About Time (TV series)
About Time (Korean: 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임; RR: Meomchugo Sipeun Sungan: Eobauttaim; lit. A Moment I Want to Stop: About Time) is a 2018 fantasy romance South Korean television series starring Lee Sang-yoon and Lee Sung-kyung. It aired on tvN from May 21 to July 10, 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 KST time slot.[1][2]
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| Hangul | 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임 |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Chu Hye-mi |
| Directed by | Kim Hyung-sik |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Production company(s) | Story TV |
| Distributor | tvN |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | May 21 – July 10, 2018 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Synopsis
Choi Michaela (Lee Sung-kyung) is a musical actress who has a special ability to see a person's life span. She meets a man who has an ability to stop her life-clock, and the two fall in love with each other.
Cast
Main
- Lee Sang-yoon as Lee Do-ha
- Moon Woo-jin as child Do-ha
- Lee Sung-kyung as Choi Mikaela
- A musical actress with an unfortunate fate who can see the lifespan clocks of people.[3]
- Kim Dong-jun as Jo Jae-yoo
- A musical director who is known for his genius abilities, but lacks humanity.[5]
- Im Se-mi as Bae Soo-bong
- Director of a musical magazine who has a one-sided love for Do-ha.[6]
- Han Seung-yeon as Jeon Sung-hee
- Choi Michaela's best friend.[7]
- Kim Ro-woon as Choi Wee-jin
- Choi Michaela's younger brother who loves Sung-hee.[8]
Supporting
Do-ha's family
- Jung Dong-hwan as Lee Seon-moon
- Lee Do-ha's cold-hearted father.[9]
- Min Sung-wook as Lee Do-bin
- Kim Ji-wan as child Do-bin
- Jung Moon-sung as Yoon Do-san
- Lee Min-sung as child Do-san
- Kim Sa-hee as Kim Hye-young
- Do-bin's wife. An aloof and elegant rich woman who hides a secret.[11]
Michaela's family
- Na Young-hee as Jin Ra-hee
- Choi Michaela's spoilt mother.[9]
People around Do-ha
- Tae In-ho as Park Sung-bin
- Do-ha's friend and doctor.[10]
- Kang Ki Doong as Park Woo-jin
- Do-ha's secretary.[10]
- Kim Gyu-ri as Kim Joon-ah
- Do-ha's first love.[12]
People around Michaela
- Kim Hae-sook as Oh So-nyeo
- A reliable ally of Choi Michaela who secretly shares her same ability.
Extended
- Jang Gwang as Park Sun-saeng[13]
- Oh Ah-rin as Yoon Ah-in[4]
- Yu Xiaoguang as Zhang Qiang[14]
Production
- The first script reading was held in February 2018.[15]
- Actor Lee Seo-won, who was supposed to play the supporting role of Jo Jae-yoo, was pulled out of the production prior to airing due to criminal charges filed against him.[16][17][18][19] He was replaced by Kim Dong-jun.[20][21]
Original soundtrack
| About Time OST | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2018 |
| Genre | soundtrack |
| Language | Korean |
| Label | Stone Music Entertainment, CREAHUB |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amazing Thing" (신기한 일) | Lee Sang-hoon | Lee Sang-hoon, Choi Hye-sung | Kim E-Z (GGot Jam Project) | 03:14 |
| 2. | "Amazing Thing (Inst.)" (신기한 일 (Inst.)) | Lee Sang-hoon, Choi Hye-sung | 03:14 | ||
| Total length: | 06:28 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yesterday" | Mathi, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min | Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min | Park Bo-ram | 04:16 |
| 2. | "Yesterday (Inst.)" | Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min | 04:16 | ||
| Total length: | 08:32 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maybe" | RUNY, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min | Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min, RUNY | Hui (Pentagon) | 04:21 |
| 2. | "Maybe (Inst.)" | Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min, RUNY | 04:21 | ||
| Total length: | 08:42 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tears Flow" (눈물이 나) | Mackelli | Mackelli | Mackelli | 03:40 |
| 2. | "Tears Flow (Inst.)" (눈물이 나 (Inst.)) | Mackelli | 03:40 | ||
| Total length: | 07:20 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "My Room" | Mathi, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min | Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min | Hong Dae-kwang | 03:35 |
| 2. | "My Room (Inst.)" | Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min | 03:35 | ||
| Total length: | 07:10 | ||||
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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| AGB Nielsen[22] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | May 21, 2018 | 1.766% | 2.249% | |
| 2 | May 22, 2018 | 2.103% | 2.842% | |
| 3 | May 28, 2018 | 1.338% | 1.327% | |
| 4 | May 29, 2018 | 1.491% | 1.766% | |
| 5 | June 4, 2018 | 1.483% | 1.595% | |
| 6 | June 5, 2018 | 1.652% | 2.098% | |
| 7 | June 11, 2018 | 1.452% | 1.493% | |
| 8 | June 12, 2018 | 2.083% | 2.344% | |
| 9 | June 18, 2018 | 0.887% | 1.206% | |
| 10 | June 19, 2018 | 1.628% | 1.562% | |
| 11 | June 25, 2018 | 1.262% | 1.380% | |
| 12 | June 26, 2018 | 1.888% | 1.952% | |
| 13 | July 2, 2018 | 1.838% | 1.828% | |
| 14 | July 3, 2018 | 1.491% | 1.739% | |
| 15 | July 9, 2018 | 1.239% | 1.574% | |
| 16 | July 10, 2018 | 1.771% | 1.985% | |
| Average | 1.586% | 1.809% | ||
International broadcast
References
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- About Time at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
- About Time at Story TV (in Korean)
- About Time on IMDb
- About Time at HanCinema
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