Be Melodramatic
See also: Twenty
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Be Melodramatic
Also known as
Yeoeuido Scandal
Melo is My Nature
Romance Is My Disposition
The Nature of a Melo
Melo Suits Me
Original Title
멜로가 체질 (Melloga Chejil)
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Original release
August 9, 2019 – September 28, 2019
Written by
Kim Young Young
Lee Byung Hun
Directed by
Lee Byung Hun
Kim Hye Young
Starring
Chun Woo Hee as Lim Jin Joo
Jeon Yeo Been as Lee Eun Jung
Han Ji Eun as Hwang Han Joo
Ahn Jae Hong as Son Beom Soo
Gong Myung as Chu Jae Hoon
Country of Origin
South Korea
Original language
Korean
No. of episodes
16
Timeslot
Friday & Saturday 20:30 KST
Episode runtime
65 minutes
Network
JTBC
Viki
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Series Guide
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Be Melodramatic (멜로가 체질; Melloga chejil; lit. Melo Suits Me) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Chun Woo Hee, Jeon Yeo Been, Han Ji Eun, Ahn Jae Hong, and Gong Myung. It aired on cable network JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 KST from August 9 to September 28, 2019
Synopsis
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A group of 30-year-old female friends works in the entertainment business – Im Jin Joo (Chun Woo Hee), Lee Eun Jung (Jeon Yeo Bin), and Hwang Han Joo (Han Ji Eun) – but each one finds herself operating in a very different set of circumstances.
Im Jin Joo is a scriptwriter for TV drama series. Her literary dreams often encroach on her writing, and her quirky personality often involves her speaking to inanimate objects.
Meanwhile, Hwang Han Joo heads the marketing department of a production company and struggles to keep up with her work – due in no small part to the ceaseless pressures of motherhood.
And Lee Eun Jung runs a one-woman documentary production company.
Life begins to change for the trio, and one of Lee Eun Jung becomes a surprise runaway success, catapulting her into the public spotlight.
Love appears to be on the card for the friends, too. Im Jin Joo finds herself strangely drawn to Son Beom Soo (Ahn Jae Hong), a drama producer who has recently split up with his girlfriend.
And Hwang Han Joo’s head is turned when new employee Chu Jae Hoon (Gong Myung) joins her marketing team.
How will the friends’ lives develop as their careers take different paths and romance blooms – and what does the future have in store for them?[1]
Cast
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- Main Characters
- Supporting Characters
- Guest Roles
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Chun Woo Hee
as Lim Jin Joo
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- A rookie drama screenwriter. She broke up with Kim Hwan-dong after dating him for seven years.
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Jeon Yeo Been
as Lee Eun Jung
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- A documentary director who is the CEO and only employee of her company. She has PTSD after her boyfriend passed away and often imagines and talks with him.
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Han Ji Eun
as Hwang Han Joo
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- The marketing team leader of a drama production company. She’s also a single mother.
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Ahn Jae Hong
as Son Beom Soo
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- A famous drama director who has filmed five consecutive hits.
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Gong Myung
as Chu Jae Hoon
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- A new employee in Han-joo’s marketing team. He seems to have a complicated relationship with his ex-girlfriend.
- A new employee in Han-joo’s marketing team. He seems to have a complicated relationship with his ex-girlfriend.
- Lee Joo Bin as Lee So Min, an actress
- Yoon Ji On as Lee Hyo Bong, Eun Jung’s younger brother
- Son Seok Koo as Kim Sang Soo, a director
- Kim Myung Joon as Lee Min Joon, So Min’s manager
- Lee Yoo Jin as Kim Hwan Dong, Jin Joo’s ex-boyfriend
- Han Joon Woo as Hong Dae, Eun Jung’s boyfriend
- Abel Ryu as Kim Ah Rang, Eun Jung’s friend
- Baek Ji Won as Jung Hye Jung, a writer
- Jung Seung Kil as Sung In Jong, Director of JBC Productions
- Park Hyung Soo as President So, President of So Min’s Agency
- Heo Jun Seok as Dong Gi, a director
- Seo Sang Won as Im Jin Joo’s father
- Kim Young Ah as Lee So Jin, the drama production’s CEO
- Mi Ram as Ha Yoon, Jae Hoon’s girlfriend
- Seol Woo Hyung as Hwang In Kook, Han Joo’s son
- Baek Soo Hee as Im Ji Young, Jin Joo’s younger sister
- Jeon Shin Hwan as Moon Soo, a director and Hyo Bong’s boyfriend
- Choi Yun Seol as Sa Rang
- Kang Ae Shim as Jin Joo’s mother
- Wie Shin Ae as Mi Young
- Lee Ji Min as Da Mii
Soundtrack
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Main Article: Be Melodramatic OST
Episodes
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In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode
Aired
Title
AGB Nielsen
(Nationwide)
Episode 01
August 9, 2019
“I’m Not Going to Like Something Like Love”
(“나는 사랑 같은 거 안 해”)
1.790%
Episode 02
August 10, 2019
“If He’s a Director, Shouldn’t He Have a Girlfriend? The Thing is He Has No Luck^^”
(“감독이면 여친 없겠네요? 재수 없어서^^”)
1.035%
Episode 03
August 16, 2019
“Are You on the Side of the Man I Like?”
