Frankly Speaking (TV series)

Frankly Speaking
Promotional poster
Hangul	비밀은 없어
Hanja	祕密은 없어
Literal meaning	No Secrets
Revised Romanization	Bimir-eun eops-eo
McCune–Reischauer	Pimirŭn ŏpsŏ
Genre	Comedy[1] Melodrama[1]
Written by	Choi Kyung-sun[1]
Directed by	Jang Ji-yeon[1]
Starring	Go Kyung-pyo Kang Han-na
Music by	Im Ha-young[2]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Kim So-jung (CP)[2] Choi Ji-eun (CP)[2] Song Min-sun[2] Min Woo-sik[2]
Producers	Park Seong-hye[2] Jo Ji-hoon[2] Kim Geon-hong[2] Lee Hye-jin[2]
Cinematography	Shin Jae-man[2] Lee Joon-heon[2]
Editor	Kim Min-ji[2]
Running time	80 minutes[3]
Production companies	KeyEast[4] SLL[4]
Budget	₩12.9 billion[3]
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	May 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

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

Main

• Go Kyung-pyo as Song Ki-baek[7]

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

• Kang Han-na as On Woo-ju[7]

An avid entertainment writer.

Supporting

• Joo Jong-hyuk as Kim Jung-heon[8]

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

People around Ki-baek

• Shin Jung-geun as Song In-soo[9]

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.

• Lee Jin-hyuk as Song Poong-baek[11]

Ki-baek's youngest brother.

• Ko Kyu-pil as Yoon Ji-hoo[9]

Ki-baek's friend and a announcer at JBC.

People around Woo-ju

• Baek Joo-hee as On Bok-ja[9]

Woo-ju's mother. Owner of beauty salon Madame On.

• Kim Sae-byuk as Chaeyeon[9]

Woo-ju's friend, older sister, and co-worker. She is a producer at JBC's entertainment department.

• Lee Soo-mi as Ye Neung-kook-ang[12]

She is a director at the Entertainment department.

• Lee Bom-so-ri as Hayoung[9]

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

• 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.

• Kim Ji-in as Choi Yoo-yeong[13]

A influencer.

Viewership

Frankly Speaking : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	431	442	N/A	363	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[14]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[14][15]
		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

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 Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

1. 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. 거짓말이야 [It's a Lie]. Frankly Speaking. Episode 1. May 1, 2024. JTBC. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
3. 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. 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. 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. 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. "드라마 '비밀은 없어' 고경표X강한나X주종혁, 혓바닥 통제 불능이 된 아나운서…몇부작?". Top Star News. August 10, 2024.
13. "김지인, '비밀은 없어' 출연...고경표·주종혁과 호흡". BNT News. September 20, 2024.
14. 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.
15. 비밀은 없어 시청률 [Frankly Speaking Ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved May 17, 2024 – via Daum.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Production website at SLL (in English and Korean)
• Frankly Speaking at IMDb 
• Frankly Speaking at HanCinema