Hush (TV series)

{{Infobox television

| image = Hush TV series.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=허쉬}}

| genre = Drama

| creator = JTBC

| based_on = {{based on|Silence Warning|Jung Jin-young}}

| developer =

| writer = Kim Jung-min

| director = Choi Gyu-sik

| creative_director =

| starring = {{ubl|Hwang Jung-min|Im Yoon-ah}}

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

| composer = Seo Seong-won
Cheong Seung-hyun

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 16

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Song Min-sun
Park Seong-eun
Park Seong-hye
Hwang Jung-min
Lim Yoon-ah

| producer = Min Woo-shik
Hwang Hye-jung
Kim Bo-reum
Jo Sung-hoon

| location =

| cinematography =

| editor =

| camera =

| runtime = 70 minutes

| company = KeyEast
JTBC Studios

| network = JTBC

| first_aired = {{start date|2020|12|11}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2021|2|6}}

| related =

| budget = ₩11.7 billion

}}

Hush ({{Korean|허쉬||Heoswi}}) is a South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-min and Im Yoon-ah. Based on the 2018 novel Silence Warning by Jung Jin-young, it aired on JTBC from December 11, 2020 to February 6, 2021.{{cite web|first=|last=|title=Yoona and Hwang Jung-min in JTBC's "Hush"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/yoona-and-hwang-jung-min-in-jtbc-s-hush-139907.html|website=HanCinema|accessdate=October 13, 2020|date=March 25, 2020}}

Synopsis

Hush follows the mutual growth of a veteran reporter who's always holding a cue stick and a survival-mode intern who believes food is mightier than the pen, capturing the livelihood and daily grind of salaried journalists.

Cast

=Main=

Hwang Jung-min as Han Joon-hyuk{{cite web|first=|last=|title=Hwang Jung-min Returns to Drama With "Hush"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/hwang-jung-min-returns-to-drama-with-hush-138903.html|website=HanCinema|accessdate=October 13, 2020|date=February 20, 2020}}
Im Yoon-ah as Lee Ji-soo{{cite web|last1=Hwang|first1=So-young|url=https://channels.vlive.tv/EBF267/vtoday/1.13303353|date=March 25, 2020|work=JTBC Plus|publisher=V Live|title=Im YoonA joins hands with Hwang Jung Min, promising to surprise audiences with new drama|accessdate=October 13, 2020|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014141915/https://channels.vlive.tv/EBF267/vtoday/1.13303353|url-status=dead}}

=Supporting=

Son Byong-ho as Na Sung-won
Kim Jae-chul as Park Myung-hwan
Yoo Sun as Yang Yoon-kyung
Jung Joon-won as Choi Kyung-woo
Lee Ji-hoon as Yoon Sang-gyu
Kim Won-hae as Jung Se-joon
Park Ho-san as Uhm Sung-han
Lee Seung-joon as Kim Gi-ha
Baek Joo-hee as Lee Jae-eun
Choi Kang-soo as Jo Dong-wook
Kyung Soo-jin as Oh Soo-yeon
Im Sung-jae as Kang Joo-an
Lee Ji-hyun as Madame Kang
Lee Seung-woo as Hong Gyu-tae

Production

The series marks Hwang Jung-min's small screen comeback after 8 years.{{cite web|first=|last=|title=Breaking Down the Walls Between Film and Drama, Actors and Directors Must Change|url=https://www.hancinema.net/breaking-down-the-walls-between-film-and-drama-actors-and-directors-must-change-144500.html|website=HanCinema|accessdate=October 13, 2020|date=August 25, 2020}}

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = Bap is Mightier Than Pen

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11}}

| Viewers = 0.756{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00&begin_date=20201211|title=Top 10 List for TV Programs|work=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=December 12, 2020}}

|ShortSummary =

Title reference: Bap

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Gomtang Keep the Pot Boiling

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|12}}

| Viewers = 0.546{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00&begin_date=20201212|title=Top 10 List for TV Programs|work=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}

|ShortSummary =

Title reference: Gomtang

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = Farewell Soup

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|18}}

| Viewers = 0.650{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00&begin_date=20201218|title=Top 10 List for TV Programs|work=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Life is Egg

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|19}}

| Viewers = 0.550{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00&begin_date=20201219|title=Top 10 List for TV Programs|work=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|25}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = Half Seasoned, Half Fried

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|26}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Birthday Soup for Whom

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|8}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Do You Prefer Alcohol to Coffee?

