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A Pledge to God

{{Short description|South Korean television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = A_Pledge_to_God.jpg

| image_alt =

| caption = Promotional poster

| alt_name = A Promise with the Gods

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=신과의 약속|hanja=神과의 約束|rr=Singwaui Yaksok}}

| genre = Melodrama
Family drama

| creator =

| based_on =

| writer = Hong Young-hee

| director = Yoon Jae-moon

| starring = {{ubl|Han Chae-young|Bae Soo-bin|Oh Yoon-ah|Lee Chun-hee}}

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

| composer =

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_seasons =

| num_episodes = 24{{efn|name=epcount|In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Jin-hai|url=https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|title=Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks|work=The Korea Times|via=PressReader|date=May 16, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2020}}}}

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer =

| producer = {{ubl|Lee Myung-sook|Sohn Ok-hyun}}

| location =

| cinematography =

| editor =

| camera =

| runtime = 35 minutes{{efn|name=epcount}}

| company = Yein E&M

| budget =

| network = MBC TV

| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|11|24}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2019|2|16}}

| related =

}}

A Pledge to God ({{Korean|신과의 약속}}) is a South Korean television series starring Han Chae-young, Bae Soo-bin, Oh Yoon-ah and Lee Chun-hee. The series aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST), from November 24, 2018 to February 16, 2019.

Synopsis

Little Hyeon Woo is gravely ill and needs a bone marrow transplant. His current parents are not compatible donors. His doctor advises his parents that the cord blood of a sibling could be a potential donor. However, his birth parents are no longer married to each other.

Cast

=Main=

  • Han Chae-young as Seo Ji-young, a TV host
  • Bae Soo-bin as Kim Jae-wook, formerly married to Ji-young, architect and later president & CEO of Cheonji Construction
  • Oh Yoon-ah as Woo Na-kyung, second wife of Jae-wook, general counsel of Cheonji Construction{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3053779|title=Oh Yoon-ah joins new MBC show|date=3 October 2018|website=Korea JoongAng Daily}}
  • Lee Chun-hee as Song Min-ho, second husband of Ji-young, carpenter

=Supporting=

==Ji-young's family==

  • Wang Seok-hyeon as Song Hyeon-woo, eldest son of Ji-young and Jae-wook, in custody of Ji-young and Min-ho
  • Ha Yi-an as young Hyeon-woo
  • Lee Hwi-hyang as Heo Eun-sook, Ji-young's mother

==People at Cheonji Construction==

  • Park Geun-hyung as Kim Sang-chun, father of Jae-hee and Jae-wook, chairman of family-controlled Cheonji Construction
  • Kang Boo-ja as Lee Pil-nam, Sang-chun's wife
  • Oh Hyun-kyung as Kim Jae-hee, older sister of Jae-wook, heads the family company foundation
  • Byung Hun as Jo Seung-hoon, son of Jae-hee{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/byung-hun-to-joins-a-pledge-to-god-as-oh-hyun-kyung-s-son-123054.html|title=Byung Hun to Joins "A Pledge to God" as Oh Hyun-kyung's Son|date=October 11, 2018|website=HanCinema|publisher=Kukmin Ilbo}}
  • Nam Ki-won as Kim Joon-seo, second son of Ji-young and Jae-wook, in custody of Jae-wook and Na-kyung
  • Kim Hyun-bin as young Joon-seo

==Others==

  • Chu Ye-jin as Na Hae-ji, Hyeon Woo's girlfriend from high school
  • Jung Min-sung as Ji Do-yeob
  • Kim Hee-jung as Ahn Joo-ryun, producer of Ji-young's program at the TV broadcaster
  • Bae Hae-sun as Oh Sun-joo, secretary to Na-kyung
  • Choi Phillip as Jung Kyung-soo, director of Ji-young's program at the TV broadcaster
  • Oh Eun-ho as Hwang Ma-ri
  • Lee Jin-hee as Na Hae-Jim’s mother.