(“제가 좋아하는 남자 쪽에 속하나요?”)
1.723%
Episode 04
August 17, 2019
“Are You Going to Transfer? What a Philanthropist!”
(“갈아탈 텐가? 이런 박애주의자!”)
1.531%
Episode 05
August 23, 2019
“It’s Not Going to Be Easy, But It’s Going to Be a Lot of Fun. Good Luck to Us”
(“쉽진 않겠지만 엄청 재밌을거예요. 잘해봐요 우리”)
1.596%
Episode 06
August 24, 2019
“You’re Growing on Me. You’re Growing on Me…”
(“정 들었어요. 정 들었다고…”)
1.478%
Episode 07
August 30, 2019
“Can I Kiss You? Only Kiss!”
(“키스해도 돼요? 키스만!”)
1.544%
Episode 08
August 31, 2019
“I Don’t Know How I Used to Be…”
(“모르겠어 내가 어땠는지…”)
1.190%
Episode 09
September 6, 2019
“Why Are You Hesitating, Are You Excited, By Any Chance?”
(“뭘 망설여, 설레고 그러냐 혹시?”)
1.521%
Episode 10
September 7, 2019
“Is Something Making You Jealous?”
(“뭔가 질투가 난달까?”)
1.849%
Episode 11
September 13, 2019
“There’s Something I Need to Figure Out… My Heart That Likes the Writer”
(“해결해야 될 일이 있어요… 작가님 좋아하는 내 마음”)
1.016%
Episode 12
September 14, 2019
“Love Is The Best Thing In The World”
(“사랑은 세상에서 제일 좋은 것”)
1.324%
Episode 13
September 20, 2019
“Why Are You Getting Out of There…?”
(“네가 거기서 왜 나와…?”)
1.270%
Episode 14
September 21, 2019
“Do You Want Me to Hug You? It’s Hard For You…”
(“내가 안아줄까요? 당신 힘드니까…”)
1.651%
Episode 15
September 27, 2019
“Today I Should Be a Little Disappointed”
(“오늘은 좀 실망을 해야겠어요”)
1.489%
Episode 16
September 28, 2019
(“지금 정도의 온도로 평생 옆에 있어♡”)
1.803%
Average
1.488%
This drama airs 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).
International broadcast
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In Sri Lanka, the drama is available to stream on-demand via Iflix with subtitles and is billed under the name “Melo Suits You”. During its original run, new episodes were made available in the country every Tuesday and Wednesday 3 days after its original Korean broadcast.
Production
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Lee Byeong Heon, who co-wrote and co-directed the series, started working on it in 2015 after the release of his coming-of-age film Twenty. He stated that he “wanted to discuss the stories of people, not just women, who were starting anew after coming out of relationships. This story was too much to spin in two hours so [he] opted for a drama format.”
The early working title of the series is Yeouido Scandal (여의도 스캔들). It was originally planned to air
on cable channel tvN in 2017 following A Korean Odyssey, however, it did not push through.
The first script reading took place on March 13, 2019 in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
On July 12, 2019, actor Oh Seung Yoon, who had been cast for the role of Lee Hyo-bong, was removed from the drama after being booked for aiding and abetting drunk driving. As the crew needed to reshoot all his scenes from Episode 1 to 14, the premiere was delayed by two weeks, from July 26 to August 9. On July 19, it was confirmed that Oh Seung Yoon had been replaced by Yoon Ji On.
Awards and nominations
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Trivia
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- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by “
Aide
” and was followed by “
My Country
” on October 4, 2019.[2]
Gallery
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Official Poster
References
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