Untouchable (South Korean TV series)

Untouchable (Korean언터처블) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jin Goo, Kim Sung-kyun, Jung Eun-ji and Go Joon-hee. It aired on JTBC from November 24, 2017 to January 20, 2018, every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST) 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
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseNovember 24, 2017 (2017-11-24) –
January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)

Synopsis

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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

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Main

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  • 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.

Supporting

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Jang family

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Police department

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Others

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Production

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  • 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

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Untouchable : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910111213141516
1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A495595N/A547N/A711
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[9][a]
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% [b] 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

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  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

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  1. ^ a b "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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