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{{short description|2022 South Korean Netflix TV series}}
{{short description|2022 South Korean television series}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image = Somebody 2022.jpg
| image = Somebody 2022.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| image_upright = 1.15
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|hangul=썸바디||rr=Sseombadi}}
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=썸바디|rr=Sseombadi}}
| genre = {{plainlist|
| genre = {{PL|
* [[Thriller film|Thriller]]<ref name="Genre">{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221115006400315|author=Kim Eun-jung|title=Netflix series 'Somebody,' mix of thriller, melodrama: director|website=Yonhap News|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Thriller film|Thriller]]<ref name="Genre">{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221115006400315|author=Kim Eun-jung|title=Netflix series 'Somebody,' mix of thriller, melodrama: director|website=Yonhap News|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Melodrama]]<ref name="Genre"/>
* [[Melodrama]]<ref name="Genre"/>
* [[Crime film|Crime]]<ref name="Genre"/>}}
* [[Crime film|Crime]]<ref name="Genre"/>}}
| creator = [[Netflix]]<ref name="creator">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-23 |title=넷플릭스, 정지우 연출·김영광 주연 '썸바디' 제작 확정 |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/4440910 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=뉴스1 |language=ko}}</ref>
| creator = [[Netflix]]<ref name="creator">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-23 |title=넷플릭스, 정지우 연출·김영광 주연 '썸바디' 제작 확정 |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/4440910 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=뉴스1 |language=ko}}</ref>
| writer = Jung Ji-woo<br />Han Ji-wan<ref name="creator"/>
| writer = {{PL|
* Jung Ji-woo
* Han Ji-wan<ref name="creator"/>
}}
| director = [[Jung Ji-woo]]<ref name="creator"/>
| director = [[Jung Ji-woo]]<ref name="creator"/>
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| starring = {{ubl|[[Kim Young-kwang (actor)|Kim Young-kwang]]|Kang Hae-rim|Kim Yong-ji|Kim Soo-yeon}}
| country = South Korea
| starring = {{PL|
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* [[Kim Young-kwang (actor)|Kim Young-kwang]]
| language = Korean
* Kang Hae-rim
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| num_episodes = 8
* [[Kim Yong-ji (actress)|Kim Yong-ji]]
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| company = Beyond J<ref name="creator"/>
* Kim Soo-yeon
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| distributor = [[Netflix]]
}}
| network = Netflix
| music = Lee Ji-yeon
| picture_format = [[4K resolution|4K]] ([[Ultra HD]])
| country = South Korea
| audio_format = [[Dolby Digital]]
| released = {{Start date|2022|11|18}}
| language = Korean
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| num_episodes = 8
| producer = {{PL|
* Jung A-reum
* Ok Kwang-hee
}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
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| company = Beyond J<ref name="creator"/>
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| network = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Start date|2022|11|18}}
}}
}}


'''''Somebody''''' ({{Korean|썸바디||Sseombadi}}) is a [[Korean drama|South Korean]] [[streaming television]] series directed by [[Jung Ji-woo]], written by Jung Ji-woo and Han Ji-wan, and starring [[Kim Young-kwang (actor)|Kim Young-kwang]], Kang Hae-rim, Kim Yong-ji, and Kim Soo-yeon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Somebody (Korean Drama, 2022, 썸바디)|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Somebody.php|access-date=February 2, 2022|website=[[HanCinema]]|language=en}}</ref> It premiered on [[Netflix]] on November 18, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kim Na-ra|date=January 19, 2022|title="하정우 '수리남'→김유정 '20세기 소녀'"…넷플릭스, 올해 韓 라인업 25편 공개 [공식]|language=ko|trans-title="Ha Jung-woo's 'Suriname' → Kim Yoo-jung's '20th Century Girl'"... Netflix unveils 25 Korean lineups this year [Official]|website=My Daily|url=https://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003570699|access-date=January 19, 2022|via=Naver}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moon Ji-yeon |date=October 4, 2022 |title=[공식] '은교' 정지우 감독, 시리즈 첫 도전..'썸바디' 11월 18일 공개 |trans-title=[Official] 'Eunkyo' director Jung Ji-woo, the first challenge in the series... 'Somebody' released on November 18th |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003922928 |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=Sports Chosun |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref>
'''''Somebody''''' ({{Korean|썸바디}}) 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 (actor)|Kim Young-kwang]], Kang Hae-rim, [[Kim Yong-ji (actress)|Kim Yong-ji]], and Kim Soo-yeon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Somebody (Korean Drama, 2022, 썸바디)|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Somebody.php|access-date=February 2, 2022|website=[[HanCinema]]|language=en}}</ref> It was released on [[Netflix]] on November 18, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kim Na-ra|date=January 19, 2022|title="하정우 '수리남'→김유정 '20세기 소녀'"…넷플릭스, 올해 韓 라인업 25편 공개 [공식]|language=ko|trans-title="Ha Jung-woo's 'Suriname' → Kim Yoo-jung's '20th Century Girl'"... Netflix unveils 25 Korean lineups this year [Official]|website=My Daily|url=https://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003570699|access-date=January 19, 2022|via=Naver}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moon Ji-yeon |date=October 4, 2022 |title=[공식] '은교' 정지우 감독, 시리즈 첫 도전..'썸바디' 11월 18일 공개 |trans-title=[Official] 'Eunkyo' director Jung Ji-woo, the first challenge in the series... 'Somebody' released on November 18th |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003922928 |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=Sports Chosun |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref>