Production

The first script reading took place on October 5, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201810091050022410|title='신과의 약속' 한채영vs오윤아, 대본리딩부터 불꽃 튀었다|date=October 9, 2018|website=Newsen|language=ko}}

Original soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = A Pledge to God OST

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Various artists

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 2018–2019

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Soundtrack

| length =

| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}

| label = Danal Entertainment

| producer =

}}

=Part 1=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|12|8}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = The Last Promise

| note1 = {{lang|ko|마지막 약속}}

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yup|Ahn Su-wan}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yup|Ahn Su-wan}}

| extra1 = Sohyang

| length1 = 5:10

| title2 = The Last Promise

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yup|Ahn Su-wan}}

| length2 = 5:10

| total_length = 10:20

}}

=Part 2=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|12|15}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = I Think It's An Anesthetic

| note1 = {{lang|ko|마취가 됐나봐}}

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Jang Chang-yup|Ryu Wonk-wang}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yup|Ryu Wonk-wang}}

| extra1 = Lim Jae-hyun

| length1 = 4:12

| title2 = I Think It's An Anesthetic

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yup|Ryu Wonk-wang}}

| length2 = 4:12

| total_length = 8:24

}}

=Part 3=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|12|22}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Can You Hear Me

| note1 = {{lang|ko|들리나요}}

| lyrics1 = Kim Seong-jong

| music1 = {{hlist|Kim Seong-jong|Mama Gorilla}}

| extra1 = Sanha

| length1 = 3:25

| title2 = Can You Hear Me

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Kim Seong-jong|Mama Gorilla}}

| length2 = 3:25

| total_length = 6:50

}}

=Part 4=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|1|5}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = An Unfilled Seat

| note1 = {{lang|ko|채워지지 않는 빈자리}}

| lyrics1 = Kim Seong-ran

| music1 = Kim Ji-hwan

| extra1 = Song Ha-ye

| length1 = 3:58

| title2 = An Unfilled Seat

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = Kim Ji-hwan

| length2 = 3:58

| total_length = 7:56

}}

=Part 5=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|1|19}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = It Was All

| note1 = {{lang|ko|전부였더라}}

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Major League|Lim Yu-bin}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Major League|Lim Yu-bin}}

| extra1 = Michelle Lee

| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = It Was All

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Major League|Lim Yu-bin}}

| length2 = 3:57

| total_length = 7:54

}}

=Part 6=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|1|26}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Lie

| note1 = {{lang|ko|거짓말}}

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Major League|Lim Yu-bin}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Major League|Lim Yu-bin}}

| extra1 = Heo Young-saeng

| length1 = 3:56

| title2 = Lie

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Major League|Lim Yu-bin}}

| length2 = 3:56

| total_length = 7:52

}}

=Part 7=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|2|2}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Give Me A Day

| note1 = {{lang|ko|하루만 돌려줘요}}

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yeop|5959Mont}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yeop|5959Mont}}

| extra1 = Yeoeun (Melody Day)

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Give Me A Day

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Jeon Chang-yeop|5959Mont}}

| length2 = 3:59

| total_length = 7:58

}}

=Part 8=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|2|4}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = See You In My Dreams

| note1 = {{lang|ko|꿈에서 만나요}}

| lyrics1 =

| music1 =

| extra1 = J-Cera

| length1 = 3:38

| title2 = See You In My Dreams

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 =

| length2 = 3:38

| total_length = 7:16

}}

Viewership

In this table, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date

! colspan="3" |Average audience share

colspan="2" |AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00|title=Nielsen Korea|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|accessdate=November 24, 2018|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601140426/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00|archive-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}

