VIP (South Korean TV series)

VIP
Promotional poster
Hangul
브이아이피
Genre
Written byCha Hye-won
Directed byLee Jung-rim
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerSong Kyung-hwa
Running time60 minutes
Production companyThe Story Works
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseOctober 28 (2019-10-28) –
December 24, 2019 (2019-12-24)

VIP (Korean: 브이아이피; RR: Beuiaipi) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Chung-ah, Kwak Sun-young, Pyo Ye-jin and Shin Jae-ha. It aired on SBS TV from October 28 to December 24, 2019, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[1]

Synopsis

The story of Sung Un Department Store's team who works for the VIP clients which constitute the top 1% of their customers.

One day after a receiving a text message about her husband's infidelity from an anonymous source, Na Jeong-seon (Jang Na-ra) begins to suspect her husband and her colleagues of having an affair. In her quest to discover the truth, she ends up revealing more than one secret that her colleagues are hiding.

Cast

Main

VIP Team

Wife and colleague to Park Seong-joon. She is from an affluent family and got a high-level job at Sung Un Department Store without much difficulty, after graduating from a prestigious university.
The team leader of Sung Un Department Store's VIP Management Team and Na Jeong-seon's husband.
A professional and fashionable section chief of VIP Management Team. She has recently returned from a year off work due to a former scandal with her boss, who was in charge of HR.
A working mother of two young sons who had missed a few promotions due to multiple maternity leaves, despite having worked for six years in the company.
She comes from a poor family and fights for survival. She becomes the center of office gossip after landing a job at Sung Un Department Store's VIP Management Team. Her hiring caused the team members’ lives to change.
A new employee at the VIP Management Team. He has been brought up in comfortable surroundings, with a prestigious education.

Supporting

Sung Un Department Store

  • Jung Joon-won as Cha Jin-ho
  • Lee Jae-won as Lee Byeong-hoon, Mi-na's husband
  • Park Sung-geun as Ha Jae-woong
  • Jang Hyuk-jin as Bae Do-il
  • Cho Seung-yeon as Ha Young-woong
  • Lee Jin-hee as Kang Ji-young

Others

Special appearances

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateSouth Korea viewers
(millions) [4]
1"A Whole New World"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonOctober 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)1.059
2"Women With a Secret"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonOctober 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)1.263
3"Crack"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonNovember 4, 2019 (2019-11-04)1.354
4"Truth or Dare"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonNovember 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)1.407
5"Ugly Truth"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonNovember 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)1.276
6"Red Pill or Blue Pill"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonNovember 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)1.469
7"The Calm Before the Storm"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonNovember 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)1.306
8"Tifóne"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonNovember 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)1.894
9"After the Storm"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)1.898
10"Out of Tune"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 3, 2019 (2019-12-03)2.081
11"Irreparable"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 9, 2019 (2019-12-09)2.006
12"Blind Side"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)2.159
13"Two Opponents"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 16, 2019 (2019-12-16)2.163
14"End of the Maze"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)2.248
15"Were We Ever In Love?"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 23, 2019 (2019-12-23)2.468
16"Someone's Ending, Someone's Beginning"Lee Jung-rimCha Hye-wonDecember 24, 2019 (2019-12-24)2.688

Production

The first script reading took place on April 18, 2019. Filming began on May 9 and ended on October 26, 2019, two days before the premiere of the series.[5]

