Memorist

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Memorist
File:Memorist 2020.jpg
Promotional poster
Hangul 메모리스트
Genre
Created by Studio Dragon (tvN)
Based on Memorist
by Jae Hoo
Written by
  • Ahn Do-ha
  • Hwang Ha-na
Directed by
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) So Jae Hyeon
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Studio 605
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release March 11 (2020-03-11) –
April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Memorist (Hangul: 메모리스트; RR: Memoriseuteu) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Yoo Seung-ho, Lee Se-young, and Jo Sung-ha. Based on the 2016–2018 Daum webtoon of the same name by Jae Hoo, it aired on tvN from March 11 to April 30, 2020.[1]

Synopsis

With the power to read people's memories, Dong Baek solves crimes as a detective in the police force. When a string of serial murders happen, Dong Baek teams up with talented criminal profiler Han Sun-mi to stop the killer and prevent further deaths. However, as they pursue the killer, the truth about their individual troubled pasts begins to unravel, and the murders quickly become far more convoluted than anything they had foreseen.[2]

Cast

Main

A police officer and detective who is very passionate about catching criminals. He has the supernatural ability to read a person's memories by touching their skin. As a child, he was found wandering at Dongbaek Station with no memories of his past, except for a vague recollection of witnessing a woman, presumably his mother, being murdered.
The youngest Superintendent of Special Investigation Headquarters. She was a originally a lawyer but later on became a police officer to find the truth about her father's murder 20 years ago.
  • Jo Sung-ha as Lee Shin-woong, head of the entire police department.

Supporting

People around Dong Baek

Dong Baek's senior at work and also the trio's captain. He frequently complaint about Dong Baek's recklessness will cause him hair loss but continuously tries his best in helping Dong Baek while also caring about him a lot.
An honest reporter at TVC News. She was forced by her superiors to write fake news about Dong Baek
Dong Baek's partner and assistant. He cares a lot about Dong Baek and tries his best to help the latter.

Special Investigation Headquarters

  • Kim Yoon-hee as Jung Mi-ja
A criminal profiler that gathers intelligence about the serial murder case under Superintendent Han Sun-mi.
  • Im Se-joo as Lee Seul-bi
A criminal profiler that gathers intelligence about the serial murder case under Superintendent Han Sun-mi.
  • Jung Ha-joon as Hwang Bong-gook
A law student that become a detective. He specializes in hacking computer systems. He has a crush on Han Sun-mi, who was his lecturer from his student days and is very loyal to her.

Metropolitan Police

  • Son Kwang-up as Byun Young-soo
  • Kim Seo-kyung as Im Chil-gyu
  • Moon Jung-gi as Kwon Woon-jang
  • Oh Chi-woon as Min Sung-han
  • Park Eung-su as Jang Ki-dae

Jin Jae Gyu's family

  • Jo Han-chul as Jin Jae-gyu
    • Choi Seung-yoon as young Jin Jae-gyu
    • Seo Eun-yool as child Jin Jae-gyu
An illegitimate child of a conglomerate chairman and a shaman, Jin Jae-gyu live a hellish life after his shaman mother died from poisoning. He was possessed by the spirit his mother served, and obtain the power to predict the future. He was a serial murderer named The Executioner, and is suspected as The Eraser.
  • Lee So-yoon as Shim Sang-ha
Jin Jae-gyu's stepdaughter, whom he loves most. As a child, she ran away from home after her mother committed suicide along with her lover as she believe they were murdered by her stepfather.
  • Kang Hyun-jung as Shim Hyo-sook
She was Jin Jae-gyu's wife and Sang-ha's mother. She only married him to take the money he inherited. She plans on killing him and leaving her daughter behind before running away with his money and her lover, Sang-ha's biological father.
  • Lee Whee-Hyang as Hwang Pil-Seon
She is Jin Jae-guy's step sister, a devilish woman that would do anything to protect her family's reputation. She covered up her son's crime from 20 years ago and got rid of everyone involved.
Hwang Pil-seon's only son, a former assemblyman. He holds a dark secret in his past.
  • Kim Young-mi as Eun Soo-kyung
Bang Joo-seok's wife. She was abducted by The Eraser while being 7 months pregnant.

Others

Yoo Soon-nam's daughter
A corrupt prosecutor that tries his best to arrest and stop Dong Baek at all costs under the order of the higher-ups.
  • Kim Nak-kyun as Detective
  • Cha Soon-bae as Im Joong-yeon[8]
  • Jo Seok-hyun as Northern Prosecutor
  • Kim Ji-in as Yoon Ye-rim
She was abducted on her way home by a serial murderer.
  • Choi Seo-ryung as Kim Seo-kyung
  • Lee Young-jin as Seo Hee-soo/Sung Ju-ran (ep. 12-16)
Bang Joon-seok's personal maid and an accomplice of his wife's abductor.

