A Thousand Days' Promise () is a 2011 South Korean traditional melodrama about a woman (Soo Ae) who is losing her memory and the loving man (Kim Rae-won) who stands by her side. Written by famed drama writer Kim Soo-hyun, it aired on SBS from October 17 to December 20, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Synopsis Lee Seo-yeon, a free-spirited woman, is having a secret affair with Park Ji-hyung, an architect who has a fiancée. Upon hearing that Ji-hyung's parents set the date for his wedding, Seo-yeon splits up with him. But she has no time to lament over her painful breakup, as she gets diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer's, a very unlikely disease for a 30-year-old woman. Ji-hyung happens to learn the shocking fact, and he breaks off his engagement only two days before the wedding to return to his ex-girlfriend. Despite vehement opposition from his parents and even from Seo-yeon herself, he never gives up on her and marries her without delay. The doting husband is devoted to taking care of his ailing wife, who is losing her ability to remember. Despite her distressing condition, the couple tries to hang on to love and experience it to the end. They have a baby girl and find happiness in their married life from time to time, even though both are well aware that a tragic end awaits them.. KBS World. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
Cast Soo Ae as Lee Seo-yeon Han Bo-bae as young Seo-yeon Kim Rae-won as Park Ji-hyung Lee Sang-woo as Jang Jae-min, Seo-yeon's cousin Jeong Yu-mi as Noh Hyang-gi Park Yu-hwan as Lee Moon-kwon, Seo-yeon's brother Oh Mi-yeon as Seo-yeon's aunt Kim Hae-sook as Kang Soo-jung, Ji-hyung's mother Lee Mi-sook as Oh Hyun-ah, Hyang-gi's mother Moon Jeong-hee as Jang Myung-hee, Seo-yeon's cousin Yoo Hye-ri as Guem-yoon Im Chae-moo as Park Chang-joo, Ji-hyung's father Park Yeong-gyu as Noh Hong-gil, Hyang-gi's father Yoo Seung-bong as Seo-yeon's uncle-in-law Jung Joon as Cha Dong-chul, Myung-hee's husband Yang Han-yeol as Myung-hee's son Kim Boo-seon as Seo-yeon's biological mother Jang Hyun-sung as Seo-yeon's doctor Kang Rae-yeon as Myung-hee Song Chang-eui as Noh Young-soo, Hyang-gi's brother Alex Chu as Son Suk-ho, Ji-hyung's friend Oh Kyung-soo as Seo-yeon's editor-in-chief
Soundtrack Information Title: 천일의 약속 OST / A Thousand Days' Promise Artist: Various Artists Language: Korean Release Date: 2011-Nov-29 Number of Tracks: 15 Publisher: KT Music (KT뮤직) Agency: Yeinmoonhwa ()
Track Listing No. Song title Artist 1. It Hurts Here (Ver. 1) 여기가 아파 (Ver. 1) Baek Ji-young 2. Like Words Being Said for the First Time 처음 하는 말처럼 Shin Seung-hoon 3. One Love 한번의 사랑 Sung Si-kyung 4. One Person 한 사람 8Eight 5. Don't Love 사랑하지마 Park Ji-hee 6. It Hurts Here (Ver. 2) 여기가 아파 (Ver. 2) Baek Ji-young 7. Pain (Main Title) Various Artists 8. Blessing Various Artists 9. Sky Garden 하늘 정원 Various Artists 10. Time of Solitude 고독의 시간 Various Artists 11. Despair Various Artists 12. Pain Various Artists 13. Doubt 의심 Various Artists 14. Disease Various Artists 15. Smile Again Various Artists
Ratings Date Episode Nationwide Seoul area 2011-10-17 01 12.1% (8th) 14.8% (3rd) 2011-10-18 02 13.0% (7th) 16.2% (4th) 2011-10-24 03 14.3% (7th) 16.8% (4th) 2011-10-25 04 14.9% (3rd) 17.2% (3rd) 2011-10-31 05 14.9% (3rd) 17.3% (3rd) 2011-11-01 06 16.4% (3rd) 19.4% (3rd) 2011-11-07 07 15.8% (3rd) 19.3% (1st) 2011-11-08 08 16.9% (4th) 19.5% (2nd) 2011-11-14 09 15.8% (4th) 19.0% (2nd) 2011-11-15 10 16.2% (4th) 19.4% (2nd) 2011-11-21 11 15.2% (3rd) 17.7% (3rd) 2011-11-22 12 15.7% (3rd) 19.0% (2nd) 2011-11-28 13 14.6% (4th) 17.6% (3rd) 2011-11-29 14 14.4% (5th) 18.2% (3rd) 2011-12-05 15 14.1% (4th) 17.1% (3rd) 2011-12-06 16 15.0% (4th) 18.5% (3rd) 2011-12-12 17 14.7% (3rd) 18.4% (3rd) 2011-12-13 18 15.4% (4th) 18.5% (3rd) 2011-12-19 19 15.7% (1st) 19.3% (1st) 2011-12-20 20 19.6% (2nd) 23.5% (1st) Average 15.2% 18.3% Source: TNmS Media Korea
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2011 Best Drama A Thousand Days' Promise Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama Kim Rae-won Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Soo Ae Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama Lee Sang-woo Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Jeong Yu-mi Special Acting Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Lee Mi-sook New Star Award Jeong Yu-mi Top 10 Stars Soo Ae Kim Rae-won 2012 Best Actress (TV) Soo Ae Best New Actor (TV) Park Yu-hwan Best New Actress (TV) Jeong Yu-mi Best Screenwriter Kim Soo-hyun 5th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Soo Ae Best New Actor Park Yu-hwan
International broadcast Philippines Aired on ABS-CBN as "A Promise of a Thousand Days" from May 27 to July 12, 2013 replacing Glory Jane on Kapamilya Gold.
See also A Moment to Remember, a 2004 South Korean film in which the female protagonist has early-onset Alzheimer's.
References
External links A Thousand Days' Promise official SBS website