Come and Hug Me
Come and Hug Me (Korean: 이리와 안아줘; RR: Iriwa An-ajwo) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jang Ki-yong, Jin Ki-joo and Huh Joon-ho. It aired on MBC from May 16 to July 19, 2018.[2][3]
| Come and Hug Me | |
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| Also known as | Come Here and Give Me a Hug |
| Hangul | 이리와 안아줘 |
| Revised Romanization | Iriwa An-ajwo |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Park Seong-eun for MBC |
| Written by | Lee A-ram |
| Directed by | Choi Joon-bae |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[lower-alpha 1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Release | |
| Original network | MBC TV |
| Original release | May 16 – July 19, 2018 |
Synopsis
A man and a woman who were each other's first loves during childhood reunite years later as adults.
In his childhood, Yoon Na-moo was a seemingly quiet and mysterious boy whose father was a psychopath serial killer. He meets his polar opposite in Gil Nak-won, a daughter of a popular actress. Through Nak-won's persistence, pure and loving nature towards Na-moo, Na-moo falls into a reciprocated love. But, when Na-moo's father Yoon Hee-jae, a man who has a twisted affection for his son, murders Nak-won's parents their short love comes to an end.
Years later Gil Nak-won is now Han Jae-yi, an aspiring actress (like her mother before her) who always tries to have a good outlook on life, but also has a panic disorder from her traumatic past. And Yoon Na-moo is now Chae Do-jin, a rookie detective who wishes to atone for his father's sins. These two would-be lovers have held on to the precious memories of when they were together but, connected by a tragic fate they must try to overcome the stigma and hardships they will face.[4]
Cast
Main
- Jang Ki-yong as Chae Do-jin
- Nam Da-reum as young Chae Do-jin / Yoon Na-moo
- A rookie detective who graduated from police university at the top of his class. He has never forgotten his first and only love, Nak-won, for whom he felt guilty since his father killed her parents. He later became Jae-yi's boyfriend.
- Moon Woo-jin as child Chae Do-jin
- Jin Ki-joo as Han Jae-yi
- Ryu Han-bi as young Han Jae-yi / Gil Nak-won
- A woman with a posttraumatic stress disorder who dreams of becoming an actress like her mother, and though she has suffered greatly, she overcomes it and vows to live well. She never blamed Do-jin despite him being the son of her parents' killer. She eventually becomes Do-jin's girlfriend.
- Huh Joon-ho as Yoon Hee-jae[5]
- Chae Do-jin's father. A psychopath serial killer who gives twisted affection to his son and shows no remorse. He murdered Jae-yi's parents and countless others. After Do-jin called the police, he was arrested and sentenced to death after the court found him guilty of twelve murders. He later escaped from prison and commit a few more crimes (including two murders), and tries to mould Do-jin into a killer by kidnapping and killing Jae-yi, but he failed and Do-jin arrested him.
Recurring
- Yoon Jong-hoon as Gil Moo-won / Lim Tae-kyung
- Jung Yoo-ahn as young Gil Moo-won / Lim Tae-kyung
- A prosecutor and Han Jae-yi's adopted brother, who cares for his sister. He is wary and distrusting of Chae Do-jin since Do-jin was the son of his foster parents' killer. It was revealed that he was the murderer of his parents' killer but he was acquitted due to his extremely young age and it was a killing done out of self-defence. He eventually trusts Do-jin and in the finale, he approves his sister's relationship with Do-jin.
- Kim Kyung-nam as Yoon Hyun-moo[6]
- Kim Sang-woo as young Yoon Hyun-moo
- Chae Do-jin's elder brother. He has a violent personality and tries to follow his psychopathic father's footsteps, and he felt jealous towards Do-jin for being his father's most favourite child, which was compounded by the hatred he felt against Do-jin for reporting their father to the police.
- Kwon Hyuk-soo as Kim Jong-hyun[7]
- Chae Do-jin's close friend and fellow cadet at the police academy.
