The Guardians () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Si-young, Kim Young-kwang, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Seul-gi and Key. The drama aired on MBC on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) from May 22 to July 11, 2017.
Synopsis Guardians tells the story of a group of four people who team up to serve justice after losing their loved ones to criminals. The group consists of a detective, a prosecutor, a hacker, and an insomniac. They want to give these criminals the punishment that they deserve, and take matters into their own hands as the justice system in South Korea fails to capture the culprits.
Cast
Main Lee Si-young as Jo Soo-ji A former shooting player and current detective. She lost her daughter to a murderer and joins the group to punish the criminal who keeps evading the law. Kim Young-kwang as Jang Do-han A passionate prosecutor who has a story of his own and becomes a monster for revenge. Kim Tae-hoon as Kim Eun-jung Jang Do-han's fellow prosecutor. Kim Seul-gi as Seo Bo-mi A woman who lost her entire family. She communicates with the world through security cameras, and she is a person who avoids social contact. Key as Gong Kyung-su A mischievous skater and a genius hacker whose mother went missing.
Supporting
Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Choi Moo-sung as Yoon Seung-ro Kim Sang-ho as Oh Kwang-ho Park Joo-hyung as Park Joon-pyo
Criminal Investigation Team Kim Sun-young as Lee Sun-ae Jung Suk-yong as Nam Byung-jae Seo Jae-hyung as Ma Jin-ki
Nearby people Shin Dong-wook as Lee Gwan-woo Kim Jung-young as Soo Ji-mo Jeon Mi-seon as Park Yoon-hee Song Seon-mi as Chae Hye-sun Lomon as Yoon Si-wan Lee Ji-won as Jin Se-won
Others Ham Na-young as Jo Yoo-na Jang Jae-hee Seo Jae-hyung Choi Soo-hyung as Kim Woo-sung Kim Sa-hee as Seung-hee Bae Je-ki as Choi Myung-hee Yun Da-yeong as Kim Kyung-min Kim Dong-joo as Woo-sung' mother Ahn Jong-min Jung Da-won Nam Jung-hee Hong Keun-taek Suk Bo-bae Lee Min-uk Kim So-yeon Kim Mi-hye Jung Young-hoon Jung Hyun-suk as doctor Son Hyun-joon Woo Sang-jun as priest Hong Sung-deok as Jang Do-han's father Park Sung-gyun Jeon Jae-hyung Song Seung-yong Cho Dong-in as Han Dong-won Na Kyung-chul Hwang Tae-kwang Ha Min Shin Yoo-ri Lee Seok-ho Park Mi-na Bong Eun-seon Lim Song-ha Han Ye-seul Kim Young-jin Kim Yeon-joo Kim Seon-ah Jeon Ji-hak Kim Joo-hee Hyun Seok-joon Kang Hyun-uk Song Young-jae Shin Young-jin Nam Tae-boo Lim Jae-geun Choi Tae-hwan Lim Seung-dae as Seo Joo-wan, Seo Bo-mi's uncle (Ep. 12) Kim Ki-moo Kim Do-yoon as Kang Jin-goo Bae Ki-beom Song Kyung-hee Kim Jin-hee Kim Woo-hyun Hong Keun-taek Ahn Jong-min Seo Yoon-ah as Seo Bo-mi's sister Ri Min as drunk man in the car Park Won-ho Kim Sun-hye Cha Min-hyuk Park Bum-gyu
Special appearance Kim Byung-chun as Seo Bo-mi's father (Ep. 12) Jang Hee-soo as Seo Bo-mi's mother (Ep. 12)
Production The director Son Hyung-suk is known for his action, thriller drama Two Weeks and his historical drama Shine or Go Crazy.
The series is based on a script by rookie Kim Soo-eun which became the second placer in the 2016 MBC TV Drama Screenplay Competition in Miniseries category, behind Radiant Office which script was written by Jung Hoe-hyun.
"The Guardians" marks Shin Dong-wook's return after being diagnosed with CRPS, a cripplingly painful illness in 2010.
First script reading took place March 29 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.
Original soundtracks
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Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Ratings In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul1May 22, 20174.9% (NR)6.2% (NR)6.0% (NR)6.4% (18th)25.8% (NR)5.4% (NR)5.7% (NR)6.2% (NR)3May 23, 20175.4% (NR)5.7% (NR)4.6% (NR)4.9% (NR)44.8% (NR)5.2% (NR)4.8% (NR)5.3% (NR)5May 29, 20175.8% (NR)6.0% (NR)5.6% (NR)5.8% (NR)65.7% (NR)5.9% (NR)6.6% (NR)6.9% (NR)7May 30, 20177.0% (18th)8.0% (12th)6.2% (17th)6.3% (17th)87.6% (15th)8.1% (11th)7.3% (14th)7.4% (11th)9June 5, 20176.3% (NR)6.5% (20th)6.8% (20th)6.7% (NR)106.8% (20th)7.2% (16th)7.5% (14th)7.0% (16th)11June 6, 20177.2% (19th)8.3% (12th)7.1% (17th)7.2% (19th)128.0% (14th)7.7% (15th)7.8% (13th)13June 12, 20177.2% (NR)7.9% (13th)6.1% (NR)6.5% (NR)148.7% (11th)10.2% (4th)7.2% (17th)7.3% (13th)15June 13, 20177.2% (19th)7.1% (16th)7.2% (16th)7.2% (14th)168.6% (14th)8.6% (9th)8.1% (11th)7.7% (9th)17June 19, 20176.3% (NR)7.0% (18th)7.2% (20th)7.3% (15th)186.9% (20th)7.8% (13th)7.7% (12th)7.5% (11th)19June 20, 20176.8% (17th)7.4% (14th)8.5% (10th)8.8% (8th)206.9% (16th)7.7% (13th)8.6% (8th)8.8% (8th)21June 26, 20176.5% (NR)8.3% (8th)7.4% (17th)7.6% (13th)227.2% (17th)6.8% (19th)8.2% (11th)8.5% (8th)23June 27, 20177.9% (15th)8.5% (10th)8.0% (13th)248.9% (11th)9.9% (4th)8.6% (8th)9.1% (7th)25July 3, 20177.2% (NR)7.7% (18th)6.6% (NR)7.0% (NR)267.8% (17th)8.7% (13th)7.3% (19th)7.1% (NR)27July 4, 20179.0% (11th)9.4% (8th)8.3% (14th)8.8% (10th)289.1% (12th)9.6% (7th)9.7% (7th)9.9% (6th)29July 10, 20178.7% (20th)9.4% (10th)7.3% (NR)7.6% (NR)309.4% (15th)10.4% (6th)8.5% (17th)8.5% (10th)31July 11, 20179.3% (14th)10.1% (8th)9.3% (8th)9.9% (7th)329.7% (13th)10.4% (6th)10.2% (6th)10.6% (6th)Average7.3%7.9%7.4%7.6%
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.201730th Grimae AwardsBest New ActorKey36th MBC Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday DramaKim Young-kwangTop Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday DramaLee Si-young Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday DramaKim Seul-gi Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday DramaShin Dong-wookGolden Acting Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday DramaKim Sun-young Best New ActorKeyBest Young Actor/ActressLomonBest Character Award, Fighting Spirit ActingLee Si-young
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