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|9}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = Eel Climbs Against Mountain

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|15}}

| Viewers = 0.596{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00&begin_date=20210115|title=Top 10 List for TV Programs|work=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Beef vs. Pork

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|16}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 11

|Title = 3 Min...

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|22}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 12

|Title = Gimpap Is My Scholarship

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|23}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

Title reference: Gimbap

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 13

|Title = Jajangmyeon, Once Upon a Time in Korea

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|29}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

Title reference: Jajangmyeon

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 14

|Title = Newspaper Is Not Hangover Soup

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|30}}

| Viewers = 0.551{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00&begin_date=20210130|title=Top 10 List for TV Programs|work=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=February 9, 2021}}

|ShortSummary =

Title reference: Haejang-guk

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 15

|Title = A Fish Never Closes Its Eyes

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|5}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 16

|Title = Kimchi

|DirectedBy = Choi Gyu-sik

|WrittenBy = Kim Jung-min

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|6}}

| Viewers = N/A

|ShortSummary =

Title reference: Kimchi

|LineColor = #FFFACD

}}

Original soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Hush

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Various artists

| released = 2020

| recorded =

| genre = Soundtrack

| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}

| label = {{hlist|Dreamus|SM}}

}}

=Part 1=

{{track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10533046|title=허쉬 OST Part.1|trans-title=Hush OST Part.1|access-date=12 December 2020|website=Melon}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Say hello to me

| note1 = 당신의 안녕

| lyrics1 = Kim Yoon-joo

| music1 = {{hlist|Kim Yoon-joo|deulrejang}}

| extra1 = Rooftop Moonlight

| length1 = 3:20

}}

=Part 2=

{{track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10533142|title=허쉬 OST Part.2|trans-title=Hush OST Part.2|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Melon}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Sunset

| note1 = 노을

| lyrics1 = Yoo Gi-hwan

| music1 = Kwon Jin-won

| extra1 = Sunwoo Jung-a

| length1 = 3:32

}}

=Part 3=

{{track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|12|20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10536681|title=허쉬 OST Part.3|trans-title=Hush OST Part.3|access-date=24 January 2021|website=Melon}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = No Regret

| note1 = 이대로 괜찮을까

| lyrics1 = Yoon Sa-ra

| music1 = {{hlist|Courtney Stahl|Johan Gustafssoon|Freddy Alexander|Sebastian Lundberg}}

| extra1 = O.WHEN

| length1 = 3:51

}}

=Part 4=

{{track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2021|1|23}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10552029|title=허쉬 OST Part.4|trans-title=Hush OST Part.4|access-date=24 January 2021|website=Melon}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Walk With You

| note1 = 그대 한숨이 깊고 깊어도

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Park Kang-il|CLEF CREW}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Park Kang-il|CLEF CREW}}

| extra1 = Lee Juck

| length1 = 3:54

}}

Viewership

{{Television ratings graph

| title = Hush

| refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.

