Now, We Are Breaking Up

Now, We Are Breaking Up (Korean: 지금, 헤어지는 중입니다; RR: Jigeum, Heeojineun Jungibnida) is an ongoing South Korean romantic drama television series starring Song Hye-kyo, Jang Ki-yong, Kim Joo-hun and Choi Hee-seo. Directed by Lee Gil-bok, with screenplay by Je In, and produced by Samhwa Networks and United Artists Agency,[2] the series is about falling in love and breaking up between men and women.[3][4] It premiered on SBS TV on November 12, 2021 and airs every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).

Now, We Are Breaking Up
Promotional poster
Hangul지금, 헤어지는 중입니다
Genre
Created byKang Eun-kyung
Developed by
Written byJe In
Directed byLee Gil-bok
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Young-soo (SBS)
  • Park Hyun-seo (CP)
Producers
  • Ahn Je-hyun
  • Shin Sang-yoon
  • Jeong Cheol-seung
EditorKim Yu-mi
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Distributor
Budget₩8.96 billion[1]
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) –
present (present)
External links
Website
Production website

Synopsis

The series is story of love and break ups in the romantic world. It illustrates the present scenario in the context of fashion industry. Ha Yeong-eun (Song Hye-kyo) is a beautiful, trendy team leader of design department of a fashion company called 'The One'. Yoon Jae-gook (Jang Ki-yong) is a successful freelance photographer.

Cast and characters

Main
38 years old, daughter of Kang Jung-ja and Ha Taek-soo, and a close friend of Hwang Chi-sook and Jeon Mi-sook, design team leader of a fashion company called 'The One'. She falls in love with Yoon Jae-gook
32 years old, freelance fashion photographer
38 years old, design director of 'The One', the daughter of CEO Hwang, a high school classmate of Ha Young-eun and Jeon Mi-sook, and Hwang Chi-hyung's older sister. She falls in love with Seok Do-hoon
40 years old, representative of the talented PR company at the center of the trend.
38 years old, Hwang Chi-sook and Ha Yeong-eun's high school classmate, and Kwak Soo-ho's wife. She gave up her career as a model to marry Kwak Soo-ho.
36 years old, deputy head of the planning team. Jeon Mi-sook's husband and Seok Do-hoon's colleague.[8]

People around 'The One'
68 years old, Hwang Chi-sook's and Hwang Chi-hyung's father, CEO of 'The One', and self-made man.
32 years old, New designer of 'The One' in the design team. He's the son of the CEO Hwang and Hwang Chi-sook's younger brother.[9][10]
55 years old, Head of the production department of 'The One'.
32 years old, head of the design team of 'Lamont', the second brand of 'The One'. Also team leader of the launching brand 'Claire Mary'
  • Kim Bo-jeong as Nam Na-ri
30 years old, manager of the design team of 'The One'.[11]
  • Moon Joo-yeon as Ahn Seon-joo
29 years old, designer of Ha Yeong-eun's team, honest with her feelings and desires and expresses immediately.[12]
  • Ha Young as Jung So-young, 25 years old, youngest member of Sono's design team[13]

People around Ha Yeong-eun
  • Choi Hong-il as Ha Taek-soo
64 years old, middle school vice principal. He is about to retire in a month. Ha Young-eun's father.
  • Nam Gi-ae as Kang Jeong-ja
67 years old, Head of the Hills Department Store Cultural Center. Ha Young-eun's mother

People around the country
66 years old. Jaeguk's mother. The youngest daughter of a retail family
40 years old, an influencer with over 600,000 Instagram followers and managing Director of Department Store 'Hills'.

Others
29 years old, the best celebrity of the era with numerous followers. Real name Yang Eun-hee
  • Ki Eun-se as Seo Min-kyeong[16]
33 years old. Vice President of Vision PR Marketing Team
  • Kim Do-geon as Jimmy
The One's male casual advertising model[17]
Yoon Jae Kook's older brother, who died in an accident 10 years ago, and Ha Young Eun's ex-boyfriend.
  • Park Bo-kyung as Choi Ji-yeon
Once a colleague of Ha Young-eun at the fashion company 'The One', now the president of an LP bar. Her shop became Ha Young-eun's hideout[19]
  • Choi Hyo-eun as Lee Seong-min
  • Lee Jung-gil as Yoon Seong-cheol, Jae-gook's father
  • Kim Young-ah as Choi Hee-ja, A very close and special person who has been working with Ha Young-eun for a long time.[20]

Production

Samhwa Networks has signed an ₩8.96 billion contract with StudioS (Subsidiary-SBS) to produce the drama.[1] Kang Eun-kyung is creator of the series.[21]

On June 23, 2020, Huayi Brothers announced that Soo Ae has been offered to appear in the drama and she was considering the proposal, but eventually she declined.[22] In November 2020, it was reported by United Artists Agency, Song Hye-kyo's management company, that she was considering to appear in the drama as protagonist. She last appeared in 2018 TV series Encounter.[23] Yoon Jung-hee is returning to TV dramas after a hiatus of 7 years, she last starred in 2014 drama The Eldest.[14] On 10 March, the line up of the cast appearing in drama was confirmed as: Song Hye-kyo, Jang Ki-yong, Choi Hee-seo, Kim Joo-hun, Nam Gi-ae, Choi Hong-il, Joo Jin-mo, Cha Hwa-yeon, Jang Hyuk-jin, Song Yoo-hyun, Lee Joo-myung, Park Hyo-joo, Yoon Na-moo and Yoon Jung-hee.[24] Ki Eun-se, Kim Do-geon, Yura, Oh Se-hun and Shin Dong-wook joined the cast later.[18] On September 30, photos from script reading site were released for public.[25]

