Trolley (TV series)

2022 South Korea television series

Trolley

Promotional poster

Hangul|

트롤리

RR| Teurolli
MR| T'ŭrolli
Genre|

* Mystery[1]
* Melodrama[1]

Written by| Ryu Bo-ri[1]
Directed by| Kim Mun-kyo[1]
Starring|

* Kim Hyun-joo
* Park Hee-soon

Music by|

* Kim Jun-seok
* Jeong Se-rin

Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 16
Production
Executive producer|

* Lee Kwang-soon

Producer| Han Jeong-hwan
Running time| 60 minutes
Production company|

* Studio S[2]

Original release
Network| SBS TV
Release| December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) –
February 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)

Trolley (Korean: 트롤리) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joo and Park Hee-soon. It premiered on SBS TV on December 19, 2022, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).[3][4] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[5]

## Synopsis

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Trolley tells the story of the wife of a member of the National Assembly who lives quietly while hiding a secret from her past, and the dilemmas that ensue as her secrets are revealed to the world.

## Cast

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### Main

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* Kim Hyun-joo as Kim Hye-joo[6]/ Kim Jae-eun[7]
* Jung Yi-joo as young Kim Hye-joo[8]/ Kim Jae-eun[7]

The wife of a member of the National Assembly. She runs a book repair shop.

* Park Hee-soon as Nam Joong-do[9]
* Kim Soo-oh as young Nam Joong-do[10]

A promising member of the National Assembly.

* Kim Mu-yeol as Jang Woo-jae[11]

Nam Joong-do's senior assistant, whom he trusts most.

* Chung Su-bin as Kim Soo-bin[3]

She lives in a group home due to her parents' divorce.

### Supporting

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#### Kim Hye-joo's Family

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* Seo Jeong-yeon as Hyun Yeo-jin[12]

Kim Hye-joo's close friend

* Choi Myung-bin as Nam Yoon-seo[13]

Nam Joong-do and Kim Hye-joo's daughter.

#### Nam Joong-do's Aides

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* Yoon Sa-bong as Kim Bit-na[14]

A person who entered the National Council as a 9th-grade executive secretary and advanced to 5th-grade.

* Jeong Soon-won as Go Min-seok[15]

Assistant to Nam Joong-do.

* Choi Soo-im as Choi Ja-young[16]

Recent college graduate who applied to be Nam Joong-do's 9th-grade administrative secretary.

#### Youngsan People

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* Ryu Hyun-kyung as Jin Seung-hee[17]
* Oh Yu-jin as young Jin Seung-hee[18]

Kim Hye-joo's high school friend and the wife of a politician.

* Ki Tae-young as Choi Ki-young[19]
* Kim Il-ji as young Choi Ki-young[20]

Jin Seung-hee's husband.

#### National Assembly

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* Kim Mi-kyung as Woo Jin-seok[21]

A former judge and now her party's leader in the National Assembly.

#### Others

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* Lim Chul-hyung as Seung-gyu's father[22]
* Jung Taek-hyun as Nam Ji-hoon[23]

Nam Joong-do's deceased son.

* Won Mi-won as Cho Gwi-soon[24]
* Gil Hae-yeon as Lee Yoo-shin[25]
* Jang Gwang as Kang Soon-hong[7]
* Lee Min-jae as Jin Seung-ho[7]

Younger brother. Twins of Jin Seung-hee.

* Bae Hae-sun as Su-bin's mother[26]
* Oh Min-ae as Welfare center staff of senior citizens[7]
* Kim Gyun-ha[27]

## Production

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### Casting

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Actress Kim Sae-ron was initially confirmed to play the role of Kim Soo-bin,[28] but on May 19, 2022, she withdrew from the series following a DUI incident.[29][30] On September 7, 2022, it was confirmed that Chung Su-bin would play Kim Soo-bin.[3]

### Premiere

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On September 7, it was confirmed that the series would air in December 2022.[3]

## Viewership

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Trolley : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season| Episode number| Average

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1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16
| 1| 795| 728| N/A| 620| N/A| N/A| 756| 624| 719| 625| N/A| 551| N/A| 659| 749| 716| N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[31]

Average TV viewership ratings  Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share

