| Soul Mechanic | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Fix You[1] |
| Hangul | 영혼수선공 |
| Hanja | 靈魂修繕工 |
| Literal meaning | Soul Repairer |
| Revised Romanization | Yeonghonsuseongong |
| Genre | Medical |
| Created by | Ki Min-soo Kim Sang-hwi (KBS Drama Headquarters) |
| Written by | Lee Hyang-hee |
| Directed by | Yoo Hyun-ki |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Park Sung-jin Choi Min-chang |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kang Byung-taek (KBS) |
| Producer | Jung Hye-ryong |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | May 6 – June 25, 2020 |
Soul Mechanic (Korean: 영혼수선공; Hanja: 靈魂修繕工) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun, Jung So-min, Tae In-ho and Park Ye-jin. It aired on KBS2 from May 6 to June 25, 2020.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]A team of psychiatrists who believe in healing, and not just treating sick patients. Lee Shi-joon (Shin Ha-kyun) is happy to deal with living in a crazy world by being his eccentric self and leaning on humor to reach out to patients. He ends up being assigned a problem patient, Han Woo-joo (Jung So-min), a musical rising star with terrible anger management issues.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Shin Ha-kyun as Lee Shi-joon[4]
- Jung So-min as Han Woo-joo[5]
- Tae In-ho as In Dong-hyuk[6]
- Park Ye-jin as Ji Young-won[7]
Supporting
[edit]- Joo Min-kyung as Gong Ji-sun
- Jo Kyung-sook as Jo In-hye
- Park Soo-young as Oh Ki-tae
- Jung Hae-kyun as Park Dae-ha
- Choi Jung-woo as Lee Taek-kyung
- Park Hyun-suk as Oh Hwa-young
- Ahn Dong-goo as No Woo-jung
- Park Han-sol as Gong Ji-hee
- Kim Kang-min as Kim Young-seok
- Ha Young as Kang Neu-ri
- Baek Soo-hee as Kim Yoo-ra
- Jang Yoo-sang as Im Se-chan
- Oh Yoon-hong as Doctor
- Kang Shin-il as Gu Won-sook
- Kim Ga-ran as Jang Yoo-mi
- Ji Joo-yeon as Jung Se-yeon
- Kim Hyun as Patient
- Park Sang-hoon as Park Luo (Patient)
Special appearances
[edit]- Wi Ha-joon
- Lee Sung-min
- Kim Dong-young as Cha Dong-il
- Ban Hyo-jung
- Kim Hye-eun
- Ryu Si-won
Original soundtrack
[edit]| Soul Mechanic OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Dreamus Company |
Part 1
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Fine" | Shim Hyun-bo |
| Oh Ha-young (Apink) | 3:58 |
| 2. | "I'm Fine" (Inst.) |
| 3:58 | ||
| Total length: | 7:56 | ||||
Part 2
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lean on Me" (우리 둘, 서로의 위로가 되어) | Shim Hyun-bo |
| Ha Hyun-sang | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Lean on Me" (Inst.) |
| 3:56 | ||
| Total length: | 7:52 | ||||
Part 3
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Confuse" (마음이 이상해) | Shim Hyun-bo |
| Suran | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Confuse" (Inst.) |
| 4:24 | ||
| Total length: | 8:48 | ||||
Part 4
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When Tomorrow Comes" (내일이 오면) | Red Socks |
| NIA | 3:46 |
| 2. | "When Tomorrow Comes" (Inst.) |
| 3:46 | ||
| Total length: | 7:32 | ||||
Part 5
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love After Love" (하루가) | Kim Soo-jung | atomik | Tim | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Love After Love" (Inst.) | atomik | 4:34 | ||
| Total length: | 9:08 | ||||
Part 6
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sigh" (휴(休)) | BIG Naughty |
|
| 3:57 |
| 2. | "Sigh" (Inst.) |
| 3:57 | ||
| Total length: | 7:54 | ||||
Ratings
[edit]In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[8] | ||
| Nationwide | ||
| 1 | May 6, 2020 | 4.7% |
| 2 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | May 7, 2020 | 3.1% |
| 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | May 13, 2020 | 3.7% |
| 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | May 14, 2020 | 2.2% |
| 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | May 20, 2020 | 2.3% |
| 10 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | May 21, 2020 | 2.2% |
| 12 | 3.3% | |
| 13 | May 27, 2020 | 2.0% |
| 14 | 2.7% | |
| 15 | May 28, 2020 | 1.8% |
| 16 | 2.5% | |
| 17 | June 3, 2020 | 2.1% |
| 18 | 2.2% | |
| 19 | June 4, 2020 | 2.3% |
| 20 | 2.7% | |
| 21 | June 10, 2020 | 1.9% |
| 22 | 2.1% | |
| 23 | June 11, 2020 | 1.4% |
| 24 | 1.7% | |
| 25 | June 17, 2020 | 1.5% |
| 26 | 1.9% | |
| 27 | June 18, 2020 | 1.7% |
| 28 | 2.1% | |
| 29 | June 24, 2020 | 2.0% |
| 30 | 2.5% | |
| 31 | June 25, 2020 | 2.1% |
| 32 | 2.3% | |
| Average | 2.6% | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ [반전주의] 신하균, ＂정신과 의사인 내가 예쁘게 잘라줄게~^^＂ [영혼수선공/Fix you] 20200506. YouTube (in Korean). KBS Drama. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "'영혼수선공' 신하균X정소민, 한 폭의 수채화 같은 메인 포스터 공개..힐링 케미 뿜뿜". 헤럴드POP. April 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "신하균, 9년만 의드 컴백? '영혼수선공' 출연 긍정검토 중(공식입장)". Newsen. October 7, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "정소민, 신하균과 드라마 '영혼수선공' 주인공". 일간스포츠. October 28, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "태인호, KBS '영혼수선공' 주연 확정…신하균 절친이자 라이벌[공식]". 일간스포츠. December 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "박예진, '영혼수선공' 출연 확정...정신의학과 원장 役". YTN. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Soul Mechanic on KBS World
- Soul Mechanic at IMDb
- Soul Mechanic at HanCinema