About Time (TV series)

About Time (Korean: 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임; RR: Meomchugo Sipeun Sun-gan: Eobaut-taim; 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).[1][2]

About Time
Promotional poster
Hangul멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byChu Hye-mi
Directed byKim Hyung-sik
Park Shin-woo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersLee Chan-ho
Lee Eon-jung
Producers
  • Kim Na-kyung
  • Park Eun-kyung
  • Bae Sun-hae
  • Lee Min-jin
EditorKim Yoo-mi
Production companyStory TV
DistributortvN
Release
Original networktvN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseMay 21 (2018-05-21) –
July 10, 2018 (2018-07-10)
External links
Website
Production website

Synopsis

Choi Michaela (Lee Sung-kyung) is an aspiring musical actress who has the special ability to see people's life spans. One day, while she's heading off to an audition, she becomes involved in a minor car accident and meets Lee Do-ha (Lee Sang-yoon), a chaebol son and the president of cultural foundation MK Entertainment. After an unexpected discovery that her life clock stops whenever she's with him, she becomes determined to keep him close at all costs. Things take an interesting and painful turn as the two begin to fall in love.

Cast

Main
A chaebol son and president of the cultural foundation MK Entertainment. He seems rude and belligerent upon first meeting Michaela, but eventually warms up to and develops feelings for her as they spend time together, revealing the gentle and tender-hearted side of him. He receives counselling on a regular basis from a psychiatrist and close friend, Park Sung-bin, since he suffers from anxiety disorders and frequent panic attacks. His relationship with Michaela causes problems in his business and with his family, as well as his fiancé Bae Soo-bong, due to their arranged marriage. [3][4]
A young and aspiring musical actress with the unfortunate fate of seeing the life spans of other people, including those around her. After initially beginning to work for Do-ha as his personal driver in order to remain by his side to extend her life clock, she falls in love with him. However, she often feels guilty and convicted of using him for her own benefit, and faces constant harassment from Bae Soo-bong to end their relationship.[3]

Supporting

Lee Do-ha's family

Chairman of MK Group. Lee Do-ha's cold-hearted father.[5]
  • Min Sung-wook as Lee Do-bin
    • Kim Ji-wan as young Do-bin
CEO of MK Group Hotel. Do-ha's older brother.[4][6]
  • Kim Sa-hee as Kim Hye-young
Do-bin's wife. An aloof and elegant rich woman who hides a secret.[7]
  • Jung Moon-sung as Yoon Do-san
    • Lee Min-sung as young Do-san
A travel writer. Do-ha and Do-bin's half-brother.[4][6]

Choi Michaela's family

Choi Michaela's spoilt mother.[5]
Choi Michaela's younger brother who falls in love with Sung-hee.[8]
  • Ryu Tae-ho as Choi Tae-pyung
Choi Michaela's father who is incarcerated.

People around Lee Do-ha

The director of MJBC music magazine who is engaged to Do-ha and has had an unrequited love for him for several years. His relationship with Michaela makes her jealous and insecure about her place within his life and family.[9]
Do-ha's friend and psychiatrist, and Woo-jin's older brother.[6]
Do-ha's secretary and Sung-bin's younger brother.[6]

People around Choi Michaela

Choi Michaela's best friend who is currently working as an assistant director for Jo Jae-yoo and falls in love with Wee-jin.[10]
A reliable ally of Choi Michaela who secretly shares her same ability.

Others

A strict musical director from Broadway who is well-known for his genius abilities. He is hired by Do-ha to work on the musical production "Yeon-hui's Time Flows Backwards", with hopes of expanding his entertainment group and theatre business into China. Initially, he is very critical of Michaela's talents, but offers encouragement and insight occasionally as the two become friends over time.[11]

Special appearances
A Broadway actress and Do-ha's first love.[13]

Production

Original soundtrack
About Time OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2018
Genresoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelStone Music Entertainment, CREAHUB

Part 1
Released on May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Amazing Thing" (신기한 일)Lee Sang-hoonLee Sang-hoon, Choi Hye-sungKim E-Z (GGot Jam Project)03:14
2."Amazing Thing" (Inst.) Lee Sang-hoon, Choi Hye-sung 03:14
Total length:06:28

Part 2
Released on May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Yesterday"Mathi, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-minPark Geun-chul, Jung Su-minPark Bo-ram04:16
2."Yesterday" (Inst.) Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min 04:16
Total length:08:32

Part 3
Released on June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Maybe"RUNY, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-minPark Geun-chul, Jung Su-min, RUNYHui (Pentagon)04:21
2."Maybe" (Inst.) Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min, RUNY 04:21
Total length:08:42

Part 4
Released on June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Tears Flow" (눈물이 나)MackelliMackelliMackelli03:40
2."Tears Flow" (Inst.) Mackelli 03:40
Total length:07:20

Part 5
Released on June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."My Room"Mathi, Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-minPark Geun-chul, Jung Su-minHong Dae-kwang03:35
2."My Room" (Inst.) Park Geun-chul, Jung Su-min 03:35
Total length:07:10

Viewership
About Time : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1390436310316348358305473217342262455375304N/A346N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[22]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[23]
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%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • 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).

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