Priest (TV series)

Priest (Korean: 프리스트) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin, Jeong Yu-mi and Park Yong-woo. It aired on OCN from November 24, 2018 to January 20, 2019 every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST).^[1][2]

Priest
Promotional poster
Hangul	프리스트
RR	Peuriseuteu
MR	P'ŭrisŭt'ŭ
Genre	Medical drama Thriller
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Moon Man-sae
Directed by	Kim Jong-hyeon
Starring	Yeon Woo-jin Jeong Yu-mi Park Yong-woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Dong-hyun
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Crave Works
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24) – January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)

Synopsis

A story about doctors and exorcists protecting people together at a Catholic hospital in Seoul.

Cast

Main

• Yeon Woo-jin as Oh Soo-min

A dutiful and reckless Catholic priest who is a member of 634 Regia. Twenty years prior to the series, Soo-min and his father, along with priest Moon Ki-seon, witnessed the death of his mother at a young age, where she was possessed and killed by a demon due to his father's refusal to believe in exorcism preventing her from receiving one. Under priest Moon's tutelage, he becomes an exorcist.

• Jeong Yu-mi as Ham Eun-ho

A doctor at Southern Catholic Hospital who lost her faith in God at a young age when her parents died in front of her in an accident, she first encountered Soo-min when her most recent patient turns out to be possessed by an evil entity. Witnessing the exorcisms of both the patient and the subsequent possession of a colleague by the same entity caused her to rethink her beliefs.

• Park Yong-woo as Moon Ki-seon

A senior Catholic priest who founded 634 Regia, a group of priests that performs exorcisms unofficially while still recognized by the Vatican. When he was younger, he was called upon by Soo-min to save his mother but was too late. He was the one who takes Soo-min under his wing and taught him how to conduct exorcisms.

Supporting

• Son Jong-hak as Koo Do-hyun
• Oh Yeon-ah as Shin Mi-yeon^[3]
• Yu Bee as Jung Yong-pil
• Lee Gun-myung as Lee Ki-hong^[4]
• Lee Eun-saem as Chae Yi-soo
• Jang Won-hyung as Jang Won-seok^[5]
• Cha Min-ji as Jang Kyung-ran
• Moon Sook as Go Mi-sook
• Kang Kyung-hun as Cha Sun-young
• Jang Hee-ryung as Kim Yoo-ri

Production

Priest reunites Yeon Woo-jin and Jeong Yu-mi who previously starred together in The Tunnel (2014).^[6]

The lead male role was first offered to Lee Je-hoon but he declined.^[7]

Original soundtrack

Priest OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Genie Music Stone Music Entertainment

Part 1

Released on December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Wake Me"	Jeong Gu-hyeon	Jeong Gu-hyeon	NieN (feat. Choi Sung-wook)	3:41
2.	"Wake Me" (Inst.)		Jeong Gu-hyeon		3:41
Total length:					7:22

Part 2

Released on January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Light Me"	Park Geun-cheol RUNY	Lee Dong-jun Jeong Gu-hyeon	Lee Ye-joon	4:07
2.	"Light Me" (Inst.)		Lee Dong-jun Jeong Gu-hyeon		4:07
Total length:					8:14

Ratings

Priest : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	424	676	584	698	488	648	486	476	366	TBD	TBD	519	395	599	408	533	TBD

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.^[8]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen[9]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	November 24, 2018	1.862%	2.237%
2	November 25, 2018	2.487%	3.220%
3	December 1, 2018	2.019%	2.178%
4	December 2, 2018	2.411%	3.046%
5	December 8, 2018	1.889%	2.308%
6	December 9, 2018	2.278%	3.011%
7	December 15, 2018	1.726%	1.927%
8	December 16, 2018	2.003%	2.619%
9	December 22, 2018	1.416%	2.038%
10	December 23, 2018	1.902%	2.479%
11	January 5, 2019	1.362%	1.654%
12	January 6, 2019	1.876%	2.754%
13	January 12, 2019	1.637%	2.270%
14	January 13, 2019	2.244%	3.085%
15	January 19, 2019	1.413%	1.633%
16	January 20, 2019	2.072%	2.697%
Average		1.912%	2.447%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama 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).