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Hell Is Other People (TV series)

2019 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hell Is Other People (TV series)
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Hell Is Other People[6] (Korean: 타인은 지옥이다) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Im Si-wan and Lee Dong-wook. Based on the Naver Webtoon of the same title by Kim Yong-ki, it is the second series of OCN's "Dramatic Cinema" project which combines film and drama formats.[7] It aired from August 31 to October 6, 2019.[8][9]

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The title is a reference to an often misinterpreted quote by Jean-Paul Sartre from No Exit.

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Synopsis

It tells the story of a young man in his 20s who moves to Seoul after landing an internship in a company. While looking for a place to stay, Yoon Jong-woo stumbles upon Eden Studio, an ominous cheap dormitory and decides to stay there as he is low on money. Though not thrilled about the quality of the place and its abnormal residents, including his next-door neighbor Seo Moon-jo, he decides to tolerate it until he saves enough money to move out. However, mysterious occurrences start occurring in the studio, causing Jong-woo to start fearing the studio's residents.

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Cast

Main

A writer who comes from countryside and moves in room 303 at Eden Dormitory after landing a new job at a new company his older friend created.[10][11] He takes Eden Dormitory for cheap price, only to find out that the dormitory is not just an ordinary dormitory.
A dentist who works near Eden Dormitory and lives in room 304.[12][13] He comes across as a friendly and compassionate dentist. However, things are not what they seem.

Supporting

Yoon Jong-woo's colleagues
  • Cha Rae-hyung [ko] as Shin Jae-ho
Jong-woo's university senior and now boss.[14]
  • Kim Han-jong [ko] as Park Byeong-min
Jong-woo's chief at the company.[15]
Jong-woo's only female colleague.[16]
  • Park Ji-han as Go Sang-man
The head of section at Jong-woo's company.[17]
People at Eden Dormitory
The owner of Eden Dormitory.[18] She seems friendly but she hides a very dark secret.
A mysterious and cold resident who lives in room 302.[18]
Twin brothers who lives in rooms 306 and 307 respectively. Deuk-jong is mentally handicapped, while Deuk-soo has better intelligence than his twin brother.[19]
A resident who lives in room 313. He is a porn-addict.[18]
A thug resident who lives in room 310. He was planning to leave the dormitory and start a new and better life.[20]
Others
A policewoman with a degree in Engineering.[21]
  • Yoon Sung-won [ko] as chief of patrol division.
  • Kim Ji-eun as Min Ji-eun
An office worker and Jong-woo's girlfriend.[22]
  • Song Wook-kyung [ko] as Cha Sung-ryeol
A detective who often works with gangsters.[23]
  • Lee Suk [ko] as Joo Yoo-cheol
A reporter who works for a daily newspaper.[24]
  • Ha Seon-haeng as So Jae-heon
A former detective and Jung-hwa's father.
  • Son Young-soon [ko] as So Jung-hwa's grandmother.
  • Noh Jong-hyun as Kang Seok-yoon
A new resident at Eden Dormitory.[25]
Ji-eun's boss.[26]

Special appearances

  • Lim Soo-hyung as a taxi driver.
  • Park Seung-tae [ko] as a flower seller.
  • Nam Jung-hee [ko] as a murder victim.
  • Kim Yannie as Kumail's wife.
  • Park cheon-guk [ko] as a bully.
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Production

First script reading took place in April 2019, in Sangam-dong, Seoul.[27]

Original soundtrack

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Viewership

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Hell Is Other People: South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[29]
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Awards and nominations

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Notes

  1. Episode 5 was delayed because of Chuseok festival.

References

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