Children of Nobody explained

Native Name:

Hangul:	붉은 달 푸른 해
Rr:	Bulg-eun Dal Pureun Hae
Lk:	Red Moon Blue Sun

Music:

Kim Jun-seok

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Num Episodes:

Producer:

Kim Ho-young

Location:

South Korea

Camera:

Single-camera

Runtime:

35 minutes

Company:

Mega Monster

Network:

MBC TV

Children of Nobody^[1] ^[2] is a South Korean television series produced by Mega Monster^[3] for MBC, starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Yi-kyung, Nam Gyu-ri and Cha Hak-yeon. It aired on MBC TV every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 KST for 32 episodes, from November 21, 2018 to January 16, 2019.

Synopsis

Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since she is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life doesn't last long, when an accident changes her life. She then meets Kang Ji Hun, violent crimes unit detective, who is hurt for hiding his troubling past but is strict toward criminals and believes they should be punished to the full extent.

Cast

Main

Kim Sun-a as Cha Woo-kyung^[4]

A child psychologist who winds up in a strange car accident. She stumbles upon a mysterious child and embarks on a quest for the truth, using poetry as clues.

Lee Yi-kyung as Kang Ji-hyun

A police detective who has a good sense of judgement and a natural instinct for crime-solving, he believes in sticking to the basics and that all sins must be judged in the court of law.

Nam Gyu-ri as Jeon Soo-young

A new recruit in Ji-heon's department. She is deemed a mysterious woman due to her emotions and actions.

Cha Hak-yeon as Lee Eun-ho^[5]

An introverted individual who works at the childcare center where Woo-kyung works. He loves children and becomes much brighter, happier and energetic around them.

Supporting

People related to Cha Woo-kyung

Kim Young-jae as Kim Min-suk^[6]

Woo-kyung's husband

Na Young-hee as Heo Jin-ok

Woo-kyung's mother

Oh Hye-won as Cha Se-kyung^[7]

Woo-kyung's sister

Joo Ye-rim as Kim Eun-seo

Woo-kyung and Min-suk's daughter

Hanul Children's Center people

as Song Ho-min
as Yoon Tae-joo^[8]
TBA as Song Jae-hak

Police officers

Park Soo-young as Chief Hong Gi-tae
as Kwon Chan-wook^[9]

Others

Ha Eun-soo as Lee Yeon-joo^[10]

Ji-heon's ex-girlfriend, who later became Min-suk's mistress.

Kim Kang-hoon as Han Si-wan

One of the children sheltered at Haneul Center, who has a traumatic past.

Yoo Eun-mi as Lee Bit Na.
Kang Mal-geum as Si-wan's mother^[11]
Kim Ji-eun as Min-joo
Moon Ye-won as Choi Mi-sun

Special appearances

Ha Joo-hee as Park Ji-hye^[12]

An ex-convict who killed her own child. Due to the incident she received hate upon completing her jail sentence. She was later found dead, burned inside a car.

Production

Children of Nobody is written by (Que Sera, Sera, ) and directed by Choi Jung-kyu (Splendid Politics). A few days before the premiere, MBC announced that Kang Hee-joo (Hide and Seek) will co-direct the series.
The series is produced for MBC by Mega Monster, a company jointly owned by Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment), KakaoPage, and Studio Dragon.^[13] ^[14]
Script reading for the series was held in October 2018 at the MBC broadcasting center in Sangam-dong, Seoul.
The series used some parts of the poem Leper by Seo Jeong-ju.^[15]

Original soundtrack

Children of Nobody OST
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Various artists
Released:	2018
Genre:	Soundtrack

