2019 South Korean television series
Touch Your Heart Promotional poster
Hangul 진심이 닿다
Literal meaning Reach of Sincerity Revised Romanization Jinsim-i Data
Genre Romantic comedy [ 1] Based on Reach of Sincerity by Jäger[ 2] Developed by Studio Dragon (planning)[ 3] Written by Directed by Park Joon-hwa Starring Theme music composer Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Jang Jung-do Lee Jun-ho Han Suk-won Producer Jung Da-hyung Editor Oh Dong-hee Running time 60 minutes Production companies Network tvN Release February 6 (2019-02-06 ) – March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28 )
Touch Your Heart [ 4] [ 5] (Korean : 진심이 닿다 ) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yoo In-na and Lee Dong-wook . It is based on the web novel of the same name, which was first published in 2016 on KakaoPage . It aired on tvN from February 6 to March 28, 2019.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Synopsis
Top actress Oh Jin-shim (Yoo In-na ), who goes by the stage name Oh Yoon-seo, has a scandal that damages her career, leaving her jobless for two years until she has a chance to earn a major role in an upcoming drama. However, in order to clear her name and secure success, she must first take a job working as a secretary to a lawyer named Kwon Jung-rok (Lee Dong-wook ). Eventually, they fall in love and the events following form the crux of the story.[ 10]
Cast
Main
Yoo In-na as Oh Jin-shim / Oh Yoon-seo (stage name), a top star who loses her fame after getting embroiled in a drug scandal with a third-generation chaebol . In order to make a comeback by starring in a famous writer's project, she gets field experience in law by posing as Jung-rok's secretary.[ 11]
Lee Dong-wook as Kwon Jung-rok, a workaholic elite lawyer who always wins his cases and cares deeply about his firm's reputation.[ 12]
Lee Sang-woo as Kim Se-won, Jung-rok's best friend who is an elite prosecutor.[ 13]
Son Seong-yoon as Yoo Yeo-reum, a prosecutor, whom Jung-rok had a crush on. She and Se-won dated in university, but he broke her heart.[ 14]
Supporting
Always Law Firm
Oh Jung-se as Yeon Joon-kyu, the CEO of Always Law Firm. An ardent fan of Yoon-seo.[ 15]
Shim Hyung-tak as Choi Yoon-hyuk, a divorce lawyer.[ 13]
Park Kyung-hye as Dan Moon-hee, a straightforward and honest civil defense lawyer.[ 14]
Park Ji-hwan as Lee Doo-seob, a paralegal and former detective.
Jang So-yeon as Yang Eun-ji, a legal secretary with ten years of experience.[ 14]
Kim Hee-jung as Kim Hae-young, an assistant legal secretary. She has great interest in everyone's private lives.[ 14]
Lee Jong-hwa as Lee Jong-hwa, an intern lawyer who is a fan of Jin-shim.
Lee Kyu-sung as Kim Pil-gi, an intern lawyer who is a fan of Jin-shim.
People around Jin-shim
Lee Jun-hyeok as Yeon Joon-suk, the CEO of Yeon Entertainment, Jin-shim's agency, who discovered and made her an actress.[ 13]
Oh Eui-shik as Kong Hyuk-joon, Jin-shim's manager of ten years. He is very loyal and considers Jim-shim as his younger sister.[ 16]
Jay Kim as Lee Kang-joon, a chaebol heir and Jin-shim's stalker.
