# Should We Kiss First?

Should We Kiss First? (Korean: 키스 먼저 할까요?) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kam Woo-sung, Kim Sun-a, Oh Ji-ho and Park Si-yeon. It aired on SBS TV from February 20 to April 24, 2018, for 40 episodes.
The series was initially scheduled to premiere on February 5, 2018, but was moved to the 20th, with four consecutive broadcasts, due to live broadcast of 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

## Synopsis

The story of a middle-aged man and woman who have given up any dreams of a passionate romance, but are both afraid of living and dying alone.

## Cast
### Main

* Kam Woo-sung as Son Moo-han, a bachelor who works at a leading advertisement company as a production director.
* Kim Sun-a as An Soon-jin, a flight attendant who has lost faith in love after losing her daughter.
* Oh Ji-ho as Eun Kyung-soo, Soon-jin's ex-husband.
* Park Si-yeon as Baek Ji-min, Kyung-soo's wife.

### Supporting

* Han Go-eun as Kang Suk-young
* Kim Sung-soo as Hwang In-woo
* Ye Ji-won as Lee Mi-ra
* Jo Ah-in as Eun Ji-soo
* Sung Byung-sook as Kang Geum-soon
* Lee Young-eun as An Hee-jin
* Kang Kyung-hun as Bong Jae-soon
* Kim Ki-bang as Lee Chung-geol
* Jung Da-bin as Son Yi-deun
* Ki Do-hoon as Yeo Ha-min
* Bae Da-bin as Son I-deun
* Son Woo-hyuk as Kim Hyung-joon
* Choi Hyo-eun as Kim Si-ra

## Original soundtrack
### Commercial performance

Certifications for "Every day, Every Moment" :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| South Korea (KMCA) | 2× Platinum | 5,000,000$^*$ |
| Streaming |||
| South Korea (KMCA) | 3× Platinum | 300,000,000$^†$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^†$ Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |||

