# Children of Nobody

Children of Nobody (Korean: 붉은 달 푸른 해; RR: Bulg-eun Dal Pureun Hae) is a South Korean television series produced by Mega Monster for MBC, starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Yi-kyung, Nam Gyu-ri and Cha Hak-yeon. It aired on MBC TV every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 KST for 32 episodes, from November 21, 2018 to January 16, 2019.

## Synopsis

Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since she is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life doesn't last long, when an accident changes her life. She then meets Kang Ji Hun, violent crimes unit detective, who is hurt for hiding his troubling past but is strict toward criminals and believes they should be punished to the full extent.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Sun-a as Cha Woo-kyung
    A child psychologist who winds up in a strange car accident. She stumbles upon a mysterious child and embarks on a quest for the truth, using poetry as clues.
* Lee Yi-kyung as Kang Ji-hyun
    A police detective who has a good sense of judgement and a natural instinct for crime-solving, he believes in sticking to the basics and that all sins must be judged in the court of law.
* Nam Gyu-ri as Jeon Soo-young
    A new recruit in Ji-heon's department. She is deemed a mysterious woman due to her emotions and actions.
* Cha Hak-yeon as Lee Eun-ho
    An introverted individual who works at the childcare center where Woo-kyung works. He loves children and becomes much brighter, happier and energetic around them.

### Supporting
#### People related to Cha Woo-kyung

* Kim Young-jae as Kim Min-suk
    Woo-kyung's husband
* Na Young-hee as Heo Jin-ok
    Woo-kyung's mother
* Oh Hye-won as Cha Se-kyung
    Woo-kyung's sister
* Joo Ye-rim as Kim Eun-seo
    Woo-kyung and Min-suk's daughter

#### Hanul Children's Center people

* Kim Pub-rae [ko] as Song Ho-min
* Joo Suk-tae [ko] as Yoon Tae-joo
* TBA as Song Jae-hak

#### Police officers

* Park Soo-young as Chief Hong Gi-tae
* Yeon Jae-hyung [ko] as Kwon Chan-wook

#### Others

* Ha Eun-soo as Lee Yeon-joo
    Ji-heon's ex-girlfriend, who later became Min-suk's mistress.
* Kim Kang-hoon as Han Si-wan
    One of the children sheltered at Haneul Center, who has a traumatic past.
* Yoo Eun-mi as Lee Bit Na.
* Kang Mal-geum as Si-wan's mother
* Kim Ji-eun as Min-joo
* Moon Ye-won as Choi Mi-sun

### Special appearances

* Ha Joo-hee as Park Ji-hye
    An ex-convict who killed her own child. Due to the incident she received hate upon completing her jail sentence. She was later found dead, burned inside a car.

## Production

* Children of Nobody is written by Do Hyun-jung [ko] (Que Sera, Sera, The Village: Achiara's Secret) and directed by Choi Jung-kyu (Splendid Politics). A few days before the premiere, MBC announced that Kang Hee-joo (Hide and Seek) will co-direct the series.
* The series is produced for MBC by Mega Monster, a company jointly owned by Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment), KakaoPage, and Studio Dragon.
* Script reading for the series was held in October 2018 at the MBC broadcasting center in Sangam-dong, Seoul.
* The series used some parts of the poem Leper by Seo Jeong-ju.

## Ratings

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | Ep.1-16 | TBD | 971 | 752 | 870 | TBD | TBD | 673 | 801 | TBD | 910 | 897 | 1033 | TBD | TBD | TBD | 862 |
| | Ep.17-32 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 907 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Sun-a | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | Children of Nobody | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Kim Sun-a | Won |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Lee Yi-kyung | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Nam Gyu-ri | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Cast in Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Kim Yeo-jin | Nominated |
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Children of Nobody | Nominated |
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | Do Hyun-jung | Nominated |

## International broadcast

* In Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, the series airs on Oh!K TV within 24 hours after the Korean broadcast since November 22, 2018.
* In Canada, the series airs on All TV.
* In Myanmar, the series is broadcast by 5PLUS.
* In Japan, the series was aired on DATV, and later on by LaLa TV.
* The series is available for streaming via:
** POOQ and iMBC VOD in South Korea,
** Viki, KOCOWA TV, Viu, and OnDemandKorea worldwide,
** KKTV in Taiwan.
** UNTV This 2020 in Philippines