Will It Snow for Christmas? (Korean: 크리스마스에 눈이 올까요?; RR: Keuriseumaseue Nuni Olkkayo?) is a South Korean television melodrama series starring Go Soo, Han Ye-seul, Song Jong-ho, Sunwoo Sun, and Jo Min-su.[1][2][3] It aired on SBS from December 2, 2009 to January 28, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[4][5]
Cast
- Go Soo as Cha Kang-jin
- Kim Soo-hyun as teenage Kang-jin
- Han Ye-seul as Han Ji-wan
- Nam Ji-hyun as teenage Ji-wan
- Song Jong-ho as Park Tae-joon
- Sunwoo Sun as Lee Woo-jung
- Jo Min-su as Cha Chun-hee (Kang-jin's mother)
- Chun Ho-jin as Han Joon-soo
- Kim Do-yeon as Seo Young-sook
- Song Joong-ki as Han Ji-yong (Ji-wan's older brother)
- Kim Ki-bang as Cha Bu-san (Kang-jin's younger brother)
- Seo Jae-wook as teenage Bu-san
- Seok Jin-yi as Lee Jin-kyung
- Yang So-young as teenage Jin-kyung
- Kim Kwang-min as Seo Jae-hyun
- Kim Joon-hyung as Kyung-soo
- Min Ji-young as Miss Sun
- Kim In-tae as Noh Gyo-soo
- Kim Hyung-bum as Kim Jung-pil
- Yeo Min-joo as Song Yoon-joo
- Do Ji-han as Park Jong-suk
- Baek Seung-hyeon
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Kang-jin's homeroom teacher
Ratings
According to TNS Media Korea, episodes one and two achieved a rating of 8.6% and 7.7% nationwide and ranked second against its rivals Iris on KBS and Hero on MBC.[6] The ratings of the rerun for episodes one and two, however, were recorded to be 8.7% and 11.4% nationwide, surpassing its original broadcast.[7]
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-02 | 1 | 8.6% (21st) | 9.0% (20th) |
| 2009-12-03 | 2 | 7.7% (24th) | (<8.7%) |
| 2009-12-09 | 3 | 7.2% (27th) | (<8.2%) |
| 2009-12-10 | 4 | 7.8% (19th) | 7.5% (20th) |
| 2009-12-16 | 5 | 9.9% (16th) | 10.3% (14th) |
| 2009-12-17 | 6 | 9.4% (16th) | 9.5% (15th) |
| 2009-12-23 | 7 | 16.4% (5th) | 16.7% (4th) |
| 2009-12-24 | 8 | 15.6% (4th) | 16.0% (4th) |
| 2010-01-06 | 9 | 14.5% (8th) | 14.5% (7th) |
| 2010-01-07 | 10 | 12.7% (10th) | 12.5% (11th) |
| 2010-01-13 | 11 | 10.8% (15th) | 10.1% (16th) |
| 2010-01-14 | 12 | 11.5% (12th) | 11.8% (11th) |
| 2010-01-20 | 13 | 9.7% (18th) | 9.8% (16th) |
| 2010-01-21 | 14 | 10.7% (12th) | 10.1% (13th) |
| 2010-01-27 | 15 | 9.1% (19th) | 8.9% (19th) |
| 2010-01-28 | 16 | 10.9% (11th) | 10.8% (11th) |
| Average | 10.8% | - | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
See also
References
- ^ Kang, Myoung-seok (November 27, 2009). "SBS drama Will It Snow On Christmas? is all about love". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (1 December 2009). "New Drama to Bring Warmth This Christmas". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ^ Oh, Jean (2 December 2009). "Is SBS' new melodrama classic or stale?". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ^ "Ko Soo back in Christmas drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (21 January 2010). "Go Su's TV Series to Air in Japan". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ "Will It Snow for Christmas kicks off new midweek ratings battle". Dramabeans. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ "Rerun ratings surpass original broadcast for Christmas". Dramabeans. 6 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
