Second to Last Love (South Korean TV series) explained

Genre:Romance
Director:Choi Young-hoon
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:20
Executive Producer:Lee Yong-seok
Producer:Lee Gwang-soon
Runtime:70 minutes
Network:SBS

Second to Last Love[1] is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae, Ji Jin-hee and Kwak Si-yang.[2] [3] It is a Korean drama remake of the Japanese television drama series Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi. It replaced Beautiful Gong Shim and aired on SBS on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) for 20 episodes from July 30 to October 16, 2016.

Cast

Main cast

A 46-year-old woman, she is a SBC Broadcasting's executive producer and the leader of drama division's team 1.

A 46-year-old man, he is a grade 5 official and the head of Woori City Hall's regional tourism section.

A 35-year-old man, he is the owner of healing cafe "Rest".

Go Sang-sik's family

A 35-year-old woman, she is Sang-sik youngest sister and an unknown webtoon writer.

A 42-year-old woman, she is Sang-sik's first younger sister and Cheon-soo's wife.

A 15-year-old girl, she is Sang-sik's only daughter.

A 45-year-old man, he is Sang-sik's brother-in-law, Sang-hee's husband and a middle school's math teacher.

An 18-year-old boy, he is Sang-sik's nephew, Sang-hee and Cheon-soo's only son.

A 62-year-old man, he is owner of the bar where Sang-sik is a customer.

A 29-year-old woman, she is a Canadian-born Korean model.

Kang Min-joo's friends

A 46-year-old woman, she is Min-joo's friend and a 2nd year divorced woman.

A 46-year-old woman, she is Min-joo's friend, a single lady, and a writing teacher.

People of Woori City Hall

A 55-year-old woman, she is the Deputy Mayor.

A 35-year-old man, he is a grade 7 official and a competent of the regional tourism section.

A 28-year-old woman, she is a female contract employee of the regional tourism section.

A 43-year-old man, he is the Economic and Cultural director.

SBC Broadcasting Bureau

A 49-year-old man, he is an executive producer and the leader of drama division's team 2.

A 52-year-old man, he is the head of drama division.

A 43-year-old woman, she is the production PD of drama division and Min-joo's right arm.

A 35-year-old man, he is a 5th year assistant director and Min-joo's left arm

A 33-year-old woman, she is a new drama writer.

Extended cast

Cameo appearances

Ratings

In the table below,

the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmS[15] AGB Nielsen Ratings[16]
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1July 30, 2016 7.5% 9.1% 8.7% 10.4%
2July 31, 2016 8.3% 9.8% 9.3% 10.9%
3August 7, 2016 8.3% 9.0% 9.9% 11.1%
4August 14, 2016 8.9% 9.2% 11.8% 12.8%
5August 21, 2016 7.8% 8.5% 8.4% 9.5%
6August 27, 2016 6.7% 7.3% 7.8% 8.9%
7August 28, 2016 8.0% 8.7% 8.9% 9.9%
8September 3, 2016 6.3% 6.7% 7.9% 9.3%
9September 4, 2016 7.6% 9.4% 8.1% 8.9%
10September 10, 2016 6.7% 7.3% 8.1% 9.5%
11September 11, 2016 6.8% 6.8% 9.0% 10.1%
12September 24, 2016 5.9% 6.8% 7.5% 8.0%
13September 25, 2016 5.9% 6.7% 8.2% 8.5%
14October 1, 2016 6.5% 7.8% 7.2% 8.2%
15October 2, 2016 7.1% 8.1% 7.4% 8.0%
16October 8, 2016 5.8% 6.1% 7.3% 8.3%
17October 9, 2016 6.8% 7.7% 7.8% 8.6%
18October 15, 2016 5.5% 6.6% 7.2% 8.2%
195.6% 6.4% 6.4% 7.1%
20October 16, 2016 7.0% 8.2% 8.4% 9.6%
Average 6.95% 7.81% 8.27% 9.29%

Notes

Original soundtrack

Second to Last Love
Original Soundtrack
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Various Artists
Genre:Soundtrack, Ballad, Pop
Label:Donuts Culture, KT Music

