Thirty-Nine
Promotional poster
Hangul
서른, 아홉
Literal meaningThirty, Nine
Revised RomanizationSeoreun, Ahop
Genre
Created byJTBC
Written byYoo Yeong-ah
Directed byKim Sang-ho
Starring
Music byGwon Young-chan
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers
  • Choi Byung-hwan
  • Jeong Gyeong-jae
  • Kim Se-ah
Cinematography
  • Lee Hyun
  • Hwang Tae-joon
Editors
  • Yoo Hyun-hye
  • Jo Hye-sol
Running time70–80 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseFebruary 16 (2022-02-16) –
March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)

Thirty-Nine[1][2] (Korean: 서른, 아홉; RR: Seoreun, Ahop) is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Kim Sang-ho and starring Son Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Ji-hyun. The series remake of Chinese Drama Nothing But Thirty revolves around the life, friendship, romances, and love of three friends who are about to turn forty. It premiered on JTBC on February 16, 2022, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 12 episodes.[3][4] It is available for streaming on Netflix.[5][6]

The last episode of the series logged its highest ratings national wide: of 8.1%.[7] Additionally, it was listed for four weeks in the Global Top 10 weekly list of the most-watched international Netflix TV shows as of April 3.[8]

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

People around Cha Mi-jo

People around Jeong Chan-young

People around Jang Joo-hee

Others

Special appearance

Production

Casting

In April 2021, it was announced that Son Ye-jin and Jeon Mi-do were in talks to appear inThirty-Nine, a 12-episode mini-series co-produced by Lotte Cultureworks and JTBC Studio.[32] Son confirmed her appearance in June 2021, while Jeon and Kim Ji-hyun confirmed in August.[33][34] Thirty-Nine marks Son's return to JTBC after three years; she last appeared in JTBC's 2018 TV series Something in the Rain.[35]

Filming

Filming began in August 2021.[36] On January 12, 2022, photos from the script reading were published.[37]

Original soundtrack

Thirty-Nine
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2022
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)[38]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Still Here" (그때 우리가)Kwon Young-chan, Kang Ah-solKwon Young-chanKang Ah-sol3:51
2."Still Here" (Inst.) Kwon Young-chan 3:51

Part 2

Released on February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)[39]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Was a Fool"FrommFrommFromm2:58
2."I Was a Fool" (Inst.)   2:58

Part 3

Released on March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)[40]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."That's All" (이것밖에)Choi Yu-reeChoi Yu-reeChoi Yu-ree4:25
2."That's All" (Inst.)   4:25

Part 4

Released on March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10)[41]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Peony" (꽃말)Kwon Young-chanKwon Young-chanCar, the Garden4:05
2."Peony" (Inst.)   4:05

Part 5

Released on March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)[42]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."In your days" (너의 하루 끝에)Song Yang-Ha, Kim Jae-hyun, KyoiSong Yang-Ha, Kim Jae-hyun, Kyoi, Kim Ha-junWheein3:58
2."In your days" (Inst.) Song Yang-Ha, Kim Jae-hyun, Kyoi, Kim Ha-jun 3:58

Part 6

Released on March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)[43]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Did" (그랬을까)Jung Joon-ilJung Joon-ilJung Joon-il3:49
2."Did" (Inst.) Jung Joon-il 3:49

Viewership

Thirty-Nine : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
11.0521.1931.6231.6141.0861.4011.2101.5201.3791.5461.3141.7141.387
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[44]
Ep. Broadcast date Title Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[44][45]
Nationwide Seoul
1 February 16, 2022 "Thirty, Nine" 4.406% (3rd) 4.453% (3rd)
2 February 17, 2022 "One Absurd Day" 5.076% (4th) 5.410% (4th)
3 February 23, 2022 "Something I Had Never Thought Of" 7.414% (1st) 7.806% (1st)
4 February 24, 2022 "Choice" 7.540% (1st) 8.700% (1st)
5 March 2, 2022 "Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2" 5.537% (2nd) 6.183% (2nd)
6 March 3, 2022 "Conviction" 6.945% (2nd) 7.691% (1st)
7 March 16, 2022 [a] "The Inconvenient Truth" 5.708% (2nd) 6.331% (1st)
8 March 17, 2022 "When You Think It's the End" 7.229% (1st) 8.141% (1st)
9 March 23, 2022 "Thousand Nights Over and Over Again" 6.545% (1st) 6.840% (1st)
10 March 24, 2022 "He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper" 7.130% (1st) 7.343% (1st)
11 March 30, 2022 "About Romance" 6.417% (1st) 7.051% (1st)
12 March 31, 2022 "Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong" 8.122% (1st) 8.941% (1st)
Average 6.506% 7.074%
Special[47] March 10, 2022 "About thirty and nine" —
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs 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).

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Kim Ji-hyun Nominated [48]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Kang Mal-geum Nominated [49][50]
Bechdel Day 2022 Bechdel's Choice 5 Thirty-Nine Won [51]
Best Writer Yoo Young-ah Won [52]

Note

  1. ^ Due to presidential election broadcast on March 9, the 7th episode aired on March 16. Instead, a special broadcast of episodes 1-6 aired on March 10 under the title of 'About thirty and nine'.[46]

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