Spring Turns to Spring

Spring Turns to Spring
Promotional poster
Also known as	Spring Is Coming[1]
Hangul	봄이 오나 봄
Literal meaning	Spring Must Be Coming
Revised Romanization	Bom-i Ona Bom
Genre	Fantasy Comedy[2]
Directed by	Kim Sang-ho
Starring	Lee Yu-ri Uhm Ji-won Lee Jong-hyuk Choi Byung-mo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32[a]
Production
Executive producer	Lee Jin-seok
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes[a]
Production company	JS Pictures[4]
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	January 23 (2019-01-23) – March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)

Spring Turns to Spring^[5] (Korean: 봄이 오나 봄; RR: Bom-i Ona Bom) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yu-ri, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Jong-hyuk, and Choi Byung-mo. It aired on MBC TV from January 23 to March 21, 2019, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST).^[2]

Synopsis

The story of two women whose souls switch bodies, giving them chance to live out their dreams and gain new experiences.^[6]

Cast

Main

• Lee Yu-ri as Kim Bo-mi (32 years old), a beautiful and intelligent, but self-centered news anchor.^[6][7]
• Uhm Ji-won as Lee Bom (42 years old), a former popular actress who is now a devoted wife and mother.^[8]
• Lee Jong-hyuk as Lee Hyung-suk (39 years old), Bo-mi's team leader at the broadcasting station.^[4]
• Choi Byung-mo as Park Yoon-cheol (45 years old), Bom's husband who is a member of the National Assembly.^[9]

Supporting

Angel's House

• Ahn Se-ha as Heo Bom-sam
• Kim Nam-hee as Heo Bom-il
• Oh Young-shil as Sister Angelina

MBS Broadcasting Station

• Jung Han-heon as Yoon Young-hoo
• Kim Jeong-pal as Director Kim
• Mi Ram as Reporter Chun Soo-hyun
• Kim Yoon-joo as Writer Yeon Min-jeong

Others

• Carson Allen as Anastasia
• Kim Kwang-kyu as Representative Bang Kwang-gyu
• Son Eun-seo as Choi Seo-jin
• Lee Seo-yeon as Park Si-won, Bom's daughter.
• Yoo Jung-woo as Je Im-soo, a rising idol.
• Heo Tae-hee as Yoon Jin-woo
• Geum Chae-an as Kim Yu-ri

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held on November 16, 2018.^[4]

Original soundtrack

Spring Turns to Spring OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2018 (2018)
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Music&NEW, MusicBuddy, Vlending

Part 1

Released on January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Well come to the BOM"	TAIBIAN	TAIBIAN, mOnSteR nO.9, Kim Bo-sun	Berry Good	3:11
2.	"Well come to the BOM" (Inst.)		TAIBIAN, mOnSteR nO.9, Kim Bo-sun		3:11
Total length:					6:22

Part 2

Released on February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Hey Jude"	TAIBIAN	TAIBIAN, Bark	NATURE	3:12
2.	"Hey Jude" (Inst.)		TAIBIAN, Bark		3:12
Total length:					6:24

Part 3

Released on February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Magic"	DAVINK	DAVINK	DAVINK, Stella Jang	3:44
2.	"Magic" (Inst.)		DAVINK		3:44
Total length:					7:28

Part 4

Released on February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Oh My" (봄을 만나)	Oh Ji-hyun	Oh Ji-hyun	Laboum	3:27
2.	"Oh My" (Inst.)		Oh Ji-hyun		3:27
Total length:					6:54

Part 5

Released on March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Happy Moments"	Khangu	Khangu, muto	Mackelli	3:57
2.	"Happy Moments" (Inst.)		Khangu, muto		3:57
Total length:					7:54

Part 6

Released on March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Say My Name"	TAIBIAN	TAIBIAN, Jeon Yoon-gi	Yebin (DIA)	3:41
2.	"Say My Name" (Inst.)		TAIBIAN, Jeon Yoon-gi		3:41
Total length:					7:22

