Save Me 2

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Drama: Save Me 2 (literal title)
Revised romanization: Goohaejwoe 2
Hangul: 구해줘 2
Director: Lee Kwon
Writer: Jo Geum-San (webcomic), Seo Joo-Yeon
Network: OCN
Episodes: 16
Release Date: May 8 - June 27, 2019
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 23:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Residents in a small town fall into a state of chaos due to the presence of a false religious group.

Kim Min-Cheol (Um Tae-Goo) was once a promising judo athlete in his high school days, but, due to his personality with a strong sense of justice, he went in and out of prison. One day, he hears that his hometown of Wolchoori is designated as a an area to be submerged and residents will receive compensation. Kim Min-Cheol goes back to Wolchoori. He sees strangers in the town and feels something weird.

Choi Kyung-Seok (Cheon Ho-Jin) comes to Wolchoori. He looks like a nice man with a smile on his face. The residents don't trust him at first, but he helps them receive compensation and they begin to trust him. Choi Kyung-Seok then tries to set up a religious organization.

Kim Young-Sun (Esom) is the younger sister of Kim Min-Cheol. Her life at home is bleak. She is studying nursing and hopes to leave Wolchoori as soon as possible. Her brother Kim Min-Cheol returns home, but her life is still bleak as usual. At that time pastor Sung Cheol-Woo (Kim Young-Min) approaches her.

Notes

"Save Me 2" takes over the OCN's Weds. & Thurs. 23:00 time slot previously occupied by "Possessed" and followed by "Class of Lies" on July 17, 2019.
First script reading took place February, 2019 in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.
"Save Me 2" is based on 2013 animation film "The Fake." Director Yeon Sang-Ho from that animation film also works as creative consultant for the drama series "Save Me 2."
Four character posters for OCN drama series "Save Me 2."
Related titles (drama series):
1. Save Me | Goohaejwoe (OCN / 2017)
2. Save Me 2 | Goohaejwoe 2 (OCN / 2019)
Related titles (movie):
1. The Fake | Saibi (2013)

Cast



Um Tae-Goo	Cheon Ho-Jin	Esom	Kim Young-Min	Lim Ha-Ryong
Kim Min-Cheol	Choi Kyung-Seok	Kim Young-Sun	Sung Cheol-Woo	village head



Oh Yeon-A	Lee Joo-Sil	Seo Young-Hwa	Lee Yoon-Hee	Woo Hyeon
Jin-Sook	Sung-Ho's grandmother	Min-Cheol's mother	Yanggyejang	Boongeo



Jang Won-Young	Kim Soo-Jin	Kim Young-Sun	Kim Mi-Hwa	Sung Hyuk
Chil-Sung	Chil-Sung's wife	village head's wife	Hwan-Hee's mother	Jung Byung-Ryool



Son Bo-Seung	Jo Jae-Yun	Han Sun-Hwa	Baek Soo-Jang	Cha Yub
Sung-Ho	Shin Pil-Koo	Madame Ko	Soodal	Soo-Ho



Jin Hyun-Bin	Shim Dal-Gi	Yoon Jong-Bin	Eom Ji-Man	Lee Kyu-Seop
Choi Ji-Woong	Gwang-Mi	Hwan-Hee	Det. Kim Jin-Jae	Bar Manager Kwak

Lee Won-Jin

paramedic (ep.10)

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Joo-Ahn - high school student
Won Gun-Su - restaurant employee where Kim Min-Cheol finds a piece of hair in food
Seo Sang-Won - police officer (young)
Kim Jun - kid at restaurant (ep.1)
Kim Min-Seo - Kim Young-Sun (child) (ep.1,4-5)
Kim Seung-Chan - high school student Min-Cheol (ep.1,4-5)
Park Hyun-Jeong - choir member (ep.1)
Seo Woo-Jin - Seo-Joon
Seo Dong-Oh - big guy in gambling group Ddoongbo
Kim Joo-A - Chairman Goo's wife (ep.3-7)
Joo Byung-Ha - Baek Jong-Hyun (ep.8)
Shin Hee-Gook - appliance salesman (ep.11)
Shin Soo-Oh
Han Yeo-Wool
Seo Kwang-Jae
Son Sang-Kyung
Lee Kyu-Seop
Moon Ha-Yeon
Kwon Oh-Kyung
Lee Ji-Young
Yoon Jong-Goo

