Life on Mars (South Korean TV series)

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Life on Mars
File:Life on Mars Korea poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Hangul 라이프 온 마스
Genre
Based on Life on Mars
by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan and Ashley Pharoah
Developed by Studio Dragon
Directed by Lee Jung-hyo
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Gun hong
Producer(s) Jeong Se-ryeong
Hwang Chang Woo
Cho Hye Rin
Production company(s) Production H
Release
Original network OCN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release June 9 (2018-06-09) –
August 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)
Chronology
Related shows Life on Mars (UK)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Life on Mars (Hangul: 라이프 온 마스; RR: Raipeu on Maseu) is a South Korean television series based on the 2006–07 British series of the same name.[1] It stars Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung, Oh Dae-hwan and Noh Jong-hyun. The series aired on OCN from June 9 to August 5, 2018 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST).[2][3][4][5]

Synopsis

Han Tae-joo (Jung Kyung-Ho) leads a crime investigation team. He has experienced a rapid rise in his career and he trusts data over people. While investigating a serial murder case, he has an accident. When Han Tae-joo wakes up, he finds himself in 1988. He does not know why, but he is now a detective appointed to work at a police station in a small city. To get back to the present day, Han Tae-joo tries to solve a serial murder case.

Cast

Main

A modern-day forensics scientist who travels back to the past and became a detective. He is a brilliant, principled individual who prefers to rely on scientific data and evidence rather than people.
Head of the Homicide Team. A detective who is uninterested in evidence and instead uses his keen instincts and intuition to solve his cases.
A passionate ace investigator who dreams of becoming a star detective.
A police sergeant in the homicide unit. He is described as unhinged and with a nasty temper.
The youngest detective on the team.

Recurring

An elite head detective who cares more about his appearance than investigations.
  • Lee Ji-ha as Han Mal-sook
  • Yoo Yeon as Lee Sun-ja
  • Lee Hee-won as Han Tae-joo
  • Kim Ki-cheon as Manager Park[11]
  • Oh Ah-rin as Young-joo
  • Choi Seung-yoon as Kim Min Seok (2018 - serial killer)
    • Oh Han-kyul as child Kim Min-seok (1988)

Special appearance

  • Park Gyu-young as Daughter
  • Moon Woo-jin as Kyung Ho (Ep. 6)
  • Joo Suk-tae as Lee Kang Heon, 1988 - escaped prisoner & hostage-taker (Ep. 7)
  • Hong Kyung as "E.T." / Oh Young Soo [1988] (Ep. 10,12)
  • Moon Sook as Kim Mi-yeon - Tae Joo's mother [2018] (Ep. 15-16)
  • Jeon Hye-bin as Jung Seo-hyun, Tae-joo’s fiancee and prosecutor

Production

  • First script reading took place on March 12, 2018 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong.[12]
  • Im Chang-jung was offered a major supporting role but he declined the offer.[13]
  • Seo Ji-hoon was cast in the role of Jo Nam-sik but dropped out of the project.[14]

Original soundtrack

Life on Mars OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released 2018
Genre Soundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "AGNES"   Patrick Joseph 03:49
2. "AGNES" (Inst.)   03:49
Total length:
 7:38

Part 2

Released on July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Wherever You Are" (너는 어디쯤) Shin Hae-kyung 04:21
2. "Wherever You Are" (Inst.)   04:21
Total length:
 08:42

Part 3

Released on July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Always Within Me"   RUNY 03:25
2. "Always Within Me" (Inst.)   03:25
Total length:
 06:50

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share<[16]
AGB Nielsen[17] TNmS[18]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 June 9, 2018 2.081% 1.911% 2.2%
2 June 10, 2018 3.122% 3.303% N/A
3 June 16, 2018 3.268% 3.432%
4 June 17, 2018 3.762% 3.968%
5 June 23, 2018 3.098% 3.001% 3.5%
6 June 24, 2018 3.969% 3.983% 4.9%
7 June 30, 2018 3.817% 3.794% N/A
8 July 1, 2018 4.681% 4.933% 5.1%
9 July 14, 2018 3.980% 4.525% 4.2%
10 July 15, 2018 4.170% 4.590% 5.2%
11 July 21, 2018 3.893% 4.353% 4.9%
12 July 22, 2018 4.834% 5.544% 5.7%
13 July 28, 2018 3.933% 4.388% N/A
14 July 29, 2018 4.695% 5.036%
15 August 4, 2018 4.657% 4.787% 4.7%
16 August 5, 2018 5.851% 6.377% 6.0%
Average 3.988% 4.245% 4.6%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • 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).
  • Episodes 9 and 10 did not air on July 7 and 8, 2018 as originally planned. To allow more time for filming, they were postponed by a week.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jung Kyung-ho Nominated [19][20]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Go Ah-sung Won
2nd The Seoul Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [21]
Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Adaptation of an Existing Format Life on Mars Won [22][23]

International broadcast

The drama was broadcast on tvN Asia with subtitles in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Sri Lanka where it premiered on October, 2019.

References

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External links

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