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Chicago Typewriter (시카고 타자; 시카고打字機; Sikago Tajagi) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Yoo Ah In, Im Soo Jung and Go Kyung Pyo. It ran from April to June 2017, with episodes every Friday and Saturday at 20:00 KST on tvN.
Synopsis[]
| “ | A veterinarian and two writers have a mysterious connection to Korean independence fighters from the Japanese colonial period. | ” |
—Official Description[1] | ||
What does it take to maintain your status as a bestselling author?
Han Se Ju (Yoo Ah In) was a writer in his past life during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea. He has been reincarnated and is a bestselling author in modern day. But Se Joo is depressed and has writer’s block that keeps him from completing his next bestseller.
Yoo Jin Oh (Go Kyung Pyo) is a talented ghostwriter who can bail Se Joo out of his predicament, but the mysterious man has a condition for his services that Se Joo may not be able to meet.
Jeon Seol (Im Soo Jung) is a veterinarian and book lover who runs her own delivery service. She becomes an anti-fan of the overrated Se Joo.
Can Se Joo produce another bestseller under such difficult circumstances?[2]
Cast[]
- Yoo Ah In as Han Se Joo / Seo Hwi Young
- Choi Min Young as Young Han Se Joo
- A renowned writer in a slump who has celebrity-looks and tons of fans but is extremely depressed on the inside.
- Im Soo Jung as Jun Seol / Ryu Soo Hyun
- Choi Myung Bin as Young Jun Seol
- Jo Min Ah as Young Ryu Soo Hyun
- Go Kyung Pyo as Yoo Jin Oh / Shin Yool
- A ghostwriter with a genius writing style, who has dry humor and loves jazz music and antiques.
- Kwak Shi Yang as Baek Tae Min / Heo Young Min
- Son Sang Yeon as Young Baek Tae Min
- Kwak Ji Hye as Young Ma Bang Jin
- Song Joon Hee as Young Won Dae Han
Soundtrack[]
Episodes[]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| Episode 01 | April 7, 2017 | 2.649% | 2.924% | 3.8% |
| Episode 02 | April 8, 2017 | 2.822% | 3.253% | 3.2% |
| Episode 03 | April 14, 2017 | 2.235% | 2.555% | 2.3% |
| Episode 04 | April 15, 2017 | 2.094% | 2.688% | 2.6% |
| Episode 05 | April 21, 2017 | 1.920% | 1.847% | 1.9% |
| Episode 06 | April 22, 2017 | 2.236% | 2.840% | 2.6% |
| Episode 07 | April 29, 2017 | 2.449% | 2.546% | 2.4% |
| Episode 08 | 3.162% | 2.8% | ||
| Episode 09 | May 12, 2017 | 2.322% | 2.761% | 3.7% |
| Episode 10 | May 13, 2017 | 2.275% | 3.034% | 2.0% |
| Episode 11 | May 19, 2017 | 2.450% | 2.657% | 2.5% |
| Episode 12 | May 20, 2017 | 2.252% | 2.954% | 2.4% |
| Episode 13 | May 26, 2017 | 2.335% | 2.795% | 2.2% |
| Episode 14 | May 27, 2017 | 1.444% | 1.762% | 1.7% |
| Episode 15 | June 2, 2017 | 2.419% | 2.975% | 2.4% |
| Episode 16 | June 3, 2017 | 2.162% | 2.551% | 2.9% |
| Average | 2.27% | 2.71% | 2.6% | |
This drama airs 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).
International broadcast[]
- Malaysia – 8TV (June 13, 2017)
- Vietnam – VTC5 tvBlue (May 5, 2017), HTV3 (July 15, 2017)
- The drama is broadcast in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka on tvN Asia with subtitles.
Production[]
The series is written by Jin Soo-wan who wrote the hit dramas Moon Embracing the Sun (2012) and Kill Me, Heal Me (2015).
This drama marks Im Soo Jung's small screen comeback after 13 years since 2004.
The series was filmed at various places in Seoul - SEOUL SEOUL 3080, Hannam-dong Book Park, Ikseon-dong and Seodaemun Prison History Museum.
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "Tomorrow With You" and was followed by "Stranger" on June 10, 2017.
- Episode 7 was originally scheduled to air on Friday, April 28, 2017, but was pushed back due to the South Korean presidential election. Episode 7 aired on Saturday, April 29, 2017, the same day as Episode 8.
- Episode 9 and 10 were originally scheduled to air on May 5 and May 6, 2017, respectively, but due to "Golden Week", they aired on May 12 and May 13, 2017, instead.
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