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To. Jenny

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To. Jenny
Promotional poster
Hangul
투제니
Revised RomanizationTujeni
Genre
Written byLee Jeong-hwa
Directed byPark Jin-woo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes2
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKBS Drama Production
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseJuly 10 (2018-07-10) –
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)

To. Jenny (Korean투제니; RRTujeni) is 2018 South Korean television series starring Kim Sung-cheol and Jung Chae-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from July 10–18, 2018.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

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To. Jenny is a music drama about a young man who expresses his unrequited first love for a girl through music and a young woman who chases after her dream despite a harsh situation.[5][6]

Cast

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Main

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  • Kim Sung-cheol as Park Jung-min, an aspiring singer-songwriter who has suffered from stage phobia ever since his voice cracked in front of his first love.
  • Jung Chae-yeon as Kwon Na-ra, a member of an unsuccessful girl group on the brink of obscurity who is attempting to revive her career.[7]

Supporting

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  • Choi Yoo-ri as Park Ok-hee, Jung-min's younger sister.
  • Park Mi-sun as Kim Mi-ok, Jung-min's mother.
  • Yang Ik-june as Kim Hyung-soo, Jung-min's uncle.
  • Lee Sang-yi as Yeom Dae-sung, Jung-min's friend.
  • Nam Tae-boo as Kim Min-bong, Jung-min's friend.
  • Jo Kwan-woo as the CEO of Kwon Na-ra's agency
  • NC.A as Eileen, a rival singer at Kwon Na-ra's agency
  • Kim Junwook as a performer
  • Jeong Sagang as a performer

Soundtrack

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The original soundtrack for the television series was released in two installments on July 11 and 18, 2018. It consists of diegetic music performed and written in-universe by series protagonist Park Jung-min. In reality, these songs (with the exception of original song "To. Jenny") are covers of existing songs by Korean indie artists performed by the show's cast.[6]

Track listing

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Part 1 – Released on July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11)[8]
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Nonhyun-dong Pork Belly" (논현동 삼겹살; performed by Kim Sung-cheol)A.Coma3:24
2."Tiramisu Cake" (performed by Kim Sung-cheol and Choi Yu-ri)We Are The Night3:11
3."Grab Me" (performed by Kim Sung-cheol and Lee Sang-yi)Choi Nakta3:13
4."Care About You" (조심스러운 이유; performed by Kim Sung-cheol)MeloMance3:29
Total length:13:23
Part 2 – Released on July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)[9]
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Your Song" (performed by Kim Sung-cheol and Jung Chae-yeon)Sam Kim4:08
2."To. Jenny" (performed by Kim Sung-cheol)N/A3:18
Total length:7:26

Ratings

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Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
(Nationwide)
AGB Nielsen[10]
1 July 10, 2018 1.8%
2 July 17, 2018 1.6%
Average 1.7%

References

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  1. ^ Jang, Ah-reum. [공식입장] '슬빵' 김성철, 뮤지컬 실력 뽐낸다…뮤직드라마 '투제니' 주연. Naver News (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Hong, Se-young. "[종합] '투제니' 김성철X정채연 男女주인공 확정…7월10일 첫방". Naver News (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Park, Jae-hwan. "정채연, 뮤직드라마 '투제니(to.Jenny)' 캐스팅". Naver News (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "DIA's Jung Chae-yeon confirmed as lead role in upcoming drama 'To Jenny'". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "[New Drama] "to.Jenny" Tells of Finding First Love Through Music". Hancinema. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Sung, Ji-eun. "Jung Chae-yeon gets first lead role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "DIA's Jung Chae-yeon talks about difficulties of starring in 'To Jenny'". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "투제니(TO.JENNY) (KBS2 뮤직드라마) OST - Part.1". Bugs. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "투제니 (TO.JENNY) (KBS2 뮤직드라마) OST - Part.2". Bugs. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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