Remember (TV series)
Remember[1] (Korean: 리멤버 – 아들의 전쟁; RR: Rimembeo – Adeul-ui Jeonjaeng; lit. Remember: War of the Son) is a South Korean thriller television series starring Yoo Seung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Park Min-young, Namkoong Min and Jung Hye-sung.[2][3][4] It aired on SBS from December 9, 2015, to February 18, 2016, for 20 episodes.[5]
| Remember | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Park Young-soo |
| Written by | Yoon Hyun-ho |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-min |
| Creative directors |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | various artists |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Jang-soo |
| Producer | Park Youngsoo (SBS) |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Logos Film |
| Distributor | SBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS TV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | 9 December 2015 – 18 February 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Yoo Seung-ho's performance won him an Excellence Award for Actor in a Genre Drama, at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards, as well as nominations for the Top Excellence Award, Actor, at the 9th Korea Drama Awards. Namkoong Min's performance as the story's antagonist won him an Excellence Award for Actor in a Miniseries, at the 5th APAN Star Awards, as well as nominations for Grand Prize at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards and for Best Actor at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards.
Synopsis
Seo Jin-woo has a special condition called hyperthymesia which allows him to remember almost every day in perfect detail. While his father, Seo Jae-hyuk on the other hand, developed an Alzheimer's disease, making him lose his memories. When Seo Jae-hyuk was wrongfully convicted of murder, Jin-woo vows to prove innocence of his father. Four years later, Jin-woo becomes a lawyer to put the real criminal behind bars but bribery, corruption, and betrayals would not give him an easy road to justice.
Cast
Main
- Yoo Seung-ho as Seo Jin-woo
- Lived with his father after his mother and brother died in a car accident when he was young. Using his superior memory, he was able to become the youngest lawyer in South Korea after dropping out of high school to prove the innocence of his father before he gets executed. He later became In-ah's boyfriend four years after they met. He later suffers from Alzheimer and constantly experiences sudden memory loss, and it gots worse throughout the series, which further motivates Jin-woo to bring Nam Gyu-man and Il-ho company to justice while proving his father's innocence.
- Park Sung-woong as Park Dong-ho
- A lawyer with a hundred percent success rate but is infamous for fighting the case for the rich and powerful regardless of whether his clients are innocent or guilty. He is known to speak Korean with a very thick Gyeongsang accent. When he first met Jin-woo, he was reluctant to take on his father's case due to the high chances of losing however, Jin-woo reminded him of his younger self, which softened his heart and made him take on the case, which he eventually lost on purpose due to pressure from Il-Ho company. He was signed under Il-Ho legal team after the case, but still supports Jin-woo deep in his heart. It was revealed that the car accident his dad caused years ago was the same accident that Jin-woo's family got into. Jin-woo eventually let go of his hatred towards Dong-ho and forgives him, and they allied with each other in order to expose Nam Gyu-man's crimes and the corruption of Il-ho company.
- Park Min-young as Lee In-ah
- Apart from Park Dong-ho, she is the only one to believe Seo Jin-woo's father innocence and unconditionally supports Jin-woo during tough times. She helped her parents deliver Papa John's Pizza while she was a university student. 4 years later, she became a prosecutor in order to fight for Jin-woo's father and believes in the ways of honesty and truth but is always hindered by her superiors bribed by Il-Ho company. She later became Jin-woo's girlfriend. She later became the prosecutor who prosecutes Gyu-man and able to successfully prove him guilty of murder and other crimes, leading to Gyu-man being sentenced to death.
- Namkoong Min as Nam Gyu-man
- The twisted and rich antagonist, Nam Gyu-man, is responsible for the crime for which Seo Jin-woo's father is wrongly accused of. He is described to be ruthless, violent and brutal, even having a separate legal team from his company to handle his misbehaviour. However, he is seen to fear his father's wrath terribly. Gyu-man also went on to commit more heinous and treacherous acts throughout the series, demonstrating a lack of remorse and disregard for right or wrong, conscience and human life. Eventually, Gyu-man was arrested and brought to trial for the murder of Oh Jung-ah and many other crimes he committed. He was found guilty, convicted and sentenced to death. In the final episode, he committed suicide in his cell while he sat in solitary confinement on death row.