Special appearances

  • Ha Do-kwon as gang member (Ep. 1)
  • Park Jin-woo as Detective (Ep. 1)
  • Kim Ki-doo as Detective Yoon-young (Ep. 1)
  • Choi Hee (Ep. 1)
  • Jo Yi-haeng as Shin Mi-young's husband (Ep. 16)

Production

The first script reading took place on December 2, 2019.[9]

The drama serves as a reunion between Yoo Seung-ho and Lee Se-young who previously worked together on the MBC drama Missing You (2012–13).[10]

Original soundtrack

Memorist OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released 2020
Genre Soundtrack
Language
Label Stone Music Entertainment

Part 1

Released on April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Til the End"   Lee Seung-yeol 3:22
2. "Til the End" (Inst.)   3:22
Total length:
 6:44

Part 2

Released on April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Memorist"   headliner 3:19
2. "Memorist" (Inst.)   3:19
Total length:
 6:38
Disc 2:
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The End of the Story"   Joo In Ro 3:57
2. "Nation-certified Detective"   Joo In Ro 2:17
3. "Clue in the Memory"   Goo Bon Choon 3:22
4. "Suspect"   Shin Yoo Jin 2:36
5. "Chaser"   Kim Jong Wan 3:46
6. "Deep Scar"   Yoo So Hyun 3:30
7. "Special Investigation Headquarter"   Kim Jeong Wan 2:26
8. "Load of Grief"   Park Hye Min 2:47
9. "Executor's Murder Notice"   Song Hye Bin 2:22
10. "Chaser looking for the eyes under feet"   Kang Min Goo 3:58
11. "Black Ambition"   Jo Han Na 2:25
12. "Double-edged Sword"   Goo Bon Choon 4:46
13. "Sad Song"   Kim Jong Wan 4:52
14. "Red Herring"   Kang Min Goo 2:27
15. "Meticulous Intelligence Investigation"   Jo Han Na 3:23
16. "Unsolved Murder Case"   Goo Bon Choon 4:49
17. "Kid of Darkness"   Kim Jong Wan 4:16
18. "The Name of Prophecy"   Yoo So Hyun 3:34
19. "Joint Operation"   Park Hye Min 2:25
20. "Link point it scattered cases"   Song Hye Bin 3:27
21. "Dongbaek Trio"   Park Hye Min 2:15
22. "Secret Cooperation"   Joo In Ro 2:10
23. "Fruit of the poisonous tree"   Kang Min Goo 3:37
24. "Victim's Tears"   Shin Yoo Jin 4:11
25. "Profiler"   Shin Yoo Jin 2:42
26. "Bloody Baptism"   Joo In Ro 3:38
27. "Host of Chaos"   Joo In Ro 2:23
28. "Convicter"   Yoo So Hyun 3:56
29. "Hammer Killer"   Goo Bon Choon 4:30
30. "Covered Truth"   Jo Han Na 2:27
31. "Supernatural Investigation"   Song Hye Bin 3:24
32. "Two Way Pursuit"   Joo In Ro 3:04
33. "Questionable Start"   Yoo So Hyun 2:09
34. "Dongbaek Marking"   Jo Han Na 2:33
35. "Same bed, Different dreams"   Seo Ye Rin 3:08
36. "Memory Scan"   Joo In Ro 3:49
Total length:
 1:40:57

Viewership

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[12]
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 11, 2020 Claw Hammer
(장도리)		 3.272% 3.811%
2 March 12, 2020 The Red Pig
(붉은 돼지)		 2.762% 3.098%
3 March 18, 2020 Baptized in Blood
(피의 세례)		 3.434% 4.052%
4 March 19, 2020 Double-Edged Sword
(양날의 검)		 3.175% 3.624%
5 March 25, 2020 Prayer for Protection
(수호기도)		 3.198% 3.491%
6 March 26, 2020 The Second Man
(세컨드 맨)		 3.287% 3.489%
7 April 1, 2020 Memory Eraser
(기억 지우개)		 2.851% 2.847%
8 April 2, 2020 The Red Herring
(붉은 청어)		 2.693% 2.772%
9 April 8, 2020 The Pupil Under One's Foot
(발 믣의 눈동자)		 2.259% 2.267%
10 April 9, 2020 Trauma Trigger
(트라우마 방아쇠)		 2.894% 3.408%
11 April 15, 2020 A Deep Wound
(깊은 흉터)		 2.384% 2.393%
12 April 16, 2020 The Child of Darkness
(어둠의 아이)		 2.809% 3.291%
13 April 22, 2020 The Name of the Prophecy
(예언의 이름)		 2.199% 2.273%
14 April 23, 2020 Two Layers of Evil
(두 겹의 악)		 2.701% 2.403%
15 April 29, 2020 Flesh and Blood
(피 붙이)		 2.160% 2.195%
16 April 30, 2020 The Power of Memories
(기억의 힘)		 3.293% 3.408%
Average 2.836% 3.051%
  • 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).

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