# A Pledge to God

A Pledge to God (Korean: 신과의 약속) is a South Korean television series starring Han Chae-young, Bae Soo-bin, Oh Yoon-ah and Lee Chun-hee. The series aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST), from November 24, 2018 to February 16, 2019.

## Synopsis

Little Hyeon Woo is gravely ill and needs a bone marrow transplant. His current parents are not compatible donors. His doctor advises his parents that the cord blood of a sibling could be a potential donor. However, his birth parents are no longer married to each other.

## Cast
### Main

* Han Chae-young as Seo Ji-young, a TV host
* Bae Soo-bin as Kim Jae-wook, formerly married to Ji-young, architect and later president & CEO of Cheonji Construction
* Oh Yoon-ah as Woo Na-kyung, second wife of Jae-wook, general counsel of Cheonji Construction
* Lee Chun-hee as Song Min-ho, second husband of Ji-young, carpenter

### Supporting
#### Ji-young's family

* Wang Seok-hyeon as Song Hyeon Woo, eldest son of Ji-young and Jae-wook, in custody of Ji-young and Min-ho
** Ha Yi-an as young Hyun-woo
* Lee Hwi-hyang as Heo Eun-sook, Ji-young's mother

#### People at Cheonji Construction

* Park Geun-hyung as Kim Sang-chun, father of Jae-hee and Jae-wook, chairman of family-controlled Cheonji Construction
* Kang Boo-ja as Lee Pil-nam, Sang-chun's wife
* Oh Hyun-kyung as Kim Jae-hee, older sister of Jae-wook, heads the family company foundation
* Byung Hun as Jo Seung-hoon, son of Jae-hee
* Nam Ki-won as Kim Joon-seo, second son of Ji-young and Jae-wook, in custody of Jae-wook and Na-kyung
** Kim Hyun-bin as young Joon-seo

#### Others

* Chu Ye-jin as Na Hae-ji, Hyeon Woo's girlfriend from high school
* Jung Min-sung as Ji Do-yeob
* Kim Hee-jung as Ahn Joo-ryun, producer of Ji-young's program at the TV broadcaster
* Bae Hae-sun as Oh Sun-joo, secretary to Na-kyung
* Choi Phillip as Jung Kyung-soo, director of Ji-young's program at the TV broadcaster
* Oh Eun-ho as Hwang Ma-ri
* Lee Jin-hee as Na Hae-Jim’s mother.

## Production

The first script reading took place on October 5, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

