# Secret Boutique

Secret Boutique (Korean: 시크릿 부티크) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Sun-a, Chang Mi-hee, Park Hee-von, Go Min-si, Kim Jae-young and Kim Tae-hoon. It aired on SBS TV from September 18 to November 28, 2019.
The series is the last Wednesday-Thursday Drama Special project (수목 드라마 스페셜) of SBS.

## Synopsis

Secret Boutique is a female-centric drama about money, power, revenge and survival.
It follows the story of Jenny Jang (Kim Sun-a), the owner of J-Boutique that looks like a normal clothing and accessories store from the outside, but is actually a secret network connecting the political and business circles to a small law firm that secretly solves problems of the upper class.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Sun-a as Jenny Jang / Jang Do-young, an orphan who goes from working at a bathhouse to becoming an influential lobbyist.
** Jung Da-eun as young Jenny Jang
** Park Seo-kyung as 10 year-old Jang Do-yeong
* Chang Mi-hee as Kim Yeo-ok
* Park Hee-von as Wi Ye-nam
* Go Min-si as Lee Hyeon-ji
* Kim Jae-young as Yoon Seon-woo
* Kim Tae-hoon as Wi Jung-hyuk
** Yoo Jung-woo as Wi Jung-hyuk (20 years old)

### Supporting

* Ryu Seung-soo as Cha Seung-jae
* Ryu Won as Wi Ye-eun
* Han Jung-soo as Mr. Hwang
* Joo Suk-tae as Oh Tae Suk, Intelligence Chief of Yoong Chun PD.

## Production

* Actress Lee Mi-sook was cast for the series but withdrew for personal reasons.
* The first script reading was held on March 14, 2019 at SBS Ilsan Production Center.
* The series was planned to be the succeeding drama to My Absolute Boyfriend, but was pushed back from its July premiere to September due to the suspension of the Monday-Tuesday drama timeslot.
* Filming was wrapped up on October 6, 2019.

## Ratings

| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | 1 | September 18, 2019 | 3.8% | N/A |
| 1 | 2 | September 18, 2019 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| 2 | 1 | September 19, 2019 | 4.3% | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | September 19, 2019 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| 3 | 1 | September 25, 2019 | 4.4% | N/A |
| 3 | 2 | September 25, 2019 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 4 | 1 | September 26, 2019 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| 4 | 2 | September 26, 2019 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| 5 | 1 | October 2, 2019 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 5 | 2 | October 2, 2019 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 6 | 1 | October 3, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| 6 | 2 | October 3, 2019 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| 7 | 1 | October 9, 2019 | 4.1% | N/A |
| 7 | 2 | October 9, 2019 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| 8 | 1 | October 16, 2019 | 4.2% | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | October 16, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
| 9 | 1 | October 24, 2019 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| 9 | 2 | October 24, 2019 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| 10 | 1 | October 30, 2019 | 3.1% | N/A |
| 10 | 2 | October 30, 2019 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| 11 | 1 | October 31, 2019 | 3.8% | N/A |
| 11 | 2 | October 31, 2019 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| 12 | 1 | November 13, 2019 | 2.8% | N/A |
| 12 | 2 | November 13, 2019 | 3.2% | N/A |
| 13 | 1 | November 14, 2019 | 3.2% | N/A |
| 13 | 2 | November 14, 2019 | 3.5% | N/A |
| 14 | 1 | November 20, 2019 | 2.5% | N/A |
| 14 | 2 | November 20, 2019 | 3.0% | N/A |
| 15 | 1 | November 27, 2019 | 4.6% | N/A |
| 15 | 2 | November 27, 2019 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
| 16 | 1 | November 28, 2019 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 16 | 2 | November 28, 2019 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Average | Average | Average | 4.3% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. Each night's broadcast is divided into two 30-minute parts with a commercial break in between. |||||