The Miracle We Met

The Miracle We Met^[2] (Korean: 우리가 만난 기적) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kim Myung-min, Kim Hyun-joo, Ra Mi-ran, Ko Chang-seok and Joseph Lee. It aired from April 2 to May 29, 2018, on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot.^[3][4][5]

The Miracle We Met
Promotional poster
Also known as	Miracle that We Met
Hangul	우리가 만난 기적
Revised Romanization	Uriga Mannan Gijeok
Genre	Romance Melodrama Fantasy
Created by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Baek Mi-kyung^[1]
Directed by	Lee Hyung-min
Starring	Kim Myung-min Kim Hyun-joo Ra Mi-ran Ko Chang-seok Joseph Lee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Bae Kyung-soo Lee Sang-baek
Producer	Lee Jae-sang
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	AStory
Release
Original network	KBS2
Original release	April 2 (2018-04-02) – May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)

Synopsis

An ordinary man dies in a car crash, but his spirit awakes inside another man with the same name and age but an entirely different background. He becomes the head of two families and agonizes over his two different wives.^[6]

Cast

Main

• Kim Myung-min as Song Hyun-chul (A)^[7]
• Kim Hyun-joo as Sun Hye-jin
• Ra Mi-ran as Jo Yeon-hwa
• Ko Chang-seok as Song Hyun-chul (B)
• Joseph Lee as Keum Sung-moo

Supporting

People around Song Hyun-chul (A)

• Yoon Seok Hwa as Hwang Geum-nyeo^[8]
• Hwang Bo-ra as Song Sa-ran
• Seo Dong-hyun as Song Kang-ho
• Kim Ha-yoo as Song Mi-ho
• Choi Byung-mo as "Ttak-pool" Heo Dong-gu
• Hwang Seok-jeong as Lim Do-hee

People around Song Hyun-chul (B)

• Lee Do-kyung as Song Mo-dong^[9]
• Kim Hwan-hee as Song Ji-soo
• Jeon Seok-ho as Park Dong-soo^[10]
• Kim Mi-hwa as Jin-soo's mother
• Lee Eun-saem as Young-ju

Shinhwa Bank Staff

• Yoon Ji-hye as Kwak Hyo-joo
• Jung Suk-yong as Yook Bang-woo^[9]
• Bae Yoon-kyung as Sun Hye-jin
• Choi Seong-won as Assistant Manager Ha
• Lee Moo-saeng as Deputy Department Head Kim
• Lee Bom-so-ri as Seo He-joo
• Park Keun-rok as Park Jong-won
• Jung Han-yong as Kim Sang-jo^[9]
• Park Sung-keun as Oh Jang-choon

God figures

• Kim Jong-in as Ato^[11]
• Kim Jae-yong/Kim Jae-kyung as Mao

Special appearance

• Kim Won-hae as Mortician (Ep. 1, 3, 8)
• Kim Su-ro as Cathedral priest (Ep. 3, 11)
• Kim Jae-kyung as Mao's other personality (Ep. 3)
• Yoon Da-hoon as Seo Min-joon, psychologist (Ep. 8)
• Jung Sang-hoon as Drama PD (Ep. 9)
• Park Jun-gyu as Song Hyun-chul (B)'s friend
• Kim Min-jong as Kim Man-jong, program MC (Ep. 11)

Production

• The first script reading took place on February 12, 2018 at KBS Annex Building.^[12]
• Choi Ji-woo was offered the female lead role but declined.^[13]

Original soundtrack

The Miracle We Met OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	AStory, kakao M
Producer	Lee Sang-baek (executive), Moon Sung-nam

Part 1

Released on April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Monochrome"	Moon Sung-nam, Jung Jae-woo	Moon Sung-nam, Jung Jae-woo, SimZ	Bily Acoustie	03:29
2.	"Monochrome" (Inst.)		Moon Sung-nam, Jung Jae-woo, SimZ		03:29
Total length:					06:58

Part 2

Released on April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Farewell" (이별)	Kil Ok-yoon	Kil Ok-yoon	Jung Cha-sik	04:36
2.	"Farewell" (Inst.)		Kil Ok-yoon		04:36
Total length:					09:12

Part 3

Released on April 23, 2018 (2018-04-23)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Becoming You" (너에게 물들어)	Honey Pot	Honey Pot	Min Chae	3:51
2.	"Becoming You" (Inst.)		Honey Pot		3:51
Total length:					7:42