Ratings

Ep.	Broadcast date	Title	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[10]
			Nationwide	Seoul
1	January 23, 2019	Change (체인지)	2.2%	2.1%
2				2.2%
3	January 24, 2019	Change Again (또 다시 체인지)	1.5%	1.7%
4			1.9%	2.1%
5	January 30, 2019	Couple or Trouble[b] (환장의 커플)	2.5%	2.7%
6			2.4%
7	January 31, 2019	Eternal Change (영원한 체인지)	1.7%	1.9%
8			2.4%	2.9%
9	February 7, 2019[c]	Your Wedding Ceremony (너의 결혼식)	1.9%	2.3%
10			2.0%
11	February 13, 2019	Lion Face (사자대면)		2.4%
12			2.4%	2.8%
13	February 14, 2019	Finding My Place (내 자리를 찾아서!)	2.0%	2.4%
14			2.1%	2.6%
15	February 20, 2019	There is No Reason to Die Lie This (이대로 죽으라는 법은 없지!)	2.0%	2.4%
16			2.4%	2.7%
17	February 21, 2019	I'll Kill You, Park Yun-chul VS Move, Lee Hyung-seok, Anchor is Mine! (죽여버릴거야, 박윤철 VS 앵커는 내꺼야, 이형석 비켜!)	2.1%	2.5%
18			2.4%	2.7%
19	February 28, 2019[d]	The Medicine Is Finished! Now You Just Have To Eat? (약이 완성됐어! 이제 먹기만 하면 되는데?)	2.6%	3.3%
20			3.0%	3.5%
21	March 6, 2019	Unexpected Sentiment (뜻밖의 정의구현)	2.9%	3.3%
22			3.3%	3.7%
23	March 7, 2019	Where Is It? Who Am I? (여기는 어디? 난 누구?)	2.7%	3.5%
24			3.0%	3.8%
25	March 13, 2019	There Is No Reason To Die Like This! (여기는 어디? 난 누구?)	2.8%	3.2%
26			3.2%	3.7%
27	March 14, 2019	Coming Out (커밍아웃)	2.0%	2.2%
28			2.2%	2.5%
29	March 20, 2019	The Promise - Those Who Acquire The Medicine Bear The Weight[e] (약속자들 - 약을 획득하는 자 그 무게를 견뎌라)	3.6%	4.4%
30			4.3%	5.3%
31	March 21, 2019	Spring Is Back Again (봄이 또 왔나 봄)	3.0%	3.7%
32			3.5%	4.0%
Average			2.5%	2.9%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Notes

1. In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.^[3]
2. Literrally translated into Fantasy Couple, the title is a reference to the 2006 television series Couple or Trouble.
3. No episodes were aired on February 6 due to the broadcast of the film 1987: When the Day Comes.
4. No episodes were aired on February 27 due to news coverage on the 2019 DPRK-US Vietnam Summit.
5. The title is a reference to the 2013 television series The Heirs.

References

1. "Lee Yoo Ri to be an announcer in new drama "Spring Is Coming"". Vlive. JTBC Plus. Retrieved December 18, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. Yeo, Ye-rim. "Lee Yu-ri, Um Jee-won cast in show". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
3. Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
4. "이유리X엄지원→최병모X이종혁까지...'봄이 오나 봄', 오늘 첫 대본리딩 [종합]". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
5. "Spring Turns to Spring [Title in the URL]". iMBC.com. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
6. "MBC 측 "이유리, '봄이 오나 봄' 출연 논의 중"(공식입장)". Naver (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
7. 이유리 측 "'봄이 오나 봄' 출연 확정"...2019년도 '열일 행보' [공식입장]. Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
8. [단독] 엄지원, '봄이 오나 봄' 주인공…1년 4개월만 안방 컴백. Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
9. 최병모, '봄이 오나 봄' 출연! 검사출신 국회의원 '박윤철'役...엄지원과 부부 호흡. Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
10. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Spring Turns to Spring at HanCinema
• Spring Turns to Spring at IMDb