Filming

Song Hye-kyo started filming for the drama in Seoul on April 9, 2021. This is her first project after a two year hiatus.[26]

The location shooting of drama is taking place at Incheon Culture & Arts Center, located at Songdo International Business District. Art Center is set up as the headquarters of the fashion company 'The One', that forms the background of the story of the drama.[27] It was reported on July 20 that Yoon Jung-hee was confirmed for the Covid-19 contagion. As her schedule before confirmation didn't overlap, so filming was not stopped.[28] Filming was finished on September 12, 2021.[29] Production presentation of the series for promotion has been pre-recorded due to enlistment of actor Jang Ki-yong in August 2021, prior to release of the series.[30]

Music

On November 8, original soundtrack line-up was revealed as:[31]

Release

The series premiered on November 12, 2021 and airs every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[32]

International broadcast

On June 1, 2021, SBS announced that the broadcasting rights for the drama Now, We Are Breaking Up were already sold in Japan.[33]

During the earning call, Viu announced that they will stream Now, We Are Breaking Up as part of Viu Original Series in November, following their previous releases such as River Where the Moon Rises and Doom at Your Service.[34] Samhwa Networks has reported earlier that they've sold the broadcasting rights to Viu parent company PCCW Media in Asian & MENA territories ex-Korea, Japan and China until August 4, 2031.[35]

Original soundtrack
Now, We Are Breaking Up
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • NHN Bucks Co., Ltd
  • Music Ground

Part 1
Released on November 12, 2021[36]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Your Season" (너라는 계절)U.je, ZigZag Note, Eunjong NohZigZag Note, Eunjong Noh, U.jeTwenty3:42
2."Your Season" (instrumental) ZigZag Note, Eunjong Noh, U.je 3:42

Part 2
Released on November 14, 2021[37]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hold My Hand" (손을 잡아줘요)Who Am I (Jang Hee-won, Enchanter)Who I Am (Jang Hee-won, Enchanter)Lee Hi3:30
2."Hold My Hand" (instrumental) Who I Am (Jang Hee-won, Enchanter) 3:30

Part 3
Released on November 19, 2021[38]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Only Reason" (오로지 그대)Aiming (Changrak Kim, Soobin Kim)Aiming (Changrak Kim, Soobin Kim)Davichi4:03
2."The Only Reason" (instrumental)   4:03

Part 4
Released on November 21, 2021[39]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Because You're Not Here" (푸르른 계절도 내겐 의미 없어요)Han KyungsooKyungsoo Han, Dohyeong Lee (Lohi)Jeong Seung-hwan4:49
2."Because You're Not Here" (instrumental) Kyungsoo Han, Dohyeong Lee(Lohi) 4:49

Part 5
Released on November 26, 2021[40]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Miss You"AIMING (Changrak Kim, Soobin Kim)AIMING (Kim Changrak, Kim Soo-bin)Song Yoo-jin4:13
2."I Miss You" (instrumental) Aiming (Kim Changrak, Kim Soo-bin) 4:13

Part 6
Released on November 28, 2021[41]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Stay"Park SolPark SolCar, the Garden4:01
2."Stay" (instrumental) Park Sol 4:01

Part 7
Released on December 3, 2021[42]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Ing..."HanaPsycho Tension (YEJUN, Lee Ha-eun)Lee Min-hyuk, Bora Miyu4:00
2."Ing...." (instrumental) Psycho Tension (YEJUN, Lee Ha-eun) 4:00

Part 8
Released on December 5, 2021[43]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Between Us"Kwon Soonil, James SonKwon Soonil, James SonUrban Zakapa4:01
2."Between Us" (instrumental) Kwon Soonil, James Son 4:01

Viewership
Audience response
Now, We Are Breaking Up : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.1461.5031.2851.4541.2491.3271.1741.2641.2161.153TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[44]
Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[45][46] TNmS[47]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 November 12, 2021 6.4% (8th) 6.6% (7th) N/A
2 November 13, 2021 8.0% (3rd) 9.0% (3rd) 6.8% (4th)
3 November 19, 2021 7.3% (7th) 7.3% (6th) 5.5% (12th)
4 November 20, 2021 7.9% (2nd) 8.5% (2nd) 5.7% (14th)
5 November 26, 2021 7.0% (9th) 7.5% (6th) 5.3% (14th)
6 November 27, 2021 7.6% (4th) 8.4% (3rd) N/A
7 December 3, 2021 6.4% (10th) 6.9% (9th)
8 December 4, 2021 6.9% (8th) 7.4% (6th) 5.0% (14th)
9 December 10, 2021 6.9% (10th) 7.5% (8th) 5.2% (13th)
10 December 11, 2021 6.8% (9th) 7.5% (8th) 5.4% (16th)
11 December 17, 2021
12 December 24, 2021
13 December 25, 2021
14 January 1, 2022
15 January 7, 2022
16 January 8, 2022
Average % % %
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

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