## Viewership

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | November 24, 2018 | 9.5% (8th) | 8.3% (15th) | 10.1% |
| 2 | November 24, 2018 | 11.4% (5th) | 10.5% (7th) | 11.5% |
| 3 | November 24, 2018 | 11.4% (5th) | 10.6% (6th) | 10.3% |
| 4 | November 24, 2018 | 12.0% (4th) | 11.0% (4th) | 11.1% |
| 5 | December 1, 2018 | 8.1% (11th) | 7.0% (18th) | 8.9% |
| 6 | December 1, 2018 | 9.5% (8th) | 8.4% (9th) | 10.4% |
| 7 | December 1, 2018 | 9.9% (6th) | 8.9% (8th) | 9.5% |
| 8 | December 1, 2018 | 11.9% (3rd) | 10.9% (4th) | 10.7% |
| 9 | December 8, 2018 | 8.8% (14th) | 8.0% (16th) | 10.0% |
| 10 | December 8, 2018 | 9.7% (6th) | 9.0% (9th) | 11.1% |
| 11 | December 8, 2018 | 9.5% (7th) | 8.5% (10th) | 10.0% |
| 12 | December 8, 2018 | 10.1% (5th) | 9.5% (7th) | 10.8% |
| 13 | December 15, 2018 | 10.2% (8th) | 9.6% (9th) | 8.6% |
| 14 | December 15, 2018 | 10.7% (6th) | 10.0% (8th) | 9.6% |
| 15 | December 15, 2018 | 12.7% (5th) | 12.7% (5th) | 11.0% |
| 16 | December 15, 2018 | 12.9% (4th) | 12.9% (4th) | 11.1% |
| 17 | December 22, 2018 | 10.5% (7th) | 10.0% (8th) | 8.2% |
| 18 | December 22, 2018 | 11.5% (6th) | 10.9% (6th) | 9.0% |
| 19 | December 22, 2018 | 11.8% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) | 10.4% |
| 20 | December 22, 2018 | 12.1% (4th) | 11.7% (4th) | 11.0% |
| 21 | January 5, 2019 | 11.8% (6th) | 10.7% (7th) | 10.8% |
| 22 | January 5, 2019 | 13.4% (5th) | 12.0% (6th) | 13.1% |
| 23 | January 5, 2019 | 13.5% (4th) | 12.6% (4th) | 12.1% |
| 24 | January 5, 2019 | 14.8% (3rd) | 13.7% (3rd) | 13.2% |
| 25 | January 12, 2019 | 11.5% (6th) | 11.0% (7th) | 11.4% |
| 26 | January 12, 2019 | 14.5% (5th) | 14.3% (5th) | 13.7% |
| 27 | January 12, 2019 | 15.2% (4th) | 15.1% (3rd) | 12.5% |
| 28 | January 12, 2019 | 15.5% (3rd) | 15.1% (3rd) | 13.1% |
| 29 | January 19, 2019 | 11.9% (6th) | 10.7% (6th) | 12.4% |
| 30 | January 19, 2019 | 14.2% (5th) | 13.1% (5th) | 14.8% |
| 31 | January 19, 2019 | 14.8% (4th) | 14.5% (4th) | 14.2% |
| 32 | January 19, 2019 | 15.4% (3rd) | 14.9% (3rd) | 15.2% |
| 33 | January 26, 2019 | 13.2% (6th) | 12.3% (6th) | 12.8% |
| 34 | January 26, 2019 | 15.0% (5th) | 14.0% (5th) | 15.1% |
| 35 | January 26, 2019 | 15.1% (4th) | 14.2% (4th) | 14.1% |
| 36 | January 26, 2019 | 15.7% (3rd) | 14.9% (3rd) | 14.0% |
| 37 | February 2, 2019 | 12.0% (7th) | 11.5% (8th) | 11.8% |
| 38 | February 2, 2019 | 14.9% (5th) | 14.8% (5th) | 14.7% |
| 39 | February 2, 2019 | 15.2% (4th) | 15.1% (4th) | 14.2% |
| 40 | February 2, 2019 | 15.5% (3rd) | 15.2% (3rd) | 14.5% |
| 41 | February 9, 2019 | 13.4% (6th) | 12.6% (7th) | 13.6% |
| 42 | February 9, 2019 | 15.2% (4th) | 14.5% (5th) | 15.2% |
| 43 | February 9, 2019 | 15.2% (4th) | 14.9% (4th) | 14.6% |
| 44 | February 9, 2019 | 16.2% (3rd) | 16.0% (3rd) | 15.1% |
| 45 | February 16, 2019 | 14.7% (6th) | 14.1% (7th) | 13.6% |
| 46 | February 16, 2019 | 17.5% (5th) | 17.0% (4th) | 16.8% |
| 47 | February 16, 2019 | 17.8% (4th) | 17.0% (4th) | 15.9% |
| 48 | February 16, 2019 | 18.4% (3rd) | 17.8% (3rd) | 16.9% |
| Average | Average | 13.0% | 12.4% | 12.4% |
* No episode aired on December 29, 2018 due to the broadcast of the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project | Bae Soo-bin | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project | Han Chae-young | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project | Lee Chun-hee | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project | Oh Yoon-ah | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award | Kang Boo-ja | Won |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Cast in Weekend Special Project | Lee Hwi-hyang | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Cast in Weekend Special Project | Oh Hyun-kyung | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Best Child Actor | Wang Seok-hyeon | Won |