Memorist (Korean: 메모리스트; RR: Memoriseuteu) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Yoo Seung-ho, Lee Se-young, and Jo Sung-ha. Based on the 2016–2018 Daum webtoon of the same name by Jae Hoo, it aired on tvN from March 11 to April 30, 2020.[1]
| Memorist | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 메모리스트 |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Studio Dragon (tvN) |
| Based on | Memorist by Jae Hoo |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | So Jae Hyeon |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Studio 605 |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | March 11 – April 30, 2020 |
Synopsis
editWith the power to read people's memories, Dong Baek solves crimes as a detective in the police force. When a string of serial murders happen, Dong Baek teams up with talented criminal profiler Han Sun-mi to stop the killer and prevent further deaths. However, as they pursue the killer, the truth about their individual troubled pasts begins to unravel, and the murders quickly become far more convoluted than anything they had foreseen.[2]
Cast
editMain
edit- Yoo Seung-ho as Dong Baek / Sung Ju-ho[3]
- A police officer and detective who is very passionate about catching criminals. He has the supernatural ability to read a person's memories by touching their skin. As a child, he was found wandering at Dongbaek Station with no memories of his past, except for a vague recollection of witnessing a woman, presumably his mother, being murdered.
- Lee Se-young as Han Sun-mi / Kim So-mi[4]
- The youngest superintendent of Special Investigation Headquarters. She was originally a lawyer but later on became a police officer to find the truth about her father's murder that occurred 20 years ago. Her father was a leader of the Labour Union, but betrayed the workers he was supposed to protect, leading to a mass layoff.
- Jo Sung-ha as Lee Shin-woong, head of the entire police department. He is responsible for covering up the murder and rape that happened 20 years ago. He is arrested in the end for corruption.
Supporting
editPeople around Dong Baek
edit- Ko Chang-seok as Gu Kyung-tan also the Old Man
- Dong Baek's senior at work and also the trio's captain. He frequently complains that Dong Baek's recklessness will cause him hair loss, but continuously tries his best to help Dong Baek while also caring about him a lot.
- Jun Hyo-seong as Kang Ji-eun[5]
- An honest reporter at TVC News. She was forced by her superiors to write fake news about Dong Baek
- Yoon Ji-on as Oh Se-hoon[6]
- Dong Baek's partner and assistant. He cares a lot about Dong Baek, and tries his best to help the latter.
• Kang Min-ah as Sul Cho-won
Dong Baek's first love.
Special Investigation Headquarters
edit- Kim Yoon-hee as Jung Mi-ja
- A criminal profiler that gathers intelligence about the serial murder case under Superintendent Han Sun-mi.
- Im Se-joo as Lee Seul-bi
- A criminal profiler that gathers intelligence about the serial murder case under Superintendent Han Sun-mi.
- Jung Ha-joon as Hwang Bong-gook
- A law student that become a detective. He specializes in hacking computer systems. He has a crush on Han Sun-mi, who was his lecturer from his student days, and is very loyal to her.
Metropolitan Police
edit- Son Kwang-up as Byun Young-soo
- Kim Seo-kyung as Im Chil-gyu
- Moon Jung-gi as Kwon Woon-jang
- Oh Chi-woon as Min Sung-han
- Park Eung-su as Jang Ki-dae
Jin Jae Gyu's family
edit- Jo Han-chul as Jin Jae-gyu
- Choi Seung-yoon as young Jin Jae-gyu
- Seo Eun-yool as child Jin Jae-gyu
- The illegitimate child of a conglomerate chairman and a shaman, Jin Jae-gyu has lived a hellish life after his shaman mother died from poisoning. He was possessed by the spirit his mother served, and obtained the power to predict the future. He was a serial vigilante murderer named The Executioner, who killed people that got away with their wrongdoings, and is suspected to be The Eraser. He is also the one who killed Han Sun-Mi's father for what he did to the workers.
- Lee So-yoon as Shim Sang-ha
- Jin Jae-gyu's stepdaughter, whom he loves most. As a child, she ran away from home after her mother committed suicide along with her lover, as she believed they were murdered by her stepfather.
- Kang Hyun-jung as Shim Hyo-sook
- Jin Jae-gyu's wife and Sang-ha's mother. She only married Jae-gyu to take the money he inherited. She planned on killing him and leaving her daughter behind, before running away with his money and her lover, Sang-ha's biological father.
