Frankly Speaking (TV series)
2024 South Korean television series
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Frankly Speaking (Korean: 비밀은 없어) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Go Kyung-pyo and Kang Han-na. It aired on JTBC from May 1, to June 6, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 20:50 (KST).[5] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[6]
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| Frankly Speaking | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 비밀은 없어 |
| Hanja | 祕密은 없어 |
| Lit. | No Secrets |
| RR | Bimireun eopseo |
| MR | Pimirŭn ŏpsŏ |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Choi Kyung-sun[1] |
| Directed by | Jang Ji-yeon[1] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Im Ha-young[2] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | |
| Editor | Kim Min-ji[2] |
| Running time | 80 minutes[3] |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | ₩12.9 billion[3] |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | May 1 – June 6, 2024 |
Synopsis
Frankly Speaking tells the melodrama story of Song Ki-baek, a 33-year-old announcer working for Ultra FM who develops a disorder that causes him to speak without thinking, and On Woo-ju, a variety show's writer who is willing to do anything for an entertaining program. Ki-baek's speaking action caused by his disorder catches the attention of Woo-ju who finds it interesting and decides to appear with him on a love variety show.
Cast and characters
Main
- Go Kyung-pyo as Song Ki-baek[7]
- A 33-year-old ultra FM announcer who has lived a single life of image making.
- Kang Han-na as On Woo-ju[7]
- An avid entertainment writer.
Supporting
- Joo Jong-hyuk as Kim Jung-heon[8]
- A star entertainer who is Woo-ju's ex-boyfriend and Ki-baek's high school classmate.
People around Ki-baek
- Shin Jung-geun as Song In-soo[9]
- Ki-baek's father.
- Kang Ae-sim as Na Yoo-jung[9]
- Ki-baek's mother.
- Hwang Sung-bin as Song Woon-baek[10]
- Ki-baek's younger brother. Owner of a local gym.
- Lee Jin-hyuk as Song Poong-baek[11]
- Ki-baek's youngest brother.
- Ko Kyu-pil as Yoon Ji-hoo[9]
- Ki-baek's friend and a announcer at JBC.
People around Woo-ju
- Baek Joo-hee as On Bok-ja[9]
- Woo-ju's mother. Owner of beauty salon Madame On.
- Kim Sae-byuk as Chaeyeon[9]
- Woo-ju's friend, older sister, and co-worker. She is a producer at JBC's entertainment department.
- Lee Soo-mi as Ye Neung-kook-ang[12]
- She is a director at the Entertainment department.
- Lee Bom-so-ri as Hayoung[9]
- Second writer at Woo-ju's department.
- Lee Min-gu as Lee Min-gu[9]
- Sub-writer at Woo-ju's department whom self-proclaimed as right-hand man of Woo-ju.
- Patricia as Sung Yi-na[9]
- Youngest writer at Woo-ju's department.
- Park Jae-jun as Jung Gu-won[9]
- Abandoned child whom was dropped off at the beauty salon "Madame On".
People around Jung-heon
- Kim Young-joo as Ma Mi-ra[9]
- Jung-heon's mother. Management Headquarters Director at Forever C&C.
- Hong Seo-jun as Kim Young-won[9]
- Jung-heon's father. CEO at Forever C&C.
- A influencer.
Viewership
Frankly Speaking : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[14]
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 431 | 442 | N/A | 363 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[14][15] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | May 1, 2024 | 1.920% (13th) | 1.892% (8th) |
| 2 | May 2, 2024 | 2.022% (10th) | 1.938% (9th) |
| 3 | May 8, 2024 | 1.360% (19th) | N/A |
| 4 | May 9, 2024 | 1.622% (15th) | |
| 5 | May 15, 2024 | 1.452% (20th) | |
| 6 | May 16, 2024 | 1.416% (23rd) | |
| 7 | May 22, 2024 | 1.280% (22nd) | |
| 8 | May 23, 2024 | 1.422% (22nd) | |
| 9 | May 29, 2024 | 1.260% (20th) | |
| 10 | May 30, 2024 | 1.204% (24th) | |
| 11 | June 5, 2024 | 1.299% (19th) | |
| 12 | June 6, 2024 | 1.075% (25th) | |
| Average | 1.444% | —[a] | |
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Notes
- Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
