Player (TV series)

Player
Promotional poster
Also known as The Player
Original title 플레이어
Genre
Created by Studio Dragon[1]
Written by Shin Jae-hyung
Directed by Go Jae-hyun
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 14
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) iWill Media[1]
Distributor OCN
Release
Original network OCN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29) – present (present)
External links
Website

Player[2] (Hangul: 플레이어; RR: Peulleieo) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Krystal Jung, Lee Si-eon and Tae Won-suk. It premiered on September 29, 2018 and currently airs on OCN's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST) time slot.[3][4][5][6]

Synopsis

The story about the four talented individuals in their respective fields who create an elite team to solve crimes in partnership with a righteous prosecutor. Together, they confiscate black money and make sure that those who earn money through crimes will be arrested.[7]

Cast

Main

A veteran conman from a family of investigators who was born bold and gifted with words.
A skilled driver who grew up in an orphanage after being abandoned by her parents.
A talented hacker.
  • Tae Won-suk as Do Jin-woong[10]
A powerful fighter.

Supporting

Public Prosecutors' Office

The prosecutor who teamed up with Ha-ri and his team.
  • Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng[11]
  • Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon[12]

Target

  • ?? as that person
  • Kwak Ja-hyung as Chun Dong-seob

People around Ha-ri

Ha-ri's father and former team leader of Special Corruption Division.
A doctor and the only person who knows Ha-ri's past.

Others

  • Min Joon-hyun as Team Leader Shim Dal-soo[14]
  • Kang Min-tae as gangster
  • Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak[15]
  • Lee Hwa-ryong[16]
  • Min Joon-hyun
  • Kim Sung-cheol as Ji Sung-goo[17]
  • Jin Mo as Wang Seob
  • Kim Seo-kyung

Special appearance

Production

Early working titles of the series are Hustle (허슬; Heoseul) and Round (판; Pan).[20][21]

Original soundtrack

Player OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded 2018
Genre
Language
Label
  • Blending
  • Music Buddy

Part 1

Released on October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Player" (플레이어)
  • Dok2
  • Jinsil
  • Lee Jung-ha
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Yang Sung-woo
Dok2 feat. Jinsil (Mad Soul Child)03:05
2."Player" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Yang Sung-woo
 03:05
Total length:06:10

Part 2

Released on October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."CHANGER"Kim Ho-kyung1601The Vane03:15
2."CHANGER" (Inst.) 1601 03:15
Total length:06:30

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[22] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul
1 September 29, 2018 4.474% 5.226% 4.3%
2 September 30, 2018 4.876% 5.638% 4.9%
3 October 6, 2018 4.092% 4.433% 4.8%
4 October 7, 2018 4.186% 4.180% 5.5%
5 October 13, 2018 3.720% 4.196%
6 October 14, 2018
7 October 20, 2018
8 October 21, 2018
9 October 27, 2018
10 October 28, 2018
11 November 3, 2018
12 November 4, 2018
13 November 10, 2018
14 November 11, 2018
Average % % %
  • This drama airs 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).

References

  1. 1 2 Park, Jae-hwan. "송승헌-정수정-이시언, 새 드라마 '플레이어'". Naver (in Korean). KBS News. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Player [최초공개] 송승헌X정수정X이시언X태원석, 머니 스틸 액션 '플레이어' 9월 29일 첫방송! 180929 EP.0. YouTube (in Korean). OCN. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "송승헌X정수정X이시언, '플레이어' 합류..막강 라인업- 스타뉴스". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  4. ↑ Yang, Ji-yeon. "[공식] 송승헌X정수정X이시언, '플레이어' 출연···유쾌 통쾌 액션 활극". Naver (in Korean). SE Daily. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Kang, Nae-ri. "[단독]송승헌X정수정 '플레이어', 9월 29일 첫 방송…14회 편성". Naver (in Korean). YTN Star. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Swindling bad guys of dirty money, 'Player' aims to be a gratifying action series". Yonhap News. September 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ Baek, Ji-eun. "[단독] 에프엑스 크리스탈, '허슬' 여주인공…연기 활동 박차". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Krystal Jung Set to Return to TV with New Drama, 'Player'". TenAsia. September 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "대배우의 열일 행보'…이시언, OCN '플레이어' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "태원석, OCN '플레이어'로 첫 주연 도전...'대세 예약'". Naver (in Korean). Osen. June 5, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "안세호, OCN '플레이어' 출연 확정 "새로운 도전"". Naver (in Korean). Sports Donga. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "이황의, '플레이어' 출연 확정…대검차장 役으로 '부드러운 카리스마' 발산 예고". Hankooki (in Korean). June 21, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ Kim, Na-rae (September 26, 2018). "유예빈, '플레이어' 출연 확정! '뛰어난 미모+무한한 잠재력' 시너지 '기대'". dspdaily (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ "민준현, '플레이어' 합류…송승헌·정수정과 호흡". OBS News (in Korean). June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ "김형묵, OCN '플레이어' 출연…송승헌·크리스탈과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). TenAsia. June 14, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  16. ↑ "이화룡, '예쁜누나' 변태 공차장→검사 '변신'...OCN '플레이어' 합류". Naver (in Korean). TenAsia. June 12, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  17. ↑ "'플레이어' 김성철, 우정출연만으로도 이 정도 임팩트라니". MSN. October 1, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  18. ↑ "유승호, '플레이어' 첫회 특별출연…"활약 방송 통해서" [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
  19. ↑ "[★해시태그]"'플레이어' 촬영중"…홍석천, 크리스탈과 함께 인증샷" (in Korean). June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  20. ↑ Moon, Ji-yeon. "[단독] 송승헌 '허슬' 출연..장르물 한번 더". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  21. ↑ Yoo, Su-ah. ""기대되는 조합"…송승헌X크리스탈X이시언, '판'으로 뭉치나". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Economic Daily. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  22. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
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