The Promise (2016 TV series)

The Promise
Promotional poster
Hangul
천상의 약속
Literal meaningHeaven's Promise
Revised RomanizationCheonsangeui Yaksok
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnsangŭi Yaksok
GenreMelodrama
Revenge
Created byKBS Drama Production (KBS 드라마 제작국)
Written by
  • Kim Yoon-shin
  • Heo In-moo
Directed byJeon Woo-sung
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes102
Production
Executive producerLee Hyang-bong
Running time35 minutes
Production companyNeo Entertainment
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseFebruary 1 (2016-02-01) –
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)

The Promise (Korean: 천상의 약속; RR: Cheonsang-ui Yaksok; lit. Heaven's Promise) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Lee Yu-ri (in a twin role),[1] Seo Jun-young, Park Ha-na and Song Jong-ho. It airs on KBS2 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:50, for 102 episodes with the first episode airing on February 1, 2016.[1]

Plot

Na-yeon (Lee Yu-ri) is a bright woman. She supports her boyfriend Tae-joon (Seo Jun-young), who is from a poor background, and has even given up entering a university. But Tae-joon dumps her for his success and goes with Se-jin (Park Ha-na), who is the granddaughter of the Baekdo Company president. Do-hee (Lee Yu-ri) is Na-Yeon’s twin sister, who was separated from her at birth. Hence, they have never met each other. Do-hee works as a reporter at a weekly magazine, and is the girlfriend of Hwi-kyung (Song Jong-ho), who is the successor of Baekdo Company, and Se-jin's step-uncle. After a series of events, Se-jin's family wrongfully placed Na-yeon in a mental hospital. Do-hee manages to track Na-yeon down, and they switch places. Shortly after, Do-hee dies in Na-yeon's place when the building catches fire. After her death, Na-yeon decides to take revenge. She takes on the identity of Do-hee, then marries Hwi-kyung, stepping into Se-jin's family in the process.

Cast

Main cast

  • Lee Yu-ri as Lee Na-yeon / Baek Do-hee (dual role) (32 years old)
  • Seo Jun-young as Kang Tae-joon (32 years old)
  • Song Jong-ho as Park Hwi-kyung (35 years old)
  • Park Ha-na as Jang Se-jin (32 years old)
    • Gong Yeon-sung as young Jang Se-jin (12 years old)

Supporting cast

Lee Na-yeon's family
  • Yoon Bok-in as Yang Mal-sook
  • Jo Hye-sun as Lee Eun-bong
    • Kim Esther as young Lee Eun-bong
  • Han Ga-rim as Lee Geum-bong
    • Kim Min-kyul as young Lee Geum-bong
  • Im Hyun-sung as Lee Joong-dae
Jang Se-jin's family
Kang Tae-joon's family
  • Oh Young-shil as Oh Man-jung
  • Song Young-kyu as Heo Poong-dal
  • Kang Bong-sung as Heo Se-kwang
Baek Do-hee's family
  • Kim Bo-mi as Ahn Sung-joo
  • Park Chan-hwan as Baek Dong-jin

Others

  • Kim Bo-min as Lee Sae-byul
  • Yoon Byung-hee as Team leader Bae
  • Lee Seol-goo as Park Joon-ik
  • Hong Seung-bum as Park Hee-suk

