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 from June 23 to July 29, 2023, on MBC TV's Fridays and Saturdays at 21:50 (KST) time slot.[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]
Release
Original networkMBC TV
Original releaseJune 23 (2023-06-23) –
July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29)

Synopsis

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

Main
  • 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]

Taeil Accounting Firm Deal Department
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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

Viewership
Numbers : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1735651763569661N/AN/AN/A567N/A512N/AN/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% —[lower-alpha 1] —[lower-alpha 1]
  • 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.

Notes
  1. Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References
  1. Lee Gyu-lee (February 20, 2023). "Kim Myung-Soo, Yeonwoo to star in new MBC series". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. Hwang So-young (June 22, 2023). "'넘버스' 첫방 D-1, 김명수·최진혁 밝힌 관전 포인트" (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. "Numbers". MBC Global Media. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. "프로그램 소개" [Program Introduction]. MBC (in Korean). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. Kim Kyung-hee (February 9, 2023). "'넘버스' 김명수-최진혁, 범상치 않은 존재감의 캐스팅 라인업 완성!" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. Lee Mi-ji (May 30, 2023). "'넘버스' 김명수X최진혁X최민수, 카리스마 대격돌..3인포스터 공개" (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. @wavve_official (June 23, 2023). 부조리에 맞선 회계사 김명수x최진혁의 짜릿한 공조 오직 웨이브에서 함께하세요! [Accountant Kim Myung-soo x Choi Jin-hyeok's thrilling collaboration against the absurd Join us only in Wavve!] (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. "Numbers". Viu. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  9. Nisrina Salma (May 27, 2023). "4 Drama Korea Terbaru Juni 2023 di Viu" [4 Latest Korean Dramas for June 2023 on Viu]. Viu (in Indonesian). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  10. Kang Nae-ri (November 29, 2022). "[단독] 김명수, MBC '회계법인' 캐스팅…신입 회계사 된다" (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. "Kim Myung-soo and Choi Jin-hyuk Confirm "Numbers"". HanCinema. Daily Hankook. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  12. "Choi Min-soo and Yeonwoo in "Numbers"". HanCinema. Newsis. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  13. "등장인물" [Characters]. MBC (in Korean). Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  14. Yoo Jung-min (April 12, 2023). "김유리, '감시자들' 안방극장 컴백...김명수x최진혁x최민수와 호흡 '기대↑" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. Jeon Hyo-jin (February 9, 2023). "인피니트 이성열, '넘버스' 출연…김명수와 호흡" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. "Choi Jung-woo-I to Star in "Numbers"". HanCinema (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  17. Yoo Jeong-min (June 14, 2023). "박환희, MBC '넘버스' 합류…다층적 캐릭터 기대" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  25. Lee Ho-young (February 23, 2023). "도연진, MBC 새 드라마 '넘버스'로 김명수와 호흡 [공식입장]" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  26. Kim Soo-jin (February 21, 2023). "김선빈, MBC 새 드라마 '넘버스' 출연" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  27. Ahn Byung-Gil (June 23, 2023). "조희봉 '넘버스:빌딩숲의 감시자들' 출연" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Naver.
  28. Gong Young-joo (November 29, 2022). "[단독] 최진혁, MBC '회계법인' 주인공" (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  29. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 30, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10, 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  30. TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). TNmS. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). TNmS. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). TNmS. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Break News.
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