Second 20s [ 1] (Korean : 두번째 스무살 ; RR : Dubeonjjae Seumusal ; lit. Twenty Years Old for the Second Time ) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo , Lee Sang-yoon , Choi Won-young , Son Na-eun and Kim Min-jae .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] It aired on tvN from August 28 to October 17, 2015, on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST ) for 16 episodes.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Second 20s Also known as Second 20's Twenty Again Second Time Twenty Years Old Second Twenty Genre Written by So Hyun-kyung Directed by Kim Hyung-shik Starring Composer Kim Hyun-jong Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Lee Jin-seok Bae Yong-byung Producers Cinematography Kim Kyung-chul Ahn Jae-hyun Editors Kim Yoo-mi Kim Soo-hyun Running time 60 minutes Production companies Network tvN Release August 28 (2015-08-28 ) – October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17 )
Ha No-ra once dreamed of becoming a dancer, but she unexpectedly became pregnant at age 19 and had to quit school and get married. For the next two decades, her life revolved around being a housewife and mother. Now 38 years old and on the brink of divorce, No-ra is diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and given a six-month prognosis. So she decides to go back to school and experience college life for the first time.[ 12] Among the incoming freshmen are her own 20-year-old son Kim Min-soo and his girlfriend Oh Hye-mi, who are horrified to have No-ra as their classmate.[ 13] Unbeknownst to No-ra, her intellectual snob husband Kim Woo-chul recently accepted a job teaching psychology at the same university, and her prickly theater arts professor turns out to be Cha Hyun-seok, who had a crush on No-ra in high school.
Released on
August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29 ) Title Artist 1. "Wrongful Encounter" (잘못된 만남 ) Honey G 3:57 2. "Wrongful Encounter" (Inst.) 3:57 Total length: 7:34
Released on
September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04 ) Title Artist 1. "Why Don't Love Me?" (날 사랑하지 않는다 ) Roy Kim 4:04 2. "Why Don't Love Me?" (Inst.) 4:04 Total length: 8:08
Released on
September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11 ) Title Artist 1. "Oh You, Yeah You" (오유야유 ) Yoo Sung-eun 3:03 2. "Oh You, Yeah You" (Inst.) 3:03 Total length: 6:06
Released on
September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18 ) Title Artist 1. "Beautiful Days" (아름다운 시절 ) Byul 3:49 2. "Beautiful Days" (Inst.) 3:49 Total length: 7:38
Released on
September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18 ) Title Artist 1. "Good Day" (좋은날 ) Jung Joon-il 4:33 2. "Good Day" (Inst.) 4:33 Total length: 9:06
Released on
October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02 ) Title Artist 1. "Star" (별 ) Kim Min-jae and Solar (of Mamamoo) 3:40 2. "Star" (Inst.) 3:40 Total length: 7:20
Released on
October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09 ) Title Artist 1. "Cuckoo" Jannabi 3:08 2. "Cuckoo" (Inst.) 3:08 Total length: 7:16
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
TNmS
Nationwide
Nationwide
1
August 28, 2015
3.57%
4.4%
2
August 29, 2015
3.16%
3.6%
3
September 4, 2015
4.66%
4.4%
4
September 5, 2015
4.62%
5.2%
5
September 11, 2015
4.38%
5.1%
6
September 12, 2015
4.90%
5.6%
7
September 18, 2015
4.96%
4.9%
8
September 19, 2015
6.27%
6.0%
9
September 25, 2015
5.91%
5.8%
10
September 26, 2015
5.53%
5.2%
11
October 2, 2015
5.09%
5.4%
12
October 3, 2015
6.97%
5.9%
13
October 9, 2015
6.08%
6.9%
14
October 10, 2015
7.06%
6.3%
15
October 16, 2015
6.50%
6.1%
16
October 17, 2015
7.0%
7.2%
Average
5.42%
5.5%
This drama airs on cable channel/pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
Awards and nominations
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Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result
2016
tvN10 Awards
Best Actress
Nominated
Two Star Award
Nominated
^ Second 20s. Single release on Second 20s Ending! Second 20s Ep 16 . YouTube . tvN Drama. Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
^ Ghim, Sora (9 July 2015). "Choi Ji Woo Is Cast As The Female Lead For New tvN Drama" . BNTNews . Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ Lee, Nancy (9 July 2015). "Choi Ji Woo Confirmed for New tvN Drama" . enewsWorld . Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ Jin, Min-ji (10 July 2015). "Choi Ji-woo to play a college student Actress" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ Lee, Nancy (20 July 2015). "Apink's Son Na Eun to Join Choi Ji Woo in Upcoming tvN Drama" . enewsWorld . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ Ghim, Sora (5 August 2015). "Second Time Twenty Years Old Releases Its Official Poster" . BNTNews . Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ Lee, Hoo-nam (11 August 2015). "As audiences age, so do small-screen stars" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ Kwon, Ji-youn (12 August 2015). "Veteran actresses experiment with characters" . The Korea Times . Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ Lee, Hye-won (17 August 2015). "tvN releases teaser poster for Choi Ji-woo drama" . K-pop Herald . Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .
^ "Twenty Again adds up for Choi Ji-woo" . The Korea Times . 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2015 .
^ "Twenty Again tops 6 percent in ratings" . The Korea Times . 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2015 .
^ Ghim, Sora (12 August 2015). "Choi Ji Woo Returns To College" . BNTNews . Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015 .
^ Ghim, Sora (14 August 2015). "Son Na Eun And Kim Min Jae Are A Fresh Campus Couple" . BNTNews . Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2015 .