| Let Me Introduce Her | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 그녀로 말할 것 같으면 |
| Revised Romanization | Geunyeoro Malhal Geot Gat-eumyeon |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Hong Chang-wook |
| Written by | Park Un-hee |
| Directed by | Park Gyung-ryeol |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 40[lower-alpha 1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Park Ji-eun |
| Running time | 35 minutes[lower-alpha 1] |
| Production companies | SBS Plus Shinyoung E&C Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | July 14 – September 29, 2018 |
Let Me Introduce Her (Korean: 그녀로 말할 것 같으면) is a South Korean television series starring Nam Sang-mi, Kim Jae-won, and Jo Hyun-jae. The series aired four consecutive episodes on Saturday on SBS TV from July 14 to September 29, 2018.[1]
Synopsis
The story of Ji Eun-han who loses her memory after undergoing plastic surgery to assume another identity, and searches for memories to find out who she was.
Cast
Main
- Nam Sang-mi as Ji Eun-han[3]
- A woman who loses her memory after a plastic surgery.
- Kim Jaewon as Han Kang-woo[4]
- Ji Eun-han's plastic surgeon.
- Jo Hyun-jae as Kang Chan-ki[5]
- A news anchorman and Ji Eun-han's husband.
Recurring
- Lee Mi-sook as Min Ja-young[6]
- Han Eun-jung as Jung Soo-jin[7]
- Yang Jin-sung as Song Chae-young[8]
- Lee Dae-yeon as Han Young-cheol
- Kim Roi-ha as Detective Kim
- Kim Jung-young as Lee Sook-hyun[9]
- Jung Young-joo as Madame Hwang[10]
- Jeong Jinwoon as Han Hee-young[11]
- Lee Ho-jung as Lee Hyun-soo[12]
- Kim Bo-kang as Jang Seok-joon
- Kang Hoon as Ji Soo-han[13]
- Lee Si-a as Ji Eun-han[14]
- Kim Jung-young as Ji Eun-han's mother.
Production
The first script reading took place on May 22, 2018 at SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[15]
Let Me Introduce Her was the last drama series executive produced by Kim Yong-jin for SBS Plus before he became the vice-president and head of scripted programming of Kakao M's television production subsidiary Mega Monster the same year. (His first project with Mega Monster (as showrunner/executive producer), the mystery-thriller miniseries Children of Nobody, premiered on rival network MBC TV almost two months after Let Me Introduce Her aired its last episode.)
Plagiarism controversy
In September 2018, South Korean production company DK E&M (CEO Kim Dong-gu), the company behind the dramas Blow Breeze, Working Mom Parenting Daddy and Here Comes Mr. Oh, announced an intention to file a plagiarism lawsuit against SBS, its subsidiary SBS Plus and Shinyoung E&C Group, accusing Let Me Introduce Her of "plagiarizing" the 1999 Japanese drama Beautiful Person. DK E&M has been in talks with TBS (the original network of Beautiful Person) since November 2017 to produce a Korean drama adaptation of it, and was planning to broadcast the series in 2019 but that was affected, allegedly because SBS aired Let Me Introduce Her first.[16]
SBS has since denied the accusation, stating that "only the themes of plastic surgery and romance are similar" in the two dramas. It also plans to file a defamation suit against DK E&M for the latter's "baseless" claims.[17]
On October 8, 2018, DK E&M sought help from the Korean Television and Radio Writers Association regarding the controversy, saying that "the attitude of SBS regarding the situation was disappointing".[18]
Original Soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "기억을 걸어" (Snowball) | Kim Ho-kyung (김호경) | JK Kim Dong-wook (JK 김동욱) | 4:01 |
| 2. | "기억을 걸어" (Inst.) | 4:01 | ||
| Total length: | 8:02 | |||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Me" | Lee Shin-sung (이신성) | leeSA (리싸) | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Save Me" (Inst.) | 3:50 | ||
| Total length: | 7:40 | |||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Love" (이 사랑) | Kang Eden (강이든) | Jinsol (April) (진솔 (에이프릴)) | 4:41 |
| 2. | "This Love" (Inst.) | 4:41 | ||
| Total length: | 9:22 | |||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Even If You Hate It" (미워해봐도) | Seo Jae-ha (서재하), Kim Young-sung (김영성) | Navi (나비) | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Even If You Hate It" (Inst.) | 3:27 | ||
| Total length: | 6:54 | |||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wait A Minute" | Yoo Song-yeon (유송연), Jay Lee | Cha Yeoul (차여울) | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Wait A Minute" (Inst.) | 3:16 | ||
| Total length: | 6:32 | |||
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.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[19] | AGB Nielsen[20] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | July 14, 2018 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.4% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) |
| 2 | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.3% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) | |