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Chae Ok-hee[7]
- Chae Do-jin's stepmother. She was Hee-jae's wife from the fourth marriage, and she treats Do-jin as her own child. She repeatedly tries to open up to Hyun-moo and accept him, but Hyun-moo rejects her kindness, until much later in the series when Hyun-moo finally opens up to her.
- Chae Do-jin's younger stepsister. She was the daughter of Ok-hee and another man (prior to her marriage to Hee-jae), but she still regards Do-jin and Hyun-moo as her brothers despite having no blood relations to them.
- The sole female police detective of Do-jin's unit, and Do-jin's former classmate in the police academy. She sympathises with Do-jin and befriend him despite knowing Do-jin's father's identity.
- Joo Woo-jae as Kang Yoon-sung
- An actor who was the co-star of Jae-yi's drama.
- Jung In-gi as Go Yi-seok
- A police detective who investigated Hee-jae's case and was a mentor of Do-jin in the police force. He treats Do-jin with care and kindness. He was later killed by Hee-jae who escaped from prison.
- Min Sung-wook as Kang Nam-gil
- A senior police detective of Do-jin's team.
- Kim Seo-hyung as Park Hee-young
- An unscrupulous reporter who often make news reports about Hee-jae's case, and harasses both Do-jin and Jae-yi for the sake of getting more exclusive news reports related to Hee-jae as an advancement of her reporting career. She was murdered by Ji-hong who was earlier released from prison.
- Yoon Ji-hye as Han Ji-ho
- A female reporter who was Hee-young's rival. She also tries to get a scoop regarding the Yoon Hee-jae serial murders by approaching Do-jin and Jae-yi. Unlike Hee-young, she is more morally-equipped and realises to an extent the negative impact the reports about Hee-jae's case has on Do-jin and Jae-yi.
- Park Soo-young as Pyo-taek
- An obese, yet jovial and kind man who was Jae-yi's manager, and he cares about Jae-yi's welfare.
- Jung Da-hye as Cheon Se-kyung
- A famous actress who was Hye-won's junior prior to Hye-won's murder. She may look unfriendly and cold, but she is actually warm-hearted and caring to people around her, especially to Jae-yi whom she sympathises for her trauma of losing her parents.
- Park Kyung-choo as Gil Sung-sik
- Han Jae-yi and Gil Moo-won's father. He is a lawyer who was murdered by Hee-jae.
- Park Joo-mi as Ji Hye-won
- Han Jae-yi and Gil Moo-won's mother. She is an actress who was murdered by Hee-jae for treating his son well.
- Hong Seung-bum as Lee Seung-woo / Yeom Ji-hong
- A ex-convict who idolizes Hee-jae (after meeting him in prison) and sought to become a serial killer like him. After his release from jail, Ji-hong killed Hee-young as revenge for Hee-jae and even assaulted several people in different secluded places.
- Bae Hae-sun as Jeon Yoo-ra
- An accomplice of Hee-jae, who helped him commit the serial murders.
