Tell Me That You Love Me () is a South Korean television series based on the 1995 Japanese TV series Aishiteiru to Itte Kure, and starring Jung Woo-sung and Shin Hyun-been. It is an original drama of Genie TV, and available for streaming on its platform, and on Disney+ in selected regions. It also aired on ENA from November 27, 2023 to January 16, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST).
Synopsis The series is about the romance between a hard-of-hearing painter who is used to express his emotions through drawings rather than words, and an aspiring actress who expresses her feelings with her voice.
Cast Main Jung Woo-sung as Cha Jin-woo: a deaf artist who lost his hearing when he was young and has been living a secluded life, but feels freedom in his own quiet world and is easygoing despite the prejudice against him. Baek Sung-chul as young Cha Jin-woo Shin Hyun-been as Jung Mo-eun: a woman who has self-respect as she proudly fulfills her dreams and love.
Supporting People around Jin-woo Kim Ji-hyun as Song Seo-kyung: Jin-woo's college classmate and ex-lover who is the director of an art center. Lee Eun-jae as young Song Seo-kyung Park Ki-deok as Kwon Do-hoon: Jin-woo and Seo-kyung's college classmate who is a famous painter. Heo Jun-seok as Hong Ki-hyun: Jin-woo's friend who runs a bar. Jung Sae-byeol as Eun So-hee: Ki-hyun's wife.
People around Mo-eun Lee Jae-kyoon as Yoon Jo-han: Mo-eun's high school classmate who is a composer and music producer. Park Jin-joo as Oh Ji-yu: Mo-eun's best friend and roommate who is an art center employee. Shin Jae-hwi as Jung Mo-dam: Mo-eun's younger brother who is a fitness trainer. Kang Shin-il as Jung Ji-pyeong: Mo-eun and Mo-dam's father. Kim Mi-kyung as Na Ae-sook: Mo-eun and Mo-dam's mother.
Extended Son So-mang as Lee Eun-soo: Seo-kyung's colleague who is a curator at an art center. Bae Jae-sung as Kang Si-hoo: Jin-woo's student.
Production Filming Filming of the series was scheduled to begin at the end of 2022. It was reported that the series completed filming on October 30, 2023.
Controversy In June 2023, the production team of Tell Me That You Love Me issued an apology following a call-out post on an online community stating that the surrounding area was not cleaned up after filming the series.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 November 27, 2023 1.515% 1.818% 2 November 28, 2023 1.800% 2.031% 3 December 4, 2023 1.678% 1.721% 4 December 5, 2023 1.989% 5 December 11, 2023 1.902% 2.096% 6 December 12, 2023 1.757% 2.102% 7 December 18, 2023 1.88% rowspan="4" 8 December 19, 2023 1.597% 9 December 25, 2023 1.904% 10 December 26, 2023 11 January 1, 2024 1.596% 1.763% 12 January 2, 2024 13 January 8, 2024 1.644% 2.011% 14 January 9, 2024 1.532% 1.799% 15 January 15, 2024 1.607% 1.884% 16 January 16, 2024 1.762% 2.091% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published or unknown. This series 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).
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