It's more like an office thriller romance.
Our drama is...
calm yet breathtaking.
Ms. Jang Na Ra said it's a thriller...
because of the way she looked at me...
as she acted throughout the drama was very chilling.
(The queen of rating, Jang Na Ra is back!)
(She transforms into Deputy Head Na Jung Sun!)
I won't let go of your hand...
even at the hardest moment.
(Her happy life used to be boundless.)
(But it starts to come to pieces!)
Where are you?
I was miserable.
It was something I really didn't want to go through.
(I can only laugh.)
I was really afraid that kind of thing would happen in my life.
Is she someone I know?
No.
He makes a lot of shocking choices,
and cause a lot of trouble.
- It's not what you think. - What am I thinking?
What is it that I'm thinking?
Are you crazy?
I'll turn it back.
Just say no and I'll trust you.
(Would the text Jung Sun received really true?)
Would he have whispered his love?
(The other secrets these women have)
(A feast of secrecy that will pique the curiosity)
(And!)
(The top one percent of VIPs...)
(of the department store had been veiled.)
Limited edition.
(The identity of VIP customers will be revealed!)
(The VIP team deals with the uppermost class.)
(And the mystery game begins...)
(to find "my man" from the team.)
(Private office melodrama)
(The Furtive Glance)
Deputy Head Na Jung Sun...
of the VIP team has been content with her life.
One day, she receives a shocking text message...
from someone anonymous.
It says that her husband is having an affair.
Would Jung Sun be able to put the storm to rest in her mind...
and return to her happy life?
At this point, I'd like to introduce the VIP team...
of Seongwun Department Store...
where Jung Sun and her husband, Sung Jun works.
(Na Jung Sun/Jang Na Ra Deputy head of the VIP team)
(Park Sung Jun/Lee Sang Yun The head of the VIP team)
(Lee Hyun Ah/Lee Chung Ah, Song Mi Na/Kwak Sun Young)
(On Yu Ri/Pyo Ye Jin, Ma Sang Woo/Shin Jae Ha)
Na Jung Sun, the woman who finds out her husband's secret.
Ms. Kim Jin Ah is very sensitive about the size.
(Grasping customers' tastes is basic to her!)
(She checks the surroundings carefully for comfortable shopping.)
Stop doing this, for pity's sake!
If I describe her, not me,
in one word, she's attractive.
Na Jung Sun is a very attractive woman.
She has an outstanding capacity.
(When things are about to go bleak by an unexpected sudden event,)
We can't let Myungil get the start.
I'll go.
Wish me good luck.
Be careful.
She's very professional,
smart,
(Pyo Ye Jin as On Yu Ri)
and envious.
She's the person everyone looks up to.
(Your husband is having an affair with someone in your team.)
If it was me, I'd run straight to my lawyer.
(Jang Na Ra as Na Jung Sun)
Actually, I don't have enough courage...
to face the conflict for a long time.
I don't have the guts and strength to face it.
While we inspect the site,
we found that the customer using the service was...
(She's very strict when she's working.)
Weren't I so cool just now?
(But she turns cute in front of a man she loves!)
I think you kind of fell in love with me.
(Jung Sun's life has shattered all of a sudden.)
In our drama, Na Jung Sun can't...
help but to have a big emotional change.
She has a lot of ups and downs.
But she expresses it in very tiny pieces, actually.
Her emotional change works in a very delicate way.
It was hard.
It was really difficult.
(Na Jung Sun/Jang Na Ra Deputy head of the VIP team)
(Park Sung Jun/Lee Sang Yun The head of the VIP team)
(Lee Hyun Ah/Lee Chung Ah, Song Mi Na/Kwak Sun Young)
(On Yu Ri/Pyo Ye Jin, Ma Sang Woo/Shin Jae Ha)
Park Sung Jun who hides secrets from his wife.
(He's a romantist who takes care of his wife's breakfast.)
You'd better be getting up now.
- Are you ready to go already? - I've got work to do.
Get ready.
He has only one person in his mind and never wavers.
And he marries that person...
and loves that person.
Such aspects of him may...
come as a fantasy to women,
at least that's what I think.