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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 Ki-Eun (Kim Soo-Yeon). Her friend Ki-Eun works as a detective.
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 Yoon-O (Kim Young-Kwang) appears in front of Sum and her friends. Yoon-O is an attractive man, but he seems to be hiding something. Meanwhile, Ki-Eun investigates the murder case with help of Mok-Won.
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 ==
== Cast ==
=== Main ===
=== Main ===
* [[Kim Young-kwang (actor)|Kim Young-kwang]] as Sung Yun-oh<ref>{{cite web|author=Kim Bo-ra|date=September 23, 2021|title=김영광·강해림·김용지·김수연, 정지우 감독 '썸바디' 캐스팅[공식]|trans-title=Kim Young-kwang, Kang Hae-rim, Kim Yong-ji, Kim Su-yeon, and director Jung Ji-woo's 'Somebody' Cast [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004478955|access-date=September 23, 2021|work=OSEN|language=ko|via=Naver}}</ref>
* [[Kim Young-kwang (actor)|Kim Young-kwang]] as Sung Yun-oh<ref>{{cite web|author=Kim Bo-ra|date=September 23, 2021|title=김영광·강해림·김용지·김수연, 정지우 감독 '썸바디' 캐스팅[공식]|trans-title=Kim Young-kwang, Kang Hae-rim, Kim Yong-ji, Kim Su-yeon, and director Jung Ji-woo's 'Somebody' Cast [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004478955|access-date=September 23, 2021|work=OSEN|language=ko|via=Naver}}</ref>
: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.
: 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<ref>{{Cite web|author=Moon Ji-yeon|date=September 23, 2021|title=[공식] 정지우 감독 '썸바디' 제작 확정..김영광·강해림 출연|trans-title=[Official] Production confirmed for 'Somebody' directed by Jung Ji-woo... Starring Kim Young-kwang and Kang Hae-rim|url=https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=202109230100155360010205&servicedate=20210923|access-date=February 2, 2022|website=Sports Chosun|language=ko}}</ref>
* Kang Hae-lim as Kim Sum<ref>{{Cite web|author=Moon Ji-yeon|date=September 23, 2021|title=[공식] 정지우 감독 '썸바디' 제작 확정..김영광·강해림 출연|trans-title=[Official] Production confirmed for 'Somebody' directed by Jung Ji-woo... Starring Kim Young-kwang and Kang Hae-rim|url=https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=202109230100155360010205&servicedate=20210923|access-date=February 2, 2022|website=Sports Chosun|language=ko}}</ref>
: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]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Episode 1 |url= https://www.netflix.com/watch/81439530|access-date=2022-11-24 |series=Somebody |season=1 |minutes=38|quote=I have a condition. Asperger's syndrome.}}</ref>
: 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]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Episode 1 |url= https://www.netflix.com/watch/81439530|access-date=2022-11-24 |series=Somebody |season=1 |minutes=38|quote=I have a condition. Asperger's syndrome.}}</ref>
* Kim Yong-ji as Im Mok-won
* [[Kim Yong-ji (actress)|Kim Yong-ji]] as Im Mok-won
:A shaman who is friends with Sum and Gi-eun.
: A shaman who is friends with Sum and Gi-eun.
* Kim Su-yeon as Yeong 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.
: 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 ===
=== Supporting ===
* Bae Kang-hee as Lee Ha-in<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000850799|author=Son Bong-seok|title=신예 배강희, OTT 넷플릭스 ‘썸바디’ 서버매니저 이하이 역 강렬한 존재감 |trans-title=Rookie Bae Kang-hee, strong presence as Lee Hi, server manager of OTT Netflix's 'Somebody|website=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=November 22, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
* Bae Gang-hee as Lee Ha-in<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000850799|author=Son Bong-seok|title=신예 배강희, OTT 넷플릭스 '썸바디' 서버매니저 이하이 역 강렬한 존재감 |trans-title=Rookie Bae Kang-hee, strong presence as Lee Hi, server manager of OTT Netflix's 'Somebody|website=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=November 22, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
:A co-worker and Spectrum server manager.
: A co-worker and Spectrum server manager.
*Choi Yu-ha as Samantha Jung<ref>{{cite web|author=Chae Seong-oh |date=November 22, 2022 |title=[OTT오리지널]넷플릭스 '썸바디', 극단의 이질감을 만나다 |trans-title=[OTT Original] Netflix's 'Somebody' meets the extreme sense of heterogeneity |url=https://www.bloter.net/newsView/blt202211220005 |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=Bloter&Media Inc |language=ko}}</ref>
* Choi Yu-ha as Samantha Jung<ref>{{cite web|author=Chae Seong-oh |date=November 22, 2022 |title=[OTT오리지널]넷플릭스 '썸바디', 극단의 이질감을 만나다 |trans-title=[OTT Original] Netflix's 'Somebody' meets the extreme sense of heterogeneity |url=https://www.bloter.net/newsView/blt202211220005 |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=Bloter&Media Inc |language=ko}}</ref>
:The representative of Spectrum, a service provider for Somebody app.
: The representative of Spectrum, a service provider for Somebody app.
* Choi Sang-hyuk as Shim Woo-cheol
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*[[Lee Ji-ha]] as Kim Sum's mother.
* 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)
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* [[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)