Guest appearances

Ratings

  • The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date
Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[2] Nielsen Korea[3]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 2016/02/01 17.6% 15.2% 15.7% 15.6%
2 2016/02/02 18.2% 16.3% 15.6% 14.8%
3 2016/02/03 16.4% 13.3% 12.8%
4 2016/02/04 17.5% 14.1% 15.0% 14.9%
5 2016/02/05 16.6% 14.5% 14.8% 14.7%
6 2016/02/08 10.6% 10.4% 8.2% 8.4%
7 2016/02/09 13.1% 11.8% 11.5% 10.8%
8 2016/02/10 13.6% 11.9% 12.2% 11.8%
9 2016/02/11 17.6% 15.5% 14.0% 13.6%
10 2016/02/12 16.3% 14.6% 14.5% 14.4%
11 2016/02/15 16.7% 14.3% 15.4% 15.3%
12 2016/02/16 17.6% 14.0% 15.7% 16.4%
13 2016/02/17 18.3% 15.6% 14.8% 15.1%
14 2016/02/18 18.4% 15.7% 15.8% 16.4%
15 2016/02/19 18.8% 16.0% 15.6% 14.8%
16 2016/02/22 17.6% 15.3% 15.8% 16.7%
17 2016/02/23 17.8% 16.2% 15.6%
18 2016/02/24 18.2% 15.4% 15.8% 15.7%
19 2016/02/25 18.8% 16.1% 15.5% 16.1%
20 2016/02/26 19.2% 17.6% 16.6% 17.0%
21 2016/02/29 18.1% 15.8% 16.8% 17.7%
22 2016/03/01 20.5% 17.9% 18.0% 18.5%
23 2016/03/02 20.6% 16.6% 17.9% 18.6%
24 2016/03/03 18.6% 16.5% 16.8%
25 2016/03/07 20.2% 18.1% 17.1% 17.4%
26 2016/03/08 20.8% 18.5% 17.8% 17.0%
27 2016/03/09 19.5% 16.7% 15.8% 15.4%
28 2016/03/10 18.9% 16.0% 15.9%
29 2016/03/11 19.4% 16.1% 16.9%
30 2016/03/14 19.7% 17.7% 18.4%
31 2016/03/15 20.2% 17.4% 19.0% 19.4%
32 2016/03/16 19.4% 16.3% 17.7% 17.5%
33 2016/03/17 19.0% 15.8% 16.3% 16.0%
34 2016/03/18 15.6% 17.6% 17.1%
35 2016/03/21 20.0% 17.1% 18.5% 19.2%
36 2016/03/22 21.5% 18.6% 18.5% 18.4%
37 2016/03/23 19.6% 16.7% 17.8% 17.4%
38 2016/03/24 18.1% 15.5% 17.0% 16.9%
39 2016/03/25 18.7% 17.2% 16.9% 15.9%
40 2016/03/28 20.1% 18.0% 17.0% 17.3%
41 2016/03/29 20.8% 19.8% 19.0%
42 2016/03/30 21.3% 18.8% 19.1% 18.9%
43 2016/03/31 20.8% 17.7% 17.8% 18.1%
44 2016/04/04 21.1% 18.8% 19.6% 18.9%
45 2016/04/05 20.1% 17.5% 18.9% 17.9%
46 2016/04/06 18.0% 18.2% 17.8%
47 2016/04/07 20.0% 17.2% 18.8% 19.2%
48 2016/04/08 19.7% 18.7% 18.8%
49 2016/04/11 21.0% 19.5% 17.6% 17.0%
50 2016/04/12 20.5% 18.7% 19.6% 18.8%
51 2016/04/13 16.3% 15.9% 16.4% 17.1%
52 2016/04/14 20.1% 17.6% 19.8% 19.5%
53 2016/04/15 18.5% 17.0% 18.1%
54 2016/04/18 20.5% 19.2% 19.0% 19.4%
55 2016/04/19 19.5% 16.9% 20.0% 20.6%
56 2016/04/20 21.7% 18.9% 19.8% 19.9%
57 2016/04/21 19.2% 16.9% 17.9% 17.4%
58 2016/04/22 20.0% 17.3% 18.9% 18.4%
59 2016/04/25 20.7% 19.0% 19.0% 18.7%
60 2016/04/26 19.7% 16.9% 19.5% 19.2%
61 2016/04/27 20.4% 18.5% 18.1%
62 2016/04/28 20.3% 18.2% 19.1% 19.3%
63 2016/04/29 21.0% 19.3% 17.9% 17.7%
64 2016/05/02 20.9% 20.4% 19.0% 19.1%
65 2016/05/03 20.8% 19.4% 20.1% 19.6%
66 2016/05/04 17.8% 16.5% 17.9% 17.8%
67 2016/05/05 17.9% 17.1% 16.7% 16.0%
68 2016/05/06 19.3% 17.5% 15.8%
69 2016/05/09 20.3% 18.5% 19.3% 19.2%
70 2016/05/10 21.6% 19.1% 20.1% 18.9%
71 2016/05/11 19.6% 18.0% 17.6% 15.8%
72 2016/05/12 20.7% 18.3% 19.8% 19.0%
73 2016/05/13 19.9% 18.4% 18.0%
74 2016/05/16 21.0% 19.0% 18.9% 19.7%
75 2016/05/17 9.3% 8.7% 10.4% 10.6%
76 2016/05/18 20.0% 17.9% 17.1% 16.1%
77 2016/05/19 18.4% 16.4% 17.1%
78 2016/05/20 19.7% 18.7% 16.7% 16.3%
79 2016/05/23 20.7% 18.9% 17.9% 17.8%
80 2015/05/24 20.8% 18.7% 19.0%
81 2016/05/25 19.7% 18.5% 17.7%
82 2016/05/26 20.9% 18.7% 20.4% 20.0%
83 2016/05/27 21.6% 19.0% 18.9% 18.1%
84 2016/05/30 19.5% 18.2% 19.3% 18.3%
85 2016/05/31 21.4% 19.5% 18.4%
86 2016/06/01 18.8% 16.9% 18.7%
87 2016/06/03 20.2% 17.7% 19.2% 18.9%
88 2016/06/06 9.8% 10.0% 9.2% 9.1%
89 2016/06/07 20.9% 19.6% 19.0% 18.3%
90 2016/06/08 18.7% 16.6% 17.1% 16.1%
91 2016/06/09 19.4% 18.7% 18.3% 17.9%
92 2016/06/10 20.4% 19.7% 19.2% 18.7%
93 2016/06/13 21.2% 20.9% 20.2% 20.0%
94 2016/06/14 19.6% 19.4% 19.1% 19.2%
95 2016/06/15 20.7% 19.5% 20.3% 20.4%
96 2016/06/16 20.2% 19.2% 20.1% 19.7%
97 2016/06/17 19.4% 18.6% 18.1% 17.4%
98 2016/06/20 22.3% 22.0% 21.3% 20.7%
99 2016/06/21 21.1% 20.4% 19.7%
100 2016/06/22 21.5% 20.7% 21.1% 21.1%
101 2016/06/23 21.4% 20.4% 20.5% 19.8%
102 2016/06/24 21.6% 21.4% 21.3% 20.8%
Average 19.25% 17.28% 17.57% 17.35%
  • Episodes 78 aired on May 20, 2016

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 30th KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress
Lee Yu-ri
 Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama
Song Jong-ho
 Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
Lee Yu-ri
 Won
Park Ha-na
 Nominated
Best Young Actor
Choi Min-young
 Nominated
Best Young Actress
Kim Bo-min
 Nominated
Park Seo-yeon
 Nominated

International broadcast

The series aired, one week after initial broadcast, on KBS World with subtitles.

It started airing in Singapore on Channel U. Starting Feb 8 2018.

References

  1. ^ a b Min, Seonho (1 February 2016). "이유리, '천상의 약속' 1人2色 단독포스터 공개". Sports Today. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Nielsen Korea Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2016.