Tell Me What You Saw
Alt nameSay It as You See It
GenreThriller, Suspense
CreatorKim Hong-sun
DeveloperStudio Dragon
Writer
  • Ko Young-jae
  • Han Ki-hyun
DirectorKim Sang-hoon
Starring
ComposerGaemi
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Num episodes16
Executive producerKim Hong-sun[1]
Runtime60 minutes
CompanyH House[1][2]
NetworkOCN
First airedFebruary 1, 2020
Last airedMarch 22, 2020
Tell Me What You Saw
Hangul^본 대로 말하라
LkSay What You Saw

Tell Me What You Saw () 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]

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
ArtistVarious artists
Released2020
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelNHN Bugs
Most Content

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[6]
NationwideSeoul
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%—[a]
  • 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.

References

  1. ^ "ko:황윤선 on Instagram: "D-1 #ocn #드라마 #본대로말하라 #첫촬영 #촬영팀 #겨울 #하 얼른봄아 와라아.,,,"". Instagram. Archived 2021-12-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "ko:[공식] 장혁, '본 대로 말하라' 천재 프로파일러 '오현재' 역 캐스팅". The Seoul Economic Daily. November 4, 2019. Archived December 9, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "ko:최수영·김홍선 감독, 2020년 OCN 포문 열 '본대로 말하라'(종합)" (in Korean). Naver. ISplus. Archived April 6, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "ko:최수영 "'본대로 말하라' 장혁과의 호흡, 영광이고 행운"" (in Korean). Naver. News1. 25 October 2019. Archived September 9, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "ko:장혁·최수영·진서연 '본 대로 말하라' 출연확정, 내년 첫방" (in Korean). Naver. SportsDonga. 6 November 2019. Archived November 6, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). AGB Nielsen Media Research. Archived February 14, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 1, 2020.