# Temperature of Love

Temperature of Love (Korean: 사랑의 온도) is a 2017 South Korean television series written by Ha Myung-hee and starring Seo Hyun-jin, Yang Se-jong, Kim Jae-wook and Jo Bo-ah. It is based on the screenwriter's own novel titled Good Soup Never Picks up the Phone, released in 2014. It aired on SBS TV from September 18 to November 21, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 40 episodes.

## Synopsis

The story of two people who first meet online and soon develop a relationship when they meet in person, but then get separated after choosing different paths for their careers.

## Cast
### Main

* Seo Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-soo / Jane (username), an aspiring screenwriter who spent ten years as an assistant writer.
* Yang Se-jong as On Jung-seon / Good Soup (username), a chef-owner of a Michelin-star restaurant called Good Soup.
* Kim Jae-wook as Park Jung-woo, an entertainment agency CEO and business partner of Jung-seon.
* Jo Bo-ah as Ji Hong-ah, Hyun-soo's friend who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth but aims to be a screenwriter. She has a crush on On Jung-seon.

### Supporting
#### Good Soup staff

* Shim Hee-seop [ko] as Choi Won-joon, a sous chef.
* Cha In-ha as Kim Ha-sung, a chef.
* Pyo Ji-hoon as Kang Min-ho, a chef.
* Lee Kang-min as Oh Kyung-soo, a chef.
* Chae So-young as Im Soo-jung, a sommelier.

#### People around Lee Hyun-soo

* Jung Ae-ri as Park Mi-na, Hyun-soo's mother.
* Sunwoo Jae-duk as Lee Min-jae, Hyun-soo's father.
* Gil Eun-hye as Lee Hyun-yi, Hyun-soo's sister.

#### People around On Jung-seon

* Lee Mi-sook as Yoo Yeong-mi, Jung-seon's mother.
* Ahn Nae-sang as On Hae-kyung, Jung-seon's father.

#### Broadcaster's people

* Ji Il-joo as Kim Joon-ha
* Song Young-gyu [ko] as Min Yi-bok
* Hwang Seok-jeong as Park Eun-sung

#### Extended

* Choi Sung-jae as Lee Sung-jae
* Lee Seung-hyung
* Kim Min-young as Kim Ki-da
* Lee Cho-hee as Hwangbo Kyung
* Shim Hee-sub as Choi Won-joon
* Gong Min-jeung as Soo-yeong

### Special appearance

* Ryu Jin as Yoo Hong-jin, Chief Producer.
* Ryu Seung-soo as Shin Ha-rim
* Jang Hyun-sung
* Kim Hwan
* Choi Hwa-jung
* Park Shin-hye as Yoo Hye-jung

## Production

* Park Bo-gum and Song Hye-kyo were offered the leading roles of the series in March 2017, both declined.
* Seo Hyun-jin and Yang Se-jong previously worked together on SBS TV series Dr. Romantic (2016).
* The first script reading of the cast was scheduled for July 30, 2017 at the SBS building in Ilsan. Filming started on August 9 in Gangnam, Seoul.

