Catch the Ghost

Catch the Ghost (Korean: 유령을 잡아라) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Moon Geun-young and Kim Seon-ho. It aired on tvN from October 21 to December 10, 2019.[1][2]

Catch the Ghost
Promotional poster
Hangul
유령을 잡아라
Literal meaningCatch Yoo Ryeong[lower-alpha 1]
Revised RomanizationYuryeong-eul Jab-ara
GenreCrime drama, Humor
Created byStudio Dragon
Written by
  • So Won
  • Lee Young-joo
Directed bySin Yoon-seob
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time70 minutes
Production companyLogos Film
Release
Original networktvN
Original releaseOctober 21 (2019-10-21) –
December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)

Synopsis

Yoo Ryeong became a police investigator in order to find her missing twin sister. She was disappointed because the report of losing her sister was ignored by Ha Ma-ri, the police officer at that time. She thinks her sister has been the victim of serial murder by the Subway Ghost. She does not always follow the rules as she strongly believes in justice. She partners with Go Ji-seok. In the night of her shift, with the help of Kim Woo-hyuk the police officer at metro who is interested in her perseverance, she searched for her sister in the tunnel without her boss knowing. Meanwhile, Go Ji-seok became famous because of his looks and being the best police officer at his class. He gets the promotion to be metro police with his ex-girlfriend Ha Ma-ri, but circumstances forced him to be a police officer at the subway that leads to his breakup with his girlfriend. He strictly followed the rules and doesn't like trouble. Their partnership leads to many problems for him. But due to Yoo Ryeong's sincerity for all the cases, he began to think about his past. Later, Yoo Ryeong wants to separate from her partner because she doesn't want to always depend on him. Ji-seok is devastated but he understands his partner's decision to separate. Inspector Gong, Yoo Ryeong's new partner is frustrated with her antics. Yoo Ryeong and Ji-seok work together to solve kidnapping incident in the subway. After their collaboration, the two realize they miss each other. Knowing that Inspector Gong can no longer handle Yoo Ryeong, Ji-seok makes a deal to take back Yoo Ryeong as his partner without her knowing. They became partners again, to catch a subway ghost together with their team and search for her sister.

Cast

Main

Police officers

Others

Production

The series was supposed to premiere on August 26, 2019, but was pushed back to October. tvN decided to air The Great Show first, as the series completed its production.[8]

Original soundtrack
Catch the Ghost OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelStone Music Entertainment

Part 1
Released on October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Feel My Heart"Y.nik, MADEBYY.nik, MADEBYWoosung (The Rose)3:13
2."Feel My Heart" (Inst.) Y.nik, MADEBY 3:13
Total length:6:26

Part 2
Released on October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Star" (그 별)Athena, e.NaAthena, e.NaJuniel4:16
2."The Star" (Inst.) Athena, e.Na 4:16
Total length:8:32

Part 3
Released on November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Highlight"Y.nik, MADEBYY.nik, MADEBYRoh Tae-hyun3:22
2."Highlight" (Inst.) Y.nik, MADEBY 3:22
Total length:6:44

Part 4
Released on November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Wanted"Park Geun-cheol, DANIRUNY, JunoABRY3:01
2."Wanted" (Inst.) RUNY, Juno 3:01
Total length:6:02

Part 5
Released on November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."My Hero"minGtionKim Yeon-seo, minGtionAhn Ji-yeon3:40
2."My Hero" (Inst.) Kim Yeon-seo, minGtion 3:40
Total length:7:20

Part 6
Released on November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'm with You" (내가 있다는 걸)Jayins, Lundi BluesJayins, Lundi Blues, Han Jae-wanPark Ji-min4:15
2."I'm with You" (Inst.) Jayins, Lundi Blues, Han Jae-wan 4:15
Total length:8:30

Viewership
Catch the Ghost : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1916884734879719654684747683705604676782759668661735
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[10]
Nationwide Seoul
1 October 21, 2019 Subways Transporting Ghosts... 4.148% 4.801%
2 October 22, 2019 Knowing you have a family who will return if you wait... 3.694% 3.918%
3 October 28, 2019 Disciplinary Hearing 3.000% 3.077%
4 October 29, 2019 Tracking Down the Grasshoppers 3.362% 3.817%
5 November 4, 2019 Club Day 3.001% 3.225%
6 November 5, 2019 A Petty Thief? 2.438% 2.582%
7 November 11, 2019 Jealousy & Confusion 2.712% 3.161%
8 November 12, 2019 Facing the Harsh Truth 2.942% 3.109%
9 November 18, 2019 Getting Closer to the Subway Ghost 2.424% 2.617%
10 November 19, 2019 The Hideout 2.431% 2.388%
11 November 25, 2019 Going After the Grasshoppers 2.240% 2.610%
12 November 26, 2019 The One That Got Away 2.755% 3.279%
13 December 2, 2019 The Grasshoppers Are Behind Bars 2.790% 3.262%
14 December 3, 2019 The Subway Ghost Reveals Himself 2.935% 2.767%
15 December 9, 2019 The Subway Ghost's Method 2.598% 2.775%
16 December 10, 2019 Finally Catching The Subway Ghost 2.671% 2.893%
Average 2.884% 3.143%
  • 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).

Notes
  1. The main character's name is written the same way as the word "ghost" in Korean, thus the literal translation of the title could be the same as the official English title or Catch Yoo Ryeong.

References
  1. Kim, Joo-hee (July 19, 2019). "'유령을 잡아라' 첫 대본리딩 현장 공개..'깨알 웃음' 폭발". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. Yoo, Chung-hee (May 20, 2019). "문근영-김선호, tvN '유령을 잡아라' 주연 확정…지하철 경찰대 콤비 (공식)". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. Kim, Joon-seok (April 9, 2019). "문근영, '유령을 잡아라' 캐스팅 확정…4년 만의 드라마 복귀[공식]". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. Kim, Jin-seok (April 2, 2019). "[단독]김선호, 문근영과 tvN '유령을 잡아라' 주인공". JTBC Plus (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. Kim, Na-hee (May 23, 2019). "'유령을 잡아라' 정유진·기도훈·남기애 캐스팅.."임팩트甲 활약" [공식]". Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. "신예 이세희, '유령을 잡아라' 출연.. 채팅녀 역". 베리타스알파 (in Korean). 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  7. Lee Ji-sun (October 29, 2019). "'유령을 잡아라' 백서이, 청순 이미지 벗고 반전 연기력 뽐낸다" ['Catch the Ghost' Baek Seo-yi takes off her innocent image and shows off her acting skills] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. "tvN 측 "'위대한 쇼' 8월 26일 첫 방송, '유령을 잡아라' 10월로 편성 변경"[공식]". Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  9. "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  10. "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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