About Time (TV series)
Series Details:
| Korean title | 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임 |
| Also known as | A Moment I Want to Stop: About Time Meomchugo Sip-eun Sun-gan: Eobaut-taim |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Fantasy, Romance, Melodrama |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | May 21 – July 10, 2018 |
| Aired on | Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST) |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Starring | Lee Sang-yoon Lee Sung-kyung |
| Created by | Studio Dragon |
| Directed by | Kim Hyung-sik Park Shin-woo |
| Written by | Chu Hye-mi |
| Produced by | Kim Na-kyung Park Eun-kyung Bae Sun-hae Lee Min-jin |
| Executive producers | Lee Chan-ho Lee Eon-jung |
| Edited by | Kim Yoo-mi |
| Production Company | Story TV |
| Original Network | tvN |
Cast & Character:
Main
- Lee Sang-yoon as Lee Do-ha
- Moon Woo-jin as young Lee Do-ha
- Lee Sung-kyung as Choi Michaela / Mika
Supporting
- Lee Do-ha’s family
- Jung Dong-hwan as Lee Seon-moon
- Min Sung-wook as Lee Do-bin
- Kim Ji-wan as young Do-bin
- Kim Sa-hee as Kim Hye-young
- Jung Moon-sung as Yoon Do-san
- Lee Min-sung as young Do-san
- Choi Michaela’s family
- Na Young-hee as Jin Ra-hee
- Rowoon as Choi Wee-jin
- Ryu Tae-ho as Choi Tae-pyung
- People around Lee Do-ha
- Im Se-mi as Bae Soo-bong
- Tae In-ho as Park Sung-bin
- Kang Ki-doong as Park Woo-jin
- People around Choi Michaela
- Han Seung-yeon as Jeon Sung-hee
- Kim Hae-sook as Oh So-nyeo
- Others
- Kim Dong-jun as Jo Jae-yoo
- Jang Gwang as Mr. Park
- Oh Ah-rin as Yoon Ah-in
Special appearances
- Baek Ji-won as a wife (Ep. 1)
- Lee Dae-yeon as a husband (Ep. 1)
- Kim Kyung-nam as a police officer (Ep. 2)
- Kim Gyu-ri as Kim Joon-ah (Ep. 5-10)
- Yu Xiaoguang as Zhang Qiang
Storyline:
Choi Michaela (Lee Sung-kyung) is an aspiring musical actress who has the special ability to see people’s life spans. One day, while she’s heading off to an audition, she becomes involved in a minor car accident and meets Lee Do-ha (Lee Sang-yoon), a chaebol son and the president of cultural foundation MK Entertainment. After an unexpected discovery that her life clock stops whenever she’s with him, she becomes determined to keep him close at all costs. Things take an interesting and painful turn as the two begin to fall in love.
About Series:
About Time (Korean: 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임) is a South Korean fantasy romance television series starring Lee Sang-yoon and Lee Sung-kyung.
The first script reading was held in February 2018. Actor Lee Seo-won, who was supposed to play the supporting role of Jo Jae-yoo, was pulled out of the production prior to airing due to criminal charges filed against him. He was replaced by Kim Dong-jun.
It aired on tvN from May 21 to July 10, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST).
Episodes (Average TV viewership ratings):
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Ep. | Original Broadcast Date | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 21, 2018 | 1.766% | 2.249% |
| 2 | May 22, 2018 | 2.103% | 2.842% |
| 3 | May 28, 2018 | 1.338% | 1.327% |
| 4 | May 29, 2018 | 1.491% | 1.766% |
| 5 | June 4, 2018 | 1.483% | 1.595% |
| 6 | June 5, 2018 | 1.652% | 2.098% |
| 7 | June 11, 2018 | 1.452% | 1.493% |
| 8 | June 12, 2018 | 2.083% | 2.344% |
| 9 | June 18, 2018 | 0.887% | 1.206% |
| 10 | June 19, 2018 | 1.628% | 1.562% |
| 11 | June 25, 2018 | 1.262% | 1.380% |
| 12 | June 26, 2018 | 1.888% | 1.952% |
| 13 | July 2, 2018 | 1.838% | 1.828% |
| 14 | July 3, 2018 | 1.491% | 1.739% |
| 15 | July 9, 2018 | 1.239% | 1.574% |
| 16 | July 10, 2018 | 1.771% | 1.985% |