Should We Kiss First?
2018 South Korean TV series
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Should We Kiss First?[3] (Korean: 키스 먼저 할까요?) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kam Woo-sung, Kim Sun-a, Oh Ji-ho and Park Si-yeon. It aired on SBS TV from February 20 to April 24, 2018, for 40 episodes.[4][5]
| Should We Kiss First? | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Shall We Kiss First? |
| Hangul | 키스 먼저 할까요? |
| RR | Kiseu meonjeo halkkayo? |
| MR | K'isŭ mŏnjŏ halkkayo? |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Bae Yoo-mi |
| Directed by | Son Jeong-hyun |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 40[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | SM C&C[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | February 20 – April 24, 2018 |
The series was initially scheduled to premiere on February 5, 2018, but was moved to the 20th, with four consecutive broadcasts, due to live broadcast of 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Synopsis
The story of a middle-aged man and woman who have given up any dreams of a passionate romance, but are both afraid of living and dying alone.
Cast
Main
- Kam Woo-sung as Son Moo-han, a bachelor who works at a leading advertisement company as a production director.
- Kim Sun-a as An Soon-jin, a flight attendant who has lost faith in love after losing her daughter.
- Oh Ji-ho as Eun Kyung-soo, Soon-jin's ex-husband.
- Park Si-yeon as Baek Ji-min, Kyung-soo's wife.
Supporting
- Han Go-eun as Kang Suk-young
- Kim Sung-soo as Hwang In-woo
- Ye Ji-won as Lee Mi-ra
- Jo Ah-in as Eun Ji-soo
- Sung Byung-sook as Kang Geum-soon
- Lee Young-eun as An Hee-jin
- Kang Kyung-hun as Bong Jae-soon
- Kim Ki-bang as Lee Chung-geol
- Jung Da-bin as Son Yi-deun
- Ki Do-hoon as Yeo Ha-min
- Bae Da-bin as Son I-deun[6]
- Son Woo-hyuk as Kim Hyung-joon
- Choi Hyo-eun as Kim Si-ra[7]
Original soundtrack
| Should We Kiss First? OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | Korean |
| Labels | |
| Producer | Lee Soo-man (executive) |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ordinary Goodbye" (안녕이라는 흔한 인사) | Kwon Jin-won | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Is It Love?" (사랑일까요?) | Luna | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 6:59 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perfect" | Lee Jinsol (April) | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Perfect" (Inst.) | 3:26 | |
| Total length: | 6:52 | ||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Every Day, Every Moment (모든 날, 모든 순간)" | Paul Kim | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Every Day, Every Moment (모든 날, 모든 순간)" (Inst.) | 3:31 | |
| Total length: | 7:02 | ||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monologue (독백)" | Wheesung | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Monologue (독백)" (Inst.) | 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 7:28 | ||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On My Own (혼자 하는 일)" | Yesung (Super Junior) | 3:45 |
| 2. | "On My Own (혼자 하는 일)" (Inst.) | 3:45 | |
| Total length: | 7:30 | ||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coincidence (우연처럼)" | Jung-in | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Coincidence (우연처럼)" (Inst.) | 3:25 | |
| Total length: | 6:50 | ||
Commercial performance
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea (KMCA)[8] | 2× Platinum | 5,000,000* |
| Streaming | ||
| South Korea (KMCA)[9] | 3× Platinum | 300,000,000† |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Viewership
Should We Kiss First? : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[10]
| Episodes | Episode number | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1–10 | 1.503 | 1.875 | 1.875 | 1.711 | 1.542 | 1.919 | 1.668 | 2.195 | 1.504 | 1.969 | |
| 11–20 | 1.533 | 2.032 | 1.385 | 1.635 | 1.280 | 1.693 | 1.443 | 1.856 | 1.456 | 1.825 | |
| 21–30 | 1.552 | 1.919 | 1.424 | 1.779 | 1.324 | 1.631 | 1.300 | 1.655 | 1.181 | 1.430 | |
| 31–40 | 1.182 | 1.440 | 1.182 | 1.288 | 1.325 | 1.529 | 1.084 | 1.166 | 1.262 | 1.465 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date |
Epilogue | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[11] | Nielsen Korea[12] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | February 20, 2018[b] | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) |
7.8% (19th) | 8.7% | 8.1% (14th) | 9.0% (12th) |
| 2 | 10.0% (12th) | 11.4% | 10.5% (7th) | 11.9% (5th) | ||
| 3 | 9.4% (13th) | 10.5% | 9.9% (9th) | 11.0% (7th) | ||
