Hometown (South Korean TV series)

{{For|the 1985 American television series|Hometown (American TV series)}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Hometown (South Korean TV series).jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=^홈타운}}

| genre = {{Unbulleted list|Mystery{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/05/688_306121.html|first=Gyu-lee|last=Lee|title='Minari' star Han Ye-ri confirms role in OCN's thriller 'Hometown'|newspaper=The Korea Times|access-date=July 31, 2021}}|Thriller}}

| writer = Joo Jin{{efn|Joo Jin is the pen name of director Cho Hyun-hoon, who was pointed out as one of the perpetrators of the Me Too movement in 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.hancinema.net/tvn-s-hometown-writer-turns-out-to-be-director-cho-hyun-hoon-from-the-sexual-assault-issue--154473.html|title=tvN's "Hometown" Writer Turns Out to Be Director Cho Hyun-hoon From the 'Sexual Assault Issue'|website=HanCinema|via=Segye|access-date=October 7, 2021}}}}{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0004999100|first=Bo-young|last=Kim|script-title=ko:유재명·한예리·엄태구 '홈타운' 티저 포스터... "극강의 스릴"|website=Naver|publisher=Edaily|access-date=July 31, 2021|language=ko}}

| director = Park Hyun-seok

| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Yoo Jae-myung|Han Ye-ri|Uhm Tae-goo}}

| composer = Choi Seong-kwon

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 12{{cite web|url=https://watch.cjenm.com/broadcast/sub/view?contentsId=B120211967|title=Hometown (2021)|website=CJ ENM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021100548/https://watch.cjenm.com/broadcast/sub/view?contentsId=B120211967|archive-date=October 21, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 21, 2021}}

| executive_producer = Kim Geon-hong

| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Kwon Byung-wook|Baek Chang-joo}}

| runtime = 60 minutes

| company = {{Unbulleted list|Studio Dragon|C-JeS Entertainment}}

| network = tvN

| first_aired = {{start date|2021|9|22}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2021|10|28}}

}}

Hometown ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^홈타운|rr=yes}}) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Uhm Tae-goo. It aired on tvN from September 22 to October 28, 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.hancinema.net/yoo-jae-myung-han-ye-ri-and-um-tae-goo-in-tvn-s-hometown-152948.html|title=Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Um Tae-goo in tvN's "Hometown"|website=HanCinema|via=News1 Korea|access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004839709|first=Young-eun|last=Shin|script-title=ko:유재명X한예리 '홈타운' 9월 22일 첫방송 확정 [공식]|website=Naver|via=Maeil Business Newspaper|access-date=August 18, 2021|language=ko}}

Synopsis

Set in 1999, Hometown tells about a bizarre murder in a small town. It finds the truth of a recording tape containing mysterious serial killings.{{cite news|url=https://www.hancinema.net/yoo-jae-myung-han-ye-ri-and-um-tae-goo-in-ocn-s-hometown-150096.html|title=Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Um Tae-goo in OCN's "Hometown"|website=HanCinema|via=Bridge News|access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hancinema.net/ocn-reveals-its-best-line-up-149085.html|title=OCN Reveals Its Best Line-up|website=HanCinema|via=MoneyS|access-date=July 31, 2021}}

Cast

File:20210922—"Hometown" (2021) cast, Marie Claire Korea screenshot (03m08s).jpg, Han Ye-ri, Uhm Tae-goo) promoting the series on Marie Claire Korea in September 2021]]

=Main=

Yoo Jae-myung as Choi Hyung-in, a veteran violent crime detective with fifteen years of experience who is living in misery after losing his wife to a horrific terrorist crime.
Han Ye-ri as Jo Jung-hyun, Kyung-ho's sister who lives with the social stigma of being a terrorist's family. Ironically, her life was destroyed by her brother's crime, but was reconstructed through his daughter.
Song Ji-hyun as young Jo Jung-hyun{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000489677|first=Soo-in|last=Park|script-title=ko:송지현 '홈타운' 한예리 어린시절 캐스팅 "외모 많이 닮아|trans-title=Song Ji-hyun casts in 'Hometown' as young Han Ye-ri|website=Newsen|via=Naver|date=September 16, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021 |language=ko}}
Uhm Tae-goo as Jo Kyung-ho, a convicted terrorist who is sentenced to life in prison for committing a gas attack in the town's train station in 1989.

