Now, We Are Breaking Up

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Now, We Are Breaking Up
Promotional poster
Hangul
지금, 헤어지는 중입니다
Revised RomanizationJigeum, Heeojineun Jung-imnida
Genre
  • SBS TV
ReleaseNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) –
January 8, 2022 (2022-01-08)

Now, We Are Breaking Up (

SBS TV on November 12, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST
) till January 8, 2022.

Synopsis

The series is story of love and break ups in the romantic world. It illustrates the present scenario in the context of fashion industry. Ha Yeong-eun (Song Hye-kyo) is a trendy team leader of design department of a fashion company called 'The One'. Yoon Jae-gook (Jang Ki-yong) is a successful freelance photographer.

Cast and characters

Main

38 years old, daughter of Kang Jung-ja and Ha Taek-soo, and a close friend of Hwang Chi-sook and Jeon Mi-sook, design team leader of a fashion company called 'The One'. She falls in love with Yoon Jae-gook
32 years old, freelance fashion photographer
38 years old, design director of 'The One', the daughter of CEO Hwang, a high school classmate of Ha Young-eun and Jeon Mi-sook, and Hwang Chi-hyung's older sister. She falls in love with Seok Do-hoon
40 years old, representative of the talented PR company at the center of the trend.
38 years old, Hwang Chi-sook and Ha Yeong-eun's high school classmate, and Kwak Soo-ho's wife. She gave up her career as a model to marry Kwak Soo-ho.
36 years old, deputy head of the planning team. Jeon Mi-sook's husband and Seok Do-hoon's colleague.[8]

Supporting

People around 'The One'

68 years old, Hwang Chi-sook's and Hwang Chi-hyung's father, CEO of 'The One', and self-made man.
  • Oh Se-hun
    as Hwang Chi-hyung
32 years old, New designer of 'The One' in the design team. He's the son of the CEO Hwang and Hwang Chi-sook's younger brother.[9][10]
55 years old, Head of the production department of 'The One'.
32 years old, head of the design team of 'Lamont', the second brand of 'The One'. Also team leader of the launching brand 'Claire Mary'
  • Kim Bo-jeong as Nam Na-ri
30 years old, manager of the design team of 'The One'.[11]
  • Moon Joo-yeon as Ahn Seon-joo
29 years old, designer of Ha Yeong-eun's team, honest with her feelings and desires and expresses immediately.[12]
  • Shin Ha-young as Jung So-young, 25 years old, youngest member of Sono's design team[13]

People around Ha Yeong-eun

  • Choi Hong-il as Ha Taek-soo
64 years old, middle school vice principal. He is about to retire in a month. Ha Young-eun's father.
67 years old, mother of Ha Young eun

People around the country

66 years old. Jaeguk's mother. The youngest daughter of a retail family
40 years old, an influencer with over 600,000 Instagram followers and managing Director of Department Store 'Hills'.

Others

29 years old, the best celebrity of the era with numerous followers. Real name Yang Eun-hee
  • Ki Eun-se as Seo Min-kyeong[16]
33 years old. Vice President of Vision PR Marketing Team
  • Kim Do-geon as Jimmy
The One's male casual advertising model[17]
Yoon Jae Kook's older brother, who died in an accident 10 years ago, and Ha Young Eun's ex-boyfriend.
Once a colleague of Ha Young-eun at the fashion company 'The One', now the president of an LP bar. Her shop became Ha Young-eun's hideout[19]
  • Choi Hyo-eun as Lee Seong-min
  • Lee Jung-gil as Yoon Seong-cheol, Jae-gook's father
  • Kim Young-ah as Choi Hee-ja, A very close and special person who has been working with Ha Young-eun for a long time.[20]

Special appearance

Production

Samhwa Networks has signed an ₩8.96 billion contract with StudioS (Subsidiary-SBS) to produce the drama, (560 million won per episode).[1][23] Kang Eun-kyung is creator of the series.[24]

On June 23, 2020, Huayi Brothers announced that

Oh Se-hun and Shin Dong-wook joined the cast later.[18] On September 30, photos from script reading site were released for public.[28]

Filming

Song Hye-kyo started filming for the drama in Seoul on April 9, 2021. This is her first project after a two year hiatus.[29]

The location shooting of the drama is taking place at Incheon Culture & Arts Center, located at