| average = y

| width = 300

| height = 200

| country = South Korea

| -

| 0.756

| 0.546

| 0.650

| 0.550

| N/A

| 0.596

| N/A

| 0.551

| N/A

}}

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+ Average TV viewership ratings
rowspan="2" \| {{abbr\|Ep.\|Episode}} ! rowspan="2" \| Original broadcast date ! colspan="2" \| Average audience share (Nielsen Korea){{cite web\|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00\|title=Nielsen Korea\|language=ko\|access-date=December 20, 2020}}
width="90" \| Nationwide	width="90" \| Seoul
1 \| December 11, 2020 \| {{color\|red\|3.384%}} {{small\|(10th)}} \| {{color\|red\|4.137%}} {{small\|(4th)}}
2 \| December 12, 2020 \| 2.574% {{small\|(10th)}} \| 3.350% {{small\|(6th)}}
3 \| December 18, 2020 \| 2.915% {{small\|(16th)}} \| rowspan="5" {{N/A\|N/A}}
4 \| December 19, 2020 \| 2.323% {{small\|(15th)}}
5 \| December 25, 2020 \| 3.162% {{small\|(16th)}}
6 \| December 26, 2020 \| 2.594% {{small\|(14th)}}
7 \| January 8, 2021 \| 2.682% {{small\|(19th)}}
8 \| January 9, 2021 \| 2.327% {{small\|(18th)}} \| 3.006% {{small\|(10th)}}
9 \| January 15, 2021 \| 2.633% {{small\|(15th)}} \| 3.085% {{small\|(9th)}}
10 \| January 16, 2021 \| {{color\|blue\|1.890%}} {{small\|(21st)}} \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|N/A}}
11 \| January 22, 2021 \| 2.208% {{small\|(20th)}}
12 \| January 23, 2021 \| 2.149% {{small\|(20th)}} \| 2.740% {{small\|(10th)}}
13 \| January 29, 2021 \| 2.350% {{small\|(18th)}} \| {{N/A\|N/A}}
14 \| January 30, 2021 \| 2.139% {{small\|(17th)}} \| 2.528% {{small\|(10th)}}
15 \| February 5, 2021 \| 2.221% {{small\|(18th)}} \| {{N/A\|N/A}}
16 \| February 6, 2021 \| 2.310% {{small\|(13th)}} \| 2.996% {{small\|(9th)}}
colspan="2" \| Average ! {{color\|green\|2.491%}} ! {{color\|green\|—}}{{efn\|Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.}}
colspan="6" \| {{small\|In the table above, the {{color\|blue\|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color\|red\|red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.}} {{small\|N/A denotes that the rating is not known.}} {{small\|This drama airs 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).}}

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+ Average TV viewership ratings

rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date

! colspan="2" | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea){{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00|title=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|access-date=December 20, 2020}}

width="90" | Nationwide

width="90" | Seoul

1

| December 11, 2020

| {{color|red|3.384%}} {{small|(10th)}}

| {{color|red|4.137%}} {{small|(4th)}}

2

| December 12, 2020

| 2.574% {{small|(10th)}}

| 3.350% {{small|(6th)}}

3

| December 18, 2020

| 2.915% {{small|(16th)}}

| rowspan="5" {{N/A|N/A}}

4

| December 19, 2020

| 2.323% {{small|(15th)}}

5

| December 25, 2020

| 3.162% {{small|(16th)}}

6

| December 26, 2020

| 2.594% {{small|(14th)}}

7

| January 8, 2021

| 2.682% {{small|(19th)}}

8

| January 9, 2021

| 2.327% {{small|(18th)}}

| 3.006% {{small|(10th)}}

9

| January 15, 2021

| 2.633% {{small|(15th)}}

| 3.085% {{small|(9th)}}

10

| January 16, 2021

| {{color|blue|1.890%}} {{small|(21st)}}

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|N/A}}

11

| January 22, 2021

| 2.208% {{small|(20th)}}

12

| January 23, 2021

| 2.149% {{small|(20th)}}

| 2.740% {{small|(10th)}}

13

| January 29, 2021

| 2.350% {{small|(18th)}}

| {{N/A|N/A}}

14

| January 30, 2021

| 2.139% {{small|(17th)}}

| 2.528% {{small|(10th)}}

15

| February 5, 2021

| 2.221% {{small|(18th)}}

| {{N/A|N/A}}

16

| February 6, 2021

| 2.310% {{small|(13th)}}

| 2.996% {{small|(9th)}}

colspan="2" | Average

! {{color|green|2.491%}}

! {{color|green|—}}{{efn|Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.}}

colspan="6" |

{{small|In the table above, the {{color|blue|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color|red|red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.}}
{{small|N/A denotes that the rating is not known.}}
{{small|This drama airs 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

References

External links

{{Official website|http://tv.jtbc.joins.com/hush}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{IMDb title|13273670}}
{{Hancinema drama|Hush}}

Category:JTBC television dramas

Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:2020 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2021 South Korean television series endings

Category:Television shows based on South Korean novels

Category:Television series by KeyEast

Category:Television series about journalism

Category:Television series about television

Category:Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Category:Television series by SLL

Category:South Korean workplace television series