She Would Never Know

*She Would Never Know*
She Would Never Know
	Promotional poster
Hangul	선배, 그 립스틱 바르지 마요
Literal meaning	Senior, Don't Put on That Lipstick
Revised Romanization	Seonbae, Geu Ripseutik Bareuji Mayo
Genre	Romantic drama; Romantic comedy; Slice of life;
Based on	Senior, Don't Put on That Lipstick; by Elise (Elize)
Written by	Chae Yoon
Directed by	Lee Dong-yoon; Ra Ha-na;
Starring	Won Jin-ah; Rowoon; Lee Hyun-wook; Lee Joo-bin; Lee Kyu-han;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Ji-yeon
Editor	Lee Hyun-jung
Running time	65 minutes
Production company	JTBC Studios
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	January 18 –; March 9, 2021

She Would Never Know (Korean: 선배, 그 립스틱 바르지 마요) is a South Korean television series starring Won Jin-ah, Rowoon, Lee Hyun-wook, Lee Joo-bin, and Lee Kyu-han.^[1] Based on the 2017 web novel Senior, Don't Put on That Lipstick by Elise (Elize), it premiered on JTBC on January 18, 2021.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Synopsis

The series tells the story of people working on the marketing team of a cosmetics brand. The love story focuses on the senior/junior relationship of Yoon Song-ah (Won Jin ah) and Chae Hyun-seung (Rowoon). The storyline also include Chae Hyun-seung's sister, Chae Ji-Seung a dress maker, dating Lee Jae-Woon, a BM at the cosmetics company; and his other sister, Chae Yeon-Seung's relationship with her closeted husband, Kang Woo-Hyun and their young daughter, Kang Ha-Eun.

Cast

Main

Won Jin-ah as Yoon Song-ah

a senior at KLAR cosmetics 2 years older in work experience and 1 year older in age from Hyun seung. She was in a relationship with BM Lee Jae-shin for 2 years.

Rowoon as Chae Hyun-seung

an intern who started to like Song-ah since their first encounter when he was still looking for a job. He was the first one to know about Song-ah and BM Lee's relationship.

Lee Hyun-wook as Lee Jae-shin

BM secretly dating Song-ah for 2 years but is engaged to Lee Hyo-joo.

Lee Joo-bin as Lee Hyo-joo

BM Lee Jae-Woon's sister; grand-daughter to the owner of the cosmetic company; engaged to BM Lee Jae-shin.

Lee Kyu-han as Lee Jae-woon

a BM at the cosmetic company, grandson to the owner of the cosmetic company; starts dating Chae Hyun-seung's sister Chae Ji-Seung.

Wang Bit-na as Chae Ji-seung

Chae Hyun-seung's sister; a high-end wedding dress maker; starts dating BM Lee Jae-woon

Supporting

Park Han-sol as Lee Se-rim, Chae Hyun-seung's friend
Park So-yi as Kang Ha-eun, Chae Yeon-seung's daughter
Choi Jung-won as Ryu Han-seo
Lee Dong-ha as Kang Woo-hyun
Ha Yoon-kyung as Chae Yeon-seung, Chae Hyun-seung's sister
Lee Ji-hyun as Oh Wol-son
Kang Hye-jin as Kim Ga-young
Ahn Se-ha as Kwon Sung-yeon, one of Chae Hyun-seung's co-workers
Yang Jo-ah as Yoo Jae-gyum
Kim Han-na as Ahn Yoo-sun
Kim Hye-in as Kang Soo-mi
Kwon Han-sol as Do Ye-jin
Kim Kwang-kyu as Kim Joong-hyuk
Kim Min-gwi as Model
Jeon Gook-han as Chairman Lee

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Lean on Me" (나는 그래)	Kim Ho-kyung	1601	Kim Jong-wan (Nell)	4:02
2.	"Lean on Me" (Inst.)		1601		4:02
Total length:					8:04

