Private Lives (TV series)
Private Lives | |
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Hangul | 사생활 |
Hanja | 私生活 |
Genre | |
Created by | JTBC Studios Production plan |
Written by | Yoo Sung-yeol |
Directed by | Nam Jun hyuk |
Starring |
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Music by | Kim Jun-seok |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kim U-no Jo Joon-hyung |
Producer | Lee Seung-hee |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | Doremi Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | JTBC |
Release | October 7 November 26, 2020 | –
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]- Seohyun as Cha Joo-eun
- 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.
- Go Kyung-pyo as Lee Jung-hwan
- 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.
- Kim Hyo-jin as Jeong Bok-gi/Sophia Chung
- 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
- Kim Young-min as Kim Jae-wook/Edward Kim
- 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
- 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 | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | 2020 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language |
Part 1
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Things to Love" (푸른안개[a]) | Taibian | Park Sung-il | 6band | 3:18 |
2. | "Things to Love" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 3:18 | ||
Total length: | 6:36 |
Part 2
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Most Ordinary Day" (보통의 꿈[b]) | Lee Chi-hoon | Park Sung-il | Yangpa | 4:06 |
2. | "The Most Ordinary Day" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 4:06 | ||
Total length: | 8:12 |
Part 3
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Private Lives" (사생활[c]) | Kim Ki-won | Kim Joonseok, Kang Mimi | Minju | 3:49 |
2. | "Private Lives" (Inst.) | Kim Joonseok, Kang Mimi | 3:49 | ||
Total length: | 7:38 |
Part 4
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Beautiful Dream" | Jamie K. Lee | Kim Joonseok, Kang Mimi | Mew | 4:07 |
2. | "Beautiful Dream" (Inst.) | Kim Joonseok, Kang Mimi | 4:07 | ||
Total length: | 8:14 |
Part 5
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Things To Love" (우리가 사랑해야 하는 것들) | Seo Dong-seong | Park Seong-il | Kim Jae-joong | 3:24 |
2. | "Things To Love" (Inst.) | Park Seong-il | 3:24 |
Ratings
[edit]Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 592 | 587 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[11] | |||
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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% | - | |||
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JTBC's "Private Life" Casts Seohyun, Go Kyung-pyo and Kim Hyo-jin". HanCinema. February 24, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Lim, Jang-won (October 11, 2020). "3 Wednesday-Thursday dramas kick off together". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ Enthusiast, Indoor (2020-08-13). "First look at Go Kyung-pyo, Girls' Generation's Seohyun's 'Private Lives'". Kdramapal. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Tae Won-seok in "Private Life"". HanCinema. July 23, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Yoon Jung-hoon to Star in JTBC's "Private Life"". HanCinema. July 28, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Han Kyu-won to Star in JTBC "Private Life"". HanCinema. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (July 24, 2020). "고경표X서현 '사생활' 카타르시스 넘친 첫 대본리딩 공개". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Myung-mi (September 4, 2020). "JTBC 측 "'사생활' '18 어게인' 촬영 재개, 편성 논의 중"(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Private Lives at IMDb
- Private Lives at HanCinema
- JTBC television dramas
- 2020 South Korean television series debuts
- 2020 South Korean television series endings
- South Korean crime television series
- Fraud in television
- Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Television series by Doremi Entertainment
- Korean-language Netflix exclusive international distribution programming