Chocolate (South Korean TV series)
2019 South Korean television series
Chocolate Promotional poster
Hangul 초콜릿
Genre Drama Written by Lee Kyung-hee Directed by Lee Hyung-min Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Producer Pyo Jong-rok Production locations Running time 60 minutes Production companies JYP Pictures [ 1] Network JTBC Release November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29 ) – (2020-01-18 )
Chocolate Korean : 초콜릿 RR : Chokollit South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang , Ha Ji-won , Jang Seung-jo , Teo Yoo and Min Jin-woong . Produced by JYP Pictures , it aired on JTBC from November 29, 2019 to January 18, 2020.[ 2]
Synopsis
The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon though he dreamt of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him.
Cast
Main
Actor
Character
Role
Yoon Kye-sang Lee Kang
Raised in seaside town Wando at his mother's restaurant. Moves to Seoul and becomes a neurosurgeon. Works at Geosung University Hospital before changing to Geosung Hospice.
Ha Ji-won Moon Cha-yeong
Raised to be an actress but becomes a chef. Abandoned by her mother and survives a shopping mall collapse.
Jang Seung-jo Lee Joon[ 3]
Kang's cousin. Also a neurosurgeon but wants to be a potter.
Teo Yoo Kwon Min-seong
Kang's best friend. A lawyer whose father administrates Geosung Hospice. He pursues Cha-yeong.
Min Jin-woong Moon Tae-hyun[ 4]
Cha-yeong's brother who also abandoned her but shows up later to mooch off of his sister.
Supporting
Kang Boo-ja as Han Yong-seol[ 5] Lee Jae-ryong as Lee Seung-hoon[ 5] Kim Sun-kyung as Yoon Hye-mi - Joon's mother
Lee Eon-jung as Jeong Soo-hee - Kang's mother
Yoon Ye-hee as Lee Seo-hoon - Joon's paternal aunt
People at the hospital paleontologists
Kim Won-hae as Kwon Hyeon-seok - Administrator of Geosung Hospice, Kwon Min-Seong's father.Kim Ho-jung as Han Seon-ae - Kwon's ex-wife. Chef who volunteers in the hospice kitchen.Ha Young as Kim Hee-ju - Hospice patient. A potter who taught Joon pottery.Yeom Hye-ran as Ha Yeong-sil - Hospice nurse.Lee Ju-yoen as Bae Na-ra - Hospice nurse whose father forcefully removes her from the hospice.
Others
Yoo In-soo as Jo Seung-gooLee Yong-yi as Jang Sook-jaJang Duk-joo as Ha Dong-goo - fisherman who loved Kang's mother and treated Kang as a son
Lee Hyo-bin as Kim In-joo - Kwon Min-seong's fiance
Special appearances
Kim Yu-bin as Oh Jeong-Bok (Ep. 11, Ep. 12 & Ep. 13) - Kang's childhood friend and Ha Dong-goo's nieceLina as woman in the museum (Ep. 16) - Lina and Jang Seung-jo (Joon) are married in real lifeYoon Bo-ra as Hui Na (Ep. 13, Ep 15 & Ep 16) - hospice patient and youtuber.
Production
Chocolate marks screenwriter Lee Kyung-hee and director Lee Hyung-min 's first collaboration in 15 years, after having worked together on the critically acclaimed television series I'm Sorry, I Love You [ 6] [ 7]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Sweetest Thing" Kiggen ESBEE The Apple of My Eye BYMORE Seventeen [ a] 3:39 2. "Sweetest Thing" (Inst.) Kiggen ESBEE The Apple of My Eye BYMORE 3:39 Total length: 7:18
Part 2
Released on December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (나무) Car, the Garden 3:47 2. "Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (Inst.) 3:47 Total length: 7:34
Part 3
Released on December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Always Be Here" Jung Ye-kyung Jung Jin-woo 3:35 2. "Always Be Here" (Inst.) 3:35 Total length: 7:10
Part 4
Released on December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Always Be Here" Jung Ye-kyung Ha Jin 3:35 2. "Always Be Here" (Inst.) 3:35 Total length: 7:10
Part 5
Released on December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Just Look For You" (그저 바라본다) Kim Ji-soo Ailee 3:42 2. "Just Look For You" (Inst.) Kim Ji-soo 3:42 Total length: 7:24
Part 6
Released on December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Greeting (From. Chocolate)" (마중) Hwang Seok-ju Seo Jae-ha Cho Young-soo Kim Young-sung Kassy 3:26 2. "Greeting (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) Seo Jae-ha Cho Young-soo Kim Young-sung 3:26 Total length: 6:52
Part 7
Released on December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Special (From. Chocolate)" Yubin 3:33 2. "Special (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) 3:33 Total length: 7:06
Part 8
Released on December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Alone (From. Chocolate)" (짝사랑) Soulder Gang Soulder Gang Hui 3:49 2. "Alone (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) Soulder Gang 3:49 Total length: 7:38
Part 9
Released on January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I'll Be Going (From. Chocolate)" (먼저 가볼게요) Jung Ye-kyung Ha Ji-woong 4:16 2. "I'll Be Going (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) 4:16 Total length: 8:32
Part 10
Released on January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Right Time and Right Place" Jung Ye-kyung Jung Ye-kyung Stella Jang 3:54 2. "Right Time and Right Place" (Inst.) Jung Ye-kyung 3:54 Total length: 7:48
Part 11
Released on January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12 ) Title Artist 1. "You & I" ID: Earth 4:22 2. "Right Time and Right Place" (Inst.) 4:22 Total length: 7:48
Viewership
Chocolate : 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 1 821 1028 930 1062 844 842 879 931 814 809 873 919 698 959 755 959 883
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[ 9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share[ 9]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
November 29, 2019
3.475% 4.243%
2
November 30, 2019
4.364%
5.280%
3
December 6, 2019
4.316%
4.745%
4
December 7, 2019
4.603% 5.370%
5
December 13, 2019
4.372%
4.963%
6
December 14, 2019
4.173%
4.243%
7
December 20, 2019
4.265%
4.560%
8
December 21, 2019
4.230%
4.291%
9
December 27, 2019
4.142%
4.794%
10
December 28, 2019
3.812%
4.367%
11
January 3, 2020
4.177%
4.615%
12
January 4, 2020
4.205%
4.717%
13
January 10, 2020
3.804%
4.317%
14
January 11, 2020
4.215%
4.917%
15
January 17, 2020
3.778%
3.982%
16
January 18, 2020
4.579%
5.071%
Average
4.157% 4.655%
In the table above, the blue numbers the red numbers This drama aired 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 ).
Notes
^ Performed by Seventeen members Joshua, Wonwoo, DK, Seungkwan and Dino.
References
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