Melody of Love (TV series)

Melody of Love (Korean: 사랑은 노래를 타고; RR: Sarangeun noraereul tago; lit. Love Rides the Song) is a 2013 South Korean daily drama television series starring Kim Da-som, Baek Sung-hyun, Hwang Sun-hee, Kim Hyung-jun and Kwak Hee-sung.^[1] It aired on KBS1 from November 4, 2013 to June 6, 2014 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 151 episodes.

Melody of Love
Promotional poster
Also known as	Love Through Song
Genre	Romance, drama
Written by	Hong Young-hee
Directed by	Lee Duk-gun
Starring	Kim Da-som Baek Sung-hyun Hwang Sun-hee Kim Hyung-jun Kwak Hee-sung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	151
Production
Executive producer	Kwak Ki-won
Original release
Network	KBS1
Release	4 November 2013 (2013-11-04) – 6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)

Plot

This drama centers on three families whose members learn to appreciate each other, realize the true meaning of family, regret their misbehavior, and repent the hurt they've caused after hardships and trials in a world where individualism is prominent.

Gong Deul-im (Kim Da-som) is a tenacious, outgoing, and optimistic aspiring musical actress with the undying passion to pursue her dreams despite going against her parents' wishes. She will have a romantic relationship with lawyer Park Hyun-woo (Baek Sung-hyun). Meanwhile, Han Tae-kyung (Kim Hyung-jun) is the leader of a drama troupe and musical director. He is a perfectionist, but a gentle and thoughtful man outside of work. He is best friends with Hyun-woo and Deul-im's older sister, Gong Soo-im (Hwang Sun-hee). Later, he will work closely with Deul-im, and develop feelings for Soo-im.

Cast

Main characters

• Kim Da-som as Gong Deul-im^[2]
• Baek Sung-hyun as Park Hyun-woo
• Hwang Sun-hee as Gong Soo-im, Deul-im's older sister and Tae-kyung's wife.
• Kim Hyung-jun as Han Tae-kyung, Soo-im's Husband.
• Kwak Hee-sung as Yoon Sang-hyun

Supporting characters

Hyun-woo's family

• Sunwoo Jae-duk as Park Beom-jin
• Kim Hye-sun as Yoon Ji-young
• Park Woong as Park Doo-shik

Soo-im and Deul-im's family

• Lee Jung-gil as Gong Jung-nam
• Kim Hye-ok as Yoo Jin-soon
• Ban Hyo-jung as Jo Gwi-boon
• Jung Shi-ah as Gong Jung-ja
• Kim Ji-hoon as Kim Sung-hoon
• Shin Bi as Noh Jin-yi

Tae-kyung's family

• Jung Seung-ho as Han Joo-ho
• Kim Ye-ryeong as Goo Mi-ok
• Lee Joo-hyun as Goo Se-joon
• Jung Da-bin as Han Tae-hee
• Jo Soo-min as Lee Ja-hye

Eun Ha Soo Theatrical Troupe

• Han Min-chae as Geum Na-ri
• Lee Eun-ha as Go Eun-ha
• Kim Tae-hyung as Go Min
• Jung Yi-yeon as Yeo In-sook
• Heo Bo-bae as Bo-bae
• Kim Hyun-min as Hyun

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings[3]		AGB Nielsen[4]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	2011/12/25	24.1%	22.2%	23.5%	23.7%
2	2011/12/26	24.5%	22.0%	22.9%	22.6%
3	2011/12/27	21.5%	18.3%	21.3%	21.3%
4	2011/12/28	22.7%	21.1%	21.3%	22.0%
5	2011/12/29	21.1%	18.8%	20.2%	19.7%
6	2011/12/30	23.3%	20.4%	23.8%	23.1%
7	2011/12/31	25.0%	21.8%	24.0%	23.0%
8	2012/01/01	22.4%	19.3%	21.9%	21.3%
9	2012/01/02	23.0%	19.6%	23.8%	22.3%
10	2012/01/03	21.4%	17.6%	18.2%	17.0%
11	2012/01/04	24.2%	22.5%	23.7%	23.2%
12	2012/01/05	25.0%	22.1%	23.9%	22.5%
13	2012/01/06	23.8%	20.6%	22.5%	21.7%
14	2012/01/07	25.7%	23.6%	24.1%	23.2%
15	2012/01/08	23.3%	19.8%	21.2%	19.3%
16	2012/01/09	25.8%	21.8%	25.5%	25.5%
17	2012/01/10	24.2%	21.7%	24.3%	23.1%
18	2012/01/11	23.7%	20.9%	24.4%	23.4%
19	2012/01/12	25.6%	21.9%	25.8%	24.9%
20	2012/01/13	26.0%	23.5%	23.5%	23.8%
21	2012/01/14	26.8%	23.9%	25.3%	25.2%
22	2012/01/15	25.6%	22.4%	25.9%	25.1%
23	2012/01/16	25.9%	24.3%	24.9%	24.5%
24	2012/01/17	28.3%	25.6%	25.1%	24.1%
25	2012/01/18	25.3%	22.5%	23.5%	22.7%
26	2012/01/19	27.3%	25.5%	26.2%	24.9%
27	2012/01/20	24.9%	22.7%	25.4%	24.6%
28	2012/01/21	25.8%	24.4%	25.0%	24.2%
29	2012/01/22	26.1%	23.5%	26.0%	25.1%
30	2012/01/23	24.1%	21.2%	24.7%	23.6%
31	2012/01/24	27.2%	24.8%	26.8%	25.7%
32	2012/01/25	26.5%	24.6%	26%	24.8%
33	2012/01/26	25.9%	23.3%	25.3%	24.9%
34	2012/01/27	26.7%	25.1%	25.6%	24.7%
35	2012/01/28	%	%	%	%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award, Actress (TV)	Kim Hye-sun	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Baek Sung-hyun	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Kim Da-som	Nominated
		Netizen's Choice, Actor[5]	Baek Sung-hyun	Nominated
			Kim Hyung-jun	Nominated
		Netizen's Choice, Actress	Kim Da-som	Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Baek Sung-hyun and Kim Da-som	Nominated
2014	7th Korea Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Kim Da-som	Nominated
	3rd APAN Star Awards	Best New Actress	Kim Da-som	Nominated