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Nielsen Korea[31] | TNmS[32]
Nationwide  | Seoul | Nationwide
1  | December 19, 2022  | 4.6% (19th) | 4.7% (NR) | 4.8% (20th)
2  | December 20, 2022  | 4.5% (15th) | 5.1% (9th) | N/A
3  | December 26, 2022  | 3.8% (21st) | 4.0% (18th)
4  | December 27, 2022  | 3.6% (18th) | 3.9% (18th)
5  | January 2, 2023  | 3.9% (20th) | 4.7% (15th)
6  | January 3, 2023  | 3.5% (20th) | 4.2% (15th)
7  | January 9, 2023  | 4.2% (17th) | 4.9% (13th) | 4.3% (16th)
8  | January 10, 2023  | 3.7% (18th) | 4.0% (16th) | N/A
9  | January 16, 2023  | 4.4% (17th) | 4.9% (14th) | 3.8% (20th)
10  | January 17, 2023  | 3.3% (20th) | 3.3% (20th) | N/A
11  | January 30, 2023[a] | 3.3% (22nd) | 3.7% (18th)
12  | January 31, 2023[a] | 3.5% (19th) | 3.9% (17th) | 3.5% (20th)
13  | February 6, 2023  | 3.6% (21st) | 4.3% (15th) | N/A
14  | February 7, 2023  | 3.6% (18th) | 3.9% (15th) | 3.5% (19th)
15  | February 13, 2023  | 4.2% (16th) | 4.7% (13th) | 3.7% (19th)
16  | February 14, 2023  | 4.2% (15th) | 4.7% (8th) | 3.9% (17th)
Average  | 3.9% | 4.3% | —[b]

* In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* N/A denotes that the ratings were not known.

## Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination  Award ceremony  | Year  | Category  | Nominee / Work  | Result  | Ref.

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SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress  | Jung Soo-bin  | Won  | [34]
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama  | Seo Jeong-yeon  | Won  | [35]
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama  | Jung Soon-won  | Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama  | Park Hee-soon | Nominated  | [36]
Kim Mu-yeol | Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama  | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated
Best Young Actress  | Choi Myung-bin  | Nominated  | [37]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Originally scheduled to air on January 23–24, 2023, the broadcast of episodes 11 and 12 was postponed to January 30 and 31 due to Lunar New Year holiday.[33]
2. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

