Temperature of Love

2017 South Korean Television series

Temperature of Love

Promotional poster

Also known as| Degree of Love[1]
Hangul|

사랑의 온도

Lit.| Love's Temperature
RR| Sarangui ondo
MR| Sarangŭi ondo
Genre|

* Romance
* Melodrama

Based on| Good Soup Never Picks up the Phone
by Ha Myung-hee
Written by| Ha Myung-hee
Directed by| Nam Geon
Starring|

* Seo Hyun-jin
* Yang Se-jong
* Kim Jae-wook
* Jo Bo-ah

Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 40
Production
Executive producer| Kim Hee-yeol
Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 35 minutes
Production company| Pan Entertainment
Original release
Network| SBS TV
Release| September 18 (2017-09-18) –
November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)

Temperature of Love[2] (Korean: 사랑의 온도) is a 2017 South Korean television series written by Ha Myung-hee and starring Seo Hyun-jin, Yang Se-jong, Kim Jae-wook and Jo Bo-ah. It is based on the screenwriter's own novel titled Good Soup Never Picks up the Phone, released in 2014. It aired on SBS TV from September 18 to November 21, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 40 episodes.[3][4][5][6]

## Synopsis

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The story of two people who first meet online and soon develop a relationship when they meet in person, but then get separated after choosing different paths for their careers.

## Cast

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### Main

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* Seo Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-soo / Jane (username), an aspiring screenwriter who spent ten years as an assistant writer.[7]
* Yang Se-jong as On Jung-seon / Good Soup (username), a chef-owner of a Michelin-star restaurant called Good Soup.[7]
* Kim Jae-wook as Park Jung-woo, an entertainment agency CEO and business partner of Jung-seon.[8]
* Jo Bo-ah as Ji Hong-ah, Hyun-soo's friend who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth but aims to be a screenwriter. She has a crush on On Jung-seon.[8]

### Supporting

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#### Good Soup staff

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* Shim Hee-seop [ko] as Choi Won-joon, a sous chef.
* Cha In-ha as Kim Ha-sung, a chef.
* Pyo Ji-hoon as Kang Min-ho, a chef.
* Lee Kang-min as Oh Kyung-soo, a chef.
* Chae So-young as Im Soo-jung, a sommelier.

#### People around Lee Hyun-soo

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* Jung Ae-ri as Park Mi-na, Hyun-soo's mother.
* Sunwoo Jae-duk as Lee Min-jae, Hyun-soo's father.
* Gil Eun-hye as Lee Hyun-yi, Hyun-soo's sister.

#### People around On Jung-seon

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* Lee Mi-sook as Yoo Yeong-mi, Jung-seon's mother.
* Ahn Nae-sang as On Hae-kyung, Jung-seon's father.

#### Broadcaster's people

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* Ji Il-joo as Kim Joon-ha
* Song Young-gyu [ko] as Min Yi-bok
* Hwang Seok-jeong as Park Eun-sung

#### Extended

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* Choi Sung-jae as Lee Sung-jae
* Lee Seung-hyung
* Kim Min-young as Kim Ki-da
* Lee Cho-hee as Hwangbo Kyung
* Shim Hee-sub as Choi Won-joon
* Gong Min-jeung as Soo-yeong

### Special appearance

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* Ryu Jin as Yoo Hong-jin, Chief Producer.[9]
* Ryu Seung-soo as Shin Ha-rim
* Jang Hyun-sung
* Kim Hwan
* Choi Hwa-jung
* Park Shin-hye as Yoo Hye-jung[10]

## Production

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* Park Bo-gum and Song Hye-kyo were offered the leading roles of the series in March 2017, both declined.[11][12]
* Seo Hyun-jin and Yang Se-jong previously worked together on SBS TV series Dr. Romantic (2016).[13]
* The first script reading of the cast was scheduled for July 30, 2017 at the SBS building in Ilsan. Filming started on August 9 in Gangnam, Seoul.[14][15][16]

## Original soundtrack

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Temperature of Love OST

Soundtrack album by

Various artists

Recorded| 2017
Genre| Soundtrack
Language|

* Korean
* English

Label| Pan Entertainment

### Part 1

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Released on September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "You Are"| Kim Yoo-kyung| Oh Joon-sung| Seunghee (Oh My Girl)| 03:43
2.| "You Are" (Inst.)|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 03:43
3.| "Brand New-Day"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 01:49
4.| "Between Us"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:02
5.| "Rising Temperature"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 01:55
6.| "Love Step"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 01:57
7.| "Lost Smile"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:12
Total length:| 17:21

