Watcher (TV series)

2019 South Korean television series

Watcher

Promotional poster

Hangul|

Revised Romanization| Watcheo
Genre|

* Crime
* Thriller

Created by| Studio Dragon
Written by| Han Sang-woon
Directed by| Ahn Gil-ho
Starring|

* Han Suk-kyu
* Seo Kang-joon
* Kim Hyun-joo

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

* Jinnie Choi
* Kim Young-kyu

Camera setup| Single-camera
Production company| Studio Dragon
Original release
Network| OCN
Release| July 6 (2019-07-06) –
August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25)

Watcher (Korean: 왓쳐; stylized as WATCHER) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon, and Kim Hyun-joo. It aired on OCN every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST) from July 6 to August 25, 2019.[1]

## Synopsis

[edit]

A brutal murder committed 15 years ago turned three lives upside down. A decade and a half later, the trio – brought together by fate – goes on the hunt for answers.[2]

## Cast

[edit]

### Main

[edit]

* Han Suk-kyu as Do Chi-kwang[3]

A detective who has caught many criminals during his career. He hates corruption within the police and becomes leader of the internal affairs investigation team to find the truth about a particular incident.

* Seo Kang-joon as Kim Yeong-goon[3]
* Moon Woo-jin as young Kim Yeong-goon

A police officer who joins Do Chi-kwang's team after they become involved in the same incident.

* Kim Hyun-joo as Han Tae-joo[3]

A former prosecutor turned lawyer after she got involved too deep while working on a case and almost died. She starts working with Do Chi-kwang and Kim Yeong Goon.

### Supporting

[edit]

* Heo Sung-tae as Jang Hae-ryong[4]

Head of the Police Investigation Department, he is often in conflict with Do Chi-kwang.

* Park Joo-hee as Jo Soo-yeon[5]

With a degree in Chemistry, she became part of the Scientific Investigation Team. After she makes a mistake, however, she decides to quit to join the internal affairs investigation team.

* Joo Jin-mo as Park Jin-woo

Deputy Commissioner of police force.

* Kim Soo-jin as Yeom Dong-sook

Commissioner of police force.

* Lee Joong-ok as Jae-shik's friend
* Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Jae-myung, Kim Yeong-goon's father
* Lee Jae-yoon as Kim Kang-wook
* Jung Do-won as Hong Jae-sik
* Kim Dae-gun as Detective Chan-hee
* Won Gun-su as Detective 2
* Park Hoon as Yoon Ji-hoon, Han Tae-joo's ex-husband
* Jung Min-sung as Son Byeong-gil
* Kim Dong-hyun as Kim Sang-joon
* Chae Dong-hyun as Lee Dong-yoon
* Yang Ye-na as Yoon-ji
* Kim Yong-ji as Lee Hyo-jung
* Park Sung-il as Department Head Kim
* Han Sang-hoon as Coroner
* Shin Hyun-jong as Min Young-ki
* Jung Soon-won as Jung Han-wook
* Yu Ha-jun as Oh Sang-do
* Park Ji-hoon as Park Si-young
* Lee Seung-chul as Chairman Jung Seok-tae
* Shin Mun-sung as Lee Joong-ho (EP.10)
* Lee Yoon-sun as Jang Ji-yoon (EP.14)

ADDITIONAL CAST

* Woo Jung-won as Park Ji-hyun
* Lee Nam-hee as Shin Woo-sung
* Jeon Suk-chan as Kim Jo-han
* Park Mi-hyun as Jo Hyun-kyung
* Kim Dan-woo as Areum (Son Byeong-gil's daughter)
* Lee Eol as Jang Hyun-soo
* Yoo Jung-ho as Park Jung-geum
* Kim Geon-u as Kim Cha-hoon
* Kim Ju-yeon as Baek Song-yi
* Han Seung-soo as Regional Investigation unit detective
* Jang Eui-don as Patient
* Yu Seung-il as Driving violator (ep.1)
* Park Yong

## Production

[edit]

The series is directed by Ahn Gil-ho (Stranger, Memories of the Alhambra).[6]

## Original soundtrack

[edit]

Watcher OST

Soundtrack album by

Various artists

Released| 2019
Genre| Soundtrack
Language|

* Korean
* English

Label|

* Genie Music
* Stone Music Entertainment

### Part 1

[edit]

Released on July 21, 2019 (2019-07-21)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

|
|
|
|
|

1.| "Horizon"|

* Choi Jeong-in
* Kim Tae-sung

* Choi Jeong-in
* POPKID

| Ha Jin| 3:10
2.| "Horizon" (Inst.)|  |

* Choi Jeong-in
* POPKID

|  | 3:10
Total length:| 6:20

### Part 2

[edit]

