''Now, We Are Breaking Up'' () is a South Korean romantic drama television series starring

Song Hye-kyo Song Hye-kyo (; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television dramas '' Autumn in My Heart'' (2000), '' All In'' (2003), ''Full House'' (2004), '' That Winter, ...

Jang Ki-yong Jang Ki-yong (; born August 7, 1992) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career in the modelling industry and debuted as an actor through a guest appearance on ''It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014). He gained popularity with ''Confessio ...

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and

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. Directed by Lee Gil-bok, with screenplay by Je In, and produced by

Samhwa Networks Samhwa Networks () is a Korean drama production company. Founded in 1980 by Shin Hyun-taek as a home video distributor, it later became well-known because of its drama productions.YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online ...

and United Artists Agency, the series is about falling in love and breaking up between men and women. It premiered on

SBS TV SBS TV (Seoul Broadcasting System Television) is a South Korean free-to-air television channel operated by Seoul Broadcasting System. The channel was launched on 9 December 1991. Unlike competing network MBC, SBS operates using a federalized ...

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 (

) is a trendy team leader of design department of a fashion company called 'The One'. Yoon Jae-gook (

) is a successful freelance photographer.

Cast and characters

Main

as Ha Yeong-eun :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 *

as Yoon Jae-gook and Mr. J :32 years old, freelance fashion photographer *

as Hwang Chi-sook :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 *

as Seok Do-hoon :40 years old, representative of the talented PR company at the center of the trend. *

Park Hyo-joo Park Hyo-joo (born October 8, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the period police procedural ''Chosun Police Season 1'' (also known as ''Byeolsungeom''), as well as her supporting roles in the hit film '' ...

as Jeon Mi-sook :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. *

Yoon Na-moo Kim Tae-hoon (; born August 13, 1985), better known by the stage name Yoon Na-moo (), is a South Korean actor under SM C&C. He is best known for his roles in the Korean television series '' Dr. Romantic'' (2016) and '' Dr. Romantic 2'' (2020). ...

as Kwak Soo-ho :36 years old, deputy head of the planning team. Jeon Mi-sook's husband and Seok Do-hoon's colleague.

Supporting

People around 'The One'

Joo Jin-mo Joo Jin-mo may refer to: * Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1958), South Korean actor * Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1974) Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' ...

as Representative Hwang :68 years old, Hwang Chi-sook's and Hwang Chi-hyung's father, CEO of 'The One', and a self-made man. *

as Hwang Chi-hyung :32 years old, new designer of 'The One' in the design team. He's the son of CEO Hwang and Hwang Chi-sook's younger brother. *

Jang Hyuk-jin Jang Hyuk-jin (, born Jang Seok-hyeon on 16 August 1971) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts – Department of Theater. Filmography Films Television series Awards and nominations References Exte ...

as Go Gwang-soo :55 years old, head of the production department of 'The One'. *

Song Yoo-hyun Song Yoo-hyun (; born Song Jin-young on 8 January 1983) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Korea National University of Arts, Department of Acting. She made her acting debut in 2001; since then, she has appeared in a number of films an ...

as Oh In-ah :32 years old, head of the design team of 'Lamont', the second brand of 'The One'. Also the 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'. * 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. * Ha Young as Jung So-young, 25 years old, youngest member of Sono's design team

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. He is Ha Young-eun's father. *

Nam Gi-ae Nam Gi-ae (; born on September 13, 1961) is a South Korean actress in Chung-Ang University, Department of Theater and Film. She made her acting debut in 1998, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She is ...

as Kang Jeong-ja :67 years old, mother of Ha Young eun

People around the country

Cha Hwa-yeon Cha Hwa-yeon (; born January 25, 1960), birth name Cha Hak-kyung (), is a South Korean actress. Career Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama In film and television ...

as Min Hye-ok :66 years old. Jaeguk's mother. The youngest daughter of a retail family * Yoon Jung-hee as Shin Yoo-jeong :40 years old, an influencer with over 600,000 Instagram followers and the managing Director of Department Store 'Hills'.

Others

* Yura as Hye-rin :29 years old, the best celebrity of the era with numerous followers. Her real name is Yang Eun-hee * Ki Eun-se as Seo Min-kyeong :33 years old. Vice President of Vision PR Marketing Team * Kim Do-geon as Jimmy :The One's male casual advertising model *

Shin Dong-wook Shin Dong-wook (born Shin Hwa-shik on September 14, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in ''Soulmate'' and ''Cloud Stairs'' (both in 2006), and his supporting role in ''War of Money'' (2007). Career In Novembe ...

as Yoon Soo-wan :Yoon Jae Kook's older brother, who died in an accident 10 years ago, and Ha Young Eun's ex-boyfriend. *

Park Bo-kyung Park Bo-kyung (; born 27 November 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Now, We Are Breaking Up'', '' Beyond Evil'', '' Link: Eat, Love, Kill'', and ''Little Women''. She also appeared in movies '' Hello ...

as Choi Ji-yeon :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 *

Choi Hyo-eun Choi Hyo-eun (born 2 March 1994) is a South Korean actress and model. Early life Choi studied theatre and film at Cheongju University. Choi Hyo Eun is an actress under the artist management company Star Iyagi Entertainment. Career She start ...

as Lee Seong-min *

Lee Jung-gil Lee Jung-gil (born October 1, 1944) is a South Korean actor. After making his acting debut in 1967 in the stage play ''Sakhalinsk's The Sky and the Earth'', Lee has had a prolific career in Korean television and film. Filmography Television ser ...

