Hometown (South Korean TV series)

Hometown (Korean: 홈타운; RR: Homtaun) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Uhm Tae-goo. It aired on tvN from September 22 to October 28, 2021.[5][6]

For the 1985 American television series, see Hometown (American TV series).
Hometown
Promotional poster
Hangul
홈타운
Genre
Written byJoo Jin[lower-alpha 1][3]
Directed byPark Hyun-seok[3]
Starring
ComposerChoi Seong-kwon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12[4]
Production
Executive producerKim Geon-hong
Producers
  • Kwon Byung-wook
  • Baek Chang-joo
Running time60 minutes[4]
Production companies
Release
Original networktvN
Original releaseSeptember 22 (2021-09-22) –
October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)

Synopsis

Set in 1999, Hometown is about a bizarre murder in a small town. It finds the truth of a recording tape containing mysterious serial killings.[7][8]

Cast
Main cast (L to R: Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri, Uhm Tae-goo) promoting the series on Marie Claire Korea in September 2021

Main
  • Yoo Jae-myung as Choi Hyung-in, a veteran violent crime detective with fifteen years of experience who is living in misery after losing his wife to a horrific terrorist crime.[1][7]
  • Han Ye-ri as Jo Jung-hyun, Kyung-ho's sister who lives with the social stigma of being a terrorist's family. Ironically, her life was destroyed by her brother's crime but it was reconstructed through his daughter.[5][7]
    • Song Ji-hyun as young Jo Jung-hyun[9]
  • Uhm Tae-goo as Jo Kyung-ho, a convicted terrorist who is sentenced to life in prison for committing a gas attack in the town's train station in 1989.[1][5]

People around Hyung-in
  • Kim Sae-byuk as Im Se-yoon, Hyung-in's wife.[10]
  • Choi Kwang-il as Im In-gwan, Hyung-in's father-in-law.
  • Song Young-chang as Yang Won-taek, Hyung-in's boss.
  • Jo Bok-rae as Lee Si-jeong, a passionate detective with four years of experience.[11][12]
  • Tae In-ho as Son Ji-seung, a prosecutor.

People around Jung-hyun
  • Lee Re as Jo Jae-young, Kyung-ho's daughter who is a middle school student. She is living with her aunt Jung-hyun, but suddenly disappears.[13]
  • Park Mi-hyeon as Kim Kyung-sook, Kyung-ho's mother and Jae-young's grandmother.[14]
  • Lee Hae-woon as Jung Young-seop, Jung-hyun's classmate and head of the editorial department of Gyeongcheon High School.[15]
  • Kim Jung as Jung Min-jae, Jung-hyun's classmate and member of the editorial department of Gyeongcheon High School.
  • Cha Rae-hyung as Kang Yong-tak, Jung-hyun's classmate and member of the editorial department of Gyeongcheon High School.
  • Kim Ye-eun as Choi Kyung-joo, Jung-hyun's best friend since high school.[16]

Gyeongcheon Girls' Middle School students
  • Heo Jung-eun as Moon Sook, Jae-young's best friend.[17]
  • Park Si-yeon as Production Director Jung
  • Park Seo-jin as DJ Han
  • Kim Ji-an as Lee Kyung-jin[18]

Others
  • Kim Shin-bi as Kim Hwan-gyu, a Chinese restaurant employee who lives an honest life after leaving a bad past behind.[19]
  • Yoo Seong-ju as Pastor Woo
  • Kim Soo-jin as Jung Min-sil

Production

The series was first announced to be aired on OCN.[1] It was also included on OCN's promotional video for its 2021 line-up.[8][20] However, in July 2021, it was confirmed that it would air on tvN instead.[5]

