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| Director: | Jang Joon-ho | ||||
| Composer: | Jeung Se-rin | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Num Episodes: | 32 | ||||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||||
| Runtime: | 35 minutes | ||||
| Network: | MBC |
The Time is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Seohyun, Kim Jun-han and Hwang Seung-eon. It aired on MBC from July 25 to September 20, 2018.[1]
A man who is terminally ill and facing death does everything that he can in his last days to help a woman whose life he ruined.
Son of W Group's CEO, and CEO of a restaurant. He is seen as a perfect man. His time is running out due to his failing health.
A bright and optimistic woman who becomes the breadwinner at a young age. Her time hasn't moved on since the death of her sister.
Ji-hyun's boyfriend. A lawyer of W Group's legal team. He is seen as a trustworthy person.
Soo-Ho's fiancé. Only daughter of the CEO of Taeyang Group. Her obsession with Soo-Ho causes an accident and she hides behind manipulated time.
CEO of W Group. Soo-Ho's father.
W Group's madam and Soo-Ho's stepmother.
Soo-Ho's elder half-brother.
Ji-hyun's immature mother.
Ji-hyun's younger sister.
A loan shark. Yang Hee-seok's ex-lover.
Head of W Group's legal team.
| Time OST | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | Early 2018 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Label: | Blending Co., Ltd. |
In July 2018, Kim Jung-Hyun was involved in a controversy over his "emotionless" behavior during a press conference.[13] His agency, O& Entertainment, defended him by stating that "Because [Kim Jung Hyun] is spending a lot of time thinking about his character, immersing himself into the life of someone terminally ill every day, he had difficulty maintaining his [physical and mental] condition, and unintentionally made a mistake."[14] In 2021, Kim released an apology letter regarding his behavior during that period, after a local tabloid claimed that he allegedly requested to remove several scenes that included physical contact with his then co-star.[15]
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[16] | AGB Nielsen[17] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | July 25, 2018 | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.7% | |
| 2 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.2% | ||
| 3 | July 26, 2018 | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.5% | |
| 4 | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.4% | ||
| 5 | August 1, 2018 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.2% | |
| 6 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.1% | ||
| 7 | August 2, 2018 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | |
| 8 | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | ||
| 9 | August 8, 2018 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4.0% | |
| 10 | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.6% | |||
| 11 | August 9, 2018 | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.8% | |
| 12 | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.9% | |||
| 13 | August 16, 2018 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.0% | |
| 14 | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.5% | ||
| 15 | August 22, 2018 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.1% | |
| 16 | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.8% | ||
| 17 | August 29, 2018 | |||||
| 18 | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% | ||
| 19 | August 30, 2018 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.5% | |
| 20 | 5.0% | |||||
| 21 | September 5, 2018 | 3.4% | 2.8% | rowspan=12 | ||
| 22 | 3.7% | 3.2% | ||||
| 23 | September 6, 2018 | 3.1% | ||||
| 24 | 3.5% | |||||
| 25 | September 12, 2018 | 3.1% | ||||
| 26 | 3.6% | |||||
| 27 | September 13, 2018 | 3.2% | ||||
| 28 | 4.0% | |||||
| 29 | September 20, 2018 | 2.7% | ||||
| 30 | 3.3% | |||||
| 31 | 3.6% | |||||
| 32 | ||||||
| Average | ||||||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | 2nd The Seoul Awards | Popularity Award, Actress | Seohyun | ||
| 2018 Korea Best Star Awards | Best Drama Star | ||||
| 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Seohyun | [18] | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Kim Jun-han | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Hwang Seung-eon | ||||
| Best Supporting Cast in Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Seo Hyun-woo | ||||
| Fighting Performer Award | Seohyun | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Kim Jung-hyun and Seohyun |