Chocolate (South Korean TV series)

Chocolate OST
Chocolate OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2019
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Sony Music; JTBC Content Hub;

*Chocolate*
Chocolate
	Promotional poster
Hangul	초콜릿
Genre	Drama
Written by	Lee Kyung-hee
Directed by	Lee Hyung-min
Starring	Yoon Kye-sang; Ha Ji-won;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Pyo Jong-rok
Production locations	South Korea; Greece;
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	JYP Pictures[1] ; Drama House JTBC
Release
Original network	JTBC
Original release	November 29, 2019 –; January 18, 2020

Chocolate (Korean: 초콜릿; RR: Chokollit) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Ha Ji-won, Jang Seung-jo, Teo Yoo and Min Jin-woong. Produced by JYP Pictures, it aired on JTBC from November 29, 2019 to January 18, 2020.[2]

Synopsis

The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon though he dreamt of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him.

Cast

Main

Actor	Character	Role
Yoon Kye-sang	Lee Kang	Raised in seaside town Wando at his mother's restaurant. Moves to Seoul and becomes a neurosurgeon. Works at Geosung University Hospital before changing to Geosung Hospice.
Ha Ji-won	Moon Cha-yeong	Raised to be an actress but becomes a chef. Abandoned by her mother and survives a shopping mall collapse.
Jang Seung-jo	Lee Joon[3]	Kang's cousin. Also a neurosurgeon but wants to be a potter.
Teo Yoo	Kwon Min-seong	Kang's best friend. A lawyer whose father administrates Geosung Hospice. He pursues Cha-yeong.
Min Jin-woong	Moon Tae-hyun[4]	Cha-yeong's brother who also abandoned her but shows up later to mooch off of his sister.

Kang's family

Kang Boo-ja as Han Yong-seol[5] - Kang's & Joon's grandmother. CEO of Geosung Hospital.
Lee Jae-ryong as Lee Seung-hoon[5] - Joon's father
Kim Sun-kyung as Yoon Hye-mi - Joon's mother
Lee Eon-jung as Jeong Soo-hee - Kang's mother
Yoon Ye-hee as Lee Seo-hoon - Joon's paternal aunt

People at the hospice

Kim Won-hae as Kwon Hyeon-seok - Administrator of Geosung Hospice, Kwon Min-Seong's father.
Kim Ho-jung as Han Seon-ae - Kwon's ex-wife. Chef who volunteers in the hospice kitchen.
Shin Ha-young as Kim Hee-ju - Hospice patient. A potter who taught Joon pottery.
Yeom Hye-ran as Ha Yeong-sil - Hospice nurse.
Lee Ju-yoen as Bae Na-ra - Hospice nurse whose father forcefully removes her from the hospice.

Others

Yoo In-soo as Jo Seung-goo
Lee Yong-yi as Jang Sook-ja
Jang Duk-joo as Ha Dong-goo - fisherman who loved Kang's mother and treated Kang as a son
Lee Hyo-bin as Kim In-joo - Kwon Min-seong's fiance

Special appearances

Kim Yu-bin as Oh Jeong-Bok (Ep. 11, Ep. 12 & Ep. 13) - Kang's childhood friend and Ha Dong-goo's niece
Lina as woman in the museum (Ep. 16) - Lina and Jang Seung-jo (Joon) are married in real life
Yoon Bo-ra as Hui Na (Ep. 13, Ep 15 & Ep 16) - hospice patient and youtuber.

Production

Chocolate marks screenwriter Lee Kyung-hee and director Lee Hyung-min's first collaboration in 15 years, after having worked together on the critically acclaimed television series I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004).[6][7]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Sweetest Thing"	Kiggen ESBEE	Kiggen ESBEE The Apple of My Eye BYMORE	Seventeen[lower-alpha 1]	3:39
2.	"Sweetest Thing" (Inst.)		Kiggen ESBEE The Apple of My Eye BYMORE		3:39
Total length:					7:18

Part 2

Released on December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (나무)	Car, the Garden Youra	Car, the Garden 623	Car, the Garden	3:47
2.	"Tree (Chocolate OST Ver.)" (Inst.)		Car, the Garden 623		3:47
Total length:					7:34

Part 3

Released on December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Always Be Here"	Jung Ye-kyung	Jung Ye-kyung ID:Earth	Jung Jin-woo	3:35
2.	"Always Be Here" (Inst.)		Jung Ye-kyung ID:Earth		3:35
Total length:					7:10

Part 4

Released on December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Always Be Here"	Jung Ye-kyung	Jung Ye-kyung ID:Earth	Ha Jin	3:35
2.	"Always Be Here" (Inst.)		Jung Ye-kyung ID:Earth		3:35
Total length:					7:10

Part 5

Released on December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Just Look For You" (그저 바라본다)	Kim Ji-soo JK	Kim Ji-soo	Ailee	3:42
2.	"Just Look For You" (Inst.)		Kim Ji-soo		3:42
Total length:					7:24

Part 6

Released on December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Greeting (From. Chocolate)" (마중)	Hwang Seok-ju	Seo Jae-ha Cho Young-soo Kim Young-sung	Kassy	3:26
2.	"Greeting (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.)		Seo Jae-ha Cho Young-soo Kim Young-sung		3:26
Total length:					6:52

