The series aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST ), from November 24, 2018 to February 16, 2019.
A Pledge to God Promotional poster
Also known as A Promise with the Gods Hangul 신과의 약속
Hanja 神과의 約束
Revised Romanization Singwaui Yaksok Genre Melodrama Family drama Written by Hong Young-hee Directed by Yoon Jae-moon Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes48 Producers Lee Myung-sook Sohn Ok-hyun Running time 35 minutes Production company Yein E&M Network MBC TV Release November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24 ) – February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16 )
Synopsis
Little Hyeon Woo is gravely ill and needs a bone marrow transplant. His current parents are not compatible donors either. His doctor advises his parents that cord blood of a sibling could be a potential donor. However, his birth parents are no longer married to each other.
Cast
Main Han Chae-young as Seo Ji-young, TV host Bae Soo-bin as Kim Jae-wook, formerly married to Ji-young, architect and later president & CEO of Cheonji Construction Oh Yoon-ah as Woo Na-kyung, second wife of Jae-wook, general counsel of Cheonji Construction Lee Chun-hee as Song Min-ho, second husband of Ji-young, carpenter Supporting Ji-young's family Wang Seok-hyeon as Song Hyeon Woo, eldest son of Ji-young and Jae-wook, in custody of Ji-young and Min-ho Ha Yi-an as young Hyun-woo Lee Hwi-hyang as Heo Eun-sook, Ji-young's mother People at Cheonji Construction Park Geun-hyung as Kim Sang-chun, father of Jae-hee and Jae-wook, chairman of family-controlled Cheonji Construction Kang Boo-ja as Lee Pil-nam, Sang-chun's wife Oh Hyun-kyung as Kim Jae-hee, older sister of Jae-wook, heads the family company foundation Byung Hun as Jo Seung-hoon, son of Jae-hee Nam Ki-won as Kim Joon-seo, second son of Ji-young and Jae-wook, in custody of Jae-wook and Na-kyung Kim Hyun-bin as young Joon-seo Others Chu Ye-jin as Na Hae-ji, Hyeon Woo's girlfriend from high school Jung Min-sung as Ji Do-yeob Kim Hee-jung as Ahn Joo-ryun, producer of Ji-young's program at the TV broadcaster Bae Hae-sun as Oh Sun-joo, secretary to Na-kyung Choi Phillip as Jung Kyung-soo, director of Ji-young's program at the TV broadcaster Oh Eun-ho as Hwang Ma-ri Lee Jin-hee as Na Hae-Jim’s mother. Production
Original soundtrack
Part 1 Released on December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Last Promise" (마지막 약속 ) Sohyang 5:10 2. "The Last Promise" (Inst.) 5:10 Total length: 10:20
Part 2 Released on December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I Think It's An Anesthetic" (마취가 됐나봐 ) Jang Chang-yup Ryu Wonk-wang Jeon Chang-yup Ryu Wonk-wang Lim Jae-hyun 4:12 2. "I Think It's An Anesthetic" (Inst.) Jeon Chang-yup Ryu Wonk-wang 4:12 Total length: 8:24
Part 3 Released on December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Can You Hear Me" (들리나요 ) Kim Seong-jong Kim Seong-jong Mama Gorilla Sanha 3:25 2. "Can You Hear Me" (Inst.) Kim Seong-jong Mama Gorilla 3:25 Total length: 6:50
Part 4 Released on January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "An Unfilled Seat" (채워지지 않는 빈자리 ) Kim Seong-ran Kim Ji-hwan Song Ha-ye 3:58 2. "An Unfilled Seat" (Inst.) Kim Ji-hwan 3:58 Total length: 7:56
Part 5 Released on January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "It Was All" (전부였더라 ) Michelle Lee 3:57 2. "It Was All" (Inst.) 3:57 Total length: 7:54
Part 6 Released on January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Lie" (거짓말 ) Heo Young-saeng 3:56 2. "Lie" (Inst.) 3:56 Total length: 7:52
Part 7 Released on February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Give Me A Day" (하루만 돌려줘요 ) Yeoeun (Melody Day ) 3:59 2. "Give Me A Day" (Inst.) 3:59 Total length: 7:58
Part 8 Released on February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04 ) Title Artist 1. "See You In My Dreams" (꿈에서 만나요 ) J-Cera 3:38 2. "See You In My Dreams" (Inst.) 3:38 Total length: 7:16
Viewership
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share AGB Nielsen TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 November 24, 2018 9.5% (8th) 8.3% (15th) 10.1% 2 11.4% (5th) 10.5% (7th) 11.5% 3 10.6% (6th) 10.3% 4 12.0% (4th) 11.0% (4th) 11.1% 5 December 1, 2018 8.1% (11th) 7.0% (18th) 8.9% 6 9.5% (8th) 8.4% (9th) 10.4% 7 9.9% (6th) 8.9% (8th) 9.5% 8 11.9% (3rd) 10.9% (4th) 10.7% 9 December 8, 2018 8.8% (14th) 8.0% (16th) 10.0% 10 9.7% (6th) 9.0% (9th) 11.1% 11 9.5% (7th) 8.5% (10th) 10.0% 12 10.1% (5th) 9.5% (7th) 10.8% 13 December 15, 2018 10.2% (8th) 9.6% (9th) 8.6% 14 10.7% (6th) 10.0% (8th) 9.6% 15 12.7% (5th) 11.0% 16 12.9% (4th) 11.1% 17 December 22, 2018 10.5% (7th) 10.0% (8th) 8.2% 18 11.5% (6th) 10.9% (6th) 9.0% 19 11.8% (5th) 11.3% (5th) 10.4% 20 12.1% (4th) 11.7% (4th) 11.0% 21 January 5, 2019 11.8% (6th) 10.7% (7th) 10.8% 22 13.4% (5th) 12.0% (6th) 13.1% 23 13.5% (4th) 12.6% (4th) 12.1% 24 14.8% (3rd) 13.7% (3rd) 13.2% 25 January 12, 2019 11.5% (6th) 11.0% (7th) 11.4% 26 14.5% (5th) 14.3% (5th) 13.7% 27 15.2% (4th) 15.1% (3rd) 12.5% 28 15.5% (3rd) 13.1% 29 January 19, 2019 11.9% (6th) 10.7% (6th) 12.4% 30 14.2% (5th) 13.1% (5th) 14.8% 31 14.8% (4th) 14.5% (4th) 14.2% 32 15.4% (3rd) 14.9% (3rd) 15.2% 33 January 26, 2019 13.2% (6th) 12.3% (6th) 12.8% 34 15.0% (5th) 14.0% (5th) 15.1% 35 15.1% (4th) 14.2% (4th) 14.1% 36 15.7% (3rd) 14.9% (3rd) 14.0% 37 February 2, 2019 12.0% (7th) 11.5% (8th) 11.8% 38 14.9% (5th) 14.8% (5th) 14.7% 39 15.2% (4th) 15.1% (4th) 14.2% 40 15.5% (3rd) 15.2% (3rd) 14.5% 41 February 9, 2019 13.4% (6th) 12.6% (7th) 13.6% 42 15.2% (4th) 14.5% (5th) 15.2% 43 14.9% (4th) 14.6% 44 16.2% (3rd) 16.0% (3rd) 15.1% 45 February 16, 2019 14.7% (6th) 14.1% (7th) 13.6% 46 17.5% (5th) 17.0% (4th) 16.8% 47 17.8% (4th) 15.9% 48 18.4% (3rd) 17.8% (3rd) 16.9% Average 13.0% 12.4% 12.4%
Awards and nominations
Notes