Save Me 2

{{short description|2019 South Korean television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Save Me Sequel.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| alt_name = Save Me II{{cite web|url=http://hiddens.co.kr/portfolio/v/?uid=14|title=구해줘 II (SAVE ME II)|website=Hidden Sequence|access-date=April 22, 2021|language=ko}}

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=구해줘 2}}

| genre = {{ubl|Thriller|Mystery}}

| creator = Studio Dragon

| writer = Seo Joo-yeon

| director = Lee Kwon

| creative_director =

| starring = {{ubl|Uhm Tae-goo|Chun Ho-jin|Esom|Kim Young-min}}

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

| composer =

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 16

| executive_producer =

| producer = Lee Jae-moon

| editor =

| location =

| cinematography =

| camera = Single-camera

| runtime = 60 minutes

| company = Hidden Sequence

| network = OCN

| first_aired = {{start date|2019|5|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2019|6|27}}

| related = The Fake (2013)

}}

Save Me 2 ({{Korean|구해줘 2||Guhaejweo 2}}) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Uhm Tae-goo, Chun Ho-jin, Esom and Kim Young-min. It is the sequel to the 2017 series Save Me and is based on the 2013 animation movie The Fake. The series aired on OCN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST from May 8 to June 27, 2019.{{cite web|last1=Yeo|first1=Ye-rim|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3059046|title=OCN originals set to bring the thrills: The cable network's hits 'Voice' and 'Save Me' will debut new seasons soon|date=February 7, 2019|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=April 20, 2019}}

Synopsis

A pseudo-religious group sows discord in the village of Wolchoori.

Cast

=Main=

  • Uhm Tae-goo as Kim Min-chul{{cite web|last1=Yoon|first1=Hyo-jung|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3568627|date=March 12, 2019|work=News1|script-title=ko:[공식입장] '구해줘2' 엄태구·천호진·이솜 주연확정…'사이비' 원작|language=ko|access-date=April 20, 2019}}
  • Chun Ho-jin as Choi Kyung-suk
  • Esom as Kim Young-sun
  • Kim Young-min as Sung Chul-woo

=Supporting=

  • Im Ha-ryong as Park Duk-ho
  • Sung Hyuk as Jung Byung-ryul
  • Han Sun-hwa as Go Eun-ah{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Na-hee|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111103128|date=March 20, 2019|work=Osen|script-title=ko:한선화, '구해줘2' 출연 확정+연기 변신 꾀한다 '강렬 포스' [공식입장]|language=ko|access-date=April 20, 2019}}
  • Jo Jae-yoon as Shin Pil-goo
  • Woo Hyun as Boongeo
  • Oh Yeon-ah as Jin-sook
  • Jang Won-young as Chil-sung
  • Kim Soo-jin as Chil-sung's wife
  • Jeon Ji-hoo as Choi Ji Woong
  • Seo Woo-jin as Seo-joon

Production

The first script reading took place in February 2019 in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Se-young|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000717820|date=March 21, 2019|work=Sports Donga|publisher=Naver|script-title=ko:엄태구·천호진·이솜 조합 美쳤다, ‘구해줘2’ 첫 대본리딩 공개|language=ko|access-date=April 20, 2019}}

Ratings

{{Television ratings graph

| title = Save Me 2

| refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20190508|title=Nielsen Korea|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|language=ko|access-date=September 6, 2020}}

| average = y

| width = 300

| height = 200

| country = South Korea

| -

|0.374

|0.402

|0.338

|0.474

|0.405

|0.381

|0.433

|0.446

|0.458

|0.469

|0.502

|0.570

|0.639

|0.691

|0.695

|0.803

|0.505

}}

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+ Average TV viewership ratings
rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date

! colspan="2" |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|language=ko|access-date=May 8, 2019|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" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

1

| May 8, 2019

| 1.414%

| 1.924%

2

| May 9, 2019

| 1.395%

| 1.804%

3

| May 15, 2019

| {{color|blue|1.332%}}

| {{color|blue|1.763%}}

4

| May 16, 2019

| 1.932%

| 2.274%

5

| May 22, 2019

| 1.672%

| 2.023%

6

| May 23, 2019

| 1.647%

| 2.009%

7

| May 29, 2019

| 1.738%

| 2.122%

8

| May 30, 2019

| 1.934%

| 2.330%

9

| June 5, 2019

| 2.243%

| 2.621%

10

| June 6, 2019

| 1.967%

| 2.306%

11

| June 12, 2019

| 2.234%

| 2.718%

12

| June 13, 2019

| 2.586%

| 2.916%

13

| June 19, 2019

| 2.704%

| 3.274%

14

| June 20, 2019

| 2.881%

| 3.238%

15

| June 26, 2019

| 2.978%

| 3.370%

16

| June 27, 2019

| {{color|red|3.560%}}

| {{color|red|4.043%}}

colspan="2" |Average

! {{color|green|2.139%}}

! {{color|green|2.546%}}

colspan="6" |

  • {{small|In the table above, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.}}
  • {{small|This drama 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).}}

References

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