Reception

Viewership

VIP : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.0591.2631.3541.4071.2761.4691.3061.8941.8982.0812.0062.1592.1632.2482.4682.6881.796
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[6]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[4] TNmS[7]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 1 October 28, 2019 5.9% (17th) 6.7% (15th) 6.1% (18th)
2 6.8% (15th) 7.8% (9th) 6.6% (15th)
2 1 October 29, 2019 6.5% (13th) 6.9% (12th) 6.4% (13th)
2 7.6% (7th) 8.2% (5th) 7.4% (12th)
3 1 November 4, 2019 6.0% (17th) 7.1% (12th) 6.8% (15th)
2 8.0% (10th) 9.4% (3rd) 7.5% (14th)
4 1 November 5, 2019 7.4% (10th) 8.5% (4th) 6.9% (13th)
2 9.1% (5th) 10.4% (2nd) 8.2% (8th)
5 1 November 18, 2019[a] 5.9% (18th) 6.7% (12th) 6.0% (20th)
2 7.8% (10th) 9.1% (5th) 7.6% (12th)
6 1 November 19, 2019[a] 6.1% (15th) 7.0% (10th) 6.8% (15th)
2 9.0% (4th) 10.4% (3rd) 8.9% (8th)
7 1 November 25, 2019 6.4% (14th) 7.1% (13th) 7.0% (15th)
2 8.1% (10th) 9.0% (4th) 8.2% (10th)
8 1 November 26, 2019 8.5% (8th) 9.1% (6th) 7.5% (11th)
2 11.4% (4th) 12.4% (2nd) 9.9% (7th)
9 1 December 2, 2019 8.3% (10th) 8.9% (6th) 7.8% (13th)
2 11.3% (4th) 12.3% (2nd) 9.2% (7th)
10 1 December 3, 2019 10.6% (5th) 11.4% (3rd) 8.0% (10th)
2 12.7% (2nd) 13.5% (2nd) 10.4% (7th)
11 1 December 9, 2019 9.6% (6th) 10.8% (5th) 8.4% (10th)
2 12.2% (4th) 13.6% (2nd) 10.6% (7th)
12 1 December 10, 2019 10.0% (6th) 11.0% (4th) 8.5% (9th)
2 13.2% (2nd) 14.2% (2nd) 10.7% (7th)
13 1 December 16, 2019 10.6% (5th) 12.0% (4th) 9.2% (10th)
2 13.1% (3rd) 15.0% (2nd) 11.0% (5th)
14 1 December 17, 2019 11.2% (5th) 12.6% (3rd) 10.2% (7th)
2 13.9% (2nd) 15.7% (2nd) 12.6% (4th)
15 1 December 23, 2019 11.9% (5th) 13.8% (3rd) 9.8% (7th)
2 14.9% (2nd) 16.6% (1st) 12.9% (3rd)
16 1 December 24, 2019 12.0% (3rd) 13.0% (3rd) 11.5% (5th)
2 15.9% (2nd) 17.7% (1st) 14.2% (3rd)
Average 9.8% 10.9% 8.8%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2019 2019 SBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Shin Jae-ha Nominated [8]
Best New Actress Kwak Sun-young Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Lee Chung-ah Won
Best Character Award (Actress) Pyo Ye-jin Won
Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) Lee Sang-yoon Won
Top Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actress) Jang Na-ra Nominated
Producer Award Won

Adaptations

Country Local title Network Original release
 Thailand VIP รักซ่อนชู้ One 31 12 October 2023 – present

Notes

  1. ^ a b Broadcast is delayed due to the SBS 2019 WBSC Premier 12 baseball game broadcast.

References

  1. ^ Yeon, Hwi-seon (June 5, 2019). "장나라X이상윤→이청아·곽선영까지, SBS 'VIP' 캐스팅 완료 [공식]". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Kang, Seo-jung (August 7, 2019). "'VIP' 장나라, 나정선 차장님 변신 스틸 첫공개..고혹+청초미[Oh!쎈 컷]". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Moon, Ji-yeon (March 28, 2019). "[단독] '라이징 스타' 신재하, 'VIP' 합류..장나라·이상윤과 호흡". News Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. ^ ""VIP" Proves to Be a Notable Success of Fifty Two Hour Work Week Plan". HanCinema. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Break News (in Korean). October 28, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
    • "Ep. 2". Break News (in Korean). October 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
    • "Ep. 3". Break News (in Korean). November 5, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
    • "Ep. 4". Break News (in Korean). November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
    • "Ep. 5". Break News (in Korean). November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
    • "Ep. 6". Break News (in Korean). November 20, 2019. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
    • "Ep. 7". Break News (in Korean). November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
    • "Ep. 8". Break News (in Korean). November 27, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
    • "Ep. 9". Break News (in Korean). December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
    • "Ep. 10". Break News (in Korean). December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
    • "Ep. 11". Break News (in Korean). December 10, 2019. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
    • "Ep. 12". Break News (in Korean). December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
    • "Ep. 13". Break News (in Korean). December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
    • "Ep. 14". Break News (in Korean). December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
    • "Ep. 15". 브레이크뉴스 (in Korean). December 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
    • "Ep. 16". Break News (in Korean). December 25, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Kim, Soo-hyung (January 1, 2020). "'열혈사제' 김남길, 대상으로 '8관왕' 기염‥'VIP' 장나라, 프로듀서상 (종합) [2019 SBS 연기대상]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Naver.