Children of Nobody[2][3] (Korean: 붉은 달 푸른 해; RR: Bulg-eun Dal Pureun Hae) is a South Korean television series produced by Mega Monster[4] for MBC, starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Yi-kyung, Nam Gyu-ri and Cha Hak-yeon. It aired on MBC TV every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 KST for 32 episodes, from November 21, 2018 to January 16, 2019.
| Children of Nobody | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 붉은 달 푸른 해 |
| Literal meaning | Red Moon Blue Sun |
| Revised Romanization | Bulg-eun Dal Pureun Hae |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Sohn Hyung-suk |
| Written by | Do Hyun-jung |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seok |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Kim Ho-young |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | Mega Monster[b] |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | November 21, 2018 – January 16, 2019 |
Synopsis
editCha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since she is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life doesn't last long, when an accident changes her life. She then meets Kang Ji Hun, violent crimes unit detective, who is hurt for hiding his troubling past but is strict toward criminals and believes they should be punished to the full extent.
Cast
editMain
edit- A child psychologist who winds up in a strange car accident. She stumbles upon a mysterious child and embarks on a quest for the truth, using poetry as clues.
- Lee Yi-kyung as Kang Ji-hyun[5]
- A police detective who has a good sense of judgement and a natural instinct for crime-solving, he believes in sticking to the basics and that all sins must be judged in the court of law.
- Nam Gyu-ri as Jeon Soo-young[5]
- A new recruit in Ji-heon's department. She is deemed a mysterious woman due to her emotions and actions.
- Cha Hak-yeon as Lee Eun-ho[6]
- An introverted individual who works at the childcare center where Woo-kyung works. He loves children and becomes much brighter, happier and energetic around them.
Supporting
editPeople related to Cha Woo-kyung
edit- Kim Young-jae as Kim Min-suk[7]
- Woo-kyung's husband
- Na Young-hee as Heo Jin-ok
- Woo-kyung's mother
- Oh Hye-won as Cha Se-kyung[8]
- Woo-kyung's sister
- Joo Ye-rim as Kim Eun-seo
- Woo-kyung and Min-suk's daughter
Hanul Children's Center people
edit- Kim Pub-rae as Song Ho-min
- Joo Suk-tae as Yoon Tae-joo[9]
- TBA as Song Jae-hak
Police officers
edit- Park Soo-young as Chief Hong Gi-tae
- Yeon Jae-hyung as Kwon Chan-wook[10]
Others
edit- Ha Eun-soo as Lee Yeon-joo[11]
- Ji-heon's ex-girlfriend, who later became Min-suk's mistress.
- Kim Kang-hoon as Han Si-wan
- One of the children sheltered at Haneul Center, who has a traumatic past.
- Yoo Eun-mi as Lee Bit Na.
- Kang Mal-geum as Si-wan's mother[12]
- Kim Ji-eun as Min-joo
- Moon Ye-won as Choi Mi-sun
Special appearances
edit- Ha Joo-hee as Park Ji-hye[13]
- An ex-convict who killed her own child. Due to the incident she received hate upon completing her jail sentence. She was later found dead, burned inside a car.
Production
edit- Children of Nobody is written by Do Hyun-jung (Que Sera, Sera, The Village: Achiara's Secret) and directed by Choi Jung-kyu (Splendid Politics). A few days before the premiere, MBC announced that Kang Hee-joo (Hide and Seek) will co-direct the series.
- The series is produced for MBC by Mega Monster, a company jointly owned by Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment), KakaoPage, and Studio Dragon.[14][15]
- Script reading for the series was held in October 2018 at the MBC broadcasting center in Sangam-dong, Seoul.
