Nine: Nine Time Travels

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Nine: Nine Time Travels

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Also known asNine
Nine: Time Traveling Nine Times
Genre Romance
Time travel
Mystery
Written by Song Jae-jung
Kim Yoon-joo
Directed by Kim Byung-soo
Starring Lee Jin-wook
Jo Yoon-hee
Composer(s) Nam Hye-seung
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Young-gyu
Lee Jin-suk  (ko )
Choi Young-gun
Producer(s) Lee Sang-hee
Jung Se-ryung
Location(s) Korea
Nepal
Cinematography Jo Bong-han
Kim Young-sam
Kang Ho-gyu
Editor(s) Han Soo-mi
Hong Hyo-seon
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST)
Production company(s) JS Pictures
Chorokbaem Media
Release
Original network tvN
Original release 11 March (2013-03-11) – 14 May 2013 (2013-05-14)
Chronology
Preceded by Flower Boys Next Door
Followed by Dating Agency: Cyrano
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul 나인: 아홉 번의 시간여행
Hanja Nine: 아홉 番의 時間旅行
Revised Romanization Na-in: Ahop Beon-ui Sigan-yeohaeng
McCune–Reischauer Nain: Ahop Peonŭi Siganyŏhaeng

Nine: Nine Time Travels (Hangul : 나인: 아홉 번의 시간여행; RR : Na-in: Ahop Beon-ui Sigan-yeohaeng) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Jin-wook and Jo Yoon-hee. [1] [2] It aired on tvN from March 11 to May 14, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 20 episodes.

Hangul Native alphabet of the Korean language

The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, has been used to write the Korean language since its creation in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great. It may also be written as Hangeul following the standard Romanization.

Revised Romanization of Korean Korean language romanization system

The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea proclaimed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to replace the older McCune–Reischauer system. The new system eliminates diacritics and apostrophes in favor of digraphs.

Korean drama Television program genre

Korean dramas, or K-dramas, are television series in Korean language, made in South Korea.

Contents

Plot

The science fiction/romance series is about a man who finds nine magical incense sticks that allow him to travel 20 years back in time. He attempts to keep his family safe in order to change the world he lives in today. However, this is not without consequences as his actions in the past affects the lives of many in the present, including his. [3]

Science fiction film film genre

Science fiction film is a genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception and time travel, along with futuristic elements such as spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar travel or other technologies. Science fiction films have often been used to focus on political or social issues, and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition. In many cases, tropes derived from written science fiction may be used by filmmakers ignorant of or at best indifferent to the standards of scientific plausibility and plot logic to which written science fiction is traditionally held.

Romance film film genre

Romance films or romance movies are romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theaters and on TV that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters and the journey that their genuinely strong, true and pure romantic love takes them through dating, courtship or marriage. Romance films make the romantic love story or the search for strong and pure love and romance the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family that threaten to break their union of love. As in all quite strong, deep, and close romantic relationships, tensions of day-to-day life, temptations, and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films.

As the show has a unique way of dealing with the concept of time travel, its ending is open to interpretation. [4]

Time travel is the concept of movement between certain points in time, analogous to movement between different points in space by an object or a person, typically using a hypothetical device known as a time machine. Time travel is a widely-recognized concept in philosophy and fiction. The idea of a time machine was popularized by H. G. Wells' 1895 novel The Time Machine.

Cast

2012/2013
A news anchor at a TV broadcast station. A tragedy happens to his family, so he gets the chance to travel back in time to avenge them, and at the same time recover his love. But he has a limited number of trips to the past, to try and pinpoint the right moment to go back and change.
A junior reporter, and Sun-woo's colleague.
Sun-woo's older brother, who holds the key to solving a mystery — a crime that Sun-woo is trying to solve as he bounces back and forth in time.
Sun-woo and Jung-woo's mother
Chairman of stem cell research company.

Lee Eung-kyung is a South Korean actress. She began her acting career in 1987, and has since appeared in films and television dramas such as Palace of Dreams and Aeja's Older Sister, Minja.

Um Hyo-sup is a South Korean actor. Um mostly plays supporting roles in films and television dramas.

CBM station president
A neurosurgeon, and Sun-woo's best friend.
Oh Min-suk South Korean actor

Oh Min-suk is a South Korean actor. He was known by his ex-stage name Han Ki-joo.

A surgical resident, and Min-young's boyfriend.

Greena Ell Park is a South Korean actress. Park debuted in the film The Ghost (2004). Known for her ability to act various characters, she is loved by many viewers for her outstanding roles, including the cafe waitress Hee-young in BABO (2008), the tom·boy Soon-nam in Once Upon a Time in Seoul (2008), and the female cop Lee Min-jae in the television series The Devil (2007).

Yoo Se-rye is a South Korean actress.

Lee Jun-hyeok, also known as Lee Joon-hyuk, is a South Korean actor. He is known for his role in the popular television series Love in the Moonlight (2016) for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 30th KBS Drama Awards.

CBM News team leader.
Min-young's stepfather
1992/1993
A model student.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards
20's Drama Star - Male Lee Jin-wook Won
6th Korea Drama Awards
Grand Prize (Daesang) Lee Jin-wook Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress Jo Yoon-hee Won
Best Production Director Kim Byung-soo Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Jin-wook and Jo Yoon-hee Nominated
2nd APAN Star Awards
Excellence Award, Actor Lee Jin-wook Nominated
Best Production Director Kim Byung-soo Won
2014
50th Baeksang Arts Awards
Most Popular Actor (TV) Lee Jin-wook Nominated
2016
tvN10 Awards
Best Content Award, Drama Nine: Nine Time TravelsWon
Best Kiss Award Lee Jin-wook and Jo Yoon-hee Nominated

US remake

According to a news article released by Deadline Hollywood on October 25, 2013, an American remake of this series was put into development by ABC. Yunjin Kim and Fake Empire Productions bought the rights of the show, which will be written by Derek Simonds. Kim, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will serve as executive producers. [7] [8]

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV from April 5–June 8, 2014. [9]

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