- Kim Hye-yoon as Yun-sil
- Kim Ji-eun as Moo-won's office investigator
- Chae Jong-hyeop as Jung Eui-ah
Special appearances
- Song Young-kyu as Professor (ep 1)
- Jang Gwang (ep 1)
Production
- Nam Joo-hyuk and Bae Suzy were offered the leading roles of the series but both declined.[9]
- The first script reading was held between late March and early April at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.[10]
Original soundtrack
| Come and Hug Me OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2018 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | Korean, English |
| Label | Blending Co., Ltd. |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crying Silently" (소리 없이 운다) | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin, Jo Se-hee | Yang Yo-seob (Highlight) | 03:40 |
| 2. | "Crying Silently (Inst.)" (소리 없이 운다 (Inst.)) | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin, Jo Se-hee | 03:40 | ||
| Total length: | 07:20 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Disappear" (사라지지 마) | Kim Gi-bin, March | Kim Judy, Red Haired Anne | Yujeong, Soyeon (Laboum) | 04:21 |
| 2. | "Don't Disappear (Inst.)" (사라지지 마 (Inst.)) | Kim Judy, Red Haired Anne | 04:21 | ||
| Total length: | 08:42 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Times Without You" (너 없는 시간) | Kim Bum-joo, Kevin | Kim Bum-joo | Na Yoon-kwon | 03:55 |
| 2. | "Times Without You (Inst.)" (너 없는 시간 (Inst.)) | Kim Bum-joo | 03:55 | ||
| Total length: | 07:50 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yesterday" | Kim Soo-bin | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin, Jo Se-hee | Vincent | 03:30 |
| 2. | "Yesterday (Inst.)" | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin, Jo Se-hee | 03:30 | ||
| Total length: | 07:00 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Desperately Wanted" (간절히 원하면) | Jo Eun-hee | Phenomenotes | Ahn Hyun-jeong | 03:25 |
| 2. | "Desperately Wanted (Inst.)" (간절히 원하면 (Inst.)) | Phenomenotes | 03:25 | ||
| Total length: | 06:50 | ||||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Promise You" | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin, Jo Se-hee | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin, Jo Se-hee | Park Da-bin | 03:45 |
| 2. | "I Promise You (Inst.)" | Kim Chang-rak, Kim Soo-bin, Jo Se-hee | 03:45 | ||
| Total length: | 07:30 | ||||
Ratings
- In the table below, 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.
- TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[11] | AGB Nielsen[12] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | May 16, 2018 | 4.0% (NR) | 4.2% | 3.1% (NR) | 3.3% (NR) |
| 2 | 4.9% (NR) | 5.0% | 3.9% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) | |
| 3 | May 17, 2018 | 4.2% (NR) | 4.4% | 3.8% (NR) | 4.0% (NR) |
| 4 | 5.0% (NR) | 5.2% | 4.4% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | |
| 5 | May 23, 2018 | 4.8% (NR) | 5.0% | 4.2% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) |
| 6 | 5.2% (NR) | 5.4% | 4.7% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) | |
| 7 | May 24, 2018 | 5.3% (NR) | 5.5% | 4.6% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) |
| 8 | 6.3% (20th) | 6.8% | 5.4% (16th) | 5.9% (13th) | |
| 9 | May 30, 2018 | 5.9% (NR) | 6.1% | 4.3% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) |
| 10 | 6.5% (17th) | 7.4% | 5.1% (20th) | 6.0% (12th) | |
| 11 | May 31, 2018 | 5.7% (NR) | 6.8% | 5.3% (19th) | 6.3% (14th) |
| 12 | 6.2% (19th) | 7.3% | 5.9% (15th) | 7.1% (10th) | |
| 13 | June 6, 2018[lower-alpha 2] | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.3% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) |
| 14 | 4.9% | 5.1% | 4.5% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | |
| 15 | June 14, 2018[lower-alpha 3] | 7.4% | 7.6% | 3.4% (NR) | 3.5% (NR) |
| 16 | 7.9% | 8.2% | 7.9% (NR) | 8.0% (NR) | |
| 17 | June 21, 2018[lower-alpha 4] | 5.0% | 5.3% | 3.7% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) |
| 18 | 5.8% | 6.0% | 4.9% (19th) | 4.9% (20th) | |
| 19 | June 28, 2018[lower-alpha 5] | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2.6% (NR) | 3.4% (NR) |
| 20 | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% (20th) | 5.6% (18th) | |
| 21 | July 4, 2018 | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3.8% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) |
| 22 | 5.6% | 6.4% | 5.2% (20th) | 5.6% (18th) | |
| 23 | July 5, 2018 | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4.1% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) |
| 24 | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% (16th) | 5.7% (12th) | |
| 25 | July 11, 2018 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.7% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) |
| 26 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 4.7% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | |
| 27 | July 12, 2018 | 5.9% | 6.8% | 4.3% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) |
| 28 | 6.9% | 8.0% | 5.8% (14th) | 5.8% (13th) | |
| 29 | July 18, 2018 | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4.2% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) |
| 30 | 6.0% | 6.3% | 5.4% (15th) | 5.8% (14th) | |
| 31 | July 19, 2018 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.1% (17th) | 5.6% (16th) |
| 32 | 6.6% | 7.1% | 5.9% (14th) | 6.5% (9th) | |
| Average | 5.4% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 5.0% | |
- Regular broadcasting of the drama was cancelled on June 7, June 13, June 20 and June 27th due to coverage of the 2018 World Cup and local elections.
