Player () is a South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Krystal Jung, Lee Si-eon, Tae Won-seok, Oh Yeon-seo, and Jang Gyu-ri. The first season aired on OCN from September 29, to November 11, 2018, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST). The second season aired on tvN from June 3, to July 9, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).
Synopsis Season 1 The story about the four talented individuals in their respective fields who create an elite team to solve crimes in partnership with a righteous prosecutor. Together, they confiscate black money and make sure that those who earn money through crimes will be arrested.
Season 2
Series overview
Cast and characters Main Song Seung-heon as Kang Ha-ri / Choi Soo-hyuk A veteran conman from a family of investigators who was born bold and gifted with words. Krystal Jung as Cha Ah-ryung (season 1) A skilled driver who grew up in an orphanage after being abandoned by her parents. Lee Si-eon as Lim Byung-min A talented hacker who had a past with Chairman Chun. Tae Won-seok as Do Jin-woong A powerful fighter who had accidentally worked for "that person". Oh Yeon-seo as Jeong Soo-min (season 2) An assistant to Ha-ri and the team's watcher. Jang Gyu-ri as Cha Jae-yi (season 2) Ah-ryung's younger sister who is also a skilled driver. Her real name is Cha Hae-ryung.
Supporting Public Prosecutors' Office Kim Won-hae as Prosecutor Jang In-gyu The prosecutor who teamed up with Ha-ri and his team. Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng Ji-hoon Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon
Target Kim Jong-tae as "that person" (real name: Yeon Je-seok) A consultant and power broker for politicians. Kwak Ja-hyung as Cheon Dong-seob
People around Ha-ri Huh Joon-ho as Choi Hyun-gi Ha-ri's father and former team leader of Special Corruption Division. Yoo Ye-bin as Cho Yeon-hee A doctor and the only person who knows Ha-ri's past.
Others Min Joon-hyun as Team Leader Shim Dal-soo Kang Min-tae as gangster Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak The corrupt president director. Lee Hwa-ryong Min Joon-hyun Kim Sung-cheol as Ji Sung-gu Lee Chung-mi as Yang Hae-joo Jin Mo as Wang Seob Kim Seo-kyung as Mike
Special appearances Yoo Seung-ho as a security guard (Ep. 1) Hong Seok-cheon as a driving instructor (Ep. 1) Wang Ji-hye as Ryu Hyun-ja (Ep. 7–8) Kang Hye-won as Mi-woo (Season 2, Ep. 2) Nana as Eun-na (Season 2, Ep. 5) Lee Soo-hyuk as Mr. Myeong (Season 2, Ep. 6–7) Yoon Ji-on as Kim Soo-chan (Season 2, Ep. 7) Heo Sung-tae as Lim Sang-sik (Season 2, Ep. 8–9) Lee Sung-kyung as a mysterious woman (Season 2, Ep. 12)
Production Early working titles of the series were Hustle () and Round ().
On July 12, 2022, it was announced that the series would return with second season in the second half of 2023, under the title Player: War of Gamblers (). On January 27, 2023, it was reported that filming was scheduled to begin in March 2023, and actresses Oh Yeon-seo and Jang Gyu-ri were in talks for the main roles. In January 2024, it was officially announced that the second season is included on tvN's 2024 drama line-up.
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Viewership
Average TV viewership ratings (season 1) Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 September 29, 2018 4.474% 5.226% 2 September 30, 2018 4.876% 5.638% 4.9% 3 October 6, 2018 4.092% 4.433% 4.8% 4 October 7, 2018 4.186% 4.180% 5 October 13, 2018 4.196% rowspan="10" 6 October 14, 2018 4.573% 5.097% 7 October 20, 2018 4.415% 5.393% 8 October 21, 2018 4.904% 5.302% 9 October 27, 2018 4.723% 5.531% 10 October 28, 2018 4.640% 4.928% 11 November 3, 2018 3.993% 4.425% 12 November 4, 2018 3.879% 13 November 10, 2018 4.553% 4.780% 14 November 11, 2018 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest published ratings and the represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. This series aired 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).
Average TV viewership ratings (season 2) Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen KoreaNielsen Korea ratings (season 2):
Nationwide Seoul 1 June 3, 2024 4.185% 2 June 4, 2024 3.966% 4.065% 3 June 10, 2024 4.188% 4.310% 4 June 11, 2024 3.537% 3.594% 5 June 17, 2024 3.722% 6 June 18, 2024 3.570% 7 June 24, 2024 3.810% 4.178% 8 June 25, 2024 3.789% 3.752% 9 July 1, 2024 3.681% 3.785% 10 July 2, 2024 3.929% 4.302% 11 July 8, 2024 4.096% 3.953% 12 July 9, 2024 4.446% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest published ratings and the represent the highest published ratings. This series aired 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).
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