Mystic Pop-up Bar[2] (Korean: 쌍갑포차) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Yook Sung-jae and Choi Won-young.[3] Based on the Daum webtoon Twin Tops Bar by Bae Hye-soo,[4] it is the first series to air on JTBC's Wednesday–Thursday time slot in eight years.[5] The series aired from May 20 to June 25, 2020.[6][7]
Mystic Pop-up Bar | |
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Hangul | 쌍갑포차 |
Hanja | 雙甲布車 |
Literal meaning | Twin Tops Bar |
Revised Romanization | Ssanggappocha |
Genre | |
Based on | Twin Tops Bar by Bae Hye-soo |
Written by | Ha Yoon-ah |
Directed by | Jeon Chang-geun |
Starring | |
Music by | Gaemi |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Oh Hwan-min |
Producer | Kim Bo-kyung |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production companies | |
Budget | ₩8.6 billion[1] |
Original release | |
Network | JTBC |
Release | May 20 June 25, 2020 | –
Mystic Pop-up Bar tells the story of a mysterious pojangmacha (outdoor drinking establishment) run by an ill-tempered woman named Weol-ju (Hwang Jung-eum), an innocent part-time employee named Han Kang-bae (Yook Sung-jae), and a former afterlife detective known as Chief Gwi (Choi Won-young) who visit customers in their dreams to help resolve their problems.[8] Kang-bae has a unique ability that is useful to Weol-ju - with a touch, he can make people pour out all their troubles. This is very useful to Weol-ju who needs to settle the grudges of 100,000 souls.
The first script reading took place in August 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[10]
Filming began in September 2019 and ended on February 28, 2020.[11]
Mystic Pop-up Bar OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | 2020 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label |
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Dive" |
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| Jung Jin-woo | 3:23 |
2. | "Dive" (Inst.) |
| 3:23 | ||
Total length: | 6:46 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Love Resembles Memories" (사랑은 추억을 닮아서) | Gaemi |
| Yook Sung-jae (BtoB) | 3:47 |
2. | "Love Resembles Memories" (Inst.) |
| 3:47 | ||
Total length: | 7:34 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I'll Be" | Chansline |
| Ben | 3:59 |
2. | "I'll Be" (Inst.) |
| 3:59 | ||
Total length: | 7:58 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "When We Were Together" (우리가 함께했던 날들) |
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| Jo Hyun-ah (Urban Zakapa) | 3:44 |
2. | "When We Were Together" (Inst.) |
| 3:44 | ||
Total length: | 7:28 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I'll Take You to Tomorrow" (내일에 바래다줄게) | yoda | Gaemi | DMEANOR | 3:43 |
2. | "I'll Take You to Tomorrow" (Inst.) | Gaemi | 3:43 | ||
Total length: | 7:26 |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | 808 | N/A | 854 | N/A | 698 | 572 | 688 | 646 | 715 | 690 | 651 | 827 | N/A |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[13] | |||
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
1 | May 20, 2020 | 3.610% | 4.186% | ||
2 | May 21, 2020 | 1.884% | — | ||
3 | May 27, 2020 | 3.672% | 3.914% | ||
4 | May 28, 2020 | 1.557% | — | ||
5 | June 3, 2020 | 3.141% | 3.769% | ||
6 | June 4, 2020 | 2.485% | — | ||
7 | June 10, 2020 | 3.237% | 3.562% | ||
8 | June 11, 2020 | 2.941% | 2.990% | ||
9 | June 17, 2020 | 3.139% | 3.076% | ||
10 | June 18, 2020 | 3.009% | 3.095% | ||
11 | June 24, 2020 | 2.782% | 3.216% | ||
12 | June 25, 2020 | 3.558% | 3.603% | ||
Average | 2.918% | —[a] | |||
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