Children of the 20th Century

Children of the 20th Century
Promotional poster
Hangul 20세기 소년소녀
Revised Romanization 20segi Sonyeonsonyeo
Literally 20th Century Boy and Girl[1]
Genre
Created by Lim Hwa-min
Written by Lee Sun-hye[1]
Directed by Lee Dong-yoon[1]
Starring
Country of origin South Korean
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 32[lower-alpha 1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Ji Sung-bum
Producer(s) Jang Jae-hoon
Camera setup Single camera
Running time 35 min[lower-alpha 1]
Production company(s) Huayi Brothers
Distributor MBC
Release
Original network MBC TV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release October 9 (2017-10-09) – November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
External links
Website

Children of the 20th Century[3] (Hangul: 20세기 소년소녀; RR: 20segi Sonyeonsonyeo; lit. 20th Century Boy and Girl) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Han Ye-seul and Kim Ji-suk with Lee Sang-woo, Ryu Hyun-kyung and Lee Sang-hee. The series aired on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST), from October 9 to November 28, 2017.

Synopsis

The story follows three women in their mid-thirties as they navigate their love lives, friendships, and their familial ties.

Cast

Main

An idol turned actress adored by many. Despite her good looks and fame, she has not dated before.
An investment banker with a Harvard MBA, and a background in Wall Street. He is innocent in love and remains loyal to his first love.
A former boy band member of Boys Be Ambitious. Sa Jin-jin's crush since young. He is also Ji-won's step brother.
A flight attendant who is constantly on a diet and takes the initiative to ask guys out.
A lawyer who has had perfect grades since young.
  • Ahn Se-ha as Jung Woo-sung[8]
    • Kwon Do-kyun as young Jung Woo-sung
A gynecologist. He was handsome when he was young, but his looks drastically changed after he grew older. He attended the same school as the Four Bongos.
A highly principled lawyer who doesn’t care for money or glory. Young-shim's boss.

Supporting

People around Jin-jin

Chamjin Entertainment

  • Kim Kwang-shik as Jang Gi-bong, Jin-jin's manager
  • Lee Jae-kyoon as Lee Hong-hee, Jin-jin's road manager
  • Lee Yoo-mi as Mi-dal (Cho Mi-hyun), Jin-jin's stylist

People around Ji-won

  • Kim Tae-hoon as Lee Seung-goo, Ji-won's step father
  • Kim Young-soon as Lee Gwang-hee, Ji-won's mother
  • Shin Se-hwi as Lee Ha-ram, Ji-won's half-sister
  • Jung Jae-ho as Kim Tae-hyun, Ji-won's assistant

People around A-reum

  • Choi Beom-ho as Han Hak-gyu, A-reum's father
  • Yoon Bok-in as Yoon Bok-in, A-reum's mother
  • Jang Hee-ryung as Jang Ji-hye, A-reum's colleague
  • Lee Chang-yeob as Lee Dong-hoon, a co-pilot that A-reum had a crush on

People around Young-shim

  • Kim Yik-tae as Jang Jang-soo, Young-shim's father
  • Park Myung-shin as Kim Young-ja, Young-shim's mother

Others

  • Shin Dong-mi as Choi Jung-eun, Anthony's manager
  • Shin Dong-hoon as Reporter Jung
  • Jo Hyun-sik as Driver

Special appearance

Production

  • The drama's working title was No Sex and the City.[13]
  • Due to a strike at MBC, the series did not air on September 25, 2017 as originally planned.[14]

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

(Released on September 26, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Ordinary Day" (보통의 날)Banana, 17Holic, Shoulder GangsterShoulder GangsterStanding Egg03:43
2."Ordinary Day" (Inst.) Shoulder Gangster 03:43
Total length:07:26

OST Part 2

(Released on October 10, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Diary" (일기)Jinli, Glory FacesGlory Faces, Jinli, MingkiGugudan03:37
2."Diary" (Inst.) Glory Faces, Jinli, Mingki 03:37
Total length:07:14

OST Part 3

(Released on October 16, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love Letter"March, BananaDino SeoGolden Child03:28
2."Love Letter" (Inst.) Dino Seo 03:28
Total length:06:56

OST Part 4

(Released on October 24, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Days" (그날들)Kim Chang-giKim Chang-giJeon Sang-geun04:22
2."The Days" (Inst.) Kim Chang-gi 04:22
Total length:08:44

OST Part 5

(Released on October 31, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Boy And Girl" (소년, 소녀)17HOLIC, Yoonghee, BananaDino SeoNam Tae-hyun04:07
2."Boy And Girl" (Inst.) Dino Seo 04:07
Total length:08:14

OST Part 6

(Released on November 7, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Day Not Very Far Away" (아주 멀지 않은 날에)Flight TicketFlight TicketMeloMance03:45
2."The Day Not Very Far Away" (Inst.) Flight Ticket 03:45
Total length:07:30

