Come and Hug Me
Come and Hug Me is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jang Ki-yong, Jin Ki-joo and Huh Joon-ho. It aired on MBC from May 16 to July 19, 2018.
Synopsis
A man and a woman who were each other's first loves during childhood reunite years later as adults.In his childhood, Yoon Na-moo was a seemingly quiet and mysterious boy whose father was a psychopath serial killer. He meets his polar opposite in Gil Nak-won, a daughter of a popular actress. Through Nak-won's persistence and pure and loving nature towards Na-moo, Na-moo falls into a reciprocated love. But when Na-moo's father, Yoon Hee-jae — a man with a twisted affection for his son — murders Nak-won's parents, their short love comes to an end.
Years later, Gil Nak-won is now Han Jae-yi, an aspiring actress who always tries to have a good outlook on life, but who also has a panic disorder due to her traumatic past. Yoon Na-moo is now Chae Do-jin, a rookie detective who wishes to atone for his father's sins. These two would-be lovers have held on to the precious memories of when they were together, but, connected by a tragic fate, they must try to overcome the stigma and hardships they will later face.
Cast
Main
- Jang Ki-yong as Chae Do-jin
- *Nam Da-reum as young Chae Do-jin / Yoon Na-moo
- *Moon Woo-jin as child Chae Do-jin
- Jin Ki-joo as Han Jae-yi
- *Ryu Han-bi as young Han Jae-yi / Gil Nak-won
- Huh Joon-ho as Yoon Hee-jae
Recurring
- Yoon Jong-hoon as Gil Moo-won / Lim Tae-kyung
- *Jung Yoo-ahn as young Gil Moo-won / Lim Tae-kyung
- Kim Kyung-nam as Yoon Hyun-moo
- *Kim Sang-woo as young Yoon Hyun-moo
- Kwon Hyuk-soo as Kim Jong-hyun
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Chae Ok-hee
- Choi Ri as Chae Seo-jin
- *Lee Ye-won as young Chae So-jin
- Lee Da-in as Lee Yeon-ji
- Joo Woo-jae as Kang Yoon-sung
- Jung In-gi as Go Yi-seok
- Min Sung-wook as Kang Nam-gil
- Kim Seo-hyung as Park Hee-young
- Yoon Ji-hye as Han Ji-ho
- Park Soo-young as Pyo-taek
- Jung Da-hye as Cheon Se-kyung
- Park Kyung-choo as Gil Sung-sik
- Park Joo-mi as Ji Hye-won
- Hong Seung-bum as Lee Seung-woo / Yeom Ji-hong
- Bae Hae-sun as Jeon Yoo-ra
- Kim Hye-yoon as Yun-sil
- Kim Ji-eun as Moo-won's office investigator
- Chae Jong-hyeop as Jung Eui-ah
Special appearances
- Song Young-kyu as Professor
- Jang Gwang
Production
- Nam Joo-hyuk and Bae Suzy were offered to play the lead roles, but both declined.
- The first script reading was held between late March and early April at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.
Ratings
- In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
- TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.
- Regular broadcast of the drama was pre-empted on June 7, 13, 20 and 27 due to the coverage of 2018 World Cup and local elections.
- Episodes 19 and 20 were aired at 9:30 and 10PM instead of regular programming time of 10 and 10:30PM due to coverage of the 2018 World Cup.