The Slingshot () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo, Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong. It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
The Slingshot is about a wronged hero who gets himself thrown in jail, then formulates the ultimate plan for vengeance by enlisting the help of a few prison buddies to form a team, and beating the villain at his own game. It won Best Drama Series at the 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards.
This was Park Yong-ha's last acting project before he committed suicide in June 2010.
Plot In the blink of an eye, Kim Shin (Park Yong-ha) loses everything dear to him. His father's company goes bankrupt, his brother commits suicide, his girlfriend (Park Si-yeon) leaves him, and he himself ends up in jail for a crime he didn't commit. While in prison, Shin learns that all of this was brought about by corporation head Chae Do-woo (Kim Kang-woo), who devised the scam that brought down his father. Determined to beat Do-woo at his own game, Shin sets out to get revenge, no matter the cost. More and more people are pulled into the unforgiving battle of wits as stakes are raised, secrets are revealed, and love turns into a weapon.
Cast
Main characters Park Yong-ha as Kim Shin Park Si-yeon as Seo Kyung-ah Kim Kang-woo as Chae Do-woo Han Yeo-woon as Chae Eun-soo Lee Phillip as Do Jae-myung Jung Chan-woo as young Do Jae-myung Park Ki-woong as Ahn Kyung-tae Lee Moon-sik as Park Moon-ho
Supporting characters Jang Se-jin as Beom-hwan Kim Hyung-bum as Joong-ho Baek Jae-jin as Yong-shik Jeon Jae-hyung as Jae-seop Jang Hang-sun as President Chae Kim Roi-ha as Director Oh Park Sun-woo as Danny Lee Seung-bok as Lee Dae-pyo Heo Wook as Kei Han Song-yi as Yeon-hee Kim Mi-kyung as Detective Kim Choi Ji-na as Madam Jang Lee Byung-joon as Do Man-hee Bang Eun-hee as Myung-sun Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Wook Jeon Sung-hwan as Mayor Won Deok-hyun as young Chae Do-woo Min Joon-hyun as hospital official Lee Tae-im Choi Yoon-young
Ratings Date Episode Nationwide Seoul 2009-04-06 1 6.6% 8.1% 2008-04-07 2 6.6% 7.4% 2009-04-13 3 8.6% (18th) 9.2% (16th) 2009-04-14 4 7.2% 7.9% 2009-04-20 5 7.6% 8.5% 2009-04-21 6 7.5% 8.4% 2009-04-27 7 7.1% 7.8% 2009-04-28 8 6.6% 7.5% 2009-05-04 9 6.9% 8.1% 2009-05-05 10 9.0% 9.4% 2009-05-11 11 7.3% 8.3% 2009-05-12 12 8.0% 8.0% 2009-05-18 13 8.0% 8.0% 2009-05-19 14 7.7% (20th) 7.6% (20th) 2009-05-25 15 9.8% (12th) 9.2% (13th) 2009-05-26 16 9.6% (15th) 9.2% (16th) 2009-06-01 17 8.7% (18th) 8.2% (18th) 2009-06-02 18 9.3% (15th) 9.1% (17th) 2009-06-08 19 9.0% (17th) 8.9% (16th) 2008-08-19 20 9.7% (15th) 9.4% (13th) Average 8.0% - Source: TNS Media Korea
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2009 4th Seoul International Drama Awards Best Series Drama The Slingshot Best Actor Park Yong-ha 23rd KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Park Yong-ha Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Park Si-yeon Best Supporting Actor Lee Moon-sik Best New Actor Park Ki-woong Best Couple Park Yong-ha & Park Si-yeon
International broadcast It aired in Japan on cable channel BS, followed by terrestrial network TBS.
References
External links The Slingshot official KBS website