Payback (South Korean TV series)

Payback (Korean: 법쩐) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun, Moon Chae-won, Kang Yoo-seok, and Park Hoon. It aired from January 6 to February 11, 2023, on SBS TV's Fridays and Saturdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot.[7][8]

Payback
Promotional poster
Also known asPayback: Money and Power[1]
Hangul
법쩐
Hanja
法쩐
Literal meaningLaw Money
Revised RomanizationBeopjjeon
McCune–ReischauerPŏptchŏn
Genre
Developed byStudio S (planning)[5]
Written byKim Won-seok[6]
Directed byLee Won-tae[6]
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Kwang-soon
  • Kang Byeong-guk (CP)
Producers
  • Yoo Hong-gu
  • Kim Min-tae
  • Park Hee-don
  • Jung Soon-tae
Production companyRed Nine Pictures[6]
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2023-01-06) –
February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11)

Synopsis

The series follows the story of people who risk everything to fight the money cartel that colluded with the law. They refuse to remain silent in the face of incompetent and unjust power, and fight passionately in their own way.[9]

Cast

Main
  • Lee Sun-kyun as Eun Yong, a money trader who is the owner and head of investment of a global private equity fund.[9]
    • Yoon Jeong-il as young Eun Yong[10]
  • Moon Chae-won as Park Joon-kyung, a former prosecutor and a military judicial officer who passed the bar exam and graduated from the training institute with top scores.[4][11]
    • Han Dong-hee as young Park Joon-kyung[12]
  • Kang Yoo-seok as Jang Tae-chun, Yong's nephew who is a prosecutor.[13]
  • Park Hoon as Hwang Ki-seok, a chief prosecutor.[14]

Supporting
  • Kim Hong-pa as Myung In-joo, godfather of the underground economy who built a cartel of greed.[8]
  • Kim Mi-sook as Yoon Hye-rin, Joon-kyung's mother.[8]
  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Eun Ji-hee, Tae-chun's mother and Yong's older sister.[8]
  • Kim Hye-hwa as Hong Han-na, Yong's partner who is a lobbyist-turned-private equity fund representative.[8]
  • Choi Deok-moon as Nam Sang-il, a veteran prosecution investigator.[8]
  • Choi Jung-in as Ham Jin, a prosecutor at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.[16]
  • Lee Ki-young as Oh Chang-hyun, former chief of the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office.[8]
  • Son Eun-seo as Myung Se-hee, In-joo's daughter and Ki-seok's wife.[17]
  • Choi Min-chul as Park Jung-soo, the chief prosecutor of the 5th Detective Division.[18]
  • Park Jung-pyo as Lee Young-jin, Ki-seok's right-hand man and chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.[19]
  • Kwon Hyuk as Lee Su-dong, In-joo's partner.[20]
  • Won Hyun-joon as Lee Jin-ho, a capital market thug and Yong's old friend from juvenile detention center.[21]
    • Kim Kyung-ho as young Lee Jin-ho[22]
  • Lee Geon-myung as Kim Seong-tae, In-joo's right-hand man.[23]
  • Kwon Tae-won as Baek In-soo, a former prosecutor and a member of the National Assembly.[24]
  • Jo Young-jin as Son Seung-jin, a politician.[25]

Extended

Special appearance
  • Lee Jung-bin as Kim Ju-hyeon[28]

Production

Filming was scheduled to begin in July 2022.[29]

Viewership
Payback : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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11.5821.3921.6071.6971.7981.2931.9922.0082.0161.7932.0841.9711.769
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[30]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[30] TNmS[31]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 January 6, 2023 8.7% (4th) 9.6% (4th) 6.4% (10th)
2 January 7, 2023 7.4% (3rd) 8.3% (3rd) 6.4% (6th)
3 January 13, 2023 8.7% (3rd) 8.9% (3rd) 8.3% (6th)
4 January 14, 2023 9.6% (2nd) 10.1% (2nd) N/A
5 January 20, 2023 9.5% (3rd) 9.7% (3rd) 8.1% (7th)
6 January 21, 2023 7.1% (3rd) 7.5% (2nd) 7.3% (2nd)
7 January 27, 2023 11.1% (3rd) 11.6% (2nd) N/A
8 January 28, 2023 10.7% (2nd) 10.7% (2nd) 9.2% (2nd)
9 February 3, 2023 11.1% (3rd) 11.1% (3rd) 10.4% (3rd)
10 February 4, 2023 9.5% (2nd) 9.9% (2nd) 8.6% (2nd)
11 February 10, 2023 11.4% (3rd) 11.8% (3rd) 9.7% (3rd)
12 February 11, 2023 11.1% (2nd) 10.8% (3rd) 10.2% (2nd)
Average 9.7% 10.0% 8.5%[lower-alpha 1]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that ratings were not released.

