| Genre: | Drama Revenge Romance Thriller |
| Director: | Hong Suk-goo[1] Kim Jong-yeon |
| Starring: | Kim Kang-woo Lee Si-young Um Ki-joon Han Eun-jung |
| Composer: | Choi Chul-ho[2] |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Lee Gun-joon (KBS) |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Company: | Pan Entertainment |
| Channel: | KBS2 |
Golden Cross is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Kang-woo, Lee Si-young, Um Ki-joon, Han Eun-jung, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on KBS2 from April 9 to June 19, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 20 episodes.
A shadowy society known as "Golden Cross" dominates the Korean economy and marketplace with its deep connections and financial power. Prosecutor Kang Do-yoon gets entangled in their dealings when one of their plots gets his beloved sister murdered, a crime for which his father then gets framed. Do-yoon vows revenge on Seo Dong-ha, the powerful man behind the organization, but complications arise when he learns that Seo is the father of the woman he loves, his colleague Seo Yi-re. Yi-re is a righteous and truth-seeking prosecutor; she grew up respecting and obeying her father, and her life is thrown into disarray when she discovers his dark side. Meanwhile, Seo nurtures a protegee, businessman Michael Jang, whose greed and ambition soon makes him challenge his mentor for the top spot. A clash of wills, fortunes, and egos commences.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[4] | AGB Nielsen[5] | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | 9 April 2014 | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.1% | ||
| 2 | 10 April 2014 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.4% | ||
| 3 | 23 April 2014 | 4.7% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.7% | ||
| 4 | 24 April 2014 | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.9% | ||
| 5 | 30 April 2014 | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 7.6% | ||
| 6 | 1 May 2014 | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 7.0% | ||
| 7 | 7 May 2014 | 6.9% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 7.6% | ||
| 8 | 8 May 2014 | 7.2% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 8.0% | ||
| 9 | 14 May 2014 | 7.3% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 9.0% | ||
| 10 | 15 May 2014 | 6.9% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 8.8% | ||
| 11 | 21 May 2014 | 7.1% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.8% | ||
| 12 | 22 May 2014 | 6.8% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7.9% | ||
| 13 | 28 May 2014 | 8.7% | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.7% | ||
| 14 | 29 May 2014 | 7.7% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 9.7% | ||
| 15 | 4 June 2014 | 10.8% | 13.1% | 11.3% | 12.6% | ||
| 16 | 5 June 2014 | 8.7% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 11.5% | ||
| 17 | 11 June 2014 | 9.2% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 11.8% | ||
| 18 | 12 June 2014 | 8.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.1% | ||
| 19 | 18 June 2014 | 8.1% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.7% | ||
| 20 | 19 June 2014 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 11.0% | ||
| Average | 7.2% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 8.6% | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Kim Kang-woo | |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Lee Si-young | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Han Eun-jung | |||
Park Si-hoo was originally considered for the role of Michael Jang, but continuing public outrage regarding his sexual assault case in 2013 led broadcaster KBS to cancel his casting.[6] [7]