Released on August 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

|
|
|
|
|

1.| "Watchin'"| nafla|

* Kim Tae-sung
* Curtis F
* Nathan

| nafla| 3:15
2.| "Watchin'" (Inst.)|  |

* Kim Tae-sung
* Curtis F
* Nathan

|  | 3:15
Total length:| 6:30

### Part 3

[edit]

Released on August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

|
|
|
|
|

1.| "Blurry"|

* Naiv
* Jayins

* Park Geun-cheol
* Jung Su-min
* RUNY

| Elli K| 3:18
2.| "Blurry" (Inst.)|  |

* Park Geun-cheol
* Jung Su-min
* RUNY

|  | 3:18
Total length:| 6:36

### Part 4

[edit]

Released on August 18, 2019 (2019-08-18)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

|
|
|
|
|

1.| "Outsider" (아웃사이더)| Ha Mel-li| Lee Sang-hoon| Lee Seung-yeol| 4:01
2.| "Outsider" (Inst.)|  | Lee Sang-hoon|  | 4:01
Total length:| 8:02

## Ratings

[edit]

Watcher : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season| Episode number| Average

|
|

1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16
| 1| 0.814| 1.251| 0.873| 1.113| 0.875| 1.306| 0.915| 1.194| 0.829| 1.204| 0.866| 1.462| 0.994| 1.286| 1.197| 1.602| 1.111

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[7]

Average TV viewership ratings  Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[7]

|
|

Nationwide | Seoul
1  | July 6, 2019  | 2.993% | 3.576%
2  | July 7, 2019  | 4.493%  | 5.306%
3  | July 13, 2019  | 3.665%  | 4.130%
4  | July 14, 2019  | 4.549%  | 5.223%
5  | July 20, 2019  | 3.646%  | 4.071%
6  | July 21, 2019  | 5.405%  | 6.198%
7  | July 27, 2019  | 3.738%  | 4.336%
8  | July 28, 2019  | 5.066%  | 5.687%
9  | August 3, 2019  | 3.348%  | 3.895%
10  | August 4, 2019  | 5.076%  | 6.044%
11  | August 10, 2019  | 3.477%  | 3.797%
12  | August 11, 2019  | 6.094%  | 6.567%
13  | August 17, 2019  | 4.156%  | 4.367%
14  | August 18, 2019  | 5.520%  | 6.029%
15  | August 24, 2019  | 4.960%  | 5.346%
16  | August 25, 2019  | 6.585% | 7.198%
Average  | 4.548% | 5.111%

* In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest 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).

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "'Watcher' explores a mysterious incident". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 3, 2019.
2. ^ Watcher | Rakuten Viki, retrieved 2020-12-26
3. ^ a b c Kim, Myung-mi (April 8, 2019). "'왓쳐' 한석규-서강준-김현주 출연확정, 막강 라인업 완성(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
4. ^ Kim, Ju-won (April 13, 2019). "[공식] 허성태, '왓쳐(WATCHER)' 출연 확정..한석규-서강준과 호흡". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
5. ^ Hwang, Su-yeon (April 24, 2019). "'왓쳐' 박주희 출연확정, 한석규·서강준과 호흡[공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
6. ^ Park, So-young (January 24, 2019). "[단독] '비밀의숲' '알함브라' 안길호PD, OCN 장르물 'WATCHER'로 하반기 컴백". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
7. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website (in Korean)
* Watcher at HanCinema
* Watcher at IMDb
* Watcher on Viki

* v
* t
* e

OCN original series

Monday–Tuesday|

* My Secret Romance (2017)
* Meloholic (2017)
* My First Love (2017)
* Short (2018)
* Evergreen (2018)

Wednesday–Thursday|

* The Guest (2018)
* Quiz of God: Reboot (2018)
* Possessed (2019)
* Save Me 2 (2019)
* Class of Lies (2019)
* The Running Mates: Human Rights (2019)

Saturday–Sunday|

| OCN Original|

* Coma (2006)
* Someday (2006)
* Quiz of God (2010)
* Vampire Prosecutor (2011)
* Special Affairs Team TEN (2011)
* The Virus (2013)
* Cheo Yong (2014)
* Reset (2014)
* Bad Guys (2014)
* Dr. Frost (2014)
* The Missing (2015)
* My Beautiful Bride (2015)
* Local Hero (2016)
* The Vampire Detective (2016)
* Squad 38 (2016)
* Voice (2017)
* Tunnel (2017)
* Duel (2017)
* Save Me (2017)
* Black (2017)
* Bad Guys 2 (2017)
* Children of a Lesser God (2018)
* Mistress (2018)
* Life on Mars (2018)
* Voice 2 (2018)
* Player (2018)
* Priest (2018)
* Kill It (2019)
* Voice 3 (2019)
* Watcher (2019)
* The Lies Within (2019)
* Tell Me What You Saw (2020)
* Rugal (2020)
* Train (2020)
* Missing: The Other Side (2020)
* The Uncanny Counter (2020)
* Times (2021)
* Chimera (2021)

|

OCN Dramatic Cinema|

* Trap (2019)
* Hell Is Other People (2019)
* Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation (2020)
* Search (2020)
* Dark Hole (2021)

