Should We Kiss First?

Should We Kiss First?
Promotional poster
Also known as Shall We Kiss First?
Hangul
키스 먼저 할까요?
Revised Romanization Kiseu Meonjeo Halkkayo?
Genre
Written by Bae Yoo-mi
Directed by Son Jeong-hyun
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 40
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Hun-hee
  • Kim Dong-joon
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 35 minutes
Production company SM C&C
Original release
Network SBS TV
Release February 20 –
April 24, 2018

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

Original soundtrack

Should We Kiss First? OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Genre Soundtrack
Language Korean
Label
Producer Lee Soo-man (executive)

Part 1

Released on February 20, 2018
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Ordinary Goodbye" (안녕이라는 흔한 인사) Kwon Jin-won 2:59
2. "Is It Love?" (사랑일까요?) Luna 4:00
Total length: 6:59

Part 2

Released on March 6, 2018
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Perfect" Lee Jinsol (April) 3:26
2. "Perfect" (Inst.)   3:26
Total length: 6:52

Part 3

Released on March 20, 2018
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Every Day, Every Moment (모든 날, 모든 순간)" Paul Kim 3:31
2. "Every Day, Every Moment (모든 날, 모든 순간)" (Inst.)   3:31
Total length: 7:02

Part 4

Released on March 27, 2018
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Monologue (독백)" Wheesung 3:44
2. "Monologue (독백)" (Inst.)   3:44
Total length: 7:28

Part 5

Released on April 2, 2018
No. Title Artist Length
1. "On My Own (혼자 하는 일)" Yesung (Super Junior) 3:45
2. "On My Own (혼자 하는 일)" (Inst.)   3:45
Total length: 7:30

Part 6

Released on April 2, 2018
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Coincidence (우연처럼)" Jung-in 3:25
2. "Coincidence (우연처럼)" (Inst.)   3:25
Total length: 6:50

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

Should We Kiss First? : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Episodes Episode number
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
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Ep. Original broadcast
date 		Epilogue Average audience share
TNmS Nielsen Korea
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 10.0% (12th) 11.4% 10.5% (7th) 11.9% (5th)
3 9.4% (13th) 10.5% 9.9% (9th) 11.0% (7th)
4 8.6% (16th) 9.4% 9.1% (11th) 9.9% (9th)
5 February 26, 2018 8.5% (18th) 9.2% 9.7% (8th) 10.4% (7th)
6 10.9% (8th) 11.6% 11.8% (5th) 12.5% (4th)
7 February 27, 2018 8.9% (13th) 10.0% 9.3% (8th) 10.3% (5th)
8 11.6% (6th) 12.8% 12.4% (4th) 13.6% (3rd)
9 March 5, 2018 8.6% (18th) 9.2% 9.3% (11th) 10.0% (9th)
10 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 11.3% (6th) 12.8% 12.5% (4th) 14.0% (3rd)
13 March 12, 2018 8.6% (15th) 9.7% 8.5% (10th) 9.6% (6th)
14 9.9% (10th) 11.0% 10.4% (7th) 11.4% (4th)
15 March 13, 2018 7.7% (16th) 8.4% 8.5% (8th) 9.3% (6th)
16 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 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 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 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 9.3% (10th) 10.4% 11.6% (4th) 12.7% (4th)
25 April 2, 2018 7.4% (18th) 9.1% 8.3% (13th) 9.3% (10th)
26 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 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 7.1% (19th) 8.2% 9.3% (10th) 10.5% (6th)
31 April 10, 2018 7.5% (15th) 8.6% 7.6% (11th) 8.3% (9th)
32 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 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 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 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 8.5% (13th) 9.6% 9.1% (8th) 10.2% (5th)
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 Ref.
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 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
Best Actor Kam Woo-sung Nominated
Best Actress Kim Sun-a Nominated
31st Grimae Awards Won
1st MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Best OST Paul Kim Won
10th Melon Music Awards Won
1st Korea Popular Music Awards Nominated
33rd Golden Disc Awards Won
20th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best OST Nominated
26th SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Kam Woo-sung Won
Kim Sun-a Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Kam Woo-sung Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Kim Sun-a Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Oh Ji-ho Nominated
Kim Sung-soo Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Park Si-yeon Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Ye Ji-won Won
Best Couple Kam Woo-sung and Kim Sun-ah Won