Behind Your Touch

Behind Your Touch
Promotional poster for Behind Your Touch
Promotional poster
Hangul
힙하게
Literal meaningHip
Revised RomanizationHipage
McCune–ReischauerHip'age
Genre
Written by
Directed by
  • Kim Seok-yoon[4]
  • Choi Bo-yoon[4]
Starring
Music byKim Tae-seong[5]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Sung-ah
Producers
  • Bae Soo-jung
  • Kim Seok-yoon
  • Hang Ra-kyung
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseAugust 12 (2023-08-12) –
October 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)

Behind Your Touch (Korean: 힙하게) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, and Suho. It aired on JTBC from August 12, to October 1, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST).[7][8] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Netflix in select regions.[9][10]

Synopsis[edit]

The series is about a veterinarian with psychometric powers, and a hot-blooded detective who find themselves in the midst of a dangerous criminal investigation while solving minor crime cases in a small town in Mujin, Chungcheong-do.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

Veterinarian with psychometric powers. At a dairy farm where she made house calls, she gained the psychic ability to see people's pasts. She gets caught up in a series of inexplicable murders that happen one after the other.
Hot-blooded detective. He was sent from Seoul Police Department to Mujin Police Department in a rural town. Ye-bun's psychic abilities are used in the course of a murder investigation.
Mysterious convenience store worker. Bong Ye-bun has a crush on him. Graduated from Korea University. Suspected by Jang-yeol of involvement in a serial murder case.
Ye-bun's best friend. Her language is rough and she is considered the town's odd woman out.

Supporting[edit]

Ye-bun's family[edit]

  • Yang Jae-seong as Jung Eui-hwan[2]
Ye-bun's maternal grandfather and former director of Jeong Animal Hospital. He is a Parkinson's disease patient. He is searching for the truth behind his late daughter's death.
Ye-bun's aunt who is a nurse at Bong Animal Hospital. She is still unmoved by her first love, Jong-mook.

Police officers[edit]

Chief of Mujin Police Station Violent Department. Hyeon-ok's first love.
  • Jung Yi-rang as Na Mi-ran[2]
Detective. She is troubled by her husband's infidelity.
  • Jo Min-guk as Bae Deok-hee[2]
The youngest detective who helps Jang-yeol. Ok-hee's brother.

Others[edit]

A Mujin native who is a member of the National Assembly of Mujin City.
livelihood shaman. He earns money for his son and wife, but funds are low.
  • Park No-sik as Jeon Gwang-sik[2]
A farm owner who has supernatural powers. He aids Jang-yeol in finding the serial killer.

Extended[edit]

A streamer.
  • Lee Seon-joo as Ok-hee's mother[20]
Convenience store owner.
  • Kwon Young-guk as Ok-hee's father[20]
Captain.
Ok-bun senior

Special appearances[edit]

Prisoners in Seoul Prison (Ep. 16)

Production[edit]

Filming of the series was completed on February 20, 2023.[23]

Original soundtrack[edit]

Behind Your Touch OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2023
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
Label

Part 1[edit]

Released on August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)[24]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hip Hop"
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
Joohoney2:11
2."Hip Hop" (Inst.) 
  • Joohoney
  • Ye-Yo!
 2:11
Total length:4:22

Part 2[edit]

Released on August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It's you" (feat. Cocona)
  • Naviv
  • Lee Jun-hyung
pH-13:10
2."It's you" (feat. Cocona; Inst.) 
  • Naviv
  • Lee Jun-hyung
 3:10
Total length:3:20

Part 3[edit]

Released on August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)[26]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Gotcha"
  • CROQ
  • Jade
  • Spacecowboy
  • CROQ
  • Jade
  • Spacecowboy
Zior Park2:51
2."Gotcha" (Inst.) 
  • CROQ
  • Jade
  • Spacecowboy
 2:53
Total length:4:44

Reception[edit]

Viewership[edit]

Behind Your Touch : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.2881.4751.3481.6031.1941.7061.3061.6461.5561.9421.8402.0301.5972.2541.6712.3281.674
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[27]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[27]
Nationwide Seoul
1 August 12, 2023 5.275% (2nd) 5.610% (2nd)
2 August 13, 2023 5.805% (3rd) 6.210% (3rd)
3 August 19, 2023 5.522% (1st) 5.676% (1st)
4 August 20, 2023 7.000% (1st) 7.310% (1st)
5 August 26, 2023 5.634% (1st) 5.978% (1st)
6 August 27, 2023 7.475% (1st) 7.460% (1st)
7 September 2, 2023 5.513% (1st) 5.702% (1st)
8 September 3, 2023 6.956% (1st) 7.163% (1st)
9 September 9, 2023 6.639% (1st) 7.095% (1st)
10 September 10, 2023 8.065% (1st) 8.134% (1st)
11 September 16, 2023 7.950% (1st) 8.423% (1st)
12 September 17, 2023 8.685% (1st) 9.359% (1st)
13 September 23, 2023 7.057% (1st) 7.517% (1st)
14 September 24, 2023 9.618% (1st) 10.413% (1st)
15 September 30, 2023 6.413% (1st) 7.050% (1st)
16 October 1, 2023 9.299% (1st) 9.250% (1st)
Average 7.057% 7.397%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series 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).

Accolades[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actress Joo Min-kyung Nominated [28]

References[edit]

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    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 12, 2023. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 13, 2023. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 19, 2023. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 20, 2023. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 26, 2023. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 27, 2023. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 2, 2023. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 3, 2023. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 16, 2023. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 17, 2023. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 23, 2023. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 24, 2023. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 30, 2023. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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External links[edit]

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