XX (web series)

XX (Korean: 엑스엑스; RR: Ekseuekseu) is a 2020 South Korean web series starring Ahn Hee-yeon, Hwang Seung-eon, Bae In-hyuk and Lee Jong-won. The 25-minute episodes were pre-released on V Live, Naver TV Cast, YouTube and Facebook's PlayList Global official channels on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 19:00 (KST). The 50-minute episodes aired on MBC TV on Friday nights at 00:50 (KST) from January 24 to February 21, 2020.^[1]

XX
Promotional poster
Hangul	엑스엑스
Genre	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

References

1. Jung, Hee-yeon (November 29, 2019). "하니&황승언 'XX' MBC 편성…2020년 1월 24일 첫방 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
2. "Hani of EXID to Branch out into Acting". HanCinema. November 16, 2019. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
3. "Hwang Seung-eon to Star in "XX"". HanCinema. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
4. Hwang, So-hyun (November 29, 2019). "[데일리투데이] 노상현, 플레이리스트 'XX' 특별출연... "전역 후 연기활동 시동"". Daily Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
5. Kim, Ji-won (January 9, 2020). "'엑스엑스' 선미, OST부터 카메오까지 지원 사격". Hankyung (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
6. Yeon, Hwi-sun (February 13, 2020). "적재, '엑스엑스' OST 'Fixx me' 오늘(13일) 뮤비 선공개...음원까지 '기대감 UP'". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
7. Yeon, Hwi-sun (January 20, 2020). "'엑스엑스' 세 번째 OST, 와인 'Good Day To Love' MV 공개..하니X황승언 '워맨스' 눈길". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
8. "2020 Week 7 Digital Chart". February 9–15, 2020. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
9. "Official episode titles". V Live (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
10. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
11. MacDonald, Joan (September 15, 2020). "The 15th Seoul International Drama Awards Honors Popular Korean Dramas". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• XX at HanCinema
• XX at IMDb