Seoul District Prosecutor Office
Others
Special appearances
Production
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on February 7, 2019 (2019-02-07 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Make It Count" ZigZag Note, Kang Myung-shin, moonc ZigZag Note, Kang Myung-shin, moonc Chen (EXO )3:27 2. "Make It Count" (Inst.) ZigZag Note, Kang Myung-shin, moonc 3:27 Total length: 6:54
Part 2
Released on February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Oh? Truly!" (Oh? 진심! ) J Rabbit Jung Da-woon J Rabbit 2:42 2. "Oh? Truly!" (Inst.) Jung Da-woon 2:42 Total length: 5:24
Part 3
Released on February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "What If Love" Baek Chan Wendy (Red Velvet )3:41 2. "What If Love" (Inst.) 3:41 Total length: 7:22
Part 4
Released on February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Be Your Star" (마음을 담아 ) Seoryoung, Lena (GWSN ) 4:01 2. "Be Your Star" (Inst.) 4:01 Total length: 8:02
Part 5
Released on March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Good Night" Jae Wonpil MAJORCODE Moon Ssng-sun Jeong Se-woon 4:00 2. "Good Night" (Inst.) Jae Wonpil MAJORCODE Moon Ssng-sun 4:00 Total length: 8:00
Part 6
Released on March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "At The End Of Your Left Hand" (왼손끝에 ) Park Bo-ram 4:08 2. "At The End Of Your Left Hand" (Inst.) 4:08 Total length: 8:16
Part 7
Released on March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Photographs" Jayins Jayins 1415 3:40 2. "Photographs" (Inst.) Jayins 3:40 Total length: 7:20
Part 8
Released on March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Falling Down" Hana (Gugudan )Ng Kai Ming Hana (Gugudan) 3:33 2. "Falling Down" (Inst.) Ng Kai Ming 3:33 Total length: 7:06
Background tracks
Disc 2: Title Artist 1. "Excellent" Lee Song Su 2:38 2. "Curious Magic" Lee Song Su 2:42 3. "Wait" Lee Song Su 1:57 4. "Life Work" Lee Song Su 2:26 5. "Moonlight" Lee Song Su 4:01 6. "Afternoon" Hyun Joong Yoon 2:03 7. "Starlight" Hyun Joong Yoon 2:55 8. "Guy" Hyun Joong Yoon 2:07 9. "Joyful" Hyun Joong Yoon 1:45 10. "High Heel" Hyun Joong Yoon 2:12 11. "Cute Curiosity" Yang Sung woo 2:14 12. "Littile Maiden" Yang Sung woo 2:05 13. "A life of Beauty" Yang Sung woo 3:27 14. "Romantic Feeling" Yang Sung woo 2:29 15. "Duck" Jung Won 1:36 16. "Amusement Park" Kyu Chong Won 2:01 17. "All Crazy" Kyu Chong Won 2:09 18. "We are screwed" Kyu Chong Won 1:56 19. "New Day" Kyu Chong Won 3:04 20. "Caramel Macchiato" Kim Samuel 2:09 21. "My Heart goes" Kim Samuel 1:57 22. "Elegance Cooking" Kim Samuel 2:05 23. "Dancing Shoes" Kim Samuel 1:58 24. "Puzzle" Kim Samuel 2:29 25. "Do ASAP" Lee Soo Jin 1:45 26. "Arabian Night" Cho Hun Kyung 1:57 27. "I Like You" Kim Ho Jang 2:13 28. "What are you doing?" Kim Ho Jang 1:57 29. "Funky Man" Seo Seong Won 1:34
Viewership
Touch Your Heart : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 1249 1119 1027 956 985 965 1163 1083 841 845 888 925 873 771 836 895 964
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea .
[ 25]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[ 26]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
February 6, 2019
4.736% (1st)
5.154%(1st)
2
February 7, 2019
4.583%(1st)
5.629% (1st)
3
February 13, 2019
4.153%(1st)
4.688%(1st)
4
February 14, 2019
3.670%(1st)
4.236%(1st)
5
February 20, 2019
4.052%(1st)
4.909%(1st)
6
February 21, 2019
3.949%(1st)
4.678%(1st)
7
February 27, 2019
4.386%(1st)
4.802%(1st)
8
February 28, 2019
4.234%(1st)
4.477%(1st)
9
March 6, 2019
3.731%(1st)
4.154%(1st)
10
March 7, 2019
3.904%(1st)
4.256%(1st)
11
March 13, 2019
3.833%(1st)
4.050%(1st)
12
March 14, 2019
3.669%(1st)
4.282%(1st)
13
March 20, 2019
3.745%(1st)
4.055%(1st)
14
March 21, 2019
3.727%(1st)
4.227%(1st)
15
March 27, 2019
3.335% (1st)
3.558% (1st)
16
March 28, 2019
3.803%(1st)
4.576%(1st)
Average
3.969%
4.483%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This series aired 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 ).
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
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