Part 6

Ratings

	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
+ Average TV viewership ratings
			TNmS	AGB Nielsen^[16]
			Nationwide	Nationwide
1	November 21, 2018	When the Moon Rose Over the Barley Field (보리밭에 달뜨면)	5.4%	5.2%	5.3%
2	November 21, 2018	When the Moon Rose Over the Barley Field (보리밭에 달뜨면)		5.4%	5.4%
3	November 22, 2018	The Little Girl in a Green Dress (녹색 옷을 입은 소녀)	4.8%	4.7%	5.6%
4	November 22, 2018	The Little Girl in a Green Dress (녹색 옷을 입은 소녀)	5.7%	5.5%	5.9%
5	November 28, 2018	Death and Poetry (죽음과 시)	4.1%	3.8%	rowspan="2"
6	November 28, 2018	Death and Poetry (죽음과 시)	5.0%	4.7%
7	November 29, 2018	Secret of the Mummified Lady (미라 여인의 비밀)	3.8%	3.9%	4.0%
8	November 29, 2018	Secret of the Mummified Lady (미라 여인의 비밀)	4.7%	4.7%	4.8%
9	December 5, 2018	Witness (목격자)	4.1%	4.6%	4.4%
10	December 5, 2018	Witness (목격자)	5.2%	5.5%	5.4%
11	December 6, 2018	Reason for Murder (살인의 이유)	5.0%	4.9%
12	December 6, 2018	Reason for Murder (살인의 이유)			6.0%
13	December 12, 2018	Red Cries (붉은 울음)		3.9%
14	December 12, 2018	Red Cries (붉은 울음)		5.2%	5.4%
15	December 13, 2018	Same Idea (같은 생각)	3.6%	4.3%	4.6%
16	December 13, 2018	Same Idea (같은 생각)	4.0%	4.8%	5.1%
17	December 20, 2018	Find the Hidden Face (숨은 얼굴 찾기)	3.1%		4.2%
18	December 20, 2018	Find the Hidden Face (숨은 얼굴 찾기)	3.5%	4.7%	5.4%
19	December 26, 2018	A Secret That Cannot Be Told (말할 수 없는 비밀)		4.0%	4.4%
20	December 26, 2018	A Secret That Cannot Be Told (말할 수 없는 비밀)	3.2%	4.9%	5.3%
21	December 27, 2018	Good Person's Face (착한 사람 얼굴)	3.7%	4.6%	5.5%
22	December 27, 2018	Good Person's Face (착한 사람 얼굴)	3.9%	4.8%	5.7%
23	January 2, 2019	Criminal (범인)	3.6%	4.5%	5.1%
24	January 2, 2019	Criminal (범인)	3.9%	5.1%	5.7%
25	January 3, 2019	Do Not Remember (기억하지 말아야 할 것)	4.6%	5.3%
26	January 3, 2019	Do Not Remember (기억하지 말아야 할 것)	4.6%	5.4%
27	January 9, 2019	Unfinished (끝나지 않은)	3.4%	4.4%	4.7%
28	January 9, 2019	Unfinished (끝나지 않은)	3.9%	4.7%	5.0%
29	January 10, 2019	My Little Sister (내 동생)	4.1%	4.3%
30	January 10, 2019	My Little Sister (내 동생)		5.2%	5.6%
31	January 16, 2019	Red Moon Blue Sun (붉은 달 푸른 해)		4.8%	5.7%
32	January 16, 2019	Red Moon Blue Sun (붉은 달 푸른 해)		5.3%
Average
Special	December 19, 2018	Children of Nobody: Playback from the Start (붉은 달 푸른 해 한번에 몰아보기)	2.9%	3.1%	3.4%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Ref.
2018	2018 MBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Kim Sun-a	^[17]
		Drama of the Year	Children of Nobody
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama	Kim Sun-a
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries	Lee Yi-kyung
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries	Nam Gyu-ri
		Best Supporting Cast in Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries	Kim Yeo-jin
2019	55th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Drama	Children of Nobody	^[18]
2019	55th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Screenplay	Do Hyun-jung	^[18]

International broadcast

In Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, the series airs on Oh!K TV within 24 hours after the Korean broadcast since November 22, 2018.^[19]
In Canada, the series airs on All TV.^[20]
In Myanmar, the series is broadcast by 5PLUS.^[21]
In Japan, the series was aired on DATV,^[22] and later on by LaLa TV.^[23]
The series is available for streaming via:
- POOQ and iMBC VOD in South Korea,
- Viki, KOCOWA TV, Viu, and OnDemandKorea worldwide,
- KKTV in Taiwan.
- UNTV This 2020 in Philippines

External links

- - Children of Nobody | Korea | Drama | Watch with English Subtitles & More ✔️

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