2017 South Korean television series
Prison Playbook Promotional poster
Hangul 슬기로운 감빵생활 Hanja 슬기로운 監房生活
Genre Black comedy [1] Created by Lee Woo-jung [1] Written by Jung Bo-hoon Directed by Shin Won-ho Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producer Park Sung-jae Producer Park Soo-woo Camera setup Single-camera Running time 90 minutes Production company tvN Distributor Original network tvN Picture format 1080i (HDTV )Audio format Dolby Digital Original release November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22 ) – (2018-01-18 ) Website
Prison Playbook [2] Korean : 슬기로운 감빵생활 ; Hanja : 슬기로운 監房生活 ; RR : Seulgiroun Gamppangsaenghwal Wise Prison Life South Korean television series directed by Shin Won-ho and starring Park Hae-soo and Jung Kyung-ho . The series marks Park Hae-soo's first-ever lead role. It aired on tvN from November 22, 2017 to January 18, 2018, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:10 (KST ) time slot for 16 episodes.[3] [4]
The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest rated Korean series on cable television history .[5]
Synopsis [ ] A captivating series revolving around the lives of convicts behind bars, their families and duty officers working in the correctional facilities. It focuses on the story of a superstar baseball pitcher, Kim Je-hyuk who is convicted of assault after he saves his sister from a sexual attack.
Cast [ ] Main [ ] A superstar baseball player who turns into a convict overnight. An elite prison guard and Je-hyuk's best friend. He used to play baseball with Je-hyuk in high school but had to quit because of injuries sustained in a car accident. Supporting [ ] People around Je-hyuk [ ] Je-hyuk's girlfriend who is a traditional Korean medicine student. Je-hyuk's younger sister. Joon-ho's younger brother who is a reporter and an avid fan of Je-hyuk. Seobu Detention Center [ ] A veteran prison guard chief who is quick and flexible when it comes to resolving incidents that takes place inside the prison.[6] Jung Jae-sung as "Professor Myung"
[ko ] as Gal Dae-bong (aka "Good-for-nothing Low-life")Seobu Penitentiary [ ] A gang member who was sentenced to twenty five years' imprisonment because of murder. as Kang Chul-doo (aka "KAIST ") An engineer who was sentenced of imprisonment for three years and six months because of gambling scam. A repeat offender for the wrongdoing of drugs. He constantly bickers with Kaist and Captain Yoo. A commanding officer who allegedly assaulted his teammate mercilessly, which led to the latter's death. He initially found it hard to live with criminals but eventually fit in. [ko ] as Go Park-sa (aka "Doctor Go")A manager who was imprisoned because of his company embezzling ten billion won and taking the fall purposely. A repeat convict criminal who is unable to refrain from stealing. A man who frequently goes in and out of prison. He considered Je-hyuk his brother because Je-hyuk secretly paid for his mother's surgery. Ahn Chang-hwan as Dong-ho (aka "Croney") A prisoner who stabbed Je-hyuk causing his left arm to be paralyzed and can't be used for baseball but eventually, Je-hyuk was able to convince him to be on his side and be his catcher while he trains for baseball in prison. A fierce prison guard who likes swearing at prisoners but is actually very supportive and concerned about their well-beings and reform. Others [ ]
Shin Jae-ha as Kim Min-sungLee Jung-hyuk as Nexen Team GM AsstChoi Sung-won as "Spot"Lee Hoon-jin as "Soji" (goods carrier)
[ko ] as an operations chiefAhn Sang-woo as Prison Governor Kim Yong-chul
[ko ] as Department Chief Na Hyung-sooKim Han-jong as "Daehyungsoji" (heavy goods carrier)
Kang Ki-doong as Prison Guard Song Gi-dongA prison guard who is very talkative. He is drawn to Captain Yoo because he was once saved by him. Choi Yeon-dong as Vice Chief Lee Jung-jae
[ko ] as Choi Hyun-woo (prisoner)Lee Do-gyeom as Park Do-gyeom (prison guard) [ko ] as Director Kim Hyuk-kwon [ko ] as Kim Ji-ho's mother [ko ] as Lee Joon-ho's mother [ko ] Lee Moo-saeng as Captain Yoo's lawyer
[ko ] [ko ] as Yoo Han-yang's fatherYeom Hye-ran as Yoo Han-yang's motherSeo Ji-hoon as Min-sikHan Duk-soo as News anchor
Kim Kyung-rae as News anchor
Ki Eun-ryung as News anchor
[ko ] [ko ] as Chief Shim Woo-kyung (prisoner) [ko ] [ko ] as Baseball coachBae Ho-geun as Jang Yoon-hwan
[ko ] as big prisonerKim Tae-soo as Woodworking workshop worker
Lee Kyu-sung
[ko ] [ko ] [ko ] [ko ] as a car thiefKim Jun-han as Song Ji-won [ko ] [ko ] [ko ] [ko ] as Doctor Jung Dae-hyunYe In