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.

Special appearance

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as Choi Kyung-chan *

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as Kim Soo-min

Production

Samhwa Networks has signed an 8.96 billion contract with StudioS (Subsidiary-SBS) to produce the drama, (560 million won per episode).

Kang Eun-kyung Kang Eun-kyung (born July 25, 1971) is a South Korean television screenwriter. She is best known for writing hit drama '' Bread, Love and Dreams'' (also known as ''King of Baking, Kim Takgu''), which reached a peak rating of 50.8% in 2010. Aside ...

is creator of the series. On June 23, 2020, Huayi Brothers announced that

Soo Ae Park Soo-ae (; born 16 September 1979), known mononymously as Soo Ae, is a South Korean actress. She began her career on television, but after her breakout role in '' A Family'' (2004), she became well-known as a leading actress in films, notably ...

has been offered to appear in the drama and she was considering the proposal, but eventually she declined. In November 2020, it was reported by United Artists Agency,

's management company, that she was considering to appear in the drama as protagonist. She last appeared in 2018 TV series '' Encounter''. Yoon Jung-hee is returning to TV dramas after a hiatus of 7 years, she last starred in 2014 drama ''

The Eldest ''The Eldest'' () is a 2013–2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Jung-hee, Jae Hee, Oh Yoon-ah and Park Jae-jung. It aired on JTBC from September 14, 2013, to March 16, 2014. Synopsis Set between the 1960s and the 1990s, ''The E ...

''. On 10 March, the line up of the cast appearing in the drama was confirmed as: Song Hye-kyo,

, Nam Gi-ae, Choi Hong-il,

, Jang Hyuk-jin, Song Yoo-hyun, Lee Joo-myung,

and Yoon Jung-hee. Ki Eun-se, Kim Do-geon, Yura,

and

joined the cast later. On September 30, photos from script reading site were released for public.

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

Songdo International Business District Songdo (), officially known as Songdo International Business District (Songdo IBD), is a smart city built on of reclaimed land along Incheon's waterfront, southwest of Seoul, South Korea. It is connected to Incheon International Airport by a r ...

. Art Center is set up as the headquarters of the fashion company 'The One', that forms the background of the story of the drama. 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. Filming was finished on September 12, 2021. Production presentation of the series for promotion has been pre-recorded due to

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of actor

in August 2021, prior to release of the series.

Music

On November 8, original soundtrack line-up was revealed as: * "You for a Moment" -

Lee Mu-jin Lee Mu-jin (; born December 28, 2000) is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after appearing on the music audition show '' Sing Again'' in 2020, in which he finished in 3rd place. His 2021 single, "Traffic Light", spent three we ...

* "Hold My Hand" -

Lee Hi Lee Ha-yi (; born September 23, 1996), known by her stage name Lee Hi, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She first garnered attention as the runner-up of '' K-pop Star season 1''. She debuted with single "1, 2, 3, 4" on October 28, 2012, ...

* "Even the green season is meaningless to me" - Jung Seung-hwan * "Only You" -

Davichi Davichi () is a South Korean pop duo formed in 2008, consists of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung. The duo has released three studio albums and six extended plays to date, and featured on several soundtracks for television dramas such as ''Big'' ...

* "Street" -

Urban Zakapa Urban Zakapa () is a South Korean R&B singer-songwriter group formed in 2009 by Fluxus Music. Originally a 9-member group, in 2012 they became a trio, consisting of Park Yong-in, Jo Hyunah and Kwon Soon-il. The group's name is an abbreviation fo ...

* "Stay" -

Car, the Garden Cha Jung-won (, born October 23, 1990), known professionally as Car, the Garden (카더가든) and formerly Mayson the Soul (메이슨 더 소울), is a South Korean singer. He released his first EP, ''Jackasoul'', on September 30, 2013. The nam ...

* "Because for Me, It's You" - Baekho (

NU'EST NU'EST (; short for New Establish Style Tempo) was a South Korean boy band formed and managed by Pledis Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: Kim Jong-hyeon, JR, Aron (singer), Aron, Baekho (singer), Baekho, Hwang Min-hyun, Minhyu ...

) * "Maybe It's Love" - Lee Min-hyuk and Bora Miyu-sing * "The Season Called You" - 20 year old * "I Miss You" - Song Yu-jin

Release

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

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. 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 ''River Where the Moon Rises'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Kim So-hyun, Na In-woo, Lee Ji-hoon and Choi Yu-hwa. Based on the 2010 novel ''Princess Pyeonggang'' by film director and screenwriter Choi Sagyu, it aired on K ...

'' and ''

Doom at Your Service ''Doom at Your Service'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young and Seo In-guk. It aired on tvN from May 10 to June 29, 2021. Synopsis Tak Dong-kyung lives an ordinary life, working as an editor for an awful boss ...

''.

has reported earlier that they've sold the broadcasting rights to Viu parent company PCCW Media in Asian &

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territories until August 4, 2031. ''Now, We Are Breaking Up'' is also available on

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on selected regions such as North America, South America, Europe, Oceana and India.

Original soundtrack

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Viewership

; Audience response

Notes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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