Encounter[3][4] (Korean: 남자친구; RR: Namjachin-gu) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo-gum.[5] It aired on tvN on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:30 (KST) from November 28, 2018, to January 24, 2019 for 16 episodes.[6][7][8][9][10][11] It is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[12][13]
Encounter | |
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Promotional poster
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Hangul | 남자친구 |
Hanja | 男子親舊 |
Literal meaning | Boyfriend |
Revised Romanization | Namjachin-gu |
Genre |
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Created by | Studio Dragon (tvN) |
Written by | Yoo Young-ah[2] |
Directed by | Park Shin-woo[2] |
Starring |
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Composer | Nam Hye-seung |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producers | Moon Seok-hwan Oh Kwang-hee |
Production locations | Seoul, South Korea, Havana, Cuba |
Production company | Bon Factory Worldwide[2] |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) – January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) |
Internationally, the series streams via ViuTV and Viki,[14] and has been sold to several South East Asian countries, as well as Mnet Japan which will air it in over 100 countries.[15]
Brought together by fate, a woman who seems to have everything and a young man who seems to have nothing decide to give up an ordinary life to be together. Cha Soo-hyun (Song Hye-kyo), daughter of a politician, lives a pathetic life guided by others. She was sold off (married) to a rich family, only to divorce her husband because of his affair. Her former mother-in-law adds as a condition to her divorce that Soo-hyun must (continue to) attend that family's functions, such as funerals, etc., when called.
One day while on a business trip in Cuba, she meets Kim Jin-hyuk (Park Bo-gum), a free-spirited guy. They spend time together. After they go back to South Korea, he meets her again but as an employee in the Donghwa Hotel, which she received as alimony. They are attracted to each other, yet only their fate will decide whether they can end up being together.[16]
The first script reading was held on August 23, 2018.[28][29] Principal photography began in September 2018,[30] with part of the filming taking place in Cuba.[31]
Encounter OST | |
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Soundtrack albumby
Various artists
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Released | 2019 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
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Label | Genie Music, Stone Music Entertainment |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Day We Met" (영화 같던 날) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | Cheeze | 03:56 |
2. | "The Day We Met" (Inst.) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | 03:56 | ||
Total length: | 07:52 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Into My Heart" (그대가 이렇게 내 맘에) | Hen | Hen | Lee So-ra | 03:21 |
2. | "Into My Heart" (Inst.) | Hen | 03:21 | ||
Total length: | 06:42 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Don't Hesitate" (망설이지 마요) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | Yong Jun-hyung (Highlight) | 03:35 |
2. | "Don't Hesitate" (Inst.) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | 03:35 | ||
Total length: | 07:10 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Night" (그 밤) | Lee Shin-hyung, d.ear | d.ear | Eric Nam | 03:40 |
2. | "The Night" (Inst.) | d.ear | 03:40 | ||
Total length: | 07:20 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Flutter" (설렘) | Dong Woo-seok | Dong Woo-seok | O.WHEN | 03:54 |
2. | "Flutter" (Inst.) | Dong Woo-seok | 03:54 | ||
Total length: | 07:48 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Take Me On" (나를 데려가 라) | Nam Hye-seung, JELLO ANN | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | SAya | 03:41 |
2. | "Take Me On" (나를 데려가 라) | Nam Hye-seung, JELLO ANN | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | SALTNPAPER | 03:41 |
Total length: | 07:22 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Always Be With You" (그대여야만 해요) | Bily Acoustie | Bily Acoustie | Baek A-yeon | 04:41 |
2. | "Always Be With You my baby" (Inst.) | Bily Acoustie | 04:41 | ||
Total length: | 09:22 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Fairytale" (동화) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | Ra.D | 05:07 |
2. | "Fairytale" (Inst.) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | 05:07 | ||
Total length: | 10:14 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Good Night" (안녕히 주무세요) | Han Jae-wan | Han Jae-wan | Seo Ji-an | 03:37 |
2. | "Good Night" (Inst.) | Han Jae-wan | 03:37 | ||
Total length: | 07:14 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Boyfriend (ver.1) (Opening Theme)" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 1:11 |
2. | "I Never Knew" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 2:56 |
3. | "Hongje-dong Playground" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 2:13 |
4. | "Every Breathe" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 4:4 |
5. | "Road To You" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 3:26 |
6. | "Love Birds" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 4:19 |
7. | "The Night Sky of Cuba" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 3:33 |
8. | "Tomorrow We Meet Again" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 3:08 |
9. | "The EvenFall" | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | 4:16 |
An 8.7% viewership rating was recorded nationwide for the series first episode, making it the fourth-highest premiere rating of the network after Hospital Playlist 2,[32] Jirisan,[33] and Mr. Sunshine.[34]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 1.977 | 2.473 | 2.175 | 2.211 | 2.027 | 1.895 | 1.947 | 2.100 | 1.878 | 1.887 | 1.605 | 1.745 | 1.719 | 1.667 | 1.772 | 1.965 | 1.940 |
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[35]
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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AGB Nielsen[35] | TNmS | |||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
1 | November 28, 2018 | 8.683% (1st) | 11.454% (1st) | 9.4%[36] |
2 | November 29, 2018 | 10.329% (1st) | 12.868% (1st) | 11.0% [citation needed] |
3 | December 5, 2018 | 9.251% (1st) | 11.772% (1st) | 10.2%[37] |
4 | December 6, 2018 | 9.264% (1st) | 11.468% (1st) | 9.2%[38] |
5 | December 12, 2018 | 8.513% (1st) | 10.575% (1st) | 10.5%[39] |
6 | December 13, 2018 | 8.594% (1st) | 10.906% (1st) | 8.1%[40] |
7 | December 19, 2018 | 8.592% (1st) | 10.612% (1st) | 8.6%[41] |
8 | December 20, 2018 | 9.166% (1st) | 11.776% (1st) | 7.7%[41] |
9 | January 2, 2019 | 7.810% (1st) | 9.845% (1st) | 7.2%[42] |
10 | January 3, 2019 | 7.962% (1st) | 9.590% (1st) | 7.7%[43] |
11 | January 9, 2019 | 7.513% (1st) | 9.310% (1st) | 7.5%[44] |
12 | January 10, 2019 | 7.623% (1st) | 9.630% (1st) | 7.3%[45] |
13 | January 16, 2019 | 7.927% (1st) | 10.043% (1st) | 8.0%[45] |
14 | January 17, 2019 | 7.702% (1st) | 9.678% (1st) | 7.4%[citation needed] |
15 | January 23, 2019 | 7.999% (1st) | 10.590% (1st) | 7.9%[46] |
16 | January 24, 2019 | 8.678% (1st) | 11.161% (1st) | 7.4%[46] |
Average | 8.475% | 10.705% | 8.4% | |
In 2021, Viva Television and Cignal Entertainment produced a Philippine remake based on Encounter. It premiered on March 20, 2021 on TV5.[47]
1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 10.007%
1st (tvN) 특별기획지리산<본> 9.097%
1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 8.852%