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2019-05-08	1	1.419%	1.924%
2019-05-09	2	1.395%	1.804%
2019-05-15	3	1.332%	1.763%
2019-05-16	4	1.932%	2.274%
2019-05-22	5	1.672%	2.023%
2019-05-23	6	1.647%	2.009%
2019-05-29	7	1.738%	2.122%
2019-05-30	8	1.934%	2.330%
2019-06-05	9	2.243%	2.621%
2019-06-06	10	1.967%	2.306%
2019-06-12	11	2.234%	2.718%
2019-06-13	12	2.586%	2.916%
2019-06-19	13	2.704%	3.274%
2019-06-20	14	2.881%	3.238%
2019-06-26	15	-	-
2019-06-27	16	-	-

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

Jinny Oct 09 2021 9:53 am The casting in save me 2 is better than save me. I was amazed by um taegoo.His facial expressions are so good. I'm already a fan. His acting deserves more recognition. The start was slow but the story build up was great. It will get you hooked. If you want to get frustrated the whole time, this is a must-watch kdrama. Same vibes with strangers from hell and the cursed.

Lyra Sep 20 2021 12:45 am I liked Save Me 2 more than Save Me 1

guess who Jun 02 2021 1:12 am i really like uhm taegoo's performance in this drama! he portrays kim mincheol really good, i can feel the hardship mincheol's going through :')

girlygirl9983 May 11 2021 6:20 pm I loved Save Me 1 & Save Me 2 even more. Save Me 1 was more fast paced which I am more into but because I loved Save Me 1 I gave Save Me 2 a go. It's a slow start & slower pace at 1st but you are introduced to the characters & they unfold in a way that they didn't in Save Me 1. They also grow on you despite their huge mistakes/baffled but this storyline actually happens in real life. If I had to choose between the 1st or 2nd Save Me supporting cast, Save Me 2 had the best character development of the supporting cast members. Save Me 2's ending was also much better & satisfying in my opinion. The 2 series do correlate, Save Me 2 is the beginning/intro/backstory of Save Me 1. You could honestly watch Save Me 2 1st or Save Me 1 1st, starting with either one doesn't ruin/spoil the other one. OMG the main character, Uhm Tae Goo......that voice, that face structure, best troubled/bad boy/explosive character I've seen so far & his character development was good/I had hope for his development & it was fulfilled. Following his work for sure (1st saw him in Age of Shadows, movie)!!! The sister was annoying at times but loved her in "Because This Is My First Life" another reason to watch Save Me 2. I also saw "Crash Landing On You" before Save Me 2 which has the actor, Kim Young Min (Sung Cheol Woo [Pastor]), his acting performance has grown on me also. I watched the series in 2 days, sleep can wait Haha.

Momm Dec 15 2020 3:58 pm I ended up liking the 1st season after half way through but season 2 disliked completely. Why do they always ruin things with a season 2 but completely different plot. It's like Bad Guys. Loved season 1 but hated season 2

Kaito Kid Aug 15 2020 2:07 am I really hate it when they make season 2 of a drama that I watch then it is unrelated to season 1 since usually the story is almost the same but characters are not. I just finished watching Save Me season 1 and it is so good, the cult thing is believable, and I like how they did not push on the romantic side. The only downside I found in s1 is that the villains felt like they became so weak at the end when they where so fierce and strong at the beginning. Anyhow, I'll still try to watch this somehow, sometime in the future since I'm still in awe of the first season and don't want to ruin it, which happened to most dramas that I like with 2nd season like Iris, and vampire prosecutor when season 2 left things unfinished and season 3 became hopeless now.

GT Jun 06 2020 10:34 pm I am at Episode 7, and still can’t understand the appeal of KMC. To me he has so many qualities that make him hard to redeem, and I cannot stand his mom being overly protective, like the typical Asian mum who feels that her son can do no wrong. I know the context of the villagers means it’s basically still a very patriarchal, sexist society, but it’s still so disgusting to see the mum constantly overlooking his behaviour. And I don’t get why viewers like his hoarse voice... meh.

I know that in future episodes, the protagonist will end up fighting the antagonists successfully and end up saving the day, but at this moment, I’m still not entirely behind KMC as a character. He’s just a thug with a sad past, but his actions and behaviour irk me to the core.

