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*Secret Boutique*
Secret Boutique
	Promotional poster
Hangul	시크릿 부티크
Revised Romanization	Sikeurit Butikeu
Genre	Revenge; Thriller;
Written by	Heo Seon-hee
Directed by	Park Hyung-ki
Starring	Kim Sun-a; Chang Mi-hee; Park Hee-von; Go Min-si; Kim Jae-young; Kim Tae-hoon;
Music by	Jung Se-rin (Movie Closer)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Song Kyung-hwa
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	The Story Works
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	September 18 –; November 28, 2019

Secret Boutique (Korean: 시크릿 부티크) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Sun-a, Chang Mi-hee, Park Hee-von, Go Min-si, Kim Jae-young and Kim Tae-hoon. It aired on SBS TV from September 18 to November 28, 2019.

The series is the last Wednesday-Thursday Drama Special project (수목 드라마 스페셜) of SBS.^[a]^[3]

Synopsis

Secret Boutique is a female-centric drama about money, power, revenge and survival.

It follows the story of Jenny Jang (Kim Sun-a), the owner of J-Boutique that looks like a normal clothing and accessories store from the outside, but is actually a secret network connecting the political and business circles to a small law firm that secretly solves problems of the upper class.^[4]

Cast

Main

Kim Sun-a as Jenny Jang / Jang Do-young, an orphan who goes from working at a bathhouse to becoming an influential lobbyist.^[5]
- Jung Da-eun as young Jenny Jang
- Park Seo-kyung as 10 year-old Jang Do-yeong
Chang Mi-hee as Kim Yeo-ok
Park Hee-von as Wi Ye-nam
Go Min-si as Lee Hyeon-ji
Kim Jae-young as Yoon Seon-woo
Kim Tae-hoon as Wi Jung-hyuk^[6]
- Yoo Jung-woo as Wi Jung-hyuk (20 years old)

Supporting

Ryu Seung-soo as Cha Seung-jae
Ryu Won as Wi Ye-eun
Han Jung-soo as Mr. Hwang^[7]
Joo Suk-tae as Oh Tae Suk, Intelligence Chief of Yoong Chun PD.

Production

Actress Lee Mi-sook was cast for the series but withdrew for personal reasons.^[8]
The first script reading was held on March 14, 2019 at SBS Ilsan Production Center.^[1]
The series was planned to be the succeeding drama to My Absolute Boyfriend, but was pushed back from its July premiere to September due to the suspension of the Monday-Tuesday drama timeslot.
Filming was wrapped up on October 6, 2019.^[9]

Ratings

Ep.	Part	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[10]
Ep.	Part	Original broadcast date	Nationwide	Seoul
1	1	September 18, 2019	3.8%	N/A
1	2	September 18, 2019	4.6%	4.9%
2	1	September 19, 2019	4.3%	N/A
2	2	September 19, 2019	4.5%	5.0%
3	1	September 25, 2019	4.4%	N/A
3	2	September 25, 2019	5.0%	4.8%
4	1	September 26, 2019	4.9%	4.6%
4	2	September 26, 2019	4.9%	4.8%
5	1	October 2, 2019	4.6%	4.6%
5	2	October 2, 2019	5.3%	5.3%
6	1	October 3, 2019	5.4%	5.2%
6	2	October 3, 2019	5.8%	5.7%
7	1	October 9, 2019	4.1%	N/A
7	2	October 9, 2019	5.0%	5.1%
8	1	October 16, 2019^[b]	4.2%	N/A
8	2	October 16, 2019^[b]	5.4%	5.0%
9	1	October 24, 2019^[b]	4.3%	4.9%
9	2	October 24, 2019^[b]	4.0%	4.6%
10	1	October 30, 2019	3.1%	N/A
10	2	October 30, 2019	3.6%	3.8%
11	1	October 31, 2019	3.8%	N/A
11	2	October 31, 2019	4.0%	4.5%
12	1	November 13, 2019	2.8%	N/A
12	2	November 13, 2019	3.2%
13	1	November 14, 2019	3.2%
13	2	November 14, 2019	3.5%
14	1	November 20, 2019	2.5%
14	2	November 20, 2019	3.0%
15	1	November 27, 2019^[c]	4.6%
15	2	November 27, 2019^[c]	5.2%	6.0%
16	1	November 28, 2019	5.5%	5.7%
16	2	November 28, 2019	6.0%	6.1%
Average			4.3%	—^[d]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. Each night's broadcast is divided into two 30-minute parts with a commercial break in between.

Notes

^ After the series, SBS's Wednesday-Thursday time slot was discontinued and it was replaced with new entertainment programs in December 2019, starting with Wook Talk on Wednesdays, and Delicious Rendezvous on Thursdays.
^ ^a ^b Broadcast is delayed due to the SBS Sports 2019 KBO postseason playoff broadcast.
^ Broadcast is delayed due to the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards broadcast.
^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.