## Ratings

| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | September 18, 2017 | 7.1% (20th) | 8.3% (15th) | 7.1% (19th) | 7.7% (16th) |
| 2 | September 18, 2017 | 7.9% (15th) | 9.4% (8th) | 8.0% (13th) | 8.8% (8th) |
| 3 | September 19, 2017 | 7.2% (19th) | 8.5% (9th) | 7.2% (16th) | 8.1% (11th) |
| 4 | September 19, 2017 | 8.4% (12th) | 9.9% (7th) | 9.2% (8th) | 10.2% (5th) |
| 5 | September 25, 2017 | 8.4% (17th) | 9.7% (8th) | 8.2% (14th) | 8.9% (11th) |
| 6 | September 25, 2017 | 9.5% (11th) | 10.9% (4th) | 10.4% (8th) | 11.6% (5th) |
| 7 | September 26, 2017 | 7.5% (16th) | 7.8% (9th) | 8.6% (8th) | 10% (7th) |
| 8 | September 26, 2017 | 8.5% (14th) | 9.3% (7th) | 11.0% (6th) | 12.4% (4th) |
| 9 | October 2, 2017 | 7.4% (20th) | 8.1% (9th) | 8.1% (16th) | 8.9% (12th) |
| 10 | October 2, 2017 | 9.2% (8th) | 9.6% (4th) | 9.6% (9th) | 10.6% (5th) |
| 11 | October 3, 2017 | 7.3% (13th) | 7.1% (8th) | 6.7% (15th) | 7.2% (10th) |
| 12 | October 3, 2017 | 8.9% (7th) | 8.5% (7th) | 8.4% (6th) | 9.4% (5th) |
| 13 | October 9, 2017 | 9.4% (15th) | 11.0% (5th) | 9.3% (13th) | 10.8% (8th) |
| 14 | October 9, 2017 | 10.5% (8th) | 11.6% (3rd) | 11.2% (6th) | 12.9% (3rd) |
| 15 | October 10, 2017 | 9.1% (14th) | 10.9% (8th) | 8.8% (10th) | 9.9% (7th) |
| 16 | October 10, 2017 | 10.3% (10th) | 12.3% (5th) | 10.3% (7th) | 11.4% (6th) |
| 17 | October 16, 2017 | 7.2% (20th) | 8.1% (15th) | 6.8% (NR) | 7.7% (13th) |
| 18 | October 16, 2017 | 8.4% (16th) | 9.7% (9th) | 7.9% (12th) | 8.9% (18th) |
| 19 | October 23, 2017 | 6.1% (NR) | 7.2% (20th) | 6.6% (NR) | 7.8% (15th) |
| 20 | October 23, 2017 | 6.8% (NR) | 7.8% (14th) | 8.1% (13th) | 9.5% (9th) |
| 21 | October 24, 2017 | 6.7% (16th) | 7.5% (12th) | 6.5% (15th) | 7.6% (11th) |
| 22 | October 24, 2017 | 7.9% (15th) | 8.4% (10th) | 7.6% (13th) | 8.4% (10th) |
| 23 | October 30, 2017 | 6.1% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 7.2% (18th) |
| 24 | October 30, 2017 | 7.2% (20th) | 8.2% (14th) | 7.9% (14th) | 8.9% (10th) |
| 25 | October 31, 2017 | 6.5% (NR) | 7.1% (14th) | 6.8% (18th) | 8.0% (14th) |
| 26 | October 31, 2017 | 7.6% (16th) | 7.7% (12th) | 9.0% (9th) | 10.8% (5th) |
| 27 | November 6, 2017 | 5.5% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | 6.7% (NR) |
| 28 | November 6, 2017 | 6.6% (NR) | 7.0% (16th) | 6.9% (19th) | 6.7% (19th) |
| 29 | November 7, 2017 | 5.5% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 7.5% (13th) |
| 30 | November 7, 2017 | 6.5% (18th) | 6.7% (19th | 7.2% (15th) | 8.7% (8th) |
| 31 | November 13, 2017 | 4.5% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) | 5.9% (NR) |
| 32 | November 13, 2017 | 5.1% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) | 7.0% (20th) | 7.7% (17th) |
| 33 | November 14, 2017 | 6.4% (19th) | 6.3% (17th) | 6.4% (20th) | 6.9% (16th) |
| 34 | November 14, 2017 | 6.3% (20th) | 6.7% (14th) | 7.3% (16th) | 8.0% (13th) |
| 35 | November 20, 2017 | 4.8% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 6.7% (14th) |
| 36 | November 20, 2017 | 5.4% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 7.5% (13th) | 8.2% (12th) |
| 37 | November 21, 2017 | 5.4% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) | 6.7% (20th) | 7.5% (13th) |
| 38 | November 21, 2017 | 6.3% (19th) | 6.3% (18th) | 7.7% (11th) | 8.8% (10th) |
| 39 | November 21, 2017 | 6.8% (16th) | 7.5% (11th) | 8.2% (9th) | 9.4% (8th) |
| 40 | November 21, 2017 | 6.7% (17th) | 7.5% (10th) | 8.4% (8th) | 9.5% (7th) |
| Average | Average | 7.23% | 7.99% | 7.82% | 8.83% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. ||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2017 | 30th Grimae Awards | Best Actress | Seo Hyun-jin | Won |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Seo Hyun-jin | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Seo Hyun-jin | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kim Jae-wook | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Jo Bo-ah | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Yang Se-jong | Won |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Jo Bo-ah | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hwang Seok-jeong | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lee Cho-hee | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Yang Se-jong and Seo Hyun-jin | Nominated |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Yang Se-jong | Won |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor | Yang Se-jong | Won |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | K-Star Award | Yang Se-jong | Nominated |