Soul Mechanic

Soul Mechanic (Korean: 영혼수선공; Hanja: 靈魂修繕工) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun, Jung So-min, Tae In-ho and Park Ye-jin. It aired on KBS2 from May 6 to June 25, 2020.^[3]

Soul Mechanic
Promotional poster
Also known as	Fix You^[1]
Hangul	영혼수선공
Hanja	靈魂修繕工
Literal meaning	Soul Repairer
Revised Romanization	Yeonghonsuseongong
Genre	Medical
Created by	Ki Min-soo Kim Sang-hwi (KBS Drama Headquarters)
Written by	Lee Hyang-hee
Directed by	Yoo Hyun-ki
Starring	Shin Ha-kyun Jung So-min Tae In-ho Park Ye-jin
Music by	Park Sung-jin Choi Min-chang
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32^[a]
Production
Executive producer	Kang Byung-taek (KBS)
Producer	Jung Hye-ryong
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes^[a]
Production companies	Monster Union Imagine Asia
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	May 6 (2020-05-06) – June 25, 2020 (2020-06-25)

Synopsis

A team of psychiatrists who believe in healing, and not just treating sick patients. Lee Shi-joon (Shin Ha-kyun) is happy to deal with living in a crazy world by being his eccentric self and leaning on humor to reach out to patients. He ends up being assigned a problem patient, Han Woo-joo (Jung So-min), a musical rising star with terrible anger management issues.

Cast

Main

• Shin Ha-kyun as Lee Shi-joon^[4]
• Jung So-min as Han Woo-joo^[5]
• Tae In-ho as In Dong-hyuk^[6]
• Park Ye-jin as Ji Young-won^[7]

Supporting

• Joo Min-kyung as Gong Ji-sun
• Jo Kyung-sook as Jo In-hye
• Park Soo-young as Oh Ki-tae
• Jung Hae-kyun as Park Dae-ha
• Choi Jung-woo as Lee Taek-kyung
• Park Hyun-suk as Oh Hwa-young
• Ahn Dong-goo as No Woo-jung
• Park Han-sol as Gong Ji-hee
• Kim Kang-min as Kim Young-seok
• Shin Ha-young as Kang Neu-ri
• Baek Soo-hee as Kim Yoo-ra
• Jang Yoo-sang as Im Se-chan
• Oh Yoon-hong as Doctor
• Kang Shin-il as Gu Won-sook
• Kim Ga-ran as Jang Yoo-mi
• Ji Joo-yeon as Jung Se-yeon
• Kim Hyun as Patient
• Park Sang-hoon as Park Luo (Patient)

Special appearances

• Wi Ha-joon
• Lee Sung-min
• Kim Dong-young as Cha Dong-il
• Ban Hyo-jung
• Kim Hye-eun
• Ryu Si-won

Original soundtrack

Soul Mechanic OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Dreamus Company

Part 1

Released on May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I'm Fine"	Shim Hyun-bo	Park Sung-jin Choi Min-chang	Oh Ha-young (Apink)	3:58
2.	"I'm Fine" (Inst.)		Park Sung-jin Choi Min-chang		3:58
Total length:					7:56

Part 2

Released on May 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Lean on Me" (우리 둘, 서로의 위로가 되어)	Shim Hyun-bo	Shim Hyun-bo Park Min-seo	Ha Hyun-sang	3:56
2.	"Lean on Me" (Inst.)		Shim Hyun-bo Park Min-seo		3:56
Total length:					7:52

Part 3

Released on May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Confuse" (마음이 이상해)	Shim Hyun-bo	Shim Hyun-bo Park Min-seo	Suran	4:24
2.	"Confuse" (Inst.)		Shim Hyun-bo Park Min-seo		4:24
Total length:					8:48

Part 4

Released on June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (내일이 오면)	Red Socks	Red Socks Kang Hyun-deuk	NIA	3:46
2.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (Inst.)		Red Socks Kang Hyun-deuk		3:46
Total length:					7:32

Part 5

Released on June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Love After Love" (하루가)	Kim Soo-jung	atomik	Tim	4:34
2.	"Love After Love" (Inst.)		atomik		4:34
Total length:					9:08

Part 6

Released on June 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Sigh" (휴(休))	BIG Naughty	BIG Naughty Giriboy Choi Min-chang	Shin Ha-kyun BIG Naughty	3:57
2.	"Sigh" (Inst.)		BIG Naughty Giriboy Choi Min-chang		3:57
Total length:					7:54

Ratings

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

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea^[8]
		Nationwide
1	May 6, 2020	4.7%
2		5.2%
3	May 7, 2020	3.1%
4		4.4%
5	May 13, 2020	3.7%
6		3.8%
7	May 14, 2020	2.2%
8		3.0%
9	May 20, 2020	2.3%
10		2.6%
11	May 21, 2020	2.2%
12		3.3%
13	May 27, 2020	2.0%
14		2.7%
15	May 28, 2020	1.8%
16		2.5%
17	June 3, 2020	2.1%
18		2.2%
19	June 4, 2020	2.3%
20		2.7%
21	June 10, 2020	1.9%
22		2.1%
23	June 11, 2020	1.4%
24		1.7%
25	June 17, 2020	1.5%
26		1.9%
27	June 18, 2020	1.7%
28		2.1%
29	June 24, 2020	2.0%
30		2.5%
31	June 25, 2020	2.1%
32		2.3%
Average		2.6%

Notes

1. In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.^[2]

References

1. [반전주의] 신하균, ＂정신과 의사인 내가 예쁘게 잘라줄게~^^＂ [영혼수선공/Fix you] 20200506. YouTube (in Korean). KBS Drama. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
3. "'영혼수선공' 신하균X정소민, 한 폭의 수채화 같은 메인 포스터 공개..힐링 케미 뿜뿜". 헤럴드POP. April 27, 2020. from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
4. "신하균, 9년만 의드 컴백? '영혼수선공' 출연 긍정검토 중(공식입장)". Newsen. October 7, 2019. from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
5. "정소민, 신하균과 드라마 '영혼수선공' 주인공". 일간스포츠. October 28, 2019. from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
6. "태인호, KBS '영혼수선공' 주연 확정…신하균 절친이자 라이벌[공식]". 일간스포츠. December 27, 2020. from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
7. "박예진, '영혼수선공' 출연 확정...정신의학과 원장 役". YTN. December 31, 2019. from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
8. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Soul Mechanic on KBS World
• Soul Mechanic at IMDb  
• Soul Mechanic at HanCinema