Heard It Through the Grapevine (TV series)

Heard It Through the Grapevine
Also known as Heard It as a Rumor
I Heard a Rumor
Genre Drama
Satire
Black comedy
Written by Jung Sung-joo
Directed by Ahn Pan-seok
Starring Yoo Jun-sang
Yoo Ho-jeong
Go Ah-sung
Lee Joon
Composer(s) Lee Nam-yeon
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 32
Production
Executive producer(s) Gil Don-seop
Producer(s) Han Jung-hwan
Lee Sang-min
Editor(s) Jo Eun-kyung
Location(s) Korea
Cinematography Kang Seung-gi
Lee Seok-min
Running time 65 minutes
Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Paulownia
Broadcast
Original channel Seoul Broadcasting System
Picture format 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital 2.0
Original airing February 23, 2015
Chronology
Preceded by Punch
External links
Website

Heard It Through the Grapevine (Hangul: 풍문으로 들었소; RR: Pungmuneuro Deuleossso) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jun-sang, Yoo Ho-jeong, Go Ah-sung, and Lee Joon.[1][2][3][4][5] It airs on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 32 episodes beginning February 23, 2015.

Plot

Heard It Through the Grapevine is a black comedy that satirizes the presumptuous and materialistic ideas by the top upper class in Korea, who are indulged in imperialistic power and thrive on inherited wealth and lineage.

Han Jeong-ho and Choi Yeon-hee are a wealthy couple from a prestigious family. Their reputation is suddenly turned upside down because their teenage son, Han In-sang, impregnates his girlfriend from an ordinary family, Seo Bom. Bom is determined to endure being isolated from her own family and humiliation from her in-laws for the sake of her child's future, while In-sang struggles between his love for Bom and his family's high expectations.

Cast

Main characters

The patriarch of the Han family, a prestigious and wealthy clan which for generations has produced many highly respected and successful lawyers who've influenced South Korea's politics and economy. Like his predecessors, Jeong-ho is strict and a perfectionist.
Jeong-ho's beautiful, elegant and intelligent socialite wife. She secretly knows that her son feels burdened and pressured to live up to his family's expectations, but has never spoken up about it.
The second-eldest daughter of an ordinary family living in a poor neighborhood. She is determined to have a better future, therefore she strives hard in her studies. Smart, popular, and well-spoken, she was chosen to attend a prestigious English camp, where she meets and falls in love with Han In-sang.
Jeong-ho and Yeon-hee's son. In-sang has received the best education and upbringing that money can buy. On the surface he seems like a perfect boy, but he actually feels pressured by his family and peers. Even though Bom told him not to meet her again, his love for her makes him break his promise.

Supporting characters

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[6] AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 23 February 2015 6.8% 8.7% 7.2% 8.3%
2 24 February 2015 7.9% 10.6% 8.1% 9.7%
3 2 March 2015 7.0% 9.9% 6.5% 7.2%
4 3 March 2015 7.9% 10.5% 8.7% 10.0%
5 9 March 2015 8.1% 10.2% 8.3% 9.4%
6 10 March 2015 8.3% 10.7% 9.0% 10.4%
7 16 March 2015 8.2% 10.5% 10.1% 11.8%
8 17 March 2015 8.3% 11.1% 9.3% 10.6%
9 23 March 2015 8.7% 11.5% 10.7% 13.0%
10 24 March 2015 9.4% 12.5% 10.5% 12.2%
11 30 March 2015 9.1% 11.9% 10.3% 12.1%
12 31 March 2015 9.5% 12.7% 12.0% 13.7%
13 6 April 2015 9.2% 11.7% 11.3% 12.4%
14 7 April 2015 10.3% 13.2% 11.0% 12.3%
15 13 April 2015 10.5% 13.2% 11.6% 13.3%
16 14 April 2015 10.1% 13.1% 11.7% 12.9%
17 20 April 2015 11.1% 13.4% 11.6% 12.2%
18 21 April 2015 11.3% 13.6% 12.8% 13.6%
19 27 April 2015
20 28 April 2015
21 4 May 2015
22 5 May 2015
23 11 May 2015
24 12 May 2015
25 18 May 2015
26 19 May 2015
27 25 May 2015
28 26 May 2015
29 1 June 2015
30 2 June 2015
31 8 June 2015
32 9 June 2015
Average

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
51st Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best Drama Heard It Through the Grapevine Pending
Best Director (TV) Ahn Pan-seok Pending
Best Screenplay (TV) Jung Sung-joo Pending
Best New Actor (TV) Lee Joon Pending
Best New Actress (TV) Go Ah-sung Pending
Baek Ji-yeon Pending

References

  1. ↑ Sung, So-young (26 January 2015). "Lee Joon lands another role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Go Ah Sung Cast as Lee Joon's Love Interest on Heard It Through the Grapevine". Soompi. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  3. ↑ Jung, Yeawon (2 February 2015). "Lee Joon, Ko Ah Sung and More Attend Script Reading for I Heard Some Rumor". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  4. ↑ Im, Se-young (23 February 2015). "[Photo] Lee Joon, Ko Ah Sung and More Gear Up for I Heard It Through the Grapevine". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  5. ↑ Min, Kyeong-won (3 April 2015). "Go comes of age in latest role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  6. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  7. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-02-23.

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