The Guest (TV series)

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The Guest
The Guest (TV Series).jpg
Promotional poster
Hangul손: The Guest
Genre
Created byJinnie Choi
for Studio Dragon
Written by
  • Kwon So-ra
  • Seo Jae-won
Directed byKim Hong-seon[1]
Starring
ComposerKim Tae-seong
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Jinnie Choi
  • Kim Gun-hong
ProducerKim Ryun-hee
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyStudio Dragon
DistributorOCN
Release
Original networkOCN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseSeptember 12 (2018-09-12) –
November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
External links
Website
Production website

The Guest[2][3] (Korean: 손 the guest; RR: Son the guest; lit. Hand: 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 aired from September 12 to November 1, 2018 on OCN's first series on the newly created Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST time slot.[4][5][6][7]

Despite not airing in prime time, the series received a peak rating of 4% nationwide.[8]

Synopsis[]

The story of a psychic, a priest, and a detective who fight unusual crimes committed by strange powers.[9]

Cast[]

Main[]

A shaman who was born with psychic powers.[11]
  • 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.[12]
A passionate and tough but easygoing detective who does not believe in the supernatural.[13]

Supporting[]

Special appearance[]

Original soundtrack[]

The Guest
Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Recorded2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)[29]
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)[30]
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[]

The Guest : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
13867326648337368098597507197237038659129288881037784
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[31]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[32] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 September 12, 2018 1.575% (5th) 1.846% (6th) 2.2% (4th)[33] 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%[34] Not published
4 September 20, 2018 3.207% (3rd) 3.917% (3rd) 3.0%[34] Not published
5 September 26, 2018 2.899% (7th) 3.390% (7th) 3.6%[35] Not published
6 September 27, 2018 2.960% (3rd) 3.176% (3rd) Not published 4.0%[36]
7 October 3, 2018 3.025% (4th) 2.974% (5th) 4.0%[37] 4.3%[37]
8 October 4, 2018 3.151% (3rd) 3.339% (3rd) 3.9%[37] 4.5%[37]
9 October 10, 2018 2.887% (3rd) 3.534% (1st) Not published Not published
10 October 11, 2018 3.054% (2nd) 3.396% (3rd) 4.2%[38] Not published
11 October 17, 2018 2.616% (4th) 2.875% (4th) 4.4%[38] Not published
12 October 18, 2018 3.297% (2nd) 3.700% (2nd) 4.6%[39] 5.0%[40]
13 October 24, 2018 3.328% (2nd) 3.618% (2nd) Not published Not published
14 October 25, 2018 3.378% (2nd) 3.498% (2nd) 5.0%[41] 5.5%[41]
15 October 31, 2018 3.399% (1st) 3.766% (1st) Not published Not published
16 November 1, 2018 4.073% (2nd) 4.808% (2nd) 5.6%[42] 6.3%[42]
Average 3.020% 3.386% —[a] —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • 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).
  • TNmS stopped releasing viewership numbers on their website, the only source for them now are news articles.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References[]

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