Touch Your Heart () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yoo In-na and Lee Dong-wook. It is based on the web novel of the same name, which was first published in 2016 on KakaoPage. It aired on tvN from February 6 to March 28, 2019.
Synopsis Top actress Oh Jin-shim (Yoo In-na), who goes by the stage name Oh Yoon-seo, has a scandal that damages her career, leaving her jobless for two years until she has a chance to earn a major role in an upcoming drama. However, in order to clear her name and secure success, she must first take a job working as a secretary to a lawyer named Kwon Jung-rok (Lee Dong-wook). Eventually, they fall in love and the events following form the crux of the story.
Cast Main Yoo In-na as Oh Jin-shim / Oh Yoon-seo (stage name), a top star who loses her fame after getting embroiled in a drug scandal with a third-generation chaebol. In order to make a comeback by starring in a famous writer's project, she gets field experience in law by posing as Jung-rok's secretary. Lee Dong-wook as Kwon Jung-rok, a workaholic elite lawyer who always wins his cases and cares deeply about his firm's reputation. Lee Sang-woo as Kim Se-won, Jung-rok's best friend who is an elite prosecutor. Son Seong-yoon as Yoo Yeo-reum, a prosecutor, whom Jung-rok had a crush on. She and Se-won dated in university, but he broke her heart.
Supporting Always Law Firm Oh Jung-se as Yeon Joon-kyu, the CEO of Always Law Firm. An ardent fan of Yoon-seo. Shim Hyung-tak as Choi Yoon-hyuk, a divorce lawyer. Park Kyung-hye as Dan Moon-hee, a straightforward and honest civil defense lawyer. Park Ji-hwan as Lee Doo-seob, a paralegal and former detective. Jang So-yeon as Yang Eun-ji, a legal secretary with ten years of experience. Kim Hee-jung as Kim Hae-young, an assistant legal secretary. She has great interest in everyone's private lives. Lee Jong-hwa as Lee Jong-hwa, an intern lawyer who is a fan of Jin-shim. Lee Kyu-sung as Kim Pil-gi, an intern lawyer who is a fan of Jin-shim.
People around Jin-shim Lee Jun-hyeok as Yeon Joon-suk, the CEO of Yeon Entertainment, Jin-shim's agency, who discovered and made her an actress. Oh Eui-shik as Kong Hyuk-joon, Jin-shim's manager of ten years. He is very loyal and considers Jim-shim as his younger sister. Jay Kim as Lee Kang-joon, a chaebol heir and Jin-shim's stalker.
Seoul District Prosecutor Office as Lee Joo-young, Se-won's junior. as Prosecutor Im, Yeo-reum's senior who often puts her down. as a prosecutor and Yeo-reum's boss as a chief prosecutor as Kim Hyung-shik from Se-won's team as Yoo Hyun-ji from Se-won's team Jin So-yeon as Yeo-reum's legal secretary as Yeo-reum's investigator
Others Kim Soo-jin as Lee Se-jin, the writer of the drama that Jin-shim wants to star in. Kim Dae-gon as Park Soo-myung Son Se-bin as Kim Min-ji, Jin-shim's rival. Yoo Eun-mi as Seo Jin-hee, Eun-ji's daughter. Song Duk-ho as Deok-ho Baek Eun-hye as Insurance agent Yoo Yeon as Im Yoon-hee
Special appearances as a host (Ep. 1) Jang Ki-yong as an actor (Ep. 1) as Moon-hee's client (Ep. 1) Lee Yoon-sang as a judge (Ep. 1, 5–6) as an angry driver (Ep. 2) as Jung-rok's client (Ep. 2) as Moon-hee's client (Ep. 2) as a Subway part-timer (Ep. 2, 8, 10) Jo Soo-min as Kim Yoon-ha, Jung-rok's client (Ep. 3) Hwang Chan-sung as a delivery man (Ep. 3 & 5) Hwang Seung-eon as an actress (Ep. 4) as an actor (Ep. 4) Lee Yoo-mi as Seung-hee, Jung-rok's client (Ep. 4) as Seung-hee's ex-boyfriend (Ep. 4) Hwang Bo-ra as Hwang Yeon-du, Jin-shim's senior and rival (Ep. 7) as a café owner (Ep. 8) Park Ji-il as Kwon Jae-bok, Jung-rok's father (Ep. 10) Song Kang as a deliveryman (Ep. 13) as a judge (Ep. 13) Moon Ji-hoo as himself portraying the male lead Jeong-do in Lee Se-jin's new drama (Ep. 15) as Jung-rok's blind date (Ep. 16)
Production Lead stars Yoo In-na and Lee Dong-wook previously worked together in 2016 series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The male lead role was first offered to Jung Kyung-ho. The first script reading of the cast was held on November 27, 2018, at Studio Dragon's head office in Sangam-dong, Seoul; and filming started in the same month. Actor Shin Dong-wook was originally cast for the role of Kim Se-won, but later stepped down from the series amidst controversies surrounding fraud claims and a subsequent lawsuit. He was replaced by actor Lee Sang-woo.
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) Nationwide Seoul 1 February 6, 2019 (1st) 5.154%(1st) 2 February 7, 2019 4.583%(1st) (1st) 3 February 13, 2019 4.153%(1st) 4.688%(1st) 4 February 14, 2019 4.670%(1st) 5.236%(1st) 5 February 20, 2019 4.052%(1st) 4.909%(1st) 6 February 21, 2019 3.949%(1st) 4.678%(1st) 7 February 27, 2019 4.386%(1st) 4.802%(1st) 8 February 28, 2019 4.234%(1st) 4.477%(1st) 9 March 6, 2019 3.731%(1st) 4.154%(1st) 10 March 7, 2019 3.904%(1st) 4.256%(1st) 11 March 13, 2019 3.833%(1st) 4.050%(1st) 12 March 14, 2019 3.669%(1st) 4.282%(1st) 13 March 20, 2019 3.745%(1st) 4.055%(1st) 14 March 21, 2019 3.727%(1st) 4.227%(1st) 15 March 27, 2019 (1st) (1st) 16 March 28, 2019 3.803%(1st) 4.576%(1st) Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series 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 Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Yoo In-na 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Shim Hyung-tak
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External links
Production website at HighZium Studio Touch Your Heart (original novel) at KakaoPage