Reflection of You

Reflection of You (Korean: 너를 닮은 사람) is a South Korean television series directed by Lim Hyeon-wook and starring Go Hyun-jung, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Jae-young, Choi Won-young, and Kim Sang-ho.^[2] Based on a novel by writer Jung So-hyeon, the series tells the story of a woman who leaves the conditioned lifestyle of 'wife and mother' for a brief period and becomes faithful to her desires, and another woman who comes in contact with her in that short span and loses the light of her life.^[3][4] It premiered on JTBC on October 13, 2021, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 KST till December 2.^[5] The series is available for streaming on Netflix.^[6]

Reflection of You
Promotional poster
Hangul	너를 닮은 사람
Literal meaning	Someone Who Looks Like You
Revised Romanization	Neoreul Dalm-eun Saram
Genre	Melodrama Revenge
Created by	JTBC
Based on	Someone Who Looks Like You by Jung So-hyeon
Written by	Yoo Bo-ra
Directed by	Lim Hyeon-wook
Starring	Go Hyun-jung Shin Hyun-been Kim Jae-young Choi Won-young
Composer	Nam Hye-seung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Jo Na-hyeon Jeong Dae-woong Jeong Go-eun
Producers	Park Jae-sam Kim Ji-woo Ham Young-hoon Park Woo-ram Kim Bo-reum
Running time	70 minutes[1]
Production companies	JTBC Studios Celltrion Entertainment
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	October 13 (2021-10-13) – December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)

Synopsis

Jeong Hee-joo (Go Hyun-jung) had a tough time in her youth, but has become a successful painter and essayist. Her husband, Ahn Hyeon-seong (Choi Won-young), is a rich and powerful person. With their two children, they seem to enjoy a perfect family life, but Hee-joo feels like she is spending her time pointlessly. She meets Gu Hae-won (Shin Hyun-been), an art teacher who lacks worldly means, but is still full of life.

Cast

Main

• Go Hyun-jung as Jeong Hee-joo

A successful painter and essayist, daughter-in-law of Taerim Corporation.^[7]

• Shin Hyun-been as Gu Hae-won

Substitute art teacher at Taerim Girls' Middle School.^[8]

• Kim Jae-young as Seo Woo-jae

A sculptor and Hae-won's senior from art school.^[9]

• Choi Won-young as Ahn Hyeon-seong^[10][11]

Hee-joo's husband, Principal of Taerim Girls' Middle School and Chairman of Taerim Foundation.

Supporting

People around Jeong Hee-joo

• Kim Bo-yeon as Park Young-sun

Hee-joo's mother-in-law, Director of Taerim Hospital.

• Shin Dong-wook as Jeong Seon-woo

Hee-joo's younger brother, physiotherapist at Taerim Hospital.^[12]

• Jang Hye-jin as Ahn Min-seo

Hee-joo's sister-in-law, Chief of Neurosurgery at Taerim Hospital.

• Hong Seo-jun as Lee Hyung-ki

Min-seo's husband, a legal counsellor for Taerim Foundation.^[13]

• Kim Su-an as Ahn Li-sa

Hee-joo's teenage daughter, a 3rd grader at Taerim Girls' Middle School.^[14]

• Kim Dong-ha as Ahn Ho-su

Hee-joo's son, a kindergartener.

• Park Sung-yeon as Lee Dong-mi

Hee-joo's friend, owner of the fishing grounds.^[15]

• Yang Jo-ah as Li-sa's new tutor^[16]

People around Gu Hae-won

• Lee Ho-jae as Gu Kwang-mo

Hae-won's grandfather.

• Seo Jeong-yeon as Gu Jeong-yeon

Hae-won's mother, a cosmetics door-to-door seller.^[17]

• Kim Sang-ho as Yoon Sang-ho

The owner of a new bar in Hae-won's neighbourhood.^[18]

• Shin Hye-ji as Lee Joo-young^[19]

Ahn Li-sa's classmate and best-friend, who records everything on her phone.

• Seo Jin-won as Lee Il-seong

A former professional billiards player, who maintains a billiard room. Lee Joo-young's father.^[20]

Others

• Kim Ho-jung as Lee Jung-eun

Director of Hwain Gallery.^[21]

• Han Jae-yi as Yoon Jeong

A curator at Hwain Gallery.

