Insider (South Korean TV series)

Insider (Korean: 인사이더) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Kang Ha-neul, Lee Yoo-young, and Heo Sung-tae. It aired from June 8 to July 28, 2022 on JTBC's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:30 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes.[9][10]

Insider
Promotional poster
Hangul
인사이더
Revised RomanizationInsaideo
Genre
Written byMoon Man-se[3]
Directed byMin Yeon-hong[3]
Starring
Music by
  • Kim Jun-seok (Movie Closer)[4]
  • Jeong Se-rin (Movie Closer)[4]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16[5]
Production
Executive producerHwang Ra-kyung[6]
Producers
  • Min Hyun-il[6]
  • Lee Seong-jin[6]
  • Jo Jun-hyung[6]
EditorKim Na-young[6]
Production companies
Budget₩14.46 billion[5][8]
Release
Original networkJTBC
Original releaseJune 8 (2022-06-08) –
July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)

Synopsis

The series revolves around a judicial trainee whose life turns upside down when he goes on an undercover investigation, and ends up struggling to try to recover his normal life.[1][2]

Cast

Main
  • Kang Ha-neul as Kim Yo-han, a judicial trainee who lives with his grandmother alone. He goes to jail for an undercover investigation at the suggestion of senior prosecutors.[1][11]
  • Lee Yoo-young as Oh Soo-yeon, a successful businesswoman who made a great fortune through her connections.[1]
    • Um Chae-young as young Oh Soo-yeon[12]
  • Heo Sung-tae as Yoon Byung-wook, the chief prosecutor of the 2nd Division of Financial Tax Investigation at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.[13]

People around Kim Yo-han

Prosecutors' Office
  • Yoo Jae-myung as Noh Young-guk, director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute.[17]
  • Kim Sang-ho as Mok Jin-hyung, the chief prosecutor of Northern District Prosecutors' Office.[18]
  • Park Sung-geun as Hong Sang-wook, the chief of the investigation division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.[19]
  • Kang Shin-hyo as Hong Jae-sun, Hong Sang-wook's son and classmate of Kim Yo-han.[19]

Seongju Prison
  • Sung Ji-ru as Heo Sang-soo, director of Seongju Prison.[20]
  • Kang Young-seok as Jang Seon-oh, a gambling genius who took over the Seongju Prison.[21]
  • Choi Dae-hoon as Noh Seung-hwan[22]
  • Jo Hee-bong as Ryu Tae-hoon[22]
  • Choi Moo-sung as Song Doo-cheol[23]
  • Cha Yeop as Kim Gil-sang[24]
  • Han Jae-young as Jo Hae-do[16]
  • Yoon Byung-hee as Kim Woo-sang[25]
  • Han Gyu-won as Uhm Ik-soo[26]

Seocho-dong Cartel

Extended
  • Song Jae-hee as Kim Tae-soo, Kim Yo-han's father.[16]
  • Choi Ki-beom as a prisoner in the same cell as Kim Yo-han.[30]
  • Kim Min-seung as Woo Min-ho[28]
  • Jung Hwi-wook as Kwon Dae-il[28]
  • Lee Ki-chan as Woo Sang-gi[28]
  • Han Seong-su as Lee Tae-kwang[31]
  • Han Bo-reum as Annie Stephen[32]
  • Yoo Ha-bok as Kim Jeong-gyu[33]
  • Lee Ha-yool as Kim Woo-jae[34]

Special appearances

Production and release

It was reported that the first script reading of the cast was held on May 21, 2021.[11]

The series was initially scheduled for release in the second half of 2021, but was pushed back to 2022.[37][38]

Original soundtrack

Part 1
Released on June 23, 2022[39][40]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Howling"Han Kyung-soo
  • Han Kyung-soo
  • Jo Se-hee
Im Yoon-seong3:22
2."Howling" (Inst.) 
  • Han Kyung-soo
  • Jo Se-hee
 3:23
Total length:6:45

Part 2
Released on July 13, 2022[41][42]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You've Got Me Wrong"
  • Lee Chi-hoon
  • Choi Byul-bit
  • Snnny
SnnnyThe Vane3:27
2."You've Got Me Wrong" (Inst.) Snnny 3:27
Total length:6:53

Viewership
Insider : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1565709750755765802734719683664744720760718710797725
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[43]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[43]
Nationwide Seoul
1 June 8, 2022 2.568% (8th) N/A
2 June 9, 2022 3.274% (5th) 3.413% (5th)
3 June 15, 2022 3.382% (2nd) 3.188% (4th)
4 June 16, 2022 3.306% (5th) 2.605% (9th)
5 June 22, 2022 3.184% (3rd) 3.032% (3rd)
6 June 23, 2022 3.414% (4th) 3.108% (5th)
7 June 29, 2022 3.087% (7th) 2.693% (8th)
8 June 30, 2022 3.104% (8th) 3.025% (7th)
9 July 6, 2022 2.756% (5th) 2.345% (7th)
10 July 7, 2022 2.928% (6th) 2.669% (7th)
11 July 13, 2022 2.947% (7th) 2.750% (6th)
12 July 14, 2022 3.139% (4th) 2.943% (4th)
13 July 20, 2022 2.781% (5th) 2.640% (4th)
14 July 21, 2022 2.609% (9th) 2.202% (9th)
15 July 27, 2022 2.944% (5th) 2.713% (3rd)
16 July 28, 2022 3.231% (5th) 2.662% (7th)
Average 3.041% 2.799%[upper-alpha 1]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes rating that was not released.
  • 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).

Accolades
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Best New Actor Kang Young-seok Nominated [44]
Best Supporting Actor Heo Sung-tae Won [45]

Notes
  1. This average ratings is calculated based on the published ratings, the exact average ratings is unknown due to one ratings not published.

References
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