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The Guardians[2] (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.[3][4]
The Guardians | |
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Also known as | Catcher[1] |
Hangul | 파수꾼 |
Genre | |
Created by | Lim Hwa-min |
Written by | Kim Soo-eun |
Directed by |
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Starring | |
Composer | Oh Suk-joon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 32[lower-alpha 1] |
Production | |
Executive producer | Im Hwa-min |
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Camera setup | Single camera |
Running time | 35 mins[lower-alpha 1] |
Production companies | Gallery 9 Nano Chem Tech[lower-alpha 3] |
Original release | |
Network | MBC |
Release | May 22 – July 11, 2017 |
Guardians tells the story of a group of four people who team up to serve justice after losing their loved ones to criminals. The group consists of a detective, a prosecutor, 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.[5]
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.[18]
"The Guardians" marks Shin Dong-wook's return after being diagnosed with CRPS, a cripplingly painful illness in 2010.[19]
First script reading took place March 29 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[20]
The Guardians OST Album | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | 2017 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | Korean, English |
Label | Music&NEW |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "AMEN" | Damiano, Jeon Ji-yoon | Damiano, Kim Min-seok | Damiano f t. Jenyer | 03:13 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Trickling" (주르륵) |
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| Raina (Orange Caramel) | 03:54 |
2. | "Trickling" (Inst.) |
| 03:54 | ||
Total length: | 07:48 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Taken" |
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| Jenyer feat. DAVII | 03:23 |
2. | "Taken" (Inst.) |
| 03:23 | ||
Total length: | 06:46 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Wanna Be With You" |
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| Takada Kenta, New Town Boyz | 03:41 |
2. | "Wanna Be With You" (Inst.) |
| 03:41 | ||
Total length: | 07:22 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Need A Light" (Prod. by Whee) | Whee | Whee | Han Gaeul | 04:15 |
2. | "I Need A Light" (Prod. by Whee (Inst.)) | Whee | 04:15 | ||
Total length: | 08:30 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen[21] | ||||
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% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | 30th Grimae Awards | Best New Actor | Key | Won | [22] |
36th MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Kim Young-kwang | Nominated | [23] | |
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 | Lomon | Nominated | |||
Best Character Award, Fighting Spirit Acting | Lee Si-young | Nominated |
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