| 4 | 8.6% (16th) | 9.4% | 9.1% (11th) | 9.9% (9th) | ||
| 5 | February 26, 2018 | 8.5% (18th) | 9.2% | 9.7% (8th) | 10.4% (7th) | |
| 6 | 10.9% (8th) | 11.6% | 11.8% (5th) | 12.5% (4th) | ||
| 7 | February 27, 2018 | 8.9% (13th) | 10.0% | 9.3% (8th) | 10.3% (5th) | |
| 8 | 11.6% (6th) | 12.8% | 12.4% (4th) | 13.6% (3rd) | ||
| 9 | March 5, 2018 | 8.6% (18th) | 9.2% | 9.3% (11th) | 10.0% (9th) | |
| 10 | 11.0% (9th) | 11.6% | 12.3% (5th) | 12.9% (3rd) | ||
| 11 | March 6, 2018 | You Cannot Forget, What You Cherish (간직한 것은 잊혀지지 않는다) |
9.4% (12th) | 10.5% | 9.5% (7th) | 10.6% (5th) |
| 12 | 11.3% (6th) | 12.8% | 12.5% (4th) | 14.0% (3rd) | ||
| 13 | March 12, 2018 | 8.6% (15th) | 9.7% | 8.5% (10th) | 9.6% (6th) | |
| 14 | 9.9% (10th) | 11.0% | 10.4% (7th) | 11.4% (4th) | ||
| 15 | March 13, 2018 | 7.7% (16th) | 8.4% | 8.5% (8th) | 9.3% (6th) | |
| 16 | 9.2% (12th) | 10.4% | 10.9% (4th) | 12.1% (4th) | ||
| 17 | March 19, 2018 | Memory Over Love (기억이란 사랑보다) |
7.2% (20th) | 8.3% | 8.8% (9th) | 9.9% (7th) |
| 18 | 9.3% (13th) | 10.6% | 11.1% (6th) | 12.4% (4th) | ||
| 19 | March 20, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) |
7.5% (16th) | 8.7% | 9.5% (8th) | 10.8% (6th) |
| 20 | 10.1% (11th) | 11.5% | 11.9% (4th) | 13.3% (3rd) | ||
| 21 | March 26, 2018 | What He Ignored, What She Erased (그는 외면하고, 그녀는 지운 것) |
8.3% (15th) | 9.5% | 9.4% (9th) | 10.6% (8th) |
| 22 | 9.5% (11th) | 10.4% | 11.5% (5th) | 12.5% (4th) | ||
| 23 | March 27, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) |
7.8% (13th) | 9.1% | 9.2% (8th) | 10.5% (6th) |
| 24 | 9.3% (10th) | 10.4% | 11.6% (4th) | 12.7% (4th) | ||
| 25 | April 2, 2018 | 7.4% (18th) | 9.1% | 8.3% (13th) | 9.3% (10th) | |
| 26 | 8.5% (13th) | 10.4% | 9.9% (8th) | 11.4% (6th) | ||
| 27 | April 3, 2018 | Days We Waited For, And the Days That Will Be Erased (기다린 날도 지워질 날도) |
7.4% (14th) | 8.3% | 8.1% (10th) | 9.2% (7th) |
| 28 | 9.1% (8th) | 10.4% | 10.0% (6th) | 11.3% (4th) | ||
| 29 | April 9, 2018 | Roundabout (에움길) |
6.1% (NR) | 7.3% | 7.9% (14th) | 9.1% (13th) |
| 30 | 7.1% (19th) | 8.2% | 9.3% (10th) | 10.5% (6th) | ||
| 31 | April 10, 2018 | 7.5% (15th) | 8.6% | 7.6% (11th) | 8.3% (9th) | |
| 32 | 8.3% (12th) | 9.0% | 9.3% (8th) | 10.1% (7th) | ||
| 33 | April 16, 2018 | A Memory Both He and She Will Cherish (그와 그녀가 간직할 기억) |
6.5% (NR) | 7.7% | 7.6% (13th) | 8.7% (9th) |
| 34 | 6.8% (18th) | 7.9% | 8.4% (7th) | 9.5% (6th) | ||
| 35 | April 17, 2018 | Every Day, Every Moment (모든 날, 모든 순간) |
6.4% (16th) | 7.8% | 8.0% (10th) | 9.6% (7th) |
| 36 | 7.4% (14th) | 8.6% | 9.3% (8th) | 10.5% (6th) | ||
| 37 | April 23, 2018 | Their Remaining Days (그들의 남아있는 나날) |
6.4% (NR) | 7.5% | 6.9% (NR) | 7.8% (16th) |
| 38 | 7.2% (18th) | 8.1% | 7.6% (17th) | 8.5% (10th) | ||
| 39 | April 24, 2018 | His and Her Way of Loving (그와 그녀의 사랑법) |
7.7% (16th) | 8.9% | 7.4% (12th) | 8.6% (9th) |
| 40 | 8.5% (13th) | 9.6% | 9.1% (8th) | 10.2% (5th) | ||
| Average | 8.5% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 10.6% | ||
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ye Ji-won | Won | [13] |
| 45th Korean Broadcasting Awards | Best Actor | Kam Woo-sung | Won | |
| 11th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Won | [14] | |
| 6th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Sun-a | Nominated | [15] |
| 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Drama | Should We Kiss First | Nominated | [16] |
| Best Actor | Kam Woo-sung | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Kim Sun-a | Nominated | ||
| 31st Grimae Awards | Won | |||
| 1st MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards | Best OST | Paul Kim | Won | [17][unreliable source?] |
| 10th Melon Music Awards | Won | |||
| 1st Korea Popular Music Awards | Nominated | |||
| 33rd Golden Disc Awards | Won | |||
| 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | Nominated | ||
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kam Woo-sung | Won | [18] |
| Kim Sun-a | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kam Woo-sung | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kim Sun-a | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Oh Ji-ho | Nominated | ||
| Kim Sung-soo | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Park Si-yeon | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ye Ji-won | Won | ||
| Best Couple | Kam Woo-sung and Kim Sun-ah | Won | ||
Notes
- In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
- Due to the 2018 Winter Olympics, the 2 episodes set to air on February 19, 2018, were pushed back and will air together with episode 3 and 4 on the following day.