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The Village Barber
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Village Barber actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Village Barber reads strongest on Bingeability, Emotional Weight and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
Actor Park Bo-gum, who has a license in barbering, opens a barbershop in a remote village in South Korea together with fellow actors and real-life friends Lee Sang-yi and Kwak Dong-yeon, creating bonds and memories with the villagers
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Where to watch
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