Naeil's Cantabile () is a South Korean television series adapted from the Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya. Starring Joo Won and Shim Eun-kyung with Park Bo-gum, Go Kyung-pyo and Baek Yoon-sik, it aired on KBS2 from October 13 to December 2, 2014, for 16 episodes.
It was the second co-production between American digital distribution platform DramaFever and a Korean broadcaster after the success of The Heirs in 2013.
Cast
Main Joo Won as Cha Yoo-jin Choi Kwon-soo as young Yoo-jin Shim Eun-kyung as Seol Nae-il Park Bo-gum as Lee Yoon-hoo Go Kyung-pyo as Yoo Il-rak Baek Yoon-sik as Franz Streseman
Supporting
Bae Min-jung as Jung Shi-won Min Do-hee as Choi Min-hee Jang Se-hyun as Ma Soo-min Lee Byung-joon as Do Kang-jae Kim Yu-mi as Chae Do-kyung Ye Ji-won as Song Mi-na Ahn Gil-kang as Yoo Won-sang Namgung Yeon as Ahn Gun-sung Lee Joo-hyung as Gu Sun-jae Baek Seo-bin as Han Seung-oh Ah Yeon as Son Soo-ji Cho Yoon-woo as Lee Jae-yong Jung Sung-ah as Lee Dan-ya Lee Ah-hyun as Yang Sun-young Jeong Bo-seok as Cha Dong-woo Bang Eun-hee as Nae-il's mother Han Min as Jang Yoo-sung Kim Ji-han as Im Jae-jung Moon Hee-kyung as Nae-il's ex teacher Yoel Levi as Sebastian Viera (cameo, ep 1 & 16) Sunwoo Jae-duk as Yoo-jin's uncle (cameo) Kim Ji-sook as Chairwoman (cameo)
Reception The series suffered from low single-digit ratings and was criticized for its weak narrative development and poor acting performance by Shim Eun-kyung. Despite the low ratings, it recorded viewership share as high as over 25% on Tving, a mobile and internet streaming site for live television.
Ratings Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 October 13, 20147.7%9.8%8.5%9.5% 2 October 14, 20146.9%8.4%7.4%8.0% 3 October 20, 20147.5%8.0%5.8%6.7% 4 October 21, 20145.2%5.3%6.1%6.9% 5 October 27, 20146.9%7.4%6.7%7.7% 6 October 28, 20146.0%6.8%6.6%7.2% 7 November 3, 20146.0%6.7%5.2%5.9% 8 November 4, 20145.9%6.6%5.7%6.1% 9 November 10, 20144.8%5.1%5.8%6.3% 10 November 11, 20145.2%6.2%5.6%6.1% 11 November 17, 20144.3%5.3%5.0%5.5% 12 November 18, 20145.9%6.7%6.0%6.7% 13 November 24, 20144.0%5.0%4.9%5.2% 14 November 25, 20145.0%5.4%5.8%6.5% 15 December 1, 20144.1%5.0%4.8%5.7% 16 December 2, 20144.8%8.3%4.9%5.4% Average 5.8% - 5.9% 6.4%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient ResultRef. 2014 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Joo Won Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Shim Eun-kyung Best New Actor Park Bo-gum Popularity Award, Actor Joo Won 2015 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Best New Actor Park Bo-gum
International broadcast It began airing in Japan on Fuji TV in February 2015. In Thailand aired on PPTV in October 19, 2015. In Taiwan aired on GTV in November 5, 2015.
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