XX (web series)

XX (Korean: 엑스엑스) is a 2020 South Korean web drama series broadcast by V Live, MBC TV, Naver TV Cast, YouTube and Facebook. Directed by Kim Joon-mo, it stars Ahn Hee-yeon, Hwang Seung-eon, Bae In-hyuk and Lee Jong-won. It aired from January 24 to February 21, 2020.^[1]

XX
Promotional poster
Hangul	엑스엑스
RR	Ekseuekseu
MR	Eksŭeksŭ
Genre	Romantic drama
Created by	Ahn Joon-shik
Written by	Lee Seul
Directed by	Kim Joon-mo
Starring	Ahn Hee-yeon Hwang Seung-eon Bae In-hyuk Lee Jong-won
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	10 (V Live) 5 (MBC TV)
Production
Producer	Park Tae-won
Running time	25 minutes (V Live) 50 minutes (MBC TV)
Production companies	PlayList Global MBC
Original release
Network	V Live, MBC TV, Naver TV Cast, YouTube, Facebook
Release	January 24 (2020-01-24) – February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)

Synopsis

The story of Yoon Na-na, a bartender who works at the speakeasy bar XX.

Cast

Main

• Ahn Hee-yeon as Yoon Na-na^[2]

A skilled and friendly bartender who has been saving money in hopes to buy the bar XX. She hasn't been in a relationship since her boyfriend cheated on her with her former best friend, Lee Roo-mi, five years ago.

• Hwang Seung-eon as Lee Roo-mi^[3]

A business woman who comes from a rich family. She used to be Na-na's best friend. Unable to scout the latter for the second bar she is about to open, she decides to buy XX and keep Na-na as her employee.

• Bae In-hyuk as Park Dan-hee

A former athlete who put an end to his career after an accident. He decided to become a bartender after seeing Na-na's passion for her job and has been her colleague for two years. He secretly loves her.

• Lee Jong-won as Wang Jeong-deun

Na-na's flatmate and best friend, he prefers to be called by his English name Jayden. He is always there to give Na-na's advice and comfort. He is a perfumer who owns a shop in Itaewon, Seoul.

Supporting

• Kim Joon-kyung as Jeong Gyu-min

Roo-mi's boyfriend. Because of his poor background, Roo-mi helped him with his tuition and living expenses. He now works at a large law firm and is suspected to be cheating on her with one of his colleagues.

• Na Eun-saem as Lim Jang-mi

A lawyer who works closely with Gyu-min and is suspected to be having an affair with him.

• Shin Jae-hwi as Seo Tae-hyun

Na-na's former boyfriend who cheated on her with Roo-mi. He is now the director of Revan Cosmetics.

• Choi Jung-woo as Jayden's ex

Jayden's ex-boyfriend.

Special appearances

• Steve Noh as a customer (Ep. 3)^[4]

Original soundtrack

XX OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Vlending Co., Ltd. PlayList Global

Part 1

Released on February 6, 2020 (2020-02-06)^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Gotta Go" (가라고)	Sunmi	Sunmi Frants	Sunmi	2:59
2.	"Gotta Go" (Inst.)		Sunmi Frants		2:59
Total length:					5:58

Part 2

Released on February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)^[6]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Fixx me"	Bummy.D	Bummy.D Soundhood	Jukjae	4:12
2.	"Fixx me" (Inst.)		Bummy.D Soundhood		4:12
Total length:					8:24

Part 3

Released on February 20, 2020 (2020-02-20)^[7]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Good Day To Love"	Bummy.D	Bummy.D	Wyne	4:14
2.	"Good Day To Love" (Slow Ver.)	Bummy.D	Bummy.D	Wyne	4:53
3.	"Good Day To Love" (Inst.)		Bummy.D		4:14
4.	"Good Day To Love" (Slow ver.) (Inst.)		Bummy.D		4:53
Total length:					18:14

Chart performance

Title	Year	Peak positions	Remarks	Ref.
		KOR
"Gotta Go" (가라고) (Sunmi)	2020	123	Part 1	[8]

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	MBC broadcast date	Title[9]	Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[10]
1	January 24, 2020	My Boyfriend Who Ghosted Me Was With Another Girl All Along	1.5%
		How Rich Kids Screw Ex-BFs
2	January 31, 2020	How to Teach a Lesson to a Guy Having an Affair	1.9%
		Love Someone Secretly Because You Love That Person So Much?
3	February 7, 2020	How a Handsome And Young Guy Seduces Her	1.7%
		When You Catch Your Friend's Boyfriend Cheating. Tell or Not Tell?
4	February 14, 2020	The Way to Catch a Cheater Red-Handed	2.2%
		How Girls Slash Assholes
5	February 21, 2020	A Quiet Man Looks Sexy When He Gets Angry	1.4%
		The Best Revenge On Your Ex-Boyfriend In Just 5 Minutes
Average			1.7%

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Winner	Result	Ref.
2020	15th Seoul International Drama Awards	Short Form Best Work Award	XX	Nominated	[11]
		Jury's Special Prize		Won
		Male performer award	Bae In-hyuk	Nominated