Part 2

Released on January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Feel You" (만져져)	Kim Ho-kyung	1601	Sandeul (B1A4)	4:53
2.	"I Feel You" (Inst.)		1601		4:53
Total length:					9:06

Part 3

Released on February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Pit-A-Pat" (설레)	Jeon Geun-hwa (Weeky1)	Jeon Geun-hwa (Weeky1), Jo Se-hee (AIMING)	Eunha (GFriend)	3:40
2.	"Pit-A-Pat" (Inst.)		Jeon Geun-hwa (Weeky1), Jo Se-hee (AIMING)		3:40
Total length:					7:20

Part 4

Released on February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"To You" (너에게)	ARTMATIC	ARTMATIC, Kiss Me Joy, 최민준	Kim Tae-woo	3:41
2.	"To You" (Inst.)		ARTMATIC, Kiss Me Joy, 최민준		3:41
Total length:					7:22

Part 5

Released on February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Live in Your Eyes"	Tibian	Tibian, Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)	U Sung-eun	4:12
2.	"I Live in Your Eyes" (Inst.)		Tibian, Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)		4:12
Total length:					8:24

Part 6

Released on February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Child (Daydream)"	Song Yang-ha, Kim Jae-hyun, Lee Joo-ah	Song Yang-ha, Kim Jae-Hyun, Lee Joo-ah	CHEEZE	3:11
2.	"Child (Daydream)" (Inst.)		Song Yang-ha, Kim Jae-hyun, Lee Joo-ah		3:11
Total length:					6:22

Part 7

Released on February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Leave Me" (떠나요)	LUKA (ARTMATIC), Dope'Doug	ARTMATIC	Ben	4:14
2.	"Leave Me" (Inst.)		ARTMATIC		4:14
Total length:					8:28

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[5]
1	January 18, 2021	2.024%
2	January 19, 2021	1.562%
3	January 25, 2021	2.427%
4	January 26, 2021	2.127%
5	February 1, 2021	1.917%
6	February 2, 2021	1.954%
7	February 8, 2021	2.079%
8	February 9, 2021	1.497%
9	February 15, 2021	1.816%
10	February 16, 2021	1.590%
11	February 22, 2021	2.007%
12	February 23, 2021	1.736%
13	March 1, 2021	1.762%
14	March 2, 2021	1.668%
15	March 8, 2021	1.614%
16	March 9, 2021	1.728%
Average		1.844%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

International broadcast

The series is available for worldwide streaming exclusively on iQIYI at the same time as the episodes air on JTBC in South Korea, with subtitles in Chinese, English, Thai, Bahasa Malaysia, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Spanish and Arabic.^[6]

References

^ MacDonald, Joan (January 6, 2021). "10 Dramas To Watch Out For In 2021". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ Ahn, Tae-hyun (December 10, 2020). "'선배, 그 립스틱 바르지 마요' 원진아→로운, 캐릭터 포스터 공개". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ "Won Jin-ah and Rowoon in "She Would Never Know" Confirms Premiere on the 18th of January". HanCinema. December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Lim, Jang-won (January 19, 2021). "JTBC romance drama 'She Would Never Know' kicks off". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Nielsen Korea". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ Hicap, Jonathan (January 15, 2021). "New Asian dramas, Japanese anime to watch on iQIYI International this month". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

External links

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[1] MacDonald, Joan (January 6, 2021). "10 Dramas To Watch Out For In 2021". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[2] Ahn, Tae-hyun (December 10, 2020). "'선배, 그 립스틱 바르지 마요' 원진아→로운, 캐릭터 포스터 공개". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[3] "Won Jin-ah and Rowoon in "She Would Never Know" Confirms Premiere on the 18th of January". HanCinema. December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[4] Lim, Jang-won (January 19, 2021). "JTBC romance drama 'She Would Never Know' kicks off". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[ratings-5] "Nielsen Korea". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[6] Hicap, Jonathan (January 15, 2021). "New Asian dramas, Japanese anime to watch on iQIYI International this month". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

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