Do You Like Brahms?
| Do You Like Brahms? | |
|---|---|
![]() Promotional poster  | |
| Hangul | 브람스를 좋아하세요?  | 
| RR | Beuramseureul joahaseyo? | 
| MR | Pŭramsŭrŭl choahaseyo? | 
| Genre | |
| Written by | Ryu Bo-ri | 
| Directed by | Jo Young-min | 
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea | 
| Original language | Korean | 
| No. of episodes | 16 | 
| Production | |
| Producer | Han Jeong hwan | 
| Running time | 60 minutes | 
| Production company | Studio S (SBS) | 
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV | 
| Release | August 31 – October 20, 2020  | 
Do You Like Brahms? (Korean: 브람스를 좋아하세요?; RR: Beuramseureul joahaseyo?) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Min-jae, Park Eun-bin, Kim Sung-cheol, Park Ji-hyun, Lee You-jin, and Bae Da-bin.[1][2] It is a romance drama about the students of classical music at a prestigious institution.[3] It aired on SBS from August 31 to October 20, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).[4]
Synopsis
A drama about the dreams and love of classical music students who find their own happiness while learning music.
Cast
Main
- Kim Min-jae[5] as Park Joon-young
- Park Sang-hoon as young Park Joon-young
 
 - Park Eun-bin[6] as Chae Song-ah
 - Kim Sung-cheol as Han Hyun-ho
 - Park Ji-hyun as Lee Jung-kyung
- Shin Soo-yeon as young Lee Jung-kyung
 
 - Lee You-jin as Yoon Dong-yoon
 - Bae Da-bin as Kang Min-sung
 
Supporting
Kyunghoo Cultural Foundation
- Ye Soo-jung as Na Moon-sook[7]
 - Kim Jong-tae as Lee Sung-geun
 - Seo Jeong-yeon as Cha Young-in
 - Choi Dae-hoon as Park Sung-jae
 - Ahn Sang-eun as Jung Da-woon
 - Lee Ji-won as Kim Hae-na
 - Yang Jo-ah as Im Yoo-jin
 
Seoryeong University
- Gil Hae-yeon as Song Jeong-hee
 - Baek Ji-won as Lee Soo-kyeong
 - Joo Seok-tae as Yoo Tae-jin
 
People around Chae Song-ah
- Kim Hak-sun as Song-ah's father
 - Kim Sun-hwa as Song-ah's mother
 - Lee Noh-ah as Chae Song-hee, Song-ah's elder sister
 
Others
- Kim Jung-young as Park Joon-young's mother
 - Ko So-hyun as Yang Ji-won, violinist
 - Kim Gook-hee as Ji-won's mother
 - Yoon Chan-young as Seung Ji-min, pianist
 - Kim Mi-kyung as maestro
 
Production
Director Jo Young-min and screenwriter Ryu Bo-ri previously collaborated on the 2019 SBS drama, Everything and Nothing.[8]
The first script reading took place in April 2020 at the SBS Tanhyeon Production Center.[9] The drama wrapped its filming on October 15, 2020.
Original soundtrack
| Do You Like Brahms? OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by  Various artists  | |
| Released | 2020 | 
| Genre | Soundtrack | 
| Language | Korean | 
| Label | 
  | 
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Close To Me" | 
  | 
  | Punch | 3:32 | 
| 2. | "Close To Me" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:32 | ||
| Total length: | 7:04 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Confession" (지금 만나러 갈게) | 
  | 
  | g.o.d | 4:16 | 
| 2. | "Confession" (Inst.) | 
  | 4:16 | ||
| Total length: | 8:32 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Moonlight" (너의 달빛) | 
  | 
  | Chen (EXO) | 3:44 | 
| 2. | "Your Moonlight" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:44 | ||
| Total length: | 7:28 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Me" (널 사랑했던 한 사람) | 
  | 
  | Punch | 3:58 | 
| 2. | "Love Me" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:58 | ||
| Total length: | 7:56 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kiss Me" (내일은 고백할게) | 
  | 
  | Taeyeon (Girls' Generation) | 3:58 | 
| 2. | "Kiss Me" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:58 | ||
| Total length: | 7:56 | ||||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dream" (그리워하면 그댈 만날까봐) | 
  | 
  | Kim Na-young | 3:27 | 
| 2. | "Dream" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:27 | ||
| Total length: | 6:54 | ||||
Part 7
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Love" | 
  | 
  | Jo Yu-ri (Iz*One) | 3:05 | 
| 2. | "My Love" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:05 | ||
| Total length: | 6:10 | ||||
Part 8
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Midnight" (밤하늘의 저 별처럼) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 3:47 | 
| 2. | "Midnight" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:47 | ||
| Total length: | 7:34 | ||||
Part 9
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful" (아름다운 한 사람) | 
  | Rocoberry | K.Will | 3:53 | 
| 2. | "Beautiful" (Inst.) | Rocoberry | 3:53 | ||
| Total length: | 7:46 | ||||
Part 10
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Song" (노래해요 그대 듣도록) | Ji Hoon | Ahn Young-min | Gummy | 3:10 | 
| 2. | "Love Song" (Inst.) | Ahn Young-min | 3:10 | ||
| Total length: | 6:20 | ||||
Part 11
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy" | Ji Hoon | 
  | Baekhyun (EXO) | 3:53 | 
| 2. | "Happy" (Inst.) | 
  | 3:53 | ||
| Total length: | 7:46 | ||||
Chart performance
| Title | Year | Peak positions  | 
Remarks | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Your Moonlight" (Chen) | 2020 | 152 | Part 3 | [10] | 
| "Love Me" (Punch) | 119 | Part 4 | [11] | |
| "Kiss Me" (Taeyeon) | 59 | Part 5 | ||
| "Dream" (Kim Na-young) | 110 | Part 6 | [12] | |
| "Midnight" (Heize & Punch) | 29 | Part 8 | [13] | |
| "Beautiful" (K.Will) | 110 | Part 9 | ||
| "Love Song" (Gummy) | 154 | Part 10 | ||
| "Happy" (Baekhyun) | 73 | Part 11 | [14] | 
Viewership

| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 937 | 852 | 1075 | 976 | 1009 | 960 | 1040 | 1061 | 982 | 954 | 924 | 921 | 1006 | 932 | 985 | 1090 | 982 | |
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[16]  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||||
| 1 | 1 | August 31, 2020 | Träumerei: Dream (트로이메라이 : 꿈)  | 
4.2% (NR)[17] | — | |
| 2 | 5.3% (19th) | 6.2% (15th) | ||||
| 2 | 1 | September 1, 2020 | Poco a Poco: Slowly, Gradually (포코 아 포코 : 서서히, 조금씩)  | 
3.8% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.0% (19th) | 5.7% (18th) | ||||
| 3 | 1 | September 7, 2020 | Innig: Heartfelt (이니히 : 진심으로)  | 
4.5% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.6% (18th) | 6.5% (15th) | ||||
| 4 | 1 | September 8, 2020 | Non Troppo: Not Too Much (논 트로포 : 지나치지 않게)  | 
4.3% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.3% (18th) | 6.4% (15th) | ||||
| 5 | 1 | September 14, 2020 | Accelerando: Accelerating (아첼레란도 : 점점 빠르게)  | 
4.5% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.8% (14th) | 6.8% (9th) | ||||
| 6 | 1 | September 15, 2020 | Raffrenando: Controlling One's Pace (라프레난도: 속도를 억제하면서)  | 
4.5% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.6% (16th) | 6.3% (11th) | ||||
| 7 | 1 | September 21, 2020 | Inquieto: Restless, Unstable (인키에토: 불안하게, 안정감 없이)  | 
4.4% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.8% (16th) | 6.5% (11th) | ||||
| 8 | 1 | September 22, 2020 | Con Fermezza: Firmly, Clearly (콘 페르메차: 확실하게, 분명하게)  | 
4.4% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 6.3% (12th) | 7.1% (6th) | ||||
| 9 | 1 | September 28, 2020 | Dolce: Sweetly (돌체: 달콤하게)  | 
3.6% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.5% (18th) | 6.1% (14th) | ||||
| 10 | 1 | September 29, 2020 | Sotto Voce: In a Whisper (소토 보체: 속삭이는 목소리로)  | 
3.6% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.5% (15th) | 5.9% (9th) | ||||
| 11 | 1 | October 5, 2020 | Fermata: Hold, Pause (페르마타: 늘임표)  | 
3.9% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.2% (18th) | 5.9% (17th) | ||||
| 12 | 1 | October 6, 2020 | Da Capo: From The Beginning (다 카포: 처음으로 되돌아가서)  | 
4.1% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.4% (18th) | 6.2% (14th) | ||||
| 13 | 1 | October 12, 2020 | Arpeggio: A Broken Chord (아르페지오: 펼침화음)  | 
4.6% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 6.0% (14th) | 6.9% (9th) | ||||
| 14 | 1 | October 13, 2020 | A Tempo: Return To The Original Speed (아 템포: 본래의 속도로 돌아가서)  | 
4.3% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.7% (14th) | 6.2% (12th) | ||||
| 15 | 1 | October 19, 2020 | 
 General Pause, G.P.: Stop Abruptly and All Rest  | 
3.9% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 5.6% (17th) | 6.3% (13th) | ||||
| 16 | 1 | October 20, 2020 | Crescendo: Gradually Louder (크레센도: 점점 크게)  | 
4.6% (NR) | — | |
| 2 | 6.0% (11th) | 6.9% (9th) | ||||
| Average | 4.9% | —[a] | ||||
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Park Eun-bin | Won | [18] | 
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Kim Min-jae | Won | |||
| Best New Actor | Kim Sung-cheol | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Park Ji-hyun | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple Award | Park Eun-bin and Kim Min-jae | Won | 
Notes
- ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
 
References
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)
 - Do You Like Brahms? at IMDb
 - Do You Like Brahms? at HanCinema
 
