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] Distributor Original network JTBC Picture format 1080i (HDTV )Audio format Dolby Digital Original release November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29 ) – (2020-01-18 ) Website
Chocolate Korean : 초콜릿 ; RR : Chokollit 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 [ ] 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.
Cast [ ] Main [ ] Supporting [ ] Kang's family [ ] Kang Boo-ja as Han Yong-seol[5] Lee Jae-ryong as Lee Seung-hoon[5] Kim Sun-kyung as Yoon Hye-mi
Lee Eon-jung as Jeong Soo-hee
Yoon Ye-hee as Lee Seo-hoon People at the hospice [ ] Others [ ] Jang Duk-joo as Ha Dong-goo
Lee Hyo-bin as Kim In-joo Special appearances [ ] Kim Yu-bin as Oh Jeong-Bok (Ep. 11, Ep. 12 & Ep. 13)Lina as woman in the museum (Ep. 16)Yoon Bo-ra as Hui Na (Ep. 13, Ep 15 & Ep 16)Production [ ] 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 [6] [7]
Original soundtrack [ ] Part 1 [ ] 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
Part 2 [ ] 1. "Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (나무) Car, the Garden 3:47 2. "Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (Inst.) 3:47 Total length: 7:34
Part 3 [ ] 1. "Always Be Here" Jung Ye-kyung Jung Jin-woo 3:35 2. "Always Be Here" (Inst.) 3:35 Total length: 7:10
Part 4 [ ] 1. "Always Be Here" Jung Ye-kyung Ha Jin 3:35 2. "Always Be Here" (Inst.) 3:35 Total length: 7:10
Part 5 [ ] 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
Part 6 [ ] 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
Part 7 [ ] 1. "Special (From. Chocolate)" Yubin 3:33 2. "Special (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.) 3:33 Total length: 7:06
Part 8 [ ] 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
Part 9 [ ] 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 [ ] 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 [ ] 1. "You & I" ID: Earth 4:22 2. "Right Time and Right Place" (Inst.) 4:22 Total length: 7:48
Chart performance [ ] Viewership [ ] 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 .
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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share[10]
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 the red numbers 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 ).
Notes [ ]
^ Performed by Seventeen members Joshua, Wonwoo, DK, Seungkwan and Dino.
References [ ]
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