[ko ] [ko ] as Challenge Golden Bell MC [ko ] Lee Sang-yi as Sergeant Oh Dong-hwan [ko ] as Lim Sun-soo [ko ] as Yoo Jung-minShin Won-ho as Joo Jung-hoon
Kim Mo-beom as Park Joon-young
[ko ] [ko ] as Director Doh [ko ] [ko ] [ko ] [ko ] as CEO NamKim Jung-pal (or Kim Jung-seok) as Director Ji
Lee Yoon-sang
Yoo Su-bin as Yang Jung-sukJi Min-hyuk as Kang Gun-wooKim Ka-young
Kwon Da-ham
Son Kyung-won
Shin Hee-kuk
Jung Dong-hoon
Seo Sang-won
[ko ] as a rapist [ko ] as Lee Suk-eunKang Duk-jung
Jung Kyung-cheol
Lee Jae-woo
Lee Do-kuk as Professor Kim Jin-sung
[ko ] as a baseball teammateSon Kang-kuk as Taxi driver
[ko ] as Jin WoongJo Joon
Lee Ki-hyuk as Junior guardSung Hyun-joon
Ahn Ji-hyun as Ji-ho's friend
Special appearance [ ] Production [ ] Prison Playbook is directed by Shin Won-ho , the award-winning director of Reply [7] [8] The first script reading of the cast was held on July 17, 2017, at CJ E&M Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul .[9]
The filming wrapped up on January 16, 2018.[10] Original soundtrack [ ] Part 1 [ ] 1. "OK" Bewhy Gray , DAX, BewhyBewhy 03:12 2. "OK" (Inst.) Gray, DAX, Bewhy 03:12 Total length: 06:24
Part 2 [ ] 1. "The Door (Prod. By Zico )" (문) Mino , ZicoZico, Poptime Kang Seung-yoon , Mino (Winner )03:21 2. "The Door (Prod. By Zico)" (Inst.) Zico, Poptime 03:21 Total length: 93:42
Part 3 [ ] 1. "Like A Dream" (꿈만 같아) DGG DGG Park Bo-ram 03:02 2. "Like A Dream" (Inst.) DGG 03:02 Total length: 06:04
Part 4 [ ] 1. "Bravo, My Life!" Jong-jin Kim Jong-jin Kim Eric Nam 04:05 2. "Bravo, My Life!" (Inst.) Jong-jin Kim 04:05 Total length: 08:10
Part 5 [ ] 1. "Would Be Better" (좋았을걸) Heize Heize, DAVII Heize 03:40 2. "Would Be Better" (Inst.) Heize, DAVII 03:40 Total length: 07:20
Part 6 [ ] 1. "Nostalgia (Prod. by Woogie)" (향수) Woo Won-jae Woogie Woo Won-jae 03:21 2. "Nostalgia (Prod. by Woogie)" (Inst.) Woogie 03:21 Total length: 06:42
Part 7 [ ] 1. "No Problem" (괜찮아) Shim Jae-hee, Primeboi Primeboi CNU , Baro (B1A4 )03:33 2. "No Problem" (Inst.) Primeboi 03:33 Total length: 07:06
Part 8 [ ] 1. "That's The Way It Goes (ft. Kim Min-jae (REAL.BE))" (다이런거지뭐) DAVII DAVII DAVII 03:49 2. "That's The Way It Goes" (Inst.) DAVII 03:49 Total length: 07:38
Part 9 [ ] 1. "Those Days (Without You)" (하루일과) Zion.T Zion.T, Slom, Peejay Zion.T 03:05 2. "Those Days (Without You)" (Inst.) Zion.T, Slom, Peejay 03:05 Total length: 06:10
Part 10 [ ] 1. "How Strange" (희한하네) Rhythm Power Topic Of Changan Rhythm Power 03:23 2. "How Strange" (Inst.) Topic Of Changan 03:23 Total length: 06:46
Commercial performance [ ] Ratings [ ] Prison Playbook : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.324 2.469 2.713 2.880 2.877 3.063 N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[15] [note 1]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[16]
TNmS
Nationwide
Seoul Nationwide
1
November 22, 2017
4.638% 4.816% 5.1%
2
November 23, 2017
5.381%
5.900%
5.1%
3
November 29, 2017
4.698%
5.336%
4.9%
4
November 30, 2017
5.468%
6.644%
5.3%
5
December 6, 2017
5.612%
6.518%
5.7%
6
December 7, 2017
5.847%
6.260%
6.2%
7
December 13, 2017
6.388%
6.942%
7.1%
8
December 14, 2017
6.774%
7.409%
7.0%
9
December 20, 2017
7.313%
8.376%
7.4%
10
December 21, 2017
7.910%
8.809%
7.7%
11
January 3, 2018
9.095%
10.139%
8.7%
12
January 4, 2018
9.393%
10.511%
9.6%
13
January 10, 2018
10.142%
11.077%
10.2%
14
January 11, 2018
10.615%
11.531%
11.3%
15
January 17, 2018
10.477%
11.620%
10.9%
16
January 18, 2018
11.195% 12.299% 10.9%
Average
7.559% 8.387% 7.7%
Special
December 27, 2017
5.110%
5.658%
5.3%
In the table above, the blue numbers the red numbers 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 ).
Awards and nominations [ ] Notes [ ]
^ The number of viewers was released on Nielsen starting January 2018.
References [ ]
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^ Cumulative sales for "The Door":
^ Cumulative sales for "Would Be Better":
^ Cumulative sales for "Nostalgia":
^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020 .^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research . Retrieved November 22, 2017 .^ "Winners Of The 2018 Korea Cable TV Awards" . Soompi. 16 April 2018.^ "[2018 백상예술대상 종합] tvN '비밀의 숲'·영화 '1987' 대상 영예+3·4관왕" . Osen (in Korean). May 4, 2018.^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개" . JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트" . Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.^ ‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개 iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
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