- Lee Whee-Hyang as Hwang Pil-Seon
- She is Jin Jae-gyu's stepsister, a devilish woman that would do anything to protect her family's reputation. She covered up her son's crime from 20 years ago and got rid of everyone involved. She is arrested in the end.
- Ahn Jae-mo as Bang Joon-Seok
- Hwang Pil-seon's only son, a former assemblyman and highly influential politician. He is the head of the gangs that raped and killed the girl named Song-A, the daughter of the chief of the fire department and Song Ju-ran's best friend. He is arrested in the end for his crimes, but commits suicide in prison out of shame.
- Kim Young-mi as Eun Soo-kyung
- Bang Joo-seok's wife. She is abducted by The Eraser while being 7 months pregnant.
Others
edit- Hong Seung-hee as Lee Bo-yun
- Jung Shin-hye as Yoo Ah-young
- Yoo Soon-nam's daughter
- Cha Mi-kyung as Mrs. Gong
- Yoo Gun-woo as Woo Seok-do[7]
- A corrupt prosecutor that tries his best to arrest and stop Dong Baek at all costs under the order of the higher-ups.
- Kim Nak-kyun as Detective
- Cha Soon-bae as Im Joong-yeon[8]
- Jo Seok-hyun as Northern Prosecutor
- Kim Ji-in as Yoon Ye-rim
- She is abducted on her way home by a serial murderer.
- Choi Seo-ryung as Kim Seo-kyung
- Lee Young-jin as Seo Hee-soo/Sung Ju-ran (ep. 12-16)
- Jo Hye-joo as young Sung Ju-ran
- Bang Joon-seok's personal maid and an accomplice of his wife's abductor. It is revealed that she is Sung Ju-ho's older sister who possesses the same memory-reading power as him, but she also possesses the ability to erase people's memories. She is the serial killer known as the Eraser.
Special appearances
edit- Ha Do-kwon as gang member (Ep. 1)
- Park Jin-woo as Detective (Ep. 1)
- Kim Ki-doo as Detective Yoon-young (Ep. 1)
- Choi Hee (Ep. 1)
- Jo Yi-haeng as Shin Mi-young's husband (Ep. 16)
Production
editThe first script reading took place on December 2, 2019.[9]
The drama serves as a reunion between Yoo Seung-ho and Lee Se-young who previously worked together on the MBC drama Missing You (2012–13).[10]
Original soundtrack
edit| Memorist OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Stone Music Entertainment |
Part 1
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Til the End" | Nodded | Nodded | Lee Seung-yeol | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Til the End" (Inst.) | Nodded | 3:22 | ||
| Total length: | 6:44 | ||||
Part 2
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Memorist" | Kim Sang-woo | Kim Sang-woo | headliner | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Memorist" (Inst.) | Kim Sang-woo | 3:19 | ||
| Total length: | 6:38 | ||||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The End of the Story" | Joo In Ro | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Nation-certified Detective" | Joo In Ro | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Clue in the Memory" | Goo Bon Choon | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Suspect" | Shin Yoo Jin | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Chaser" | Kim Jong Wan | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Deep Scar" | Yoo So Hyun | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Special Investigation Headquarter" | Kim Jeong Wan | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Load of Grief" | Park Hye Min | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Executor's Murder Notice" | Song Hye Bin | 2:22 |
| 10. | "Chaser looking for the eyes under feet" | Kang Min Goo | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Black Ambition" | Jo Han Na | 2:25 |
| 12. | "Double-edged Sword" | Goo Bon Choon | 4:46 |
| 13. | "Sad Song" | Kim Jong Wan | 4:52 |
| 14. | "Red Herring" | Kang Min Goo | 2:27 |
| 15. | "Meticulous Intelligence Investigation" | Jo Han Na | 3:23 |
| 16. | "Unsolved Murder Case" | Goo Bon Choon | 4:49 |
| 17. | "Kid of Darkness" | Kim Jong Wan | 4:16 |
