The Banker (Korean: 더 뱅커; RR: Deo Baengkeo) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Sang-joong, Chae Shi-ra, Yoo Dong-geun and Kim Tae-woo. It is based on the Japanese manga Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei which was written by Ryouka Shuu and illustrated by Shigeru Noda from 1998 to 2002. The series aired on MBC's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 KST from March 27 to May 16, 2019.[2]
| The Banker | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 더 뱅커 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei by Ryouka Shuu and Shigeru Noda |
| Developed by | Park Jae-bum |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Lee Ji Yong |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Dong-rae |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production companies | MBC Drama Production RaemongRaein Co., Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | March 27 – May 16, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Nozaki Shuhei Auditor of Bank (WOWOW, 2018) | |
Synopsis
editNo Dae-ho, an honest banker, tries to fight corruption.
Cast
editMain
edit- Kim Sang-joong as Noh Dae-ho[3]
- Chae Shi-ra as Han Soo-ji[3]
- Yoo Dong-geun as Kang Sam-do[3]
- Kim Tae-woo as Lee Hae-gon[4]
Supporting
editAudit Office staff
edit- Ahn Woo-yeon as Seo Bo-geol[5]
- Shin Do-hyun as Jang Mi-ho
- Cha In-ha as Moon Hong-joo
- Kim Kyu-chul as Park Yong-soo[4]
- Kim Byung-choon as Han Min-gu
- Lee Yoon-sang as Cho Young-sik
Korean Bank employees
edit- Ahn Nae-sang as Yug Gwan-sik[4]
- Seo Yi-sook as Do Jeong-ja[4]
- Ju Seok-jae as Lim Chang-jae
- Oh Yong as Min Hyeong-gi
- Jung Kyung-ho as Byeon Seong-tae
- Jung Hyung-suk as Sung Chi-wook
- Lim Seung-dae as Kim Young-ho
People around Kang Sam-do
edit- Kim Young-pil as Secretary Kim[4]
- Go In-beom as Jung Soo-chan
- Kim Byung-ki as Choi Jong-soo
- Nam Myeong-lyeol as Park Jin-ho
Others
edit- Park Jung-hak as Bae Dong-seok
- Lee Jin-kwon as Mr. Jeong
- Ryu Sung-hyun as Park Jung-bae
- Son Jeon-geun[6]
- Lee Mi-young
- Oh Seung-eun[7]
- Choi Yang-rak
- Kim Byung-chun
Guests
edit- Jang Gwang as Jo Jang-kwang, (Haesan Group chairman)
Production
edit- The first script reading took place on January 30, 2019.[8]
- The Banker reunites Kim Sang-joong and Kim Tae-woo who previously starred together in The Jingbirok: A Memoir Of Imjin War.[citation needed]
Original soundtrack
edit| The Banker OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label |
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Part 1
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Suddenly" (괜스레) | Lee Eun-mi | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Suddenly" (Inst.) | 4:14 | |
| Total length: | 8:28 | ||
Part 2
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Justice" | KLANG | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Justice" (Inst.) | 3:21 | |
| Total length: | 6:42 | ||
Ratings
edit- In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[9] | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | March 27, 2019 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 3.7% |
| 2 | 4.5% | 4.0% | ||
| 3 | March 28, 2019 | 2.5% | — | 3.3% |
| 4 | 3.3% | 3.5% | ||
| 5 | April 3, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 6 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% | |
| 7 | April 4, 2019 | 3.9% | 4.1% | — |
| 8 | 4.6% | 4.7% | ||
| 9 | April 10, 2019 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| 10 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% | |
| 11 | April 11, 2019 | 4.4% | — | |
| 12 | 5.2% | 5.7% | ||
| 13 | April 17, 2019 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| 14 | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% | |
| 15 | April 18, 2019 | 2.6% | — | — |
| 16 | 3.0% | |||
| 17 | April 24, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.5% | |
| 18 | 4.0% | 4.0% | ||
| 19 | April 25, 2019 | 3.0% | — | |
| 20 | 3.6% | |||
| 21 | May 1, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.7% | |
| 22 | 4.2% | 4.6% | ||
| 23 | May 2, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.4% | |
| 24 | 4.7% | 4.8% | ||
| 25 | May 8, 2019 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| 26 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.7% | |
| 27 | May 9, 2019 | 3.6% | — | 3.5% |
| 28 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% | |
| 29 | May 15, 2019 | 3.6% | — | 3.2% |
| 30 | 4.3% | 4.0% | ||
| 31 | May 16, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.4% | — |
| 32 | 7.0% | 6.8% | 5.1% | |
| Average | 4.1% | —[b] | —[b] | |
Notes
edit- ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
- ^ a b Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
References
edit- ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "'대상 배우' 유동근, MBC '더 뱅커'로 컴백..김상중x채시라와 호흡 [공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c "MBC '더 뱅커' 측 "김상중-채시라-유동근, 출연확정"(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). December 10, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e ‘더 뱅커’ 연기파 배우 김태우-안내상-서이숙-김규철-김영필 캐스팅 확정. Tip Tip News (in Korean). January 21, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ 안우연, '더 뱅커'로 컴백. Biz Enter (in Korean). February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ 손정은 아나, 연기에도 도전..."'더뱅커' 2회 출연한다". Sports Chosun (in Korean). February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ 오승은 ‘더 뱅커‘ 출연 확정…6년만에 안방 복귀. Star MK (in Korean). January 23, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ '더 뱅커'가 전하는 설날 인사 "뭘 해도 돼지!!". iMBC News (in Korean). February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved March 27, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- The Banker at HanCinema
- The Banker at IMDb