Splash Splash Love
Splash Splash Love (Korean: 퐁당퐁당 LOVE; RR: Pongdang Pongdang LOVE) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Seul-gi and Yoon Doo-joon. It initially aired on web platform Naver TV Cast in a 10-episode format. It was then broadcast by MBC on December 13 and 20, 2015 in two 60-minute episodes.[1][2][3][4]
| Splash Splash Love | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Kim Ji-hyun |
| Directed by | Kim Ji-hyun |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | 너에게 퐁당 (Splash Into You) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBC Naver TV Cast |
| Original release | December 13 – December 20, 2015 |
The series aired two years after the popular novel Moonlight Drawn by Clouds was serialized on Naver in 2013.[5] Like Splash, Moonlight is about the love story between a cross-dressing eunuch and a monarch. The novel is the original work from which the drama Love in the Moonlight (2016) was adapted from.[6]
Plot
Danbi is a senior high school student taking the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). However, she is not good at mathematics and was reluctant to take the exam. On exam day, she decides to run away and stop by a playground, wishing she would disappear when she heard a drum in a puddle of water nearby. As she has the ability to travel through spacetime, she took a leap of faith and jumped into the puddle of water and into the Joseon era.[7]
In Joseon, she is mistaken for a eunuch and serving in the palace she thus becomes a confidante of King Lee Do. Danbi finds that in the Joseon Dynasty, her high school level of math and science makes her the greatest scientist in the entire Kingdom. She falls in love with the King and inspires him in his reform the country.
However, fearing for their own privileges, Danbi becomes the target of traditionalist courtiers who seek her death. Having a hand in saving both the King and the Queen, Danbi becomes friends with the Queen who, in order to allow the King and Danbi to be together, endorses Danbi becoming a royal consort. Presented to the Queen Dowager, who is a doppelganger of her own mother, Danbi becomes very home sick and therefore decides to return to her era. Lee accepts her decision, and they leave, heading for the beach, where they share a passionate good bye with each other before Danbi disappears into the portal in the water. When she has disappeared, Lee swears that he will find her again, no matter how long it will take.
Back in her own time, Danbi one day watches a singer on the screen at her work, and is stunned that the artist is a living copy of the King's bodyguard. The singer declares a love song and sings about a "splash of love", when it suddenly starts to rain outside.
Outside on the street, Danbi notices a water pool and seriously considers stepping into it, returning to Lee, when she is suddenly approached by a man who silently holds up an umbrella over her head. She looks up and realizes he is the king, the living copy of Lee, and they stand silently looking into each other's eyes for a long while before he breaks the silence by telling her that they have met before - "a long time ago", he adds, and the viewer is shown a flashback of an earlier occasion on a bus where Danbi dropped her things on the floor and he helped her picking them up. It is heavily implied that he is the reincarnation of Lee, who has now finally found his love again just as he swore he would all those years ago.
Cast
Main cast
- Kim Seul-gi as Jang Dan-bi / Jang Yeong-sil
- Yoon Doo-joon as Yi Do[8]
Supporting cast
- Jin Ki-joo as So-heon (Dan-bi's friend) / Queen Soheon of the Cheongsong Shim clan
- Ahn Hyo-seop as Park Yeon / Che Ah-jin
- Ko Kyu-pil as Dan-bi's math teacher / Head Eunuch
- Lee Kwang-se
- Kim Soo-hyun
- Uhm Hye-jung
- Lee Jae-joon
- Kang Hyun
- Yoon Seok-ho as Seok (Park Yeon's younger brother)
Cameo
- Kim Kap-soo as Prime Minister Hwang Hui
- Jung Kyu-soo as Shim On
- Im Ye-jin as Dan-bi's mother / Dowager Queen Hudeok of the Yeoheung Min clan
- Lee Dae-yeon as Choe Man-ri
Subtitle for each episode
| Episode | Date | Subtitle | Running time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 2015 December 10 | The sweet rain falling on Joseon[9] | 13:35 |
| Episode 2 | 2015 December 11 | Useful Gosam[9] | 14:10 |
| Episode 3 | 2015 December 12 | I hate Gosam[9] | 18:37 |
| Episode 4 | 2015 December 13 | Gosam is in my heart[9] | 11:02 |
| Episode 5 | 2015 December 14 | Don't go, Gosam[9] | 18:59 |
| Episode 6 | 2015 December 17 | Gosam embracing the Sun[9] | 11:49 |
| Episode 7 | 2015 December 18 | Don't cry Gosam[9] | 16:55 |
| Episode 8 | 2015 December 19 | Gosam is a woman[9] | 14:53 |
| Episode 9 | 2015 December 20 | You are my dream[9] | 8:52 |
| Episode 10 | 2015 December 21 | Good luck, Danbi[9] | 24:03 |
Original soundtracks
| No. | Title | Artists | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fondant to You" | Kim Hyung Joong | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Don't Go" | Jung Ji-chan (One More Chance) | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Fondant to You" (Violin Intro Ver.) | Remi | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Fondant to You" (Violin Intro Ver.) | Kim Hyung-joong | 3:31 |
Ratings
| Episode | Date | TNmS (%) | AGB Nielsen (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | December 13, 2015 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2 | December 20, 2015 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11th Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Actress | Kim Seul-gi | Nominated |
| Best Screenwriter | Kim Ji-hyun | Nominated | ||
| Best TV Movie | Splash Splash Love | Nominated | ||
| 44th International Emmy Awards | Best TV Movie / Mini-series | Nominated |
References
- ^ (in Korean). Chosun.com. 2015-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ "'퐁당퐁당러브' 김지현 PD "쓸모없음에 너무 얽매이지 말았으면" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ "시공초월 '퐁당퐁당LOVE' 윤두준-김슬기 만남 통했다" (in Korean). Jungang Ilbo. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ Kim Soo-hyang (2016-02-04). "'Splash Splash Love' reruns on New Year's holiday". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ^ "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds". Naver.
- ^ . KBS. Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "LIST: 10 Short Korean Dramas That You Can Finish Between 1-3 Hours". Gia Allana. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Lee, Hye-won (9 December 2015). "Yoon Doo-joon to appear in Pongdang Pongdang Love". KPop Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "웹드라마 퐁당퐁당 LOVE : 네이버TV". tv.naver.com.
External links
- Official website
- Splash Splash Love at HanCinema