Radio Romance (TV series)

This article is about the South Korean TV series. For 1996 Philippine film, see Radio Romance (film).
Radio Romance
Promotional poster
Hangul
라디오 로맨스
RRRadio romaenseu
MRRadio romaensŭ
GenreRomance
Created byKBS Drama Production
Written byJeon Yu-ri
Directed byKim Shin-il
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Heo Gun
  • Kim Chu-seok
  • Kim Kwan-min
  • Lee Gun-joon
Producers
  • Kim Dong-hwi
  • Seo Byung-chul
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseJanuary 29 (2018-01-29) –
March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)

Radio Romance (Korean: 라디오 로맨스) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Yoon Doo-joon and Kim So-hyun, with Yoon Park and Yura. It aired on KBS2 from January 29 to March 20, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).[2][3][4][5] The series is human romance drama that tells the story of a scripted top star becoming a radio DJ who never goes according to the script.[6]

Synopsis

Song Geu-rim (Kim So-hyun) has always wanted to become a radio writer, but was forced to be an assistant writer as she lacks the writing skills. When her only show faces cancellation, she must secure her place as a writer and decides to try casting Ji Soo-ho (Yoon Doo-joon), a top star actor who is known to have a "perfect life".

Cast

Main

  • Yoon Doo-joon as Ji Soo-ho, a top actor who is accustomed to act based on scripts. He ends up becoming the DJ for a live radio show where nothing ever goes according to plan.[7]
  • Kim So-hyun as Song Geu-rim, the writer of Soo-ho's radio show with five years of experience as an assistant writer. She lacks writing skills but possesses excellent planning skills.[8][9]
  • Yoon Park as Lee Kang, the radio station's competent producing director. Because of his perfectionism, every program he handles achieved No. 1 in listener ratings.
  • Yura as Jin Tae-ri, an over-the-hill actress who fell from grace due to a DUI accident that happened three years ago.[10]

Supporting

People around Soo-ho and Geu-rim

  • Ha Jun as Kim Jun-woo (33 years old), Soo-ho's long-time manager who watches over every move of him.[11]
  • Kwak Dong-yeon as Jason, a 28-year-old psychiatrist who is Soo-ho's high school classmate and personal doctor.
  • Oh Hyun-kyung as Nam Joo-ha, Soo-ho's 51-year-old biological mother who serves as CEO of JH Entertainment.
  • Kim Byung-se as Ji Yoon-seok, Soo-ho's 55-year-old father who is a veteran actor.
  • Seo Ye-seul as Jung Da-seul, a popular 23-year-old actress who has an affair with Soo-ho's father.
  • Kim Ye-ryeong as Jo Ae-ran (53 years old), Geu-rim's mother who became blind during a surgery she had when she was 39.

Radio station staff

  • Kim Hye-eun as Ra Ra-hee, a 41-year-old radio program writer.
  • Im Ji-kyu as Lee Seung-soo, a 43-year-old radio program director.
  • Jo Byeong-kyu as Go Hoon-jung, a 30-year-old radio assistant director.
  • Lee Won-jong as Kang Hee-seok, a 55-year-old radio station director.
  • Yoon Joo-sang as Moon Seong-woo, a 57-year-old DJ of a thirty-year old radio program.

Radio station sub-writer members

Others

  • Jung Hee-tae as Ahn Bong-seob, a 37-year-old reporter.
  • Choi Min-young as Woo Ji-woo, Soo-ho's friend who liked Geu-rim 12 years ago but died in a car accident.

Special appearances

  • U-Kwon as Kang Minu (Ep. 1)
  • Ji Il-joo as Oh Jin-soo (Ep. 2–3)
  • Jung Gyu-soo as an amnesiac old man (Ep. 4)
  • Bona as DJ Jay (Ep. 5)

Production

Lead actors Yoon Doo-joon and Kim So-hyun first worked together in a 2014 advertisement. Yoon also made a cameo appearance in the 2016 TV series Bring It On, Ghost that starred Kim.[12]

The series is a joint production of Urban Works Media (producer of the Bad Guys series) and Plusis Media (a subsidiary of the Sports Seoul-Seoul Shinmun group launched in 2017) for KBS. The first script-reading of the cast occurred on December 19, 2017, at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, Seoul.[13]

Original soundtrack

Radio Romance OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelCREAHUB, LOEN Entertainment[a]

Part 1

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Radio Romance"
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Runy
  • Jung Soo-min
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Runy
  • Jung Soo-min
Doyoung and Taeil of NCT U3:39
2."Radio Romance (Inst.)" 
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Runy
  • Jung Soo-min
 3:39
Total length:7:18