### Part 2

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Released on October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Love-ing" (사랑 ing)| June| Oh Joon-sung| Eunha (GFriend)| 04:18
2.| "Love-ing" (Inst.)|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 04:18
Total length:| 08:36

### Part 3

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Released on October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "I Still"| Kim Yoo-kyung| Oh Joon-sung| Cheeze| 03:20
2.| "I Still (Piano Ver.)"| Kim Yoo-kyung| Oh Joon-sung| Cheeze| 03:19
3.| "I Still" (Inst.)|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 03:20
4.| "I Still (Piano Ver.)" (Inst.)|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 03:19
Total length:| 13:18

### Part 4

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Released on October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "It Has to Be You" (꼭 너여야 해)| Choi Jae-woo, Lee Ha-jin| Oh Joon-sung| Bong-gu (GB9)| 04:32
2.| "It Has to Be You" (Inst.)|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 04:33
Total length:| 09:05

### Part 5

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Released on October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Let Me Love You" (나만 아는 엔딩)| Kim Yoo-kyung| Oh Joon-sung| Stella Jang| 04:33
2.| "Blooming Love"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:30
3.| "Love Temperature"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:03
4.| "Let Me Know Youu"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:25
5.| "Feel Good Soup"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 01:39
6.| "Cooking Melody"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 01:46
7.| "Heartbreak Today"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 01:44
8.| "Different View"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:27
9.| "The Man in a Suit"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:12
10.| "Too Close to Breathe"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 01:42
11.| "Platonic Love"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:25
12.| "You Are My Home"|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 02:07
13.| "Let Me Love You" (Inst.)|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 04:33
Total length:| 32:06

### Part 6

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Released on October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Wonderful Moment"| Fromm| Fromm| Fromm| 03:56
2.| "Wonderful Moment" (Inst.)|  | Fromm|  | 03:54
Total length:| 07:50

### Part 7

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Released on October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "At That Time" (그때엔)| Jung Min-kyung, Hwang Myung-heum| Jung Min-kyung, Hwang Myung-heum| Jungheum Band| 03:43
2.| "At That Time" (Inst.)|  | Jung Min-kyung, Hwang Myung-heum|  | 03:43
Total length:| 07:26

### Part 8

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Released on November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Be Confused" (좋았다 말았다)| Cadence, Lee Jong-soo, Taebongie| Cadence, Lee Jong-soo, Taebongie| Chahee (Melody Day)| 03:04
2.| "Be Confused" (Inst.)|  | Cadence, Lee Jong-soo, Taebongie|  | 03:04
Total length:| 06:08

### Part 9

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Released on November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Just You" (너였고 너이고 너일 거라서)| Kim Yoo-kyung| Oh Joon-sung| Seven O'Clock| 04:10
2.| "Just You" (Inst.)|  | Oh Joon-sung|  | 04:10
Total length:| 08:20

### Part 10

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Released on November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Shiny Memories (ft. Lee Ji-eun)" (유난히 빛나)| Lee Noo-ri| Kim Sun-kyung| Kim Sun-kyung| 03:46
2.| "Shiny Memories" (Inst.)|  | Kim Sun-kyung|  | 03:46
Total length:| 07:32

## Ratings

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Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share

