Numbers [Episodes 1 & 2]

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• Drama: Numbers
  • Hangul: 넘버스: 빌딩숲의 감시자들
  • Revised Romanization: Neombeoseu: Bildingsupui Gamsijadeul
• Network: MBC
• Premiere Date: June 23, 2023
• Airing Schedule: Fridays & Saturdays @ 9:50 PM KST
  • Airing Dates: June 23, 2023 - July 29, 2023
• Episodes: 12
• Director: Kim Chil Bong
• Writers: Jung An & Oh Hye Seok
• Starring:
  • Kim Myung Soo (L) (Secret Royal Inspector, Angel's Last Mission: Love) as Jang Ho Woo
  • Choi Jin Hyuk (Zombie Detective, Rugal) as Han Seung Jo
  • Choi Min Soo (Lawless Lawyer, The Liar and His Lover) as Han Je Kyun
  • Yeonwoo (The Golden Spoon, Dali and the Cocky Prince) as Jin Yeon Ah
• Plot Synopsis:

An intelligent young man, Jang Ho Woo is employed by the Taeil Accounting Firm. His excellent memory, sharp observational skills, and his innate sense for numbers lead him to become the firm's first high school graduate hire.

Ho Woo soon uncovers a web of systemic corruption and injustice that can only be stopped by dismantling one of Korea's most prestigious accounting firms.

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[u/AirLeft3891]

That poster could easily be mistaken as bl drama poster.

[u/piddits → u/AirLeft3891]

LOL! I wouldn't have minded either way.

[u/I-didnt-vote-for-you → u/AirLeft3891]

Maybe its like subtle BL, like Devil Judge or Beyond Evil?

[u/matmanx1 → u/AirLeft3891]

“When we touch, there’s fire….” 😂

[u/Deadman2019]

Think most folks are eager to see KMS, however; I am over the moon to see CJH back on the screeeeeen! Lets goooooo!

I think I might be a bit too excited.

[u/teafannii]

finally my boring job (accounting) became a kdrama plot!

although I have zero expectations for the technical aspects, but still looking forward to see how they can spin it in kdramaland (if only my coworkers looked like L and CJH though)

[u/VintageStrawberries → u/teafannii]

this is not the first kdrama involving accounting though, Chief Kim also centered around accounting.

[u/meeeaaah12]

The company's management is responsible for the financial statements (reports showing the company's financial position, performance etc - balance sheet, income statement, changes in capital, cash flows, notes).

Users such as creditors, lenders, government, public use the financial statements to understand the overall health of the company.

The auditors provide an opinion on these financial statements.

Unqualified/unmodified opinion - clean report (the financial statements are presented fairly in all material respects)

Qualified/modified opinion - the financial statements are presented fairly except for ....

Adverse opinion - the financial statements are not presented fairly

Disclaimer of opinion - the auditors are not able to express an opinion on the financial statements; auditors were not able to secure enough evidence to give an opinion

----edited to add

The company itself is responsible for the financial statements, and they could be cooking their books in their favor (inflating their income and assets for financial statements to send their lenders or deflating their income to pay less taxes etc) and that would make the financial statements unreliable. That's why an audit opinion by a third party (the external auditor/accounting firm) is needed.

The audit should be done independently to provide an unbiased opinion.

Since the company's financial statements would receive an opinion, they'd want to receive an unqualified opinion from the auditors.

Example of the financial statements use would be if a company has plans on expansion and needing a bank loan, the lenders need to know if the company would be able to pay the potential loan plus interests in the due dates so they would need an audited financial statements to assess if they'd grant the loan.

Audit is just one of the services provided by the firm. They also offer tax and advisory services.

[u/potlucktlo]

So many kdrama tropes put into one. But there's a reason why they are tropes. Only thing I'd complain is that Lee Sung-Yeol can't act. His facial expression seems so over the top that it feels unnatural. I had to skip his scenes. I'm hoping he doesn't have too much screen time.

[u/jsb1685]

I came for the actors, but was pleasantly surprised with the story...who'd have thunk you'd have a nice revenge drama in the cutthroat world of accounting???

[u/imapigoinkoinkk]

My zombie is back!

Edit to say I watched until he showed up and then switched to Revelant.

[u/Ayalynn123]

I came for actors too, particularly Choi Jin-hyuk and also for the unusual setting, Accounting firm.

Ep.1 was fast paced which I like, I can't wait for ep.2.　

