Argon (TV series)

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Argon
File:Argon (아르곤) - poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Hangul 아르곤
Genre
Created by Studio Dragon
Written by
Directed by Lee Yoon-jung
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Park Ho-sik
  • Song Jung-woo
Producer(s) Jo Moon-joo
Production company(s) Daydream Entertainment
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release September 4 (2017-09-04) –
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Argon (Hangul: 아르곤; RR: Areugon) is a 2017 South Korean television series directed by Lee Yoon-jung, starring Kim Joo-hyuk and Chun Woo-hee as passionate reporters. The series marks Chun Woo-hee's first small screen lead role. It aired on cable channel tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 22:50 (KST) from September 4–26, 2017.[1][3][4][5]

The series was one of Kim Joo-hyuk's last projects before his death on October 30, 2017.[6]

Synopsis

The story of truthful reporters who strive to deliver the facts in a world full of fake news.[7]

Cast

Main

  • Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim Baek-jin, a perfectionist news anchor, reporter and leader of a news program called Argon.[8]
  • Chun Woo-hee as Lee Yeon-hwa, a temporary employee who gets transferred to the Argon team in the last 3 months of her contract and fights to become an official reporter.[8]

Supporting

  • Park Won-sang as Shin Chul, the producer of Argon and a veteran reporter.[9]
  • Lee Seung-joon as Yoo Myung-ho, the report bureau chief.[9]
  • Shin Hyun-bin as Chae Soo-min, a lawyer and long-time friend of Baek-jin.[9]
  • Park Hee-von as Yook Hye-ri, a veteran writer.[9]
  • Shim Ji-ho as Uhm Min-ho, a smart newspaper reporter from the finance department.[9]
  • Park Min-ha as Lee Jin-hee, also known as "the pretty writer" who loves being called that she relies on tricks and charm more than her writing skills to get her through work.[10]
  • Ji Il-joo as Park Nam-gyu[11]
  • Ji Yoon-ho as Oh Seung-yong[12]
  • Kim Joo-hun as Ahn Jae-geun, a whistleblower at Seomyoung Foods.[13]

Original soundtrack

Argon soundtrack album written by music director Tearliner contains 2 single) album and one album with 10 score pieces from the series. It features vocal performances from Cho Won-sun and Owen.

Argon
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released September 26, 2017[14]
Genre Soundtrack
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label tvN
Argon OST BGM Album[15]
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Argon" (아르곤) Tearliner 2:05
2. "An autumn trip" (가을여행) Tearliner 2:50
3. "Free Rider" ( 프리라이더) Tearliner 2:16
4. "A lazy resolution" ( 게으른 다짐) Tearliner 2:10
5. "Lanista" ( 라니스타) Tearliner 3:13
6. "Arena" (아레나) Tearliner 2:08
7. "Trust"   Sentimental Scenery 1:47
8. "70's Life" (두근두근) Tearliner 1:02
9. "Jump" (래완의 하루) Tearliner 2:48
10. "A moment of empathy" (공감의 순간) Tearliner 2:14

Singles

Argon OST Part 1[16]
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Moon Stop" (달의 정류장) Tearliner (Feat. Cho Won-sun) 4:50
2. "Moon Stop (Instrumental)" ( 달의 정류장 (Instrumental)) Tearliner 4:50
Total length:
 9:00
Argon OST Part 2[17]
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Youth consolation" (청춘위로) Tearliner (Feat. Owen) 3:45
2. "Youth consolation (Instrumental)" (청춘위로 (Instrumental)) Tearliner 3:45
Total length:
 6:90

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held on July 12, 2017.[18][19]

Ratings

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[20] TNmS[21]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 September 4, 2017 2.500% 2.569% 3.0%
2 September 5, 2017 2.869% 3.180% 2.4%
3 September 11, 2017 2.588% 2.625% 2.6%
4 September 12, 2017 2.411% 2.587% 2.9%
5 September 18, 2017 2.602% 3.238% 2.3%
6 September 19, 2017 3.068% 3.424% 2.6%
7 September 25, 2017 2.786% 2.934% 2.8%
8 September 26, 2017 2.761% 3.325% 2.5%
Average 2.698% 2.985% 2.6%
  • 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

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External links

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