# VIP (South Korean TV series)

VIP (Korean: 브이아이피; RR: Beuiaipi) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Chung-ah, Kwak Sun-young, Pyo Ye-jin and Shin Jae-ha. It aired on SBS TV from October 28 to December 24, 2019, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.

## Synopsis

The story of Sung Un Department Store's team who works for the VIP clients which constitute the top 1% of their customers.
One day after a receiving a text message about her husband's infidelity from an anonymous source, Na Jeong-seon (Jang Na-ra) begins to suspect her husband and her colleagues of having an affair. In her quest to discover the truth, she ends up revealing more than one secret that her colleagues are hiding.

## Cast
### Main
#### VIP Team

* Jang Na-ra as Na Jeong-seon
    Wife and colleague to Park Seong-joon. She is from an affluent family and got a high-level job at Sung Un Department Store without much difficulty, after graduating from a prestigious university.
* Lee Sang-yoon as Park Seong-joon
    The team leader of Sung Un Department Store's VIP Management Team and Na Jeong-seon's husband.
* Lee Chung-ah as Lee Hyeon-ah
    A professional and fashionable section chief of VIP Management Team. She has recently returned from a year off work due to a former scandal with her boss, who was in charge of HR.
* Kwak Sun-young as Song Mi-na
    A working mother of two young sons who had missed a few promotions due to multiple maternity leaves, despite having worked for six years in the company.
* Pyo Ye-jin as On Yoo-ri
    She comes from a poor family and fights for survival. She becomes the center of office gossip after landing a job at Sung Un Department Store's VIP Management Team. Her hiring caused the team members’ lives to change.
* Shin Jae-ha as Ma Sang-woo
    A new employee at the VIP Management Team. He has been brought up in comfortable surroundings, with a prestigious education.

### Supporting
#### Sung Un Department Store

* Jung Joon-won as Cha Jin-ho
* Lee Jae-won as Lee Byeong-hoon, Mi-na's husband
* Park Sung-geun as Ha Jae-woong
* Jang Hyuk-jin as Bae Do-il
* Cho Seung-yeon as Ha Young-woong
* Lee Jin-hee as Kang Ji-young

#### Others

* Kim Mi-kyung as Key Mi-ok
* Choi Hong-il as Na Young-chul
* Jung Ae-ri as Han Sook-young
* Sora Jung as Han Sook-ja
* Bae Hae-sun as Gil-ja
* Jang Hyun-sung as Jang Jin-chul
* Yoon Ji-on as Kim Min-ki
* Oh Se-young as Han So-mi
* Jeon Hye-jin as Lee Byung-eun

### Special appearances

* Oh Ah-rin as Ha Rim
* Bae Hae-sun as a nouveau riche VIP customer
* Kim Yu-bin as Cha Se-rin
* Seo Woo-jin as Seo-jin
* Soy Kim as Ria
* Lee Ki-chan as Daniel
* Shim Hee-sub as Chef Michael

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | South Korea viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "A Whole New World" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28) | 1.059 |
| 2 | "Women With a Secret" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29) | 1.263 |
| 3 | "Crack" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | November 4, 2019 (2019-11-04) | 1.354 |
| 4 | "Truth or Dare" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05) | 1.407 |
| 5 | "Ugly Truth" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18) | 1.276 |
| 6 | "Red Pill or Blue Pill" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19) | 1.469 |
| 7 | "The Calm Before the Storm" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25) | 1.306 |
| 8 | "Tifóne" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | November 26, 2019 (2019-11-26) | 1.894 |
| 9 | "After the Storm" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 2, 2019 (2019-12-02) | 1.898 |
| 10 | "Out of Tune" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 3, 2019 (2019-12-03) | 2.081 |
| 11 | "Irreparable" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09) | 2.006 |
| 12 | "Blind Side" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) | 2.159 |
| 13 | "Two Opponents" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 16, 2019 (2019-12-16) | 2.163 |
| 14 | "End of the Maze" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17) | 2.248 |
| 15 | "Were We Ever In Love?" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 23, 2019 (2019-12-23) | 2.468 |
| 16 | "Someone's Ending, Someone's Beginning" | Lee Jung-rim | Cha Hye-won | December 24, 2019 (2019-12-24) | 2.688 |

## Production

The first script reading took place on April 18, 2019. Filming began on May 9 and ended on October 26, 2019, two days before the premiere of the series.

## Reception
### Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.059 | 1.263 | 1.354 | 1.407 | 1.276 | 1.469 | 1.306 | 1.894 | 1.898 | 2.081 | 2.006 | 2.159 | 2.163 | 2.248 | 2.468 | 2.688 | 1.796 |

### Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2019 | 2019 SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Shin Jae-ha | Nominated |
| 2019 | 2019 SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kwak Sun-young | Nominated |
| 2019 | 2019 SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lee Chung-ah | Won |
| 2019 | 2019 SBS Drama Awards | Best Character Award (Actress) | Pyo Ye-jin | Won |
| 2019 | 2019 SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) | Lee Sang-yoon | Won |
| 2019 | 2019 SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actress) | Jang Na-ra | Nominated |
| 2019 | 2019 SBS Drama Awards | Producer Award | Jang Na-ra | Won |

## Adaptations

| Country | Local title | Network | Original release |
| Thailand | VIP รักซ่อนชู้ | One 31 | 12 October 2023 – present |