Payback (South Korean TV series)

Payback
Promotional poster
Also known asPayback: Money and Power[1]
Hangul
법쩐
Hanja
法쩐
Literal meaningLaw Money
Revised RomanizationBeopjjeon
McCune–ReischauerPŏptchŏn
Genre
Developed byStudio S (planning)[5]
Written byKim Won-seok[6]
Directed byLee Won-tae[6]
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Kwang-soon
  • Kang Byeong-guk (CP)
Producers
  • Yoo Hong-gu
  • Kim Min-tae
  • Park Hee-don
  • Jung Soon-tae
Production companyRed Nine Pictures[6]
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseJanuary 6 (2023-01-06) –
February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11)

Payback (Korean: 법쩐) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun, Moon Chae-won, Kang Yoo-seok, and Park Hoon. It aired on SBS TV from January 6 to February 11, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[7][8]

Synopsis

The series follows the story of people who risk everything to fight the money cartel that colluded with the law. They refuse to remain silent in the face of incompetent and unjust power, and fight passionately in their own way.[9]

Cast

Main

  • Lee Sun-kyun as Eun Yong, a money trader who is the owner and head of investment of a global private equity fund.[9]
    • Yoon Jeong-il as young Eun Yong[10]
  • Moon Chae-won as Park Joon-kyung, a former prosecutor and a military judicial officer who passed the bar exam and graduated from the training institute with top scores.[4][11]
    • Han Dong-hee as young Park Joon-kyung[12]
  • Kang Yoo-seok as Jang Tae-chun, Yong's nephew who is a prosecutor.[13]
  • Park Hoon as Hwang Ki-seok, a chief prosecutor.[14]

Supporting

  • Kim Hong-pa as Myung In-joo, godfather of the underground economy who built a cartel of greed.[8]
  • Kim Mi-sook as Yoon Hye-rin, Joon-kyung's mother.[8]
  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Eun Ji-hee, Tae-chun's mother and Yong's older sister.[8]
  • Kim Hye-hwa as Hong Han-na, Yong's partner who is a lobbyist-turned-private equity fund representative.[8]
  • Choi Deok-moon as Nam Sang-il, a veteran prosecution investigator.[8]
  • Choi Jung-in as Ham Jin, a prosecutor at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.[16]
  • Lee Ki-young as Oh Chang-hyun, former chief of the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office.[8]
  • Son Eun-seo as Myung Se-hee, In-joo's daughter and Ki-seok's wife.[17]
  • Choi Min-chul as Park Jung-soo, the chief prosecutor of the 5th Detective Division.[18]
  • Park Jung-pyo as Lee Young-jin, Ki-seok's right-hand man and chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.[19]
  • Kwon Hyuk as Lee Su-dong, In-joo's partner.[20]
  • Won Hyun-joon as Lee Jin-ho, a capital market thug and Yong's old friend from juvenile detention center.[21]
    • Kim Kyung-ho as young Lee Jin-ho[22]
  • Lee Geon-myung as Kim Seong-tae, In-joo's right-hand man.[23]
  • Kwon Tae-won as Baek In-soo, a former prosecutor and a member of the National Assembly.[24]
  • Jo Young-jin as Son Seung-jin, a politician.[25]

Extended

Special appearance

  • Lee Jung-bin as Kim Ju-hyeon[28]

Production

Filming was scheduled to begin in July 2022.[29]

Viewership

Payback : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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11.5821.3921.6071.6971.7981.2931.9922.0082.0161.7932.0841.9711.769
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[30]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[30] TNmS[31]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 January 6, 2023 8.7% (4th) 9.6% (4th) 6.4% (10th)
2 January 7, 2023 7.4% (3rd) 8.3% (3rd) 6.4% (6th)
3 January 13, 2023 8.7% (3rd) 8.9% (3rd) 8.3% (6th)
4 January 14, 2023 9.6% (2nd) 10.1% (2nd) N/A
5 January 20, 2023 9.5% (3rd) 9.7% (3rd) 8.1% (7th)
6 January 21, 2023 7.1% (3rd) 7.5% (2nd) 7.3% (2nd)
7 January 27, 2023 11.1% (3rd) 11.6% (2nd) N/A
8 January 28, 2023 10.7% (2nd) 10.7% (2nd) 9.2% (2nd)
9 February 3, 2023 11.1% (3rd) 11.1% (3rd) 10.4% (3rd)
10 February 4, 2023 9.5% (2nd) 9.9% (2nd) 8.6% (2nd)
11 February 10, 2023 11.4% (3rd) 11.8% (3rd) 9.7% (3rd)
12 February 11, 2023 11.1% (2nd) 10.8% (3rd) 10.2% (2nd)
Average 9.7% 10.0% 8.5%[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Medium-Length Drama Moon Chae-won Nominated [32]
Consumer Day KCA Culture Entertainment Awards 2023 Drama Category – Viewers' Choice Actor of the Year Won [33]
SBS Drama Awards 2023 Best New Actor Kang Yoo-seok Won [34]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Moon Chae-won Won [35]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Park Hoon Nominated [36]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Son Eun-seo Nominated [37]
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Kim Hye-hwa Nominated [38]

Notes

  1. ^ This average rating is calculated based on the published ratings. The exact average rating is unknown due to multiple unpublished ratings.

References

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  19. ^ Kim Ye-eun (December 16, 2022). "박정표, '법쩐' 출연 확정…박훈 오른팔 된다" [Park Jung-pyo confirmed to appear in 'Payback'… Becoming Park Hoon's right-hand man] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Naver.
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  21. ^ Park Ah-reum (December 27, 2022). "원현준 '법쩐' 합류+과감한 헤어스타일 변신까지[공식]" (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Naver.
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  30. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2023. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2023. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 13, 2023. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 14, 2023. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 20, 2023. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 21, 2023. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 27, 2023. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 3, 2023. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 4, 2023. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 10, 2023. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 11, 2023. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  31. ^ TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Break News (in Korean). January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Break News (in Korean). January 8, 2023. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Break News (in Korean). January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Break News (in Korean). January 21, 2023. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Break News (in Korean). January 22, 2023. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Break News (in Korean). January 29, 2023. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Break News (in Korean). February 4, 2023. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10". Break News (in Korean). February 5, 2023. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Break News (in Korean). February 11, 2023. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12". Break News (in Korean). February 12, 2023. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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