Tell Me What You Saw

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Tell Me What You Saw
Tell Me What You Saw.jpg
Promotional poster
Also known asSay It as You See It
Hangul
본 대로 말하라
Literal meaningSay What You Saw
Revised Romanization Bon Daero Malhara
Genre Thriller, Suspense
Created byKim Hong-sun
Developed by Studio Dragon
Written by
  • Ko Young-jae
  • Han Ki-hyun
Directed byKim Sang-hoon
Starring
ComposerGaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Hong-sun [1]
Running time60 minutes
Production companyH House [1] [2]
Release
Original network OCN
Original releaseFebruary 1 (2020-02-01) 
March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)

Tell Me What You Saw (Korean : 본 대로 말하라) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Choi Soo-young, and Jin Seo-yeon. It aired on OCN from February 1 to March 22, 2020. [3]

Contents

Synopsis

Oh Hyun-jae (Jang Hyuk) was a genius profiler who cracked many cold cases using his unsurpassed profiling skills. One day, his fiancée was killed in an explosion set by a serial killer and Hyun-jae lived in seclusion after that. Five years later, a new murder takes place using the same method as that serial killer. While investigating the case, team leader Hwang Ha-young (Jin Seo-yeon) meets a detective from the countryside, Cha Soo-young (Choi Soo-young), who has a photographic memory. She introduced Soo-young to Hyun-jae and they work together to go after the serial killer. [4] [5]

Cast

Main

A genius criminal profiler who became a recluse after losing his fiancée in an explosion.
A rookie detective from the countryside with a photographic memory.

Supporting

People in Mucheon Metropolitan Police Agency

The team leader of the Regional Investigation Unit (RIU).
An ambitious senior superintendent of the Mucheon Metropolitan Police Agency.
A veteran detective in the Regional Investigation Unit (RIU).
  • Shin Soo-ho as Jang Tae-sung
A reckless detective in the RIU.
  • Yoo Hee-je as Lee Ji-min
A brainy detective in the RIU.

People around Oh Hyun-jae

Hyun-jae's fiancée who was a brilliant cellist.

People around Cha Soo-young

  • Ha Sung-kwang as Cha Man-suk
Soo-young's father who is a deaf-mute.
A countryside policeman who used to work as Soo-young's partner.

Original soundtrack

Tell Me What You Saw OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2020
Genre Soundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
Label NHN Bugs
Most Content

Part 1

Released on February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Be Colored" (물들어간다) Kim Yoon-ah 3:20
2."Be Colored" (Inst.) 3:20

Part 2

Released on February 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."This Game"Lee Ba-da3:27
2."This Game" (Inst.) 3:27

Part 3

Released on February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Remember" (기억해)Kim Han-kyul4:02
2."Remember" (Inst.) 4:02

Part 4

Released on February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Sinner"Darin3:10
2."Sinner" (Inst.) 3:10

Part 5

Released on March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."What You See"Ugly Duck3:30
2."What You See" (Inst.) 3:30

Part 6

Released on March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Price 2 Pay"Fondres3:23
2."Price 2 Pay" (Inst.) 3:23

Ratings

Tell Me What You Saw: South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1546902436901631926N/A901N/A9456789587079776011192N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea. [6]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share
(Nielsen Korea) [7]
Nationwide Seoul
1February 1, 2020An instant, 1/75th of a second2.031%2.357%
2February 2, 2020Ghost Image3.256%3.692%
3February 8, 2020Evidence1.668%
4February 9, 2020Signature3.310%3.773%
5February 15, 2020Inattentional Blindness2.221%2.622%
6February 16, 2020Velocity3.538%4.433%
7February 22, 2020Reflection1.840%
8February 23, 2020Variable3.687%4.287%
9February 29, 2020Optical Illusion2.224%
10March 1, 2020Decalcomanie3.364%4.161%
11March 7, 2020Dice2.537%3.016%
12March 8, 2020Motion3.753%4.182%
13March 14, 2020Random2.387%2.909%
14March 15, 2020Explosion3.759%4.369%
15March 21, 2020Trinity2.430%3.108%
16March 22, 2020Liber Proverbiorum 6:174.388%5.028%
Average2.900% [lower-alpha 1]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • 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

  1. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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