Chosun Media. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hong, Dam-young. "Actress Son Ye-jin to return to small screen". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jung Hae-in falls for Son Ye-jin in new drama". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Finding 'Something in the Rain'". Kpop Herald. March 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Could Son Ye-jin, Jung Hae-in be the next Song-Song couple?". The Korea Herald. May 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "May 12, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. The Nielsen Company. Retrieved July 3, 2018. 1st (JTBC) 금토드라마(밥잘사주는예쁜누나) 7.281%
  8. ↑ Hwang, So-young. "[시청률IS] 종영 2회 남긴 '예쁜누나', 7% 돌파 자체 최고…土夜 1위". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Actress Son Ye-jin to return to small screen after 5 years". Yonhap News. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "손예진, JTBC '밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나'…5년만의 안방 극장 컴백(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Segye. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "[공식] '밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나' 정해인, 출연확정…손예진과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ Shin, Na-ra. "손예진X정해인 '예쁜누나', 장소연부터 오만석까지 연기파 라인업 완성". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 "Jang So-yeon, Wi Ha-joon, Kil Hae-yeon and Oh Man-seok-I Join "Pretty Sister Who Buys Me Food"". HanCinema. Nate. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Rookie Yoon Jong-suk to Star in "Pretty Sister Who Buys Me Food"". HanCinema. TV Report. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ Moon, Ji-yeon. "손예진X정해인 '밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나' 대본리딩..케미". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ "[단독] '밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나', 포상휴가 간다...29일 일본행". Star Hankook (in Korean). May 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ Son Hyo-jung (May 20, 2018). "'예쁜누나' 포상휴가, 손예진 정해인도 간다…일본行[공식]". TV Report (in Korean).
  18. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  19. ↑ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Lee Bo-young wins best actress at drama awards". The Korea Times. 4 September 2018.
  21. ↑ "'서울드라마어워즈' 박서준, 한류드라마 연기자상 수상 영광". Herald Pop (in Korean). September 3, 2018.
  22. ↑ "2018코리아드라마어워즈 후보 공개". KDFO.org (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
  23. ↑ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
  24. ↑ "이병헌, '미스터 션샤인' 대상 수상..정해인 2관왕(종합)[2018 APAN]". Osen (in Korean). 13 October 2018.
  25. ↑ "'제2회 더 서울어워즈' 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개". iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
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  1. ↑ "JTBC 측 "'와이키키' 후속, '예쁜누나' 재방 편성" [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. April 18, 2018.
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