2019 South Korean television series
The Light in Your Eyes Promotional poster
Also known as Hangul 눈이 부시게
Literal meaning Eyes Are Dazzling Revised Romanization Nun-i Busige Written by Directed by Kim Suk-yoon Starring Composer Kim Hyung-suk Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes12 Executive producer Kim Ji-yeon Producer Park Jun-seo Running time 60 minutes Production company Drama House (JTBC)Network JTBC Release February 11 (2019-02-11 ) – March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19 )
The Light in Your Eyes [ 4] (Korean : 눈이 부시게 ; RR : Nun-i Busige ) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-min , Kim Hye-ja , Nam Joo-hyuk , and Son Ho-jun . It aired on JTBC 's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST ) from February 11 to March 19, 2019.[ 5] The drama was critically acclaimed for intimately portraying the hardships everyday people face. It is also one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history .
To prevent her father from dying in a car accident, Kim Hye Ja manipulates time with a special watch she found at a beach as a child. However, manipulating time comes with a heavy price- Hye Ja will age each time she turns back time. Meanwhile, a young man named Lee Joon Ha who has a beautiful friendship with Hye Ja, is exhausted from his family problems and has given up on all his dreams. He now works as a scammer at an elderly care center unaware that Hye Ja has become an old lady and goes there to pass time after turning old for manipulating time. The two cross each other’s paths again, but this time both have changed.
Kim Hye-ja as Kim Hye-ja (70 years old) Han Ji-min as Kim Hye-ja (26 years old) Nam Joo-hyuk as Lee Joon-ha (26 years old) Nam Joo-hyuk as Kim Sang-hyeon A Doctor in Hyoja Nursing Hospital, also resembles Kim Hye-ja's late husband, Lee Joon-ha. Son Ho-jun as Kim Young-soo (Lee Min-soo) People around Hye-ja [ edit ] People around Joon-ha [ edit ] Special appearances [ edit ] The first script reading took place on September 26, 2018 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong , Seoul, South Korea.[ 13]
Original soundtrack [ edit ] Released on February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11 ) Title Artist 1. "Always In My Heart" (내 맘속엔 언제나) Maytree 3:10 2. "Always In My Heart" (Inst.) 3:10 Total length: 6:20
Released on February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18 ) Title Artist 1. "Picnic" (소풍) Harim 3:16 2. "Picnic" (Inst.) 3:16 Total length: 6:32
Released on February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25 ) Title Artist 1. "I Just Set It Up" Vincent 3:47 2. "I Just Set It Up" (Inst.) 3:47 Total length: 7:34
Released on March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04 ) Title Artist 1. "Dazzling Days" (눈부신 날들) Nam Se-ra 3:45 2. "Dazzling Days" (Inst.) 3:45 Total length: 7:30
Released on March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11 ) Title Artist 1. "Get Warm" (따스해져) Jang Duk-chul 4:00 2. "Get Warm" (Inst.) 4:00 Total length: 8:00
Released on March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18 ) Title Artist 1. "Paint" (물감) Kim Yeon-ji 3:29 2. "Paint" (Inst.) 3:29 Total length: 6:58
The Light in Your Eyes : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 0.736 0.832 0.977 1.212 1.365 1.460 1.235 1.918 1.716 1.727 2.006 2.223 1.451
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[ 14] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[ 15] Nationwide Seoul 1 February 11, 2019 3.185% 3.535% 2 February 12, 2019 3.188% 3.722% 3 February 18, 2019 3.743% 4.638% 4 February 19, 2019 5.368% 6.092% 5 February 25, 2019 5.834% 7.536% 6 February 26, 2019 6.567% 8.093% 7 March 4, 2019 5.097% 6.301% 8 March 5, 2019 8.447% 10.831% 9 March 11, 2019 7.711% 9.438% 10 March 12, 2019 7.851% 9.500% 11 March 18, 2019 8.546% 10.669% 12 March 19, 2019 9.731% 12.083% Average 6.272% 7.703% In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. 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 ).
Awards and nominations [ edit ] ^ "Dazzling [Title in the URL]" . JTBC . Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2019 . ^ Doesn't everyone who goes to the beach find the {time turner watch}? Dazzling Ep.1 . YouTube . JTBC Drama. Retrieved March 16, 2019 . ^ "Radiant [Title in the URL]" . Viki . Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2019 . ^ "JTBC worldwide : The Light in Your Eyes" . JTBC . Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2020 . ^ " '눈이 부시게' 한지민X남주혁, 심장 '간질간질' 야경 데이트 포착" . Ten Asia (in Korean). February 8, 2019. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019 . ^ '눈이 부시게' 김기리, 한지민과 완벽 호흡..찰나의 출연에도 진한 존재감 . Hei Hankyung (in Korean). February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019 . ^ "누나가 꼬시려고 해요!" 한지민 유혹(?)에 당황해 감독에게 일러바친 배우 . Insight (in Korean). February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2019 . ^ '눈이 부시게' 김병만, 특별 출연의 좋은 예 #큰웃음#파괴왕#성공적 . Sports Chosun (in Korean). February 26, 2019. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2019 . ^ ‘눈이 부시게’ 우현·최무성·임창정, 주연급 배우들의 특별출연 . Seoul Wire (in Korean). February 25, 2019. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2019 . ^ '눈이 부시게' 남주혁, 김혜자에 "다시는 보고 싶지 않다" [종합] . Xports News (in Korean). February 25, 2019. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2019 . ^ 황정민, 무당으로 '눈이 부시게' 특별출연…남다른 포스 . News JTBC (in Korean). March 19, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019 . ^ 윤복희, '눈이 부시게' 등장..김혜자 친구 연기에 '관심↑' . News1 (in Korean). March 18, 2019. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2019 . ^ '눈이 부시게' 대본리딩 현장…그야말로 '눈부신' 꿀조합! . JTBC (in Korean). December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019 . ^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2020 . ^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020 . ^ Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개" . Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2019 . ^ "2019 Winners" . Asian Television Awards . Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020 .
1970s 1980s Kim Min-ja (A Lonely Affair ) (1980) Ulhwa (1981) A Life-sized Buddha (1982) Winds of Change (1983) The Five Indian Kingdoms (1984) Korea's Butterflies (1985) Shin Bong-seung (500 Years of Joseon Dynasty ) (1986) The Boil (1987) Love and Ambition (1988) Kim Hye-ja (Winter Mist and Sand Castle ) (1989) 1990s Peace, the Arduous Way to Go and Tree Blooming with Love (1990) The Second Republic (1991) Eyes of Dawn (1992) Go Doo-shim (My Husband's Woman ) and Kim Hee-ae (Sons and Daughters ) (1993) Park Chul (My Mother's Sea ) (1994) Sandglass (1995) Korea's Reptiles (1996) The Most Beautiful Goodbye (1997) Lee Jang-soo (Offspring ) (1998) Jang Soo-bong (When Time Flows ) (1999) 2000s 2010s 2020s * awarded to theatrical play or film