=Supporting=

==People around Hyung-in==

Kim Sae-byuk as Im Se-yoon, Hyung-in's wife.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0000985367|first=Byung-cheol|last=Yoo|script-title=ko:김새벽, tvN '홈타운' 출연... 미스터리극의 깊이 더한다|trans-title=Kim Sae-byuk will appear in mystery drama 'Hometown' on TVN|website=Korea Economy TV|via=Naver|date=September 17, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021|language=ko}}
{{Interlanguage link|Choi Kwang-il|ko|최광일}} as Im In-gwan, Hyung-in's father-in-law.
Song Young-chang as Yang Won-taek, Hyung-in's boss.
Jo Bok-rae as Lee Si-jeong, a passionate detective with four years of experience.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005475428|first=Ah-reum|last=Jang|script-title=ko:[단독] '열일' 조복래, OCN '홈타운' 합류...유재명과 호흡|website=Naver|via=News1 Korea|access-date=July 31, 2021|language=ko}}{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=469&aid=0000625470|first=Soo-kyung|last=Yoo|script-title=ko:배우 조복래, tvN '홈타운' 합류... 유재명과 콤비 호흡|newspaper=Hankook Ilbo|publisher=Hankook Ilbo, Co.|via=Naver|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2021|language=ko}}
Tae In-ho as Son Ji-seung, a prosecutor.

==People around Jung-hyun==

Lee Re as Jo Jae-young, Kyung-ho's daughter who is a middle school student. She is living with her aunt Jung-hyun, but suddenly disappears.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000804274|first=Jin-ah|last=Son|script-title=ko:이레, '홈타운' 출연 확정... 엄태구 딸로 등장(공식)|website=Naver|via=MK Sports|access-date=July 31, 2021|language=ko}}
{{ill|Park Mi-hyeon|ko|박미현 (배우)}} as Kim Kyung-sook, Kyung-ho's mother and Jae-young's grandmother.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001329955|first=Hee-jae|last=Choi|script-title=ko:박미현, '홈타운' 출연 확정... 엄태구X한예리와 호흡 [공식입장]|website=Naver|via=Xports News|access-date=August 2, 2021|language=ko}}
Lee Hae-woon as Jung Young-seop, Jung-hyun's classmate and head of the editorial department of Gyeongcheon High School.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000767141|first=Jae-eun|last=Lee|script-title=ko:배우 이해운 '홈타운'서 맹신도 '정영섭'으로 파격 변식|trans-title=Actor Lee Hae-woon casts in 'Hometown' as Jung Young-seop, a blind believer|newspaper=Kyunghyang Shinmun|publisher=Kyunghyang, Co.|via=Naver|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=October 13, 2021|language=ko}}
Kim Jung as Jung Min-jae, Jung-hyun's classmate and member of the editorial department of Gyeongcheon High School.
Cha Rae-hyung as Kang Yong-tak, Jung-hyun's classmate and member of the editorial department of Gyeongcheon High School.
Kim Ye-eun as Choi Kyung-joo, Jung-hyun's best friend since high school.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0000980765|first=Byung-cheol|last=Yoo|script-title=ko:'독립영화계 진주' 김예은, tvN '홈타운' 출연... 친근함 속 강렬 캐릭터로 깜짝 변신|trans-title=Kim Ye-eun plays the role of Choi Kyung-joo in 'Hometown' on TVN|via=Korea Economy TV|website=Naver|date=August 26, 2021|access-date=August 26, 2021|language=ko}}

==Gyeongcheon Girls' Middle School students==

Heo Jung-eun as Moon Sook, Jae-young's best friend.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002976308|first=Sung-yeol|last=Yoo|script-title=ko:허정은, tvN 새 드라마 '홈타운' 출연..이레 단짝 친구 役 [공식]|website=Naver|via=Star News|access-date=July 31, 2021|language=ko}}
Park Si-yeon as Production Director Jung
Park Seo-jin as DJ Han
Kim Ji-an as Lee Kyung-jin{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000769047|first=Bong-seok|last=Son|script-title=ko:신예 김지안, 아우터코리아 전속계약 [공식]|trans-title=Official: Rookie actress Kim Ji-an Signs an Exclusive Contract with Outer Korea|newspaper=Sports Kyunghyang|publisher=Kyunghyang, Co.|via=Naver|date=October 22, 2021|access-date= October 22, 2021|language=ko}}

==Others==

Kim Shin-bi as Kim Hwan-gyu, a Chinese restaurant employee who lives an honest life after leaving a bad past behind.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0000982215|first=Byung-cheol|last=Yoo|script-title=ko:신예 김신비, tvN '홈타운'→넷플릭스 '모범가족' 출연 확정... 본격 안방 접수 예고|trans-title=Rookie actress Kim Shin-bi confirmed to appear in TVN drama 'Hometown' and Netflix series 'Exemplary Family'|website=Korea Economy TV|via=Naver|date=September 2, 2021|access-date= September 2, 2021|language=ko}}
Yoo Seong-ju as Pastor Woo
Kim Soo-jin as Jung Min-sil

Production

Hometown was first announced to be aired on OCN. It was also included in OCN's promotional video for its 2021 line-up.{{cite video|title=2021 OCN 오리지널 라인업 최초 공개|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6CUnG-TAWE|website=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc.|via=OCN|time=0:38|language=ko}}{{User-generated source|date=May 2025}} However, in July 2021, it was confirmed that the series aired on tvN instead.