- The series used some parts of the poem Leper by Seo Jeong-ju.[16]
Original soundtrack
edit| Children of Nobody OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2018 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label |
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Part 1
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Silhouette" (그림자) | Lee Ji Hoon | Copykumo (Park Sung Il), Uncle Sam | Jinsil | 04:48 |
| 2. | "Little Silhouette" (Inst.) | Copykumo (Park Sung Il), Uncle Sam | 04:48 | ||
| Total length: | 09:36 | ||||
Part 2
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moonlight" | Lee Ba-da | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Moonlight" (Inst.) | 3:31 | |
| Total length: | 7:02 | ||
Part 3
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stars Shine Bright Even That Night" (그 밤에도 별은 찬란히 빛났다) | Richard Parkers | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Stars Shine Bright Even That Night" (Inst.) | 3:32 | |
| Total length: | 7:04 | ||
Part 4
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Family Head" (가장자리) | N (VIXX) | 4:22 |
| 2. | "The Family Head" (Inst.) | 4:22 | |
| Total length: | 8:44 | ||
Part 5
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From That Time" (그때부터) | Haebin (Gugudan) | 3:49 |
| 2. | "From That Time" (Inst.) | 3:49 | |
| Total length: | 7:38 | ||
Part 6
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smile Again" (다시 웃을 수 있을까) | Kim Min-seung | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Smile Again" (Inst.) | 3:52 | |
| Total length: | 7:44 | ||
Ratings
editChildren of Nobody : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[17]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Episodes | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Ep.1-16 | TBD | 971 | 752 | 870 | TBD | TBD | 673 | 801 | TBD | 910 | 897 | 1033 | TBD | TBD | TBD | 862 | |
| Ep.17-32 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 907 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS | AGB Nielsen[18] | ||||
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | November 21, 2018 | When the Moon Rose Over the Barley Field (보리밭에 달뜨면) |
5.4% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) |
| 2 | 6.2% (20th) | 5.4% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) | ||
| 3 | November 22, 2018 | The Little Girl in a Green Dress (녹색 옷을 입은 소녀) |
4.8% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 5.6% (19th) |
| 4 | 5.7% (19th) | 5.5% (17th) | 5.9% (18th) | ||
| 5 | November 28, 2018 | Death and Poetry (죽음과 시) |
4.1% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) | — |
| 6 | 5.0% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | |||
| 7 | November 29, 2018 | Secret of the Mummified Lady (미라 여인의 비밀) |
3.8% (NR) | 3.9% (NR) | 4.0% (NR) |
| 8 | 4.7% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) | ||
| 9 | December 5, 2018 | Witness (목격자) |
4.1% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) |
| 10 | 5.2% (NR) | 5.5% (20th) | 5.4% (NR) | ||
| 11 | December 6, 2018 | Reason for Murder (살인의 이유) |
— | 5.0% (20th) | 4.9% (NR) |
| 12 | 6.0% (16th) | 6.0% (15th) | |||
| 13 | December 12, 2018 | Red Cries (붉은 울음) |
3.9% (NR) | 3.9% (NR) | |
| 14 | 5.2% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) | |||
| 15 | December 13, 2018 | Same Idea (같은 생각) |
3.6% (NR) | 4.3% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) |
| 16 | 4.0% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) | ||
| 17 | December 20, 2018[c] | Find the Hidden Face (숨은 얼굴 찾기) |
3.1% (NR) | 3.6% (NR) | 4.2% (NR) |
| 18 | 3.5% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 5.4% (19th) | ||
| 19 | December 26, 2018 | A Secret That Cannot Be Told (말할 수 없는 비밀) |
2.9% (NR) | 4.0% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) |
| 20 | 3.2% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) | ||
| 21 | December 27, 2018 | Good Person's Face (착한 사람 얼굴) |
3.7% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) |
| 22 | 3.9% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) | 5.7% (18th) | ||
| 23 | January 2, 2019 | Criminal (범인) |
3.6% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) |
| 24 | 3.9% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | ||
| 25 | January 3, 2019 | Do Not Remember (기억하지 말아야 할 것) |
— | 4.6% (NR) | 5.3% (20th) |
| 26 | 5.4% (20th) | 6.2% (17th) | |||
| 27 | January 9, 2019 | Unfinished (끝나지 않은) |
3.4% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) |
| 28 | 3.9% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) | ||
| 29 | January 10, 2019 | My Little Sister (내 동생) |
— | 4.1% (NR) | 4.3% (NR) |
| 30 | 5.2% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | |||
| 31 | January 16, 2019 | Red Moon Blue Sun[d] (붉은 달 푸른 해) |
4.8% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | |
| 32 | 5.3% (NR) | 6.2% (17th) | |||
| Average | —[e] | 4.8% | —[e] | ||
| Special | December 19, 2018[c] | Children of Nobody: Playback from the Start (붉은 달 푸른 해 한번에 몰아보기) |
2.9% | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| |||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Sun-a | Nominated | [19] |
| Drama of the Year | Children of Nobody | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Kim Sun-a | Won | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Lee Yi-kyung | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Nam Gyu-ri | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Cast in Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Kim Yeo-jin | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Children of Nobody | Nominated | [20] |
| Best Screenplay | Do Hyun-jung | Nominated |
International broadcast
edit- In Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, the series airs on Oh!K TV within 24 hours after the Korean broadcast since November 22, 2018.[21]
- In Canada, the series airs on All TV.[22]
- In Myanmar, the series is broadcast by 5PLUS.[23]
- In Japan, the series was aired on DATV,[24] and later on by LaLa TV.[25]
- The series is available for streaming via:
Notes
edit- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
- ^ Joint venture of kakao M and Studio Dragon.
- ^ a b No new episodes were aired on December 19. A special was aired instead.
- ^ In Viu, the episode's title is Children of Nobody.
- ^ a b Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
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