Melting Me Softly
Title: 날 녹여주오 / Melting Me Softly
Also known as: Let Me Melt / Please Melt Me
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2019-Sep-28 to 2019-Nov-17
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:00
Synopsis
This drama tells the story of a man and a woman who are both frozen during an experiment. They wake up 20 years later instead of 24 hours later and must keep their body temperature above 30°C in order to survive.
Ma Dong Chan (Ji Chang Wook) is known in the entertainment world as a “hit maker.” A very successful producer of variety programs when every project he attaches himself to turns into a ratings juggernaut, Dong Chan is considered “a manly specimen of manhood, with perfect physical and handsome features who is coldly cool in work and hot in love.” The broadcast station where PD Ma’s productions are filmed also employs part-timer Go Mi Ran (Won Jin Ah), who finds herself in a bind with debt collectors harassing her family for repayment of her family’s debts.
Mi Ran eventually becomes involved with PD Ma’s new variety program entitled “24-Hour Frozen Human Project,” which revolves around an experiment where a man and woman are randomly chosen to be “frozen human specimens” and scheduled to be brought back within 24 hours of their entering the freezing chambers. In order to pay off her family debts, Mi Ran accepts an offer of 5 million won (approx. $4,200 USD) in exchange for being frozen for 24 hours. Due to a mysterious conspiracy, instead of being frozen for 24 hours, they remain frozen for 20 years. Their thawing 20 years later bring up personal difficulties that were in place before entering the freezing chamber that they must resolve before resuming their normal lives.
Dong Chan and Mi Ran start out resenting each other whilst trying to reverse their lives and find out the side effects of frozen human experimentation, with one affecting their very existence – the need to keep their average body temperature close to 31.5°C (88.7ºF) in order to survive.
Cast (1999)
Main Cast
Ji Chang Wook as Ma Dong Chan
Won Jin Ah as Go Mi Ran
People around Dong Chan
Yoon Suk Hwa as Kim Won Jo (Dong Chan’s mother)
Kim Won Hae as Ma Pil Goo
Kang Ki Doong as Ma Dong Shik (Dong Chan’s younger brother)
Han Da Sol as Ma Dong Joo (Dong Chan’s younger sister)
Lee Do Kyum as Baek Young Tak (Dong Joo’s ex-husband)
People around Mi Ran
Gil Hae Yeon as Yoo Hyang Ja (Mi Ran’s mother)
Park Choong Sun as Ko Yoo Han (Mi Ran’s father)
Park Min Soo as Ko Nam Tae (Mi Ran’s younger brother)
Broadcast station people
Chae Seo Jin as Na Ha Young
Lee Hong Ki as Son Hyun Ki
Jung Hae Kyun as Kim Hong Suk
Campus people
Baro as Hwang Byung Shim (Mi Ran’s boyfriend)
Song Ji Eun as Oh Young Sun
Oh Ha Nui as Park Kyung Ja
Lee Bong Ryun (이봉련) as Park Yoo Ja
People Related to Frozen Experiment
Seo Hyun Chul as Hwang Gap Soo
Kim Wook as Jo Ki Bum
Kim Bup Rae as Lee Suk Doo
Robin Deiana as Nicholia
Others
Byung Hun as Kim Jin (Hyun Ki’s junior)
Cameos
Tony Ahn as himself (ep 1)
Cast (2019)
Main Cast
Ji Chang Wook as Ma Dong Chan
Won Jin Ah as Go Mi Ran
People around Dong Chan
Yoon Suk Hwa as Kim Won Jo (Dong Chan’s mother)
Kim Won Hae as Ma Dong Shik (Dong Chan’s younger brother)
Jun Soo Kyung as Ma Dong Joo (Dong Chan’s younger sister)
Lee Do Yup as Baek Young Tak (Dong Joo’s ex-husband)
Lee Joo Young as Lee Hae Jin (Dong Shik’s wife)
Oh Ah Rin as Ma Seo Yoon (Dong Chan’s nephew)