Part 7

Released on December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Special (From. Chocolate)"	Jung Ye-kyung ID:Earth	Jung Ye-kyung ID:Earth	Yubin	3:33
2.	"Special (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.)		Jung Ye-kyung ID:Earth		3:33
Total length:					7:06

Part 8

Released on December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Alone (From. Chocolate)" (짝사랑)	Soulder Gang	Soulder Gang	Hui	3:49
2.	"Alone (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.)		Soulder Gang		3:49
Total length:					7:38

Part 9

Released on January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I'll Be Going (From. Chocolate)" (먼저 가볼게요)	Jung Ye-kyung	Jung Ye-kyung Ha Ji-woong	Ha Ji-woong	4:16
2.	"I'll Be Going (From. Chocolate)" (Inst.)		Jung Ye-kyung Ha Ji-woong		4:16
Total length:					8:32

Part 10

Released on January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Right Time and Right Place"	Jung Ye-kyung	Jung Ye-kyung	Stella Jang	3:54
2.	"Right Time and Right Place" (Inst.)		Jung Ye-kyung		3:54
Total length:					7:48

Part 11

Released on January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"You & I"	ID: Earth	4:22
2.	"Right Time and Right Place" (Inst.)		4:22
Total length:			7:48

Chart performance

Title	Year	Peak positions	Remarks	Ref.
Title	Year	KOR	Remarks	Ref.
"Just Look For You" (그저 바라본다) (Ailee)	2019	85	Part 5	[8]

Viewership

Chocolate : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Average
	1	821	1028	930	1062	844	842	879	931	814	809	873	919	698	959	755	959	883

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[9]
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nationwide	Seoul
1	November 29, 2019	3.475%	4.243%
2	November 30, 2019	4.364%	5.280%
3	December 6, 2019	4.316%	4.745%
4	December 7, 2019	4.603%	5.370%
5	December 13, 2019	4.372%	4.963%
6	December 14, 2019	4.173%	4.243%
7	December 20, 2019	4.265%	4.560%
8	December 21, 2019	4.230%	4.291%
9	December 27, 2019	4.142%	4.794%
10	December 28, 2019	3.812%	4.367%
11	January 3, 2020	4.177%	4.615%
12	January 4, 2020	4.205%	4.717%
13	January 10, 2020	3.804%	4.317%
14	January 11, 2020	4.215%	4.917%
15	January 17, 2020	3.778%	3.982%
16	January 18, 2020	4.579%	5.071%
Average		4.157%	4.655%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. 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).

Notes

Performed by Seventeen members Joshua, Wonwoo, DK, Seungkwan and Dino.

References

"[단독]하지원, '초콜릿'으로 안방극장 복귀..윤계상과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
Jung, An-jin (April 30, 2019). "[공식]윤계상X하지원 JTBC '초콜릿' 출연 확정…하반기 방송 예정". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.
Lee, Song-hee (May 17, 2019). "장승조, JTBC '초콜릿' 출연 확정…윤계상X하지원과 호흡 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
Kim, Su-gyeong (May 21, 2019). "민진웅, JTBC 새 드라마 '초콜릿'서 하지원 동생 역 캐스팅". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.
Lee, Da-won (April 30, 2019). "[단독] 강부자·이재룡, '초콜릿' 출연…'명품 라인업' 완성". Sports Khan (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
JTBC News Team (April 30, 2019). "JTBC '초콜릿' 윤계상X하지원 출연! 달달·따뜻한 휴먼 멜로". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.
Jin, Hyang-hee (April 30, 2019). "윤계상X하지원, '초콜릿' 남녀 주인공…'미사' 이형민·이경희 15년 만 재회작". MK (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.
"2019 Week 51 Digital Chart". December 15–21, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
"Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2019.

External links

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[Verivery-8] Performed by Seventeen members Joshua, Wonwoo, DK, Seungkwan and Dino.

[1] "[단독]하지원, '초콜릿'으로 안방극장 복귀..윤계상과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

[2] Jung, An-jin (April 30, 2019). "[공식]윤계상X하지원 JTBC '초콜릿' 출연 확정…하반기 방송 예정". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[3] Lee, Song-hee (May 17, 2019). "장승조, JTBC '초콜릿' 출연 확정…윤계상X하지원과 호흡 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[4] Kim, Su-gyeong (May 21, 2019). "민진웅, JTBC 새 드라마 '초콜릿'서 하지원 동생 역 캐스팅". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[Cast-5] Lee, Da-won (April 30, 2019). "[단독] 강부자·이재룡, '초콜릿' 출연…'명품 라인업' 완성". Sports Khan (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[6] JTBC News Team (April 30, 2019). "JTBC '초콜릿' 윤계상X하지원 출연! 달달·따뜻한 휴먼 멜로". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[7] Jin, Hyang-hee (April 30, 2019). "윤계상X하지원, '초콜릿' 남녀 주인공…'미사' 이형민·이경희 15년 만 재회작". MK (in Korean). Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[9] "2019 Week 51 Digital Chart". December 15–21, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[Nielsen_Korea-10] "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2019.