The Uncanny Counter
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Details
- Title: 경이로운 소문 / Gyeong-iloun Somun
- Also known as: Amazing Rumor
- Genre: Fantasy, mystery, supernatural, thriller
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Synopsis
A group of supernatural demon hunters known as "Counters," each with unique abilities, disguise themselves as employees of noodle restaurant, while tracking down evil spirits that terrorize the mortal world.
Season 1
- Episodes: 16
- Broadcast network: OCN
- Broadcast period: 2020-Nov-28 to 2021-Jan-24
- Air time: Saturday & Sunday 22:30
- Original Soundtrack: The Uncanny Counter OST
Cast
- Main Cast
- Jo Byung Kyu as So Moon
- Yoo Joon Sang as Ka Mo Tak
- Kim Se Jung as Do Ha Na
- Yum Hye Ran as Choo Mae Ok
- Ahn Suk Hwan as Choi Jang Mool
- Yoong
- Moon Sook as Wigen (Moon's partner)
- Kim So Ra as Kim Ki Ran (Mo Tak's partner)
- Eun Ye Joon (은예준) as Woo Shik (Ha Na's partner)
- Lee Chan Hyung as Soo Ho (Mae Ok's partner/Mae Ok's son)
- Woo Mi Hwa as The Prosecutor of Yoong
- Humans possessed by evil spirits
- Lee Hong Nae as Ji Chung Shin
- Ok Ja Yun as Baek Hyang Hee
- So Moon's family
- Yoon Joo Sang as Ha Suk Goo (Moon's grandfather)
- Lee Joo Shil as Jang Choon Ok (Moon's grandmother)
- So Moon's school
- Lee Ji Won as Oh Joo Yun
- Kim Eun Soo (김은수) as Kim Woong Min
- Jung Won Chang (정원창) as Shin Hyuk Woo
- Kim Min Ho as Baek Joon Kyu
- Jungjin's police department
- Choi Yoon Young as Kim Jung Young
- Lee Kyung Min as Kang Han Wool
- Jungjin's City Hall & Taeshin Group
- Choi Kwang Il as Shin Myung Hwi (Mayor of Jungjin City/Hyuk Woo's father)
- Lee Do Yup as Jo Tae Shin (Chairman of Taeshin Group)
- Kim Seung Hoon as Noh Hang Kyu (Director of Taeshin Construction/Chang Kyu's older brother)
- Others
- Jun Jin Oh (전진오) as Noh Chang Kyu (Hang Kyu's older brother)
- Kim Jung Jin (김정진) as Jang Hye Kyung (Secretary of Mayor Shin)
- Kim Yi Kyung as Kim Young Nim
- Kim Kwang Sik as Song Man Ho (Ha Na's uncle)
- Ahn Soo Ho as Heo Tae Soo (hiking victim) (ep 3)
- Lee Kyu Sub as Tae Shin's subordinate (ep 10)
- Seo Wang Suk as victim's lover (ep 10)
- Kwon Hyuk as Bae Sang Pil (ep 4-6, 9, Chung Shin's father)
- Special Guest Appearances
- Jun Suk Ho as So Kwon (ep 1, 11, 16, So Moon's father/police)
- Son Yeo Eun as Ha Moon Young (ep 1, 16, So Moon's mother/police)
- Lee Sun Bin as Heo Hee Young (ep 1,3, a coffee shop owner)
- Sung Ji Roo as Jang Chul Joong (ep 1, a late member of the Counters)
- So Hee Jung as Heo Hee Young's mother (ep 3)
- Lee Do Kyung as Chairman Jun Ki Hwan (ep 4)
- Han Kang Ho (한강호) as Han Seung Woo (ep 7-8)
- Park Seung Tae as Han Seung Woo's grandmother (ep 8)
- Lee Jung Yul as chief of Jahye Orphanage (ep 13)
- Son Ho Joon as Oh Jung Goo (ep 15)
- Im Ji Kyu as Dong Pal (ep 15)
Season 2