! width="90" |TNmS

width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

! width="90" |Nationwide

1

| rowspan="4" |November 24, 2018

| 9.5% {{small|(8th)}}

| 8.3% {{small|(15th)}}

| 10.1%

2

| rowspan="2" | 11.4% {{small|(5th)}}

| 10.5% {{small|(7th)}}

| 11.5%

3

| 10.6% {{small|(6th)}}

| 10.3%

4

| 12.0% {{small|(4th)}}

| 11.0% {{small|(4th)}}

| 11.1%

5

| rowspan="4" |December 1, 2018

| {{color|blue|8.1%}} {{small|(11th)}}

| {{color|blue|7.0%}} {{small|(18th)}}

| 8.9%

6

| 9.5% {{small|(8th)}}

| 8.4% {{small|(9th)}}

| 10.4%

7

| 9.9% {{small|(6th)}}

| 8.9% {{small|(8th)}}

| 9.5%

8

| 11.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 10.9% {{small|(4th)}}

| 10.7%

9

| rowspan="4" |December 8, 2018

| 8.8% {{small|(14th)}}

| 8.0% {{small|(16th)}}

| 10.0%

10

| 9.7% {{small|(6th)}}

| 9.0% {{small|(9th)}}

| 11.1%

11

| 9.5% {{small|(7th)}}

| 8.5% {{small|(10th)}}

| 10.0%

12

| 10.1% {{small|(5th)}}

| 9.5% {{small|(7th)}}

| 10.8%

13

| rowspan="4" |December 15, 2018

| 10.2% {{small|(8th)}}

| 9.6% {{small|(9th)}}

| 8.6%

14

| 10.7% {{small|(6th)}}

| 10.0% {{small|(8th)}}

| 9.6%

15

| colspan="2" | 12.7% {{small|(5th)}}

| 11.0%

16

| colspan="2" | 12.9% {{small|(4th)}}

| 11.1%

17

| rowspan="4" |December 22, 2018

| 10.5% {{small|(7th)}}

| 10.0% {{small|(8th)}}

| {{color|blue|8.2%}}

18

| 11.5% {{small|(6th)}}

| 10.9% {{small|(6th)}}

| 9.0%

19

| 11.8% {{small|(5th)}}

| 11.3% {{small|(5th)}}

| 10.4%

20

| 12.1% {{small|(4th)}}

| 11.7% {{small|(4th)}}

| 11.0%

21

| rowspan="4" |January 5, 2019

| 11.8% {{small|(6th)}}

| 10.7% {{small|(7th)}}

| 10.8%

22

| 13.4% {{small|(5th)}}

| 12.0% {{small|(6th)}}

| 13.1%

23

| 13.5% {{small|(4th)}}

| 12.6% {{small|(4th)}}

| 12.1%

24

| 14.8% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 13.7% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 13.2%

25

| rowspan="4" |January 12, 2019

| 11.5% {{small|(6th)}}

| 11.0% {{small|(7th)}}

| 11.4%

26

| 14.5% {{small|(5th)}}

| 14.3% {{small|(5th)}}

| 13.7%

27

| 15.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| rowspan=2 | 15.1% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 12.5%

28

| 15.5% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 13.1%

29

| rowspan="4" |January 19, 2019

| 11.9% {{small|(6th)}}

| 10.7% {{small|(6th)}}

| 12.4%

30

| 14.2% {{small|(5th)}}

| 13.1% {{small|(5th)}}

| 14.8%

31

| 14.8% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.5% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.2%

32

| 15.4% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 14.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.2%

33

| rowspan="4" |January 26, 2019

| 13.2% {{small|(6th)}}

| 12.3% {{small|(6th)}}

| 12.8%

34

| 15.0% {{small|(5th)}}

| 14.0% {{small|(5th)}}

| 15.1%

35

| 15.1% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.1%

36

| 15.7% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 14.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 14.0%

37

| rowspan="4" |February 2, 2019

| 12.0% {{small|(7th)}}

| 11.5% {{small|(8th)}}

| 11.8%

38

| 14.9% {{small|(5th)}}

| 14.8% {{small|(5th)}}

| 14.7%

39

| 15.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| 15.1% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.2%

40

| 15.5% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.2% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 14.5%

41

| rowspan="4" |February 9, 2019

| 13.4% {{small|(6th)}}

| 12.6% {{small|(7th)}}

| 13.6%

42

| rowspan="2" |15.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.5% {{small|(5th)}}

| 15.2%

43

| 14.9% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.6%

44

| 16.2% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 16.0% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.1%

45

| rowspan="4" |February 16, 2019

| 14.7% {{small|(6th)}}

| 14.1% {{small|(7th)}}

| 13.6%

46

| 17.5% {{small|(5th)}}

| rowspan=2 | 17.0% {{small|(4th)}}

| 16.8%

47

| 17.8% {{small|(4th)}}

| 15.9%

48

| {{color|red|18.4%}} {{small|(3rd)}}

| {{color|red|17.8%}} {{small|(3rd)}}

| {{color|red|16.9%}}

colspan="2" |Average

! {{color|green|13.0%}}

! {{color|green|12.4%}}

! {{color|green|12.4%}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan=8 |2018

| rowspan=8 |2018 MBC Drama Awards

| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project

| Bae Soo-bin

| {{nom}}

| rowspan=8|{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000038901|script-title=ko: 소지섭 ‘데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상’(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD]|trans-title=So Ji-sub Soo'First Debut in 23 Years' (mbc Drama Awards)[Photo and HD]|date=December 31, 2018|last=Jung|first=Yu-jin|work=Newsen|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231092413/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000038901|archive-date=December 31, 2018|accessdate=June 5, 2020|via=Naver|url-status=live}}

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project

| Han Chae-young

| {{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project

| Lee Chun-hee

| {{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project

| Oh Yoon-ah

| {{nom}}

Golden Acting Award

| Kang Boo-ja

| {{won}}

rowspan=2|Best Supporting Cast in Weekend Special Project

| Lee Hwi-hyang

| {{nom}}

Oh Hyun-kyung

| {{nom}}

Best Child Actor

| Wang Seok-hyeon

| {{won}}

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://program.imbc.com/apledgetogod}} {{in lang|ko}}
  • {{Hancinema drama|A_Pledge_to_God}}

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