Children of the 20th Century

Not to be confused with 20th Century Boys.

Children of the 20th Century
Promotional poster
Hangul
20세기 소년소녀
Hanja
20世紀 少年少女
Literal meaning20th Century Boy and Girl[1]
Revised Romanization20segi Sonyeonsonyeo
Genre
Created byLim Hwa-min
Written byLee Sun-hye[1]
Directed byLee Dong-yoon[1]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korean
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producerJi Sung-bum
ProducerJang Jae-hoon
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time35 min
Production companyHuayi Brothers
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseOctober 9 (2017-10-09) –
November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)

Children of the 20th Century[2] (Korean: 20세기 소년소녀; RR: 20segi Sonyeonsonyeo) 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

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

Cast

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Main

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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, and Sa Jin-jin's crush since they were young. He is also Ji-won's stepbrother.
A flight attendant who is constantly on a diet that takes the initiative to ask guys out.
A lawyer who has had perfect grades since she was young.
  • Ahn Se-ha as Jung Woo-sung[7]
    • 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

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People around Jin-jin

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Chamjin Entertainment

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  • 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

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  • Kim Tae-hoon as Lee Seung-goo, Ji-won's step father
  • Kim Young-sun 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

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  • 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

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

Others

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Special appearance

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Production

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Original soundtrack

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Part 1

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Released on September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
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

Part 2

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Released on October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
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

Part 3

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Released on October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love Letter"March, BananaDino SeoGolden Child03:28
2."Love Letter" (Inst.) Dino Seo 03:28
Total length:06:56

Part 4

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Released on October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
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

Part 5

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Released on October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
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

Part 6

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Released on November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Not Too Distant Day" (아주 멀지 않은 날에)Flight TicketFlight TicketMeloMance03:45
2."Not Too Distant Day" (Inst.) Flight Ticket 03:45
Total length:07:30

Ratings

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  • 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.
Ep. Original Broadcast Date Title Average Audience Share
TNmS Ratings AGB Nielsen[14]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 October 9, 2017[a] 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[b] 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%

Awards and nominations

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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

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  1. ^ Four episodes were shown back-to-back as no episodes would be aired on October 10 due to a football friendly match between South Korea and Morocco.
  2. ^ Moved to 20:50 due to low ratings. The original time-slot was taken over by the following drama Two Cops.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kim, D. (June 28, 2017). "Han Ye Seul And Kim Ji Suk's Upcoming Drama "No Sex And The City" Gets New Title". Soompi. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Children of the 20th Century". Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Han Ye Seul confirms her small-screen return with new drama 'No Sex and the City'". Allkpop. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kim Ji-suk, Han Ye-sul confirm lead roles in 20th Century Boy and Girl". DramaBeans. June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "gugudan's Mina To Make Acting Debut Through New MBC Drama With Han Ye Seul". Soompi. July 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "[단독] SF9 인성, '20세기 소년소녀'로 첫 연기 도전..김지석 아역". Chosun (in Korean). July 16, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "20th Century Boy and Girl adds Lee Sang-woo as second lead". DramaBeans. July 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Actress Ryu Hyun Kyung joins cast of '20th Century Boy and Girl'". Allkpop. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "Lee Sang Woo & Cross Gene's Shin cast in '20th Century Boy and Girl'!". Allkpop. July 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Han Sun Hwa To Make Special Appearance In "20th Century Boy And Girl"". Soompi. August 31, 2017.
  11. ^ "'루키' 골든차일드, '20세기 소년소녀' 카메오 출연 ("Rookies" Golden Child to cameo on "20th Century Boy and Girl")". TV Report (in Korean). September 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "MBC lines up fall rom-com No Sex and the City". DramaBeans. February 22, 2017.
  13. ^ "MBC strike pushes back premiere of new drama '20th Century Boy and Girl' by two weeks". Allkpop. October 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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