The Time (TV Series)

''The Time'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Seohyun, Kim Jun-han and Hwang Seung-eon. It aired on MBC from July 25 to September 20, 2018.

Synopsis

A man who is terminally ill and facing death does everything that he can in his last days to help a woman whose life he ruined.

Cast

Main

* Kim Jung-hyun as Cheon Soo-Ho
:Son of W Group's CEO, and CEO of a restaurant. He is seen as a perfect man. His time is running out due to his failing health.
*Seohyun as Seol Ji-hyun
:A bright and optimistic woman who becomes the breadwinner of a house at a young age. Her time hasn't moved on since the death of her sister.
*Kim Jun-han as Shin Min-seok
:Ji-hyun's boyfriend. A lawyer of W Group's legal team. He is seen as a trustworthy person.
*Hwang Seung-eon as Eun Chae-ah
:Soo-Ho's fiancé. Only daughter of the CEO of Taeyang Group. Her obsession with Soo-Ho causes an accident and she hides behind manipulated time.

Supporting

Cheon Su-ho's family

* Choi Jong-hwan as CEO Cheon
:CEO of W Group. Soo-Ho's father.
*Jeon Soo-kyung as Jang Ok-soon
: W Group's madam and Soo-Ho's stepmother.
* Seo Hyun-woo as Cheon Soo-chul
: Soo-Ho's elder half-brother.

Seol Ji-hyun's family

* Kim Hee-jung as Yang Hee-seok
:Ji-hyun's immature mother.
* Yoon Ji-won as Seol Ji-eun
:Ji-hyun's younger sister.

People around Cheon Su-ho

* Jo Byung-gyu as Kim Bok-kyu
* Joo In-young as Manager Hong
* Kim Yong-joon as Chef Wang
*Kang Min-ah as Miss Yang

People around Seol Ji-hyun

*Ahn Ji-hyun as Oh Young-hee
*Kim Jung-tae as Geum Tae-sung
:A loan shark. Yang Hee-seok's ex-lover.
* Heo Jung-do as Nam Dae-chul

People around Shin Min-seok

*Choi Deok-moon as Nam Dae-chul
:Head of W Group's legal team.

Production

*Jeon So-min was offered the lead female role but declined.
*The script reading was held on April 28, 2018.
*On August 26, 2018, it was announced that lead actor Kim Jung-hyun dropped out of the cast due to health concerns. His agency revealed that there would be no replacement for him and the production crew was working on revising the script for his character to naturally fall out of the story. He officially finished filming on September 3.

Original soundtrack

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Part 5

Part 6

Controversy

In July 2018, Kim Jung-Hyun was involved in a controversy over his "emotionless" behavior during a press conference. His agency, O& Entertainment, defended him by stating that "Because im Jung Hyunis spending a lot of time thinking about his character, immersing himself into the life of someone terminally ill every day, he had difficulty maintaining his hysical and mentalcondition, and unintentionally made a mistake." In 2021 Kim released an apology letter regarding his behavior during that period, after a local tabloid claimed that he allegedly requested to remove several scenes that included physical contact with his then co-star.

Ratings

* In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
* N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

*Episodes did not air on August 15 due to the broadcast of the 2018 Asian Games: Soccer Men's Tournament - Preliminary Group E match between South Korean and Bahrain.
*Episodes did not air on August 23 due to coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.

Awards and nominations

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MBC TV television dramas
2018 South Korean television series debuts
2018 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
South Korean romance television series
South Korean melodrama television series