Andante (TV series)

안단테

RRAndante

MRAndant'e

Genre

Andante
Promotional poster

Hangul	안단테
RR	Andante
MR	Andant'e

Genre	Coming-of-age Teen drama Romance
Developed by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Park Sun-ja Kwon Ki-kyung
Directed by	Park Ki-ho
Starring	Kim Jong-in Baek Chul-min Lee Ye-hyun Kim Jin-kyung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Park Ki-ho Choi Wook Jung Si-sun Choi Hyun-mook
Producers	Sung Joon-hae Kim Jung-gon
Running time	55 minutes
Production companies	UBICULTURE ZIO Films J1 Communication
Original release
Network	KBS1
Release	September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24) – January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)

Andante (Korean: 안단테; RR: Andante) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Kim Jong-in, Baek Chul-min, Lee Ye-hyun, and Kim Jin-kyung. It aired on KBS1 from September 24, 2017 to January 7, 2018, every Sunday at 10:10 (KST).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

A high school student named Lee Shi-kyung (Kai) moves to the countryside with his family and discovers a real-life ecosystem.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Cast

Main

Kim Jong-in as Lee Shi-kyung^[9]

An antisocial high school student who is a VVIP at his nearest PC room.

Go On as Park Ga-ram^[10]^[11]

An elite student with a warm temperament and dreams of becoming a doctor.

Lee Ye-hyun as Lee Shi-young^[12]^[13]

Shi-Kyung's younger sister has a prickly personality and is a cosplay otaku.

Kim Jin-kyung as Kim Bom^[12]

A mysterious student, who has a cool-girl aura and is so shy to approach her fellow students.

Supporting

Shi-kyung and Shi-young's family

Jeon Mi-seon as Oh Jung-won, Shi-kyung's mother
Sung Byung-sook [ko] as Kim Duk-boon, Shi-kyung's grandmother
Park Ji-yeon as Oh Jung-soo, Shi-kyung's aunt

People at the Hospital

Kim Kwang-sik [ko] as Park Young-geun
Kim Joo-ryoung as Young-sook
Lee Chang-joo as Yum Chang-hoon
Jeon Jin-gi [ko] as patient Kim Jae-woong

School Staff

Kwon Nam-hee [ko] as Do Kyung-ja
Ahn Hong-jin [ko] as Choi Jong-min
Jay Kim as Kang Hyun-woo

Students

Song Ji-hyun [ko] as Suk Joo-yeon^[14]^[13]

The class president who has a forceful, direct personality and strong leadership skills but becomes a tongue-tied and bashful in front of the boy she likes.

Kim Ki-soo [ko] as Eom Yong-gi^[15]^[11]

A troubled school rebel who is threatened by Shi-kyung's arrival and views him as a rival.

Ahn Seung-gyun as Min Ki-hoon^[15]^[11]

A cheerful student who has an insatiable curiosity about people and the talkative school gossip.

Baek Eun-kyung [ko] as Kim Ji-hye^[14]^[13]

A sweet ordinary girl without any special dreams until she meets Shi-young and learns how to ponder her future goals.

Kim Jung-ho as Kim Min-seok

Others

Shin Cheol-jin as Han-young
Lee Jin-kwon
Jang Ki-hyun
Kim Hyung-joo
Lee Sang-yi as Sung Joon
Son Jin-hwan
Lee Chae-min as Do-young
Yoo Hae-byul
Jo Han-sol
Son Soo-min
Baek Seung-do [ko]
Lee Jin-kwon
Keum Bo [ko] as Myung-soo
Gong Yoon-chan [ko] as Jae-hoon
Kim Do-joon
Kim Mo-bum
Kim Dae-han
Jung Kang-hee [ko]

Special appearances

Lee Byung-joon

Production

Jung Da-bin was first offered the female lead role, but declined due to her schedule.
First script reading took place January 13, 2017 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea.^[16]
Filming began on January 18, 2017, and ended on March 30.
Filming mostly take place in Yeoju, including filming at Yeogang High School.

Original soundtrack

Andante OST Album
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	December 23, 2017 (2017-12-23)
Genre	soundtrack
Language	Korean, English
Label	Music & New Snow Entertainment Windmill Entertainment

Part 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Since I Met You" (그댈 만난 이후로)	Tom and Jerry Hani	Tom and Jerry	Huh Gak	4:17
2.	"Since I Met You" (Inst.)		Tom and Jerry		4:17
Total length:					8:34

Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Lovely Gift" (선물 같은 그대)	Kwon Hee-jin C.Park	The Night of Seokyo	The Night of Seokyo	3:24
2.	"Lovely Gift" (Inst.)		The Night of Seokyo		3:24
Total length:					6:48

Part 3

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artists	Length
1.	"You Are in My Heart" (넌 내 안에)	ROZ Emotion is Bens Family	ROZ Emotion is	Standing Egg	3:11
2.	"You Are in My Heart" (Inst.)		ROZ Emotion is		3:11
Total length:					6:22

Part 4

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Everyday" (매일)	ZigZagNote Lee Shin-sung	ZigZagNote Noh Eun-jong	Jung Joon-young	4:07
2.	"Everyday" (Inst.)		ZigZagNote Noh Eun-jong		4:07
Total length:					8:14

Part 5

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Someday" (언젠가 우연히)	Hana	IMFACT	Imfact	4:17
2.	"Someday" (Inst.)		IMFACT		4:17
Total length:					8:34

Part 6

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Sunshine"	Hana Tom and Jerry	Tom and Jerry	Kim E-ji (Ggotjam Project)	4:01
2.	"Sunshine" (Inst.)		Tom and Jerry		4:01
Total length:					8:02

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share (Nationwide)
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	TNmS Ratings^[17]	AGB Nielsen^[18]
1	September 24, 2017	First Death (첫번째 죽음)	2.9%	2.8%
2	October 1, 2017	Birth of Bernard (버나드의 탄생)	1.8%	2.0%
3	October 8, 2017	It Bothers Me That Much (신경 쓰여서. 그렇게)	2.3%	2.3%
4	October 15, 2017	Scenes of Grandma (할머니가 있는 풍경)	2.1%	2.4%
5	October 22, 2017	What Should I Say (무슨 말을 할까)	1.8%	1.8%
6	October 29, 2017	30,912 Hours, 14 Years, 10 Months, 10 Days (삼만구백십이시간, 십사년, 십개월, 십일)	2.2%	1.7%
7	November 5, 2017	Two Rings (두개의 반지)	2.1%	1.7%
8	November 12, 2017	Invitation to Daily Life (일상으로의 초대)	1.9%	1.9%
9	November 19, 2017	You Are My Spring (너는 나의 봄이다)	2.4%	2.1%
10	November 26, 2017	Memories of That Warm Winter (그 겨울 따뜻한 기억)	1.4%	1.6%
11	December 3, 2017	Fake or Real... What's Important is the Heart (진짜와 가짜... 중요한 건 마음이야)	2.3%	2.1%
12	December 10, 2017	Discovery of Family (가족의 발견)	2.3%	1.9%
13	December 17, 2017	You Can Choose to Stop Caring, but You Can't Choose to Stop Loving (정을 끊어도 사랑은 끊어지지 않는다)	1.8%	2.1%
14	December 24, 2017	The Show Must Go On!	2.1%	2.1%
15	December 31, 2017	Bom's Miracle (봄의 기적)	1.9%	1.7%
16	January 7, 2018	Father Is Back (아버지가 돌아왔다)	2.4%	1.8%
Average			2.00%	2.11%