The Uncanny Counter경이로운 소문

The Uncanny Counter (경이로운 소문) is a South Korean fantasy action drama based on the Kakao Webtoon Amazing Rumor by Jang Yi. It follows So Mun, a high-school student with a disability who becomes one of the Counters, a team of demon hunters who track and fight evil spirits that escape from the afterlife to prey on humans. Jo Byeong-kyu (조병규), Yoo Jun-sang (유준상), Kim Se-jeong (김세정) and Yeom Hye-ran (염혜란) lead the cast. The Counters, who are possessed by partner spirits from Yung, the boundary between the afterlife and the living, pose as workers at a noodle restaurant that serves as their hideout.¹

The first season aired on cable channel OCN on Saturdays and Sundays from November 28, 2020 to January 24, 2021, for 16 episodes. The second, Counter Punch, moved to tvN and aired for 12 episodes from July 29 to September 3, 2023.¹ It is available on Netflix in selected regions.¹

It is OCN's highest-rated series: the Season 1 finale drew 10.999% nationwide, which puts it ninth in DabPop's ranking of webtoon-based dramas by peak Nielsen Korea rating, while Season 2 peaked at 6.065%.¹² Its first episode drew 2.7%, and the ratings kept climbing; writer Yeo Ji-na left the show after episode 12 in January 2021 while it was rising, a case DabPop covers in its explainer on how K-dramas are made and its production timeline.¹³⁴