The Wind Blows (TV series)

2019 South Korean television series
The Wind Blows
Promotional poster
Hangul
바람이 분다
GenreMelodrama
Written byHwang Joo-ha
Directed byJung Jung-hwa
Starring
  • Kam Woo-sung
  • Kim Ha-neul
  • Kim Sung-cheol
  • Kim Ga-eun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Joo-kyung
  • Park Jun-seo
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
  • Drama House [ko]
  • Salt Light Media
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseMay 27 (2019-05-27) –
July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)

The Wind Blows (Korean: 바람이 분다; RR: Barami Bunda) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kam Woo-sung, Kim Ha-neul, Kim Sung-cheol, and Kim Ga-eun. It aired on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) from May 27 to July 16, 2019.

Synopsis

Do-hoon divorced Soo-jin when he learned that he had Alzheimer's disease. They meet again five years later and Soo-jin learned the reason that lead to the divorce back then. She suffered to overcome the pain and decided to be by Do-hoon's side once again.

Cast

Main

  • Kam Woo-sung as Kwon Do-hoon[1]
  • Kim Ha-neul as Lee Soo-jin[2]
  • Kim Sung-cheol as Bryan Jung
  • Kim Ga-eun as Son Ye-rim

Supporting

  • Lee Jun-hyeok as Choi Hang-seo
  • Yoon Ji-hye as Baek Soo-ah
  • Park Hyo-joo as Jo Mi-kyung
  • Kim Young-jae as Moon Kyung-hoon
  • Lee Hang-na as Kim Hee-eun
  • Jeon Guk-hyang as Soo-jin's mother
  • Choi Hwi-do as Lee Soo-chul
  • Kim Ik-tae as Do-hoon's doctor
  • Han Ji-hyun as Lee Sun-kyung, Son Ye-rim's co-worker
  • Ahn Dong-goo as young Kwon Do-hoon
  • Jung Da-eun as young Lee Soo-in.
  • Hong Je-yi as Lee Ah Ram Soo Jin's daughter

Special appearances

Production

The first script reading took place on March 21, 2019.[3]

Viewership

The Wind Blows : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[4]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[5]
Nationwide Seoul
1 May 27, 2019 3.598% 3.594%
2 May 28, 2019 4.024% 4.627%
3 June 3, 2019 3.005% 3.261%
4 June 4, 2019 3.157% 3.464%
5 June 10, 2019 3.489% 4.217%
6 June 11, 2019 3.880% 4.015%
7 June 17, 2019 4.749% 5.409%
8 June 18, 2019 5.204% 5.801%
9 June 24, 2019 5.170% 5.843%
10 June 25, 2019 5.662% 5.829%
11 July 1, 2019 4.119% 4.377%
12 July 2, 2019 3.577% 3.732%
13 July 8, 2019 3.895% 4.458%
14 July 9, 2019 3.483% 3.957%
15 July 15, 2019 3.669% 3.809%
16 July 16, 2019 3.816% 3.989%
Average 4.031% 4.399%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • 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).

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Ha-neul Nominated [6]

References

  1. ^ Kim, Joo-hyeon (January 29, 2019). "감우성 측 "JTBC '바람이 분다', 검토하고 있는 작품 중 하나" (공식입장)". Beff Report (in Korean). Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Kim, No-eul (February 16, 2019). 김하늘 측 “‘바람이 분다’, 제안 받은 작품 중 하나”(공식입장). MK (in Korean). Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Kim, Ha-jin (April 2, 2019). '바람이 분다' 김하늘 "따뜻하고 흥미로운 드라마될 것". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "'2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등". Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
  • Official website (in Korean)
  • The Wind Blows at Drama House (in Korean)
  • The Wind Blows at Salt Light Media (in Korean)
  • The Wind Blows at IMDb
  • The Wind Blows at HanCinema