Babel (TV series)
| Babel | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Tower of Babel |
| Hangul | 바벨 |
| Genre | |
| Created by | TV Chosun |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Yoon Sung-sik |
| Starring | |
| Music by |
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| Composers | Seol Ki-tae Gaemi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Oh Nam-seok |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TV Chosun |
| Release | January 27 – March 24, 2019 |
Babel (Korean: 바벨; RR: Babel) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo and Jang Hee-jin. The series aired on TV Chosun from January 27 to March 24, 2019 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:50 (KST) time slot.[1][2]
Synopsis
The story of a prosecutor who would do anything to achieve his revenge and an actress who loses everything after marrying into a rich family.
Cast
Main
- Park Si-hoo as Cha Woo-Hyuk, former newspaper reporter now working as a prosecutor [3]
- Jang Hee-jin as Han Jeong-won, former actress married to Tae Min-ho[4]
Supporting
- Kim Hae-sook as Sin Hyeon-sook, wife of Tae Byeong-cheo
- Jang Shin-young as Tae Yoo-ra, daughter of Tae Byeong-cheo and younger sister of Tae Soo-ho, Cha Woo-Hyuk's boss at prosecutor's office whom she also has a crush on
- Kim Ji-hoon as Tae Min-ho, youngest son of Tae Byeong-cheo, designated successor to head Geosan
- Song Jae-hee as Tae Soo-ho, oldest son of Tae Byeong-cheo
- Im Jung-eun as Na Yeong-eun, daughter of the owner of the newspaper company, wife of Tae Soo-ho
- Kim Jong-goo as Tae Byeong-cheo, chairman of chaebol Geosan
- Lee Seung-hyung as Sin Hyeon-cheol, younger cousin and co-conspirator of Sin Hyeon-sook, director of Geosan
- Song Won-geun as Secretary Woo, personal assistant to Tae min-ho
- Ha Si-eun as Hong Mi-seon, who runs a Spanish restaurant, best friends with Han Jeong-won
- Yoon Bong-gil as Detective Lee
- Lee Jae-gu as Ricky
- Park Joo-hyung as Go Jae-il, newspaper reporter who was a colleague of Cha Woo-Hyuk, boyfriend of Hong Mi-seon
- Yoon Jin-ho as Jang Bae-yoon
- Kyung Sung-hwan as Kwon Byeon, lawyer and mentee of Tae Yoo-ra
- Ri Min as Gook Gwa-soo
- Kim Jin-ho as Chief prosecutor
Production
The first script reading took place on November 20, 2018 at TV Chosun Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.[5]
Original soundtrack
| Babel OST | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Warner Music Korea |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cry" | Kim Yong-jin (Bohemian) | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Cry" (Inst.) | 4:07 | |
| Total length: | 8:14 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Strong" | WoongSan | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Love Is Strong" (Inst.) | 3:29 | |
| Total length: | 6:58 | ||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Things You Want" (당신이 원하는 것) | uangelvoice | 4:20 |
| 2. | "The Things You Want" (Inst.) | 4:20 | |
| Total length: | 8:40 | ||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're My Everything" | John Park | 5:23 |
| 2. | "You're My Everything" (Inst.) | 5:23 | |
| Total length: | 10:46 | ||
Ratings
Babel : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[6]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 639 | 500 | 524 | 576 | 581 | 525 | 608 | 559 | 610 | 662 | 556 | 670 | 591 | 717 | 568 | 579 | 592 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | January 27, 2019 | 3.532% | 4.321% |
| 2 | February 2, 2019 | 2.509% | 2.653% |
| 3 | February 3, 2019 | 2.838% | 3.603% |
| 4 | February 9, 2019 | 3.281% | 3.625% |
| 5 | February 10, 2019 | 2.929% | 3.364% |
| 6 | February 16, 2019 | 2.691% | 3.042% |
| 7 | February 17, 2019 | 3.231% | 3.605% |
| 8 | February 23, 2019 | 2.768% | 2.487% |
| 9 | February 24, 2019 | 3.352% | 4.005% |
| 10 | March 3, 2019 | 3.421% | 3.957% |
| 11 | March 9, 2019 | 2.929% | 2.811% |
| 12 | March 10, 2019 | 3.713% | 4.058% |
| 13 | March 16, 2019 | 3.197% | 3.125% |
| 14 | March 17, 2019 | 3.643% | 3.981% |
| 15 | March 23, 2019 | 3.207% | 3.418% |
| 16 | March 24, 2019 | 3.319% | 3.449% |
| Average | 3.160% | 3.469% | |
- This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
References
- ^ Kang, Seo-jung (January 24, 2019). "'바벨' 박시후X장희진, 19금 격정멜로로 TV조선 역대 최고시청률 찍을까(종합)[Oh!쎈 현장]". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Park Si-hoo, Jang Hee-jin Star in New Mystery Series". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 January 2019.
- ^ Kang, Seo-jung (October 31, 2018). "박시후, TV조선 드라마 '바벨' 출연확정..미스터리 격정멜로[공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "장희진, TV 조선 새 드라마 '바벨' 여자 주인공 출연". Newsis (in Korean). News Chosun. November 7, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ Jin, Hyang-hee (December 20, 2018). "TV CHOSUN '바벨' 박시후-장희진-김해숙-김지훈-장신영, 첫 대본리딩 현장". MK (in Korean). Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Babel at HanCinema
- Babel at IMDb