Dora the Explorer Apr 18 2020 3:07 pm The first season really left a big impact to me, the drama was just too crazy to take in. It was such a madness and I almost stopped watching it half-way through the story.. and I'm kinda considering on watching this but I'm still hesitating. The Plot Synopsis kinda the same with the first season so idk if it'd be worth it. And if ever it has the same plot tho,,,, then I definitely would be able to watch it when I'm finally ready to be in a rollercoaster storyline lmao anyhow I think I ain't ready for this mindblowing cult religious group

Just a Fan Apr 06 2020 9:06 am Spoilers..

This is a really frustrating drama to watch but I love it so much. It just shows how scary it is when you fall too deep in wrong beliefs and the consequences around it. Such a bad luck for people of Wolchoori there's a pro scammer targeting them when they're in a tough position, I get how they come out to trust Choi Kyungsuk till the end because he's the only one who gave them hope, even a law professor from a big university got win over by Choi, let alone the people from the countryside who were not as well educated. All the acts were well planned and well executed. I like how the anti-hero Mincheol go from just wanting to prove that Choi is a dirtbag to began to really care about the people and save them from Choi. I also like how sincere Soodal became in assisting Mincheol to do what he has to do. All of the actors that played in this drama are great in their roles, especially Uhm Taegoo and Cheon Hojin as the two leads. Special mention to Kim Youngmin who I think gave a wonderful performance in the last episodes as the mad pastor. I was sincerely cheering for him to finish off Choi in the end Lol, saving Mincheol from the hassle, though it would've been great if he never bring Sungho along. Too bad the pastor is the only one who cares for Sungho. The ending really give me mixed feelings because the only one who got a happy ending is Mincheol's family while the other villagers are struggling to get by and let the incidents pass them. The scene where the police chief come to visit them one by one a couple years later when one of them died alone is the most heart breaking, the fact that none of them really goes to the funeral broke my heart even further. I was not expecting this kind of ending but what did I even expect? The ending is what make this drama more real and hard hitting than it would be if everyone was happy in the end. Anyway this drama should have more recognition, the ratings are unfortunate because this is high a quality drama.

Helen K Jan 28 2020 3:40 pm Brilliant drama! Left me thinking whether it was actually a true story. This drama is so underrated.. Would love to see part 3 with the same actors. That would be awesome!

Jan Michael Belena Jan 12 2020 6:07 am This suspence / thriler / drama of OCN was UNDERRATED... This is much better than the previous though they tackled the same theme they differ on the depthness of some social issues in our society.

This is a perfect story to immortalized th importance of FAITH... as the final question of Kim Yeong Son stated that "Even after witnessing a miracle, could we live without faith?" yet she doesn't knew the answer.

Wan-ii Nov 02 2019 4:44 am Please make season 3 with jo jae yun as main cast!!! And the story will be "jo jaeyun season 1 (jo wantae) VS jo jaeyun season 2 (police officer shin pilgoo)"

Me Aug 29 2019 7:43 am Gosh, the villagers are soooo stupid, it makes me puke

fatiha Jul 20 2019 3:24 pm so we all going to ignore that very end HAHAHA that one man who was arrested and looked like the police man Shin Pil-Koo. he was from save me he acted Jo Wan-Tae. LOL that was really funny and fun to see. i loved both and can't wait for a 3th one. i just love how they cast amazing actors for this drama and not some overrated actors thank god!

sesang Jun 29 2019 3:28 pm I like both season but this season was perfect for me with amazing performance of Uhm Tae GOO <3 I love youuuuu and your voice :D Please come back as soon as possible <3

Vrjo Jun 28 2019 9:05 pm Both d seasons are tooo good n nice storyline... This season juz love UTG sooo much... Great acting frm him.... Waiting for his next drama... Juz love Kim Min Cheol and Madame ko....finally they end up together.. ????

Olivia Jun 28 2019 11:39 am It has absolutely nothing to do with the first season because this season is so freaking incredible !! That’s just so good! The actors are amazing, the story line is interesting from the start until the end. I really love The character of Min Cheol! I just love him! Uhm Tae Goo is an incredible actor, and his voice is hot lol I’m in love. [SPOILER ALERT] : It was so funny to see the police man saying to the man who was in the first season (And who exactly looks like him) : ‘He is ugly’ ahah

Thanh Jun 28 2019 3:32 am Voting based on popularity of the actor/actress... Save me was just horrible, the plot was just bad, but good rating because of taecyeon. This plot was at least making sense...