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TNmS[17] | Nielsen Korea[18]
Nationwide  | Seoul | Nationwide  | Seoul
1  | September 18, 2017  | 7.1% (20th) | 8.3% (15th) | 7.1% (19th) | 7.7% (16th)
2  | 7.9% (15th) | 9.4% (8th) | 8.0% (13th) | 8.8% (8th)
3  | September 19, 2017  | 7.2% (19th) | 8.5% (9th) | 7.2% (16th) | 8.1% (11th)
4  | 8.4% (12th) | 9.9% (7th) | 9.2% (8th) | 10.2% (5th)
5  | September 25, 2017  | 8.4% (17th) | 9.7% (8th) | 8.2% (14th) | 8.9% (11th)
6  | 9.5% (11th) | 10.9% (4th) | 10.4% (8th) | 11.6% (5th)
7  | September 26, 2017  | 7.5% (16th) | 7.8% (9th) | 8.6% (8th) | 10% (7th)
8  | 8.5% (14th) | 9.3% (7th) | 11.0% (6th) | 12.4% (4th)
9  | October 2, 2017  | 7.4% (20th) | 8.1% (9th) | 8.1% (16th) | 8.9% (12th)
10  | 9.2% (8th) | 9.6% (4th) | 9.6% (9th) | 10.6% (5th)
11  | October 3, 2017  | 7.3% (13th) | 7.1% (8th) | 6.7% (15th) | 7.2% (10th)
12  | 8.9% (7th) | 8.5% (7th) | 8.4% (6th) | 9.4% (5th)
13  | October 9, 2017  | 9.4% (15th) | 11.0% (5th) | 9.3% (13th) | 10.8% (8th)
14  | 10.5% (8th) | 11.6% (3rd) | 11.2% (6th) | 12.9% (3rd)
15  | October 10, 2017  | 9.1% (14th) | 10.9% (8th) | 8.8% (10th) | 9.9% (7th)
16  | 10.3% (10th) | 12.3% (5th) | 10.3% (7th) | 11.4% (6th)
17  | October 16, 2017  | 7.2% (20th) | 8.1% (15th) | 6.8% (NR) | 7.7% (13th)
18  | 8.4% (16th) | 9.7% (9th) | 7.9% (12th) | 8.9% (18th)
19  | October 23, 2017[a] | 6.1% (NR) | 7.2% (20th) | 6.6% (NR) | 7.8% (15th)
20  | 6.8% (NR) | 7.8% (14th) | 8.1% (13th) | 9.5% (9th)
21  | October 24, 2017  | 6.7% (16th) | 7.5% (12th) | 6.5% (15th) | 7.6% (11th)
22  | 7.9% (15th) | 8.4% (10th) | 7.6% (13th) | 8.4% (10th)
23  | October 30, 2017  | 6.1% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 7.2% (18th)
24  | 7.2% (20th) | 8.2% (14th) | 7.9% (14th) | 8.9% (10th)
25  | October 31, 2017  | 6.5% (NR) | 7.1% (14th) | 6.8% (18th) | 8.0% (14th)
26  | 7.6% (16th) | 7.7% (12th) | 9.0% (9th) | 10.8% (5th)
27  | November 6, 2017  | 5.5% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | 6.7% (NR)
28  | 6.6% (NR) | 7.0% (16th) | 6.9% (19th) | 6.7% (19th)
29  | November 7, 2017  | 5.5% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 7.5% (13th)
30  | 6.5% (18th) | 6.7% (19th | 7.2% (15th) | 8.7% (8th)
31  | November 13, 2017  | 4.5% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) | 5.9% (NR)
32  | 5.1% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) | 7.0% (20th) | 7.7% (17th)
33  | November 14, 2017  | 6.4% (19th) | 6.3% (17th) | 6.4% (20th) | 6.9% (16th)
34  | 6.3% (20th) | 6.7% (14th) | 7.3% (16th) | 8.0% (13th)
35  | November 20, 2017  | 4.8% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 6.7% (14th)
36  | 5.4% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 7.5% (13th) | 8.2% (12th)
37  | November 21, 2017[a] | 5.4% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) | 6.7% (20th) | 7.5% (13th)
38  | 6.3% (19th) | 6.3% (18th) | 7.7% (11th) | 8.8% (10th)
39  | 6.8% (16th) | 7.5% (11th) | 8.2% (9th) | 9.4% (8th)
40  | 6.7% (17th) | 7.5% (10th) | 8.4% (8th) | 9.5% (7th)
Average  | 7.23% | 7.99% | 7.82% | 8.83%

* In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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2017  | 30th Grimae Awards | Best Actress  | Seo Hyun-jin | Won  | [19]
25th SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang)  | Nominated  | [20]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama  | Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama  | Kim Jae-wook | Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama  | Jo Bo-ah | Nominated
Best New Actor  | Yang Se-jong | Won
Best New Actress  | Jo Bo-ah | Nominated
Best Supporting Actress  | Hwang Seok-jeong | Nominated
Lee Cho-hee | Nominated
Best Couple Award  | Yang Se-jong and Seo Hyun-jin | Nominated
2018  | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor  | Yang Se-jong | Won  | [21]
6th APAN Star Awards | Won  | [22][23]
K-Star Award  | Nominated

## Notes

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1. ^ a b No episodes were aired on October 17, 2022 as a baseball match aired before the series was delayed and eventually overran. Episodes 37 to 40 were shown back-to-back on November 21 as a result.

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## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Temperature of Love at IMDb
* Temperature of Love at HanCinema

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