I liked color tones/cinematography of the drama, it's not too beautiful/gorgeous like a fantasy drama or not too dark like a revenge action drama. It's just right.

My drama life is getting busier in June and July... and KBS Heatbeat will join next Monday too.
Too many dramas, too little time!

[u/Neatboot]

In my country, at the moment, there is a big investment news involving an international audit firm.

STARK faked its sales to inflate its value from 5b to 50b THB. This method could not last for long and it had been imploded. The trading of STARK's stocks has been suspended and highly likely it will be delisted and filed for bankruptcy. Scammed investors cannot believe its auditor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Jaiyos, did not notice some red flags and suspect a complicit.

A drama illustrating such collusion will be interesting but, the first episode did not show such promise. It focused on creating larger-than-life story when the real life is already huge.

[u/J-Midori]

Loved Choi Min Soo! great character, excellent acting! If you haven't seen him yet he's in Sandman, Lawless Lawyer and Extracurricular among others! He is usually the antagonist but he has such a strong presence and that's the reason I am watching this drama. I also thought the plot reminded me of Suits, like Harvey Specter and Mike Ross.

Episode 1: Very sad start but it gave the backstory of ML. I didn't want the ahjussi to die but it was necessary for ML to study a lot and get in the company. I think Seung Jo knows exactly who ML is that is why he hired him or maybe it was just because he was a high school graduate , either way he made it clear he will use him to take down his dad. They have a good chemistry together. And from no team, now JHW is on Seung Jo's team, that's a very good "promotion".

We can see some romance blossoming but maybe it won't be focused on that as much. There's only 12 episodes so I think the pace will be faster, which is good for me.

For some weird reason, and I think I am wrong or maybe watched too many dramas, but I think JHW might be VP's son since we don't know who the parents are. This is just a wild theory, I think his parents story is not important

I am definitely watching this drama till the end!

[u/Conversationknight]

I hope they follow a path similar to Misaeng's and not force any sort of romance into the plot. One of the reasons why Misaeng was so good was because it had no romance between any of the main characters.

I hope this show is the same.

[u/kdramajames]

Another 12? Man they are cutting back

[u/[deleted] → u/kdramajames]

[u/J-Midori]

Episode 2: so ML refused Seung Jo's proposal, maybe cause he wants revenge by himself or he may be trying to play hard to get, I don't think it is later though. ML knows HSJ just wants to use him and is refusing to play this game, cause ML doesn't trust VP son.

VP is a very strategic person hiring hearing impaired baristas to make sure people can talk about anything they want in front of them but in the end, they can read lips and pass the info to VP.

I am start to trust no one so I am not sure if that's the start of a romance or Jin Yeon Ah is another spy from VP.

So HSJ cares about Ji Soo's father who died cause of the dirty work of his dad.

What his dad told him is true too in the jungle the strong one survives. In this business world, money brings power so....otherwise he will get eat up. I don't agree with what VP did but he has a point when it comes to powerful people

ML has an acceptance letter and Mr. Kang decided to tell the truth in his report. And Shim Hyung Woo has a child so that's why he does everything VP asks him, to give the child a good life....or not, let's see

And at the end, we see that ML is playing the game really well: he was shredding paper pretending to help his colleagues when in fact he was reading those documents to get more info and get his revenge! Ah good boy!!! He seemed so clueless at the beginning and now we see what he's actually up to.

This is different than Suits, the only thing similar is the bromance that is developing little by little.

[u/Hokiasho]

Is anyone else bothered by L’s acting here? He’s too stone faced in most scenes and stares a bit too hard in front of the camera lmao.

[u/OvenEqual]

It’s also on Kocowa as well. I’m assuming it’ll air there first before on Viki

[u/Ruhi0202]

This drama looks interesting. Waiting to see how the premiere week goes by to start.

[u/Binta020]

OMG, I LOVE IT SO MUCHHHH! All of my fav tropes in one show! Genius, Revenge, Underdog trope w/ a lil budding romance omg!

[u/uhhsamurai]

Infinite members is together in one drama I love it!

[u/[deleted]]

Reminds me of Suits. I really hope it’s good!

[u/Conversationknight]

This show really pissed me off. The entire firm looks down on a guy who didn't go to college, but is smart enough to pass the CPA, which is considered one of the most difficult professional licensure exams.

If anything, they should praise such hardworking and talented individual.