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Room No. 9

Room No. 9 (Korean: 나인룸; RR: Naillum) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-sun, Kim Hae-sook and Kim Young-kwang. It aired on tvN from October 6 to November 25, 2018, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST).[2][3][4]

Room No. 9
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Room 9
  • Room N9
Hangul
나인룸
Literal meaningRoom Nine
Revised RomanizationNaillum
Genre
Created byLee Han-ho
Written byJeong Sung-hee
Directed byJi Young-soo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Nam-pyo
  • Lee Chan-ho
  • Sohn Ki-won
ProducerKim Na-kyung
Running time60 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseOctober 6 (2018-10-06) –
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)

Synopsis

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The story of two women whose fate is switched as they exchange bodies, and a man who holds the key to that fate.[5]

Cast

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Main

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  • Kim Hee-sun as Eulji Hae-yi, a beautiful but manipulative lawyer who has a 100 percent success rate in court.
  • Kim Hae-sook as Jang Hwa-sa, a death-row convict who is the infamous killer behind a poison murder case.
  • Kim Young-kwang as Gi Yoo-jin / young (real) Gi San, Hae-yi's boyfriend who is a family doctor. He seems to be smart and gentle but he hides an inner dark side.

Supporting

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Special appearance

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Original soundtrack

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Room No. 9 OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

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Released on October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Life Answers" (삶이 대답한다)Ha MelliLee Sang-hoonLim Jeong-hee04:00
2."Life Answers" (Inst.) Lee Sang-hoon 04:00
Total length:08:00

Part 2

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Released on November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Rewind"Hard CarryHard CarryNavi03:26
2."Rewind" (Inst.) Hard Carry 03:26
Total length:06:52

Viewership

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Room No. 9 : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11421122499112807659608889278019547099267189577831137965
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[12]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[13]
Nationwide Seoul
1 October 6, 2018 6.155% 7.164%
2 October 7, 2018 5.413% 6.260%
3 October 13, 2018 4.785% 5.537%
4 October 14, 2018 5.602% 6.878%
5 October 20, 2018 3.464% 3.844%
6 October 21, 2018 4.531% 5.702%
7 October 27, 2018 3.862% 4.919%
8 October 28, 2018 4.226% 4.926%
9 November 3, 2018 4.041% 4.965%
10 November 4, 2018 4.384% 5.092%
11 November 10, 2018 3.516% 3.968%
12 November 11, 2018 4.643% 5.342%
13 November 17, 2018 3.071% 3.542%
14 November 18, 2018 4.653% 5.420%
15 November 24, 2018 3.744% 4.485%
16 November 25, 2018 5.229% 5.916%
Average 4.457% 5.120%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series 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).

References

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  1. ^ "Room No. 9 (2018)". CJ ENM. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kim Hee-sun, Kim Hae-sook and Kim Young-kwang Confirmed for "Room No.9"". Hancinema. Star News. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Kim, Na-young. "김희선-김영광-김해숙, tvN '나인룸' 출연 확정.."9월 첫방"(공식)". Naver (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "New weekend thriller takes dark twist in otherwise familiar setting". Yonhap News Agency. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Kim, Na-hee. "[Oh!쎈 레터] '나인룸' 김희선X김영광X김해숙의 운명 체인지 복수극, 통할까". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Jang, Ah-reum. [공식입장] 이경영·오대환·원, '나인룸' 합류...김희선·김영광과 호흡. Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Go, Su-jin. "정제원, tvN '나인룸' 합류...상위 0.01% 천재 변신 예고(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Enews 24. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e "'나인룸' 김재화X정원중X임원희X정연주X강신일, 명품 신스틸러 총출동". Naver (in Korean). MK News. August 17, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  9. ^ 손병호, '나인룸' 출연 확정..이기심의 아이콘 도전. Naver (in Korean). Star News. August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "민성욱, tvN '나인룸' 교도소 의무 과장役 출연". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. August 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  11. ^ 윤박, '나인룸' 특별출연..소시오패스 파격 연기 변신 [공식입장]. Osen (in Korean). September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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