THE UNCANNY COUNTER

 

The Uncanny Counter

Also Known as: Amazing Rumor

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Episodes: 16

Broadcast network: OCN

Broadcast period: 2020-Nov-28 to 2021-Jan-24

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 22:30

Synopsis

This drama is based on same name webcomic written by Jang Yi which was published from 2018-Aug-23 via "Daum Webtoon."

It tells the story of demon hunters called "Counters" who have come to the earth posing as employees of a noodle restaurant in order to capture evil spirits that have returned to earth in pursuit of eternal life. They each have their own special abilities.

Cast

Main Cast

Jo Byung Kyu as So Moon

Kim Se Jung as Do Ha Na

Yoo Joon Sang as Jang Chul Jung

Yum Hye Ran as Choo Mae Ok

Ahn Suk Hwan as Choi Jang Moo

Yoong

Moon Sook as Wigen (Moon’s partner)

Kim So Ra as Kim Ki Ran (Mo Tak’s partner)

Eun Ye Joon (은예준) as Woo Shik (Ha Na’s partner)

Lee Chan Hyung (이찬형) as Soo Ho (Mae Ok’s partner/Mae Ok’s son)

Woo Mi Hwa (우미화) as The Prosecutor of Yoong

Humans possessed by evil spirits

Lee Hong Nae (이홍내) as Ji Chung Shin

Ok Ja Yun as Baek Hyang Hee

So Moon’s family

Yoon Joo Sang as Ha Suk Goo (Moon’s grandfather)

Lee Joo Shil as Jang Choon Ok (Moon’s grandmother)

So Moon’s school

Lee Ji Won as Oh Joo Yun

Kim Eun Soo (김은수) as Kim Woong Min

Jung Won Chang as Shin Hyuk Woo

Kim Min Ho as Baek Joon Kyu

Jungjin’s police department

Choi Yoon Young as Kim Jung Young

Lee Kyung Min (이경민) as Kang Han Wool

Jungjin’s City Hall & Taeshin Group

Choi Kwang Il as Shin Myung Whi (Mayor of Jungjin City/Hyuk Woo’s father)

Lee Do Yub as Jo Tae Shin (Chairman of Taeshin Group)

Kim Seung Hoon as Noh Hang Kyu (Director of Taeshin Construction/Chang Kyu’s older brother)

Supporting Cast

Jun Jin Oh (전진오) as Noh Chang Kyu (Hang Kyu’s older brother)

Kim Jung Jin (김정진) as Jang Hye Kyung (Secretary of Mayor Shin)

Kim Yi Kyung (김이경) as Kim Young Nim

Kim Kwang Sik as Song Man Ho (Ha Na’s uncle)

Cameo

Jun Suk Ho as So Kwon (ep 1, 11, So Moon’s father/police)

Son Yeo Eun as Ha Moon Young (ep 1, So Moon’s mother/police)

Lee Sun Bin as Heo Hee Young (ep 1,3, a coffee shop owner)

Sung Ji Roo as Jang Chul Joong (ep 1, a late member of the Counters)

So Hee Jung as Heo Hee Young’s mother (ep 3)

Lee Do Kyung as Chairman Jun Ki Hwan (ep 4)

Han Kang Ho (한강호) as Han Seung Woo (ep 7-8)

Park Seung Tae as Han Seung Woo’s grandmother (ep 8)

Production Credits

Production Companies: Studio Dragon, Neo Entertainment

Director: Yoo Sun Dong

Screenwriters: Yeo Ji Na (ep. 1-12), Yoo Sun Dong (유선동) (ep. 13)