Sunday|

* A Superior Day (2022)

* v
* t
* e

Works by Studio Dragon

As production company|

* Another Miss Oh
* Dear My Friends
* Squad 38
* The Good Wife
* On the Way to the Airport
* Woman with a Suitcase
* Entourage
* The Legend of the Blue Sea
* Circle
* My Golden Life
* Because This Is My First Life
* Bravo My Life
* Drama Stage
* episodes
* Children of a Lesser God
* The Guest
* Player
* The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
* Arthdal Chronicles
* Watcher
* Doctor John
* Love Alarm
* The Lies Within
* Crash Landing on You
* My Holo Love
* Once Again
* The King: Eternal Monarch
* My Unfamiliar Family
* Flower of Evil
* Sweet Home
* Navillera
* Doom at Your Service
* The Devil Judge
* The Witch's Diner
* Kingdom: Ashin of the North
* Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
* Yumi's Cells
* Hometown
* Jirisan
* Happiness
* Secret Royal Inspector & Joy
* Bad and Crazy
* Bulgasal: Immortal Souls
* Ghost Doctor
* Military Prosecutor Doberman
* The King of Pigs
* Eve
* Link: Eat, Love, Kill
* Alchemy of Souls
* Adamas
* Big Mouth
* Little Women
* Mental Coach Jegal
* Blind
* Behind Every Star
* Connect
* Island
* Crash Course in Romance
* Pandora: Beneath the Paradise
* Duty After School
* Family: The Unbreakable Bond
* Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938
* Lies Hidden in My Garden
* Celebrity
* Doona!
* The Big Door Prize
* Gyeongseong Creature
* Queen of Tears
* The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
* Hierarchy
* The Whirlwind
* Love Next Door
* Dear Hyeri
* Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard
* Love Your Enemy
* Dear Hongrang

As planner/creator/
developer|

| 2016–18|

* Bring It On, Ghost
* Cinderella with Four Knights
* The K2
* Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
* Voice
* Introverted Boss
* Tomorrow, with You
* The Liar and His Lover
* Tunnel
* Chicago Typewriter
* Duel
* Stranger
* The Bride of Habaek
* Criminal Minds
* Save Me
* Live Up to Your Name
* Argon
* Avengers Social Club
* Black
* Revolutionary Love
* The Most Beautiful Goodbye
* Bad Guys 2
* A Korean Odyssey
* Mother
* Cross
* Live
* My Mister
* Mistress
* Lawless Lawyer
* About Time
* What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
* Life on Mars
* Mr. Sunshine
* Familiar Wife
* 100 Days My Prince
* Room No. 9
* Tale of Fairy
* Quiz of God: Reboot
* Priest
* Encounter
* Memories of the Alhambra

|

2019–21|

* The Crowned Clown
* Romance Is a Bonus Book
* Touch Your Heart
* Possessed
* He Is Psychometric
* Confession
* Kill It
* Her Private Life
* Abyss
* Save Me 2
* Search: WWW
* Designated Survivor: 60 Days
* Hotel del Luna
* Class of Lies
* The Great Show
* The Running Mates: Human Rights
* Miss Lee
* Melting Me Softly
* Catch the Ghost
* Psychopath Diary
* Black Dog: Being A Teacher
* Money Game
* Tell Me What You Saw
* The Cursed
* Hi Bye, Mama!
* Memorist
* A Piece of Your Mind
* Rugal
* When My Love Blooms
* Oh My Baby
* It's Okay to Not Be Okay
* Train
* Missing: The Other Side
* Record of Youth
* Tale of the Nine Tailed
* Start-Up
* The Uncanny Counter
* Awaken
* True Beauty
* Mr. Queen
* L.U.C.A.: The Beginning
* Times
* Vincenzo
* Mine
* My Roommate Is a Gumiho
* You Are My Spring
* The Road: The Tragedy of One
* High Class
* Melancholia

2022–24|

* Twenty-Five Twenty-One
* A Superior Day
* Our Blues
* Shooting Stars
* The Killer's Shopping List
* Monstrous
* Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist
* Under the Queen's Umbrella
* Our Blooming Youth
* The Heavenly Idol
* Stealer: The Treasure Keeper
* Delightfully Deceitful
* See You in My 19th Life
* My Lovely Liar
* Song of the Bandits
* Twinkling Watermelon
* Castaway Diva
* A Bloody Lucky Day
* Maestra: Strings of Truth
* Marry My Husband
* Captivating the King
* Wedding Impossible
* The Auditors
* Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
* Dear X
* When the Stars Gossip

*[No.]: Number
*[Ep.]: Episode
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template