Part 2

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Covered Up Road (Sound Track Ver.)" (가리워진 길)
  • Yoo Jae-ha
Nakjoon3:21
2."The Covered Up Road (Special Live Ver.)"
  • Yoo Jae-ha
  • Yoo Jae-ha
Nakjoon3:23
3."The Covered Up Road (Sound Track Ver.) (Inst.)" 
  • Yoo Jae-ha
 3:21
4."The Covered Up Road (Special Live Ver.) (Inst.)" 
  • Yoo Jae-ha
 3:23
Total length:13:28

Part 3

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bygone Days" (지난 날)
  • Yoo Jae-ha
  • Yoo Jae-ha
Migyo5:19
2."Bygone Days (Inst.)" 
  • Yoo Jae-ha
 5:19
Total length:10:38

Part 4

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Another Sadness" (또 하나의 슬픔)
  • Lee Hyun-do
  • Lee Hyun-do
J_ust4:01
2."Another Sadness (Inst.)" 
  • Lee Hyun-do
 4:01
Total length:8:02

Part 5

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Story"
  • KamDongis
  • Seo Jae-ha
  • Kim Young-sung
  • KamDongis
  • Seo Jae-ha
  • Kim Young-sung
Lee Seok-hoon3:44
2."Story (Inst.)" 
  • KamDongis
  • Seo Jae-ha
  • Kim Young-sung
 3:44
Total length:7:28

Part 6

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."On The Road" (길에서)
  • RUNY
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jung Soo-min
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jung Soo-min
Haebin (Gugudan)3:59
2."On The Road (Inst.)" 
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jung Soo-min
 3:59
Total length:7:58
Disc 2:
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Your Radio"Various Artists2:46
2."Bang Bang"Various Artists1:21
3."Cycling"Various Artists2:50
4."Happiness"Various Artists2:32
5."Lovely string"Various Artists5:02
6."My Home"Various Artists2:48
7."Starlight"Various Artists3:27
8."Someone"Various Artists4:04
9."Shake it, Shake it"Various Artists2:23
10."Our Shining days"Various Artists2:43
11."Start up"Various Artists4:08
12."Ssdam Ssdam"Various Artists2:21

Controversy

On January 24, 2018, a photo was shared online saying that lead actress Kim So-hyun was shooting underwater. The photo shows a woman wearing a hanbok in the water on January 21. On that day, the lowest temperature was recorded below −16 °C (3 °F). During the press conference for the premiere of Radio Romance held on January 25, the drama's PD addressed online criticism regarding the outdoor water filming, despite the weather warnings. He issued an apology stating that "Kim So Hyun's outdoor water filming wrapped up on Sunday (January 21). We debated on it a lot, since she would be getting in the water. We ensured safety equipment nearby, as well as a camping car on set, and finished filming in the shortest amount of time possible. Due to time constraints, an action stunt double filmed additional outdoor water scenes yesterday (January 24). It was filmed by an action actor, not Kim So-hyun, wearing a winter suit and shot in a similar situation (January 21). The number of shots was done with one take and protection was taken right away. We apologize for causing concerns with this matter. The filming set is our life. Naturally, safety is important."[14] At the press conference, Kim's hand was seen red.[15]

Ratings

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[16] Nielsen Korea[17]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 January 29, 2018 6.2% (NR) 6.3% (NR) 5.5% (NR) 5.6% (NR)
2 January 30, 2018 5.2% (NR) 5.4% (NR) 5.8% (NR) 6.0% (NR)
3 February 5, 2018 6.2% (NR) 6.4% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
4 February 6, 2018 5.5% (NR) 5.8% (NR) 5.6% (NR) 5.9% (NR)
5 February 13, 2018[b] 6.5% (17th) 6.6% (NR) 5.1% (20th) 5.0% (20th)
6 5.5% (NR) 6.2% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 4.9% (NR)
7 February 20, 2018[b] 4.8% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 3.9% (NR) 4.4% (NR)
8 4.6% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 3.4% (NR) 4.1% (NR)
9 February 26, 2018 5.1% (NR) 6.0% (NR) 3.7% (NR) 4.6% (NR)
10 February 27, 2018 4.7% (NR) 5.6% (NR) 3.4% (NR) 4.3% (NR)
11 March 5, 2018 4.4% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.0% (NR) 4.8% (NR)
12 March 6, 2018 4.6% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
13 March 12, 2018 4.1% (NR) 4.5% (NR) 2.9% (NR) 3.3% (NR)
14 March 13, 2018 4.4% (NR) 3.2% (NR)
15 March 19, 2018 4.2% (NR) 2.6% (NR) 2.7% (NR)
16 March 20, 2018 4.2% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 3.1% (NR) 3.4% (NR)
Average 5.0% 5.4% 4.1% 4.5%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 2018 KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actor Nam Da-reum Won [18]
Best Young Actress Lee Re Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ Relaunched and renamed as Kakao M on March 23, 2018
  2. ^ a b Two episodes are aired on the same day due to the 2018 Winter Olympics.

References

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