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Numbers (South Korean TV series)

Numbers (Korean: 넘버스: 빌딩숲의 감시자들) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Myung-soo, Choi Jin-hyuk, Choi Min-soo, Yeonwoo, and Kim Yoo-ri. It aired on MBC TV from June 23 to July 29, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST).[6] It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Viki and Viu in selected regions.[7][8][9]

Numbers
Promotional poster
Hangul
넘버스: 빌딩숲의 감시자들
Hanja
넘버스: 빌딩숲의 監視자들
Literal meaningNumbers: Building Forest's Surveillant
Revised RomanizationNeombeoseu: bildingsup-ui gamsijadeul
McCune–ReischauerNŏmbŏsŭ: piltingsup'ŭi kamshijadŭl
Genre
Developed byHong Seok-woo (planning)[4]
Written by
Directed byKim Chil-bong[5]
Starring
Music byGaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerShin Cheol[4]
Producers
  • Kim Young-seop[4]
  • Jeon Sang-gyun[4]
  • Kim Dong-jun[4]
  • Lee Dae-yong[4]
  • Lee Young-min[4]
Running time70 minutes[3]
Production companies
  • Tiger Studio[6]
  • A2Z Entertainment[6]
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseJune 23 (2023-06-23) –
July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29)

Synopsis

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Numbers tells the various stories that unfold within an accounting firm. It revolves around an accountant with a high school diploma, who fights against injustice.[1][10]

Cast

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Main

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  • Kim Myung-soo as Jang Ho-woo: the first and only high school-educated accountant to join the Taeil Accounting Firm, one of the nation's four big accounting firms.[11]
  • Choi Jin-hyuk as Han Seung-jo: a senior manager at Taeil Accounting Firm who has a good family background and graduated from a prestigious university.[3]
  • Choi Min-soo as Han Je-gyun: Seung-jo's father who is the vice president of Taeil Accounting Firm.[12]
  • Yeonwoo as Jin Yeon-ah: a senior associate at Taeil Accounting Firm.[12]
  • Kim Yoo-ri as Jang Ji-soo / Joyce: Seung-jo's ex-girlfriend who is the manager of Hong Kong private equity fund C-level.[13][14]

Supporting

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Taeil Accounting Firm Deal Department

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  • Lee Sung-yeol as Shim Hyung-woo: director of the department.[15]
  • Choi Jung-woo as Yang Jae-hwan: a department manager.[16]
  • Park Hwan-hee as Son Hye-won: a senior associate.[17]
  • Seo Eun-woo as Eun Seok-min: a senior manager.[13]
  • Shin Woo-gyeom as Woo Sang-hyun: a department manager.[18]
  • Bae Geu-rin as Jung Si-young: a senior associate.[19]
  • Yang Jae-hyun as Do Ji-hoon: a new accountant.[13]
  • Park Kyung-soon as Wang Kyung-tae: a new accountant.[13]

Taeil Accounting Firm Audit Department

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  • Kim Young-jae as Kang Hyun: a senior manager.[20]
  • Bae Hae-sun as Ahn Seung-yeon: vice president of the department.[21]
  • Han Gyu-won as Kim Jong-ok: a department manager.[22]
  • Kim Jung-joo as Park Dong-ho: a department manager.[23]
  • Seo Young-soo as Jo Byeong-guk: a senior associate.[13]
  • Lee Ki-chang as Choi Kyung-il: a senior associate.[24]

People around Ho-woo

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  • Do Yeon-jin as Song Yeo-jin: Ho-woo's childhood friend who is a police officer.[25]
  • Kim Sun-bin as Gong Hee-sam: Ho-woo's childhood friend and current housemate.[26]
  • Nam Myeong-ryeol as Jang In-ho: CEO of Haebit Construction.[13]
  • Seong Byung-sook as Ong Cheon-ja: Ho-woo's grandmother who is the owner of Pride Restaurant.[13]

Sang-ah Group

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  • Jung Hae-kyun as Lee Chan-joo: the chairman of Sang-ah Group.[13]
  • Joo Byung-ha as Lee Bo-sung: Chan-joo's son.[13]
  • Jo Hee-bong as Chief Koo: the representative of People's Entertainment.[27]

Jisan Bank

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  • Kang Shin-il as Jin Tae-soo: Yeon-ah's father who is the president of Jisan Bank.[13]
  • Kim Kyul as Jung Jae-gi: the director of Jisan Bank's review department.[13]
  • Son In-yong as Ma Hang-sik: the director of Jisan Bank's credit management department.[13]

Production

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The series was tentatively titled Accounting Firm (회계법인; Hoegyebeob-in).[28]

