The Uncanny Counter

Contents:  Season 1 • Season 2

Details

• Title: 경이로운 소문 / Gyeong-iloun Somun
• Also known as: Amazing Rumor
• Genre: Fantasy, mystery, supernatural, thriller

User/Viewer Ratings

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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

The Uncanny Counter

• 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 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)

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Season 2

The Uncanny Counter 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 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 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)

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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)

External Links

• Official site (Season 1)
• Official site (Season 2)
• HanCinema (Season 1)
• HanCinema (Season 2)
• English Wikipedia
• Korean Wikipedia (Season 1)
• Korean Wikipedia (Season 2)