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 13 May 2024

Somebody
Promotional poster
Hangul
썸바디
Revised RomanizationSseombadi
Genre
Created byNetflix[2]
Written by
  • Jung Ji-woo
  • Han Ji-wan[2]
Directed byJung Ji-woo[2]
Starring
Music byLee Ji-yeon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
  • Jung A-reum
  • Ok Kwang-hee
Running time50 minutes
Production companyBeyond J[2]
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)

Somebody (Korean: 썸바디) 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.[3] It was released on Netflix on November 18, 2022.[4][5]

Synopsis[edit]

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[edit]

Main[edit]

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[7]
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.[8]
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[edit]

  • Bae Gang-hee as Lee Ha-in[9]
A co-worker and Spectrum server manager.
  • Choi Yu-ha as Samantha Jung[10]
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[edit]

  • 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)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kim Eun-jung (November 15, 2022). "Netflix series 'Somebody,' mix of thriller, melodrama: director". Yonhap News. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "넷플릭스, 정지우 연출·김영광 주연 '썸바디' 제작 확정". 뉴스1 (in Korean). September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Somebody (Korean Drama, 2022, 썸바디)". HanCinema. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Kim Na-ra (January 19, 2022). ""하정우 '수리남'→김유정 '20세기 소녀'"…넷플릭스, 올해 韓 라인업 25편 공개 [공식]" ["Ha Jung-woo's 'Suriname' → Kim Yoo-jung's '20th Century Girl'"... Netflix unveils 25 Korean lineups this year [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ 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]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ 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]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. ^ 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]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Episode 1". Somebody. Season 1. 38 minutes in. Retrieved November 24, 2022. I have a condition. Asperger's syndrome.
  9. ^ Son Bong-seok (November 22, 2022). "신예 배강희, OTT 넷플릭스 '썸바디' 서버매니저 이하이 역 강렬한 존재감" [Rookie Bae Kang-hee, strong presence as Lee Hi, server manager of OTT Netflix's 'Somebody]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Chae Seong-oh (November 22, 2022). "[OTT오리지널]넷플릭스 '썸바디', 극단의 이질감을 만나다" [[OTT Original] Netflix's 'Somebody' meets the extreme sense of heterogeneity]. Bloter&Media Inc (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2022.

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