Hide and Seek (TV series) explained

Native Name:	Hangul: 숨바꼭질
Creator:	Kim Sung-mo
Director:	Shin Yong-whee
Music:	Gaemi
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	48
Runtime:	35 minutes
Company:	Neo Entertainment
Network:	MBC TV

Hide and Seek is a South Korean television series starring Lee Yu-ri, Song Chang-eui, Uhm Hyun-kyung and Kim Young-min. The series aired every Saturday from August 25 to November 17, 2018 on MBC TV from 8:45 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. (KST). It had 4 episodes a day.^[1]

Synopsis

The tangled fates of the heiress of a cosmetics company and a woman who had to achieve everything on her own.

Cast

Main

• Lee Yu-ri as Min Chae-rin^[2]
  • Jo Ye-rin as young Chae-rin

A sly and strong-willed executive director of a cosmetics company but deep inside she craves love from her family.

• Song Chang-eui as Cha Eun-hyuk
  • Choi Seung-hoon as young Eun-hyuk

A secretary and driver for Taesan Group.

• Uhm Hyun-kyung as Ha Yeon-joo / Min Soo-a^[3]
  • Shin Rin-ah as young Soo-a

An employee for Make Pacific. She is kind-hearted but jealousy will turn her into an evil and spiteful woman.

• Kim Young-min as Moon Jae-sang

A playboy who is the successor of Taesan Group.

Supporting

• Jung Hye-sun as Na Hae-geum
• Yoon Joo-sang as Moon Tae San
• Lee Jong-won as Min Joon-sik
• Lee Won-jong as Jo Pil-doo
• Jo Mi-ryung as Park Hae-ran
• Seo Joo-hee as Do Hyun-sook
• Yoon Da-kyung as General Manager Kim
• Kim Hye-ji as Ha Geum-joo
• Choi Hee-jin as Ha Dong-joo
• Ahn Bo-hyun as Baek Do-hoon
• Lee Yong-nyeo as Buddhist Choi

Production

• The first script reading took place on June 30, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.^[4]

International broadcast

In Vietnam, the series was broadcast on VTV3 at 17:20 on weekdays from May 26, 2020 under the title Trò trốn tìm.

Ratings

• In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
• NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
• N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS^[5]		AGB Nielsen^[6]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	August 25, 2018
2		6.8%	6.9%	7.2%	7.2%
3		6.5%	6.7%	7.0%	7.2%
4		7.7%	8.0%	8.1%	8.4%
5	September 8, 2018	3.0%	3.7%	3.9%
6		7.6%	7.2%	7.0%
7		6.7%	6.8%	6.8%
8		8.5%	8.6%	8.7%
9	September 15, 2018	3.7%	4.9%	4.4%
10		7.7%	8.6%	8.0%
11		6.5%	7.3%	6.7%
12		7.6%	9.2%	8.7%
13	September 22, 2018	4.8%	5.5%	5.1%
14		10.5%	10.2%	9.8%
15		11.0%	10.3%	10.1%
16		11.8%	11.0%	10.6%
17	September 29, 2018	4.6%	5.5%	4.9%
18		8.1%	7.7%	7.3%
19		7.0%	6.6%	6.5%
20		8.8%	9.1%
21	October 6, 2018	5.7%	5.4%
22			11.3%	11.5%
23				11.4%
24			13.1%	13.0%
25	October 13, 2018	5.3%	5.3%	5.0%
26		11.0%	10.2%	10.0%
27		10.8%	10.6%	10.5%
28		11.4%	11.2%	11.1%
29	October 20, 2018	3.6%	3.6%	3.3%
30		8.2%	8.1%	7.9%
31		11.3%	11.0%
32		12.6%	11.8%	11.9%
33	October 27, 2018	5.5%	5.9%	5.2%
34		12.8%	11.4%	11.2%
35		13.0%	11.2%	11.1%
36		14.1%	12.0%
37	November 3, 2018	10.2%	9.9%	9.3%
38		13.3%	12.7%	12.4%
39		12.8%	12.6%	11.8%
40		13.5%	13.3%	13.1%
41	November 10, 2018	10.5%	10.6%	12.1%
42		13.7%	12.9%	11.6%
43		12.9%	12.2%
44		14.0%	13.4%	12.8%
45	November 17, 2018	7.8%	7.3%	6.7%
46		14.0%	13.2%	11.6%
47		13.9%	13.6%	12.5%
48
Average

• No episode aired on September 1 due to coverage of the 2018 Asian Games.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	6th APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Lee Yoo-ri		^[7]
	2018 MBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)			^[8]
		Drama of the Year	Hide and Seek
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama	Lee Yoo-ri
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project	Song Chang-eui
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project	Kim Young-min
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project	Uhm Hyun-kyung
		Best Supporting Cast in Weekend Special Project	Jo Mi-ryung
			Yoon Da-gyeong
		Best Child Actress	Jo Ye-rin

Notes and References

1. Web site: '숨바꼭질' 첫 방송 D-1, 놓치면 안 될 특급 '시청 포인트3'. August 24, 2018. The Chosun Ilbo. ko.
2. Web site: Lee Yoo-ri and Song Chang-eui Team Up for "Hide and Seek". May 17, 2018. HanCinema. Orion.
3. Web site: Uhm Hyun-kyung and Kim Young-min Join the Sordid Affairs of "Hide and Seek". June 28, 2018. HanCinema. Orion.
4. Web site: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/07/04/2018070400777.html. ko:‘숨바꼭질’ 이유리부터 송창의까지...‘주말극 드림팀’ 출격 예고. July 4, 2018. The Chosun Ilbo. ko.
5. Web site: TNmS Ratings on Naver. Naver. March 5, 2018. Korean.
6. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. ko. Nielsen Korea. January 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.
7. Web site: 이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트. September 27, 2018. Star News. ko.
8. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000038901. ko: 소지섭 ‘데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상’(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD]. So Ji-sub Soo'First Debut in 23 Years' (mbc Drama Awards)[Photo and HD]. December 31, 2018. Jung. Yu-jin. Newsen. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20181231092413/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000038901. December 31, 2018. June 5, 2020. Naver.