Part 7

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 Best New Actor
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Romantic-Comedy Drama
Excellence Award, Actor in a Romantic-Comedy Drama
Excellence Award, Actress in a Romantic-Comedy Drama
Special Award, Actor in a Romantic-Comedy Drama
Special Award, Actress in a Romantic-Comedy Drama
New Star Award

Notes and References

  1. 지진희, 결혼은 싫다는 김희애의 태세 전환에 '급 실망' 《Second to Last Love》 끝에서 두 번째 사랑 EP20. YouTube. SBS Drama. ko. January 2, 2018.
  2. Web site: Yeon Hwi-seon. ko:'두 번째 사랑' 지진희·이수민·김슬기 등, 주요 출연진 확정. http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=14640027221117578002. Asia Economic Daily. May 23, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  3. Web site: Kim Ye-seul. '끝에서 두 번째 사랑' 김희애X지진희, 첫 대본리딩 공개. BizEnter. June 14, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  4. Web site: Jo Hyun-joo. ko:김희애, '끝에서 두번째 사랑' 출연 확정 '지진희와 로맨스'. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/941324. TenAsia. May 23, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  5. News: Yoon Go-eun. 지진희, SBS '끝에서 두 번째 사랑' 주인공. Yonhap News Agency. April 29, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  6. Web site: Lee Ho-yeon. SBS 측 "곽시양 '끝에서 두번째 사랑' 최종 조율 중". Herald Pop. June 7, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  7. Web site: Jung Ahn-ji. 김슬기, SBS '끝에서 두 번째 사랑' 캐스팅...웹툰 작가 변신 (공식). The Chosun Ilbo. May 23, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  8. Web site: Lee Ho-yeon. ko:정수영 '끝에서 두번째 사랑' 캐스팅, 지진희 첫째동생 役. http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201606170842503219556_1. Herald Pop. June 17, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  9. Web site: Kim Min-jeong. ko:'보니하니' 이수민, '끝에서 두번째 사랑' 출연...지진희 김희애와 함께. http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20160524.99002002227. Kookje Daily News. May 24, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  10. Web site: Lee Kyung-ho. 이형철, '끝에서 두번째 사랑' 출연..3년만에 SBS 복귀. JoongAng Ilbo. June 10, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  11. Web site: Park Jin-young. ko:[단독] 스테파니리, '끝에서 두 번째 사랑' 출연..김희애 연적된다. http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20105826. OSEN. JoongAng Ilbo. May 31, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  12. Web site: Yoon Sang-geun. ko:김권, '끝에서 두번째 사랑' 합류..지진희 부하직원役. http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2016062808585881368. Star News. June 28, 2016. June 26, 2017. ko.
  13. Web site: Kim Kyung-ho. ko:[화보] 신예 고보결,'꽃 미모 과시'. http://www.segye.com/content/html/2016/06/15/20160615003977.html. Segye. June 15, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  14. Web site: Jung Hee-yeon. ko:이혜은, '끝에서 두 번째 사랑' 캐스팅…김희애와 호흡 [공식입장]. http://sports.donga.com/3/02/20160616/78695649/1. The Dong-a Ilbo. June 16, 2016. July 1, 2016. ko.
  15. Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. TNmS Ratings. July 30, 2016. ko.
  16. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. AGB Nielsen Media Research. July 30, 2016. ko. dead. 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.
  17. News: Oh Hyo-jin. ko:'그것이알고싶다' 부터 '그래 그런거야'·'끝에서 두번째 사랑'까지…리우 올림픽 여파로 6일 결방. http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2016080516474326023. Sports Today. August 6, 2016. August 6, 2016. ko.
  18. Web site: The SBS broadcasting schedule on August 13, 2016. August 7, 2016. ko.
  19. Web site: The SBS broadcasting schedule on August 20, 2016. August 20, 2016. ko.
  20. Web site: The SBS broadcasting schedule on September 17, 2016. September 17, 2016. ko.
  21. Web site: The SBS broadcasting schedule on September 18, 2016. September 17, 2016. ko.
  22. News: Park Jin-young. SBS "'끝사랑' 15일 2회 연속방송, 16일 종영" [공식입장]]. OSEN. October 14, 2016. October 15, 2016. ko.