Longing for You (TV series)

Longing for You
Promotional poster
Hangul
오랫동안 당신을 기다렸습니다
Literal meaningI Have Waited a Long Time for You
Revised RomanizationOraetdong-an dangsin-eul gidaryeotseumnida
McCune–ReischauerOraettongan tangshinŭl kidaryŏtsŭmnida
Genre
Written byKwon Min-soo[2]
Directed by
  • Han Chul-soo[2]
  • Kim Yong-min[2]
Starring
Music by
  • Kim Jang-woo
  • Park Hyun-kyung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producerKim Min-seol (CP)
Producers
  • Han Ah-reum
  • Yoon Chang-woo
  • Ahn Je-hyun
  • Shin Sang-yoon
Running time60–70 minutes[3][4]
Production companySamhwa Networks[5]
Budget₩14.6 billion[3][6]
Original release
NetworkENA
ReleaseJuly 26 (2023-07-26) –
September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)

Longing for You (Korean: 오랫동안 당신을 기다렸습니다) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Na In-woo, Kim Ji-eun, Kwon Yul, Bae Jong-ok, Lee Kyu-han, and Jung Sang-hoon. It aired on ENA from July 26 to September 7, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).[7][8] It is also available for streaming on Viki in selected regions.[9]

Synopsis

The series follows the story of a detective in the countryside who strives to get revenge on behalf of his younger brother.[10]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Na In-woo as Oh Jin-seong / Oh Jin-sang: a detective at Woojin Police Station who gets transferred to the special investigation team for a serial murder case.[11]
  • Kim Ji-eun as Go Young-joo: a prosecutor who traps criminals by any means and methods.[11]
  • Kwon Yul as Cha Young-woon: an elite prosecutor who is Young-joo's colleague at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.[11]
  • Bae Jong-ok as Yoo Jeong-suk: Young-woon's mother who is a hospital director and a thoracic surgeon.[12]
  • Lee Kyu-han as Park Ki-young: Young-woon's friend who is a reporter at the prosecutors' office.[11]
  • Jung Sang-hoon as Bae Min-gyu: a dentist who is the son of an influential member of the National Assembly.[8]

Supporting

Jin-seong's family

  • Ren as Oh Jin-woo: Jin-seong's younger brother.[13]
  • Jang Hye-jin as Hong Young-hee: Jin-seong and Jin-woo's mother.[14]

Young-joo's family

Jinjin Group

  • Choi Kwang-il as Cha Jin-cheol: Young-woon's father who is the owner of Jinjin Group.[14]
  • Kim Cheol-ki as Jung Woo-no: a secretary at Jinjin Group.[16]

Murder case special investigation team

  • Jung Ga-hee as Yang Hee-joo: a junior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.[17]
  • Na In-kyu as Yook Jung-tae: a detective at Seocho Police Station.[14]

Other

  • Kim Hyung-mook as Dr. Chu Young-chun: an internal medicine doctor.[14]

Extended

  • Kim Young-hoon as Lee Sang-geun: chief prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.[18]
  • Song Seung-ha as Lee Eun-byul: an actress.[19]
  • Kim Jong-gu as Bae Tae-wook: Min-gyu's father.[20]
  • Park Hyun-sook as Baek Mi-ja[7]
  • Choi Beom-ho as Attorney Yoon[21]

Special appearance

Production

Filming was scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022.[12]

In March 2023, production company Samhwa Networks announced that it had signed a supply contract with KT Studio Genie for the production of the series worth 14.572 billion won.[3][6]

Viewership

Longing for You : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
1234567891011121314
1306389464419486583546562546495757659731779552
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[23]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[23]
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 26, 2023 1.405% (3rd) 1.350% (4th)
2 July 27, 2023 1.827% (3rd) 1.818% (3rd)
3 August 2, 2023 2.032% (3rd) 2.142% (3rd)
4 August 3, 2023 2.054% (3rd) 2.164% (3rd)
5 August 9, 2023 2.412% (3rd) 2.602% (3rd)
6 August 10, 2023 2.663% (2nd) 2.750% (3rd)
7 August 16, 2023 2.621% (3rd) 3.069% (3rd)
8 August 17, 2023 2.548% (1st) 2.471% (2nd)
9 August 23, 2023 2.778% (3rd) 2.903% (3rd)
10 August 24, 2023 2.550% (1st) 2.736% (1st)
11 August 30, 2023 3.597% (2nd) 3.587% (3rd)
12 August 31, 2023 2.978% (1st) 2.907% (1st)
13 September 6, 2023 3.598% (3rd) 3.581% (3rd)
14 September 7, 2023 4.114% (1st) 4.691% (1st)
Average 2.656% 2.769%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series 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).

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 Result Ref.
Korea Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress Kim Ji-eun Won [24]

References

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  19. ^ Lee Nam-kyung (April 28, 2023). "송승하 차기작, '오랫동안 당신을 기다렸습니다' 출연 확정(공식)" (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Ahn Eun-jae (July 27, 2023). "'오당기' 나인우·김지은·권율 수사 공조…1.4% 출발 [N시청률]" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 26, 2023. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 27, 2023. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 2, 2023. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 3, 2023. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 9, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 10, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 16, 2023. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 17, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 23, 2023. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 24, 2023. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 30, 2023. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 7, 2023. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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