Notes
  1. This average rating is calculated based on the published ratings. The exact average rating is unknown due to multiple unpublished ratings.

References
  1. Pierce Conran (January 11, 2023). "Amazon K-drama Payback: Money and Power – Parasite's Lee Sun-kyun on form in spirited crime thriller". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. Angela Patricia Suacillo (September 9, 2022). "Lee Sun-kyun and Moon Chae-won confirmed to star in SBS' new revenge thriller K-drama". NME. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. Lim Jeong-won (January 6, 2023). "'Payback' combines legal drama with big dose of revenge". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. Lee Gyu-lee (January 5, 2023). "Series with stars returning to small screen to air in January". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  5. "프로그램 소개" [Program Introduction]. SBS (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  6. "Lee Sun-kyun and Moon Chae-won in "Beopjjeon"". HanCinema. Herald Pop. September 7, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. Lee Gyu-lee (January 8, 2023). "Lee Sun-kyun, Moon Chae-won to deliver message of justice with 'Payback'". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  8. Jo Ji-young (December 8, 2022). "[공식]2023년 새해 첫 금토드라마 '법쩐', 이선균X문채원 가세..1월 6일 첫방송 확정" [[Official] 2023 New Year's first Friday–Saturday drama 'Law Money', Lee Sun-gyun X Moon Chae-won joined.. First broadcast confirmed on January 6th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. Lee Ji-hyun (September 7, 2022). "이선균X문채원, '법'과 결탁한 '쩐'의 카르텔…2023년 상반기 편성 [공식]" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. Park Ah-reum (December 19, 2022). "윤정일 '법쩐' 합류, 이선균 어린시절 연기한다[공식]" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. Yoo Jung-min (September 7, 2022). "문채원, '법쩐' 출연 확정...엘리트 법무관 육군소령으로 변신" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. Yoon Seok-yeol (January 2, 2023). "뜻깊은 2022년 보낸 한동희 "이제 한 발짝 뗀 느낌" [인터뷰②]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. Son Bong-seok (September 20, 2022). "배우 강유석, '법쩐' 말석 검사 장태춘 역[공식]" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. Park Ah-reum (September 26, 2022). "박훈 '법쩐' 합류, '태양의 후예' 작가와 두번째 만남" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. "Park Hwan-hee Signs a Deal With Image9 Communications and to Appear on "Beopjjeon"". HanCinema. Newsis. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  16. Park Ah-reum (January 18, 2023). "최정인 '법쩐' 합류, 이선균X문채원과 새 바람 일으키나" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. "등장인물 소개 – 명세희". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  18. Park Ah-reum (November 8, 2022). "최민철 '법쩐' 합류, 이선균X문채원과 호흡[공식]" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. Kim Ye-eun (December 16, 2022). "박정표, '법쩐' 출연 확정…박훈 오른팔 된다" [Park Jung-pyo confirmed to appear in 'Payback'… Becoming Park Hoon's right-hand man] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. "등장인물 소개 – 이수동". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  21. Park Ah-reum (December 27, 2022). "원현준 '법쩐' 합류+과감한 헤어스타일 변신까지[공식]" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. Park Ah-reum (December 29, 2022). "김경호 '법쩐' 아역 캐스팅, 생애 첫 무술신 도전[공식]" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. "등장인물 소개 – 김성태". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  24. "등장인물 소개 – 백의원 (백인수)". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  25. "등장인물 소개 – 손장관 (손승진)". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  26. Lee Yoo-min (January 4, 2023). "김재록 '법쩐' 합류…이선균X김홍파와 호흡" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Naver.
  27. Kim Ji-woo (February 10, 2023). "'법쩐' 이선균·문채원, 서지훈 마음 돌릴까" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  28. Lee Yoo-min (February 13, 2023). "'법쩐' 이정빈, 김홍파 뒤통수 시원하게 후렸다" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  29. Ahn Eun-jae (June 3, 2022). "이선균, 드라마 '법쩐' 출연 확정…'악인전' 감독 연출 [공식]" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  30. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  31. TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Break News (in Korean). January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Break News (in Korean). January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Break News (in Korean). January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Break News (in Korean). January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Break News (in Korean). January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Break News (in Korean). January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Break News (in Korean). February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10". Break News (in Korean). February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Break News (in Korean). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12". Break News (in Korean). February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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