Watcher (TV series)
Appearance
Watcher | |
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![]() Promotional poster | |
Hangul | 왓쳐 |
Revised Romanization | Watcheo |
Genre | |
Created by | Studio Dragon |
Written by | Han Sang-woon |
Directed by | Ahn Gil-ho |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Production company | Studio Dragon |
Original release | |
Network | OCN |
Release | July 6 August 25, 2019 | –
Watcher (Korean: 왓쳐; stylized as WATCHER) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon, and Kim Hyun-joo. It aired on OCN every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST) from July 6 to August 25, 2019.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]A brutal murder committed 15 years ago turned three lives upside down. A decade and a half later, the trio – brought together by fate – goes on the hunt for answers.[2]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Han Suk-kyu as Do Chi-kwang[3]
- A detective who has caught many criminals during his career. He hates corruption within the police and becomes leader of the internal affairs investigation team to find the truth about a particular incident.
- Seo Kang-joon as Kim Yeong-goon[3]
- Moon Woo-jin as young Kim Yeong-goon
- A police officer who joins Do Chi-kwang's team after they become involved in the same incident.
- Kim Hyun-joo as Han Tae-joo[3]
- A former prosecutor turned lawyer after she got involved too deep while working on a case and almost died. She starts working with Do Chi-kwang and Kim Yeong Goon.
Supporting
[edit]- Heo Sung-tae as Jang Hae-ryong[4]
- Head of the Police Investigation Department, he is often in conflict with Do Chi-kwang.
- Park Joo-hee as Jo Soo-yeon[5]
- With a degree in Chemistry, she became part of the Scientific Investigation Team. After she makes a mistake, however, she decides to quit to join the internal affairs investigation team.
- Joo Jin-mo as Park Jin-woo
- Deputy Commissioner of police force.
- Kim Soo-jin as Yeom Dong-sook
- Commissioner of police force.
- Lee Joong-ok as Jae-shik's friend
- Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Jae-myung, Kim Yeong-goon's father
- Lee Jae-yoon as Kim Kang-wook
- Jung Do-won as Hong Jae-sik
- Kim Dae-gun as Detective Chan-hee
- Won Gun-su as Detective 2
- Park Hoon as Yoon Ji-hoon, Han Tae-joo's ex-husband
- Jung Min-sung as Son Byeong-gil
- Kim Dong-hyun as Kim Sang-joon
- Chae Dong-hyun as Lee Dong-yoon
- Yang Ye-na as Yoon-ji
- Kim Yong-ji as Lee Hyo-jung
- Park Sung-il as Department Head Kim
- Han Sang-hoon as Coroner
- Shin Hyun-jong as Min Young-ki
- Jung Soon-won as Jung Han-wook
- Yu Ha-jun as Oh Sang-do
- Park Ji-hoon as Park Si-young
- Lee Seung-chul as Chairman Jung Seok-tae
- Shin Mun-sung as Lee Joong-ho (EP.10)
- Lee Yoon-sun as Jang Ji-yoon (EP.14)
ADDITIONAL CAST
- Woo Jung-won as Park Ji-hyun
- Lee Nam-hee as Shin Woo-sung
- Jeon Suk-chan as Kim Jo-han
- Park Mi-hyun as Jo Hyun-kyung
- Kim Dan-woo as Areum (Son Byeong-gil's daughter)
- Lee Eol as Jang Hyun-soo
- Yoo Jung-ho as Park Jung-geum
- Kim Geon-u as Kim Cha-hoon
- Kim Ju-yeon as Baek Song-yi
- Han Seung-soo as Regional Investigation unit detective
- Jang Eui-don as Patient
- Yu Seung-il as Driving violator (ep.1)
- Park Yong
Production
[edit]The series is directed by Ahn Gil-ho (Stranger, Memories of the Alhambra).[6]
Original soundtrack
[edit]Watcher OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2019 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label |
Part 1
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Horizon" |
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| Ha Jin | 3:10 |
2. | "Horizon" (Inst.) |
| 3:10 | ||
Total length: | 6:20 |
Part 2
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Watchin'" | nafla |
| nafla | 3:15 |
2. | "Watchin'" (Inst.) |
| 3:15 | ||
Total length: | 6:30 |
Part 3
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Blurry" |
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| Elli K | 3:18 |
2. | "Blurry" (Inst.) |
| 3:18 | ||
Total length: | 6:36 |
Part 4
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Outsider" (아웃사이더) | Ha Mel-li | Lee Sang-hoon | Lee Seung-yeol | 4:01 |
2. | "Outsider" (Inst.) | Lee Sang-hoon | 4:01 | ||
Total length: | 8:02 |
Ratings
[edit]Watcher : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[7]
![]() | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 0.814 | 1.251 | 0.873 | 1.113 | 0.875 | 1.306 | 0.915 | 1.194 | 0.829 | 1.204 | 0.866 | 1.462 | 0.994 | 1.286 | 1.197 | 1.602 | 1.111 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[7] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | July 6, 2019 | 2.993% | 3.576% |
2 | July 7, 2019 | 4.493% | 5.306% |
3 | July 13, 2019 | 3.665% | 4.130% |
4 | July 14, 2019 | 4.549% | 5.223% |
5 | July 20, 2019 | 3.646% | 4.071% |
6 | July 21, 2019 | 5.405% | 6.198% |
7 | July 27, 2019 | 3.738% | 4.336% |
8 | July 28, 2019 | 5.066% | 5.687% |
9 | August 3, 2019 | 3.348% | 3.895% |
10 | August 4, 2019 | 5.076% | 6.044% |
11 | August 10, 2019 | 3.477% | 3.797% |
12 | August 11, 2019 | 6.094% | 6.567% |
13 | August 17, 2019 | 4.156% | 4.367% |
14 | August 18, 2019 | 5.520% | 6.029% |
15 | August 24, 2019 | 4.960% | 5.346% |
16 | August 25, 2019 | 6.585% | 7.198% |
Average | 4.548% | 5.111% | |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Watcher' explores a mysterious incident". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 3, 2019.
- ^ Watcher | Rakuten Viki, retrieved 2020-12-26
- ^ a b c Kim, Myung-mi (April 8, 2019). "'왓쳐' 한석규-서강준-김현주 출연확정, 막강 라인업 완성(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Kim, Ju-won (April 13, 2019). "[공식] 허성태, '왓쳐(WATCHER)' 출연 확정..한석규-서강준과 호흡". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Hwang, Su-yeon (April 24, 2019). "'왓쳐' 박주희 출연확정, 한석규·서강준과 호흡[공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Park, So-young (January 24, 2019). "[단독] '비밀의숲' '알함브라' 안길호PD, OCN 장르물 'WATCHER'로 하반기 컴백". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.