Second 20s explained

Director:	Kim Hyung-shik
Composer:	Kim Hyun-jong
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	16
Editor:	Kim Yoo-mi Kim Soo-hyun
Runtime:	60 minutes
Channel:	tvN

Second 20s^[1] is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Lee Sang-yoon, Choi Won-young, Son Na-eun and Kim Min-jae.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} It aired on tvN from August 28 to October 17, 2015, on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Synopsis

Ha No-ra once dreamed of becoming a dancer, but she unexpectedly became pregnant at age 19 and had to quit school and get married. For the next two decades, her life revolved around being a housewife and mother. Now 38 years old and on the brink of divorce, No-ra is diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and given a six-month prognosis. So she decides to go back to school and experience college life for the first time.^[12] Among the incoming freshmen are her own 20-year-old son Kim Min-soo and his girlfriend Oh Hye-mi, who are horrified to have No-ra as their classmate.^[13] Unbeknownst to No-ra, her intellectual snob husband Kim Woo-chul recently accepted a job teaching psychology at the same university, and her prickly theater arts professor turns out to be Cha Hyun-seok, who had a crush on No-ra in high school.

Cast

• Choi Ji-woo as Ha No-ra
  • Ha Seung-ri as young No-ra
• Lee Sang-yoon as Cha Hyun-seok
  • Kim Hee-chan as young Hyun-seok
• Choi Won-young as Kim Woo-chul
  • Kang Tae-oh as young Woo-chul
• Son Na-eun as Oh Hye-mi
• Kim Min-jae as Kim Min-soo
• Han Sung-yun as Hyun-Jung
• Jung Soo-young as Ra Yoon-young
  • Im Ji-hyun as young Yoon-young
• Noh Young-hak as Na Soon-nam
• Woo Ki-hoon as Woo-hun
• Choi Yoon-so as Shin Sang-ye
• Ji Ha-yoon as Min-ae
• Jin Ki-joo as Park Seung-hyun
• Kim Kang-hyun as Seo Dong-chul
• Ban Hyo-jung as Seo Woon-hae, No-ra's grandmother (cameo)

Original soundtrack

Twenty Again OST
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Various artists
Recorded:	2015
Genre:	Soundtrack

Part 7

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen	TNmS
		Nationwide	Nationwide
1	August 28, 2015	3.57%	4.4%
2	August 29, 2015
3	September 4, 2015	4.66%	4.4%
4	September 5, 2015	4.62%	5.2%
5	September 11, 2015	4.38%	5.1%
6	September 12, 2015	4.90%	5.6%
7	September 18, 2015	4.96%	4.9%
8	September 19, 2015	6.27%	6.0%
9	September 25, 2015	5.91%	5.8%
10	September 26, 2015	5.53%	5.2%
11	October 2, 2015	5.09%	5.4%
12	October 3, 2015	6.97%	5.9%
13	October 9, 2015	6.08%	6.9%
14	October 10, 2015	7.06%	6.3%
15	October 16, 2015	6.50%	6.1%
16	October 17, 2015
Average

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	tvN10 Awards	Best Actress
		Two Star Award

Notes and References

1. Second 20s. Single release on Second 20s Ending! Second 20s Ep 16. YouTube. tvN Drama. December 21, 2017.
2. Web site: Ghim. Sora. Choi Ji Woo Is Cast As The Female Lead For New tvN Drama. BNTNews. 20 August 2015. 9 July 2015. 27 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142604/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=23607. live.
3. Web site: Lee. Nancy. Choi Ji Woo Confirmed for New tvN Drama. enewsWorld. 20 August 2015. 9 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223151833/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/95225/choi-ji-woo-confirmed-for-new-tvn-drama. 23 December 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Jin. Min-ji. Choi Ji-woo to play a college student Actress. Korea JoongAng Daily. 20 August 2015. 10 July 2015. 12 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712071558/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3006435. live.
5. Web site: Lee. Nancy. Apink's Son Na Eun to Join Choi Ji Woo in Upcoming tvN Drama. enewsWorld. 20 August 2015. 20 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055550/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/95678/apinks-son-na-eun-to-join-choi-ji-woo-in-upcoming-tvn-drama. 4 March 2016. dead.
6. Web site: Ghim. Sora. Second Time Twenty Years Old Releases Its Official Poster. BNTNews. 20 August 2015. 5 August 2015. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925103840/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=24326. dead.
7. Web site: Lee. Hoo-nam. As audiences age, so do small-screen stars. Korea JoongAng Daily. 20 August 2015. 11 August 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923090733/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3007756. live.
8. Web site: Kwon. Ji-youn. Veteran actresses experiment with characters. The Korea Times. 20 August 2015. 12 August 2015. 12 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150812182232/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/08/201_184737.html. live.
9. Web site: Lee. Hye-won. tvN releases teaser poster for Choi Ji-woo drama. K-pop Herald. 20 August 2015. 17 August 2015. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925134320/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201508171437301300462_2. live.
10. Web site: Twenty Again adds up for Choi Ji-woo. The Korea Times. 1 September 2015. 30 August 2015. 27 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142429/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/09/386_185826.html. live.
11. Web site: Twenty Again tops 6 percent in ratings. The Korea Times. 20 September 2015. 20 September 2015. 27 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230727213938/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/09/386_187204.html. live.
12. Web site: Ghim. Sora. Choi Ji Woo Returns To College. BNTNews. 19 August 2015. 12 August 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223223/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=24531. dead.
13. Web site: Ghim. Sora. Son Na Eun And Kim Min Jae Are A Fresh Campus Couple. BNTNews. 20 August 2015. 14 August 2015. 15 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815215520/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=24596. dead.