Times (TV series)

Times OST
Times OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2021;
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	VLENDING

*Times*
Times
	Promotional poster
Hangul	타임즈
Genre	Crime; Science fiction;
Created by	Studio Dragon; OCN;
Written by	Lee Sae-bom; Ahn Hye-jin;
Directed by	Yoon Jong-ho
Starring	Lee Seo-jin; Lee Joo-young; Kim Yeong-cheol; Moon Jeong-hee;
Composers	Music Director; Eom Ki-yeop
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Yoo Sang Woo
Producers	Ahn Chang-hyun; Kang Bo-young; Chang Shin-ae; Kim kyo Reh;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Story Hunter Production
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	February 20 –; March 28, 2021

Times (Korean: 타임즈; RR: Taimjeu) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Yeong-cheol and Moon Jeong-hee.^[1] It aired on OCN from February 20 to March 28, 2021.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Synopsis

Lee Jin-woo (Lee Seo-jin) and Seo Jung-in (Lee Joo-young) are both reporters, though the former lives in 2015 and the latter in 2020. One day, they discover that they can contact each other through a phone call. They start working together in order to prevent the murder of Jung-in's father Seo Gi-tae (Kim Yeong-cheol), the President of South Korea.

Cast

Main

Lee Seo-jin as Lee Jin-woo
Lee Joo-young as Seo Jung-in
Kim Yeong-cheol as Seo Gi-tae
Moon Jeong-hee as Kim Young-joo

Supporting

Kim In-kwon as Do Young-jae
Moon Ji-in as Myung Soo-kyung
Jung Sung-il as Kang Sin-wook
Ha Jun as Lee Geun-woo
Yu Sung-ju as Nam Sung-bum
Shim Hyung-tak as Han Do-kyung
Heo Jae-ho as Yoon Sung-ho
Bae Hyun-kyung as Oh Jung-sik
Song Young-chang as Baek Gyu-min
Park Ye-ni as Song Min-joo
Lim Soo-hyun as Jung Yu-mi
Bae Woo-hee as Jo Yoo-jin (cameo, ep. 3-4)

Production

Lee Seo-jin and Kim Yeong-cheol previously starred in Wonderful Days (2014).^[5]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on February 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)^[6]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Away"	Kim Beom-joo Kim Shi-hyuk	Kim Beom-joo Kim Shi-hyuk	Sondia	4:35
2.	"Away" (Inst.)		Kim Beom-joo Kim Shi-hyuk		4:35
Total length:					9:10

Part 2

Released on February 27, 2021 (2021-02-27)^[7]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Visitor (feat. KLAZY)"	Taibian	Taibian Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)	Isaac Hong	3:32
2.	"The Visitor (feat. KLAZY)" (Inst.)		Taibian Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)		3:32
Total length:					7:04

Part 3

Released on March 6, 2021 (2021-03-06)^[8]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Mirror"	Taibian	Taibian Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)	Jang Hye-jin	3:36
2.	"The Mirror" (Inst.)		Taibian Kim Jung-woo (TOXIC)		3:36
Total length:					7:12

Viewership

Times : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number												Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Average
	1	N/A	696	N/A	648	N/A	550	N/A	494	N/A	624	N/A	733	N/A^[a]

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

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[9]
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nationwide	Seoul
1	February 20, 2021	1.576%	1.909%
2	February 21, 2021	2.709%	2.473%
3	February 27, 2021	1.624%	—
4	February 28, 2021	2.844%	3.140%
5	March 6, 2021	1.615%	—
6	March 7, 2021	2.420%	2.096%
7	March 13, 2021	1.500%	—
8	March 14, 2021	2.301%	2.194%
9	March 20, 2021	1.400%	—
10	March 21, 2021	2.801%	2.461%
11	March 27, 2021	1.400%	—
12	March 28, 2021	3.079%	3.019%
Average		2.106%	—
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 drama airs 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).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress (TV)	Lee Joo-young	Nominated	^[10]

Notes

^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

^ "Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Young-chul, Moon Jung-hee in OCN's "Times"". HanCinema. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^ Lee, Gyu-lee (February 17, 2021). "Lee Seo-jin returns with another OCN mystery series 'Times'". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "Sign of the 'Times'". Korea JoongAng Daily. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "타임즈 OST". m2.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ Shin, Young-eun (January 26, 2021). "'타임즈' 이서진, 2년만의 드라마 복귀작 선택 이유는?". MK (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "타임즈 OST Part.1" [Times OST Part.1]. Melon. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ "타임즈 OST Part.2" [Times OST Part.2]. Melon. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ "타임즈 OST Part.3" [Times OST Part.3]. Melon. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Cable Daily - Top 10 List for TV Programs". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (April 12, 2021). "57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개". isplus.joins (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021.

External links

[incomplete-9] Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

[1] "Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Young-chul, Moon Jung-hee in OCN's "Times"". HanCinema. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

[2] Lee, Gyu-lee (February 17, 2021). "Lee Seo-jin returns with another OCN mystery series 'Times'". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[3] "Sign of the 'Times'". Korea JoongAng Daily. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[4] "타임즈 OST". m2.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[5] Shin, Young-eun (January 26, 2021). "'타임즈' 이서진, 2년만의 드라마 복귀작 선택 이유는?". MK (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[6] "타임즈 OST Part.1" [Times OST Part.1]. Melon. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[7] "타임즈 OST Part.2" [Times OST Part.2]. Melon. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[8] "타임즈 OST Part.3" [Times OST Part.3]. Melon. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[ratings-10] "Cable Daily - Top 10 List for TV Programs". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[11] Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (April 12, 2021). "57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개". isplus.joins (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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