2018 South Korean TV series
Player Promotional poster
Also known as The Player [1] Hangul 플레이어
Genre Created by Studio Dragon [2] Written by Shin Jae-hyung Directed by Go Jae-hyun Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes14 Executive producer Jinnie Choi Running time 60 minutes Production company iWill Media [2] Distributor OCN Original network OCN Picture format 1080i (HDTV )Audio format Dolby Digital Original release September 29 (2018-09-29 ) – November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11 ) Website Production website
Player [3] (Korean : 플레이어 ; RR : Peulleieo ) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon , Krystal Jung , Lee Si-eon and [ko ] . It aired on OCN 's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST ) time slot from September 29 to November 11, 2018.[4] [5] [6] [7]
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.[8]
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 who had a past with Chairman Chun.
A powerful fighter who had accidentally worked for "that person".
Supporting [ ]
Public Prosecutors' Office [ ]
The prosecutor who teamed up with Ha-ri and his team.
Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng Ji-hoon[12]
Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon[13]
Target [ ]
Kim Jong-tae as "that person" (그 사람) (real name: Yeon Je-suk)
A consultant and power broker for politicians
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[15]
Kang Min-tae as gangster
Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak[16]
Lee Hwa-ryong[17]
Min Joon-hyun
Kim Sung-cheol as Ji Sung-goo[18]
Lee Chung-mi as Yang Hae-joo
Jin Mo as Wang Seob
Kim Seo-kyung
Special appearances [ ]
Production [ ]
Early working titles of the series are Hustle (허슬 ; Heoseul ) and Round (판 ; Pan ).[22] [23]
Original soundtrack [ ]
Part 1 [ ]
1. "Player" (플레이어 ) 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 [ ]
1. "Changer" Kim Ho-kyung 1601 The Vane 03:15 2. "Changer" (Inst.) 1601 03:15 Total length: 06:30
Part 3 [ ]
1. "Yesterday" Min Yeon-jae 1601 JK Kim Dong-wook 04:00 2. "Yesterday" (Inst.) 1601 04:00 Total length: 08:00
Part 4 [ ]
1. "Bluffing" Min Yeon-jae 1601 Luna (f(x) )03:07 2. "Bluffing" (Inst.) 1601 03:07 Total length: 06:14
Part 5 [ ]
1. "Born to Be a Player" Jung Min-wook Lee Jong-soo Yang Sung-woo Hey Men 03:01 2. "Born to Be a Player" (Inst.) Lee Jong-soo Yang Sung-woo 03:01 Total length: 06:02
Part 6 [ ]
1. "Anyone" Lee Jong-soo Yang Sung-woo Nam Tae-hyun 03:57 2. "Anyone" (Inst.) Lee Jong-soo Yang Sung-woo 03:57 Total length: 07:54
Ratings [ ]
Player : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 1.217 1.381 1.136 1.165 1.003 1.171 1.122 1.221 1.200 1.169 0.928 0.958 1.117 1.515 1.165
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[24]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share<[25]
AGB Nielsen[26]
TNmS[27]
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
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%
N/A
6
October 14, 2018
4.573%
5.097%
7
October 20, 2018
4.415%
5.393%
8
October 21, 2018
4.904%
5.302%
9
October 27, 2018
4.723%
5.531%
10
October 28, 2018
4.640%
4.928%
11
November 3, 2018
3.993%
4.425%
12
November 4, 2018
3.879%
4.116%
13
November 10, 2018
4.553%
4.780%
14
November 11, 2018
5.803%
6.249%
Average
4.488%
4.964%
— [a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
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 ).
Notes [ ]
^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
References [ ]
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^ "Swindling bad guys of dirty money, 'Player' aims to be a gratifying action series" . Yonhap News. September 20, 2018.
^ Baek, Ji-eun. [단독] 에프엑스 크리스탈, '허슬' 여주인공…연기 활동 박차 . Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
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^ 이황의, '플레이어' 출연 확정…대검차장 役으로 '부드러운 카리스마' 발산 예고 . Hankooki (in Korean). June 21, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ Kim, Na-rae (September 26, 2018). 유예빈, '플레이어' 출연 확정! '뛰어난 미모+무한한 잠재력' 시너지 '기대' . dspdaily (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2018 .
^ 민준현, '플레이어' 합류…송승헌·정수정과 호흡 . OBS News (in Korean). June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
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^ 유승호, '플레이어' 첫회 특별출연…"활약 방송 통해서" [공식입장] . Sports Donga (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
^ "[★해시태그]"'플레이어' 촬영중"…홍석천, 크리스탈과 함께 인증샷" (in Korean). June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018 .
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^ Moon, Ji-yeon. [단독] 송승헌 '허슬' 출연..장르물 한번 더 . Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ Yoo, Su-ah. "" 기대되는 조합"…송승헌X크리스탈X이시언, '판'으로 뭉치나" . Naver (in Korean). Maeil Economic Daily. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
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^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다" . TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
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