- Jung Hye-sung as Nam Yeo-kyung
- Living in a bubble of an upper class, she is the sister of Nam Gyu-man and is also adored by her father. She is also Lee In-ah's classmate and colleague, and is quickly attracted towards Seo Jin-woo for his amazing skills. Unlike her father and brother, she was good natured and kind hearted. She expressed disappointment towards her brother and father for their heinous deeds, and nearing the end of the series, she informs In-ah that her brother was trying to flee to China with a fake passport and identity, which allows In-ah and Jin-woo to be able to capture him and bring him to trial for the murder of Oh Jung-ah and all his other crimes. She even packed up her belongings and left her father's home in the finale of the series.
Supporting
- Jun Kwang-ryul as Seo Jae-hyuk
- Jin-woo's father. He was wrongly accused for the crimes of Nam Gyu-man and sentenced to death. He suffers from Alzheimer and is unable to prove himself innocent. He dies from cancer in the middle of the series. Finally, after two retrials, Seo Jae-hyuk was given a posthumous acquittal of all criminal charges in the second last episode of the series.
- Han Jin-hee as Nam Il-ho
- Chairman of Il-Ho company, also Gyu-man & Yeo-kyung's father. He will stop at nothing to protect his company. He was eventually arrested for corruption in the finale of the series.
- Lee Si-eon as Ahn Soo-bum[6]
- Il-Ho company's section chief and Nam Gyu-man's right-hand man. He is obedient and loyal to Gyu-man and is often his punching bag. However, he does not agree with Gyu-man's extreme ways of handling issues. Soo-bum eventually allied himself with Jin-woo and was crucial to exposing and proving Gyu-man as the true murderer of Oh Jung-ah.
- Lee Won-jong as Suk Joo-il[6]
- The leader of a gang, who is like a father figure to Park Dong-Ho. He submits to the authority of the Nam family.
- Um Hyo-sup as Hong Moo-suk[6]
- A prosecutor who is described as excellent at fabricating stories in trials. He handled the trial of Seo Jae-hyuk 4 years ago and has since moved up the ranks quickly, becoming Lee In-ah's section chief and misusing his power to cover the crimes of Il-Ho company. He is also the rival of Park Dong-ho. Nearing the end of the series, he assisted the main protagonists to bring Nam Il-ho to justice and expose the corruptions of Il-ho company by providing evidence, but nevertheless, he was subsequently arrested for corruption and fabricating evidence in Seo Jae-hyuk's trial in the final episode.
- Kim Jin-woo as Kang Suk-gyu
- A judge with a sense of justice. The death of Jung-ah's father fueled him to work even harder to ensure that criminals are given well-deserving sentences.
- Song Young-kyu as Tak Young-jin
- A prosecutor and the superior of Lee In-ah. Often seen reprimanding In-ah for not working within the frame of a prosecutor but understands and supports her.
- Kim Ji-hoon as Pyun Sang-ho
- Park Dong-ho's right-hand man, who was three years younger than Soo-bum.
- Shin Jae-ha as Seol Min-soo
- he was the son of an employee of a small company under Il-ho company. He engages Jin-woo as his father's lawyer when his father was falsely accused of a crime by Il-ho company.
- Kim Hyung Beom as Attorney Song Jae-ik
- Seo Jae-hyuk's original defence lawyer who was replaced by Park Dong-ho. He was always stuttering whenever he speaks, and since the day Seo Jae-hyuk was sentenced to hang, he felt guilty for not being able to help Jin-woo to prove his father's innocence. He joined Jin-woo's law firm four years later when Jin-woo became a lawyer.
- Lee Jeong-eun as Yeon Bo-mi
- A woman who worked at Jin-woo's law firm. She was saved by Jin-woo from her abusive marriage once. Throughout the series, Bo-mi acted as a motherly figure to Jin-woo and was supportive of him throughout.