If this goes well,
I'm planning to put you on the board.
(The vice-president has a strong trust in Sung Jun.)
He has the ability to do his job quietly.
And people prefer a man of substance...
to a man who acts up.
Sung Jun seems to be a perfect man,
but he has an unspeakable secret.
Late at night, Sung Jun gets a text from someone...
and he goes somewhere.
What would be the truth Sung Jun is trying to hide?
(What is the truth Sung Jun is trying to hide?)
(Lee Hyun Ah/Lee Chung Ah)
Lee Hyun Ah is a flamboyant single who never worries about the money.
Hyun Ah seems...
very cold and arrogant on the outside.
But she is the person with a passion...
on her inside.
She joined the company with Jung Sun,
and Sung Jun is her university alumni.
This is the list of merchandise for the trunk show.
(The trunk show is a fashion show for the minority,)
(which is held mainly for the top consumers.)
Since the target audience is in their 10s and 20s,
I'll select newtro styled casual wear rather than formal wear.
And why don't we match...
popular items like Ugly Sneakers?
(Hyun Ah captivates her customers with a superb fashion sense.)
The VIP team is a department that deals with the top VIP,
and VVIP consumers of the department store.
So Hyun Ah wears clothes...
that could be seen in fashion shows,
and I had a lot of fun.
Since Hyun Ah was born rich,
her unique fashion is also one...
of the hidden attractions of this drama.
However,
mysterious men come looking for her.
Ms. Lee Hyun Ah?
Yes, that's me.
Are you the daughter of Han Sook Ja?
You just have to pay for her.
What has happened to Hyun Ah?
I'm sorry.
(A crisis suddenly hits her!)
Will Hyun Ah be able to restore her battered pride?
(Will Hyun Ah be able to restore her battered pride?)
(Song Mi Na/Kwak Sun Young)
Song Mi Na is a working mother...
who wants to be good at both work and parenting.
This man...
who sneaks in late at night like a thief is...
Mi Na's husband, Byung Hoon.
I can't stand it anymore.
What?
I'm leaving.
(Mi Na eventually announces to leave.)
I've been struggling so hard alone as a working mom.
Now it's your turn to do the same alone.
Her life as a mother is precious to her...
but she also wants to live as "Song Mi Na".
And because she can't give up that life,
she endures...
and do her utmost to survive.
You've been the junior assistant for six years now.
(Mi Na has been left out from her promotion every year.)
I know.
Hello?
Hey, honey.
Our department is having a get-together.
(But all her husband talks about is a get-together.)
Just bear me once.
I'm coming.
I should be going.
Just today, all right?
Yes!
We took a scene which Mi Na nags...
and pushes her husband...
after he's back from a get-together.
And I thought the married life...
for Sun Young's actual husband wouldn't...
be so easy for him.
You know it shows in her acting.
Mi Na.
What kind of decision will she make in the face of reality...
that she can't give up?
(What would be her decision between work and parenting?)
(On Yu Ri/Pyo Ye Jin)
On Yu Ri has been assigned...
to the VIP team from working at a free-sample stand.
A new member will be assigned to our team today.
Yu Ri is...
a rookie who's just been assigned to the VIP team...
after living through all sorts of hardships.
Who's she?
She was assigned today.
So is the rumor true?
What rumor?
She used to work...
(The rumor spreads quickly within the company.)
Is she the one?
The one vice-president hired.
(She hears people's backbiting.)
Because women get promoted if they flirt.
I feel bad for Yu ri...
so I want to give her a hug.
She's the character that makes me want to help her.
Yu Ri comes to a determination and goes to her boss.
I'm aware of the fact...
that not only the deputy head...
but everyone hates me.
But I cannot...
back out.
(What will her future be like...)
(when she's on the brink of a precipice?)
(Ma Sang Woo/Shin Jae Ha)
Ma Sang Woo is slow-witted but full of curiosity.
What is a mystery shopper?
You pretend to be a customer...
(The VIP team members are assigned with their tasks.)
Like a spy.
Ms. Lee, can't I go too?
I hear people lined up...
in front of the venue a day before.
What about our office?
See you later.
(This rookie is more interested in his immediate interests.)
