Private Lives (TV series)

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Private Lives
Promotional poster
Hangul
사생활
Hanja
私生活
Genre
Created byJTBC Studios
Production plan
Written byYoo Sung-yeol
Directed byNam Jun hyuk
Starring
Music byKim Jun-seok
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersKim U-no
Jo Joon-hyung
ProducerLee Seung-hee
Running time70 minutes
Production companyDoremi Entertainment
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseOctober 7 (2020-10-07) –
November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)

Private Lives (Korean: 사생활; Hanja: 私生活; RR: Sasaenghwal) is a South Korean television series starring Seohyun, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Hyo-jin, Kim Young-min, and Tae Won-seok.[1] It aired on JTBC from October 7 to November 26, 2020 and is available for streaming worldwide on Netflix.[2]

Synopsis[edit]

The drama revolves around a group of swindlers who stumbles upon secret information that could harm the nation. Using their skills and conning techniques, they go up against a huge conglomerate to reveal a major “private life”.[3]

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

A 29-year-old veteran swindler who doesn't like a hard and nasty life. She is a woman who manipulates her own private life. Since her school days, she has contributed greatly to her family business as a life-type swindler.
GK Technology Development Team 2's Team Manager. He is a man who threw his private life among crooks to live. He actually runs a detective agency named Spy Detective Agency. Unaware of Joo-eun's private life, Jung-hwan asks her to marry him with a trembling heart, and the marriage of the two goes in a flurry.
A former announcer by the name of Jeong Yoon-kyung. She is a woman who uses other people's private lives. When everyone in her country tried to kill her, only Jae-wook reached out a helping hand. She was reborn as a swindler conqueror by holding hand with Jae-wook
A swindler from GK Technology. He is a man who tramples on other people's private lives.

Supporting[edit]

People around Cha Joo-eun[edit]

  • Park Sung-geun as Cha Hyun-tae, Joo-eun's father
  • Song Seon-mi as Kim Mi-sook, Joo-eun's mother
  • Tae Won-seok as Hanson,[4] Joo-eun's mentor. He was once a boxer and a gangster. He is Mi-sook and Joo-eun's fraud partner.
  • Jang Jin-hee as Jang Min-jung, Joo-eun's best friend who she met at Cheongpa Women's Prison. Min-jung used to run an illegal gambling place for women in Hwaryu.
  • Yoo Hee-je as Park Tae-joo
  • Yoon Sa-bong as Yang In-sook, retired police officer who has a soft spot for Joo-eun
  • Kim Seo-won as President Nam

People around Lee Jung-hwan[edit]

  • Kim Min-sang as Kim Sang-man, director of Strategic Planning at GK Technology
  • Kim Ba-da as Woo Seok-ho, team leader of GK Electronics Strategic Planning Division 2
  • Jang Won-hyuk as Choi Yoon-seok/Choi Min-seok, a genius hacker who works at a local computer repair shop called PC Graveyard
  • Song Sang-eun as Go Hye-won, manager of the Spy Detective Agency

Police[edit]

  • Lee Hak-joo as Kim Myung-hyun
  • Park Sung-hoon as Jung Dae-sang
  • Lee Yun-seol as Kang Soo-jin
  • Yoon Jung-hoon as Park Kyung-seop[5]
  • Kwak Min-ho as Lee Min-kyu

Others[edit]

  • Cha Soo-yeon as Oh Hyun-kyung, a lawyer at O&S Law Office
  • Shin Ha-young as Yoo Mi-young
  • Min Ji-oh as Yoo Byeong-joon
  • Lee Jae-eun as Ottu Restaurant employee
  • Kong Yoo-seok as Jeong Bok-gi's chauffeur

Special appearances[edit]

  • Han Kyu-won as Chief Park Jin-woo (Ep. 1-2)[6]
  • Kim Kang-il as criminal making deal (Ep. 1)
  • Yoo Young-bok as Lee Jung-hwan's father (Ep. 2)
  • Kim Joo-ah as Lee Jung-hwan's mother (Ep. 2)