Maria Jun 28 2019 3:09 am This is absolutely way better than the first season. Although I don't like Esom's character from the start, for the last two episode her character suddenly evolved and became better. I like it when the bad guy turned out to be the good guy in this drama. Everything was so good, the acting of the four main lead as well as the supporting actors. I'm also glad Madame Ko ended up with Kim min cheol and her love didn't end up being one sided.

But what makes me mad and sad about this drama, Kim Min Cheol's mother believed his son is the satan. I thought, for once, someone from the neighborhood or from his family will believe in the goodness within him. That's why I'm thankful to Madame Ko and Soodal for sticking up with Kim Min Cheol.

brynne muir Jun 28 2019 2:11 am It makes sense to me--considering the utterly nonsensical and poorly developed, if not formulaic and redundant Kdramas that have plagued screens this year--that the ratings for this drama are so mediocre. I just finished watching Save Me 2, and must declare that it is, by far and away, the best drama of 2019 (which, unfortunately, isn't saying much). The plot is fresh, the pace is exceptionally good (for the first time in a long while, I felt that this series could have done with an additional episode or two),the character development was excellent, plot and storyline interesting and not too over-the-top, and overall presentation were very well executed. I was captivated throughout the series, and found myself wanting to see more. The writers knew how to present this drama without boring or over-stimulating the audience. One particular facet I genuinely enjoyed was the relationship between the police officer and Kim Min-Cheol, and how it is developed throughout. I was intrigued by their personalities, backstories, and the methods by which they face the overarching theme of the drama.With no revenge plot or silly romantic pairings, this drama is strangely refreshing and highly recommended (not for kids!).

nini Jun 27 2019 11:37 pm omgggggg i freaking addicted with kim min cheol rn!!!! i like both save me 1 and 2. both are great <3 Petition for Save Me 3!!! In OCN we believe <3

lalala Jun 22 2019 12:27 pm omg the current asianwiki rating now is at 69??? bruhhhh this dramas standard is at leasttt an 80!!!! tsktsk..

pikanim Jun 22 2019 12:23 pm yes this totally lived up to my expectations of season 1. Loved both seasons for different reasons. Even this as a standalone is great for a drama’s standard. first ep didnt really get me hooked right away but it gets better really quickly.

now that theres only 2 more eps left, i need more uhm taehoos drama.... not really sure if theres actually a link between save me 1 and 2.. would be cool if there is!

but as i mentioned, it’s a good drama in it alone!

Melody Jun 20 2019 11:32 am Wooooooow. This serial is super coool!!!!!!!!!

Maybe better than save me #1.

Kim Min Cheol u go crazy!!!!

Tanya Jun 13 2019 7:14 am Um Tae Goo's acting made me stay for the drama. It's not that I don't like the drama, in fact I do like it, but Um Tae Goo's acting is so strong and unique, it makes me excited and anxious about the wait inbetween new episodes.

This may not be his biggest project yet, but I genuinely hope he is proud of how he portrayed the role of the boy everyone refused to listen to, in SM2, it was so moving and I'm sure there's more to come in the remaining episodes that are yet to be aired.

Whee Jun 12 2019 1:44 am This drama is worth watching, though the 1st ep was lil bit boring, but give it a try! I wonder why this drama doesnt had good enough ratings?

Jhonson Jun 10 2019 1:49 am This drama nice and good . i like it drama

Wiee Jun 09 2019 12:11 am To be honest I prefer save me in the first season, the second one is so boring and the cast is totally different

sf Jun 08 2019 4:35 am I like season 2 more than season 1. It seems to me more exciting because the main character is not forced to act reticently to not be discovered but, he acts openly without fear.

caca Jun 07 2019 10:36 am i’ve watch till ep 10 and this drama is just so good. the storyline and the casts are amazing. i wish the truth will be revealed soon and then kim min cheol can marry madame ko ㅋㅋ it’s ok if u didn’t watch the first season before, this new season is not related with it. definitely a recommended ongoing kdrama.

Skye Jun 06 2019 10:30 am Um tae-goo is so HOT! Why I never see him in any drama before??

Jojo Jun 05 2019 1:14 am Wow this show is so good I didn’t want to watch it because it has no relationship with the first season and I even watched two episodes without paying attention to it but when I really watched it I realized how good this show is I guess the low rating is due to the fact that people aren’t watching.