Let's go.
The viewers will notice...
when the drama is aired.
He's really a trouble maker.
Also,
he has slow wits.
(He catches the gossip faster than anyone else.)
(Totally slow-witted)
Mr. Ma.
Will you bring me the last six months of branch profitability?
Sure.
(He never forgets to update the new rumor!)
What is...
(Nosy Sang Woo's company survival story)
I think he's really a cute rookie.
And it looks like...
he has studied hard his way up,
but I think that's all he can go.
Female members of the VIP team are involved...
with Jung Sun's husband, Sung Jun for different reasons.
And Sung Jun feels...
an unexpected jolt in that situation.
What would be the end of Jung Sun's pursuit of truth?
Maybe the answer can be found...
within their daily lives.
Let's take a look at the key scenes of VIP.
These are the highlights.
I used to believe...
(Her normal life is destroyed all of a sudden.)
that my love is different from that or others.
(Jung Sun and Sung Jun first fell in love at the office.)
It's ruined.
I'm sorry.
I'll bring you prettier ones next time.
All I can show you right now is...
my love for you.
But...
(With an austere proposal, the two tied the knot.)
What would you do if you die tomorrow?
I don't know.
(And
My hubby.
(One day, Jung Sun receives a text message.)
(Your husband is having an affair with someone in your team.)
(The VIP team deals with the uppermost VIP customers.)
Only regular customers should stand in line to purchase things.
(The world that only the VIPs could enjoy is revealed.)
To simply put, our job is...
(Meet the demands of the VIP customers.)
It's great.
(The VIP team moves whenever and wherever the VIPs' needs are.)
Please sum up the situation.
Ms. Hwang In Ok wants to get...
these shoes with the model number NDRX4...
by six in this evening.
What the customers want is to get what they want...
by the time they want.
And our job is to satisfy their demands.
Hello! Finally, the trunk show, the most luxurious event,
will be held in the department store today.
This week, we'll conduct the inspection on the VIP service.
Firstly, the concierge service inspection will...
- be Ms. Na's charge. - Okay.
(Who on earth sent that message?)
(Sung Jun and Hyun Ah have secret conversations.)
Hyun Ah.
I had an argument with Sung Jun lately.
But this time is different from the other times.
I feel like something is broken between us.
So I don't know what to do.
Split up.
(What's Hyun Ah's secret?)
(Mi Na tries to run away from the harsh reality.)
Please go to W Hotel.
(At that time, Sung Jun also goes somewhere in a taxi.)
Sir.
(And Jung Sun follows Sung Jun.)
(I'm on my way there.)
(Where are they headed for?)
Mi Na.
Have you felt the same as me?
Someone whom I've believed I knew very well...
suddenly looks like a total stranger.
Well...
Maybe, having a belief....
that you know someone...
very well itself can be wrong in the first place.
(What's Mi Na's secret?)
This is On Yu Ri.
She's assigned to our team as of today.
Hello, I'm On Yu Ri.
She used to work at a free-sample stand here, right?
(Yu Ri is assigned to the VIP team from the grocery section.)
I didn't know...
that the world was such a kind place.
I had to earn a living since high school.
(Countless rumors about Yu Ri)
I failed to keep my place.
(Yu Ri visits the hotel with totally different new looks.)
(What's Yu Ri's secret?)
(Can I go there now?)
(She's looking for Sung Jun desperately at late night.)
(Head of the VIP team, Park Sung Jun)
(Can I go there now?)
(And Hyun Ah is headed for somewhere.)
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(Jung Sun hopes there's just a misunderstanding.)
Jung Sun.
(What's Sung Jun's secret?)
I should've not seen it.
I'm scared.
(Will they be able to go back to the time when nothing happened?)
Drama VIP has an unusual genre...
which is private office melodrama.
The characters in the drama all have a secret...
in order to hide their painful past.
Let me show you the tips...
to enjoy the drama better.
The first tip to enjoy VIP.
(Tips to enjoy VIP)
The well-knit script that fascinated the actors.
It was so interesting.
As soon as I received it,
I read it at a stretch for a few hours.
I called the director and asked what happens after what I read.
