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Player (TV series)

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Player
Promotional poster for season two
Also known as
  • The Player [1]
  • Player 2: War of Gamblers [2]
  • The Player 2: Master of Swindlers [3]
Hangul
플레이어
Revised Romanization Peulleieo
McCune?Reischauer P'?llei?
Genre
Developed by Studio Dragon (planning; season 2) [2]
Written by
  • Shin Jae-hyung (season 1) [4]
  • Park Sang-moon (season 2) [2]
  • Choi Seul-gi (season 2) [2]
Directed by
  • Go Jae-hyun (season 1) [4]
  • So Jae-hyun (season 2) [2]
Starring
Music by
  • Si Seong-won (Season 1)
  • Jeong Seung-hyun (Season 1)
  • Kim Joon-seok (Season 2) [5]
  • Jeong Se-rin (season 2) [5]
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 20 (as of June 18, 2024  ( 2024-06-18 ) )
Production
Executive producer Kim Gin-hong
Producers
  • Lee Geun-jang
  • Jang Si-woo
Running time 60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network OCN (season 1)
Release September 29  ( 2018-09-29 )  ?
November 11, 2018  ( 2018-11-11 )
Network tvN (season 2)
Release June 3, 2024  ( 2024-06-03 )  ?
present

Player ( Korean :  플레이어 ) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon , Krystal Jung , Lee Si-eon , Tae Won-suk  [ ko ] , Oh Yeon-seo , and Jang Gyu-ri . The first season aired on OCN from September 29, to November 11, 2018, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 ( KST ). [7] The second season premiered on tvN on June 3, 2024, and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). [8] [9]

Synopsis [ edit ]

Season 1 [ edit ]

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. [10]

Season 2 [ edit ]

Series overview [ edit ]

Season Episodes Originally aired Airtime
First aired Last aired Network
1 14 September 29, 2018  ( 2018-09-29 ) November 11, 2018  ( 2018-11-11 ) OCN Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 ( KST )
2 12 June 3, 2024  ( 2024-06-03 ) July 9, 2024  ( 2024-07-09 ) tvN Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST)

Cast [ edit ]

Main [ edit ]

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. [11]
A talented hacker who had a past with Chairman Chun. [4]
  • Tae Won-suk as Do Jin-woong
A powerful fighter who had accidentally worked for "that person". [12]
An assistant to Ha-ri and the team's watcher.
Ah-ryung's younger sister who is also a skilled driver. Her real name is Cha Hae-ryung.

Supporting [ edit ]

Public Prosecutors' Office [ edit ]

The prosecutor who teamed up with Ha-ri and his team.
  • Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng Ji-hoon [15]
  • Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon [16]

Target [ edit ]

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

People around Ha-ri [ edit ]

Ha-ri's father and former team leader of Special Corruption Division.
A doctor and the only person who knows Ha-ri's past. [17]

Others [ edit ]

  • Min Joon-hyun as Team Leader Shim Dal-soo [18]
  • Kang Min-tae as gangster
  • Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak [19]
  • Lee Hwa-ryong [20]
  • Min Joon-hyun
  • Kim Sung-cheol as Ji Sung-goo [21]
  • Lee Chung-mi as Yang Hae-joo
  • Jin Mo as Wang Seob
  • Kim Seo-kyung as Mike

Special appearances [ edit ]

Production [ edit ]

Early working titles of the series were Hustle ( 허슬 ; Heoseul ) and Round ( 판 ; Pan ). [26] [27]

On July 12, 2022, it was announced that the series would return with second season in the second half of 2023, under the title Player: War of Gamblers ( 플레이어: 꾼들의 戰爭 ; 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 were in talks for the main roles. [28] [29] In January 2024, it was officially announced that the second season is included on tvN 's 2024 drama line-up. [2]

Original soundtrack [ edit ]

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

Part 1 [ edit ]

Released on October 6, 2018  ( 2018-10-06 )
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
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 [ edit ]

Released on October 14, 2018  ( 2018-10-14 )
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. "Changer" Kim Ho-kyung 1601 The Vane 03:15
2. "Changer" (Inst.)   1601   03:15
Total length: 06:30

Part 3 [ edit ]

Released on October 21, 2018  ( 2018-10-21 )
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. "Yesterday" Min Yeon-jae 1601 JK Kim Dong-wook 04:00
2. "Yesterday" (Inst.)   1601   04:00
Total length: 08:00

Part 4 [ edit ]

Released on October 28, 2018  ( 2018-10-28 )
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. "Bluffing" Min Yeon-jae 1601 Luna ( f(x) ) 03:07
2. "Bluffing" (Inst.)   1601   03:07
Total length: 06:14

Part 5 [ edit ]

Released on November 4, 2018  ( 2018-11-04 )
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
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 [ edit ]

Released on November 4, 2018  ( 2018-11-04 )
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
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

Viewership [ edit ]

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
2 0.940 0.911 0.905 0.671 0.805 0.757 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD ? TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea . [30]
Average TV viewership ratings (season 1)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share [31]
Nielsen Korea [32] TNmS [33]
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 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 ).
Average TV viewership ratings (season 2)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea [34]
Nationwide Seoul
1 June 3, 2024 4.185% (2nd) 4.658% (2nd)
2 June 4, 2024 3.966% (2nd) 4.065% (2nd)
3 June 10, 2024 4.188% (2nd) 4.310% (2nd)
4 June 11, 2024 3.537% (2nd) 3.594% (3rd)
5 June 17, 2024 3.531% (2nd) 3.722% (2nd)
6 June 18, 2024 3.570% (2nd) 3.519% (3rd)
7 June 24, 2024
8 June 25, 2024
9 July 1, 2024
10 July 2, 2024
11 July 8, 2024
12 July 9, 2024
Average ? ?
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings.
  • 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 [ edit ]

  1. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References [ edit ]

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    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 3, 2024 . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 4, 2024. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024 . Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 10, 2024. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024 . Retrieved June 11, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 11, 2024 . Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 17, 2024. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024 . Retrieved June 18, 2024 .
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 18, 2024 . Retrieved June 19, 2024 .

External links [ edit ]

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