Songdo International Business District. Art Center is set up as the headquarters of the fashion company 'The One', that forms the background of the story of the drama.[30] It was reported on July 20 that Yoon Jung-hee was confirmed for the Covid-19 contagion. As her schedule before confirmation didn't overlap, so filming was not stopped.[31] Filming was finished on September 12, 2021.[32] Production presentation of the series for promotion has been pre-recorded due to enlistment of actor Jang Ki-yong in August 2021, prior to release of the series.[33]

Music

On November 8, original soundtrack line-up was revealed as:[34]

Release

The series premiered on November 12, 2021 and airs every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[35]

International broadcast

On June 1, 2021, SBS announced that the broadcasting rights for the drama Now, We Are Breaking Up were already sold in Japan.[36]

During the earning call,

Viu announced that they will stream Now, We Are Breaking Up as part of Viu Original Series in November, following their previous releases such as River Where the Moon Rises and Doom at Your Service.[37] Samhwa Networks has reported earlier that they've sold the broadcasting rights to Viu parent company PCCW Media in Asian & MENA territories ex-Korea, Japan and China until August 4, 2031.[38]

Now, We Are Breaking Up is also available on Rakuten Viki on selected regions such as North America, South America, Europe, Oceana and India.[39]

Original soundtrack

Now, We Are Breaking Up
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on November 12, 2021[40]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Your Season" (너라는 계절)U.je, ZigZag Note, Eunjong NohZigZag Note, Eunjong Noh, U.jeTwenty3:42
2."Your Season" (instrumental) ZigZag Note, Eunjong Noh, U.je 3:42

Part 2

Released on November 14, 2021[41]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hold My Hand" (손을 잡아줘요)Who Am I (Jang Hee-won, Enchanter)Who I Am (Jang Hee-won, Enchanter)Lee Hi3:30
2."Hold My Hand" (instrumental) Who I Am (Jang Hee-won, Enchanter) 3:30

Part 3

Released on November 19, 2021[42]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Only Reason" (오로지 그대)Aiming (Changrak Kim, Soobin Kim)Aiming (Changrak Kim, Soobin Kim)Davichi4:03
2."The Only Reason" (instrumental)   4:03

Part 4

Released on November 21, 2021[43]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Because You're Not Here" (푸르른 계절도 내겐 의미 없어요)Han KyungsooKyungsoo Han, Dohyeong Lee (Lohi)Jeong Seung-hwan4:49
2."Because You're Not Here" (instrumental) Kyungsoo Han, Dohyeong Lee(Lohi) 4:49

Part 5

Released on November 26, 2021[44]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Miss You"AIMING (Changrak Kim, Soobin Kim)AIMING (Kim Changrak, Kim Soo-bin)Song Yoo-jin4:13
2."I Miss You" (instrumental) Aiming (Kim Changrak, Kim Soo-bin) 4:13

Part 6

Released on November 28, 2021[45]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Stay"Park SolPark SolCar, the Garden4:01
2."Stay" (instrumental) Park Sol 4:01

Part 7

Released on December 3, 2021[46]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Ing..."HanaPsycho Tension (YEJUN, Lee Ha-eun)Lee Min-hyuk, Bora Miyu4:00
2."Ing...." (instrumental) Psycho Tension (YEJUN, Lee Ha-eun) 4:00

Part 8

Released on December 5, 2021[47]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Between Us"Kwon Soonil, James SonKwon Soonil, James SonUrban Zakapa4:01
2."Between Us" (instrumental) Kwon Soonil, James Son 4:01

Part 9

Released on December 12, 2021[48]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Come Rest With Me" (그대 잠시 내게)Jeon Geun-hwaJeon Geun-hwa, Jeong Jin-wookLee Mu-jin4:07
2."Come Rest With Me" (instrumental) Jeon Geun-hwa, Jeong Jin-wook 4:07

Part 10

Released on December 19, 2021[49]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Because I am You" (나는 너라서)Baekho (NU'EST)Jeon-niBaekho (NU'EST)3:35
2."Because I am You" (instrumental) Jeon-ni 3:35

Part 11

Released on January 4, 2022[50]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."When We're Together"Michele WylenKim Ji-soo, IsaacShorelle3:47
2."When We're Together" (instrumental) Kim Ji-soo, Isaac 3:47

Viewership

Audience response
Now, We Are Breaking Up : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)