Connection (TV series)
2024 South Korean television series
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Connection (Korean: 커넥션) is a 2024 South Korean psychological crime police procedural thriller television series written by Lee Hyun, co-directed by Kim Moon-gyo and Kwon Da-som, and starring Ji Sung, Jeon Mi-do, Kwon Yul, and Kim Kyung-nam. It aired on SBS TV from May 24, to July 6, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve and Coupang Play in South Korea, on Vidio in Indonesia, and on Kocowa and Viki in selected regions.
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| Hangul | 커넥션 |
| RR | Keoneksyeon |
| MR | K'ŏneksyŏn |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Lee Hyun |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Kwang-sun (CP)[4] |
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| Cinematography | |
| Editor | Jo In-hyung[2] |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | May 24 – July 6, 2024 |
Synopsis
It is about the story of an ace detective from the narcotics team who, after being forcibly addicted to drugs by someone, uses the death of his friend as a clue to uncover the story of their 20-year-old altered friendship and the connection between them.
Cast and characters
Main
- Ji Sung as Jang Jae-gyeong[5]
- Cho Han-gyeol as young Jang Jae-gyeong[6]
- A detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station, who is respected by his juniors and trusted by his seniors within the police force.
- Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yoon-jin[5]
- Kim Min-ju as young Oh Yoon-jin[7]
- A social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily, who is assertive and outspoken.
- A prosecutor at Anhyeon District Office who was known as a child prodigy with a brilliant mind and gets entangled in a case involving his high school classmates Jae-gyeong and Yoon-jin.
- Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo[10]
- Park Si-yun as young Won Jong-soo[11]
- A second generation chaebol who holds some sort of power through a friendship that has continued since his school days. He is Keumhyung Group's successor and has tense confrontation with high school classmate Jae-gyeong.
Supporting
- Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song[12]
- Jo Min-gu as young Heo Joo-song[13]
- CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company, who is talkative and weak-hearted and is in love to Yoon-jin.
- Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon[14]
- A mysterious person who not only finds herself alone due to the sudden death of her husband Jun-seo, but also discovers that she is not the beneficiary of 5 billion won in insurance money.
- Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo[15]
- Lee Hyun-so as young Park Jun-seo[16]
- President of Pil O Real Estate who was a close friend of Jae-gyeong when they were in high school.
- Moon Sung-keun as Won Chang-ho[14]
- Chairman of the Keumhyung Group and Jong-soo's father.
- A fighter from Anhyeon City High School and values loyalty more than life. He is Jong-soo's chief secretary.
- A taxi driver who is part of the 'Inner Circle' led by Jong-soo and Si-jung's husband.
- A researcher at Keumhyung Pharmaceutical.
- Yoon Sa-bong as Jung Yeon-joo[15]
- Captain of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station.
- Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo[19]
- A detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station and Jae-gyeong trusted right-hand man.
- Park Jung-pyo as Yoo Kyung-hwan[15]
- A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station and has an antagonistic relationship with Yeon-joo.
- Yoo Hee-je as Gong Jin-wook[20]
- A mystery person who is related to Jae-gyeong's drug addiction.
- Baek Ji-won as CEO Yoon[21]
- A member of a drug gang who deals and distributes the Lemon Mulberry pills in Anhyeon City.
Others
- Seo Yi-ra as Oh Soo-hyun[22]
- The youngest detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station under Jae-gyeong.
- Lee Sang-jun as Kim Woo-sung[15]
- A junior reporter at Anhyeon Economic Daily who is Yoon-jin's junior.
- Ryu Hye-rin as Kang Si-jung[15]
- Yoon-ho's wife and an Anhyeon City High School alumni.
- Han Hyeon-jun as Min Hyun-woo[15]
- A high school student who helps Jun-seo in delivering pharmaceutical drugs.
- Kim Min-sik as Park In-soo[15]
- A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station.
- Byun Hyo-joon as Min Jung-guk[15]
- A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station.
- Oh Il-young as Lee Myung-guk[23]
- A senior researcher at Keumhyung Pharmaceutical.
- Park Chan-woo as No Gyu-min[24]
- Ahn Do-gyu as teen No Gyu-min[25]
- A taxi driver who is Chae Kyung-tae's friend in high school days.
Special appearances
- Jang Hyuk-jin as Hwang Hong-suk[2]
- Lee Chang-hun as a corporate PR staff[2]
Production
Development
Director Kim Mun-kyo, who worked on Trolley (2023), and writer Lee Hyun, who worked on Diary of a Prosecutor (2019), are in charge of the directing and writing of the series.[26] Studio S, Soul Pictures, and Good Wave, Inc. managed the production.[27]
Casting
Ji Sung and Jeon Mi-do were confirmed to star for the series. This is their first time working together on a project.[28] It is also Ji's comeback on SBS since Doctor John in 2019 and it was Jeon's first lead drama in a terrestrial channel since debuting as an actor in 2006.[26]
Release
Connection was announced to air on SBS TV in the first half of 2024.[26] A special teaser of the series was released on December 29, 2023.[29] SBS' production team confirmed that the series would air on May 24, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[30] It is also available to stream on Wavve, Coupang Play, Kocowa and Vidio.[31][32]
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 1.038 | 1.090 | 1.288 | 1.432 | 1.507 | 1.665 | 1.619 | 1.649 | 1.650 | 2.039 | 1.735 | 1.952 | 1.859 | 2.560 | 1.649 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[33] | ||
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| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | May 24, 2024 | 5.7% (7th) | 6.1% (3rd) | |
| 2 | May 25, 2024 | 6.1% (2nd) | 7.0% (2nd) | |
| 3 | May 31, 2024 | 7.0% (4th) | 6.7% (3rd) | |
| 4 | June 1, 2024 | 7.9% (2nd) | 8.2% (2nd) | |
| 5 | June 7, 2024 | 8.5% (2nd) | 8.5% (1st) | |
| 6 | June 8, 2024 | 9.4% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) | |
| 7 | June 14, 2024 | 9.4% (2nd) | 9.8% (1st) | |
| 8 | June 15, 2024 | 9.1% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | |
| 9 | June 21, 2024 | 9.1% (2nd) | 8.9% (2nd) | |
| 10 | June 22, 2024 | 11.1% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | |
| 11 | June 28, 2024 | 9.7% (2nd) | 10.4% (1st) | |
| 12 | June 29, 2024 | 10.6% (2nd) | 11.2% (2nd) | |
| 13 | July 5, 2024 | 11.0% (2nd) | 11.7% (1st) | |
| 14 | July 6, 2024 | 14.2% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) | |
| Average | 9.2% | 9.6% | ||
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