Mia Jun 02 2019 6:08 am Honestly why is it called Save Me 2 when the original cast isn't even in the show? I loved the first drama and when I saw there was a second season I was super excited to watch it however none of the main cast from the first are taking place within this drama. There's no connection to the first one as it's a whole new story/plot and I'm contemplating whether its worth watching :/

Jhunex May 30 2019 6:31 pm Why so low in ratings?

Olivia May 20 2019 2:48 pm This season s so so good! I really love the characters ofc it’s different from the season 1 but I like this new season better

Cheri May 19 2019 11:10 pm I think they named this Save Me 2 because of the religious cult/church storyline, not necessarily a continuation of the first one. This one is a more grownup version I would say and hopefully darker as the leads all have a dark past. It's a very underrated drama for sure right now and hope that it picks up.

ajds May 16 2019 11:28 pm I'm liking the story so far. The story development kinda slow compare to first one but still it's great to see each character develop. The tone also more lighter compare to the first one. The only things that concerns me is on how they're gonna make the story more interesting since the plot itself is simple enough. About this old dude that came to village and starts manipulating the villagers with the cult and the only one that realize these only the village thug, which much to everyone's mind is a trash. (Not a spoiler since the movie the story based on also has the same plot). I understand if it is a movie than it will hbe interesting. But this is series. So how are they gonna keep it interesting until 16 episode ? I hope the writer was brilliant enought to pull this off. I imagine how wicked the old man to be manipulate the villagers. I had a high hope for this drama. Please please please not to be dragging and able to keep me on edge.

tim May 16 2019 9:01 pm yeah wonder why OCN naming this drama "save me 2" when it has no connection and no original cast from "save me", just another story about another cult (or scam), and i kinda see the story line is gonna be a bit similar to the other one. I watch the first 2 episodes and have mix feeling, hope this turn out to be ok, this one doesnt give me that "i want more, i want to see what happned next" kind of feeling like when i was watching "trap". Kim Min-Cheol's voice is kind of weird, i dont think it suited his charecter and a little forceful and not very natural.

Black parade May 15 2019 10:02 pm I'm having a love-hate relationship with Kim Min-Cheol's voice

heynandho May 14 2019 6:03 am @pinkPunk Its more an anthology than a sequel

Also i must agree to most of the commenters here that the title souldn't be "Save Me 2" if there's no connection or cast from "Save Me". But i do hope there's at least mention of the event on Save Me or the previous cast to do a cameo, so we know that this drama at the same timeline with previous one.

GGOoL May 13 2019 12:45 am hoping that there will be a s3 where they will met the cast of s1 ..and build up a much better story.

pinkPunk May 10 2019 7:38 am Save me 2??? Really?? a continuation without the original cast!

dont want May 08 2019 2:24 pm they only titled this “Save Me 2” so that the people who watched and enjoyed the first one would watch this despite it being about different characters and almost a completely different story. i wish they didn’t do this as it cheapens the first one. they should have called this drama “The Fake” because that is the name of the movie that directly inspired it.

snowlace May 04 2019 7:01 am seriously no episode aired this week? I thought it will start right after Possessed. Can't wait for this!

Glow May 04 2019 3:28 am I’m still thinking whether I should watch or not.

yeay? Apr 05 2019 6:41 am is there any connection between this and the first season?

ABendal Apr 05 2019 3:51 am I hope this new one is as good as the first.

may Apr 02 2019 10:06 pm im excited for this . and excited for um tae-goo. His voice is beautiful

Qho Mar 30 2019 6:19 am I think drama like 'save me' should be just a film. Bcs it didn't have much plot that make ppl surprised. We just know what would happen next-_- I finished save me 1 just bcs i made a promise to finish every drama that i watch. If not.............

Sara Mar 29 2019 2:22 pm I'm pretty excited for Save me 2. I REALLY, REALLY LOVED the original one. Korean religious cults are very dangerous and Save me was based on real stuff. It was uncomfortable to watch but I know things like this happen unfortunately.

Farhansyah Mar 29 2019 7:30 am I do wait this series!!!! But i hope it would not turn out that the lead woman become the falling victim.... like the last series do.

sera Mar 21 2019 6:25 pm ugh Save Me... just another female falling victim

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