He Is Psychometric

He Is Psychometric^[2] (Korean: 사이코메트리 그녀석) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Jin-young, Shin Ye-eun, Kim Kwon, and Kim Da-som. It aired from March 11 to April 30, 2019, on tvN's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 KST.^[3][4][5][6]

He Is Psychometric
Promotional poster
Also known as	Psychometric Fellow
Hangul	사이코메트리 그녀석
Lit.	That Psychometric Guy
RR	Saikometeuri geunyeoseok
MR	Saik'omet'ŭri kŭnyŏsŏk
Genre	Fantasy Thriller Mystery Procedural Romantic comedy
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Yang Jin-ah
Directed by	Kim Byung-soo
Starring	Park Jin-young Shin Ye-eun Kim Kwon Kim Da-som
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Lee Jin-suk
Camera setup	Single-camera
Production company	JS Pictures[1]
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	March 11 (2019-03-11) – April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)

Synopsis

After losing his parents in a fire, Lee Ahn (Park Jin-young) acquires the power of psychometry, the ability to read a person or an object's past through physical contact, and he decides to use it to combat criminals. While he does not know how to control his power yet, he meets Yoon Jae-in (Shin Ye-eun) who tries her best to hide her painful secrets. Together with his foster guardian, prosecutor Kang Sung-mo (Kim Kwon), and the latter's colleague, investigator Eun Ji-soo (Kim Da-som), they team up to solve an elusive case that has been haunting the lives of Ahn, Sung-mo, and Jae-in. The case revolves around the life of prosecutor Kang, and his parents who were the main cause of fire. Jae-in and Lee Ahn heal each other through their past, present, and future to find the culprit.

Cast

Main

• Park Jin-young as Lee Ahn
  • Kim Tae-yool as young Lee Ahn

A young man who acquires the power of psychometry, the paranormal ability to read a person or object's past or secrets by touching it or if these come into contact with his skin. He lost his parents in a fire when he was young.

• Shin Ye-eun as Yoon Jae-in
  • Kim Soo-in as young Jae-in

A smart young woman whose father was framed for arson. She meets Lee Ahn at the age of 19 after transferring to his high school. Her dream is to become a prosecutor and clear her father's name, but she eventually becomes a police officer. She later develop feelings for Lee Ahn and begins dating him.

• Kim Kwon as Kang Sung-mo
  • Jo Byeong-kyu as young Sung-mo

He is a special investigation unit prosecutor who saved Lee Ahn in the fire that killed his parents. Later, he became Lee Ahn's legal guardian as his adoptive brother. He has a cold exterior yet cares for Lee Ahn and others around him dearly.

• Kim Da-som as Eun Ji-soo

She is the investigator of the police special investigation unit. She often asks Lee Ahn for help as she knows about his psychometric abilities. She is very optimistic and it is obvious she likes Sung-mo.

Supporting

People around Lee Ahn

• Lee Jong-hyuk as Lee Jeong-rok^[7]

Lee Ahn's father. He was a police officer who died when the apartment caught fire.

• Noh Jong-hyun as Lee Dae-bong (21 years old)^[8]

Lee Ahn's best friend. He has been in love with Kim So-hyun since high school.

People around Yoon Jae-in

• Jung Suk-yong as Yoon Tae-ha^[9]

Jae-in's father. He was a firefighter before he became a security guard at Yeongseong Apartment and was framed of being the arsonist.

• Kim Hyo-jin as Oh Sook-ja (43 years old)^[9]

Jae-in's maternal aunt. She is a teacher and legal guardian of Yoon Jae-in after her father was arrested.

• Go Youn-jung as Kim So-hyun (21 years old)^[8]

Jae-in's childhood friend that got pregnant in high school.

People around Kang Sung-mo

• Lee Seung-joon as Kang Geun-taek^[9]

Kang Sung-mo's father. In his youth, he developed an attraction-turned-obsession over Eun-joo that he locked her up with their son Sung-mo for a long time.

• Jeon Mi-seon as Kang Eun-joo^[9]

Kang Sung-mo's mother and the subject of Geun-taek's obsession. She bore Geun-taek a son (Sung-mo) while being locked up. When she and Sung-mo managed to escape, she had spent her entire life on hiding from Geun-taek. She was presumed dead in the Yeongseong Apartment fire.

Others

• Sa Kang as Hong Soo-yeon^[10]

Eun Ji-soo's close friend and an autopsy director in the forensics department.

• Kim Won-hae as math teacher
• Kim Ji-sung as Ji-sung
• Jang Eui-soo as Lee Seung-yong (21 years old)^[8][10]

He is the youngest investigator of the unit.

• Park Chul-min as Nam Dae-nam (49 years old)^[9][10]

He is a police lieutenant.

• Um Hyo-sup as Eun Byung-ho^[9][10]

Eun Ji-soo's father. He is a police superintendent.