## References

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3. ^ a b c d Lee Seung-gil (September 7, 2022). 베일벗은 '트롤리'…신예 정수빈, '음주운전' 김새론 빈자리 채운다 [공식] [Naked 'trolley'... Rookie Jung Soo-bin, 'Drunk Driving' fills Kim Sae-ron's vacancy [Official]] (in Korean). MyDaily. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Naver.
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6. ^ Hyo-Jeong Yoon (April 1, 2022). 김현주 '트롤리' 주인공…베일 싸인 국회의원 아내 [Kim Hyun-joo's 'Trolley' main character... Veiled Member of Parliament's Wife] (in Korean). News 1. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Naver.
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12. ^ Park Pan-seok (December 5, 2022). 서정연, '사랑의이해'→'트롤리' 출연 확정..2022년 대세 행보 [Seo Jung-yeon, 'The Interest of Love' → 'Trolley' appearance confirmed... Trending move in 2022] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Naver.
13. ^ Park Soo-in (November 23, 2022). 최명빈 '트롤리' 출연, 박희순 김현주 딸 된다 [Choi Myung-bin appears in 'Trolley', becomes the daughter of Park Hee-soon and Kim Hyun-joo] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
14. ^ Park Ah-reum (December 9, 2022). 윤사봉 '트롤리' 합류, 국회의원 보좌진 된다[공식] [Yoon Sa-bong joins 'Trolley', becomes an assistant member of the National Assembly [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via Naver.
15. ^ Jang Su-jeong (October 7, 2022). 정순원, '트롤리' 합류…박희순·김무열과 호흡 [Jung Soon-won joins 'Trolley'... Breathing with Park Hee-soon and Kim Mu-yeol] (in Korean). Dailyan. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Naver.
16. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (October 24, 2022). 최수임, '트롤리' 출연 확정...김현주x박희순x김무열과 호흡 [Choi Soo-im confirmed to appear in 'Trolley'... Breathing with Kim Hyeon-joo x Park Hee-soon x Kim Mu-yeol] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Naver.
17. ^ Moon Ji-yeon (April 14, 2022). [단독] 류현경, '트롤리' 합류..김현주와 연기대결 예고 [[Exclusive] Hyun-Kyung Ryu joins 'Trolley'..Prediction of acting battle with Hyun-Joo Kim] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Naver.
18. ^ Lee Hyun-ji (December 15, 2022). 오유진, 드라마 '트롤리' 진승희 어린시절 역 캐스팅 [Oh Yu-jin cast as Jin Seung-hee in the drama 'Trolley] (in Korean). MHN Sports. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Naver.
19. ^ Kang Seon-ae (May 16, 2022). 기태영, 아내 유진과 배턴터치…'트롤리'로 3년만에 드라마 복귀 [Ki Tae-young, wife Eugene and baton touch… Returning to drama after 3 years with 'Trolley'] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Naver.
20. ^ Lee Yu-min (December 27, 2022). 김일지 '트롤리' 캐스팅 확정[공식] [Kim Il-ji 'Trolley' casting confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Naver.
21. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (October 28, 2022). 김미경, '트롤리 출연 확정…카리스마 여성 당대표役 [Kim Mi-kyung confirmed to appear in 'Trolley... Charismatic female party leader] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Naver.
22. ^ Hong Se-young (December 13, 2022). 임철형 '트롤리' 출연확정 [공식] [Im Cheol-hyung confirmed to appear in 'Trolley' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Naver.
23. ^ Jang Woo-young (December 20, 2022). '트롤리' 정택현, 박희순·김현주의 문제아 子…긴장감 UP ['Trolley' Jeong Taek-hyeon, Park Hee-soon and Kim Hyeon-joo's troubled children... tension UP] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Naver.
24. ^ Lee Woo-joo (December 20, 2022). 박희순, 임신했다는 정수빈에 "증거 있냐"→말 한 마디에 '극단 선택' 파장 ('트롤리')[종합] [Park Hee-soon, "Do you have any evidence" to Su-bin Sue that she was pregnant → 'Extreme choice' wave at a word ('Trolley') [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Naver.
25. ^ Lee Ji-yoon (December 27, 2022). 살인자인가 정의구현인가… 피의자 자살에 박희순X김현주 숨겨진 과거 드러나 '트롤리 [Murderer or Justice? Park Hee-soon X Kim Hyun-joo's hidden past revealed in suspect's suicide 'Trolley'] (in Korean). The Seoul Economic Daily. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Naver.
26. ^ 자신을 모른척하는 배해선에게 상처받은 정수빈. Seoul Broadcasting System. January 16, 2023.
27. ^ Ryu Ye-ji (January 16, 2023). 소년심판' 빌런이었던 김균하, '트롤리' 키맨으로 변신 [Kim Gyun-ha, who was a villain in 'Judgement Judgment', turns into a key man in 'Trolley] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via Naver.
28. ^ Song Oh-jeong (April 13, 2022). 김무열-김새론 SBS 새 드라마 '트롤리' 출연확정 [공식] [Kim Mu-yeol and Kim Sae-ron confirmed to appear in SBS new drama 'Trolley' [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Naver.
29. ^ Kim Min-ji (May 19, 2022). '음주운전 혐의' 김새론, '트롤리' 결국 하차 [공식] ['Drunk driving charges' Kim Sae-ron leaves 'Trolley' [Official]] (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Naver.
30. ^ Moon Ji-yeon (May 19, 2022). [종합] '음주운전 혐의' 김새론, 차기작 '트롤리' 당연한 하차.."사과와 하차" [[Comprehensive] 'Drunk driving' Kim Sae-ron, the next project 'Trolley' to get out of course..."Apologizes and leaves"] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Naver.
31. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
* "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
* "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
* "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
* "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
* "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
* "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
* "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
* "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
* "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
* "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
* "Ep. 3, 5, 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Daum.
* "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
* "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
* "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
* "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
* "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
* "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
32. ^ TNmS ratings:
* "Ep. 1". Break News (in Korean). December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
* "Ep. 7". Break News (in Korean). January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
* "Ep. 9". Break News (in Korean). January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
* "Ep. 12". Break News (in Korean). February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
* "Ep. 14". Break News (in Korean). February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
* "Ep. 15". Break News (in Korean). February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
* "Ep. 16". Break News (in Korean). February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
33. ^ Hong Se-young (January 20, 2023). 트롤리' 설연휴 휴방→10회까지 소름 엔딩 셋 [공식] [Trolley' Lunar New Year holidays → 3 creepy endings up to episode 10 [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Naver.
34. ^ Kim, Hyo-jeong (December 29, 2023). "SBS연기대상' 강유석-권아름-김도훈-양혜지-이신영-이홍내-정수빈, '신인 연기상' 공동 수상" [Kang Yoo-seok, Kwon Ah-reum, Kim Do-hoon, Yang Hye-ji, Lee Shin-young, Lee Hong-nae, and Jung Soo-bin shared the 'SBS Acting Award' for 'New Actor]. Seoul Broadcasting System (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
35. ^ Lee, Ye-jin (December 29, 2023). 모범택시2' 배유람→장혁진, 조연상 "베커상 못들어가 서운" [SBS 연기대상] ['Model Taxi 2' Bae Yoo-Ram → Jang Hyuk-Jin, Supporting Actor "Jung Soon-Woon Can't Enter the Becker Award" [SBS Acting Awards]]. X-ports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
36. ^ Kim, Ye-seol (December 30, 2023). 힘든지 몰랐다" 김유정, 송강 불참 속 홀로 커플상→눈물의 수상소감까지 ('SBS연기대상') [Oh!쎈 포인트] ["I didn't know it was hard" Kim Yoo Jung, from winning the couple award alone with Song Kang absent to accepting the award in tears ('SBS Acting Awards') [Oh!]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Naver.
37. ^ Lee, Ye-jin (December 29, 2023). '악귀' 박소이x'모범택시2' 안채흠, 청소년 연기상 수상 "열심히 하겠다" [SBS 연기대상] [Demon' Park So-i x 'Model Taxi 2' Ahn Chae-heum wins Youth Acting Award "I will do my best" [SBS Acting Awards]]. X-ports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Naver.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Trolley at IMDb
* Trolley at HanCinema

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* Good Casting
* Delayed Justice
* One the Woman
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