The Guest (TV series)

The Guest
Promotional poster
Original title 손: The Guest
Genre
Created by Jinnie Choi
for Studio Dragon
Written by
  • Kwon So-ra
  • Seo Jae-won
Directed by Kim Hong-seon[1]
Starring
Composer(s) Kim Tae-seong
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Jinnie Choi
  • Kim Gun-hong
Producer(s) Kim Ryun-hee
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Studio Dragon
Distributor OCN
Release
Original network OCN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release September 12, 2018 (2018-09-12) – present (present)
External links
Website
Production website

The Guest[2] (Hangul: 손 the guest; RR: Son the guest) is a 2018 South Korean television series about exorcism and shamanism that stars Kim Dong-wook, Kim Jae-wook, and Jung Eun-chae. It started airing on OCN on September 12, 2018 as the network's first series on the newly-created Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST time slot.[3][4][5][6]

Synopsis

The story of a psychic, a priest, and a detective who fight unusual crimes committed by strange powers.[7]

Cast

Main

A shaman who was born with psychic powers.[9]
  • Kim Jae-wook as Choi Yoon / Matthew
    • Jung Yoo-geun as young Choi Yoon
A cynical and cold priest who alienates people but is recognized by his abilities as an exorcist.[10]
A passionate and tough but easygoing detective who does not believe in the supernatural.[11]

Supporting

  • Lee Won-jong as Yook Gwang[12]
  • Park Ho-san as Detective Ko Bong-sang[13]
  • Ahn Nae-sang as Priest Yang[14]
  • Yoon Jong-suk as Priest Choi Sang-hyun[15]
  • Jeon Bae-soo as Kim Young-soo[16]
  • Baek Bum-soo as Choi Min-goo[17]
  • Lee Joong-ok as Choi Min-sang[17]
  • Kim Hye-eun as Park Hong-joo[18]
  • Kim Shi-eun as Kim Ryoon-hee [19]
  • Shim Yi-young as Lee Hye-kyung[20]
  • Kim Hyung-min as Jung Hyun-soo[21]
  • Heo Yool as Jung Seo-yoon[22]
  • Lee Sang-hoon as Park Eui-won[23]
  • Kim Tae-hoon as Kang Jong-ryeol
  • Ha Ji-eun as Han Mi-jin[24]
  • Han Kyu-won[25]
  • Kwon Ye-eun as Oh Cho-hee's daughter
  • Kim Ji-won as Son Hyun-joo

Special appearance

Original soundtrack

The Guest
Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Recorded 2018
Genre Soundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)[27]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Somewhere"Choi Jung-in (최정인)Choi Jung-in (최정인)O3ohn (오존)02:55
2."Somewhere (Memory Ver.)"Choi Jung-in (최정인)Choi Jung-in (최정인)Ha Jin (하진)03:30
3."Somewhere" (Inst.) Choi Jung-in (최정인) 02:55
4."Somewhere (Memory Ver.)" (Inst.) Choi Jung-in (최정인) 03:30
Total length:12:50

Part 2

Released on October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)[28]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bad Dream" (나쁜 꿈)Yoon Young-joonYoon Young-joonSon Seung-yeon04:00
2."Bad Dream" (Inst.)Yoon Young-joonYoon Young-joon 04:00
Total length:8:00

Ratings

  • In this table, The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[29] TNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul
1 September 12, 2018 1.575% (5th) 1.846% (6th) 2.2% (4th)[30] Not published
2 September 13, 2018 2.902% (3rd) 3.488% (3rd) Not published Not published
3 September 19, 2018 2.572% (3rd) 2.857% (3rd) 2.7%[31] Not published
4 September 20, 2018 3.207% (3rd) 3.917% (3rd) 3.0%[31] Not published
5 September 26, 2018 2.899% (7th) 3.390% (7th) 3.6%[32] Not published
6 September 27, 2018 2.960% (3rd) 3.176% (3rd) Not published 4.0%[33]
7 October 3, 2018 3.025% (4th) 2.974% (5th) 4.0%[34] 4.3%[34]
8 October 4, 2018 3.151% (3rd) 3.339% (3rd) 3.9%[34] 4.5%[34]
9 October 10, 2018 2.887% (3rd) 3.534% (1st) Not published Not published
10 October 11, 2018 3.054% (2nd) 3.396% (3rd) Not published Not published
11 October 17, 2018
12 October 18, 2018
13 October 24, 2018
14 October 25, 2018
15 October 31, 2018
16 November 1, 2018
Average % % % %
  • Note: This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS & MBC & EBS).

References

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  29. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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