The story follows three women in their mid-thirties as they navigate their love lives, friendships, and familial ties.
An idol turned actress adored by many. Despite her good looks and fame, she has not dated before.
An investment banker with a Harvard MBA, and a background in Wall Street. He is innocent in love and remains loyal to his first love.
A former boy band member of Boys Be Ambitious, and Sa Jin-jin's crush since they were young. He is also Ji-won's stepbrother.
A flight attendant who is constantly on a diet that takes the initiative to ask guys out.
A lawyer who has had perfect grades since she was young.
Ahn Se-ha as Jung Woo-sung[ 7]
Kwon Do-kyun as young Jung Woo-sung
A gynecologist. He was handsome when he was young, but his looks drastically changed after he grew older. He attended the same school as the Four Bongos.
A highly principled lawyer who doesn't care for money or glory. Young-shim's boss.
People around Jin-jin
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Chamjin Entertainment
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Kim Kwang-shik as Jang Gi-bong, Jin-jin's manager
Lee Jae-kyoon as Lee Hong-hee, Jin-jin's road manager
Lee Yoo-mi as Mi-dal (Cho Mi-hyun), Jin-jin's stylist
People around Ji-won
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Kim Tae-hoon as Lee Seung-goo, Ji-won's step father
Kim Young-sun as Lee Gwang-hee, Ji-won's mother
Shin Se-hwi as Lee Ha-ram, Ji-won's half-sister
Jung Jae-ho as Kim Tae-hyun, Ji-won's assistant
People around A-reum
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Choi Beom-ho as Han Hak-gyu, A-reum's father
Yoon Bok-in as Yoon Bok-in, A-reum's mother
Jang Hee-ryung as Jang Ji-hye, A-reum's colleague
Lee Chang-yeob as Lee Dong-hoon, a co-pilot that A-reum had a crush on
People around Young-shim
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Kim Yik-tae as Jang Jang-soo, Young-shim's father
Park Myung-shin as Kim Young-ja, Young-shim's mother
Released on September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Ordinary Day" (보통의 날) Banana, 17Holic, Shoulder Gangster Shoulder Gangster Standing Egg 03:43 2. "Ordinary Day" (Inst.) Shoulder Gangster 03:43 Total length: 07:26
Released on October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Diary" (일기) Jinli, Glory Faces Glory Faces, Jinli, Mingki Gugudan 03:37 2. "Diary" (Inst.) Glory Faces, Jinli, Mingki 03:37 Total length: 07:14
Released on October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Love Letter" March, Banana Dino Seo Golden Child 03:28 2. "Love Letter" (Inst.) Dino Seo 03:28 Total length: 06:56
Released on October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Days" (그날들) Kim Chang-gi Kim Chang-gi Jeon Sang-geun 04:22 2. "The Days" (Inst.) Kim Chang-gi 04:22 Total length: 08:44
Released on October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Boy and Girl" (소년, 소녀) 17HOLIC, Yoonghee, Banana Dino Seo Nam Tae-hyun 04:07 2. "Boy and Girl" (Inst.) Dino Seo 04:07 Total length: 08:14
Released on November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Not Too Distant Day" (아주 멀지 않은 날에) Flight Ticket Flight Ticket MeloMance 03:45 2. "Not Too Distant Day" (Inst.) Flight Ticket 03:45 Total length: 07:30
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep.