Viewership

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Numbers : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
123456789101112
1735651763569661N/AN/AN/A567N/A512N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[29]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[29] TNmS[30]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 June 23, 2023 4.4% (10th) 4.4% (9th) 3.5% (17th)
2 June 24, 2023 4.0% (11th) 4.0% (9th) N/A
3 June 30, 2023 4.7% (11th) 4.4% (9th) 3.7% (20th)
4 July 1, 2023 3.2% (18th) 3.0% (18th) N/A
5 July 7, 2023 3.8% (15th) 3.6% (13th) 3.7% (16th)
6 July 8, 2023 3.2% (22nd) 3.2% (20th) N/A
7 July 14, 2023 3.0% (23rd) N/A
8 July 15, 2023 2.8% (30th)
9 July 21, 2023 3.3% (18th) 3.1% (17th)
10 July 22, 2023 2.4% (30th) N/A
11 July 28, 2023 3.0% (17th) 3.0% (14th)
12 July 29, 2023 2.4% (29th) N/A
Average 3.4% —[a] —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
MBC Drama Awards 2023 Best Character Award Choi Min-soo Nominated [31]
Best New Actress Do Yeon-jin [ko] Nominated [32]
Best Supporting Actress Bae Hae-sun Nominated [33]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Yeonwoo Nominated [34]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kim Myung-soo Nominated [35]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee Gyu-lee (February 20, 2023). "Kim Myung-Soo, Yeonwoo to star in new MBC series". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hwang So-young (June 22, 2023). "'넘버스' 첫방 D-1, 김명수·최진혁 밝힌 관전 포인트" (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Naver.
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  4. ^ a b c d e f g "프로그램 소개" [Program Introduction]. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Kim Kyung-hee (February 9, 2023). "'넘버스' 김명수-최진혁, 범상치 않은 존재감의 캐스팅 라인업 완성!" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
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  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "등장인물" [Characters]. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  14. ^ Yoo Jung-min (April 12, 2023). "김유리, '감시자들' 안방극장 컴백...김명수x최진혁x최민수와 호흡 '기대↑" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (February 9, 2023). "인피니트 이성열, '넘버스' 출연…김명수와 호흡" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
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  17. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (June 14, 2023). "박환희, MBC '넘버스' 합류…다층적 캐릭터 기대" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (March 22, 2023). "신우겸, MBC '넘버스' 출연 확정…김명수와 훈훈 케미 예고" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Yoo Jung-min (June 23, 2023). "배그린, MBC '넘버스' 출연 확정…실리적 회계사 정시영役" [Bae Geu-rin, MBC 'Numbers' casting confirmed...will play practical accountant Jung Si-young] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (March 2, 2023). "김영재, '넘버스' 출연 확정…김명수·최진혁·최민수와 호흡" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Kim Hyun-jeong (March 10, 2023). "'일타 전도연 언니' 배해선, '넘버스 : 빌딩숲의 감시자들' 합류" (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Yoo Jung-min (April 6, 2023). "한규원, MBC '넘버스' 출연 확정…회계사 김종옥役" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Choi Na-young (March 28, 2023). "신예 김정주, MBC '넘버스' 전격 캐스팅..김명수-최진혁과 연기호흡" (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Lee Jeong-hyeok (June 13, 2023). "신예 이기창, 23일 첫 방송 MBC '넘버스' 출연 확정…신스틸러 활약 예고!" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  25. ^ Lee Ho-young (February 23, 2023). "도연진, MBC 새 드라마 '넘버스'로 김명수와 호흡 [공식입장]" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  26. ^ Kim Soo-jin (February 21, 2023). "김선빈, MBC 새 드라마 '넘버스' 출연" (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Naver.
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  28. ^ Gong Young-joo (November 29, 2022). "[단독] 최진혁, MBC '회계법인' 주인공" (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  29. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 8, 2023. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 14, 2023. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 15, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 21, 2023. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10, 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 22, 2023. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 28, 2023. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  30. ^ TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). TNmS. June 24, 2023. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). TNmS. July 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). TNmS. July 8, 2023. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Break News.
  31. ^ Kim, Hyun-jeong (December 30, 2023). "이 정도로 욕 먹을 줄은"...'연인' 김종태, 베스트 캐릭터상 [MBC 연기대상] ["I never thought I'd be humiliated so much"...'My Dearest' Kim Jong-tae, Best Character [MBC Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Naver.
  32. ^ Cha, Hye-rin (December 30, 2023). [2023 MBC 연기대상] '연인' 박정연-'열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐' 주현영, 女신인상 수상 [[2023 MBC Drama Awards] 'My Dearest' Park Jung-yeon and 'The Story of Park's Marriage Contract' Joo Hyun-young Wins Rookie of the Year Award]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  33. ^ Kim, Hyun-jeong (December 30, 2023). '결혼' 차청화, 조연상 "♥자기 행복하게 살자" [MBC 연기대상] ['Marriage' Cha Chung-hwa, Best Supporting Actor "♥Let's Live Happily Ever After" [MBC Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Naver.
  34. ^ Cha, Hye-rin (December 30, 2023). [2023 MBC 연기대상] '우수연기상' 男 배인혁-女 박규영, "성숙한 배우 되겠다" 다짐 [[2023 MBC Drama Awards] 'Outstanding Actor Award' Bae In-hyuk and Park Gyu-young, vowing to "become a mature actor"]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  35. ^ Cha, Hye-rin (December 30, 2023). [2023 MBC 연기대상] '조선변호사' 우도환, 최우수연기상 수상 "이루는 것보다 지키는 것이 어려워" [[2023 MBC Drama Awards] 'Joseon Attorney' Woo Do-hwan Wins Best Actor Award: "It's harder to keep than to achieve"]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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