# Listen to My Heart (TV series)

Listen to My Heart (Korean: 내 마음이 들리니?; RR: Nae Ma-eumi Deulrini?; lit. Can You Hear My Heart?) is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Kim Jaewon, Hwang Jung-eum and Namkoong Min. It aired on MBC from April 2 to July 10, 2011, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 30 episodes.

## Plot

This is the love story of Cha Dong-joo (Kim Jaewon), a man who's been rendered deaf after an accident but pretends he can hear, and Bong Woo-ri (Hwang Jung-eum), a woman who's intelligent but pretends she's dim-witted to protect the dignity of her mentally disabled father. She has been looking for her step-brother, Bong Ma-roo, who ran away from home 16 years ago. What she soon finds out is that Jang Joon-ha (Namkoong Min), Cha Dong-joo's brother, is Bong Ma-roo himself.

## Cast

* Kim Jaewon as Cha Dong-joo
** Kang Chan-hee as young Dong-joo
* Hwang Jung-eum as Bong Woo-ri
** Kim Sae-ron as Young Bong Woo-ri
* Namkoong Min as Jang Joon-ha
** Seo Young-joo as young Joon-ha/Bong Ma-roo
* Go Joon-hee as Kang Min-soo
* Lee Kyu-han as Lee Seung-chul
* Jeong Bo-seok as Bong Young-kyu
* Lee Hye-young as Tae Yeon-sook
* Song Seung-hwan as Choi Jin-chul
* Youn Yuh-jung as Hwang Soon-geum
* Kang Moon-young as Kim Shin-ae
* Kim Yeo-jin as Na Mi-sook
* Lee Sung-min as Lee Myung-gyun
* Hwang Young-hee as Seung-chul's mother
* Noh Hee-ji as Park Dae-ri
* Kim Kwang-kyu as Botanical garden director and Young-kyu's boss.

## Ratings

| Broadcast date | Episode # | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Broadcast date | Episode # | TNmS Ratings | TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Broadcast date | Episode # | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 2011-04-02 | 01 | 10.8 (10th) | 13.4 (6th) | 12.6 (7th) | 14.7 (4th) |
| 2011-04-03 | 02 | 9.6 (15th) | 11.7 (11th) | 11.6 (8th) | 13.3 (7th) |
| 2011-04-09 | 03 | 10.9 (7th) | 13.8 (6th) | 12.1 (7th) | 12.4 (8th) |
| 2011-04-10 | 04 | 10.7 (8th) | 12.8 (7th) | 12.6 (7th) | 14.3 (5th) |
| 2011-04-16 | 05 | 12.6 (5th) | 15.0 (6th) | 15.1 (3rd) | 15.9 (5th) |
| 2011-04-17 | 06 | 11.4 (7th) | 14.0 (6th) | 15.0 (5th) | 16.7 (4th) |
| 2011-04-23 | 07 | 11.8 (8th) | 15.0 (6th) | 15.5 (3rd) | 16.7 (3rd) |
| 2011-04-24 | 08 | 12.5 (7th) | 15.4 (6th) | 15.7 (4th) | 17.3 (4th) |
| 2011-04-30 | 09 | 16.9 (4th) | 19.8 (2nd) | 21.6 (3rd) | 23.3 (2nd) |
| 2011-05-01 | 10 | 11.5 (7th) | 14.2 (6th) | 16.1 (6th) | 17.7 (4th) |
| 2011-05-07 | 11 | 13.1 (4th) | 16.0 (4th) | 15.8 (6th) | 17.6 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-08 | 12 | 13.9 (6th) | 16.8 (5th) | 16.3 (4th) | 18.1 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-14 | 13 | 13.5 (5th) | 16.1 (5th) | 16.6 (5th) | 17.3 (5th) |
| 2011-05-15 | 14 | 12.2 (7th) | 15.4 (6th) | 16.3 (5th) | 17.7 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-21 | 15 | 14.5 (4th) | 18.4 (2nd) | 18.0 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-22 | 16 | 13.9 (6th) | 17.7 (4th) | 16.3 (6th) | 17.4 (5th) |
| 2011-05-28 | 17 | 15.2 (5th) | 18.5 (5th) | 16.8 (4th) | 17.6 (5th) |
| 2011-05-29 | 18 | 14.0 (6th) | 16.4 (6th) | 16.7 (6th) | 18.0 (5th) |
| 2011-06-04 | 19 | 14.7 (4th) | 16.5 (4th) | 17.0 (4th) | 18.8 (2nd) |
| 2011-06-05 | 20 | 13.2 (5th) | 15.9 (5th) | 15.0 (5th) | 16.0 (7th) |
| 2011-06-11 | 21 | 12.7 (5th) | 15.0 (6th) | 15.2 (4th) | 16.5 (4th) |
| 2011-06-12 | 22 | 13.5 (6th) | 16.8 (6th) | 15.4 (5th) | 17.1 (4th) |
| 2011-06-18 | 23 | 13.2 (5th) | 17.3 (5th) | 15.8 (4th) | 17.0 (4th) |
| 2011-06-19 | 24 | 13.1 (7th) | 15.8 (6th) | 15.1 (5th) | 16.3 (4th) |
| 2011-06-25 | 25 | 12.3 (9th) | 14.8 (6th) | 15.0 (4th) | 16.9 (4th) |
| 2011-06-26 | 26 | 9.8 (15th) | 12.3 (13th) | 14.0 (7th) | 16.0 (6th) |
| 2011-07-02 | 27 | 12.3 (7th) | 14.5 (6th) | 14.0 (4th) | 15.2 (5th) |
| 2011-07-03 | 28 | 10.7 (15th) | 13.4 (10th) | 13.3 (7th) | 15.3 (7th) |
| 2011-07-09 | 29 | 12.6 (8th) | 14.7 (7th) | 15.5 (4th) | 17.1 (3rd) |
| 2011-07-10 | 30 | 12.8 (9th) | 15.7 (6th) | 15.6 (4th) | 16.7 (5th) |
| Average | Average | 12.7% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 16.8% |

## Original soundtrack

The official soundtrack album for Listen to My Heart was released on June 24, 2011. The title track is "당신을 사랑합니다" by Gavy NJ.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2011 |
| 2011 | Jaekyung Ilbo's 2011 Star of the Year | Best Actor | Kim Jaewon | Won |
| 2011 | 4th Korea Drama Awards | Best Actor | Kim Jaewon | Nominated |
| 2011 | 4th Korea Drama Awards | Best Director | Kim Sang-ho | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | Listen to My Heart | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kim Jaewon | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Namkoong Min | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Hwang Jung-eum | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jeong Bo-seok | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actor | Kim Jaewon | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actress | Hwang Jung-eum | Nominated |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Kim Jaewon and Hwang Jung-eum | Nominated |