Tell Me What You Saw

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Tell Me What You Saw
Promotional poster
Also known asSay It as You See It
Hangul
본 대로 말하라
Literal meaningSay What You Saw
Revised RomanizationBon Daero Malhara
GenreThriller, Suspense
Created byKim Hong-sun
Developed byStudio Dragon
Written by
  • Ko Young-jae
  • Han Ki-hyun
Directed byKim Sang-hoon
Starring
ComposerGaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Hong-sun[1]
Running time60 minutes
Production companyH House[1][2]
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseFebruary 1 (2020-02-01) –
March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)

Tell Me What You Saw (Korean본 대로 말하라) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Choi Soo-young, and Jin Seo-yeon. It aired on OCN from February 1 to March 22, 2020.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

Oh Hyun-jae (Jang Hyuk) was a genius profiler who cracked many cold cases using his unsurpassed profiling skills. One day, his fiancée was killed in an explosion set by a serial killer and Hyun-jae lived in seclusion after that. Five years later, a new murder takes place using the same method as that serial killer. While investigating the case, team leader Hwang Ha-young (Jin Seo-yeon) meets a detective from the countryside, Cha Soo-young (Choi Soo-young), who has a photographic memory. She introduced Soo-young to Hyun-jae and they work together to go after the serial killer.[4][5]

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

A genius criminal profiler who became a recluse after losing his fiancée in an explosion.
A rookie detective from the countryside with a photographic memory.

Supporting[edit]

People in Mucheon Metropolitan Police Agency[edit]

The team leader of the Regional Investigation Unit (RIU).
An ambitious senior superintendent of the Mucheon Metropolitan Police Agency.
A veteran detective in the Regional Investigation Unit (RIU).
  • Shin Soo-ho as Jang Tae-sung
A reckless detective in the RIU.
  • Yoo Hee-je as Lee Ji-min
A brainy detective in the RIU.

People around Oh Hyun-jae[edit]

Hyun-jae's fiancée who was a brilliant cellist.

People around Cha Soo-young[edit]

  • Ha Sung-kwang as Cha Man-suk
Soo-young's father who is a deaf-mute.
A countryside policeman who used to work as Soo-young's partner.

Original soundtrack[edit]

Tell Me What You Saw OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2020
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelNHN Bugs
Most Content

Part 1[edit]

Released on February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Be Colored" (물들어간다)Kim Yoon-ah3:20
2."Be Colored" (Inst.) 3:20

Part 2[edit]

Released on February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."This Game"Lee Ba-da3:27
2."This Game" (Inst.) 3:27

Part 3[edit]

Released on February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Remember" (기억해)Kim Han-kyul4:02
2."Remember" (Inst.) 4:02

Part 4[edit]

Released on February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Sinner"Darin3:10
2."Sinner" (Inst.) 3:10

Part 5[edit]

Released on March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."What You See"Ugly Duck3:30
2."What You See" (Inst.) 3:30

Part 6[edit]

Released on March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Price 2 Pay"Fondres3:23
2."Price 2 Pay" (Inst.) 3:23

Ratings[edit]

Tell Me What You Saw : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1546902436901631926N/A901N/A9456789587079776011192N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[6]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[7]
Nationwide Seoul
1 February 1, 2020 An instant, 1/75th of a second 2.031% 2.357%
2 February 2, 2020 Ghost Image 3.256% 3.692%
3 February 8, 2020 Evidence 1.668%
4 February 9, 2020 Signature 3.310% 3.773%
5 February 15, 2020 Inattentional Blindness 2.221% 2.622%
6 February 16, 2020 Velocity 3.538% 4.433%
7 February 22, 2020 Reflection 1.840%
8 February 23, 2020 Variable 3.687% 4.287%
9 February 29, 2020 Optical Illusion 2.224%
10 March 1, 2020 Decalcomanie 3.364% 4.161%
11 March 7, 2020 Dice 2.537% 3.016%
12 March 8, 2020 Motion 3.753% 4.182%
13 March 14, 2020 Random 2.387% 2.909%
14 March 15, 2020 Explosion 3.759% 4.369%
15 March 21, 2020 Trinity 2.430% 3.108%
16 March 22, 2020 Liber Proverbiorum 6:17 4.388% 5.028%
Average 2.900% [a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "황윤선 on Instagram: "D-1 #ocn #드라마 #본대로말하라 #첫촬영 #촬영팀 #겨울 #하 얼른봄아 와라아.,,,"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "[공식] 장혁, '본 대로 말하라' 천재 프로파일러 '오현재' 역 캐스팅". 서울경제. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "최수영·김홍선 감독, 2020년 OCN 포문 열 '본대로 말하라'(종합)". Naver (in Korean). ISplus. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "최수영 "'본대로 말하라' 장혁과의 호흡, 영광이고 행운"". Naver (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "장혁·최수영·진서연 '본 대로 말하라' 출연확정, 내년 첫방". Naver (in Korean). SportsDonga. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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