Right after I finished reading it, I called the director...
and said I really wanted to take part in the drama.
Welcome home.
The first point you can empathize with.
The daughter-in-law who is flustered by her mother-in-law...
who turns up unannounced in her place.
What?
They had a fight...
(A husband who whines more than his kids)
The second point you can empathize with.
The wife who's frustrated by her husband...
who's more immature than their kids.
I'll tell your dad to cook tteokbokki.
It's our third time, so we're meant to be together.
But as you don't want to admit it, let's just say it's the second time.
I still have time to persuade you.
As the main stage of the drama is the workplace,
those who work can relate to the characters.
Oh, dear.
(A flat rejection to her colleague who tries to flirt with her)
You'd better know what "No" means.
Stop acting up.
VIP is full of episodes that everyone has experienced.
She's so attractive.
I found the script fascinating...
because it's honest and straightforward.
And everyone has secrets...
and personal stories,
and that really captured my heart.
So,
to sum up,
Assistant Manager Jeong got caught about the affair with a colleague.
(Private office and mystery melodrama)
Throw out your prejudice that nice people don't cheat.
I'd say it's a drama that exposes the nature of people...
which is hidden inside.
I think it'll be a new type of drama as the ordinary plot is...
woven in a very original way.
We don't live far from each other, but it didn't rain.
(Jung Sun decides to turn a blind eye to her husband's deviation.)
Did Mi Na move to another town?
No.
But yesterday...
(But!)
So I thought you moved.
(Situations that confuses Jung Sun)
What did you forget?
Although not everyone has gone through what happens...
between Sung Jun and Jung Sun,
those who have been there will totally understand us.
In the drama, Jung Sun struggles to find out...
the lady of her husband.
(Jung Sun gets closer to the door of secrets to find out the truth.)
I believe VIP also has some aspects of the genre called a thriller.
The situations and the atmosphere depict...
the thrilling features well.
If you follow Jung Sun's journey...
to find out others' secrets, you can enjoy it better.
It'd be more fun if you follow the clues...
with Jung Sun as she looks for the lady of her husband.
The second tip to enjoy VIP.
The life of the uppermost class in Korea.
I heard that there are VIP customers in department stores.
But I didn't know if there were teams just for the VIPs...
until I got the script.
Are you a VIP customer of department stores?
No.
I'm a VIP customer of marts.
Showrooms and even yacht service are prepared just for VIPs.
Special places only for VIPs shown every episode will...
capture the viewers' eyes.
Hello.
Ma'am, you're wearing the dress you purchased the other day.
(Special service just for a small number of VVIPs)
But my husband thinks it's a rag that costs 10,000 dollars.
How embarrassing.
- Men never understand our fashion. - Tell me about it.
Moreover, if the VIPs want,
they go everywhere with the products.
What about other shoes...
If I needed something else, I would've asked for it.
I heard that the sales they get from one VVIP are...
equivalent to the annual sales from 1,000 ordinary customers.
And I realized that there's a different world.
I think it'd be also interesting to take a glimpse...
at what's going on in another world.
To come up with a well-made drama,
the shooting started in May.
There are only six days left...
until the drama is introduced to the viewers.
I wonder how the shooting process went,
so I covered the actors and actresses in the field.
The jolly behind-the-scenes of VIP.
(The behind-the-scenes of VIP)
(Script reading)
The first script reading session is scheduled today.
The actors and actresses arrive one by one.
Hello.
(VIP actors and actresses arrive one by one.)
By the way, who is this guy that looks rough?
That's right.
This is Mr. Park who transforms into a new man after he's paid.
I mean, it's Lee Sang Yun.
We got together for script reading for the first time,
and I'd been really nervous until I got here.
But she's no longer nervous.
Along with Jang Na Ra who plays Na Jung Sun,
all the actors are perfectly absorbed in their roles.
From personal showrooms to trunk showrooms,
the actors also have never experienced the lives of the VIPs.
Reading the script,
I was surprised that they prepare so many different events...
and provide special services for VIPs.
And I could hear them laughing...
all the time in the filming site.
It's for everyone, including you.
The mood is incredibly good.
I almost thought: "How could everything go so well?"
I even want to brag about it.