Original Broadcast Date
Title
Average Audience Share
TNmS Ratings
AGB Nielsen[ 14]
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
Seoul
1
October 9, 2017[ a]
The Girl We Used to Love
4.9% (NR)
5.5% (NR)
4.2% (NR)
4.8% (NR)
2
4.6% (NR)
5.3% (NR)
3.9% (NR)
4.7% (NR)
3
Love Story
4.7% (NR)
5.4% (NR)
3.5% (NR)
4.2% (NR)
4
3.8% (NR)
4.7% (NR)
3.1% (NR)
3.9% (NR)
5
October 16, 2017
Love Letter
3.6% (NR)
4.0% (NR)
3.2% (NR)
3.6% (NR)
6
3.9% (NR)
4.4% (NR)
3.5% (NR)
4.0% (NR)
7
October 17, 2017
August's Christmas
4.5% (NR)
4.8% (NR)
3.7% (NR)
4.1% (NR)
8
4.7% (NR)
5.2% (NR)
4.3% (NR)
4.8% (NR)
9
October 23, 2017
Everyone Has a Secret
3.7% (NR)
4.3% (NR)
3.2% (NR)
3.9% (NR)
10
4.1% (NR)
4.4% (NR)
3.7% (NR)
4.0% (NR)
11
October 24, 2017
Happy Together
4.3% (NR)
5.1% (NR)
3.0% (NR)
3.8% (NR)
12
4.7% (NR)
5.6% (NR)
3.0% (NR)
3.9% (NR)
13
October 30, 2017
P.S. I Love You
3.8% (NR)
3.9% (NR)
2.8% (NR)
3.1% (NR)
14
3.8% (NR)
4.0% (NR)
3.1% (NR)
3.2% (NR)
15
October 31, 2017
Stand by Me
4.1% (NR)
4.2% (NR)
3.3% (NR)
3.4% (NR)
16
4.0% (NR)
4.4% (NR)
3.5% (NR)
3.9% (NR)
17
November 6, 2017
Ten Reasons Why I Can't Love You
3.3% (NR)
3.4% (NR)
2.5% (NR)
2.6% (NR)
18
3.4% (NR)
3.5% (NR)
2.7% (NR)
2.8% (NR)
19
November 7, 2017
We Got Married
4.3% (NR)
4.9% (NR)
2.9% (NR)
3.5% (NR)
20
3.9% (NR)
4.1% (NR)
2.8% (NR)
3.0% (NR)
21
November 13, 2017
Sweet as Honey - As Sweet as a Dream
4.2% (NR)
4.4% (NR)
2.8% (NR)
3.0% (NR)
22
3.8% (NR)
4.1% (NR)
2.7% (NR)
2.9% (NR)
23
November 14, 2017
I Love You, I'm Sorry, Thanks
3.8% (NR)
4.2% (NR)
3.4% (NR)
3.8% (NR)
24
3.8% (NR)
4.1% (NR)
3.0% (NR)
3.3% (NR)
25
November 20, 2017
While You Are in Love
2.2% (NR)
2.4% (NR)
1.8% (NR)
2.0% (NR)
26
2.7% (NR)
3.0% (NR)
2.1% (NR)
2.4% (NR)
27
November 21, 2017
Before Sunrise
2.7% (NR)
2.8% (NR)
2.1% (NR)
2.2% (NR)
28
3.2% (NR)
3.3% (NR)
2.3% (NR)
2.4% (NR)
29
November 27, 2017[ b]
Begin Again
4.1% (NR)
4.3% (NR)
3.2% (NR)
3.4% (NR)
30
4.5% (NR)
5.0% (NR)
3.5% (NR)
3.9% (NR)
31
November 28, 2017
Happy Ending
3.7% (NR)
4.5% (NR)
2.8% (NR)
3.6% (NR)
32
5.0% (NR)
5.8% (NR)
4.0% (NR)
4.7% (NR)
Average
3.9%
4.3%
3.1%
3.5%
Awards and nominations
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Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2017
36th MBC Drama Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Kim Ji-seok
Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Han Ye-seul
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Lee Sang-woo
Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Ahn Se-ha
Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Ryu Hyun-kyung
Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor
Kim Ji-seok
Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress
Han Ye-seul
Nominated
Best New Actress
Lee Sang-hee
Nominated
^ Four episodes were shown back-to-back as no episodes would be aired on October 10 due to a football friendly match between South Korea and Morocco.
^ Moved to 20:50 due to low ratings. The original time-slot was taken over by the following drama Two Cops .
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^ "Children of the 20th Century" . Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ "Han Ye Seul confirms her small-screen return with new drama 'No Sex and the City' " . Allkpop . June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
^ a b "Kim Ji-suk, Han Ye-sul confirm lead roles in 20th Century Boy and Girl" . DramaBeans . June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
^ "gugudan's Mina To Make Acting Debut Through New MBC Drama With Han Ye Seul" . Soompi . July 11, 2017.
^ "[단독] SF9 인성, '20세기 소년소녀'로 첫 연기 도전..김지석 아역" . Chosun (in Korean). July 16, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017 .
^ a b c d "20th Century Boy and Girl adds Lee Sang-woo as second lead" . DramaBeans . July 15, 2017.
^ "Actress Ryu Hyun Kyung joins cast of '20th Century Boy and Girl' " . Allkpop . July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
^ "Lee Sang Woo & Cross Gene's Shin cast in '20th Century Boy and Girl'!" . Allkpop . July 21, 2017.
^ "Han Sun Hwa To Make Special Appearance In "20th Century Boy And Girl" " . Soompi . August 31, 2017.
^ " '루키' 골든차일드, '20세기 소년소녀' 카메오 출연 ("Rookies" Golden Child to cameo on "20th Century Boy and Girl")" . TV Report (in Korean). September 8, 2017.
^ "MBC lines up fall rom-com No Sex and the City" . DramaBeans . February 22, 2017.
^ "MBC strike pushes back premiere of new drama '20th Century Boy and Girl' by two weeks" . Allkpop . October 1, 2017.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017 .