Phantom (Korean: 유령; RR: Yuryeong) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring So Ji-sub, Lee Yeon-hee, Um Ki-joon, Kwak Do-won, and Song Ha-yoon.[2][3][4] The police procedural tackles crimes and clues in the cyber world, weaving a massive, twist-filled mystery of murders, identity switches, corruption and conspiracy.[5]
Phantom | |
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Also known as | Ghost |
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Created by | StudioS (SBS)[1] |
Written by | Kim Eun-hee |
Directed by | Kim Hyung-shik Park Shin-woo |
Starring | So Ji-sub Lee Yeon-hee |
Composer | Choi Sung-wook |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producer | Choi Moon-suk |
Production location | Korea |
Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
Production company | HB Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Original release | 30 May (2012-05-30) – 9 August 2012 (2012-08-09) |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Rooftop Prince |
Followed by | To the Beautiful You |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 유령 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yuryeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yuryŏng |
It aired on SBS from May 30 to August 9, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[6]
Kim Woo-hyun is the only son of a prominent police officer. Determined to make his own mark, he breezes through the police academy,[7] and along the way racks up accolades, top of the class honors, a lot of praise and perhaps envy from his colleagues.[8] Assigned to the cyber investigations unit,[9] Detective Kim finds himself entrenched in an intense cat and mouse game with faceless enemies in the cyber world. Tirelessly hunting a hacker named Hades, he traces the hacker's location to an apartment building and arrives just in time to witness an actress fall to her death from the high-rise.
What appears initially to be a suicide case reveals a trail of crime and conspiracy as Hades broadcasts a video clip showing a perpetrator pushing the actress to her death. Suspected to be the perpetrator, Hades is hunted down by Woo-hyun, who finds out that Hades is in fact his past roommate in the police academy, Park Ki-young. Ki-young escapes, and later infiltrates the police headquarters in search of an important evidence proving his innocence. He is caught by Yoo Kang-mi, with whom he watches a video titled 'Phantom' that reveals a murder linking right back to Woo-hyun. Ki-young once again escapes, but calls Woo-hyun to meet up with him in an abandoned factory. The factory explodes, and one died while the other suffered severe burns.[5] In a mistaken identity, Ki-young is sent to the hospital for treatment. Ki-young recovers and assumes Woo-hyun's identity, working together with Kang-mi to defeat the enigmatic nemesis and do justice for his friend's sacrifice.
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings[28] | AGB Nielsen[29] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | 30 May 2012 | 10.7% | 13.4% | 7.6% | 8.6% |
2 | 31 May 2012 | 12.1% | 14.5% | 8.9% | 9.9% |
3 | 6 June 2012 | 13.0% | 17.7% | 11.4% | 13.3% |
4 | 7 June 2012 | 14.2% | 17.3% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
5 | 13 June 2012 | 11.9% | 15.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% |
6 | 14 June 2012 | 13.1% | 16.0% | 12.2% | 13.7% |
7 | 20 June 2012 | 12.7% | 14.9% | 10.8% | 11.8% |
8 | 21 June 2012 | 14.1% | 17.0% | 11.2% | 12.6% |
9 | 27 June 2012 | 13.1% | 15.8% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
10 | 28 June 2012 | 13.5% | 17.0% | 11.0% | 12.0% |
11 | 4 July 2012 | 14.1% | 17.1% | 11.4% | 12.0% |
12 | 5 July 2012 | 15.6% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 15.0% |
13 | 11 July 2012 | 15.7% | 19.6% | 13.3% | 14.3% |
14 | 12 July 2012 | 17.0% | 20.4% | 14.2% | 15.7% |
15 | 18 July 2012 | 15.3% | 18.3% | 13.4% | 14.9% |
16 | 19 July 2012 | 16.0% | 19.8% | 13.9% | 15.4% |
17 | 25 July 2012 | 14.5% | 16.9% | 13.3% | 15.0% |
18 | 26 July 2012 | 16.5% | 19.4% | 15.3% | 16.0% |
19 | 8 August 2012 | 13.3% | 16.5% | 12.9% | 14.3% |
20 | 9 August 2012 | 13.7% | 16.4% | 12.2% | 12.8% |
Average | 14.0% | 17.0% | 12.0% | 13.2% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards |
Top Excellence Award, Actor | So Ji-sub | Nominated |
Excellence Award, Actor | Kwak Do-won | Won | ||
1st K-Drama Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | So Ji-sub | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | So Ji-sub | Won | |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Um Ki-joon | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Lee Yeon-hee | Nominated | ||
Special Acting Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Kwak Do-won | Won | ||
Jang Hyun-sung | Nominated | |||
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Song Ha-yoon | Nominated | ||
Top 10 Stars | So Ji-sub | Won | ||
Phantom Original Sound Track | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | July 17, 2012 |
Genre | Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B |
Label | HB Entertainment LOEN Entertainment |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "유령(같이 사랑했잖아) - Title" (Phantom (We Used to Love)) | MBLAQ | 4:00 |
2. | "그리워 운다" (I Miss You So I Cry) | Shin Bora[30] | 4:14 |
3. | "그리워서 눈물나서" (Tears Fall Because I Miss You) | Lee Soo-young | 4:05 |
4. | "Burn Out" | Block B | 3:47 |
5. | "어떻게" (How) | Lee Ki-chan | 4:15 |
6. | "GHOST" | Various Artists | 1:29 |
7. | "Save You" | Various Artists | 2:40 |
8. | "Goodbye, My Face" | Various Artists | 2:50 |
9. | "Mysterious Man" | Various Artists | 2:10 |
10. | "Steganography" | Various Artists | 2:10 |
11. | "New Life" | Various Artists | 3:12 |
12. | "Beautiful Agony" | Various Artists | 2:26 |
13. | "Stuxnet" | Various Artists | 1:49 |
14. | "Slow Walking" | Various Artists | 1:00 |
15. | "Black Out" | Various Artists | 1:32 |
16. | "유령(같이 사랑했잖아) (Inst.)" (Phantom (We Used to Love) (Inst.)) | Various Artists | 4:00 |
17. | "Burn Out (Inst.)" | Various Artists | 3:47 |
It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from January 27 to March 31, 2013.[31]
In Thailand, it aired every Wednesday to Friday at 20:50 on Workpoint TV after the broadcast in South Korea ended.[32]
Screenplays by Kim Eun-hee | |
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