Untouchable (South Korean TV series)

Untouchable (Korean: 언터처블) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jin Goo, Kim Sung-kyun, Jung Eun-ji and Go Joon-hee. It aired from November 24, 2017 to January 20, 2018 on JTBC's Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes.[1][2][3][4][5]

Untouchable
Promotional poster
Hangul
언터처블
Revised RomanizationEonteocheobeul
Genre
Created byJTBC
Written byChoi Jin-won
Directed byJo Nam-kook
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Joon-seo
  • Son Gi-won
Production companies
Release
Original networkJTBC
Original releaseNovember 24, 2017 (2017-11-24) –
January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)

Synopsis

Untouchable is the story of power games and hidden secrets of the Jang family who has ruled the city of Bukcheon for three generations.[1][6]

Cast

Main
  • Jin Goo as Jang Joon-seo, a detective squad chief and the second son of Jang clan who chases after the truth behind the death of his wife.
  • Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Ki-seo, Joon-seo's older brother who turns corrupt like his father in order to survive.
  • Jung Eun-ji as Seo Yi-ra, a prosecutor.
  • Go Joon-hee as Goo Ja-kyung, Ki-seo's wife who is the only daughter of a former president.

Jang family

Police department

Others
  • Kyung Soo-jin as Yoon Jung-hye
  • Ji Yoon-ha as Yoo Na-na
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Jo Taek-sang
  • Jo Jae-ryong as Joo Tae-seob

Production
  • The series is set in a fictional city called Bukcheon.[7]
  • The first script reading of the cast was held on August 17, 2017 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.[8]

Viewership
Untouchable : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
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1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A495595N/A547N/A711
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[9][lower-alpha 1]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[10] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 November 24, 2017 2.300% N/A 2.3%
2 November 25, 2017 3.324% 3.324% 2.8%
3 December 1, 2017 2.314% N/A 2.1%
4 December 2, 2017 3.375% 4.269% 3.0%
5 December 8, 2017 2.400% 2.726% 1.9%
6 December 9, 2017 3.982% 4.293% 3.0%
7 December 15, 2017 2.564% 2.742% 1.7%
8 December 16, 2017 3.373% 3.519% 3.1%
9 December 22, 2017 3.043% 3.264% 2.3%
10 December 23, 2017 3.785% 3.759% 1.9%
11 January 5, 2018 2.441% N/A 2.2%
12 January 6, 2018 2.607% 2.501% 3.1%
13 January 12, 2018 2.185% N/A 1.9%
14 January 13, 2018 2.790% 2.6%
15 January 19, 2018 2.226% 2.1%
16 January 20, 2018 3.288% 2.995% 2.8%
Average 2.875% —[lower-alpha 2] 2.425%
  • 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.
  • 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).

Notes
  1. The number of viewers was released on Nielsen Korea starting January 2018.
  2. Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References
  1. "Jin Goo to star in upcoming JTBC drama "Untouchable"". Hancinema. Dailian. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  2. "Jingoo To Star In JTBC's New Drama". BNT News International. BNT News. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  3. Kang, Se-jeong. [공식입장] '언터처블', 진구·김성균·고준희·정은지 출연확정..11월 24일 첫방. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. '언터처블' 진구·김성균·고준희·정은지…라인업 확정!. Nate (in Korean). JTBC News. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  5. Doo, Rumy. "'Untouchable' cast, producer discuss wealth, power". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  6. Jeong, Ahn-ji. "정은지, JTBC '언터처블' 합류 인증샷…"모두 고마워요"". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  7. Jeon, Soo-mi. "진구, JTBC 최고 기대작 '언터처블' 주인공 캐스팅 "힘 있는 대본에 매료"". Naver (in Korean). E News 24. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  8. Jo, Yoon-seon. "고퀄리티 연기열전"…'언터쳐블' 첫 대본리딩 현장. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  9. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2017.
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