Second 20s (Korean: 두번째 스무살; RR: Dubeonjjae seumusal; lit. 'Twenty Years Old for the Second Time') is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Lee Sang-yoon, Choi Won-young, Son Na-eun and Kim Min-jae. It aired on tvN from August 28 to October 17, 2015, on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.

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. 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. 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

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Wrongful Encounter" (잘못된 만남)Honey G3:57
2."Wrongful Encounter" (Inst.)3:57
Total length:7:34

Part 2

Released on September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Why Don't Love Me?" (날 사랑하지 않는다)Roy Kim4:04
2."Why Don't Love Me?" (Inst.)4:04
Total length:8:08

Part 3

Released on September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Oh You, Yeah You" (오유야유)Yoo Sung-eun3:03
2."Oh You, Yeah You" (Inst.)3:03
Total length:6:06

Part 4

Released on September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Beautiful Days" (아름다운 시절)Byul3:49
2."Beautiful Days" (Inst.)3:49
Total length:7:38

Part 5

Released on September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Good Day" (좋은날)Jung Joon-il4:33
2."Good Day" (Inst.)4:33
Total length:9:06

Part 6

Released on October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Star" (별)Kim Min-jae and Solar (of Mamamoo)3:40
2."Star" (Inst.)3:40
Total length:7:20

Part 7

Released on October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Cuckoo"Jannabi3:08
2."Cuckoo" (Inst.)3:08
Total length:7:16

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB NielsenTNmS
NationwideNationwide
1August 28, 20153.57%4.4%
2August 29, 20153.16%3.6%
3September 4, 20154.66%4.4%
4September 5, 20154.62%5.2%
5September 11, 20154.38%5.1%
6September 12, 20154.90%5.6%
7September 18, 20154.96%4.9%
8September 19, 20156.27%6.0%
9September 25, 20155.91%5.8%
10September 26, 20155.53%5.2%
11October 2, 20155.09%5.4%
12October 3, 20156.97%5.9%
13October 9, 20156.08%6.9%
14October 10, 20157.06%6.3%
15October 16, 20156.50%6.1%
16October 17, 20157.0%7.2%
Average5.42%5.5%
  • This drama airs on cable channel/pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2016tvN10 AwardsBest ActressChoi Ji-wooNominated
Two Star AwardNominated

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