Behind Your Touch

Behind Your Touch (Korean: 힙하게) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, and Suho. It aired on JTBC from August 12, to October 1, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST).^[7][8] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Netflix in select regions.^[9][10]

Behind Your Touch
Promotional poster
Hangul	힙하게
Literal meaning	Hip
Revised Romanization	Hipage
McCune–Reischauer	Hip'age
Genre	Comedy drama[1] Suspense Thriller[2] Fantasy[3]
Written by	Lee Nam-gyu[4] Oh Bo-hyeon[4] Kim Da-hee[4]
Directed by	Kim Seok-yoon[4] Choi Bo-yoon[4]
Starring	Han Ji-min Lee Min-ki Suho
Music by	Kim Tae-seong[5]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Sung-ah
Producers	Bae Soo-jung Kim Seok-yoon Hang Ra-kyung
Production companies	SLL[6] Studio Phoenix[6]
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	August 12 (2023-08-12) – October 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)

Synopsis

The series is about a veterinarian with psychometric powers, and a hot-blooded detective who find themselves in the midst of a dangerous criminal investigation while solving minor crime cases in a small town in Mujin, Chungcheong-do.

Cast

Main

• Han Ji-min as Bong Ye-bun^[11]

Veterinarian with psychometric powers. At a dairy farm where she reluctantly made house calls, she gained the psychic ability to see people's pasts. She gets caught up in a series of inexplicable murders that happen one after the other.

• Lee Min-ki as Moon Jang-yeol^[12]

Hot-blooded detective. He was sent from Seoul Police Department to Mujin Police Department in a rural town. He makes Ye-bun use her psychic abilities in the course of a murder investigation.

• Suho as Kim Seon-woo^[13][14]

Mysterious convenience store worker. Bong Ye-bun has a crush on him. Graduated from Korea University. Suspected by Jang-yeol of involvement in a serial murder case.

• Joo Min-kyung as Bae Ok-hee^[15]

Ye-bun's best friend. Her language is rough and she is considered the town's odd woman out.

Supporting

Ye-bun's family

• Yang Jae-seong as Jung Eui-hwan^[2]

Ye-bun's maternal grandfather and former director of Jeong Animal Hospital. He is a Parkinson's disease patient. He is searching for the truth behind his late daughter's death.

• Park Sung-yeon as Jung Hyeon-ok^[16][17]

Ye-bun's aunt who is a nurse at Bong Animal Hospital. She is still unmoved by her first love, Jong-mook.

Police officers

• Kim Hee-won as Won Jong-mook^[16]

Chief of Mujin Police Station Violent Department. Hyeon-ok's first love. Tries to stay away from Jung Hyeon-ok but always finds himself near her.

• Jung Yi-rang as Na Mi-ran^[2]

Detective. She is troubled by her husband's infidelity.

• Jo Min-guk as Bae Deok-hee^[2]

The youngest detective who helps Jang-yeol. Ok-hee's brother.

Others

• Lee Seung-joon as Cha Ju-man^[16]

A Mujin native who is a member of the National Assembly of Mujin City.

• Park Hyuk-kwon as Park Jong-bae^[18]

livelihood shaman. He earns money for his son and wife, but funds are low.

• Park No-sik as Jeon Gwang-sik^[2]

A farm owner who has supernatural powers. He aids Jang-yeol in finding the serial killer.

Extended

• Choi Hee-jin as Kim Si-a^[19]

A streamer.

• Lee Seon-joo as Ok-hee's mother^[20]

Convenience store owner.

• Kwon Young-guk as Ok-hee's father^[20]

Captain.

• Lee Hwi-jong as Yeom Jong-hyuk^[20]

Ok-bun senior

Special appearances

• Lee Jung-eun as person herself^[21]

Prisoners in Seoul Prison (Ep. 16)

• Jang Do-yeon as TV Program Host^[22](Ep. 16)

Production

Filming of the series was completed on February 20, 2023.^[23]

Original soundtrack

Behind Your Touch OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2023
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean
Label	YG Plus Studio Maum C, SLL

Part 1

Released on August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)^[24]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Hip Hop"	Joohoney Ye-Yo! Laser	Joohoney Ye-Yo!	Joohoney	2:11
2.	"Hip Hop" (Inst.)		Joohoney Ye-Yo!		2:11
Total length:					4:22

Part 2

Released on August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)^[25]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"It's you" (feat. Cocona)	pH-1 MaO Naviv	Naviv Lee Jun-hyung	pH-1	3:10
2.	"It's you" (feat. Cocona; Inst.)		Naviv Lee Jun-hyung		3:10
Total length:					3:20

Part 3

Released on August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)^[26]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Gotcha"	CROQ Jade Spacecowboy	CROQ Jade Spacecowboy	Zior Park	2:51
2.	"Gotcha" (Inst.)		CROQ Jade Spacecowboy		2:53
Total length:					4:44

Reception

Viewership

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	1.288	1.475	1.348	1.603	1.194	1.706	1.306	1.646	1.556	1.942	1.840	2.030	1.597	2.254	1.671	2.328	1.674

Behind Your Touch : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[27]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[27]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	August 12, 2023	5.275% (2nd)	5.610% (2nd)
2	August 13, 2023	5.805% (3rd)	6.210% (3rd)
3	August 19, 2023	5.522% (1st)	5.676% (1st)
4	August 20, 2023	7.000% (1st)	7.310% (1st)
5	August 26, 2023	5.634% (1st)	5.978% (1st)
6	August 27, 2023	7.475% (1st)	7.460% (1st)
7	September 2, 2023	5.513% (1st)	5.702% (1st)
8	September 3, 2023	6.956% (1st)	7.163% (1st)
9	September 9, 2023	6.639% (1st)	7.095% (1st)
10	September 10, 2023	8.065% (1st)	8.134% (1st)
11	September 16, 2023	7.950% (1st)	8.423% (1st)
12	September 17, 2023	8.685% (1st)	9.359% (1st)
13	September 23, 2023	7.057% (1st)	7.517% (1st)
14	September 24, 2023	9.618% (1st)	10.413% (1st)
15	September 30, 2023	6.413% (1st)	7.050% (1st)
16	October 1, 2023	9.299% (1st)	9.250% (1st)
Average		7.057%	7.397%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2024	Best Supporting Actress	Joo Min-kyung	Nominated	[28]

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    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 26, 2023. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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    • "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 23, 2023. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Production website at SLL (in Korean)
• Behind Your Touch at IMDb 
• Behind Your Touch at HanCinema