Times (TV series)

Times OST
Times OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2021;
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	VLENDING

*Times*
Times
	Promotional poster
Hangul	타임즈
RR	Taimjeu
MR	T'aimjŭ
Genre	Crime; Science fiction;
Created by	Studio Dragon; OCN;
Written by	Lee Sae-bom; Ahn Hye-jin;
Directed by	Yoon Jong-ho
Starring	Lee Seo-jin; Lee Joo-young; Kim Yeong-cheol; Moon Jeong-hee;
Composers	Music Director; Eom Ki-yeop
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Yoo Sang Woo
Producers	Ahn Chang-hyun; Kang Bo-young; Chang Shin-ae; Kim kyo Reh;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Story Hunter Production
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	February 20 –; March 28, 2021

Times (Korean: 타임즈) 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

Lee Seo-jin as Lee Jin-woo
Lee Joo-young as Seo Jung-in
Kim Yeong-cheol as Seo Gi-tae
Moon Jeong-hee as Kim Young-joo

Supporting

Kim In-kwon as Do Young-jae
Moon Ji-in as Myung Soo-kyung
Jung Sung-il as Kang Sin-wook
Ha Jun as Lee Geun-woo
Yu Sung-ju as Nam Sung-bum
Shim Hyung-tak as Han Do-kyung
Heo Jae-ho as Yoon Sung-ho
Bae Hyun-kyung as Oh Jung-sik
Song Young-chang as Baek Gyu-min
Park Ye-ni as Song Min-joo
Lim Soo-hyun as Jung Yu-mi
Bae Woo-hee as Jo Yoo-jin (cameo, ep. 3-4)

Production

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

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on February 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)^[6]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Away"	Kim Beom-joo Kim Shi-hyuk	Kim Beom-joo Kim Shi-hyuk	Sondia	4:35
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Visitor (feat. KLAZY)"	Taibian	Taibian Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)	Isaac Hong	3:32
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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Mirror"	Taibian	Taibian Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)	Jang Hye-jin	3:36
2.	"The Mirror" (Inst.)		Taibian Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)		3:36
Total length:					7:12

Viewership

Times : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number												Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Average
	1	N/A	696	N/A	648	N/A	550	N/A	494	N/A	624	N/A	733	N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[9]^[a]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[9]
Ep.	Original broadcast date	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

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

References

^ "Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Young-chul, Moon Jung-hee in OCN's "Times"". HanCinema. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^ Lee, Gyu-lee (February 17, 2021). "Lee Seo-jin returns with another OCN mystery series 'Times'". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "Sign of the 'Times'". Korea JoongAng Daily. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ 타임즈 OST. m2.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ Shin, Young-eun (January 26, 2021). '타임즈' 이서진, 2년만의 드라마 복귀작 선택 이유는?. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "타임즈 OST Part.1" [Times OST Part.1]. Melon. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ "타임즈 OST Part.2" [Times OST Part.2]. Melon. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ "타임즈 OST Part.3" [Times OST Part.3]. Melon. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Cable Daily - Top 10 List for TV Programs". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ 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

Official website (in Korean)
Times on iQIYI
Times at HanCinema
Times at IMDb

[incomplete-10] Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

[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?. Maeil Business Newspaper (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.

[ratings-9] "Cable Daily - Top 10 List for TV Programs". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[11] 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.

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Times OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2021
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	VLENDING