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Encounter
Promotional poster
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byYoo Young-ah[2]
Directed byPark Shin-woo[2]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Production locationsSeoul, South Korea,
Havana, Cuba
Production companyBon Factory Worldwide[2]
Original release
NetworktvN[3]
ReleaseNovember 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)[3] –
January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)

Encounter[4][5] (Korean: 남자친구; RR: Namjachingu; lit. Boyfriend) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo-gum.[6] It aired on tvN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:30 (KST) time slot from November 28, 2018 to January 24, 2019.[7][8][9][10][11] It is one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[12][13]

Internationally, the series streams via ViuTV and Viki,[14] and has been sold to Now TV of Hong Kong, Starhub of Singapore, 8TV of Malaysia, Channel 7 of Thailand, FOX and iQiyi of Taiwan and ABS-CBN of the Philippines, as well as Mnet Japan which will air it in over 100 countries.[15]

Synopsis

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.[16]

Cast

Main

A daughter of a prominent politician and former daughter-in-law of a wealthy family.
A freewheeling, ordinary young man who finds joy in the simplest things.

Supporting

People around Cha Soo-hyun

Cha Soo-hyun's ex-husband.
Cha Soo-hyun's father.
Cha Soo-hyun's mother.
Cha Soo-hyun's driver.
Cha Soo-hyun's secretary.
Jung Woo-seok's mother.

People around Kim Jin-hyuk

Kim Jin-hyuk's father.
Kim Jin-hyuk's mother.
Kim Jin-hyuk's younger brother.
Kim Jin-hyuk's friend who opens a restaurant.

Donghwa Hotel

Kim Jin-hyuk's PR department leader at work.
Kim Jin-hyuk's friend and senior at work.
Kim Jin-hyuk's workmate.
Kim Jin-hyuk's workmate.
Kim Jin-hyuk's workmate who has an interest in him.

Production

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]

Original soundtrack

Encounter
OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelGenie Music, Stone Music Entertainment

Part 1

Released on November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Day We Met" (영화 같던 날)Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-hoNam Hye-seung, Park Jin-hoCheeze03:56
2."The Day We Met" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho 03:56
Total length:07:52

Part 2

Released on December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Into My Heart" (그대가 이렇게 내 맘에)HenHenLee So-ra03:21
2."Into My Heart" (Inst.) Hen 03:21
Total length:06:42

Part 3

Released on December 13, 2018 (2018-12-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Don't Hesitate" (망설이지 마요)Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-hoNam Hye-seung, Park Jin-hoYong Jun-hyung (Highlight)03:35
2."Don't Hesitate" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho 03:35
Total length:07:10

Part 4

Released on December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Night" (그 밤)Lee Shin-hyung, d.eard.earEric Nam03:40
2."The Night" (Inst.) d.ear 03:40
Total length:07:20

Part 5

Released on December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Flutter" (설렘)Dong Woo-seokDong Woo-seokO.WHEN03:54
2."Flutter" (Inst.) Dong Woo-seok 03:54
Total length:07:48

Part 6

Released on January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Take Me On" (나를 데려가 라)Nam Hye-seung, JELLO ANNNam Hye-seung, Park Sang-heeSAya03:41
2."Take Me On" (나를 데려가 라)Nam Hye-seung, JELLO ANNNam Hye-seung, Park Sang-heeSALTNPAPER03:41
Total length:07:22

Part 7

Released on January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Always Be With You" (그대여야만 해요)Bily AcoustieBily AcoustieBaek A-yeon04:41
2."Always Be With You" (Inst.) Bily Acoustie 04:41
Total length:09:22

Part 8

Released on January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fairytale" (동화)Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-hoNam Hye-seung, Park Jin-hoRa.D05:07
2."Fairytale" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho 05:07
Total length:10:14

Part 9

Released on January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Good Night" (안녕히 주무세요)Han Jae-wanHan Jae-wanSeo Ji-an03:37
2."Good Night" (Inst.) Han Jae-wan 03:37
Total length:07:14
Disc 2:
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Boyfriend (ver.1) (Opening Theme)"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee1:11
2."I Never Knew"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee2:56
3."Hongje-Dong playground"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee2:13
4."Every Breathe"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee4:4
5."Road to you"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee3:26
6."Love Birds"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee4:19
7."The Night Sky of Cuba"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee3:33
8."Tomorrow we meet again"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee3:08
9."The EvenFall"Nam Hye Seung,Park Sang Hee4:16

Ratings

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date
AGB Nielsen[32] TNMS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 November 28, 2018 8.683% (1st) 11.454% (1st) 9.4%[33] 10.7%[34]
2 November 29, 2018 10.329% (1st) 12.868% (1st) 11.0%[34] 12.6%[34]
3 December 5, 2018 9.251% (1st) 11.772% (1st) 10.2%[35] 11.5%[35]
4 December 6, 2018 9.264% (1st) 11.468% (1st) 9.2%[36] —
5 December 12, 2018 8.513% (1st) 10.575% (1st 10.5%[37] 12%[37]
6 December 13, 2018 8.594% (1st) 10.906% (1st) 8.1%[38] —
7 December 19, 2018 8.592% (1st) 10.612% (1st) 8.6%[39]
8 December 20, 2018 9.166% (1st) 11.776% (1st) 7.7%[39]
9 January 2, 2019 7.810% (1st) 9.845% (1st) 7.2%[40]
10 January 3, 2019 7.962% (1st) 9.590% (1st) 7.7%[41]
11 January 9, 2019 7.513% (1st) 9.310% (1st) 7.5%[42]
12 January 10, 2019 7.623% (1st) 9.630% (1st) 7.3%[43]
13 January 16, 2019 7.927% (1st) 10.043% (1st) 8.0%[43]
14 January 17, 2019 7.702% (1st) 9.678% (1st) 7.4%
15 January 23, 2019 7.999% (1st) 10.590% (1st) 7.9%[44]
16 January 24, 2019 8.678% (1st) 11.161% (1st) 7.4%[44]
Average 8.475% 10.704% 8.4% -
  • This drama airs 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).

International broadcast

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