Thirty-Nine[1][2] (Korean: 서른, 아홉; RR: Seoreun, Ahop) is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Kim Sang-ho and starring Son Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Ji-hyun. The series remake of Chinese Drama Nothing But Thirty revolves around the life, friendship, romances, and love of three friends who are about to turn forty. It premiered on JTBC on February 16, 2022, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 12 episodes.[3][4] It is available for streaming on Netflix.[5][6]
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Hangul | 서른, 아홉 |
Literal meaning | Thirty, Nine |
Revised Romanization | Seoreun, Ahop |
Created by | JTBC |
Written by | Yoo Yeong-ah |
Directed by | Kim Sang-ho |
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Music by | Gwon Young-chan |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Running time | 70–80 minutes |
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Network | JTBC |
Release | February 16 (2022-02-16) – March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) |
The last episode of the series logged its highest ratings national wide: of 8.1%.[7] Additionally, it was listed for four weeks in the Global Top 10 weekly list of the most-watched international Netflix TV shows as of April 3.[8]
In April 2021, it was announced that Son Ye-jin and Jeon Mi-do were in talks to appear inThirty-Nine, a 12-episode mini-series co-produced by Lotte Cultureworks and JTBC Studio.[32] Son confirmed her appearance in June 2021, while Jeon and Kim Ji-hyun confirmed in August.[33][34] Thirty-Nine marks Son's return to JTBC after three years; she last appeared in JTBC's 2018 TV series Something in the Rain.[35]
Filming began in August 2021.[36] On January 12, 2022, photos from the script reading were published.[37]
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Released | 2022 |
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Still Here" (그때 우리가) | Kwon Young-chan, Kang Ah-sol | Kwon Young-chan | Kang Ah-sol | 3:51 |
2. | "Still Here" (Inst.) | Kwon Young-chan | 3:51 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Was a Fool" | Fromm | Fromm | Fromm | 2:58 |
2. | "I Was a Fool" (Inst.) | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "That's All" (이것밖에) | Choi Yu-ree | Choi Yu-ree | Choi Yu-ree | 4:25 |
2. | "That's All" (Inst.) | 4:25 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Peony" (꽃말) | Kwon Young-chan | Kwon Young-chan | Car, the Garden | 4:05 |
2. | "Peony" (Inst.) | 4:05 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "In your days" (너의 하루 끝에) | Song Yang-Ha, Kim Jae-hyun, Kyoi | Song Yang-Ha, Kim Jae-hyun, Kyoi, Kim Ha-jun | Wheein | 3:58 |
2. | "In your days" (Inst.) | Song Yang-Ha, Kim Jae-hyun, Kyoi, Kim Ha-jun | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Did" (그랬을까) | Jung Joon-il | Jung Joon-il | Jung Joon-il | 3:49 |
2. | "Did" (Inst.) | Jung Joon-il | 3:49 |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | 1.052 | 1.193 | 1.623 | 1.614 | 1.086 | 1.401 | 1.210 | 1.520 | 1.379 | 1.546 | 1.314 | 1.714 | 1.387 |
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[44]
Ep. | Broadcast date | Title | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[44][45] | |
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1 | February 16, 2022 | "Thirty, Nine" | 4.406% (3rd) | 4.453% (3rd) |
2 | February 17, 2022 | "One Absurd Day" | 5.076% (4th) | 5.410% (4th) |
3 | February 23, 2022 | "Something I Had Never Thought Of" | 7.414% (1st) | 7.806% (1st) |
4 | February 24, 2022 | "Choice" | 7.540% (1st) | 8.700% (1st) |
5 | March 2, 2022 | "Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2" | 5.537% (2nd) | 6.183% (2nd) |
6 | March 3, 2022 | "Conviction" | 6.945% (2nd) | 7.691% (1st) |
7 | March 16, 2022 [a] | "The Inconvenient Truth" | 5.708% (2nd) | 6.331% (1st) |
8 | March 17, 2022 | "When You Think It's the End" | 7.229% (1st) | 8.141% (1st) |
9 | March 23, 2022 | "Thousand Nights Over and Over Again" | 6.545% (1st) | 6.840% (1st) |
10 | March 24, 2022 | "He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper" | 7.130% (1st) | 7.343% (1st) |
11 | March 30, 2022 | "About Romance" | 6.417% (1st) | 7.051% (1st) |
12 | March 31, 2022 | "Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong" | 8.122% (1st) | 8.941% (1st) |
Average | 6.506% | 7.074% | ||
Special[47] | March 10, 2022 | "About thirty and nine" | — | |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ji-hyun | Nominated | [48] |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Kang Mal-geum | Nominated | [49][50] |
Bechdel Day | 2022 | Bechdel's Choice 5 | Thirty-Nine | Won | [51] |
Best Writer | Yoo Young-ah | Won | [52] |