The atmosphere is perfect.
When actors need to concentrate on specific emotions,
everyone in the field pays great attention for them,
so the shooting progressed rapidly.
Jang Na Ra and Lee Sang Yun are married in the drama.
Unlike they go through a dramatic change of heart in the drama,
they're more like close friends in the site.
But there's a problem because they're so close.
She cracks up whenever she sees Sang Yun,
so the shooting was halted several times.
Sang Yun also bursts into laughter as he sees Na Ra.
I'm a very reserved person. So, in order to overcome it,
I told her we should not use honorifics to each other.
As we're the same age, I felt more comfortable.
He was very considerate...
and he tried hard to take care of me a lot...
while shooting.
So acting with him was very comfortable.
Then how would she be like without Sang Yun?
(Blooper)
Gosh. I'm sorry.
(Blooper again)
Can we start over? I'm sorry.
Something is wrong with me today.
(Where's my friend Sang Yun?)
What awaits these close friends is a kiss scene.
Let's try to look natural.
Then it won't be used for the actual airing.
What do you mean?
- We shouldn't be too realistic. - Wait.
(They start shooting the kiss scene.)
(They're fired up as if they've been waiting for this.)
(The last is a cute kiss.)
- Cut. Okay! - Okay!
(It was just a part of acting, but they feel shy.)
Goodness.
Just by watching them shooting, I can already feel the sweetness.
What Sang Yun needs right now are sweet treats.
(He must've been exhausted.)
He also eats some prop food during a break.
His friend Jang Na Ra also eats a lot.
At a restaurant they went to shoot a get-together,
she enjoys the meat prepared as props.
It's good.
And there's a secret that's revealed during shooting.
Na Ra has been known as the queen of rating.
But she turned out to be a jelly buff as well.
Na Ra loves jelly,
so she shares it with others.
(Na Ra and Chung Ah are friends in the drama.)
Na Ra and Chung Ah joined the department store...
at the same time.
They got as close as real friends during shooting.
Although Chung Ah is younger than me,
she's such a reliable person to me...
while shooting together and even when we're not shooting.
I even felt sad when the shooting was over.
Most actors share the emotions of the characters they play.
While shooting the scene where we have conversations,
the real persona of Na Ra and Chung Ah were gone,
and we were talking to each other as the drama characters.
We both said this when we were in the middle of shooting.
"It's so great to act together."
VIP shooting started at the end of spring.
(The story of the VIP team they created with a passion)
The five-month-long journey is over,
and it's time to meet the viewers.
A story about 0.1 percent of the uppermost class?
I think 1 percent is too much, so 0.1 percent would be appropriate.
It's like onions.
It's not over until it's over.
Please watch how far it goes.
It's about people going the full distance.
All the characters work really hard.
They go to the last to achieve their goals.
If it reaches 15 percent of the rating...
There's nothing special I can do.
What about I wear an outfit and a cap...
specially designed for VIP...
in the opening scene of "All The Butlers"?
Would it be weird if I wear something that has "15 percent"?
- Would I look like a weirdo? - That sounds fun.
VIP is much more luxurious, fierce,
and hot than I expected.
I can confidently say...
that you'll find the drama interesting as you've waited long.
We did our best and enjoyed...
the shooting.
Please wait a bit more.
Various stories you can relate to...
and find a great consolation are prepared.
The first airing is around the corner.
All of us prepared it...
for a long time and put our utmost efforts into it.
The story would be interesting and moving.
You are our VIPs.
We'll serve you with the best. Please watch it.
Thank you.
The whole shooting took a little longer than five months.
We filmed every scene with great people...
in wonderful conditions.
As we did our best,
I'm sure the output would be also the best.
Just like other drama teams,
we worked really hard too.
I also think you'd be able to find new charms in the drama.
Please watch it from the first to the last episode.
I believe you'll all enjoy the drama.
Please show us a lot of love.
(Episode 1 of VIP will be aired next week.)
Private office melodrama, VIP.
(VIP, (Jang Na Ra, Lee Sang Yun,)
(Lee Chung Ah, Kwak Sun Young, Pyo Ye Jin, and Shin Jae Ha)