A slice-of-life story about five girls who live together in a sharehouse called "Belle Epoque" and how they connect over the growing pains in their youth. It is based on the issues that younger generations are likely to face in South Korea.
"My Dream is to Be an Office Worker #ProofofPoverty"
내 꿈은 회사원이다 #가난의 증명
July 30, 2016 (2016-07-30)
5
5
"The Reason For Loving Someone, The Reason For Not Loving Someone #MenandWomen"
누군가를 사랑하려는 이유, 혹은 사랑하지 않으려는 이유 #남과 여
August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)
6
6
"In Retrospect, It Was Foreshadowing #StartingPoint"
알고 나면 그날의 일은 복선이 된다 #시발점
August 6, 2016 (2016-08-06)
7
7
"I'm Someone Who Shouldn't Be Happy #SleepParalysis"
나는 행복하면 안 되는 사람입니다 #가위
August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
8
8
"Hope, That Damn Hope #SuspiciousMan"
희망, 그 빌어먹을 놈의 희망 #수상한 남자
August 13, 2016 (2016-08-13)
9
9
"If You Stay in Your Place, You Won't Get Lost #Shoes"
제 자리에 서 있으면 길을 잃지 않는다 #구두
August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
10
10
"We Believe Because We Want to Believe #Lie"
우리는 믿고 싶어서 믿는다 #거짓말
August 20, 2016 (2016-08-20)
11
11
"If You Watch Closely, Everyone Has Special Circumstances #Earrings"
알고 보면 모두가 특별한 사연들 #귀걸이
August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
12
12
"Even So, Life Goes On #Aftermath"
그래도 삶은 계속된다 #후유증
August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)
Season 2 (2017)
No. overall
No. in season
English title
Korean title
Original air date
13
1
"Angry Over Small Things #TheWorldofUs"
나는 작은 것에 열 받는다 #우리들
August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
14
2
"Coward #TheStranger"
나는 겁쟁이다 #이방인
August 26, 2017 (2017-08-26)
15
3
"Decide to Hate #CrimeandPunishment"
나는 널 미워하기로 마음먹었다 #죄와벌
September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
16
4
"To Survive #TheSelfishGene"
나는 살아남았다 #이기적 유전자
September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02)
17
5
"Wavering Heart #FirstLove"
나는 마음 갈대와 같도다 #첫사랑
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
18
6
"I'm a Miracle #InSearchofLostTime"
나는 기적이다 #잃어버린 시간을 찾아서
September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)
19
7
"Center of the World #TheScarletLetter"
나는 세상의 중심이었다 #주홍 글씨
September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
20
8
"Self-Dishonesty #Confessions"
나는 나를 부정한다 #고백
September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)
21
9
"Wounds #ParadiseLost"
나는 상처가 되었다 #실낙원
September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
22
10
"Might Be Me #TheSenseofanEnding"
나일지도 모른다 #확률
September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)
23
11
"Betraying Oneself #Disgrace"
나는 나를 배신했다 #추락
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
24
12
"Affirming Oneself #StandbyMe"
나는 나를 긍정한다 #스탠바이미
September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)
25
13
"Seeing Oneself #AllthePrettyHorses"
나는 나를 보았다 #모두 다 예쁜 말들
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
26
14
"Their Mirrors #SoLongSeeYouTomorrow"
그들은 그들의 거울이 있다 #안녕 내일 또 만나
October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)
Production
On February 16, 2017, the series was renewed for a second season.[6][7] It was announced that Ryu Hwa-young would only make a cameo appearance, and that a new actress would be cast as the fifth girl of the Belle Epoque.[19]
Originally, it was expected that all five main roles would be the same from the previous season. However, early on Ryu Hwa-young was removed from the main cast due to her being exposed as a bully in T-ara.[20] Instead, a new character, Jo Eun, was created to fill the five-person dynamic of the show. Park Hye-soo was also supposed to be part of the main cast, but due to a scheduling conflict, she stepped down from the role. Unlike Ryu Hwa-young, this happened late into pre-production and it was decided that another actress would play her character Yoo Eun-jae; Ji Woo was cast.[21]
Onew was originally cast in the role of Kwon Ho-chang, but he stepped down in light of controversy surrounding him ten days before the drama's premiere, and was replaced with Lee Yoo-jin.[22]
Ratings
Average TV viewership ratings (season 1)
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
TNmS
Nationwide
1
July 22, 2016
1.310%
0.9%
2
July 23, 2016
0.473%
1.0%
3
July 29, 2016
0.911%
1.4%
4
July 30, 2016
0.807%
0.9%
5
August 5, 2016
0.788%
1.5%
6
August 6, 2016
1.279%
1.6%
7
August 12, 2016
1.361%
1.5%
8
August 13, 2016
1.373%
1.6%
9
August 19, 2016
1.752%
2.8%
10
August 20, 2016
1.265%
1.4%
11
August 26, 2016
2.508%
2.5%
12
August 27, 2016
2.122%
2.2%
Average
1.329%
1.6%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama aired 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).
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.
This drama aired 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).
^The members of PENTAGON who played the members of the boy group Asgard alongside Ahn Woo-yeon are: Kino (Main Dancer, Vocalist, Sub Rapper and Face of the Group), Shinwon (Vocalist), Jinho (Main Vocalist), Yeo One (Lead Vocalist), Yuto (Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer and Sub Vocalist) and Wooseok (Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist and Maknae, i.e. the youngest member of PENTAGON).
^Park Ki-young (April 22, 2017). [공식입장] JTBC "'청춘시대2', '품위녀' 후속 확정..8월 방송" [[Official] JTBC "'Age of Youth' to air after 'Woman of Dignity'... August broadcast"]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2017.