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{{short description|2022 South Korean |
{{short description|2022 South Korean television series}} |
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| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=썸바디|rr=Sseombadi}} |
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| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=썸바디|rr=Sseombadi}} |
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* [[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> |
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* [[Melodrama]]<ref name="Genre"/> |
* [[Melodrama]]<ref name="Genre"/> |
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* [[Crime film|Crime]]<ref name="Genre"/>}} |
* [[Crime film|Crime]]<ref name="Genre"/>}} |
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| 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> |
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| writer = Jung Ji-woo |
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* Jung Ji-woo |
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* Han Ji-wan<ref name="creator"/> |
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| director = [[Jung Ji-woo]]<ref name="creator"/> |
| director = [[Jung Ji-woo]]<ref name="creator"/> |
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| language = Korean |
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* Kang Hae-rim |
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* [[Kim Yong-ji (actress)|Kim Yong-ji]] |
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* Kim Soo-yeon |
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| network = Netflix |
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| music = Lee Ji-yeon |
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| picture_format = [[4K resolution|4K]] ([[Ultra HD]]) |
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| country = South Korea |
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| audio_format = [[Dolby Digital]] |
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| language = Korean |
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* Jung A-reum |
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* Ok Kwang-hee |
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| runtime = 50 minutes |
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| released = {{Start date|2022|11|18}} |
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'''''Somebody''''' ({{Korean|썸바디 |
'''''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> |
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== Synopsis == |
== Synopsis == |
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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 |
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. |
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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, |
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. |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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* 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> |
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: 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> |
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* Kim Yong-ji as Im Mok-won |
* [[Kim Yong-ji (actress)|Kim Yong-ji]] as Im Mok-won |
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: A shaman who is friends with Sum and Gi-eun. |
: A shaman who is friends with Sum and Gi-eun. |
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* Kim Su-yeon as Yeong Gi-eun |
* Kim Su-yeon as Yeong Gi-eun |
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=== Supporting === |
=== Supporting === |
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* Bae |
* 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> |
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: A co-worker and Spectrum server manager. |
: A co-worker and Spectrum server manager. |
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* 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> |
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* Kang Ji-eun as Hong Gong-joo |
* Kang Ji-eun as Hong Gong-joo |
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* Kim Joong-ki as Kim Eun-pyeong |
* Kim Joong-ki as Kim Eun-pyeong |
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: A detective police officer. |
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* Shim Woo-sung as Oh Bool-gwang |
* Shim Woo-sung as Oh Bool-gwang |
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: A detective police officer. |
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=== Special appearances === |
=== Special appearances === |
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* Park Yoon-hee as Director of design office. (Episode 2) |
* Park Yoon-hee as Director of design office. (Episode 2) |
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* Kim Na-yeon as Oh Na-eun (Episode 2) |
* Kim Na-yeon as Oh Na-eun (Episode 2) |
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* [[Lee Ki- |
* [[Lee Ki-chan]] as 79NewMoney |
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: A rich great land owner. (Episode 3) |
: A rich great land owner. (Episode 3) |
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* Won Choon-gyu as a merchants' association chairman. (Episode 3) |
* Won Choon-gyu as a merchants' association chairman. (Episode 3) |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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[[Category:Television series about social media]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 13 May 2024
Somebody | |
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Hangul | 썸바디 |
Revised Romanization | Sseombadi |
Genre | |
Created by | Netflix[2] |
Written by |
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Directed by | Jung Ji-woo[2] |
Starring |
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Music by | Lee Ji-yeon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producers |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Beyond J[2] |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | November 18, 2022 |
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]
- Kim Young-kwang as Sung Yun-oh[6]
- 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]
- Kim Yong-ji as Im Mok-won
- 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]
- ^ a b c Kim Eun-jung (November 15, 2022). "Netflix series 'Somebody,' mix of thriller, melodrama: director". Yonhap News. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "넷플릭스, 정지우 연출·김영광 주연 '썸바디' 제작 확정". 뉴스1 (in Korean). September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Somebody (Korean Drama, 2022, 썸바디)". HanCinema. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Episode 1". Somebody. Season 1. 38 minutes in. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
I have a condition. Asperger's syndrome.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Korean-language television shows
- Netflix original programming
- South Korean thriller television series
- South Korean melodrama television series
- South Korean crime television series
- 2022 South Korean television series debuts
- 2022 South Korean television series endings
- South Korean LGBT-related television shows
- Television series about social media