Evergreen (TV series)

Evergreen
Promotional poster
Hangul
그남자 오수
Literal meaningThat Man Oh Soo
Revised RomanizationGeunamja Osu
Genre
Created by
Written byJung Yoo-sun
Directed byNam Gi-hoon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerLee Young-suk
Running time60 minutes
Production companyIMTV
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseMarch 5 (2018-03-05) –
April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24)

Evergreen[1] (Korean그남자 오수; RRGeunamja Osu) is a fantasy South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-hyun and Kim So-eun. It aired on OCN from March 5 to April 24, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[2][3][4][5][6]

Synopsis

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The story of two people who fall in love with each other due to a "cupid" that possesses magical pollen.

Cast

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Main

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  • Lee Jong-hyun as Oh Soo (27 years old), a promising IT engineer with a PhD in artificial intelligence. He is also a café owner and barista.[7]
  • Kim So-eun as Seo Yoo-ri (27 years old), a local police officer who is her family's breadwinner.

Supporting

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Special appearances

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Production

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Filming for the fully pre-produced series was scheduled to start in December 2017.[12]

Original soundtrack

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Part 1

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Released on March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Easy for You (featuring Lee Seung-yeon)"Ajussen, Sung HwanAjussen, Sung HwanLee Ra-on03:05
2."Easy for You" (Inst.) Ajussen, Sung Hwan 03:05
Total length:06:10

Part 2

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Released on March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Being Alone Again" (또 혼자라는 게)AjussenAjussenChaewon, Jinsol (April)03:57
2."Being Alone Again" (Inst.) Ajussen 03:57
Total length:07:54

Part 3

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Released on March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love, Love"Lee Hwan-wook, Kim Hyun-jeong, Kang Woo-jin, Denis Seo, Kim So-eunLee Hwan-wook, Kim Hyun-jeong, Kang Woo-jin, Denis SeoKim So-eun03:21
2."Love, Love" (Inst.) Lee Hwan-wook, Kim Hyun-jeong, Kang Woo-jin, Denis Seo 03:21
Total length:06:42

Part 4

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Released on March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Strange and Heartbroken" (이상해 맘상해)Ajussen, Jung Jin-wooAjussenJung Jin-woo03:01
2."Strange and Heartbroken" (Inst.) Ajussen 03:01
Total length:06:02

Part 5

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Released on April 2, 2018 (2018-04-02)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Lost (Prod. by MAKTUB)"MAKTUB, Lee Ra-onMAKTUB, Lee Ra-onJungyup03:25
2."Lost (Prod. by MAKTUB)" (Inst.) MAKTUB, Lee Ra-on 03:25
Total length:06:50

Part 6

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Released on April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Celebrate"Hi-Graphy (Iconic Sounds), Do Han-seMaxx Song, Andrew Choi, Shikata Dai, MUSOH, Jake K (Full8loom)Victon03:55
2."Celebrate" (Inst.) Maxx Song, Andrew Choi, Shikata Dai, MUSOH, Jake K (Full8loom) 03:55
Total length:07:50

Part 7

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Released on April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."CHU♥ (feat. Purple Rain)"WheeWheeHwajeong03:16
2."CHU♥" (Inst.) Whee 03:16
Total length:06:32

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[13] TNmS
1 March 5, 2018 0.4% 0.4%
2 March 6, 2018 0.3% 0.5%
3 March 12, 2018 0.4%
4 March 13, 2018
5 March 19, 2018 0.2%
6 March 20, 2018 0.3% 0.2%
7 March 26, 2018 0.1%
8 March 27, 2018
9 April 2, 2018 0.1%
10 April 3, 2018 0.2% 0.2%
11 April 9, 2018 0.1% 0.3%
12 April 10, 2018 0.2%
13 April 16, 2018 0.3%
14 April 17, 2018 0.2%
15 April 23, 2018
16 April 24, 2018 0.4% 0.4%
Average 0.2% 0.3%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series 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).

References

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  1. ^ evergreen 본격 '썸타는 드라마'♥ #심장폭격 #들어갑니다 180305 EP.1. Youtube. OCN. February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lee Jong-hyun and Kim So-eun in OCN "That Man Oh Soo"". HanCinema. Tenasia. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Hong, Se-young. "'그남자오수' 측 "이종현X김소은 검토중…'멜로홀릭' 후속 논의" [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Jang, Ah-reum. "이종현x김소은, OCN '그 남자 오수' 확정…2018년 3월 방송 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  5. ^ ""That Man Oh Soo" Lee Jong-hyun and Kim So-eun's Romance". HanCinema. Nate. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Modern-day Cupid's heart to be pierced". Kpop Herald. March 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lee Jong-hyun joins "That Man Oh Soo", Cupid of love". HanCinema. The Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  8. ^ ""That Man Oh Soo" Lee Hye-ran to star with Lee Jong-hyun and Kim So-eun". HanCinema. Top Star News. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  9. ^ Kim, Sol-ji (December 12, 2017). 서프라이즈 유일, '그남자 오수…' 캐스팅…김소은 남자친구 役(공식). Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  10. ^ Kim, Na-hee (December 12, 2017). [공식입장] 서프라이즈 유일, '그남자, 오수…' 합류..김소은 전남친 役. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  11. ^ ""That Man Oh Soo" Casts Kim Yeon-seo". HanCinema. Nate. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "씨엔블루 이종현, OCN '그 남자 오수' 주연 발탁". Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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