Punch () is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won, Kim Ah-joong, Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Ji-hye, and On Joo-wan. It aired on SBS from 15 December 2014 to 17 February 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 19 episodes.
Plot Punch is a record of the last six months of Park Jung-hwan's life. He is the chief of the anti-corruption investigation team for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. To get to his position, Jung-hwan has made compromises to achieve what he thought of as the greater good, though it meant losing some of his soul in the process. But when he gets diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and told that he only has six months left to live, it makes Jung-hwan reexamine his life choices. He decides to pursue justice whatever the cost, even if it means sacrificing his life. This is his last attempt to make things right, one final "punch" against the crooked world. And his main goal is bringing down his boss Prosecutor General Lee Tae-joon, whose friendly public face masks his unscrupulous morals and rampant corruption.
Helping Jung-hwan in his quest is his ex-wife, Shin Ha-kyung. Ha-kyung is an idealistic prosecutor for the Seoul District, and chose her profession over having a lucrative law career. She divorced Jung-hwan because he was obsessed with ambition and never had time for her and their young daughter, Ye-rin. But that doesn't mean she doesn't still care for him, though her concern is mixed with resentment.
Cast Main cast Kim Rae-won as Park Jung-hwan Kim Ah-joong as Shin Ha-kyung Cho Jae-hyun as Lee Tae-joon, Prosecutor General Seo Ji-hye as Choi Yeon-jin Choi Myung-gil as Yoon Ji-sook, Minister of Justice
Supporting cast On Joo-wan as Lee Ho-sung Kim Eung-soo as Jung Gook-hyun Lee Han-wi as Oh Dong-choon, detective Park Hyuk-kwon as Cho Kang-jae, prosecutor Song Ok-sook as Jung-hwan's mother Kim Ji-young as Park Ye-rin Lee Young-eun as Park Hyun-sun Lee Ki-young as Lee Tae-sub Jang Hyun-sung as Jang Min-seok Kim Hye-yoon as Cho Kang-jae's daughter Ryu Seung-soo (cameo) Kang Ha-neul (cameo)
Ratings In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 15 December 20146.7% (NR)8.6% (19th)6.3% (NR) 8.6% (19th) 2 16 December 20146.6% (NR)7.4% (NR)6.8% (NR)7.4% (NR) 3 22 December 20146.7% (NR)7.4% (NR)6.6% (NR)7.6% (NR) 4 23 December 20147.7% (18th)9.2% (17th)7.7% (NR)8.5% (17th) 5 29 December 20147.7% (NR)9.2% (14th)8.7% (18th)9.3% (14th) 6 5 January 20159.3% (18th)11.6% (11th)9.6% (16th)10.1% (13th) 7 6 January 20159.8% (15th)12.7% (7th)10.1% (15th)10.7% (12th) 8 12 January 20159.8% (15th)11.3% (10th)9.1% (17th)9.6% (15th) 9 13 January 201510.0% (14th)12.3% (8th)9.6% (16th)9.6% (17th) 10 19 January 201510.8% (13th)12.7% (8th)10.4% (11th)10.8% (9th) 11 20 January 201511.5% (9th)14.4% (5th)12.3% (8th)13.3% (5th) 12 26 January 201511.1% (11th)13.7% (8th)11.4% (8th)12.2% (7th) 13 27 January 201511.9% (10th)15.3% (4th)12.2% (8th)13.5% (6th) 14 2 February 201511.2% (13th)13.5% (6th)12.5% (8th)13.8% (6th) 15 3 February 201512.4% (10th)15.2% (6th)12.8% (6th)14.0% (5th) 16 9 February 201512.1% (12th)14.4% (6th)12.7% (6th)14.2% (5th) 17 10 February 201511.9% (11th)14.8% (6th)11.9% (8th)13.1% (5th) 18 16 February 201512.7% (8th)15.1% (5th)14.0% (5th)14.7% (5th) 19 17 February 201514.8% (5th)17.2% (4th)14.8% (4th)14.9% (4th) Average 10.2% 12.3% 10.6% 11.3%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Drama Punch Best Actor (TV) Kim Rae-won Cho Jae-hyun Best Screenplay (TV) Park Kyung-soo 15th Gwangju International Film Festival Grand Prize (Daesang) Cho Jae-hyun Best TV Star Seo Ji-hye 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kim Rae-won Best Supporting Actor Jang Hyun-sung Park Hyuk-kwon Best Writer Park Kyung-soo SBS Drama AwardsBest Actor (medium-length drama) Cho Jae-Hyun Kim Rae-won Best Actress (medium-length drama) Choi Myung-gil Kim Ah-joong Special Actor (medium-length drama) Kim Eung-soo On Joo-wan Special Actress (medium-length drama) Seo Ji-hye PD Award (chosen by PDs from KBS, SBS & MBC) Kim Rae-won Cho Jae-Hyun Top 10 Stars Best Couple Award Kim Rae-won and Kim Ah-joong 4th CARI K Drama Awards Drama of The Year Punch PD Award for The Best Ensemble Casts Best Director Lee Myung-Woo Best Screenplay Park Kyung-soo Best Actor Kim Rae-won Best Supporting Actor Cho Jae-hyun Best Supporting Actress Choi Myung-gil
International broadcast It aired on ONE TV ASIA in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia premiering on 12 January 2015.
References
External links Punch official SBS website