Frankly Speaking (TV series)

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Frankly Speaking
Promotional poster for Frankly Speaking
Promotional poster
Hangul
비밀은 없어
Hanja
祕密은 없어
Literal meaningNo Secrets
Revised RomanizationBimir-eun eops-eo
McCune–ReischauerPimirŭn ŏpsŏ
Genre
Written byChoi Kyung-sun[1]
Directed byJang Ji-yeon[1]
Starring
Music byIm Ha-young[2]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim So-jung (CP)[2]
  • Choi Ji-eun (CP)[2]
  • Song Min-sun[2]
  • Min Woo-sik[2]
Producers
  • Park Sung-hye[2]
  • Jo Ji-hoon[2]
  • Kim Geon-hong[2]
  • Lee Hye-jin[2]
Cinematography
  • Shin Jae-man[2]
  • Lee Joon-heon[2]
EditorKim Min-ji[2]
Running time80 minutes[3]
Production companies
Budget₩12.9 billion[3]
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseMay 1 (2024-05-01) –
June 6, 2024 (2024-06-06)

Frankly Speaking (Korean: 비밀은 없어) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Go Kyung-pyo and Kang Han-na. It aired on JTBC from May 1, to June 6, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 20:50 (KST).[5] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[6]

Synopsis

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Frankly Speaking tells the melodrama story of Song Ki-baek, a 33-year-old announcer working for Ultra FM who develops a disorder that causes him to speak without thinking, and On Woo-ju, a variety show's writer who is willing to do anything for an entertaining program. Ki-baek's speaking action caused by his disorder catches the attention of Woo-ju who finds it interesting and decides to appear with him on a love variety show.

Cast and characters

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Main

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A 33-year-old ultra FM announcer who has lived a single life of image making.
An avid entertainment writer.

Supporting

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A star entertainer who is Woo-ju's ex-boyfriend and Ki-baek's high school classmate.

People around Ki-baek

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Ki-baek's father.
  • Kang Ae-sim as Na Yoo-jung[9]
Ki-baek's mother.
  • Hwang Sung-bin as Song Woon-baek[10]
Ki-baek's younger brother. Owner of a local gym.
Ki-baek's youngest brother.
Ki-baek's friend and a announcer at JBC.

People around Woo-ju

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Woo-ju's mother. Owner of beauty salon Madame On.
Woo-ju's friend, older sister, and co-worker. She is a producer at JBC's entertainment department.
Second writer at Woo-ju's department.
  • Lee Min-gu as Lee Min-gu[9]
Sub-writer at Woo-ju's department whom self-proclaimed as right-hand man of Woo-ju.
  • Patricia as Sung Yi-na[9]
Youngest writer at Woo-ju's department.
  • Park Jae-jun as Jung Gu-won[9]
Abandoned child whom was dropped off at the beauty salon "Madame On".

People around Jung-heon

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  • Kim Young-joo as Ma Mi-ra[9]
Jung-heon's mother. Management Headquarters Director at Forever C&C.
  • Hong Seo-jun as Kim Young-won[9]
Jung-heon's father. CEO at Forever C&C.

Viewership

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Frankly Speaking : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
123456789101112
1431442N/A363N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[12]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[12][13]
Nationwide Seoul
1 May 1, 2024 1.920% (13th) 1.892% (8th)
2 May 2, 2024 2.022% (10th) 1.938% (9th)
3 May 8, 2024 1.360% (19th) N/A
4 May 9, 2024 1.622% (15th)
5 May 15, 2024 1.452% (20th)
6 May 16, 2024 1.416% (23rd)
7 May 22, 2024 1.280% (22nd)
8 May 23, 2024 1.422% (22nd)
9 May 29, 2024 1.260% (20th)
10 May 30, 2024 1.204% (24th)
11 June 5, 2024 1.299% (19th)
12 June 6, 2024 1.075% (25th)
Average 1.444% —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
  • This drama 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).

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hong, Se-young (February 14, 2023). 고경표♥강한나 '비밀은 없어' 출연확정, JTBC 편성 [공식] [Go Kyung-pyo ♥ Kang Han-na confirmed to appear in 'No Secrets', organized by JTBC [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 거짓말이야 [It's a Lie]. Frankly Speaking. Episode 1. May 1, 2024. JTBC. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Shin, Min-kyung (August 21, 2023). 키이스트, SLL과 드라마 '비밀은 없어' 제작 계약 [주목 e공시] [Keyeast signs a production contract with SLL for the drama 'No Secrets' [Attention e-Disclosure]] (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ a b Yoon, Sang-geun (December 7, 2023). 박신혜·이보영·임지연·이지아..JTBC 2024 드라마 이끈다 [Park Shin-hye, Lee Bo-young, Lim Ji-yeon, Lee Ji-ah...lead the JTBC 2024 drama] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Bae, Hyo-joo (April 2, 2024). 고경표·강한나 '비밀은 없어' 5월1일 첫방송 [Go Kyung-pyo and Kang Han-na's 'No Secrets' premieres on May 1] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Bernardo, Jaehwa (April 10, 2024). "Go Kyung-pyo, Kang Han-na's 'Frankly Speaking' premieres May 1 on Netflix". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Lee, Ye-ju (February 14, 2023). 고경표X강한나, '비밀은 없어' 주인공 확정[공식] [Go Kyung-pyo X Kang Han-na Confirmed as Main Characters in 'No Secrets' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Lee, Seung-gil (June 28, 2023). '우영우' 주종혁, 차기작은 '비밀은 없어'...고경표·강한나와 호흡 [공식] ['Woo Young-woo' Joo Jong-hyuk's next work is 'No Secrets'... Go Kyung-pyo and Kang Han-na work together [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ahn, Tae-hyun (April 5, 2024). '비밀은 없어' 고경표·강한나·주종혁, 대본 리딩 현장 공개...유쾌 케미 ['No Secrets' Go Kyung-pyo, Kang Han-na, Joo Jong-hyuk, script reading site revealed... delightful chemistry] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Kim, Chae-yeon (April 30, 2024). 황성빈, '비밀은 없어' 출연..고경표와 호흡 [공식] [Hwang Seong-bin appears in 'No Secrets'...Works with Go Kyung-pyo [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Oh, Sung-hyun (April 29, 2024). 이진혁, '비밀은 없어' 출연...고경표·강한나와 호흡 [공식입장] [Lee Jin-hyuk appears in 'No Secrets'...Go Kyung-pyo and Kang Han-na work together [Official statement]] (in Korean). Xport News. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 1, 2024. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 2, 2024. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 9, 2024. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  13. ^ 비밀은 없어 시청률 [Frankly Speaking Ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved May 17, 2024 – via Daum.
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