Temperature of Love () is a 2017 South Korean television series written by Ha Myung-hee and starring Seo Hyun-jin, Yang Se-jong, Kim Jae-wook and Jo Bo-ah. It is based on the screenwriter's own novel titled Good Soup Never Picks up the Phone, released in 2014. It aired on SBS TV from September 18 to November 21, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 40 episodes.
Synopsis The story of two people who first meet online and soon develop a relationship when they meet in person, but then get separated after choosing different paths for their careers.
Cast Main Seo Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-soo / Jane (username), an aspiring screenwriter who spent ten years as an assistant writer. Yang Se-jong as On Jung-seon / Good Soup (username), a chef-owner of a Michelin-star restaurant called Good Soup. Kim Jae-wook as Park Jung-woo, an entertainment agency CEO and business partner of Jung-seon. Jo Bo-ah as Ji Hong-ah, Hyun-soo's friend who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth but aims to be a screenwriter. She has a crush on On Jung-seon.
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Good Soup staff as Choi Won-joon, a sous chef. Cha In-ha as Kim Ha-sung, a chef. Pyo Ji-hoon as Kang Min-ho, a chef. Lee Kang-min as Oh Kyung-soo, a chef. Chae So-young as Im Soo-jung, a sommelier.
People around Lee Hyun-soo Jung Ae-ri as Park Mi-na, Hyun-soo's mother. Sunwoo Jae-duk as Lee Min-jae, Hyun-soo's father. Gil Eun-hye as Lee Hyun-yi, Hyun-soo's sister.
People around On Jung-seon Lee Mi-sook as Yoo Yeong-mi, Jung-seon's mother. Ahn Nae-sang as On Hae-kyung, Jung-seon's father.
Broadcaster's people Ji Il-joo as Kim Joon-ha Song Young-gyu as Min Yi-bok Hwang Seok-jeong as Park Eun-sung
Extended Choi Sung-jae as Lee Sung-jae Lee Seung-hyung Kim Min-young as Kim Ki-da Lee Cho-hee as Hwangbo Kyung Shim Hee-sub as Choi Won-joon Gong Min-jeung as Soo-yeong
Special appearance Ryu Jin as Yoo Hong-jin, Chief Producer. Ryu Seung-soo as Shin Ha-rim Jang Hyun-sung Kim Hwan Choi Hwa-jung Park Shin-hye as Yoo Hye-jung
Production Park Bo-gum and Song Hye-kyo were offered the leading roles of the series in March 2017, both declined. Seo Hyun-jin and Yang Se-jong previously worked together on SBS TV series Dr. Romantic (2016). The first script reading of the cast was scheduled for July 30, 2017 at the SBS building in Ilsan. Filming started on August 9 in Gangnam, Seoul.
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Ratings Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSNielsen KoreaNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul 1September 18, 20177.1% 8.3% 7.1% 7.7% 2 7.9% 9.4% 8.0% 8.8% 3September 19, 2017 7.2% 8.5% 7.2% 8.1% 4 8.4% 9.9% 9.2% 10.2% 5September 25, 2017 8.4% 9.7% 8.2% 8.9% 6 9.5% 10.9% 10.4% 11.6% 7September 26, 2017 7.5% 7.8% 8.6% 10% 8 8.5% 9.3% 11.0% 12.4% 9October 2, 2017 7.4% 8.1% 8.1% 8.9% 10 9.2% 9.6% 9.6% 10.6% 11October 3, 2017 7.3% 7.1% 6.7% 7.2% 12 8.9% 8.5% 8.4% 9.4% 13October 9, 2017 9.4% 11.0% 9.3% 10.8% 14 15October 10, 2017 9.1% 10.9% 8.8% 9.9% 16 10.3% 12.3% 10.3% 11.4% 17October 16, 2017 7.2% 8.1% 6.8% 7.7% 18 8.4% 9.7% 7.9% 8.9% 19October 23, 2017 6.1% 7.2% 6.6% 7.8% 20 6.8% 7.8% 8.1% 9.5% 21October 24, 2017 6.7% 7.5% 6.5% 7.6% 22 7.9% 8.4% 7.6% 8.4% 23October 30, 2017 6.1% 6.8% 6.5% 7.2% 24 7.2% 8.2% 7.9% 8.9% 25October 31, 2017 6.5% 7.1% 6.8% 8.0% 26 7.6% 7.7% 9.0% 10.8% 27November 6, 2017 5.5% 6.3% 6.7% 28 6.6% 7.0% 6.9% 6.7% 29November 7, 2017 5.5% 5.6% 6.1% 7.5% 30 6.5% 6.7% 7.2% 8.7% 31November 13, 2017 5.8% 32 5.1% 5.8% 7.0% 7.7% 33November 14, 2017 6.4% 6.3% 6.4% 6.9% 34 6.3% 6.7% 7.3% 8.0% 35November 20, 2017 4.8% 5.4% 6.1% 6.7% 36 5.4% 6.3% 7.5% 8.2% 37November 21, 2017 5.4% 6.2% 6.7% 7.5% 38 6.3% 6.3% 7.7% 8.8% 39 6.8% 7.5% 8.2% 9.4% 40 6.7% 7.5% 8.4% 9.5% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 201730th Grimae Awards Best ActressSeo Hyun-jin 25th SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Kim Jae-wook Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Jo Bo-ah Best New Actor Yang Se-jong Best New Actress Jo Bo-ah Best Supporting Actress Hwang Seok-jeong Lee Cho-hee Best Couple Award Yang Se-jong and Seo Hyun-jin 2018 54th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New Actor Yang Se-jong 6th APAN Star Awards K-Star Award
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