The Guardians (South Korean TV series)

The Guardians[1] (Korean: 파수꾼; RR: Pasuggun; lit. Lookout) 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.[2][3]

The Guardians
Promotional poster
Hangul파수꾼
Genre
Created byLim Hwa-min
Written byKim Soo-eun
Directed by
  • Son Hyung-suk
  • Park Seung-woo
Creative director(s)
  • Park Min-yun
  • Oh Da-young
  • Jang Rae-jin
  • Lee Jin-soo
Starring
Composer(s)Oh Suk-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes32[lower-alpha 1]
Production
Executive producer(s)Im Hwa-min
Producer(s)
Cinematography
  • Hong Sung-wook
  • Park Chang-soo
Editor(s)
  • Baek Hae-kyung
  • Jang Soo-nam
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time35 mins[lower-alpha 1]
Production company(s)Gallery 9
Nano Chem Tech[lower-alpha 3]
DistributorMBC
Release
Original networkMBC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseMay 22 (2017-05-22) –
July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)
External links
Website
The Guardians at Gallery 9

Synopsis

Guardians tells the story of a group of five people who team up to serve justice themselves after losing their loved ones to criminals. The group consists of a detective, two prosecutors, 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.[4]

Cast

Main
A former shooting player and current detective. She lost her daughter to crime but joins the group to find the criminal who keeps evading the law.
A passionate prosecutor who has a story of his own and becomes a monster for revenge.
Jang Do-han's fellow prosecutor.
A woman who lost her entire family in a crime. She communicates with the world through security cameras, and she is a person who avoids social contact.
A mischievous skater and a genius hacker whose mother went missing due to a crime.

Supporting

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office

Criminal Investigation Team

Nearby people

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

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.[17]

"The Guardians" marks Shin Dong-wook's return after being diagnosed with CRPS, a cripplingly painful illness in 2010.[18]

First script reading took place March 29 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[19]

Original soundtracks
The Guardians
OST Album
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2017
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelMusic&NEW

Part 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."AMEN"Damiano, Jeon Ji-yoonDamiano, Kim Min-seokDamiano f t. Jenyer03:13

Part 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Got U" (Prod. RAINSTONE)Ltak, Pop CultureRAINSTONE, R.M. TedderGill, Ltak feat. Pop Culture04:16
2."Got U" (Prod. RAINSTONE)LtakRAINSTONE, R.M. TedderGill, Ltak04:16
Total length:08:32

Part 3
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Trickling" (주르륵)
  • Oh Seok-joon
  • Noh I-young
  • Noh I-young
  • Eunsol(1008)
Raina (Orange Caramel)03:54
2."Trickling" (Inst.) 
  • Noh I-young
  • Eunsol(1008)
 03:54
Total length:07:48

Part 4
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Taken"
  • Jeon Ji-yoon
  • DAVII
  • Jeon Ji-yoon
  • DAVII
Jenyer feat. DAVII03:23
2."Taken" (Inst.) 
  • Jeon Ji-yoon
  • DAVII
 03:23
Total length:06:46

Part 5
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Wanna Be With You"
  • Joo Ho
  • Suh Paul
  • Maven
  • Joo Ho
  • Koonikey
Takada Kenta, New Town Boyz03:41
2."Wanna Be With You" (Inst.) 
  • Maven
  • Joo Ho
  • Koonikey
 03:41
Total length:07:22

Part 6
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Need A Light" (Prod. by Whee)WheeWheeHan Gaeul04:15
2."I Need A Light" (Prod. by Whee (Inst.)) Whee 04:15
Total length:08:30

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.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings AGB Nielsen[20]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 May 22, 2017 4.9% (NR) 6.2% (NR) 6.0% (NR) 6.4% (18th)
2 5.8% (NR) 5.4% (NR) 5.7% (NR) 6.2% (NR)
3 May 23, 2017 5.4% (NR) 5.7% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 4.9% (NR)
4 4.8% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.8% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
5 May 29, 2017 5.8% (NR) 6.0% (NR) 5.6% (NR) 5.8% (NR)
6 5.7% (NR) 5.9% (NR) 6.6% (NR) 6.9% (NR)
7 May 30, 2017 7.0% (18th) 8.0% (12th) 6.2% (17th) 6.3% (17th)
8 7.6% (15th) 8.1% (11th) 7.3% (14th) 7.4% (11th)
9 June 5, 2017 6.3% (NR) 6.5% (20th) 6.8% (20th) 6.7% (NR)
10 6.8% (20th) 7.2% (16th) 7.5% (14th) 7.0% (16th)
11 June 6, 2017 7.2% (19th) 8.3% (12th) 7.1% (17th) 7.2% (19th)
12 8.0% (14th) 7.7% (15th) 7.8% (13th)
13 June 12, 2017 7.2% (NR) 7.9% (13th) 6.1% (NR) 6.5% (NR)
14 8.7% (11th) 10.2% (4th) 7.2% (17th) 7.3% (13th)
15 June 13, 2017 7.2% (19th) 7.1% (16th) 7.2% (16th) 7.2% (14th)
16 8.6% (14th) 8.6% (9th) 8.1% (11th) 7.7% (9th)
17 June 19, 2017 6.3% (NR) 7.0% (18th) 7.2% (20th) 7.3% (15th)
18 6.9% (20th) 7.8% (13th) 7.7% (12th) 7.5% (11th)
19 June 20, 2017 6.8% (17th) 7.4% (14th) 8.5% (10th) 8.8% (8th)
20 6.9% (16th) 7.7% (13th) 8.6% (8th) 8.8% (8th)
21 June 26, 2017 6.5% (NR) 8.3% (8th) 7.4% (17th) 7.6% (13th)
22 7.2% (17th) 6.8% (19th) 8.2% (11th) 8.5% (8th)
23 June 27, 2017 7.9% (15th) 8.5% (10th) 8.0% (13th)
24 8.9% (11th) 9.9% (4th) 8.6% (8th) 9.1% (7th)
25 July 3, 2017 7.2% (NR) 7.7% (18th) 6.6% (NR) 7.0% (NR)
26 7.8% (17th) 8.7% (13th) 7.3% (19th) 7.1% (NR)
27 July 4, 2017 9.0% (11th) 9.4% (8th) 8.3% (14th) 8.8% (10th)
28 9.1% (12th) 9.6% (7th) 9.7% (7th) 9.9% (6th)
29 July 10, 2017 8.7% (20th) 9.4% (10th) 7.3% (NR) 7.6% (NR)
30 9.4% (15th) 10.4% (6th) 8.5% (17th) 8.5% (10th)
31 July 11, 2017 9.3% (14th) 10.1% (8th) 9.3% (8th) 9.9% (7th)
32 9.7% (13th) 10.4% (6th) 10.2% (6th) 10.6% (6th)
Average 7.3% 7.9% 7.4% 7.6%

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 30th Grimae Awards Best New Actor Key Won [21]
36th MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Kim Young-kwang Nominated [22]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Lee Si-young Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Kim Seul-gi Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Shin Dong-wook Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Kim Sun-young Nominated
Best New Actor Key Nominated
Best Young Actor/Actress Park Solomon Nominated
Best Character Award, Fighting Spirit Acting Lee Si-young Nominated

International broadcast
  • In Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong, the drama started airing on Oh!K starting from May 23, 2017.[23]

Notes
  1. In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.
  2. Also spelled in Korean as Son Jin-gon.
  3. The KOSDAQ-listed chemical company Nano Chem Tech is a co-producer through its Seoul-based subsidiary Happy Global ENT.
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