Memorials (TV series)

Memorials (Korean: 출사표) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Nana, Park Sung-hoon, Yoo Da-in, Han Joon-woo and Ahn Nae-sang.^[3] It aired on KBS2 every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:30 (KST) from July 1 to August 20, 2020.^[4][5]

Memorials
Promotional poster
Also known as	Into the Ring[1] Pick Me[2][unreliable source?]
Hangul	출사표
Hanja	出師表
Lit.	Memorial on the case to go to war
RR	Chulsapyo
MR	Ch'ulsap'yo
Genre	Comedy Romance Political
Created by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Moon Hyun-kyung
Directed by	Hwang Seung-ki
Starring	Nana Park Sung-hoon Yoo Da-in Han Joon-woo Ahn Nae-sang
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kang Byung-taek (KBS)
Producer	Park Jae Sam
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	Frame Media Celltrion Entertainment
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	July 1 (2020-07-01) – August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)

The series is based on the screenplay by Moon Hyun-kyung which is the grand prize winner in Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF)'s 10th Find the Desert's Shooting Star Screenplay Competition, held in 2018.^[6]

Synopsis

Koo Se Ra (Nana), who has lived all 29 years of her life in Mawon-gu, is nothing but an underqualified struggler with a poor financial background. On one hand, this over-passionate, self-proclaimed Tax Guardian never lets a single wrongdoing slip through her until it is filed and settled as a civil complaint. However, because of her nosy nature and her tendency to lose temper over unrighteousness, she gets fired from an internship, from a contract position, and even from an outsourced job, to name a few from the list of her former employers. Although not intended, she finds herself gradually turning into a professional resigner and decides that it's time for a change. This time, her passion steers toward the District Assembly, so called the employees' utopia. In fact, now that she has entered the ring, her only option is to run for the office, to get elected, and to stay elected.

Cast

Main

• Nana as Koo Se-ra
  • Kim Ha-yeon as Young Koo Se-ra
• Park Sung-hoon as Seo Gong-myung
• Yoo Da-in^[7] as Yoon Hee-soo
• Han Joon-woo as Kim Min-jae
• Ahn Nae-sang^[8] as Jo Maeng-deok

Supporting

Se-ra's family and friends

• Ahn Gil-kang^[9] as Koo Young-tae, Se-ra's father
• Jang Hye-jin as Kim Sam-sook, Se-ra's mother
• Kim Mi-soo as Kwon Woo-young, Se-ra's best friend
• Shin Do-hyun^[10] as Jang Han-bi, Se-ra's best friend
• Choi Go as Kim Ja-ryong, 9 year old kid Jang Han-bi babysits

Mawon-gu officials

• Bae Hae-sun as Won So-jung
• Lee Seo-hwan as Heo Deok-gu
• Seo Jin-won as Shim Jang-yang
• Han Dong-kyu as Jang Ha-woon
• Lee Chang-jik as Shi Dan-kyu
• Yoon Joo-sang as Bong Chu-san
• Oh Dong-min as Go Dong-chan
• Yu Seong-ju as Yang Nae-sung

Mawon-gu public officials

• Park Sung-geun as Lee Dae-cheol
• Kim Hyun-mok as Jung Yong-kyu

Original soundtrack

Memorials
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Music&New, Leon Korea

Part 1

Released on July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)^[11]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Good Sera"	Park Seong-jin, Shim Hyeon-bo	Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang	Siyeon (Dreamcatcher)	3:30
2.	"Good Sera" (Inst.)		Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang		3:30
Total length:					7:00

Part 2

Released on July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)^[12]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"New Direction"	Park Seong-jin, youra	Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang	youra	3:10
2.	"New Direction" (Inst.)		Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang		3:10
Total length:					6:20

Part 3

Released on July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)^[13]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Still Living in Wonderful Day" (이대로도 좋은 하루를 살고 있어)	ZigZag Note, Lee Shin-seong	ZigZag Note, Noh Eun-jong	9 and the Numbers	3:52
2.	"Still Living in Wonderful Day" (Inst.)		ZigZag Note, Noh Eun-jong		3:52
Total length:					7:44

Part 4

Released on July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)^[14]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Spring Flower" (봄꽃)	Kim Kyu-hyeon (Chansline), Choi Young-ah (Chansline)	Kim Kyu-hyeon (Chansline), Choi Young-ah (Chansline)	Chuu (Loona)	3:13
2.	"Spring Flower" (Inst.)		Kim Kyu-hyeon (Chansline), Choi Young-ah (Chansline)		3:13
Total length:					6:26

Part 5

Released on August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05)^[15]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Until the Day" (그날까지)	Lee Ye-rin (Chansline)	Lee Ye-rin (Chansline), Kim Seong-eun (Chansline), Seok Hye-min (Chansline)	MINSEO	4:03
2.	"Until the Day" (Inst.)		Lee Ye-rin (Chansline), Kim Seong-eun (Chansline), Seok Hye-min (Chansline)		4:03
Total length:					8:06

Part 6

Released on August 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)^[16]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"All the Way" (내내)	Shim Hyeon-bo	Choi Min-chang	Boramiyu	4:11
2.	"All the Way" (Inst.)		Choi Min-chang		4:11
Total length:					8:22

Part 7

Released on August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19)^[17]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Our Memories in Summer" (우리의 여름처럼)	Shim Hyeon-bo	Park Seong-jin	Nana, Park Sung-hoon	3:26
2.	"Our Memories in Summer" (Inst.)		Park Seong-jin		3:26
Total length:					6:52

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Part	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[18]
1	1	July 1, 2020	3.0%
	2		3.5%
2	1	July 2, 2020	2.8%
	2		3.7%
3	1	July 8, 2020	2.5%
	2		3.2%
4	1	July 9, 2020	2.4%
	2		3.3%
5	1	July 15, 2020	2.7%
	2		2.7%
6	1	July 16, 2020	2.5%
	2		2.9%
7	1	July 22, 2020	2.5%
	2		3.0%
8	1	July 23, 2020	2.5%
	2		3.2%
9	1	July 29, 2020	2.7%
	2		3.3%
10	1	July 30, 2020	2.3%
	2		3.2%
11	1	August 5, 2020	2.6%
	2		3.1%
12	1	August 6, 2020	2.0%
	2		2.4%
13	1	August 12, 2020	2.3%
	2		3.0%
14	1	August 13, 2020	2.4%
	2		3.1%
15	1	August 19, 2020	2.5%
	2		2.9%
16	1	August 20, 2020	2.6%
	2		2.9%
Average			2.8%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2020	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Park Sung-hoon	Won
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Nana	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Ahn Gil-kang	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Jang Hye-jin	Nominated
		Best Young Actor	Choi Go	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Oh Dong-min [ko]	Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Park Sung-hoon and Nana	Won