| 18. | "The Name of Prophecy" | Yoo So Hyun | 3:34 |
| 19. | "Joint Operation" | Park Hye Min | 2:25 |
| 20. | "Link point it scattered cases" | Song Hye Bin | 3:27 |
| 21. | "Dongbaek Trio" | Park Hye Min | 2:15 |
| 22. | "Secret Cooperation" | Joo In Ro | 2:10 |
| 23. | "Fruit of the poisonous tree" | Kang Min Goo | 3:37 |
| 24. | "Victim's Tears" | Shin Yoo Jin | 4:11 |
| 25. | "Profiler" | Shin Yoo Jin | 2:42 |
| 26. | "Bloody Baptism" | Joo In Ro | 3:38 |
| 27. | "Host of Chaos" | Joo In Ro | 2:23 |
| 28. | "Convicter" | Yoo So Hyun | 3:56 |
| 29. | "Hammer Killer" | Goo Bon Choon | 4:30 |
| 30. | "Covered Truth" | Jo Han Na | 2:27 |
| 31. | "Supernatural Investigation" | Song Hye Bin | 3:24 |
| 32. | "Two Way Pursuit" | Joo In Ro | 3:04 |
| 33. | "Questionable Start" | Yoo So Hyun | 2:09 |
| 34. | "Dongbaek Marking" | Jo Han Na | 2:33 |
| 35. | "Same bed, Different dreams" | Seo Ye Rin | 3:08 |
| 36. | "Memory Scan" | Joo In Ro | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 1:40:57 | ||
Viewership
editMemorist : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[11]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 806 | 681 | 870 | 824 | 840 | 887 | 852 | 695 | 552 | 784 | 632 | 648 | 575 | 717 | 558 | 942 | 741 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | March 11, 2020 | Claw Hammer (장도리) |
3.272% | 3.811% | |
| 2 | March 12, 2020 | The Red Pig (붉은 돼지) |
2.762% | 3.098% | |
| 3 | March 18, 2020 | Baptized in Blood (피의 세례) |
3.434% | 4.052% | |
| 4 | March 19, 2020 | Double-Edged Sword (양날의 검) |
3.175% | 3.624% | |
| 5 | March 25, 2020 | Prayer for Protection (수호기도) |
3.198% | 3.491% | |
| 6 | March 26, 2020 | The Second Man (세컨드 맨) |
3.287% | 3.489% | |
| 7 | April 1, 2020 | Memory Eraser (기억 지우개) |
2.851% | 2.847% | |
| 8 | April 2, 2020 | The Red Herring (붉은 청어) |
2.693% | 2.772% | |
| 9 | April 8, 2020 | The Pupil Under One's Foot (발 믣의 눈동자) |
2.259% | 2.267% | |
| 10 | April 9, 2020 | Trauma Trigger (트라우마 방아쇠) |
2.894% | 3.408% | |
| 11 | April 15, 2020 | A Deep Wound (깊은 흉터) |
2.384% | 2.393% | |
| 12 | April 16, 2020 | The Child of Darkness (어둠의 아이) |
2.809% | 3.291% | |
| 13 | April 22, 2020 | The Name of the Prophecy (예언의 이름) |
2.199% | 2.273% | |
| 14 | April 23, 2020 | Two Layers of Evil (두 겹의 악) |
2.701% | 2.403% | |
| 15 | April 29, 2020 | Flesh and Blood (피 붙이) |
2.160% | 2.195% | |
| 16 | April 30, 2020 | The Power of Memories (기억의 힘) |
3.293% | 3.408% | |
| Average | 2.836% | 3.051% | |||
References
edit- ^ Kim, Na-kyung (February 20, 2020). '메모리스트' 유승호X이세영, 온도차 다른 매력 발산…캐릭터 포스터 공개. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Na-kyung (February 16, 2020). '메모리스트' 초능력 형사 유승호X프로파일러 이세영, 파격 변신 예고. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Hwang, So-young (January 9, 2020). "Yoo Seung-ho to become national police officer in new drama "Memorist"". JTBC Plus. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Moon, Ji-yeon (November 21, 2019). [단독] '열일' 이세영, 유승호와 재회..내년 기대작 '메모리스트' 주인공. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Jun Hyo-seong Joins Yoo Seung-ho and Lee Se-young in "Memorist"". HanCinema. December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Yoon Ji-on of "Be Melodramatic" Joins Yoo Seung-ho in "Memorist"". HanCinema. February 6, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Yoo Gun-woo Joins Yoo Seung-ho and Lee Se-young in "Memorist"". HanCinema. January 21, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Cha Soon-bae to Star in TvN's "Memorist"". HanCinema. February 19, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Sung-hyun (January 9, 2020). "tvN '메모리스트', 유승호·이세영·고창석 등 라인업 확정". YTN (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Will Lee Se-young and Yoo Seung-ho Reunite in "Memorist"?". HanCinema. November 21, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Memorist at IMDb
- Memorist at HanCinema