- Episodes 19 and 20 were broadcast at 9:30 and 10PM instead of the regular broadcasting time of 10 and 10:30PM due to coverage of the 2018 World Cup.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Heo Joon-ho | Nominated | [13] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominated | ||
| 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Heo Joon-ho | Nominated | [14] |
| Best New Actor | Jang Ki-yong | Nominated | ||
| Special Acting Award | Heo Joon-ho | Won | ||
| 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | Come and Hug Me | Nominated | [15] |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Heo Joon-ho | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Jang Ki-yong | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Jin Ki-joo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Cast in Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Kim Seo-hyung | Nominated | ||
| Seo Jeong-yeon | Nominated | |||
| PD Award | Heo Joon-ho | Won | ||
| Golden Acting Award | Won | |||
| Best New Actor | Kim Kyung-nam | Won | ||
| Best Young Actress | Ryu Han-bi | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Jang Ki-yong and Jin Ki-joo | Won | ||
| 23rd Asian Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Come and Hug Me | Nominated | [16] |
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Jang Ki-yong | Won | [17] |
Notes
- In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
- No episodes were aired on June 7 due to coverage of the FIFA Friendly soccer match between South Korea and Bolivia.
- No episodes were aired on June 13 due to election day news coverage.
- No episodes were aired on June 20 due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B match between Portugal and Morocco.
- No episodes were aired on June 27 due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F match between South Korea and Germany. Aired 30 minutes earlier due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H match between Japan and Poland.
References
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- "허준호X장기용X진기주, MBC '이리와 안아줘' 주인공 확정(공식)". Herald Corporation (in Korean). March 23, 2018.
- [공식] ‘이리와 안아줘’ 허준호-장기용-진기주 캐스팅 확정, 5월 중순 첫 방송. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). March 23, 2018.
- "[단독] 신작 '이리와 안아줘' MBC 편성… '손 꼭잡고' 후속". News1 (in Korean). January 30, 2018.
- ""Come and Hug Me" Heo Joon-ho Turns into a Serial Killer". Hancinema. News1. March 22, 2018.
- "Kim Kyung-nam to Star in "Come and Hug Me"". Hancinema. TV Daily. March 27, 2018.
- ""Come and Hug Me" Gathers Up Supporting Cast". Hancinema. March 28, 2018.
- Kim Young-rok (April 9, 2018). [공식입장]이다인, '이리와안아줘' 출연 확정…장기용과 청춘케미. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "수지X남주혁, MBC '이리와 안아줘' 출연 고사 [종합]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. February 24, 2018.
- 장기용-진기주-허준호 주연 '이리와 안아줘' 대본리딩 현장 공개! "제목처럼 끝까지 안아주면서 가자". iMBC (in Korean). April 9, 2018.
- "TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
- ‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
- Jung, Yu-jin (December 31, 2018). 소지섭 ‘데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상’(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD] [So Ji-sub Soo'First Debut in 23 Years' (mbc Drama Awards)[Photo and HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2020 – via Naver.
- "2018 Nominees". Asian TV Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- "55회 백상예술대상, TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). April 4, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Come and Hug Me at IMDb
- Come and Hug Me at HanCinema
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