- Oh Na-ra as Prosecutor Chae Jin-kyung
A prosecutor in-charge of Seo Jae-hyuk's first re-trial.
- Jung In-gi as In-ah's father[6]
- Park Hyun-suk as In-ah's mother[6]
- Han Bo-bae as Oh Jung-ah
- Jin-woo's neighbour. She was asked to sing at Nam Gyu-man's party and was raped there. Nam Gyu-man murdered her brutally after she scratched his face with a broken glass.
- Maeng Sang-hoon as Jung-ah's father[6]
- Upon finding a clue that suggests Seo Jae-hyuk is not the culprit, he informs his attorney, Hong Moo-suk, not knowing that Moo-suk sides with Il-Ho. He was subsequently found dead and is presumed to have committed suicide because of his daughter's death. Four years later, Lee In-Ah discovered a letter he left at Oh Jung-Ah's memorial. The handwriting on his letter and his suicide note were not a match.
- Lee Shi-ah as Kim Han-na
- Part of Chairman Nam's scheme to get rid of the Vice President of Il-Ho company, she framed Vice President Kang for sexual assault to get money for her mother's operation.
- Lee Seung-hyung as Lee Jung-hoon
- A psychiatrist who was bribed by Il-ho company to fabricate evidence regarding Seo Jae-hyuk's psychiatric condition in his trial.
- Kim Young-woong as Kwak Han-soo
- A corrupt police officer who accepted bribes from Il-ho company and was an ally to Nam Gyu-man. He was the one arresting Seo Jae-hyuk and forcing him to sign the confession by threatening him the life of his son. Kwak was eventually arrested and imprisoned for the offences he committed, and he later redeemed himself by helping Jin-woo to expose Nam Gyu-man as the one who murdered Oh Jung-ah.
The younger sister of Lee In-ah.
Original Soundtrack
| Remember OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Loen Entertainment |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cold" (시리다) | K.Will | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Cold" (Inst.) | 4:37 | |
| Total length: | 9:14 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can you hear me?" (들리나요) | Jooyoung | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Can you hear me?" (Inst.) | 4:41 | |
| Total length: | 8:42 | ||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't you know" (모르나요) | Jang Jane | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Don't you Know" (Inst.) | 3:19 | |
| Total length: | 6:38 | ||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hate" (미워진다) | Bro | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Hate" (Inst.) | 3:17 | |
| Total length: | 6:34 | ||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Winter Wind" (겨울바람) | Jang Han-byul | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Winter Wind" (Inst.) | 3:41 | |
| Total length: | 7:42 | ||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Can Love you" (사랑한다한다할수있기에) | Bobby Kim | 3:58 |
| 2. | "I Can Love you" (Inst.) | 3:58 | |
| Total length: | 7:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burning Brain" | Various Artists | 1:52 |
| 2. | "Daddy and I" | Various Artists | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Do you remember me?" | Various Artists | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Fire Blue" | Various Artists | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Frozen Epica" | Various Artists | 2:14 |
| 6. | "Lamentation" | Various Artists | 1:43 |
| 7. | "Last Memory" | Various Artists | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Last Set" | Various Artists | 1:42 |
| 9. | "Nam Gyu Man" | Various Artists | 1:43 |
| 10. | "Rainy Scene" | Various Artists | 2:11 |
| 11. | "Rolled Omelet" | Various Artists | 2:03 |
| 12. | "Wail" | Various Artists | 3:23 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[7] | AGB Nielsen[8] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | 9 December 2015 | 6.6% (20th) | 8.1% (14th) | 7.2% (20th) | 8.2% (15th) | |