| 3 | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.8% (NR) | 6.0% (NR) | |
| 4 | 6.6% | 6.7% | 7.1% (14th) | 7.2% (13th) | |
| 5 | July 21, 2018 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.9% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) |
| 6 | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.8% (19th) | 5.8% (20th) | |
| 7 | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.5% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | |
| 8 | 6.5% | 7.1% | 7.2% (13th) | 7.8% (10th) | |
| 9 | July 28, 2018 | 5.2% | 5.4% | 4.8% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) |
| 10 | 6.8% | 7.3% | 5.9% (NR) | 6.4% (NR) | |
| 11 | 7.2% | 7.8% | 6.4% (19th) | 7.0% (17th) | |
| 12 | 8.9% | 9.6% | 8.3% (7th) | 9.0% (6th) | |
| 13 | August 4, 2018 | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.3% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) |
| 14 | 5.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% (15th) | 7.3% (13th) | |
| 15 | 5.8% | 6.3% | 7.1% (13th) | 7.6% (12th) | |
| 16 | 7.0% | 7.6% | 8.4% (4th) | 9.0% (4th) | |
| 17 | August 11, 2018 | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6.6% (17th) | 6.9% (15th) |
| 18 | 8.3% | 9.0% | 8.7% (6th) | 9.4% (6th) | |
| 19 | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.3% (4th) | 9.9% (4th) | |
| 20 | 10.5% | 10.8% | 11.9% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) | |
| 21 | August 18, 2018 | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.3% (15th) | 6.8% (12th) |
| 22 | 7.8% | 7.9% | 8.6% (8th) | 8.7% (7th) | |
| 23 | 8.5% | 8.6% | 9.1% (5th) | 9.1% (6th) | |
| 24 | 10.2% | 10.4% | 11.8% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | |
| 25 | August 25, 2018 | 5.3% | 5.8% | 5.7% (19th) | 6.1% (17th) |
| 26 | 7.5% | 7.7% | 8.4% (8th) | 8.6% (8th) | |
| 27 | 7.6% | 8.3% | 8.7% (7th) | 9.4% (7th) | |
| 28 | 9.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% (3rd) | 11.3% (2nd) | |
| 29 | September 8, 2018[lower-alpha 2] | — | 6.9% (13th) | 7.4% (10th) | |
| 30 | 8.7% (4th) | 8.5% (7th) | |||
| 31 | 8.5% (6th) | 9.2% (4th) | |||
| 32 | 9.8% (2nd) | 9.7% (2nd) | |||
| 33 | September 15, 2018 | 7.0% (17th) | 7.5% (16th) | ||
| 34 | 8.8% (8th) | 9.4% (7th) | |||
| 35 | 10.1% (4th) | 10.7% (4th) | |||
| 36 | 12.0% (3rd) | 12.3% (3rd) | |||
| 37 | September 29, 2018[lower-alpha 3] | 8.0% (12th) | 8.8% (8th) | ||
| 38 | 9.6% (5th) | 10.3% (5th) | |||
| 39 | 10.4% (2nd) | 11.1% (4th) | |||
| 40 | 12.7% (3rd) | 13.6% (3rd) | |||
| Average | – | – | 7.9% | 8.3% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Jo Hyun-jae | Nominated | [21] |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nam Sang-mi | Nominated | |||
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Kim Jaewon | Won | [22] | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Nam Sang-mi | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily and Weekend Drama | Han Eun-jung | Nominated | |||
| Producers’ Award for Actress | Nam Sang-mi | Won |
See also
- Love in Sadness, the official remake of Beautiful Person
Notes
- 1 2 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.[2]
- ↑ No episodes aired on September 1 due to coverage of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
- ↑ No episodes aired on September 22 due to the broadcast of the film Little Forest.
References
- 1 2 "Mystery romance follows woman's search for her identity lost after plastic surgery". Kpop Herald. July 15, 2018.
- ↑ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
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- "'그녀로 말할 것 같으면' 남상미 "지은한役, 연기하는 나도 궁금한 인물"". Herald (in Korean). June 26, 2018.
- "Nam Sang-mi to star in 'About Her'". The Korea Herald. May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "'그녀로말할것같으면' 측 "김재원, 온화하고 듬직한 남자…최적 캐스팅"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). July 3, 2018.
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- ↑ "[공식]이미숙 '그녀로 말할 것 같으면' 확정…남상미 잡는 재벌가 시어머니". Sports Chosun (in Korean). June 14, 2018.
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- ↑ "배우 김정영, '그녀로 말할 것 같으면' 출연…남상미와 모녀 호흡". TenAsia (in Korean). June 15, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
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- ↑ "'그녀로 말할 것 같으면' 신예 강훈 출연확정, 남상미 남동생 役(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). June 7, 2018.
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- ↑ "'그녀로말할것같으면' 남상미X김재원X조현재, 대본리딩 '新미스터리 멜로'". TV Report (in Korean). June 21, 2018.
- ↑ "드라마제작사Dk엔터, SBS'그녀말' 표절주장..'법적 대응할 것'". 2018-09-29.
- ↑ "SBS Responds to Accusations of Plagiarism from Japanese Production Company". 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Dk E&M, 한국방송작가협회에 SBS '그녀말' 표절 판명 요청". 8 October 2018.
- ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
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