Times
Promotional poster
Hangul
타임즈
Genre
Created by
Written by
  • Lee Sae-bom
  • Ahn Hye-jin
Directed byYoon Jong-ho
Starring
ComposersMusic Director
Eom Ki-yeop
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerYoo Sang Woo
Producers
  • Ahn Chang-hyun
  • Kang Bo-young
  • Chang Shin-ae
  • Kim kyo Reh
Running time60 minutes
Production companyStory Hunter Production
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseFebruary 20 (2021-02-20) –
March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28)

Times (Korean: 타임즈; RR: Taimjeu) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Yeong-cheol and Moon Jeong-hee.[1] It aired on OCN from February 20 to March 28, 2021.[2][3][4]

Synopsis

Lee Jin-woo (Lee Seo-jin) and Seo Jung-in (Lee Joo-young) are both reporters, though the former lives in 2015 and the latter in 2020. One day, they discover that they can contact each other through a phone call. They start working together in order to prevent the murder of Jung-in's father Seo Gi-tae (Kim Yeong-cheol), the President of South Korea.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Production

Lee Seo-jin and Kim Yeong-cheol previously starred in Wonderful Days (2014).[5]

Original soundtrack

Times OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released
  • 2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelVLENDING

Part 1

Released on February 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Away"
  • Kim Beom-joo
  • Kim Shi-hyuk
  • Kim Beom-joo
  • Kim Shi-hyuk
Sondia4:35
2."Away" (Inst.) 
  • Kim Beom-joo
  • Kim Shi-hyuk
 4:35
Total length:9:10

Part 2

Released on February 27, 2021 (2021-02-27)[7]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Visitor (feat. KLAZY)"Taibian
  • Taibian
  • Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)
Isaac Hong3:32
2."The Visitor (feat. KLAZY)" (Inst.) 
  • Taibian
  • Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)
 3:32
Total length:7:04

Part 3

Released on March 6, 2021 (2021-03-06)[8]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Mirror"Taibian
  • Taibian
  • Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)
Jang Hye-jin3:36
2."The Mirror" (Inst.) 
  • Taibian
  • Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)
 3:36
Total length:7:12

Viewership

Times : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1N/A696N/A648N/A550N/A494N/A624N/A733N/A[a]
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[9]
Nationwide Seoul
1 February 20, 2021 1.576% 1.909%
2 February 21, 2021 2.709% 2.473%
3 February 27, 2021 1.624% —
4 February 28, 2021 2.844% 3.140%
5 March 6, 2021 1.615% —
6 March 7, 2021 2.420% 2.096%
7 March 13, 2021 1.500% —
8 March 14, 2021 2.301% 2.194%
9 March 20, 2021 1.400% —
10 March 21, 2021 2.801% 2.461%
11 March 27, 2021 1.400% —
12 March 28, 2021 3.079% 3.019%
Average 2.106% —
  • 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 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

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2021 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (TV) Lee Joo-young Nominated [10]

Notes

  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

  1. ^ "Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Young-chul, Moon Jung-hee in OCN's "Times"". HanCinema. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (February 17, 2021). "Lee Seo-jin returns with another OCN mystery series 'Times'". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sign of the 'Times'". Korea JoongAng Daily. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "타임즈 OST". m2.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. ^ Shin, Young-eun (January 26, 2021). "'타임즈' 이서진, 2년만의 드라마 복귀작 선택 이유는?". MK (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "타임즈 OST Part.1" [Times OST Part.1]. Melon. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ^ "타임즈 OST Part.2" [Times OST Part.2]. Melon. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ^ "타임즈 OST Part.3" [Times OST Part.3]. Melon. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Cable Daily - Top 10 List for TV Programs". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (April 12, 2021). "57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개". isplus.joins (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021.

External links

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