Viewership
Hometown : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
123456789101112
1674693515386466372287N/AN/AN/AN/A295
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[21]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[21]
Nationwide Seoul
1 September 22, 2021 2.827% (2nd) 3.090% (2nd)
2 September 23, 2021 3.307% (2nd) 4.303% (2nd)
3 September 29, 2021 2.582% (2nd) 2.781% (2nd)
4 September 30, 2021 2.043% (2nd) 2.376% (2nd)
5 October 6, 2021 1.970% (3rd) 2.246% (2nd)
6 October 7, 2021 1.644% (3rd) 1.845% (2nd)
7 October 13, 2021 1.326% (N/A) 1.245% (9th)
8 October 14, 2021 1.277% (8th) 1.330% (7th)
9 October 20, 2021 1.055% (N/A) 1.142% (N/A)
10 October 21, 2021 1.074% (N/A) 1.030% (N/A)
11 October 27, 2021 1.163% (N/A) 1.242% (N/A)
12 October 28, 2021 1.520% (6th) 1.494% (7th)
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating/ranking is not known.
  • This series aired 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).

Note
  1. Joo Jin is the pen name of director Cho Hyun-hoon, who was pointed out as one of the perpetrators of the Me Too movement in 2018.[2]

References
  1. Lee Gyu-lee. "'Minari' star Han Ye-ri confirms role in OCN's thriller 'Hometown'". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. "tvN's "Hometown" Writer Turns Out to Be Director Cho Hyun-hoon From the 'Sexual Assault Issue'". HanCinema. Segye. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. Kim Bo-young. "유재명·한예리·엄태구 '홈타운' 티저 포스터…"극강의 스릴"". Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. "Hometown (2021)". CJ ENM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. "Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Um Tae-goo in tvN's "Hometown"". HanCinema. News1 Korea. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. Shin Young-eun. "유재명X한예리 '홈타운' 9월 22일 첫방송 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). MK. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  7. "Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Um Tae-goo in OCN's "Hometown"". HanCinema. Bridge News. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. "OCN Reveals Its Best Line-up". HanCinema. MoneyS. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. Park Soo-in (September 16, 2021). "송지현 '홈타운' 한예리 어린시절 캐스팅 "외모 많이 닮아" [Song Ji-hyun's 'Hometown' Han Ye-ri cast as a child "Looks a lot alike"] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. Yoo Byung-cheol (September 17, 2021). "김새벽, tvN '홈타운' 출연…미스터리극의 깊이 더한다" [Kim Sae-byuk to appear in tvN's 'Hometown'... Add depth to the mystery play] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Naver.
  11. Jang Ah-reum. "[단독] '열일' 조복래, OCN '홈타운' 합류…유재명과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  12. Yoo Soo-kyung (August 24, 2021). "배우 조복래, tvN '홈타운' 합류...유재명과 콤비 호흡". Naver (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  13. Son Jin-ah. "이레, '홈타운' 출연 확정…엄태구 딸로 등장(공식)". Naver (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  14. Choi Hee-jae. "박미현, '홈타운' 출연 확정…엄태구X한예리와 호흡 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  15. Lee Jae-eun (October 13, 2021). "배우 이해운 '홈타운'서 맹신도 '정영섭'으로 파격 변식" [Actor Lee Hae-woon's 'Hometown' transforms into 'Jung Young-seop', a blind believer] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  16. Yoo Byung-cheol (August 26, 2021). "'독립영화계 진주' 김예은, tvN '홈타운' 출연…친근함 속 강렬 캐릭터로 깜짝 변신" [Independent film world pearl' Kim Ye-eun to appear in tvN's 'Hometown'... Surprise transformation into a strong character in familiarity]. Naver (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  17. Yoon Sung-yeol. "허정은, tvN 새 드라마 '홈타운' 출연..이레 단짝 친구 役 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  18. Son Bong-seok (October 22, 2021). "신예 김지안, 아우터코리아 전속계약 [공식]" [Rookie Kim Ji-an, Outer Korea Exclusive Contract [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Naver.
  19. Yoo Byung-cheol (September 2, 2021). "신예 김신비, tvN '홈타운'→넷플릭스 '모범가족' 출연 확정…본격 안방 접수 예고" [Rookie Kim Shin-bi confirmed to appear in tvN's 'Hometown' → Netflix's 'Exemplary Family'… Full-scale reception notice] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
  20. 2021 OCN 오리지널 라인업 최초 공개. YouTube (in Korean). OCN. Event occurs at 0:38.
  21. "Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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