People around Mi Ran
Gil Hae Yeon as Yoo Hyang Ja (Mi Ran’s mother)
Park Choong Sun as Ko Yoo Han (Mi Ran’s father)
Yoon Na Moo as Ko Nam Tae (Mi Ran’s younger brother)
Broadcast station people
Yoon Se Ah as Na Ha Young
Im Won Hee as Son Hyun Ki
Jung Hae Kyun as Kim Hong Suk
Campus people
Shim Hyung Tak as Hwang Dong Hyuk (professor)
Choi Bo Min as Hwang Ji Hoon
Kang Yoo Suk (강유석) as Baek Young Joon
Seo Jung Yeon as Oh Young Sun
Park Hee Jin as Park Kyung Ja
Lee Bong Ryun (이봉련) as Park Yoo Ja
People Related to Frozen Experiment
Seo Hyun Chul as Hwang Gap Soo
Lee Moo Saeng as Jo Ki Bum
Seo Sang Won (서상원) as doctor Yoon
Kim Bup Rae as Lee Suk Doo / Lee Hyung Doo
Robin Deiana as Nicholia
Others
Choi Dae Sung as as Kim Jin
Yoon Joo Man as Terry Kim (killer)
Yum Dong Hun as Seo Yoon Suk (professor)
Kim Jong Goo as congressman
Ra Mi Ran as Kang Ok Bong
Kim Soo Ro as Yoo Ji Min (writer)
Jung Sung Ho as anchor
Han Ki Woong as Lee Jung Woo (Lee Suk Doo’s son)
Production Credits
Production Company: Studio Dragon, Story Phoenix
Director: Shin Woo Chul
Screenwriter: Baek Mi Kyung
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | AGB | TNmS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-28 | 1 | 2.486 | - |
| 2019-09-29 | 2 | 3.177 | - |
| 2019-10-05 | 3 | 3.163 | - |
| 2019-10-06 | 4 | 3.201 | - |
| 2019-10-12 | 5 | 2.063 | - |
| 2019-10-13 | 6 | 2.481 | - |
| 2019-10-19 | 7 | 1.843 | - |
| 2019-10-20 | 8 | 2.419 | - |
| 2019-10-26 | 9 | 1.160 | - |
| 2019-10-27 | 10 | 2.074 | - |
| 2019-11-02 | 11 | 1.461 | - |
| 2019-11-03 | 12 | 1.622 | - |
| 2019-11-09 | 13 | 1.774 | - |
| 2019-11-10 | 14 | 1.765 | - |
| 2019-11-16 | 15 | ||
| 2019-11-17 | 16 |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)
*** Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels. So, please don’t be surprised with the low rating. ***
Poster
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Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I
– Trailer II
– Trailer III
– Trailer IV
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September 1st, 2019 at 3:46 am
OMFG…. Ji chang wook is back…. I’m literally screaming, Can’t wait…..
September 13th, 2019 at 11:01 pm
The plot sounds pretty ridiculous but I’m still gonna watch it, I hope it’ll be good.
September 25th, 2019 at 8:39 pm
Not only the plot sounds ridiculous but first trailers show it is kind of silly too. JCW comedic abilities are going to be tested here. Hope it won’t be a disaster.
September 27th, 2019 at 1:31 pm
Judging from the trailers and co-stars, this drama won’t be half as good as “Suspicious Partner”.
Will watch the first 2 episodes and post my feedback.
October 4th, 2019 at 7:59 pm
I watched the first two episodes and found it to be a lovely si-fi rom-com. Waiting for more. 🙂
October 5th, 2019 at 5:38 am
First two episodes are daebak! I made the right choice of watching this drama.
October 14th, 2019 at 9:17 am
I have watched 5 episodes of this drama.. and I am loving it… I am happy that Ji Chang Wook is back… The drama was so fun to watch so far…!!
October 21st, 2019 at 12:54 am
This drama is very funny and can’t believe it’s even better than “Suspicious Partner”. Highly recommended.
October 22nd, 2019 at 8:24 pm
Great casting but not sure with the content 🙁 hoping it gets better
November 12th, 2019 at 3:05 pm
THE STORY IS NOT UPTO THE MARK.. I ALSO FEEL THEY COULD HAVE CHOSEN A BETTER ACTRESS…