Player (TV series)

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Player
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Promotional poster
Hangul 플레이어
Revised Romanization Peulleieo
McCune–Reischauer P'ŭlleiŏ
Genre
Written by Shin Jae-hyung
Directed by Go Jae-hyun
Starring
Music by
  • Si Seong-won
  • Jeong Seung-hyun
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 14 (as of November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11))
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Gin-hong
Producer(s)
  • Lee Geun-jang
  • Jang Si-woo
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network OCN
Original release September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29) –
present (present)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Player[3] (Hangul: 플레이어; RR: Peulleieo) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Krystal Jung, Lee Si-eon, and Tae Won-suk. The first season aired on OCN from September 29 to November 11, 2018, every Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST).[4][5][6][7]

The series was renewed for a second season.[8]

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.[9]

Cast

Main

  • Song Seung-heon as Kang Ha-ri / Choi Soo-hyuk, a veteran conman from a family of investigators who was born bold and gifted with words.
  • Krystal Jung as Cha Ah-ryung, a skilled driver who grew up in an orphanage after being abandoned by her parents.[10]
  • Lee Si-eon as Lim Byung-min, a talented hacker who had a past with Chairman Chun.[11]
  • Tae Won-suk (ko) as Do Jin-woong, a powerful fighter who had accidentally worked for "that person".[12]

Supporting

Public Prosecutors' Office

  • Kim Won-hae as Prosecutor Jang In-gyu, the prosecutor who teamed up with Ha-ri and his team.
  • Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng Ji-hoon[13]
  • Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon[14]

Target

  • Kim Jong-tae as "that person" (real name: Yeon Je-suk), a consultant and power broker for politicians.
  • Kwak Ja-hyung as Chun Dong-seob

People around Ha-ri

  • Huh Joon-ho as Choi Hyun-gi, Ha-ri's father and former team leader of Special Corruption Division.
  • Yoo Ye-bin as Cho Yeon-hee, a doctor and the only person who knows Ha-ri's past.[15]

Others

  • Min Joon-hyun as Team Leader Shim Dal-soo[16]
  • Kang Min-tae as gangster
  • Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak[17]
  • Lee Hwa-ryong[18]
  • Min Joon-hyun
  • Kim Sung-cheol as Ji Sung-goo[19]
  • Lee Chung-mi as Yang Hae-joo
  • Jin Mo as Wang Seob
  • Kim Seo-kyung

Special appearances

Production

Early working titles of the series were Hustle (Hangul: 허슬; RR: Heoseul) and Round (Hangul: 판; RR: Pan).[23][24]

On July 12, 2022, it was announced that the series will return with second season in the second half of 2023 under the tentative title Player: War of the Thieves (Hangul: 플레이어: 꾼들의 전쟁; RR: Peulleieo: Kkundeur-ui Jeonjaeng).[8] On January 27, 2023, it was reported that filming was scheduled to begin in March 2023, and actresses Oh Yeon-seo and Jang Gyu-ri are in talks for the main roles.[25][26]

Original soundtrack

Player OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded 2018
Genre Soundtrack
Language
Label
  • Blending
  • Music Buddy

Part 1

Released on October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Player" (플레이어) Dok2 feat. Jinsil (Mad Soul Child) 03:05
2. "Player" (Inst.)   03:05
Total length:
 06:10

Part 2

Released on October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Changer"   The Vane 03:15
2. "Changer" (Inst.)   03:15
Total length:
 06:30

Part 3

Released on October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Yesterday"   JK Kim Dong-wook 04:00
2. "Yesterday" (Inst.)   04:00
Total length:
 08:00

Part 4

Released on October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Bluffing"   Luna (f(x)) 03:07
2. "Bluffing" (Inst.)   03:07
Total length:
 06:14

Part 5

Released on November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Born to Be a Player"   Hey Men 03:01
2. "Born to Be a Player" (Inst.)   03:01
Total length:
 06:02

Part 6

Released on November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Anyone"   Nam Tae-hyun 03:57
2. "Anyone" (Inst.)   03:57
Total length:
 07:54

Viewership

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share[28]
Nielsen Korea[29] TNmS[30]
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% —[lower-alpha 1]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
  • This series 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

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External links

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