Untouchable (South Korean TV series)

2017 South Korean television series

Untouchable

Promotional poster

Hangul|

언터처블

Revised Romanization| Eonteocheobeul
Genre|

* Action
* Thriller
* Mystery
* Melodrama

Created by| JTBC
Written by| Choi Jin-won
Directed by| Jo Nam-kook
Starring|

* Jin Goo
* Kim Sung-kyun
* Jung Eun-ji
* Go Joon-hee

Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 16
Production
Executive producers|

* Park Joon-seo
* Son Gi-won

Production companies|

* Drama House
* Kim Jong-hak Production

Original release
Network| JTBC
Release| November 24, 2017 (2017-11-24) –
January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)

Untouchable (Korean: 언터처블) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jin Goo, Kim Sung-kyun, Jung Eun-ji and Go Joon-hee. It aired on JTBC from November 24, 2017 to January 20, 2018, every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Synopsis

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Untouchable is the story of power games and hidden secrets of the Jang family who has ruled the city of Bukcheon for three generations.[1][6]

## Cast

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### Main

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* Jin Goo as Jang Joon-seo, a detective squad chief and the second son of Jang clan who chases after the truth behind the death of his wife.
* Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Ki-seo, Joon-seo's older brother who turns corrupt like his father in order to survive.
* Jung Eun-ji as Seo Yi-ra, a prosecutor.
* Go Joon-hee as Goo Ja-kyung, Ki-seo's wife who is the only daughter of a former president.

### Supporting

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#### Jang family

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* Park Geun-hyung as Jang Beom-ho
* Choi Jong-won as Goo Yong-chan
* Son Jong-hak [ko] as Jang Beom-sik
* Lee Jae-won [ko] as Jang Gyu-ho
* Shin Jung-geun as Yong Hak-soo
* Ye Soo-jung as Park Young-sook

#### Police department

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* Jin Kyung as Jung Yoon-mi
* Park Won-sang as Go Soo-chang
* Bae Yoo-ram as Choi Jae-ho
* Lim Hyun-sung [ko] as Lee Sung-kyun
* Park Ji-hwan as Goo Do-su

### Others

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* Kyung Soo-jin as Yoon Jung-hye
* Ji Yoon-ha as Yoo Na-na
* Kim Ji-hoon [ko] as Jo Taek-sang
* Jo Jae-ryong [ko] as Joo Tae-seob

## Production

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* The series is set in a fictional city called Bukcheon.[7]
* The first script reading of the cast was held on August 17, 2017 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.[8]

## Viewership

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Untouchable : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Season| Episode number

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1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16
| 1| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 495| 595| N/A| 547| N/A| 711

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

Average TV viewership ratings  Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share

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Nielsen Korea[10] | TNmS
Nationwide  | Seoul | Nationwide
1  | November 24, 2017  | 2.300%  | N/A  | 2.3%
2  | November 25, 2017  | 3.324%  | 3.324%  | 2.8%
3  | December 1, 2017  | 2.314%  | N/A  | 2.1%
4  | December 2, 2017  | 3.375%  | 4.269%  | 3.0%
5  | December 8, 2017  | 2.400%  | 2.726%  | 1.9%
6  | December 9, 2017  | 3.982% | 4.293% | 3.0%
7  | December 15, 2017  | 2.564%  | 2.742%  | 1.7%
8  | December 16, 2017  | 3.373%  | 3.519%  | 3.1%
9  | December 22, 2017  | 3.043%  | 3.264%  | 2.3%
10  | December 23, 2017  | 3.785%  | 3.759%  | 1.9%
11  | January 5, 2018  | 2.441%  | N/A  | 2.2%
12  | January 6, 2018  | 2.607%  | 2.501% | 3.1%
13  | January 12, 2018  | 2.185% | N/A  | 1.9%
14  | January 13, 2018  | 2.790%  | 2.6%
15  | January 19, 2018  | 2.226%  | 2.1%
16  | January 20, 2018  | 3.288%  | 2.995%  | 2.8%
Average  | 2.875% | —[b] | 2.425%

* 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 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).

## Notes

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1. ^ The number of viewers was released on Nielsen Korea starting January 2018.
2. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Jin Goo to star in upcoming JTBC drama "Untouchable"". Hancinema. Dailian. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
2. ^ "Jingoo To Star In JTBC's New Drama". BNT News International. BNT News. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
3. ^ Kang, Se-jeong. [공식입장] '언터처블', 진구·김성균·고준희·정은지 출연확정..11월 24일 첫방. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
4. ^ '언터처블' 진구·김성균·고준희·정은지…라인업 확정!. Nate (in Korean). JTBC News. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
5. ^ Doo, Rumy. "'Untouchable' cast, producer discuss wealth, power". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
6. ^ Jeong, Ahn-ji. "정은지, JTBC '언터처블' 합류 인증샷…"모두 고마워요"". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
7. ^ Jeon, Soo-mi. "진구, JTBC 최고 기대작 '언터처블' 주인공 캐스팅 "힘 있는 대본에 매료"". Naver (in Korean). E News 24. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
8. ^ Jo, Yoon-seon. "고퀄리티 연기열전"…'언터쳐블' 첫 대본리딩 현장. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
9. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
10. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Untouchable at HanCinema
* Untouchable at IMDb

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