Room No. 9

Room No. 9 (Korean: 나인룸; RR: Naillum) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-sun, Kim Hae-sook and Kim Young-kwang. It aired on tvN's Saturdays and Sundays at 21:00 (KST) time slot, from October 6 to November 25, 2018.^[2][3][4]

Room No. 9
Promotional poster
Also known as	Room 9 Room N9
Hangul	나인룸
Literal meaning	Room Nine
Revised Romanization	Naillum
Genre	Mystery Fantasy
Created by	Lee Han-ho
Written by	Jeong Sung-hee
Directed by	Ji Young-soo
Starring	Kim Hee-sun Kim Hae-sook Kim Young-kwang
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Nam-pyo Lee Chan-ho Sohn Ki-won
Producer	Kim Na-kyung
Running time	60 minutes^[1]
Production companies	Kim Jong-hak Production Studio Dragon (planner)
Release
Original network	tvN
Original release	October 6 (2018-10-06) – November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)

Synopsis

The story of two women whose fate is switched as they exchange bodies, and a man who holds the key to that fate.^[5]

Cast

Main

• Kim Hee-sun as Eulji Hae-yi, a beautiful but manipulative lawyer who has a 100 percent success rate in court.
• Kim Hae-sook as Jang Hwa-sa, a death-row convict who is the infamous killer behind a poison murder case.
• Kim Young-kwang as Gi Yoo-jin / young (real) Gi San, Hae-yi's boyfriend who is a family doctor. He seems to be smart and gentle but he hides an inner dark side.

Supporting

• Lee Geung-young as Gi San, Yoo-jin's half-brother who hides a secret from his past.^[6]
• Oh Dae-hwan as Oh Bong-sam, an investigator.^[6]
• Kim Si-eun as Kim Hye-sun
• Jung Jae-won as Gi Chang-sung, Gi San's son who lives a lawless lifestyle.^[7]
• Kim Jae-hwa as Kam Mi-ran^[8]
• Jung Won-jong as Ma Hyun-chul^[8]
• Im Won-hee as Bang Sang-soo^[8]
• Jung Yeon-joo as Han Hyun-hee^[8]
• Kang Shin-il as Eulji Sung^[8]
• Son Sook as Jang Hwa-sa's mother
• Son Byong-ho as Kim Jong-soo^[9]
• Min Sung-wook as So Young-chul^[10]

Special appearance

• Yoon Park as Chu Young-bae^[11]
• Song Yoon-ah as Park Hyun-jung

Original soundtrack

Room No. 9 OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Genie Music Stone Music Entertainment

Part 1

Released on October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Life Answers" (삶이 대답한다)	Ha Melli	Lee Sang-hoon	Lim Jeong-hee	04:00
2.	"Life Answers" (Inst.)		Lee Sang-hoon		04:00
Total length:					08:00

Part 2

Released on November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Rewind"	Hard Carry	Hard Carry	Navi	03:26
2.	"Rewind" (Inst.)		Hard Carry		03:26
Total length:					06:52

Viewership

Room No. 9 : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	1421	1224	991	1280	765	960	888	927	801	954	709	926	718	957	783	1137	965

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[12]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[13]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	October 6, 2018	6.155%	7.164%
2	October 7, 2018	5.413%	6.260%
3	October 13, 2018	4.785%	5.537%
4	October 14, 2018	5.602%	6.878%
5	October 20, 2018	3.464%	3.844%
6	October 21, 2018	4.531%	5.702%
7	October 27, 2018	3.862%	4.919%
8	October 28, 2018	4.226%	4.926%
9	November 3, 2018	4.041%	4.965%
10	November 4, 2018	4.384%	5.092%
11	November 10, 2018	3.516%	3.968%
12	November 11, 2018	4.643%	5.342%
13	November 17, 2018	3.071%	3.542%
14	November 18, 2018	4.653%	5.420%
15	November 24, 2018	3.744%	4.485%
16	November 25, 2018	5.229%	5.916%
Average		4.457%	5.120%
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).

References

1. "Room No. 9 (2018)". CJ ENM. from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
2. "Kim Hee-sun, Kim Hae-sook and Kim Young-kwang Confirmed for "Room No.9"". Hancinema. Star News. from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
3. Kim, Na-young. "김희선-김영광-김해숙, tvN '나인룸' 출연 확정.."9월 첫방"(공식)". Naver (in Korean). MK Sports. from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
4. "New weekend thriller takes dark twist in otherwise familiar setting". Yonhap News Agency. October 2, 2018. from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
5. Kim, Na-hee. "[Oh!쎈 레터] '나인룸' 김희선X김영광X김해숙의 운명 체인지 복수극, 통할까". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
6. Jang, Ah-reum. [공식입장] 이경영·오대환·원, '나인룸' 합류...김희선·김영광과 호흡. Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
7. Go, Su-jin. "정제원, tvN '나인룸' 합류...상위 0.01% 천재 변신 예고(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Enews 24. from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
8. "'나인룸' 김재화X정원중X임원희X정연주X강신일, 명품 신스틸러 총출동". Naver (in Korean). MK News. August 17, 2018. from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
9. 손병호, '나인룸' 출연 확정..이기심의 아이콘 도전. Naver (in Korean). Star News. August 30, 2018. from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
10. "민성욱, tvN '나인룸' 교도소 의무 과장役 출연". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. August 24, 2018. from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
11. 윤박, '나인룸' 특별출연..소시오패스 파격 연기 변신 [공식입장]. Osen (in Korean). September 5, 2018. from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
12. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
13. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Room No. 9 at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
• Room No. 9 at Kim Jong-hak Production (in Korean)
• Room No. 9 at IMDb
• Room No. 9 at HanCinema