South Korean television series
Children of the 20th Century Promotional poster
Hangul 20세기 소년소녀
Hanja 20世紀 少年少女
Literal meaning 20th Century Boy and Girl[ 1] Revised Romanization 20segi Sonyeonsonyeo 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 Korean No. of episodes 32 Production Executive producer Ji Sung-bum Producer Jang Jae-hoon Camera setup Single camera Running time 35 min Production company Huayi Brothers Original release Network MBC TV Release October 9 (2017-10-09 ) – (2017-11-28 )
Children of the 20th Century [ 2] Korean : 20세기 소년소녀 RR : 20segi Sonyeonsonyeo South Korean television series starringHan Ye-seul andKim Ji-suk withLee Sang-woo ,Ryu Hyun-kyung andLee Sang-hee . The series aired on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST ), from October 9 to November 28, 2017.
The story follows three women in their mid-thirties as they navigate their love lives, friendships, and familial ties.
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. People around Jin-jin [ edit ] Chamjin Entertainment [ edit ] 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 stylistPeople around Ji-won [ edit ] Kim Tae-hoon as Lee Seung-goo, Ji-won's step father Kim Young-sun as Lee Gwang-hee, Ji-won's motherShin Se-hwi as Lee Ha-ram, Ji-won's half-sisterJung Jae-ho as Kim Tae-hyun, Ji-won's assistant People around A-reum [ edit ] Choi Beom-ho as Han Hak-gyu, A-reum's father Yoon Bok-in as Yoon Bok-in, A-reum's motherJang Hee-ryung as Jang Ji-hye, A-reum's colleagueLee Chang-yeob as Lee Dong-hoon, a co-pilot that A-reum had a crush onPeople around Young-shim [ edit ] Kim Yik-tae as Jang Jang-soo, Young-shim's father Park Myung-shin as Kim Young-ja, Young-shim's mother Original soundtrack [ edit ] Released on September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Ordinary Day" (보통의 날) Banana, 17Holic, Shoulder Gangster Shoulder Gangster Standing Egg 03:43 2. "Ordinary Day" (Inst.) Shoulder Gangster 03:43 Total length: 07:26
Released on October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Diary" (일기) Jinli, Glory Faces Glory Faces, Jinli, Mingki Gugudan 03:37 2. "Diary" (Inst.) Glory Faces, Jinli, Mingki 03:37 Total length: 07:14
Released on October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Love Letter" March, Banana Dino Seo Golden Child 03:28 2. "Love Letter" (Inst.) Dino Seo 03:28 Total length: 06:56
Released on October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "The Days" (그날들) Kim Chang-gi Kim Chang-gi Jeon Sang-geun 04:22 2. "The Days" (Inst.) Kim Chang-gi 04:22 Total length: 08:44
Released on October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Boy and Girl" (소년, 소녀) 17HOLIC, Yoonghee, Banana Dino Seo Nam Tae-hyun 04:07 2. "Boy and Girl" (Inst.) Dino Seo 04:07 Total length: 08:14
Released on November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Not Too Distant Day" (아주 멀지 않은 날에) Flight Ticket Flight Ticket MeloMance 03:45 2. "Not Too Distant Day" (Inst.) Flight Ticket 03:45 Total length: 07:30
In the table below,the blue numbers the red numbers 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 [ edit ] ^ 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. ^ Moved to 20:50 due to low ratings. The original time-slot was taken over by the following dramaTwo Cops ^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 the original on September 23, 2017. RetrievedJune 30, 2017 . ^ "Children of the 20th Century" .Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. RetrievedNovember 28, 2017 .^ "Han Ye Seul confirms her small-screen return with new drama 'No Sex and the City' .Allkpop . RetrievedJune 30, 2017 .^a b "Kim Ji-suk, Han Ye-sul confirm lead roles in 20th Century Boy and Girl" .DramaBeans . June 29, 2017. RetrievedJuly 5, 2017 .^ "gugudan's Mina To Make Acting Debut Through New MBC Drama With Han Ye Seul" .Soompi the original on October 13, 2017. RetrievedJuly 15, 2017 .^ "[단독] SF9 인성, '20세기 소년소녀'로 첫 연기 도전..김지석 아역" .Chosun (in Korean). July 16, 2017. RetrievedAugust 31, 2017 .^a b c d "20th Century Boy and Girl adds Lee Sang-woo as second lead" .DramaBeans . July 15, 2017.^ "Actress Ryu Hyun Kyung joins cast of '20th Century Boy and Girl' .Allkpop . RetrievedJuly 16, 2017 .^ "Lee Sang Woo & Cross Gene's Shin cast in '20th Century Boy and Girl'!" .Allkpop ^ "Han Sun Hwa To Make Special Appearance In "20th Century Boy And Girl" .Soompi Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. RetrievedOctober 1, 2017 .^ " .TV Report (in Korean). September 8, 2017.Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2017 .^ "MBC lines up fall rom-com No Sex and the City" .DramaBeans . February 22, 2017.^ "MBC strike pushes back premiere of new drama '20th Century Boy and Girl' by two weeks" .Allkpop Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. RetrievedOctober 1, 2017 .^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" .Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived fromthe original on March 17, 2017. RetrievedAugust 13, 2017 .
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