Player
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • The Player[1]
  • Player 2: War of Gamblers[2]
Hangul
플레이어
Revised RomanizationPeulleieo
McCune–ReischauerP'ŭlleiŏ
Genre
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning; season 2)[2]
Written by
  • Shin Jae-hyung (season 1)[3]
  • Park Sang-moon (season 2)[2]
  • Choi Seul-gi (season 2)[2]
Directed by
  • Go Jae-hyun (season 1)[3]
  • So Jae-hyun (season 2)[2]
Starring
Music by
  • Si Seong-won
  • Jeong Seung-hyun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes14 (as of November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11))
Production
Executive producerKim Gin-hong
Producers
  • Lee Geun-jang
  • Jang Si-woo
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 29, 2018 (2018-09-29) –
present (present)

Player[5] (Korean: 플레이어; RR: Peulleieo) is a 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).[6][7][8][9]

The series was renewed for a second season, which will be released on tvN in 2024. Actresses Oh Yeon-seo and Jang Gyu-ri joined the lead cast for the second season.[2][10]

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.[11]

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.[12]
A talented hacker who had a past with Chairman Chun.[3]
  • Tae Won-suk as Do Jin-woong
A powerful fighter who had accidentally worked for "that person".[13]

Supporting

Public Prosecutors' Office

The prosecutor who teamed up with Ha-ri and his team.
  • Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng Ji-hoon[14]
  • Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon[15]

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

Ha-ri's father and former team leader of Special Corruption Division.
A doctor and the only person who knows Ha-ri's past.[16]

Others

  • Min Joon-hyun as Team Leader Shim Dal-soo[17]
  • Kang Min-tae as gangster
  • Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak[18]
  • Lee Hwa-ryong[19]
  • Min Joon-hyun
  • Kim Sung-cheol as Ji Sung-goo[20]
  • Lee Chung-mi as Yang Hae-joo
  • Jin Mo as Wang Seob
  • Kim Seo-kyung as Mike

Special appearances

Production

Early working titles of the series were Hustle (허슬; Heoseul) and Round (판; Pan).[24][25]

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 전쟁; Peulleieo: Kkundeur-ui Jeonjaeng).[10] 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.[26][27] In January 2024, it was officially announced that the second season is included on tvN's 2024 drama line-up.[2]

Original soundtrack

Player OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • Blending
  • Music Buddy

Part 1

Released on October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Player" (플레이어)
  • Dok2
  • Jinsil
  • Lee Jung-ha
  • 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

Released on October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Changer"Kim Ho-kyung1601The Vane03:15
2."Changer" (Inst.) 1601 03:15
Total length:06:30

Part 3

Released on October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Yesterday"Min Yeon-jae1601JK Kim Dong-wook04:00
2."Yesterday" (Inst.) 1601 04:00
Total length:08:00

Part 4

Released on October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bluffing"Min Yeon-jae1601Luna (f(x))03:07
2."Bluffing" (Inst.) 1601 03:07
Total length:06:14

Part 5

Released on November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Born to Be a Player"Jung Min-wook
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Yang Sung-woo
Hey Men03:01
2."Born to Be a Player" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Yang Sung-woo
 03:01
Total length:06:02

Part 6

Released on November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Anyone"
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Yang Sung-woo
Nam Tae-hyun03:57
2."Anyone" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Jong-soo
  • Yang Sung-woo
 03:57
Total length:07:54

Viewership

Player : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
1234567891011121314
11.2171.3811.1361.1651.0031.1711.1221.2211.2001.1690.9280.9581.1171.5151.165
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share[29]
Nielsen Korea[30] TNmS[31]
NationwideSeoulNationwide
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

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

References

  1. ↑ "The Player (2018)". CJ ENM. CJ ENM. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lee, Kyung-ho (January 10, 2024). "김수현X김지원 '눈물의 여왕', 3월 방송 확정 [공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved January 12, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. 1 2 3 "대배우의 열일 행보…이시언, OCN '플레이어' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Park, Jae-hwan. 송승헌-정수정-이시언, 새 드라마 '플레이어'. Naver (in Korean). KBS News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Player [최초공개] 송승헌X정수정X이시언X태원석, 머니 스틸 액션 '플레이어' 9월 29일 첫방송! 180929 EP.0. YouTube (in Korean). OCN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "송승헌X정수정X이시언, '플레이어' 합류..막강 라인업- 스타뉴스". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). 2018-06-04. Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Yang, Ji-yeon. "[공식] 송승헌X정수정X이시언, '플레이어' 출연···유쾌 통쾌 액션 활극". Naver (in Korean). SE Daily. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ Kang, Nae-ri. "[단독]송승헌X정수정 '플레이어', 9월 29일 첫 방송…14회 편성". Naver (in Korean). YTN Star. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Swindling bad guys of dirty money, 'Player' aims to be a gratifying action series". Yonhap News. September 20, 2018. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Lee, Hyun-ah (July 12, 2022). "[단독] 드라마 '플레이어' 시즌2 송승헌과 돌아온다". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ Baek, Ji-eun. [단독] 에프엑스 크리스탈, '허슬' 여주인공…연기 활동 박차. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Krystal Jung set to return to TV with new drama, 'Player'". TenAsia. September 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  13. ↑ "태원석, OCN '플레이어'로 첫 주연 도전...'대세 예약'". Naver (in Korean). Osen. June 5, 2018. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "안세호, OCN '플레이어' 출연 확정 "새로운 도전"". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ 이황의, '플레이어' 출연 확정…대검차장 役으로 '부드러운 카리스마' 발산 예고. Hankooki (in Korean). June 21, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  16. ↑ Kim, Na-rae (September 26, 2018). 유예빈, '플레이어' 출연 확정! '뛰어난 미모+무한한 잠재력' 시너지 '기대'. dspdaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  17. ↑ 민준현, '플레이어' 합류…송승헌·정수정과 호흡. OBS News (in Korean). June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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  19. ↑ "이화룡, '예쁜누나' 변태 공차장→검사 '변신'...OCN '플레이어' 합류". Naver (in Korean). TenAsia. June 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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