Nine (TV series)

Nine is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Jin-wook and Jo Yoon-hee. It aired on tvN from March 11 to May 14, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 20 episodes.

According to a news article released by Deadline Hollywood on October 25, 2013, an American remake of this series was put into development by ABC; however, it was never produced.

Concept
The science fiction / romance series is about a man who finds nine magical incense sticks that allow him to travel 20 years back in time. He attempts to keep his family safe in order to change the world he lives in today. However, this is not without consequences as his actions in the past affects the lives of many in the present, including his.

As the show has a unique way of dealing with the concept of time travel, its ending is open to interpretation.

Synopsis
Nine tells the story of a man who finds nine incense items which allows him to travel 20 years back in time.

Cast
2012/2013
 * Lee Jin-wook as Park Sun-woo
 * A news anchor at a TV broadcast station. A tragedy happens to his family, so he gets the chance to travel back in time to avenge them, and at the same time recover his love. But he has a limited number of trips to the past, to try and pinpoint the right moment to go back and change.


 * Jo Yoon-hee as Joo Min-young
 * A junior reporter, and Sun-woo's colleague.


 * Jeon No-min as Park Jung-woo
 * Sun-woo's older brother, who holds the key to solving a mystery — a crime that Sun-woo is trying to solve as he bounces back and forth in time.


 * Kim Hee-ryung as Son Myung-hee (65)
 * Jin Ye-sol as young Myung-hee 45 years ago
 * Sun-woo and Jung-woo's mother.


 * Jung Dong-hwan as Choi Jin-chul (67)
 * Seo Dong-won as young Jin-chul 45 years ago
 * Chairman of stem cell research company.


 * Lee Eung-kyung as Kim Yoo-jin
 * Um Hyo-sup as Oh Chul-min (52)
 * CBM station president.


 * Lee Seung-joon as Han Young-hoon
 * A neurosurgeon, and Sun-woo's best friend.


 * Yeon Je-wook as Kim Beom-seok
 * Oh Min-suk as Kang Seo-joon
 * A surgical resident, and Min-young's boyfriend.


 * Greena Park as Lee Joo-hee
 * Yoo Se-rye as Sung Eun-joo
 * Lee Jun-hyeok as Sang-beom
 * CBM News team leader.


 * Lee Shi-woo as Young-soo
 * Kim Won-hae as Park Chang-min (64)
 * Lee Han-wi as Joo Sung-hoon
 * Min-young's stepfather.


 * Park Won-sang as (cameo)

1992/1993
 * Park Hyung-sik as Park Sun-woo
 * Jo Min-ah as Joo Min-young
 * Seo Woo-jin as Park Jung-woo
 * Park Moon-ah as Sung Eun-joo
 * Kim Hee-ryung as Son Myung-hee (45)
 * Jeon Guk-hwan as Park Chun-soo
 * Jung Dong-hwan as Choi Jin-chul (47)
 * Um Hyo-sup as Oh Chul-min (32)
 * Lee Yi-kyung as Han Young-hoon
 * A model student.


 * Na Hae-ryung as Han So-ra
 * Ga Deuk-hee as Kim Yoo-jin
 * Kim Won-hae as Park Chang-min (44)