''Nine'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring

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and

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. It aired on

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from March 11 to May 14, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot for 20 episodes. According to a news article released by ''

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'' on October 25, 2013, an American

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of this series was put into development by

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; however, it was never produced.

Concept

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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

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, 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 **

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. **

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

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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) *** Sun-woo and Jung-woo's mother. **

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as Choi Jin-chul (67) *** Chairman of stem cell research company. **

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as Kim Yoo-jin **

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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 **

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as Kang Seo-joon *** A surgical resident, and Min-young's boyfriend. **

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as Lee Joo-hee **

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as Sung Eun-joo ** Lee Jun-hyeok as Sang-beom *** CBM News team leader. ** Lee Shi-woo as Young-soo ** Jin Ye-sol as young Myung-hee 45 years ago ** Seo Dong-won as young Jin-chul 45 years ago **

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as Park Chang-min (64) **

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as Joo Sung-hoon *** Min-young's stepfather. **

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as (cameo) *1992/1993 **

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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) **

as Oh Chul-min (32) **

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as Han Young-hoon *** A model student. **

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as Han So-ra **

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as Kim Yoo-jin **

as Park Chang-min (44)

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

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References

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