- Title: 경이로운 소문 2: 카운터 펀치 / Gyeong-iloun Somun 2: Kawoonteo Peonchi (The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch)
- Episodes: 12
- Broadcast network: tvN
- Broadcast period: 2023-Jul-29 to 2023-Sep-03
- Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:20
- Original Soundtrack: The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch OST
Cast
- Counters
- Jo Byung Kyu as So Moon
- Yoo Joon Sang as Ka Mo Tak
- Kim Se Jung as Do Ha Na
- Yum Hye Ran as Choo Mae Ok
- Ahn Suk Hwan as Choi Jang Mool
- Yoo In Soo as Na Juk Bong
- Major Demon
- Kang Ki Young as Hwang Pil Kwang
- Kim Hi Eo Ra as Gelli Berherd
- Kim Hyun Wook (김현욱) as Wong Yuk
- Ma Joo Suk and people around him
- Jin Sun Kyu as Ma Joo Suk
- Hong Ji Hee as Lee Min Ji (Joo Suk's wife)
- Sung Byung Sook as Shin Jung Ae (Joo Suk's mother)
- Jung Yoo Mi (정유미) as evil spirit
- Yoong
- Moon Sook as Wigen (Moon's partner)
- Lee Chan Hyung as Soo Ho (Mae Ok's partner/Mae Ok's son)
- Kim So Ra as Kim Ki Ran (Mo Tak's partner)
- Kwon Duk In (권덕인) as Woo Shik (Ha Na's partner)
- Choi Kwang Je as Jong Kook (Juk Bong's partner)
- Baekdu Planning & Construction
- Kim Hyun Joon as CEO Lee Chung Jae
- Park Jung Bok (박정복) as Park Sung Wook
- Jung Taek Hyun (정택현) as Im Jae Yul
- Others
- Seo Byuk Joon as Do Hwi (Ha Na's first love)
- Lee Kyung Min as Kang Han Wool
- Li Yong Qun (이영군) as Papa (China Counter)
- Tan Wan Sze (진완시) as Madam Seo (China Counter)
- Han Ji Suk (한지석) as China Counter
- Park Tae San (박태산) as China Counter
- Yoon Joo Sang as Ha Suk Goo (Moon's grandfather)
- Lee Joo Shil as Jang Choon Ok (Moon's grandmother)
- Kim Eun Soo (김은수) as Kim Woong Min
- Lee Ji Won as Oh Joo Yun
- Kim Ji Hoon (김지훈) as Joon Hee
- Jun Joon Woo (전준우) as firefighter
- Jung Jae Won (정재원) as detective
- Bae Hyun Kyung (배현경) as detective
- Shin Hyun Jong (신현종) as Na Juk Bong's father
- Special Guest Appearances
- Heo Dong Won as bus driver (ep 1)
- Uhm Ji Yoon (엄지윤) as Na Juk Bong's blind date (ep 2)
- Extended Cast
- Choi Seo Yool (최소율) as Na Yool (ep 1-2)
- Do Mi Yun as nurse (ep 2)
- Song Byung Geun (송병근) as Kim Sung Shik (ep 4)
- Choi Seung Il (최승일) as Kim Sung Shik's father (ep 4)
- Gook Joong Woong as doctor (ep 6)
Production Credits
- Production Companies: Studio Dragon, Neo Entertainment (네오엔터테인먼트), Betty and Creators (베티 앤 크레이터스 로고)
- Director: Yoo Sun Dong
- Original writing: Jang Yi (장이)
- Screenwriters: Yeo Ji Na (ep. 1-12)Season 1, Yoo Sun Dong (ep. 13)Season 1, Kim Sae Bom (김새봄) (ep. 14-16)Season 1 & 2
Episode Ratings
See The Uncanny Counter/Episode Ratings
Notes
- Based on the 2018 webtoon "Amazing Rumor" (경이로운 소문) by Jang Yi (장이).
Recognitions
- 2023 9th APAN Star Awards: Excellence Acting Award, Actress (Yum Hye Ran)
- 2021 57th Baeksang Arts Awards: Television - Best Supporting Actress (Yum Hye Ran)
- 2021 Brand Customer Loyalty Award: Best Female Idol Actress (Kim Se Jung)