Production

• The first script reading took place on December 6, 2018, at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.^[11]
• The series is directed by Kim Byung-soo (The Bride of Habaek, A Korean Odyssey).^[12]
• Jeong Yoo-ahn left the drama because of a sexual harassment investigation against him.^[13] He was replaced by Jo Byeong-kyu.^[14]
• A press conference was held on March 5, 2019, with the presence of Kim Byung-soo, Park Jin-young, Shin Ye-eun, Kim Da-som and Kim Kwon.^[15][16]

Original soundtrack

He Is Psychometric OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2019
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Stone Music Entertainment

He Is Psychometric: Original Soundtrack

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Take"	Naiv Jayins Ha Hyun-sang	Naiv Jayins Ha Hyun-sang	Jus2 (Yugyeom and Jay B from Got7)	3:12
2.	"With You"	Nam Hye-seung Jello Ann MIYO	Nam Hye-seung MIYO	Fromm	4:17
3.	"Sunny Day"	Jayins Ji Ye-joon	Jayins	Seunghee (Oh My Girl)	3:19
4.	"The First Love"	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Minseo	4:09
5.	"Shadows on the Wall"	Nam Hye-seung JELLO ANN	Dante VORANAH	Janett Suhh	3:29
6.	"Take a Break" (쉬어가)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho	O.O.O	3:38
7.	"He Is Psychometric" (Opening Title)			Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee	0:42
8.	"Humming for Death"			Chae Joon-gi	1:10
9.	"Train Is Leaving"			Choi Jin-woo	2:47
10.	"Then, We Were"			Nam Hye-seung Go Eun-jung	1:58
11.	"Boys on the Car"			Jo Eun-jung	2:16
12.	"I Found Them"			Jeon Jung-hoon	2:02
13.	"Shade of a Tree"			Nam Hye-seung Go Eun-jung	1:35
14.	"Space Run"			Heo Seok	2:49
Total length:					37:23

He Is Psychometric: Original Soundtrack Parts 1–6

Part 1

Released on March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)^[17][18][19]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Take"	Naiv Jayins Ha Hyun-sang	Naiv Jayins Ha Hyun-sang	Jus2 (Yugyeom and JB from Got7)	3:12
2.	"Take" (Inst.)		Naiv Jayins Ha Hyun-sang		3:12
Total length:					6:24

Part 2

Released on April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)^[20][21]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"With You"	Nam Hye-seung Jello Ann MIYO	Nam Hye-seung MIYO	Fromm	4:17
2.	"With You" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung MIYO		4:17
Total length:					8:34

Part 3

Released on April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)^[22]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Sunny Day"	Jayins Ji Ye-joon	Jayins	Seunghee (Oh My Girl)	3:19
2.	"Sunny Day" (Inst.)		Jayins		3:19
Total length:					6:38

Part 4

Released on April 16, 2019 (2019-04-16)^[23]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The First Love"	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Minseo	4:09
2.	"The First Love" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		4:09
Total length:					8:18

Part 5

Released on April 22, 2019 (2019-04-22)^[24]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Shadows on the Wall"	Nam Hye-seung JELLO ANN	Dante VORANAH	Janett Suhh	3:29
2.	"Shadows on the Wall" (Inst.)		Dante VORANAH		3:29
Total length:					6:58

Part 6

Released on April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)^[25]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Take a Break" (쉬어가)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho	O.O.O	3:38
2.	"Take a Break" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho		3:38
Total length:					7:06

Viewership

He Is Psychometric : 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	625	574	524	490	571	660	640	657	614	568	599	580	567	613	564	597	590

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.^[26]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen[27]		TNmS
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	March 11, 2019	2.467%	2.698%	2.9%[28]
2	March 12, 2019	2.156%	2.434%	2.2%[29]
3	March 18, 2019	1.932%	2.231%	2.8%[30]
4	March 19, 2019	2.108%	2.229%	3.0%[31]
5	March 25, 2019	2.349%	2.969%	—
6	March 26, 2019	2.794%	3.440%
7	April 1, 2019	2.587%	3.142%	2.8%[32]
8	April 2, 2019	2.711%	3.067%	—
9	April 8, 2019	2.538%	2.974%	3.0%[33]
10	April 9, 2019	2.471%	2.901%	2.9%[34]
11	April 15, 2019	2.422%	2.913%	2.6%[35]
12	April 16, 2019	2.456%	2.766%	2.7%[36]
13	April 22, 2019	2.114%	2.775%	2.3%[37]
14	April 23, 2019	2.589%	3.367%	2.8%[38]
15	April 29, 2019	2.345%	2.850%	—
16	April 30, 2019	2.277%	2.631%	2.7%[39]
Average		2.395%	2.837%	—[a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. 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).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2019	12th Korea Drama Awards	Star of the Year Award	Shin Ye-eun	Won	[40]
	StarHub Night of Stars	Favourite Korean Drama Male Character	Park Jin-young	Won	[41]

Notes

1. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.