The Banker (TV series) explained
| Native Name: | |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Developer: | Park Jae-bum |
| Director: | Lee Jae-jin |
| Composer: | Lee Ji Yong |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 32 |
| Executive Producer: | Kim Dong-rae |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 35 minutes |
| Company: | MBC Drama Production
RaemongRaein Co., Ltd. |
| Network: | MBC TV |
| Related: | Nozaki Shuhei Auditor of Bank (WOWOW, 2018) |
The Banker 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.[1]
Synopsis
No Dae-ho, an honest banker, tries to fight corruption.
Cast
Main
Supporting
Audit Office staff
Korean Bank employees
- Ahn Nae-sang as Yug Gwan-sik
- Seo Yi-sook as Do Jeong-ja
- 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
- 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
- Park Jung-hak as Bae Dong-seok
- Lee Jin-kwon as Mr. Jeong
- Ryu Sung-hyun as Park Jung-bae
- Son Jeon-geun[5]
- Lee Mi-young
- Oh Seung-eun[6]
- Choi Yang-rak
- Kim Byung-chun
Guests
- Jang Gwang as Jo Jang-kwang, (Haesan Group chairman)
Production
- The first script reading took place on January 30, 2019.[7]
- The Banker reunites Kim Sang-joong and Kim Tae-woo who previously starred together in The Jingbirok: A Memoir Of Imjin War.
Original soundtrack
| The Banker OST |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Released: | 2019 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
Part 2
Ratings
- In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
! rowspan="3" | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
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| AGB Nielsen[8] | TNmS |
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| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
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| 1 | March 27, 2019 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 3.7% |
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| 2 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
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| 3 | March 28, 2019 | | 3.3% |
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| 4 | 3.3% | 3.5% |
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| 5 | April 3, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
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| 6 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
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| 7 | April 4, 2019 | 3.9% | 4.1% | rowspan="2" |
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| 8 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
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| 9 | April 10, 2019 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
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| 10 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
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| 11 | April 11, 2019 | 4.4% | rowspan="2" |
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| 12 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
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| 13 | April 17, 2019 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
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| 14 | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% |
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| 15 | April 18, 2019 | 2.6% | rowspan="10" |
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| 16 | 3.0% |
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| 17 | April 24, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
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| 18 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
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| 19 | April 25, 2019 | 3.0% | rowspan="2" |
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| 20 | 3.6% |
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| 21 | May 1, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
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| 22 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
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| 23 | May 2, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.4% |
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| 24 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
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| 25 | May 8, 2019 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
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| 26 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.7% |
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| 27 | May 9, 2019 | 3.6% | | 3.5% |
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| 28 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
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| 29 | May 15, 2019 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
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| 30 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
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| 31 | May 16, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.4% | |
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| 32 | | 6.8% | 5.1% |
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| Average | | | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: '대상 배우' 유동근, MBC '더 뱅커'로 컴백..김상중x채시라와 호흡 [공식입장]]. February 12, 2019. OSEN. February 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: MBC '더 뱅커' 측 "김상중-채시라-유동근, 출연확정"(공식입장). December 10, 2018. Newsen. February 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: http://enter.etoday.co.kr/view/news_view.php?varAtcId=163701. ko:안우연, '더 뱅커'로 컴백. February 25, 2019. Biz Enter. February 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: http://www.tiptipnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=27290. ko:‘더 뱅커’ 연기파 배우 김태우-안내상-서이숙-김규철-김영필 캐스팅 확정. January 21, 2019. Tip Tip News. February 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201902260100154590011681&servicedate=20190225. ko:손정은 아나, 연기에도 도전..."'더뱅커' 2회 출연한다". February 25, 2019. Sports Chosun. February 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: http://star.mk.co.kr/v2/view.php?mc=ST&year=2019&no=48527. ko:오승은 ‘더 뱅커‘ 출연 확정…6년만에 안방 복귀. January 23, 2019. Star MK. February 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: http://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/253686. ko:'더 뱅커'가 전하는 설날 인사 "뭘 해도 돼지!!". February 4, 2019. iMBC News. February 26, 2019. ko.
- Web site: Nielsen Korea. ko. March 27, 2019.
