Save Me 2
2019 South Korean television series
Save Me 2 (Korean: 구해줘 2; RR: Guhaejwo 2) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Um 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.
01Synopsis
Set in the rural village of Wolchoori, which is designated as a submerged area due to an upcoming dam construction project, the series centers on the psychological and social turmoil that unfolds among its residents. As anxiety over compensation payments grows, a cunning con man named Choi Kyung-suk (Chun Ho-jin) arrives and poses as a devout church elder, manipulating the naive local pastor, Sung Chul-woo (Kim Young-min). Exploiting the villagers' financial desperation, grief, and vulnerabilities, Kyung-suk gradually leads the community into blind faith, transforming it into a cult.
After being released from prison, Kim Min-chul (Um Tae-goo), a cynical and abrasive ex-convict, returns to his hometown. Recognizing Kyung-suk as a fraud, Min-chul attempts to warn the villagers, including Wolchoori police chief Shin Pil-goo (Jo Jae-yoon), village head Park Duk-ho (Im Ha-ryong), and his estranged younger sister Kim Young-sun (Esom), whom Kyung-suk seeks to sexually exploit, but his criminal past and their unwavering devotion to the false leaders lead them to reject his warnings. With the help of Go Eun-ah (Han Sun-hwa), his former girlfriend who still has feelings for him, and his younger acquaintances, Jung Su-dal (Baek Su-jang) and Yoo Hwan-hee (Yoon Jong-bin), Min-chul wages a relentless fight against the pseudo-religious group to expose the truth and save the village.
02Cast
Main
- Um Tae-goo as Kim Min-chul
- Chun Ho-jin as Choi Kyung-suk
- Esom as Kim Young-sun
- Kim Young-min as Sung Chul-woo
Supporting
- Jo Jae-yoon as Shin Pil-goo
- Han Sun-hwa as Go Eun-ah
- Im Ha-ryong as Park Duk-ho
- Sung Hyuk as Jung Byung-ryul
- Woo Hyun as Boongeo
- Oh Yeon-ah as Jin-sook
- Jang Won-young as Chil-sung
- Baek Su-jang as Jung Su-dal
- Kim Soo-jin as Chil-sung's wife
- Jeon Ji-hoo as Choi Ji Woong
- Seo Woo-jin as Seo-joon
- Yoon Jong-bin as Yoo Hwan-hee
03Production
The first script reading took place in February 2019 in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.
The press conference for the series was held on April 30, 2019, at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul, attended by director Lee Kwon and the principal cast ahead of the series' premiere.
04Ratings
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 374 | 402 | 338 | 474 | 405 | 381 | 433 | 446 | 458 | 469 | 502 | 570 | 639 | 691 | 695 | 803 | 505 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | May 8, 2019 | 1.414% | 1.924% | ||
| 2 | May 9, 2019 | 1.395% | 1.804% | ||
| 3 | May 15, 2019 | 1.332% | 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 | 3.560% | 4.043% | ||
| Average | 2.139% | 2.546% | |||
Sources and credits
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- Save Me Sequel.jpg by OCN, Fair use
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