• Kang Ae-sim as Ok-su

Mother of Jeong Sun-woo's late friend.

Production

In November 2020, Go Hyun-jung was confirmed to appear in the TV series. The drama serves as her comeback, after a hiatus of more than two years. Her last appearance was in 2019 TV series My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment.^[22] At the end of June 2021, Park Seong-yeon joined the cast.^[15] On August 6, it was reported that due to a positive case of COVID-19, the filming was stopped. The main cast of the series tested negative.^[23]

The series is based on a novel of the same name by writer Jung So-hyeon. Yoo Bo-ra has adapted the story of the novel and gave it a different perspective.^[24]

Release

Reflection of You was released on October 13, 2021, and aired on Wednesday and Thursday at new fall timings of 22:30 KST.^[5][25] The series is also available worldwide on Netflix for streaming.^[6]

Original soundtrack

Reflection of You
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	2021
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	NHN Bucks Co., Ltd. Most content

Part 1

Released on October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)^[26]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Moving Away"	Nam Hye-seung, Janet Suhh	Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee	Savina & Drones	3:56
2.	"Moving Away" (Inst.)				3:56

Part 2

Released on October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)^[27]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Moment"	Nam Hye-seung, Janet Suhh	Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee	Lim Kim	4:10
2.	"The Moment" (Inst.)				4:10

Part 3

Released on October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)^[28]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Knocking On"	Nam Hye-seung, Jello Ann	Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee	Janet Suhh	4:01
2.	"Knocking On" (Inst.)				4:01

Part 4

Released on November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)^[29]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Am Lost"	Nam Hyeseung, Kim Kyunghee, Jello Ann	Nam Hyeseung, Kim Kyunghee, Jello Ann	Lee Seung-yoon	3:21
2.	"I Am Lost" (Inst.)				3:21

Part 5

Released on November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)^[30]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Midnight Sun"	Nam Hye-seung, Kim Kyung-hee, Jello Ann	Nam Hye-seung	Kim Kyung-hee	3:32
2.	"Midnight Sun" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung		3:32

Viewership

Audience response

The series climbed up in Netflix's rankings to figure in top ten in the week ending on November 14 in South Korea.^[31]

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	670	N/A	549	550	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	578	510	N/A	564	N/A	N/A

Reflection of You : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea^[32]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[32][33]
			Nationwide	Seoul
1	October 13, 2021	"Someone Like You"	3.636% (7th)	4.109% (4th)
2	October 14, 2021	"Your Name Is"	2.592% (11th)	3.335% (5th)
3	October 20, 2021	"My Personal Story"	2.899% (8th)	3.242% (5th)
4	October 21, 2021	"What Shouldn't Be Loved"	2.722% (11th)	3.164% (4th)
5	October 27, 2021	"Nobody Lied"	2.359% (14th)	2.706% (9th)
6	October 28, 2021	"That's not How Love Ends"	2.700% (11th)	3.593% (5th)
7	November 3, 2021	"If Love Is Beginning of Misfortune"	2.213% (13th)	2.506% (NR)
8	November 4, 2021	"Us, Here Again"	2.311% (15th)	2.793% (NR)
9	November 10, 2021	"Wavering Without the Wind"	2.300% (15th)	3.041% (10th)
10	November 11, 2021	"Point of No Return"	2.039% (19th)	2.841% (8th)
11	November 17, 2021	"Anytime, Anyone, Can be a Monster"	2.437% (11th)	2.787% (7th)
12	November 18, 2021	"Not Hell Yet"	2.790% (11th)	3.568% (NR)
13	November 24, 2021	"Sometimes Do Not"	2.666% (12th)	3.148% (9th)
14	November 25, 2021	"Did Not Love Anyone"	2.628% (13th)	3.303% (6th)
15	December 1, 2021	"Breakups are Harder Than"	2.723% (12th)	3.165% (8th)
16	December 2, 2021	"After the Strom"	3.178% (13th)	4.154% (4th)
Average			2.637%	3.216%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. 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

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Shin Hyun-been	Nominated	[34]
Korea Drama Awards	2022	Top Excellence Award, Actress		Won	[35]