## Viewership

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | 1–10 | 1.503 | 1.875 | 1.875 | 1.711 | 1.542 | 1.919 | 1.668 | 2.195 | 1.504 | 1.969 |
| | 11–20 | 1.533 | 2.032 | 1.385 | 1.635 | 1.280 | 1.693 | 1.443 | 1.856 | 1.456 | 1.825 |
| | 21–30 | 1.552 | 1.919 | 1.424 | 1.779 | 1.324 | 1.631 | 1.300 | 1.655 | 1.181 | 1.430 |
| | 31–40 | 1.182 | 1.440 | 1.182 | 1.288 | 1.325 | 1.529 | 1.084 | 1.166 | 1.262 | 1.465 |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Epilogue | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Epilogue | TNmS | TNmS | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Epilogue | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | February 20, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 7.8% (19th) | 8.7% | 8.1% (14th) | 9.0% (12th) |
| 2 | February 20, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 10.0% (12th) | 11.4% | 10.5% (7th) | 11.9% (5th) |
| 3 | February 20, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 9.4% (13th) | 10.5% | 9.9% (9th) | 11.0% (7th) |
| 4 | February 20, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 8.6% (16th) | 9.4% | 9.1% (11th) | 9.9% (9th) |
| 5 | February 26, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 8.5% (18th) | 9.2% | 9.7% (8th) | 10.4% (7th) |
| 6 | February 26, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 10.9% (8th) | 11.6% | 11.8% (5th) | 12.5% (4th) |
| 7 | February 27, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 8.9% (13th) | 10.0% | 9.3% (8th) | 10.3% (5th) |
| 8 | February 27, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 11.6% (6th) | 12.8% | 12.4% (4th) | 13.6% (3rd) |
| 9 | March 5, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 8.6% (18th) | 9.2% | 9.3% (11th) | 10.0% (9th) |
| 10 | March 5, 2018 | Something He Treasured, Something She Forgot (그는 간직하고 그녀는 잊었던 것) | 11.0% (9th) | 11.6% | 12.3% (5th) | 12.9% (3rd) |
| 11 | March 6, 2018 | You Cannot Forget, What You Cherish (간직한 것은 잊혀지지 않는다) | 9.4% (12th) | 10.5% | 9.5% (7th) | 10.6% (5th) |
| 12 | March 6, 2018 | You Cannot Forget, What You Cherish (간직한 것은 잊혀지지 않는다) | 11.3% (6th) | 12.8% | 12.5% (4th) | 14.0% (3rd) |
| 13 | March 12, 2018 | You Cannot Forget, What You Cherish (간직한 것은 잊혀지지 않는다) | 8.6% (15th) | 9.7% | 8.5% (10th) | 9.6% (6th) |
| 14 | March 12, 2018 | You Cannot Forget, What You Cherish (간직한 것은 잊혀지지 않는다) | 9.9% (10th) | 11.0% | 10.4% (7th) | 11.4% (4th) |
| 15 | March 13, 2018 | You Cannot Forget, What You Cherish (간직한 것은 잊혀지지 않는다) | 7.7% (16th) | 8.4% | 8.5% (8th) | 9.3% (6th) |
| 16 | March 13, 2018 | You Cannot Forget, What You Cherish (간직한 것은 잊혀지지 않는다) | 9.2% (12th) | 10.4% | 10.9% (4th) | 12.1% (4th) |
| 17 | March 19, 2018 | Memory Over Love (기억이란 사랑보다) | 7.2% (20th) | 8.3% | 8.8% (9th) | 9.9% (7th) |
| 18 | March 19, 2018 | Memory Over Love (기억이란 사랑보다) | 9.3% (13th) | 10.6% | 11.1% (6th) | 12.4% (4th) |
| 19 | March 20, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) | 7.5% (16th) | 8.7% | 9.5% (8th) | 10.8% (6th) |
| 20 | March 20, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) | 10.1% (11th) | 11.5% | 11.9% (4th) | 13.3% (3rd) |
| 21 | March 26, 2018 | What He Ignored, What She Erased (그는 외면하고, 그녀는 지운 것) | 8.3% (15th) | 9.5% | 9.4% (9th) | 10.6% (8th) |
| 22 | March 26, 2018 | What He Ignored, What She Erased (그는 외면하고, 그녀는 지운 것) | 9.5% (11th) | 10.4% | 11.5% (5th) | 12.5% (4th) |
| 23 | March 27, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) | 7.8% (13th) | 9.1% | 9.2% (8th) | 10.5% (6th) |
| 24 | March 27, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) | 9.3% (10th) | 10.4% | 11.6% (4th) | 12.7% (4th) |
| 25 | April 2, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) | 7.4% (18th) | 9.1% | 8.3% (13th) | 9.3% (10th) |
| 26 | April 2, 2018 | Behind the Veil of Time (가려진 시간 사이로) | 8.5% (13th) | 10.4% | 9.9% (8th) | 11.4% (6th) |
| 27 | April 3, 2018 | Days We Waited For, And the Days That Will Be Erased (기다린 날도 지워질 날도) | 7.4% (14th) | 8.3% | 8.1% (10th) | 9.2% (7th) |
| 28 | April 3, 2018 | Days We Waited For, And the Days That Will Be Erased (기다린 날도 지워질 날도) | 9.1% (8th) | 10.4% | 10.0% (6th) | 11.3% (4th) |
| 29 | April 9, 2018 | Roundabout (에움길) | 6.1% (NR) | 7.3% | 7.9% (14th) | 9.1% (13th) |
| 30 | April 9, 2018 | Roundabout (에움길) | 7.1% (19th) | 8.2% | 9.3% (10th) | 10.5% (6th) |
| 31 | April 10, 2018 | Roundabout (에움길) | 7.5% (15th) | 8.6% | 7.6% (11th) | 8.3% (9th) |
| 32 | April 10, 2018 | Roundabout (에움길) | 8.3% (12th) | 9.0% | 9.3% (8th) | 10.1% (7th) |
| 33 | April 16, 2018 | A Memory Both He and She Will Cherish (그와 그녀가 간직할 기억) | 6.5% (NR) | 7.7% | 7.6% (13th) | 8.7% (9th) |
| 34 | April 16, 2018 | A Memory Both He and She Will Cherish (그와 그녀가 간직할 기억) | 6.8% (18th) | 7.9% | 8.4% (7th) | 9.5% (6th) |
| 35 | April 17, 2018 | Every Day, Every Moment (모든 날, 모든 순간) | 6.4% (16th) | 7.8% | 8.0% (10th) | 9.6% (7th) |
| 36 | April 17, 2018 | Every Day, Every Moment (모든 날, 모든 순간) | 7.4% (14th) | 8.6% | 9.3% (8th) | 10.5% (6th) |
| 37 | April 23, 2018 | Their Remaining Days (그들의 남아있는 나날) | 6.4% (NR) | 7.5% | 6.9% (NR) | 7.8% (16th) |
| 38 | April 23, 2018 | Their Remaining Days (그들의 남아있는 나날) | 7.2% (18th) | 8.1% | 7.6% (17th) | 8.5% (10th) |
| 39 | April 24, 2018 | His and Her Way of Loving (그와 그녀의 사랑법) | 7.7% (16th) | 8.9% | 7.4% (12th) | 8.6% (9th) |
| 40 | April 24, 2018 | His and Her Way of Loving (그와 그녀의 사랑법) | 8.5% (13th) | 9.6% | 9.1% (8th) | 10.2% (5th) |
| Average | Average | Average | 8.5% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 10.6% |
| In the table above, 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. |||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ye Ji-won | Won |
| 45th Korean Broadcasting Awards | Best Actor | Kam Woo-sung | Won |
| 11th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kam Woo-sung | Won |
| 6th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Sun-a | Nominated |
| 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Drama | Should We Kiss First | Nominated |
| 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Actor | Kam Woo-sung | Nominated |
| 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Actress | Kim Sun-a | Nominated |
| 31st Grimae Awards | Best Actress | Kim Sun-a | Won |
| 1st MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards | Best OST | Paul Kim | Won |
| 10th Melon Music Awards | Best OST | Paul Kim | Won |
| 1st Korea Popular Music Awards | Best OST | Paul Kim | Nominated |
| 33rd Golden Disc Awards | Best OST | Paul Kim | Won |
| 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | Paul Kim | Nominated |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kam Woo-sung | Won |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Sun-a | Won |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kam Woo-sung | Nominated |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kim Sun-a | Nominated |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Oh Ji-ho | Nominated |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Kim Sung-soo | Nominated |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Park Si-yeon | Nominated |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ye Ji-won | Won |
| 26th SBS Drama Awards | Best Couple | Kam Woo-sung and Kim Sun-ah | Won |