Not Others

Not Others
Promotional poster
Hangul
남남
Lit.Strangers
RRNamnam
MRNamnam
Genre
Based on
Strangers
by Jung Young-rong
Written byMin Seon-ae
Directed byLee Min-woo
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Choi Han-gyeol (CP)
  • Kim Eun-ji
Producers
  • Woo Ji-hee
  • Jung Gwi-jeong
  • Ahn Chang-hyun
  • Park Ho-sik
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkENA
ReleaseJuly 17 (2023-07-17) –
August 22, 2023 (2023-08-22)

Not Others (Korean: 남남) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Jeon Hye-jin, Choi Soo-young, Ahn Jae-wook, and Park Sung-hoon. It is based on a webtoon of the same Korean title, which was serialized on Kakao Webtoon from 2019 to 2022. It is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, as well as on TVING in South Korea, and on Viki in selected regions. It also aired on ENA from July 17 to August 22, 2023 every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST). A second season is scheduled to be release in 2025.

Synopsis

The series tells the story of a careless and childish single mother and her cool-headed daughter living together without countermeasures, often acting more as sisters than a mother-daughter relationship.

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

People in the Department of Orthopedics

  • Kim Sang-ho as Park Sang-goo: director of the department.
  • as Lee Kang-suk
  • as Jung Eun-shim
  • as Sung Ae-ja

People in the police station

  • Ahn So-yo as Jang Soo-jin: an assistant inspector.
  • Kim Dong-soo as Cha Soon-cheol

Others

  • Kim Hye-eun as Kim Mi-jeong: Eun-mi's best friend and godmother of Jin-hee. Supports both of them with whatever they do and acts more of an actual sister to Eun-mi.
  • Lim Sung-kyun as Kim Jin-soo: a travel writer who is Jin-hee's childhood friend and first love.
  • Seo Ye-hwa as Im Tae-kyung: Jin-hee's best friend who also works as a police officer as Jin-hee.

Extended

Production

Filming of the series had completed by March 2023.

Viewership

Not Others : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
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1N/A387522572667767886866891103710051141
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 17, 2023 1.266% (24th) 1.258% (8th)
2 July 18, 2023 1.611% (5th) 1.687% (3rd)
3 July 24, 2023 2.479% (1st) 2.804% (1st)
4 July 25, 2023 2.747% (2nd) 3.163% (2nd)
5 July 31, 2023 2.886% (1st) 3.252% (1st)
6 August 1, 2023 3.623% (1st) 3.950% (2nd)
7 August 7, 2023 3.873% (1st) 4.774% (1st)
8 August 8, 2023 3.910% (1st) 4.452% (1st)
9 August 14, 2023 4.527% (1st) 5.536% (1st)
10 August 15, 2023 4.401% (1st) 4.762% (1st)
11 August 21, 2023 4.683% (1st) 5.191% (1st)
12 August 22, 2023 5.532% (1st) 6.484% (1st)
Average 3.462% 3.943%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • 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).

Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2023 Best Asian TV Series Not Others Nominated

References

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  26. 1 2 Nationwide ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 18, 2023. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 25, 2023. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 31, 2023. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 1, 2023. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 7, 2023. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 8, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 14, 2023. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 15, 2023. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 21, 2023. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 17, 2023. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 18, 2023. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 25, 2023. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 31, 2023. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 1, 2023. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 7, 2023. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 8, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 14, 2023. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 15, 2023. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 21, 2023. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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