Part 4

Released on May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Present To You" (지금 너에게)	Mama Gorilla Yoon Hee-won	Mama Gorilla Yoon Hee-won	Jang Woo-ram	3:27
2.	"Present To You" (Acoustic Ver.)	Mama Gorilla Yoon Hee-won	Mama Gorilla Yoon Hee-won	Jang Woo-ram	3:27
3.	"Present To You" (Guitar Ver.)	Mama Gorilla Yoon Hee-won	Mama Gorilla Yoon Hee-won	Jang Woo-ram (feat. Sam Lee)	3:27
Total length:					10:21

Part 5

Released on May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"More Than Love, Memories Are" (기억이란 사랑보다)	Lee Young-hoon	Lee Young-hoon Tom and Jerry	Monhv (Green Cacao)	4:36
2.	"More Than Love, Memories Are" (Inst.)		Lee Young-hoon Tom and Jerry		4:36
Total length:					9:12

Viewership

The Miracle We Met : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	1	1.327	1.507	1.880	1.940	1.944	1.758	1.567	1.642	1.997	2.032	1.963	1.878	1.670	1.874	1.718	2.235	2.189	2.198

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[14]

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			TNmS		Nielsen Korea^[15]
			Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	April 2, 2018	Two Families (두 송패밀리)	7.2% (NR)	7.5%	8.2% (14th)	8.4% (12th)
2	April 3, 2018	Body Rent (육체 임대)	7.4% (14th)	7.8%	9.2% (8th)	9.6% (6th)
3	April 9, 2018	I'm Sorry... (미안해요...)	9.6% (10th)	10.0%	11.2% (5th)	11.6% (4th)
4	April 10, 2018	Identity (정체)	9.6% (9th)	9.8%	10.9% (5th)	11.1% (4th)
5	April 16, 2018	Me, Who Destroys Me (나를 파괴한 나)	10.1% (7th)	10.2%	11.5% (4th)
6	April 17, 2018	Help Me	9.6% (8th)	9.7%	10.5% (5th)	10.7% (4th)
7	April 23, 2018	Being Himself (송현철 되기)	9.4% (12th)	9.5%	9.7% (8th)	9.3% (9th)
8	April 24, 2018	Only These Words... (이 말 밖에는...)	10.4% (9th)	10.6%	10.5% (7th)	10.4% (4th)
9	April 30, 2018	Point of No Return (돌아갈 수 없는 지점)	9.6% (9th)	10.1%	11.9% (4th)	12.4% (3rd)
10	May 1, 2018	The Present of God (신의 선물)	10.8% (7th)	11.2%		12.3% (4th)
11	May 7, 2018	Love Triangle (세 사람)	9.6% (8th)	9.7%	11.4% (4th)	11.5% (4th)
12	May 8, 2018	My Husband's Wife (내 남편의 아내)	10.0% (7th)	10.1%	11.5% (4th)	11.4% (4th)
13	May 14, 2018	If You Leave Me Now (가지마요...)	9.2% (9th)	9.3%	10.8% (6th)	10.4% (4th)
14	May 15, 2018	He Comes Back! (돌아온 송현철)	9.3% (7th)	9.4%	10.9% (5th)	10.8% (4th)
15	May 21, 2018	He is A Different Person (그는 다른 사람입니다)	9.7% (8th)	9.8%	10.4% (6th)	10.3% (4th)
16	May 22, 2018	The Trigger of Truth (진실의 방아쇠	8.9% (7th)	9.0%	11.5% (4th)	11.2% (4th)
17	May 28, 2018	Destiny Changes (운명이 역동이다	11.6% (6th)	12.2%	12.6% (2nd)	13.0% (1st)
18	May 29, 2018	The Miracle We Met (The End) (우리가 만난 기적 (최종회))	11.4% (6th)	11.8%	13.1% (4th)	13.5% (4th)
Average			9.6%	9.9%	11.0%	11.1%
Special	March 26, 2018	—	3.3%	N/A	3.5%	N/A
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. N/A denotes ratings that were not released.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	6th APAN Star Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Ra Mi-ran	Nominated	^[16]
	32nd KBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize	Kim Myung-min	Won	^[17]
		Top Excellence Award, Actor		Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress	Kim Hyun-joo	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	Kim Myung-min	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama	Ra Mi-ran	Won
			Kim Hyun-joo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Choi Byung-mo	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Kai	Nominated
		Best Young Actor	Seo Dong-hyun	Nominated
		Best Young Actress	Kim Hwan-hee	Won
		Netizen Award	Kim Myung-min	Won
		Best Couple Award	Kim Myung-min & Ra Mi-ran	Won

References

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15. . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
16. "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
17. Woo, Bin (January 1, 2019). [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Donggeun Lee Grand Prize "Why am I ... thanks to Jang Mi-hee.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Naver.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• The Miracle We Met on KBS World

• The Miracle We Met at HanCinema
• The Miracle We Met at IMDb