Page Turner (TV series)

*Page Turner*
Page Turner
	Promotional poster
Genre	Musical
Written by	Heo Yoon-sook; Park Hye-ryun
Directed by	Lee Jae-hoon
Starring	Kim So-hyun; Ji Soo; Shin Jae-ha
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer	Hong Suk-goo
Producer	Moon Joon-ha
Production companies	KBS and IHQ
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	March 26 –; April 9, 2016

Page Turner (Korean: 페이지 터너) is a three-episode drama special by KBS2 starring Kim So-hyun, Ji Soo and Shin Jae-ha which aired in 2016.

The drama was well-received in Korea. The number of video previews released in web and mobile was reported to have surpassed 600,000, an unusual figure for a one-play act.^[1] Moreover, it was praised for its well-written plot and aptly depicted emotions of teenage years.^[2] It is the first drama to be aired on Pooq.^[3]

Synopsis

Story of a piano prodigy Yoon Yoo-seul who goes blind after a car accident, and struggles to get her life back on track with the help of Jung Cha-sik, a fellow aspiring pianist and Seo Jin-mok, her former rival who later becomes a supporter.^[4]

Cast

Main cast

Kim So-hyun as Yoon Yoo-seul
- Lee Do-yeon as young Yoon Yoo-seul
Ji Soo as Jung Cha-sik
Shin Jae-ha as Seo Jin-mok
- Jo Yong-jin as young Seo Jin-mok

Supporting cast

Ye Ji-won as Yoon Yoo-seul's mother
Hwang Young-hee as Jung Mi-soo (Jung Cha-sik's mother)
Kim Min-sang as Seo Jin-mok's father
Kim Dong-hee as Choi Sang-pil
Yoo Yeon-mi as Lee Kyu-sun
Han Sung-sik as High school teacher
Chae Min-hee as High school teacher
Seo Jin-wook
Kim Min-chae
Chun Ye-won
Hwang Min-hyuk
Im Ho as Yoon Yoo-seul's doctor
Ahn Jae-mo as Jung Cha-sik's doctor

Special appearances

Oh Kwang-rok as Street vendor
Park Jong-hoon as Han Myung-se

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (nationwide)
Episode #	Original broadcast date	TNmS^[5]	AGB Nielsen^[6]
1	March 26, 2016	3.9%	4.0%
2	April 2, 2016	4.0%	4.6%
3	April 9, 2016	4.1%	4.8%
Average		3.983%	4.873%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	30th KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Ji Soo	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Kim So-hyun	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Ji Soo	Nominated

References

^ "'페이지터너' 영상 조회수 '60만' 돌파…김소현-지수-신재하 '주목'". 국제신문.
^ "'Page Turner' sets new standards for teen drama". Kpop Herald. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
^ "푹, OTT 최초로 자체 플랫폼에서 드라마 독점 서비스". Naver. March 18, 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^ "LIST: 10 Short Korean Dramas That You Can Finish Between 1-3 Hours". Gia Allana. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
^ "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 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

External links

Page Turner at HanCinema

[1] "'페이지터너' 영상 조회수 '60만' 돌파…김소현-지수-신재하 '주목'". 국제신문.

[2] "'Page Turner' sets new standards for teen drama". Kpop Herald. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

[3] "푹, OTT 최초로 자체 플랫폼에서 드라마 독점 서비스". Naver. March 18, 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[4] "LIST: 10 Short Korean Dramas That You Can Finish Between 1-3 Hours". Gia Allana. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

[5] "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

[6] "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 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

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