Life on Mars (South Korean TV series)

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Hangul
라이프 온 마스
RRRaipeu on maseu
MRRaip'ŭ on masŭ
Genre
Life on Mars
Promotional poster
Hangul
라이프 온 마스
RRRaipeu on maseu
MRRaip'ŭ on masŭ
Genre
Based on
Developed byStudio Dragon
Directed byLee Jung-hyo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Gun hong
Producers
  • Jeong Se-ryeong
  • Hwang Chang Woo
  • Cho Hye Rin
Running time60 minutes
Production companyProduction H
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseJune 9 (2018-06-09) –
August 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)
Related
Life on Mars (British TV series)
Life on Mars (American TV series)

Life on Mars (Korean: 라이프 온 마스) is a South Korean television series based on the 2006–07 British series of the same name.[1] It stars Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung, Oh Dae-hwan and Noh Jong-hyun. The series aired on OCN from June 9 to August 5, 2018 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST).[2][3][4][5]

Han Tae-joo (Jung Kyung-Ho) leads a crime investigation team. He has experienced a rapid rise in his career and he trusts data over people. While investigating a serial murder case, he has an accident. When Han Tae-joo wakes up, he finds himself in 1988. He does not know why, but he is now a detective appointed to work at a police station in a small city. To get back to the present day, Han Tae-joo tries to solve a serial murder case.

Cast

Main

  • Jung Kyung-ho as Han Tae-joo:[6] A modern-day forensics scientist who travels back to the past and becomes a detective. He is a brilliant, principled individual who prefers to rely on scientific data and evidence rather than people [a]
  • Park Sung-woong as Kang Dong-chul: Head of the Homicide Team. A detective who is uninterested in evidence and instead uses his keen instincts and intuition to solve his cases. [b]
  • Go Ah-sung as Yoon Na-young: The only female member of the team. She is a passionate ace investigator who dreams of becoming a star detective.[c]
  • Oh Dae-hwan as Lee Yong-gi:[7] A police sergeant in the homicide unit. He is described as unhinged and with a nasty temper. [d]
  • Noh Jong-hyun as Jo Nam-sik:[8] The youngest detective on the team. [e]

Recurring

  • Jeon Seok-ho as Han Choong-Ho: father of Han Tae-Joo
  • Kim Jae-kyung as Han Mal-sook[9]
  • Kim Dae-gon as Park Byung-doo
  • Lee Bong-ryun as Yoo Soon-hee
  • Kim Young-pil as Kim Myung-se:[10] An elite head detective who cares more about his appearance than investigations.
  • Lee Ji-ha as Han Mal-sook
  • Yoo Yeon as Lee Sun-ja
  • Lee Hee-won as Han Tae-joo
  • Kim Ki-cheon as Manager Park[11]
  • Oh Ah-rin as Young-joo
  • Choi Seung-yoon as Kim Min Seok (2018)
    • Oh Han-kyul as child Kim (1988)

Special appearance

  • Park Gyu-young as Daughter
  • Moon Woo-jin as Kyung Ho (Ep. 6)
  • Joo Suk-tae as Lee Kang Heon, 1988 - escaped prisoner & hostage-taker (Ep. 7)
  • Hong Kyung as "E.T." / Oh Young Soo [1988] (Ep. 10,12)
  • Moon Sook as Kim Mi-yeon - Tae Joo's mother [2018] (Ep. 15-16)
  • Jeon Hye-bin as Jung Seo-hyun, Tae-joo's fiancée and prosecutor

Production

  • First script reading took place on March 12, 2018 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong.[12]
  • Im Chang-jung was offered a major supporting role but he declined the offer.[13]
  • Seo Ji-hoon was cast in the role of Jo Nam-sik but dropped out of the project.[14]

Original soundtrack

Life on Mars OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."AGNES"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Kim Hee-jin
Patrick Joseph03:49
2."AGNES" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Kim Hee-jin
 03:49
Total length:7:38

Part 2

Released on July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Wherever You Are" (너는 어디쯤)Shin Hae-kyungShin Hae-kyungShin Hae-kyung04:21
2."Wherever You Are" (Inst.) Shin Hae-kyung 04:21
Total length:08:42

Part 3

Released on July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Always Within Me"Josef Melin, Park Geun-chulRUNY, Kwon Deok-geun, IVeRRUNY03:25
2."Always Within Me" (Inst.) RUNY, Kwon Deok-geun, IVeR 03:25
Total length:06:50

Ratings

Life on Mars : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
10.5840.9071.0171.2140.8771.0801.1261.2981.1801.1831.0921.4251.1361.2951.3341.7301.155
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[15]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share[16]
AGB Nielsen[17] TNmS[18]
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1 June 9, 2018 2.081% 1.911% 2.2%
2 June 10, 2018 3.122% 3.303% N/a
3 June 16, 2018 3.268% 3.432%
4 June 17, 2018 3.762% 3.968%
5 June 23, 2018 3.098% 3.001% 3.5%
6 June 24, 2018 3.969% 3.983% 4.9%
7 June 30, 2018 3.817% 3.794% N/a
8 July 1, 2018 4.681% 4.933% 5.1%
9 July 14, 2018 3.980% 4.525% 4.2%
10 July 15, 2018 4.170% 4.590% 5.2%
11 July 21, 2018 3.893% 4.353% 4.9%
12 July 22, 2018 4.834% 5.544% 5.7%
13 July 28, 2018 3.933% 4.388% N/a
14 July 29, 2018 4.695% 5.036%
15 August 4, 2018 4.657% 4.787% 4.7%
16 August 5, 2018 5.851% 6.377% 6.0%
Average 3.988% 4.245% 4.6%
  • 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).
  • Episodes 9 and 10 did not air on July 7 and 8, 2018 as originally planned. To allow more time for filming, they were postponed by a week.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jung Kyung-ho Nominated [19][20]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Go Ah-sung Won
2nd The Seoul Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [21]
Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Adaptation of an Existing Format Life on Mars Won [22][23]

Notes

References

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