When the Devil Calls Your Name (Korean: 악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Lee Seol and Lee El. It is inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's work Faust. It aired on tvN from July 31 to September 19, 2019.[2][4]
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Hangul | 악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때 |
Revised Romanization | Angmaga Neo-ui Ireum-eul Bureul Ttae |
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Developed by | Lee Myung-han |
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Directed by | Min Jin-ki |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Producer | Moon Jeong-su |
Running time | 75 minutes[3] |
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Network | tvN |
Release | July 31 September 19, 2019 | –
The series is about a man who sold his soul to a devil ten years ago to obtain fortune and fame. As his contract is soon to expire, he tries to make a deal with the devil using his life as collateral.[1][5]
When The Devil Calls Your Name OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Recorded | 2019 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Street You Left" (간과 쓸개) | Park Sung-il | Park Sung-il | Liver and Gallbladder | 3:17 |
2. | "The Street You Left" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 3:17 | ||
Total length: | 6:34 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Trap of Love" | Oh Hyun-joo | Park Sung-il | Jung Won-young | 2:54 |
2. | "Trap of Love" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 2:54 | ||
Total length: | 5:08 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "When I Am in Busan" (부산에 가면) | Ecobridge | Ecobridge | Jung Kyung-ho | 3:35 |
2. | "When I Am in Busan" (Inst.) | Ecobridge | 3:35 | ||
Total length: | 7:10 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Talk To Oneself" (혼잣말) | Seo Dong-sung | Park Sung-il | Sondia | 4:14 |
2. | "Talk To Oneself" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 4:14 | ||
Total length: | 8:28 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Where Is The Dream" (꿈은 어디에) |
| Park Sung-il | Jung Kyung-ho | 3:11 |
2. | "Where Is The Dream" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 3:11 | ||
Total length: | 6:22 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "My Song" (나의 노래) |
| Park Sung-il | Sondia | 4:13 |
2. | "My Song" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 4:13 | ||
Total length: | 8:26 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "You Bring No Sadness" (그대는 슬픔이 아니다) |
| Park Sung-il | Sondia | 3:51 |
2. | "You Bring No Sadness" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 3:51 | ||
Total length: | 7:02 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Day We Met" (우리가 처음 만난 날) |
| Park Sung-il | Sondia | 3:35 |
2. | "The Day We Met" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 3:35 | ||
Total length: | 7:10 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Street You Left (Live Ver.)" (그대 떠나 없는 거리) |
| Park Sung-il | Sondia, Jung Kyung-ho | 4:12 |
2. | "The Street You Left (Live Ver.)" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 4:12 | ||
Total length: | 8:24 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Talk to Oneself (Acoustic Ver.)" (혼잣말 (Acoustic Ver.)) |
| Park Sung-il | Sondia | 2:19 |
2. | "You Bring No Sadness" (그대는 슬픔이 아니다 (Busking Ver.)) |
| Park Sung-il | Sondia | 3:45 |
Total length: | 6:04 |
When the Devil Calls Your Name reunites Jung Kyung-ho and Park Sung-woong who previously starred together in Life on Mars (2018).[8] Lee Seol's singing voice was provided by singer Sondia (손디아).[9]
Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
1 | 882 | 696 | 628 | 558 | 534 | 650 | 508 | 543 | 509 | 374 | 454 | 393 | 282 | N/A | 374 | 365 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[11] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | July 31, 2019 | 3.066% | 3.759% |
2 | August 1, 2019 | 2.560% | 3.264% |
3 | August 7, 2019 | 2.530% | 3.348% |
4 | August 8, 2019 | 2.161% | 2.742% |
5 | August 14, 2019 | 1.907% | 2.465% |
6 | August 15, 2019 | 2.120% | 2.483% |
7 | August 21, 2019 | 1.937% | 2.207% |
8 | August 22, 2019 | 2.087% | 2.632% |
9 | August 28, 2019 | 2.037% | 2.517% |
10 | August 29, 2019 | 1.613% | 1.919% |
11 | September 4, 2019 | 1.844% | 2.396% |
12 | September 5, 2019 | 1.624% | 2.135% |
13 | September 11, 2019 | 1.369% | 1.712% |
14 | September 12, 2019 | 0.945% | N/A |
15 | September 18, 2019 | 1.581% | 1.853% |
16 | September 19, 2019 | 1.597% | 2.307% |
Average | 1.936% | —[c] | |
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Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Jung Kyung-ho | Nominated | [12] |