Priest (TV series)

Priest (Korean: 프리스트; RR: Peuriseuteu) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin, Jeong Yu-mi and Park Yong-woo. It aired on OCN from November 24, 2018 to January 20, 2019 every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST) time slot.[1][2]

Priest
Promotional poster
Hangul프리스트
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byMoon Man-sae
Directed byKim Jong-hyeon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producer(s)Kim Dong-hyun
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)Crave Works
DistributorOCN
Release
Original networkOCN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseNovember 24, 2018 (2018-11-24) –
January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)
External links
Website

Synopsis

A story about doctors and exorcists protecting people together at a Catholic hospital in Seoul.

Cast

Main
A dutiful and reckless Catholic priest who is a member of 643 Regia. Twenty years prior to the series, Soo-min and his father, along with priest Moon Ki-seon, witnessed the death of his mother at a young age, where she was possessed and killed by a demon due to his father's refusal to believe in exorcism preventing her from receiving one. Under priest Moon's tutelage, he becomes an exorcist.
A doctor at Southern Catholic Hospital who lost her faith in God at a young age when her parents died in front of her in an accident, she first encountered Soo-min when her most recent patient turns out to be possessed by an evil entity. Witnessing the exorcism of both the patient and the subsequent possession of a colleague by the same entity caused her to begin rethinking her beliefs.
A senior Catholic priest who founded 643 Regia, a group of priests that performs exorcism unofficially while still recognized by the Vatican. When he was younger, he was called upon by Soo-min to save his mother but was too late. He was the one who takes Soo-min under his wing and taught him how to conduct exorcisms.

Supporting
  • Son Jong-hak as Koo Do-hyun
  • Oh Yeon-ah as Shin Mi-yeon[3]
  • Yu Bee as Jung Yong-pil
  • Lee Gun-myung as Lee Ki-hong[4]
  • Jang Won-hyung as Jang Won-seok[5]
  • Cha Min-ji as Jang Kyung-ran
  • Kang Kyung-hun as Cha Sun-young
  • Jang Hee-ryung as Kim Yoo-ri

Production

Priest reunites Yeon Woo-jin and Jeong Yu-mi who previously starred together in The Tunnel (2014).[6]

The lead male role was first offered to Lee Je-hoon but he declined.[7]

Original soundtrack
Priest OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1
Released on December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Wake Me"Jeong Gu-hyeonJeong Gu-hyeonNieN (feat. Choi Sung-wook)3:41
2."Wake Me" (Inst.) Jeong Gu-hyeon 3:41
Total length:7:22

Part 2
Released on January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Light Me"
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • RUNY
  • Lee Dong-jun
  • Jeong Gu-hyeon
Lee Ye-joon4:07
2."Light Me" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Dong-jun
  • Jeong Gu-hyeon
 4:07
Total length:8:14

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[8]
Nationwide Seoul
1 November 24, 2018 1.862% 2.237%
2 November 25, 2018 2.487% 3.220%
3 December 1, 2018 2.019% 2.178%
4 December 2, 2018 2.411% 3.046%
5 December 8, 2018 1.889% 2.308%
6 December 9, 2018 2.278% 3.011%
7 December 15, 2018 1.726% 1.927%
8 December 16, 2018 2.003% 2.619%
9 December 22, 2018 1.416% 2.038%
10 December 23, 2018 1.902% 2.479%
11 January 5, 2019 1.362% 1.654%
12 January 6, 2019 1.876% 2.754%
13 January 12, 2019 1.637% 2.270%
14 January 13, 2019 2.244% 3.085%
15 January 19, 2019 1.413% 1.633%
16 January 20, 2019 2.072% 2.697%
Average 1.912% 2.447%
  • 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 and EBS).

References
  1. "OCN's medical exorcism drama is more about love than horror". Yonhap. November 12, 2018.
  2. "'프리스트' 연우진X정유미X박용우 출연확정..OCN 첫 메디컬 엑소시즘[공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). September 18, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. "'프리스트' 대본리딩, 연우진X정유미X박용우 케미 어땠나". Newsen (in Korean). September 21, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. 뮤지컬 스타 이건명, '프리스트' 합류…외과 과장으로 변신. Xports News (in Korean). September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  5. "[공식] 장원형, OCN '프리스트' 출연…연우진X정유미X박용우와 호흡". Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. "[SQ현장] '손' 가고 '프리스트' 왔다...연우진X정유미X박용우의 메디컬 엑소시즘". Sports Q (in Korean). November 14, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. ‘프리스트’ 측 “연출진은 수줍급 영화 제작진, 배우들은 논의중”(공식). Newsen (in Korean). July 3, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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