| 2 | 10 December 2015 | 7.9% (18th) | 9.6% (8th) | 9.7% (16th) | 10.8% (9th) | |
| 3 | 16 December 2015 | 9.6% (13th) | 12.3% (5th) | 11.7% (5th) | 13.9% (5th) | |
| 4 | 17 December 2015 | 10.0% (12th) | 11.9% (3rd) | 12.1% (6th) | 14.3% (4th) | |
| 5 | 23 December 2015 | 11.2% (8th) | 13.4% (3rd) | 13.4% (5th) | 15.8% (3rd) | |
| 6 | 24 December 2015 | 11.4% (6th) | 13.4% (2nd) | 13.4% (4th) | 14.8% (3rd) | |
| 7 | 6 January 2016 | 13.2% (5th) | 15.9% (2nd) | 15.7% (4th) | 18.1% (2nd) | |
| 8 | 7 January 2016 | 14.2% (5th) | 18.6% (2nd) | 15.6% (4th) | 17.7% (2nd) | |
| 9 | 13 January 2016 | 14.6% (6th) | 18.0% (2nd) | 16.4% (4th) | 19.1% (2nd) | |
| 10 | 14 January 2016 | 16.2% (4th) | 20.0% (2nd) | 16.4% (4th) | 19.0% (3rd) | |
| 11 | 20 January 2016 | 16.1% (4th) | 19.3% (2nd) | 15.1% (4th) | 16.3% (2nd) | |
| 12 | 21 January 2016 | 16.6% (4th) | 18.7% (2nd) | 16.6% (4th) | 18.8% (3rd) | |
| 13 | 27 January 2016 | 15.6% (5th) | 18.7% (2nd) | 15.1% (4th) | 17.9% (3rd) | |
| 14 | 28 January 2016 | 17.6% (3rd) | 19.7% (2nd) | 15.6% (4th) | 17.9% (3rd) | |
| 15 | 3 February 2016 | 15.3% (6th) | 18.7% (2nd) | 16.3% (3rd) | 18.6% (3rd) | |
| 16 | 4 February 2016 | 17.8% (2nd) | 20.9% (2nd) | 17.0% (3rd) | 19.8% (2nd) | |
| 17 | 10 February 2016 | 15.9% (3rd) | 19.3% (2nd) | 16.3% (3rd) | 18.5% (3rd) | |
| 18 | 11 February 2016 | 18.3% (3rd) | 23.1% (2nd) | 18.0% (3rd) | 20.3% (3rd) | |
| 19 | 17 February 2016 | 17.9% (4th) | 21.7% (2nd) | 18.1% (3rd) | 20.9% (2nd) | |
| 20 | 18 February 2016 | 20.1% (2nd) | 23.7% (2nd) | 20.3% (2nd) | 22.6% (2nd) | |
| Average | 14.2% | 17.3% | 15.0% | 17.2% | ||
*The broadcast of Episodes 7 and 8 scheduled on the 30th and 31st of December 2015, respectively, was postponed due to the annual SBS Entertainment Awards and SBS Drama Awards.
International broadcast
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 5th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Won | ||
| 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Celebrity Award, Actor | Won | ||
| 24th SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre & Fantasy Drama | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Genre Drama | Won | |||
| Special Acting Award, Actor in a Genre Drama | Won | |||
| Nominated | ||||
| Special Acting Award, Actress in a Genre Drama | Nominated | |||
| Idol Academy Award – Best Drudge | Nominated | |||
| Nominated | ||||
References
- 《BEST》 Remember 리멤버｜깊어진 유승호의 병세, 박성웅 '애절한 눈물' EP20 20160218. YouTube (in Korean). SBS Drama. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- "Yoo Seung-ho bridges movie, terrestrial and cable dramas". The Korea Herald. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "FIRST LOOK: SBS thriller Remember, starring Yoo Seung Ho, Namgoong Min, and Park Min Young". Drama Fever. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "Park Min-young, Yoo Seung-ho star in new TV drama". The Korea Times. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "Yoo to star as lawyer in thriller-melodrama". The Korea Times. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- "'Remember' ushers in robust supporting cast". Kpop Herald. 4 November 2015.
- "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "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 17 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- Yap, Jacky (11 January 2016). "Online Korean Movie And Drama Platform VIU Launches In S'pore, And All The Content Are Free!". Vulcan Post.
- "One TV Asia".
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Remember at IMDb
- Remember at HanCinema
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