2019 South Korean television series
Chocolate Promotional poster
Hangul 초콜릿
Genre Drama Written by Lee Kyung-hee Directed by Lee Hyung-min Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Producer Pyo Jong-rok Production locations Running time 60 minutes Production companies JYP Pictures [1] Drama House JTBCNetwork JTBC Release November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29 ) – January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18 )
Chocolate (Korean : 초콜릿 ; RR : Chokollit ) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang , Ha Ji-won , Jang Seung-jo , Teo Yoo and Min Jin-woong . Produced by JYP Pictures , it aired on JTBC from November 29, 2019 to January 18, 2020.[2]
Synopsis [ edit ] The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon though he dreamt of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him.
Actor Character Role Yoon Kye-sang Lee Kang Raised in seaside town Wando at his mother's restaurant. Moves to Seoul and becomes a neurosurgeon. Works at Geosung University Hospital before changing to Geosung Hospice. Ha Ji-won Moon Cha-yeong Raised to be an actress but becomes a chef. Abandoned by her mother and survives a shopping mall collapse. Jang Seung-jo Lee Joon[3] Kang's cousin. Also a neurosurgeon but wants to be a potter. Teo Yoo Kwon Min-seong Kang's best friend. A lawyer whose father administrates Geosung Hospice. He pursues Cha-yeong. Min Jin-woong Moon Tae-hyun[4] Cha-yeong's brother who also abandoned her but shows up later to mooch off of his sister.
Supporting [ edit ] Kang's family [ edit ] Kang Boo-ja as Han Yong-seol[5] - Kang's & Joon's grandmother. CEO of Geosung Hospital. Lee Jae-ryong as Lee Seung-hoon[5] - Joon's father Kim Sun-kyung as Yoon Hye-mi - Joon's mother Lee Eon-jung as Jeong Soo-hee - Kang's mother Yoon Ye-hee as Lee Seo-hoon - Joon's paternal aunt People at the hospital paleontologists [ edit ] Kim Won-hae as Kwon Hyeon-seok - Administrator of Geosung Hospice, Kwon Min-Seong's father. Kim Ho-jung as Han Seon-ae - Kwon's ex-wife. Chef who volunteers in the hospice kitchen. Ha Young as Kim Hee-ju - Hospice patient. A potter who taught Joon pottery. Yeom Hye-ran as Ha Yeong-sil - Hospice nurse. Lee Ju-yoen as Bae Na-ra - Hospice nurse whose father forcefully removes her from the hospice. Yoo In-soo as Jo Seung-goo Lee Yong-yi as Jang Sook-ja Jang Duk-joo as Ha Dong-goo - fisherman who loved Kang's mother and treated Kang as a son Lee Hyo-bin as Kim In-joo - Kwon Min-seong's fiance Special appearances [ edit ] Kim Yu-bin as Oh Jeong-Bok (Ep. 11, Ep. 12 & Ep. 13) - Kang's childhood friend and Ha Dong-goo's niece Lina as woman in the museum (Ep. 16) - Lina and Jang Seung-jo (Joon) are married in real life Yoon Bo-ra as Hui Na (Ep. 13, Ep 15 & Ep 16) - hospice patient and youtuber. Production [ edit ] Chocolate marks screenwriter Lee Kyung-hee and director Lee Hyung-min 's first collaboration in 15 years, after having worked together on the critically acclaimed television series I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004).[6] [7]
Original soundtrack [ edit ] Released on December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Sweetest Thing" Kiggen ESBEE The Apple of My Eye BYMORE Seventeen [a] 3:39 2. "Sweetest Thing" (Inst.) Kiggen ESBEE The Apple of My Eye BYMORE 3:39 Total length: 7:18
Released on December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (나무) Car, the Garden 3:47 2. "Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (Inst.) 3:47 Total length: 7:34
Released on December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Always Be Here" Jung Ye-kyung Jung Jin-woo 3:35 2. "Always Be Here" (Inst.) 3:35 Total length: 7:10
Released on December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Always Be Here" Jung Ye-kyung Ha Jin 3:35 2. "Always Be Here" (Inst.) 3:35 Total length: 7:10
Released on December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Just Look For You" (그저 바라본다) Kim Ji-soo Ailee 3:42 2. "Just Look For You" (Inst.) Kim Ji-soo 3:42 Total length: 7:24
Released on December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Greeting (From. Chocolate)" (마중) Hwang Seok-ju Seo Jae-ha Cho Young-soo Kim Young-sung Kassy 3:26 2. "Greeting (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) Seo Jae-ha Cho Young-soo Kim Young-sung 3:26 Total length: 6:52
Released on December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Special (From. Chocolate)" Yubin 3:33 2. "Special (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) 3:33 Total length: 7:06
Released on December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Alone (From. Chocolate)" (짝사랑) Soulder Gang Soulder Gang Hui 3:49 2. "Alone (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) Soulder Gang 3:49 Total length: 7:38
Released on January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I'll Be Going (From. Chocolate)" (먼저 가볼게요) Jung Ye-kyung Ha Ji-woong 4:16 2. "I'll Be Going (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) 4:16 Total length: 8:32
Part 10 [ edit ] Released on January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Right Time and Right Place" Jung Ye-kyung Jung Ye-kyung Stella Jang 3:54 2. "Right Time and Right Place" (Inst.) Jung Ye-kyung 3:54 Total length: 7:48
Part 11 [ edit ] Released on January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12 ) Title Artist 1. "You & I" ID: Earth 4:22 2. "Right Time and Right Place" (Inst.) 4:22 Total length: 7:48
Chart performance [ edit ] Viewership [ edit ] Chocolate : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 821 1028 930 1062 844 842 879 931 814 809 873 919 698 959 755 959 883
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[9] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[9] Nationwide Seoul 1 November 29, 2019 3.475% 4.243% 2 November 30, 2019 4.364% 5.280% 3 December 6, 2019 4.316% 4.745% 4 December 7, 2019 4.603% 5.370% 5 December 13, 2019 4.372% 4.963% 6 December 14, 2019 4.173% 4.243% 7 December 20, 2019 4.265% 4.560% 8 December 21, 2019 4.230% 4.291% 9 December 27, 2019 4.142% 4.794% 10 December 28, 2019 3.812% 4.367% 11 January 3, 2020 4.177% 4.615% 12 January 4, 2020 4.205% 4.717% 13 January 10, 2020 3.804% 4.317% 14 January 11, 2020 4.215% 4.917% 15 January 17, 2020 3.778% 3.982% 16 January 18, 2020 4.579% 5.071% Average 4.157% 4.655% 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 ).
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