Viewership

{{Television ratings graph

| title = Hometown

| refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20211028|title=Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)|work=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|access-date= October 29, 2021}}

| width = 300

| height = 180

| country = South Korea

| -

| 0.674

| 0.693

| 0.515

| 0.386

| 0.466

| 0.372

| 0.287

| N/A

| 0.295

}}

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+ Average TV viewership ratings
rowspan="2" \| {{abbr\|Ep.\|Episode}} ! rowspan="2" \| Original broadcast date ! colspan="2" \| Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
width="110" \| Nationwide ! width="110" \| Seoul
1 \| September 22, 2021 \| 2.827% {{small\|(2nd)}} \| 3.090% {{small\|(2nd)}}
2 \| September 23, 2021 \| {{color\|red\|3.307%}} {{small\|(2nd)}} \| {{color\|red\|4.303%}} {{small\|(2nd)}}
3 \| September 29, 2021 \| 2.582% {{small\|(2nd)}} \| 2.781% {{small\|(2nd)}}
4 \| September 30, 2021 \| 2.043% {{small\|(2nd)}} \| 2.376% {{small\|(2nd)}}
5 \| October 6, 2021 \| 1.970% {{small\|(3rd)}} \| 2.246% {{small\|(2nd)}}
6 \| October 7, 2021 \| 1.644% {{small\|(3rd)}} \| 1.845% {{small\|(2nd)}}
7 \| October 13, 2021 \| 1.326% {{small\|(N/A)}} \| 1.245% {{small\|(9th)}}
8 \| October 14, 2021 \|1.277% {{small\|(8th)}} \|1.330% {{small\|(7th)}}
9 \| October 20, 2021 \|{{color\|blue\|1.055%}} {{small\|(N/A)}} \|1.142% {{small\|(N/A)}}
10 \| October 21, 2021 \| 1.074% {{small\|(N/A)}} \| {{color\|blue\|1.030%}} {{small\|(N/A)}}
11 \| October 27, 2021 \| 1.163% {{small\|(N/A)}} \| 1.242% {{small\|(N/A)}}
12 \| October 28, 2021 \| 1.520% {{small\|(6th)}} \| 1.494% {{small\|(7th)}}
colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" \| In the table above, the {{color\|blue\|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color\|red\|red numbers}} represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating/ranking is not known. 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).

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+ Average TV viewership ratings

rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date

! colspan="2" | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)

width="110" | Nationwide

! width="110" | Seoul

| September 22, 2021

| 2.827% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 3.090% {{small|(2nd)}}

| September 23, 2021

| {{color|red|3.307%}} {{small|(2nd)}}

| {{color|red|4.303%}} {{small|(2nd)}}

| September 29, 2021

| 2.582% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 2.781% {{small|(2nd)}}

| September 30, 2021

| 2.043% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 2.376% {{small|(2nd)}}

| October 6, 2021

| 1.970% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 2.246% {{small|(2nd)}}

| October 7, 2021

| 1.644% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 1.845% {{small|(2nd)}}

| October 13, 2021

| 1.326% {{small|(N/A)}}

| 1.245% {{small|(9th)}}

| October 14, 2021

|1.277% {{small|(8th)}}

|1.330% {{small|(7th)}}

| October 20, 2021

|{{color|blue|1.055%}} {{small|(N/A)}}

|1.142% {{small|(N/A)}}

| October 21, 2021

| 1.074% {{small|(N/A)}}

| {{color|blue|1.030%}} {{small|(N/A)}}

| October 27, 2021

| 1.163% {{small|(N/A)}}

| 1.242% {{small|(N/A)}}

| October 28, 2021

| 1.520% {{small|(6th)}}

| 1.494% {{small|(7th)}}

colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" |

In the table above, the {{color|blue|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color|red|red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes that the rating/ranking is not known.
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).

Note

References

External links

{{Official website|http://program.tving.com/tvn/hometown}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{IMDb title|tt14687370}}
{{Hancinema drama|Hometown}}

{{TvN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas (2020–present)}}

Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:TvN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas

Category:Television series by Studio Dragon

Category:Television series by C-JeS Entertainment

Category:South Korean mystery television series

Category:South Korean thriller television series

Category:2021 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2021 South Korean television series endings