2020 South Korean television series
Tell Me What You Saw Promotional poster
Also known as Say It as You See It Hangul 본 대로 말하라
Literal meaning Say What You Saw Revised Romanization Bon Daero Malhara
Genre Thriller , Suspense Created by Kim Hong-sun Developed by Studio Dragon Written by Directed by Kim Sang-hoon Starring Composer Gaemi Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producer Kim Hong-sun[ 1] Running time 60 minutes Production company H House[ 1] [ 2] Network OCN Release February 1 (2020-02-01 ) – March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22 )
Tell Me What You Saw (Korean : 본 대로 말하라 ) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk , Choi Soo-young , and Jin Seo-yeon . It aired on OCN from February 1 to March 22, 2020.[ 3]
Synopsis Oh Hyun-jae (Jang Hyuk ) was a genius profiler who cracked many cold cases using his unsurpassed profiling skills. One day, his fiancée was killed in an explosion set by a serial killer and Hyun-jae lived in seclusion after that. Five years later, a new murder takes place using the same method as that serial killer. While investigating the case, team leader Hwang Ha-young (Jin Seo-yeon) meets a detective from the countryside, Cha Soo-young (Choi Soo-young ), who has a photographic memory. She introduced Soo-young to Hyun-jae and they work together to go after the serial killer.[ 4] [ 5]
Cast
Main
A genius criminal profiler who became a recluse after losing his fiancée in an explosion.
A rookie detective from the countryside with a photographic memory.
Supporting
People in Mucheon Metropolitan Police Agency
The team leader of the Regional Investigation Unit (RIU).
An ambitious senior superintendent of the Mucheon Metropolitan Police Agency.
A veteran detective in the Regional Investigation Unit (RIU).
Shin Soo-ho as Jang Tae-sung
A reckless detective in the RIU.
A brainy detective in the RIU.
People around Oh Hyun-jae
Hyun-jae's fiancée who was a brilliant cellist.
People around Cha Soo-young Ha Sung-kwang as Cha Man-suk
Soo-young's father who is a deaf-mute.
A countryside policeman who used to work as Soo-young's partner.
Original soundtrack
Part 1 Released on February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08 ) Title Artist 1. "Be Colored" (물들어간다) Kim Yoon-ah 3:20 2. "Be Colored" (Inst.) 3:20
Part 2 Released on February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15 ) Title Artist 1. "This Game" Lee Ba-da 3:27 2. "This Game" (Inst.) 3:27
Part 3 Released on February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22 ) Title Artist 1. "Remember" (기억해) Kim Han-kyul 4:02 2. "Remember" (Inst.) 4:02
Part 4 Released on February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29 ) Title Artist 1. "Sinner" Darin 3:10 2. "Sinner" (Inst.) 3:10
Part 5 Released on March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07 ) Title Artist 1. "What You See" Ugly Duck 3:30 2. "What You See" (Inst.) 3:30
Part 6 Released on March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Title Artist 1. "Price 2 Pay" Fondres 3:23 2. "Price 2 Pay" (Inst.) 3:23
Ratings Tell Me What You Saw : 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 1 546 902 436 901 631 926 N/A 901 N/A 945 678 958 707 977 601 1192 N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea .
[ 6]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Title
Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[ 7]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
February 1, 2020
An instant, 1/75th of a second
2.031%
2.357%
2
February 2, 2020
Ghost Image
3.256%
3.692%
3
February 8, 2020
Evidence
1.668%
—
4
February 9, 2020
Signature
3.310%
3.773%
5
February 15, 2020
Inattentional Blindness
2.221%
2.622%
6
February 16, 2020
Velocity
3.538%
4.433%
7
February 22, 2020
Reflection
1.840%
—
8
February 23, 2020
Variable
3.687%
4.287%
9
February 29, 2020
Optical Illusion
2.224%
—
10
March 1, 2020
Decalcomanie
3.364%
4.161%
11
March 7, 2020
Dice
2.537%
3.016%
12
March 8, 2020
Motion
3.753%
4.182%
13
March 14, 2020
Random
2.387%
2.909%
14
March 15, 2020
Explosion
3.759%
4.369%
15
March 21, 2020
Trinity
2.430%
3.108%
16
March 22, 2020
Liber Proverbiorum 6:17
4.388%
5.028%
Average
2.900%
— [ a]
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 ).
Notes
^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
References
^ a b "황윤선 on Instagram: "D-1 #ocn #드라마 #본대로말하라 #첫촬영 #촬영팀 #겨울 #하 얼른봄아 와라아.,,," " . Instagram . Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
^ "[공식] 장혁, '본 대로 말하라' 천재 프로파일러 '오현재' 역 캐스팅" . 서울경제 . November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "최수영·김홍선 감독, 2020년 OCN 포문 열 '본대로 말하라'(종합)" . Naver (in Korean). ISplus. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
^ "최수영 "'본대로 말하라' 장혁과의 호흡, 영광이고 행운" " . Naver (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
^ "장혁·최수영·진서연 '본 대로 말하라' 출연확정, 내년 첫방" . Naver (in Korean). SportsDonga. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020 .
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