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Episode # Original Broadcast Date Title Average Audience Share
TNmS Ratings AGB Nielsen[15]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 October 9, 2017 The Girl We Used to Love 4.9% (NR) 5.5% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 4.8% (NR)
2 4.6% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 3.9% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
3 Love Story 4.7% (NR) 5.4% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 4.2% (NR)
4 3.8% (NR) 4.7% (NR) 3.1% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
5 October 16, 2017 Love Letter 3.6% (NR) 4.0% (NR) 3.2% (NR) 3.6% (NR)
6 3.9% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 4.0% (NR)
7 October 17, 2017 August's Christmas 4.5% (NR) 4.8% (NR) 3.7% (NR) 4.1% (NR)
8 4.7% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.3% (NR) 4.8% (NR)
9 October 23, 2017 Everyone Has A Secret 3.7% (NR) 4.3% (NR) 3.2% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
10 4.1% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 3.7% (NR) 4.0% (NR)
11 October 24, 2017 Happy Together 4.3% (NR) 5.1% (NR) 3.0% (NR) 3.8% (NR)
12 4.7% (NR) 5.6% (NR) 3.0% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
13 October 30, 2017 P.S. I LOVE YOU 3.8% (NR) 3.9% (NR) 2.8% (NR) 3.1% (NR)
14 3.8% (NR) 4.0% (NR) 3.1% (NR) 3.2% (NR)
15 October 31, 2017 Stand By Me 4.1% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 3.3% (NR) 3.4% (NR)
16 4.0% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
17 November 6, 2017 Ten Reasons Why I Can't Love You 3.3% (NR) 3.4% (NR) 2.5% (NR) 2.6% (NR)
18 3.4% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 2.7% (NR) 2.8% (NR)
19 November 7, 2017 We Got Married 4.3% (NR) 4.9% (NR) 2.9% (NR) 3.5% (NR)
20 3.9% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 2.8% (NR) 3.0% (NR)
21 November 13, 2017 Sweet as Honey - As sweet as a dream 4.2% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 2.8% (NR) 3.0% (NR)
22 3.8% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 2.7% (NR) 2.9% (NR)
23 November 14, 2017 I Love You, I'm Sorry, Thanks 3.8% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 3.4% (NR) 3.8% (NR)
24 3.8% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 3.0% (NR) 3.3% (NR)
25 November 20, 2017 While You are in Love 2.2% (NR) 2.4% (NR) 1.8% (NR) 2.0% (NR)
26 2.7% (NR) 3.0% (NR) 2.1% (NR) 2.4% (NR)
27 November 21, 2017 Before Sunrise 2.7% (NR) 2.8% (NR) 2.1% (NR) 2.2% (NR)
28 3.2% (NR) 3.3% (NR) 2.3% (NR) 2.4% (NR)
29 November 27, 2017 Begin Again 4.1% (NR) 4.3% (NR) 3.2% (NR) 3.4% (NR)
30 4.5% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
31 November 28, 2017 Happy Ending 3.7% (NR) 4.5% (NR) 2.8% (NR) 3.6% (NR)
32 5.0% (NR) 5.8% (NR) 4.0% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
Average 3.9% 4.3% 3.1% 3.5%
  • Because of a friendly match between South Korean and Morocco, the 2 episode that was set to air on October 10, 2017, were instead aired the day before (October 9, 2017) as 4 consecutive episodes.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2017
 36th MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Kim Ji-seok
 Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Han Ye-seul
 Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Lee Sang-woo
 Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Ahn Se-ha
 Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Ryu Hyun-kyung
 Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor
Kim Ji-seok
 Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress
Han Ye-seul
 Nominated
Best New Actress
Lee Sang-hee
 Nominated

Notes

  1. 1 2 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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kim, D. (28 June 2017). "Han Ye Seul And Kim Ji Suk's Upcoming Drama "No Sex And The City" Gets New Title". Soompi. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Park, Jin-hai (16 May 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. PressReader. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Children of the 20th Century". MBC. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Han Ye Seul confirms her small-screen return with new drama 'No Sex and the City'". allkpop. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Kim Ji-suk, Han Ye-sul confirm lead roles in 20th Century Boy and Girl". DramaBeans. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "gugudan's Mina To Make Acting Debut Through New MBC Drama With Han Ye Seul". Soompi. 11 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "[단독] SF9 인성, '20세기 소년소녀'로 첫 연기 도전..김지석 아역". Chosun (in Korean). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "20th Century Boy and Girl adds Lee Sang-woo as second lead". DramaBeans. 15 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Actress Ryu Hyun Kyung joins cast of '20th Century Boy and Girl'". Allkpop. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lee Sang Woo & Cross Gene's Shin cast in '20th Century Boy and Girl'!". Allkpop. 21 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Han Sun Hwa To Make Special Appearance In "20th Century Boy And Girl"". Soompi. 31 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "'루키' 골든차일드, '20세기 소년소녀' 카메오 출연 ("Rookies" Golden Child to cameo on "20th Century Boy and Girl")". TV Report (in Korean). September 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ "MBC lines up fall rom-com No Sex and the City". DramaBeans. 22 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "MBC strike pushes back premiere of new drama '20th Century Boy and Girl' by two weeks". Allkpop. 1 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-13.
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