''Not Others''
() is a 2023
South Korean television series starring
Jeon Hye-jin,
Choi Soo-young,
Ahn Jae-wook, and
Park Sung-hoon. It is based on a
webtoon
Webtoons () are a type of episodic digital comics that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones
A smartphone is a mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allo ...
of the same Korean title, which was serialized on
Kakao Webtoon
Kakao Webtoon () is a webtoon platform operated by Kakao.
History
The service originally launched in 2003 by Daum, a popular web portal in Korea, as Daum Webtoon making it the first official webtoon platform in the world. It would operate unde ...
from 2019 to 2022.
It is an original drama of
Genie TV
Genie TV (; formerly Olleh TV) is an IPTV service provided by South Korea's main telecom operator KT (telecommunication company), KT. It broadcasts Video on demand, VOD including TV programs, movies, children's programs, sports, documentaries and ...
, and is available for streaming on its platform, as well as on
TVING
TVING () is a South Korean subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service operated by TVING Corporation, a joint venture comprising CJ ENM Entertainment Division (CJ Group), Naver and JTBC by its JTBC Studios, now calle ...
in South Korea, and on
Viki in selected regions.
It also aired on
ENA from July 17 to August 22, 2023 every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (
KST).
A second season is scheduled to be release in 2025.
Synopsis
The series tells the story of a careless and childish single mother and her cool-headed daughter living together without countermeasures, often acting more as sisters than a mother-daughter relationship.
Cast and characters
Main
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Jeon Hye-jin as Kim Eun-mi: a physical therapist and a single mother who had her daughter, Jin-hee when she was in high school. Carefree and childish, she would often act more as a rebellious teenager than being a mother.
** Park E-hyun as young Kim Eun-mi
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Choi Soo-young as Kim Jin-hee: Eun-mi's 29-year-old daughter who is a patrol team leader at a local police station. Cool-headed, she often acts as the pillar of clear emotions of the family and the mother role more than her own mother, often keeping her in check.
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Yoon Chae-na as young Kim Jin-hee
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Ahn Jae-wook as Park Jin-hong: a mysterious
otolaryngologist
Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical an ...
who has timid yet pure personality. Ex-boyfriend who abandoned Eun-mi and the actual father of Jin-hee.
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Park Sung-hoon as Eun Jae-won: director of Namchon Police Station.
Supporting
People in the Department of Orthopedics
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Kim Sang-ho as Park Sang-goo: director of the department.
* as Lee Kang-suk
* as Jung Eun-shim
* as Sung Ae-ja
People in the police station
* Ahn So-yo as Jang Soo-jin: an assistant inspector.
* Kim Dong-soo as Cha Soon-cheol
Others
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Kim Hye-eun
Kim Hye-eun (; born March 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul. After eight year ...
as Kim Mi-jeong: Eun-mi's best friend and godmother of Jin-hee. Supports both of them with whatever they do and acts more of an actual sister to Eun-mi.
* Lim Sung-kyun as Kim Jin-soo: a travel writer who is Jin-hee's childhood friend and first love.
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Seo Ye-hwa as Im Tae-kyung: Jin-hee's best friend who also works as a police officer as Jin-hee.
Extended
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Kim Ji-in as Lee Na-gyun
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Cho Yoon-woo
Cho Yoon-woo (; born July 27, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in the tvN's television series '' Cool Guys, Hot Ramen'' (2011). He was also part of the ensemble cast of another romantic comedy television series on the sam ...
as Min-gi
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* Yoon Seok-hyun as Oh Young-min]
Production
Filming of the series had completed by March 2023.
Viewership
Accolades
References
External links
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Korean-language television shows
ENA television dramas
Television series by KT Studio Genie
South Korean comedy-drama television series
South Korean pre-produced television series
Television shows based on South Korean webtoons
2023 South Korean television series debuts
2023 South Korean television series endings