Somebody (TV series) explained
Image Upright: | 1.15 |
Native Name: | |
Creator: | Netflix[1] |
Director: | Jung Ji-woo |
Music: | Lee Ji-yeon |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
Runtime: | 50 minutes |
Company: | Beyond J |
Network: | Netflix |
Somebody is a 2022 South Korean television thriller series written by Jung Ji-woo and Han Ji-wan, directed by Jung Ji-woo, and starring Kim Young-kwang, Kang Hae-rim, Kim Yong-ji, and Kim Soo-yeon.[2] It was released on Netflix on November 18, 2022.[3] [4]
Synopsis
Kim Sum (Kang Hae-lim) is a developer for social connecting app "Somebody." Even though she has difficulty communicating with other people, she is friends with Mok-won (Kim Yong-ji) and Gi-eun (Kim Soo-yeon). Her friend Gi-eun works as a detective.
A murder takes place and the app "Somebody" is involved in the murder case. Architectural designer Sung Yun-oh (Kim Young-Kwang) appears in front of Sum and her friends. Yun-oh is an attractive man, but he seems to be hiding something. Meanwhile, Gi-eun investigates the murder case with help of Mok-won.
Cast
Main
An architectural designer and a psychopathic killer with mixed extreme personalities but does not reveal his true feelings. He begins to reveal his hidden true self when he meets Sum.
- Kang Hae-lim as Kim Sum[6]
A developer of the Somebody app. She has extraordinary talent enough to develop an artificial intelligence chatting program and social connecting. She has Asperger syndrome.[7]
A shaman who is friends with Sum and Gi-eun.
- Kim Su-yeon as Yeong Gi-eun
Sum's best friend of 10 years and a police officer who tracks down a mysterious case involving Somebody. She has Paraplegia and requires to be on a wheelchair wherever she moves.
Supporting
- Bae Gang-hee as Lee Ha-in[8]
A co-worker and Spectrum server manager.
- Choi Yu-ha as Samantha Jung[9]
The representative of Spectrum, a service provider for Somebody app.
- Choi Sang-hyuk as Shim Woo-cheol
- Choo Sun-woo as Jang Ha-na
- Song Yeon-ji as Rose
- Shin Moon-sung as Min Gi-ung
A professor.
- Kang Ji-eun as Hong Gong-joo
- Kim Joong-ki as Kim Eun-pyeong
A detective police officer.
- Shim Woo-sung as Oh Bool-gwang
A detective police officer.
Special appearances
- Choi Jae-hoon as Mr. Jung (Episodes 1 and 7)
- Park Yoon-hee as Director of design office. (Episode 2)
- Kim Na-yeon as Oh Na-eun (Episode 2)
- Lee Ki-chan as 79NewMoney
A rich great land owner. (Episode 3)
- Won Choon-gyu as a merchants' association chairman. (Episode 3)
- Kim Keun-soon as a merchants' association chairman. (Episode 3)
- Seo Kwang-jae as a merchants' association chairman. (Episode 3)
- Lee Ji-ha as Kim Sum's mother. (Episode 4)
- Park So-eul as young Kim Sum (Episode 4)
- Kim Byung-man as a hoody man. (Episode 4)
- Choi Rak-yeong as a hoody man. (Episode 4)
- Lee Eun-woo as Foxy (Episodes 7 and 8)
- Kim Ho as a taxi driver. (Episode 8)
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-09-23 . 넷플릭스, 정지우 연출·김영광 주연 '썸바디' 제작 확정 . 2022-04-05 . 뉴스1 . ko.
- Web site: Somebody (Korean Drama, 2022, 썸바디). February 2, 2022. HanCinema. en.
- News: Kim Na-ra. January 19, 2022. "하정우 '수리남'→김유정 '20세기 소녀'"…넷플릭스, 올해 韓 라인업 25편 공개 [공식]]. ko. "Ha Jung-woo's 'Suriname' → Kim Yoo-jung's '20th Century Girl'"... Netflix unveils 25 Korean lineups this year [Official]. My Daily. January 19, 2022. Naver.
- Web site: Moon Ji-yeon . October 4, 2022 . [공식] '은교' 정지우 감독, 시리즈 첫 도전..'썸바디' 11월 18일 공개 ]. [Official] 'Eunkyo' director Jung Ji-woo, the first challenge in the series... 'Somebody' released on November 18th . October 4, 2022 . Sports Chosun . ko . Naver.
- Web site: Kim Bo-ra. September 23, 2021. 김영광·강해림·김용지·김수연, 정지우 감독 '썸바디' 캐스팅[공식]]. Kim Young-kwang, Kang Hae-rim, Kim Yong-ji, Kim Su-yeon, and director Jung Ji-woo's 'Somebody' Cast [Official]. September 23, 2021. OSEN. ko. Naver.
- Web site: Moon Ji-yeon. September 23, 2021. [공식] 정지우 감독 '썸바디' 제작 확정..김영광·강해림 출연]. [Official] Production confirmed for 'Somebody' directed by Jung Ji-woo... Starring Kim Young-kwang and Kang Hae-rim. February 2, 2022. Sports Chosun. ko.
- Episode 1 . 2022-11-24 . Somebody . 1 . 38. I have a condition. Asperger's syndrome..
- Web site: 신예 배강희, OTT 넷플릭스 '썸바디' 서버매니저 이하이 역 강렬한 존재감 . Son Bong-seok. Rookie Bae Kang-hee, strong presence as Lee Hi, server manager of OTT Netflix's 'Somebody. Sports Kyunghyang. Naver. November 22, 2022. November 22, 2022. ko.
- Web site: Chae Seong-oh . November 22, 2022 . [OTT오리지널]넷플릭스 '썸바디', 극단의 이질감을 만나다 ]. [OTT Original] Netflix's 'Somebody' meets the extreme sense of heterogeneity . November 22, 2022 . Bloter&Media Inc . ko.