Best quotes from "Numbers": Nobody is somebody from the start

The accounting topic was more thrilling and captivating than I expected. I appreciate the effort they put into showing the details of accounting. It was fascinating.

Number of episodes: 12

The best "Numbers" quotes

Changes can make you uncomfortable in the beginning, but we should focus on the synergy these changes can bring us. (VP Han Je Kyun)

You make money by stabbing others in the back and call that success. You’re scum. (Jang Ho Woo)

This place isn’t a school. You might have a duty to learn but we don’t have a duty to teach you. And even if someone teaches you, it’s for one’s own benefits. It’s not for your sake. (Han Seung Jo)

If someone resolves my problem, I should resolve his problem. That’s the basic of trading. (Jang Ho Woo)

I think it’s timing and not people that decide who becomes what. If you’re against my timing, you’re a foe, and if you benefit my timing, you’re a friend. (Jang Ho Woo)

When life is at its worst and you feel so down, who do you think of?

Some people make up their minds big time to buy one like me. Some people buy it like it’s a gum. (Taeil staff)

Decisions aren’t made in an instant. They’re made based on the time you’ve lived until now. That’s why decisions show how someone has lived and how they’ll live going forward. (Jang Ho Woo)

I’m jealous of you. Your anger has power. Power to change what is wrong. Power to cut the rotten tree before it forms a forest. (Jang Ho Woo)

With your intelligence, I’m sure your anger will gain power before long.” – Senior Manager Kang Hyun

Nobody is somebody from the start. We all start as nobodies. But in the end, I think he’ll turn into somebody. (Senior Manager Kang Hyun)

What is it about?

"Numbers" follows the adventures of an accountant who only has a high school degree. He works at an accounting firm and stands up for what is right. 

Main cast:

  - Jang Ho-woo, played by Kim Myung-soo: a self-taught accountant who joins Taeil Accounting Firm, one of the top four firms in the country.

  - Han Seung-jo, played by Choi Jin-hyuk: a senior manager at Taeil Accounting Firm who comes from a wealthy and well-educated family.

  - Han Je-gyun, played by Choi Min-soo: Seung-jo's father and the vice president of Taeil Accounting Firm.

  - Jin Yeon-ah, played by Yeonwoo: a senior associate at Taeil Accounting Firm.

  - Jang Ji-soo / Joyce, played by Kim Yoo-ri: Seung-jo's former girlfriend who works as a manager of a private equity fund in Hong Kong.

Genre: Drama, Office

Network: MBC

Release date: June 23, 2023

Director: Kim Chil-bong

Writers: Oh Hye-seok, Jung An

Streaming platform: Viu