Production[edit]

The series marks Go Kyung-pyo's first acting role since his military discharge in January 2020 as well as Kim Hyo-jin's small screen comeback after 8 years.[7][8]

The first script reading took place in April 2020 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[9]

The series was originally scheduled to premiere on September 16, 2020 but it was postponed to October 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Original soundtrack[edit]

Private Lives OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2020 (2020)
GenreSoundtrack
Language

Part 1[edit]

Released on October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Things to Love" (푸른안개[a])TaibianPark Sung-il6band3:18
2."Things to Love" (Inst.) Park Sung-il 3:18
Total length:6:36

Part 2[edit]

Released on October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Most Ordinary Day" (보통의 꿈[b])Lee Chi-hoonPark Sung-ilYangpa4:06
2."The Most Ordinary Day" (Inst.) Park Sung-il 4:06
Total length:8:12

Part 3[edit]

Released on October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Private Lives" (사생활[c])Kim Ki-wonKim Joonseok, Kang MimiMinju3:49
2."Private Lives" (Inst.) Kim Joonseok, Kang Mimi 3:49
Total length:7:38

Part 4[edit]

Released on October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Beautiful Dream"Jamie K. LeeKim Joonseok, Kang MimiMew4:07
2."Beautiful Dream" (Inst.) Kim Joonseok, Kang Mimi 4:07
Total length:8:14

Part 5[edit]

Released on October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Things To Love" (우리가 사랑해야 하는 것들)Seo Dong-seongPark Seong-ilKim Jae-joong3:24
2."Things To Love" (Inst.) Park Seong-il 3:24

Ratings[edit]

Private Lives : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1592587N/AN/AN/AN/ATBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[11]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[11]
Nationwide Seoul
1 October 7, 2020 2.522% 2.816%
2 October 8, 2020 2.235% —
3 October 14, 2020 2.030%
4 October 15, 2020 1.952%
5 October 21, 2020 1.721%
6 October 22, 2020 1.491%
7 October 28, 2020 1.592%
8 October 29, 2020 1.970%
9 November 4, 2020 1.609%
10 November 5, 2020 1.487%
11 November 11, 2020 1.505%
12 November 12, 2020 1.913%
13 November 18, 2020 1.669%
14 November 19, 2020 1.608%
15 November 25, 2020 1.217%
16 November 26, 2020 1.507%
Average 1.752% －
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known..
  • This drama aired 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).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Lit. "Blue Fog"
  2. ^ Lit. "The Ordinary Dream"
  3. ^ Lit. "Private Lives"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "JTBC's "Private Life" Casts Seohyun, Go Kyung-pyo and Kim Hyo-jin". HanCinema. February 24, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Lim, Jang-won (October 11, 2020). "3 Wednesday-Thursday dramas kick off together". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Enthusiast, Indoor (2020-08-13). "First look at Go Kyung-pyo, Girls' Generation's Seohyun's 'Private Lives'". Kdramapal. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. ^ "Tae Won-seok in "Private Life"". HanCinema. July 23, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Yoon Jung-hoon to Star in JTBC's "Private Life"". HanCinema. July 28, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Han Kyu-won to Star in JTBC "Private Life"". HanCinema. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Park, Gwi-im (February 18, 2020). "Go Kyung Pyo comes back to small screen with new JTBC drama after demobilization". TV Report. V Live. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Hwang, So-young (February 21, 2020). "Seohyun, Go Kyung Pyo and Kim Hyo Jin confirm to star in new JTBC drama". JTBC Plus. V Live. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Lee, Min-ji (July 24, 2020). "고경표X서현 '사생활' 카타르시스 넘친 첫 대본리딩 공개". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Kim, Myung-mi (September 4, 2020). "JTBC 측 "'사생활' '18 어게인' 촬영 재개, 편성 논의 중"(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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