Stealer: The Treasure Keeper

Stealer: The Treasure Keeper (Korean: 스틸러: 일곱 개의 조선통보) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Joo Won, Lee Joo-woo, Jo Han-chul, Kim Jae-won, and Choi Hwa-jung. It aired from April 12 to May 18, 2023, on tvN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:30 (KST) time slot.[3][8] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and Viu in selected regions.[9][10]

Stealer: The Treasure Keeper
Promotional poster
Also known asStealer[1]
Hangul
스틸러: 일곱 개의 조선통보
Hanja
스틸러: 일곱 개의 朝鮮통보
Literal meaningStealer: Seven Joseon Coins
Revised RomanizationSeutilleo: Ilgop Gaeui Joseontongbo
Genre
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)[3]
Written byShin Kyung-il[4]
Directed by
  • Choi Joon-bae[5]
  • Min Jung-ah[5]
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerLee Hye-young (CP)[6]
Producers
  • Kim Tae-hoon[6]
  • Seo Jeong-hyun[6]
Running time70 minutes[7]
Production companies
Release
Original networktvN
Original releaseApril 12 (2023-04-12) –
May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Hwang Dae-myung (Joo Won), a government official, who is suddenly suspected of having a connection with a mysterious cultural property thief known as Skunk. He then joins an unofficial cultural asset recovery team named Karma to hunt down the thief and fight those who cannot be judged by the law.[1][11]

Cast and characters

Main
  1. Hwang Dae-myung: a civil servant of the Special Investigation Division of the Cultural Heritage Administration.
  2. Skunk: a mysterious thief who always wears black mask and steals the country's cultural assets that are illegally taken by high-ranking members of society.
  • Lee Joo-woo as Choi Min-woo: an elite police officer who gets assigned to the cultural heritage team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.[13]
  • Jo Han-chul as Jang Tae-in: the founder of Karma who is the former leader of the Violent Crime Section's Drug Squad.[14]
  • Kim Jae-won as Shin Chang-hoon: a former homicide detective.[4]
  • Choi Hwa-jung as Lee Chun-ja: a member of Karma who has unmatched hacking skills.[13]

Special Investigation Division of the Cultural Heritage Administration
  • Min Su-hwa as Jin Ae-ri: the youngest civil servant of the Cultural Heritage Administration and a direct subordinate of Dae-myung.[15][16]

Cultural property offenders
  • Lee Deok-hwa as Kim Young-soo: a person who stands at the peak of wealth with numerous cultural assets, but is blinded by endless greed.[8]
  • Kim Jae-chul as Jo Huin-dal: Young-soo's right-hand man who is a thief specializing in antiques and a cruel killer.[17]
  • Choi Jung-woo as Dr. Ko: a legendary grave robber and treasure hunter.[18]
  • Jung Eun-pyo as Choi Song-cheol: director of the Institute of History and Culture.[18]
  • Jeon Jin-oh as Kim Young-chan: an antique and cultural property thief.[19]
  • Jang Gwang as Chairman Yang: an antique collector.[18]
  • as Secretary Han: Young-soo's secretary.[18]

Others
  • Lee Seol-ah as Ahn Yeon-ji: an orphan who lives alone with her younger brother in Taebaek Coal Mine Village.[20][21]
  • Jung Min-joon as Ahn Yeon-seok: Yeon-ji's younger brother.[20][21]

Extended

Production

Early working title of the series was Karma: Seven Joseon Coins (카르마 – 일곱 개의 조선통보; Kareuma – Ilgop Gaeui Joseontongbo).[24]

Viewership
Stealer: The Treasure Keeper : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1968705764846738651537580511567428536653
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[25]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[25]
Nationwide Seoul
1 April 12, 2023 4.678% (2nd) 4.964% (2nd)
2 April 13, 2023 3.668% (2nd) 4.397% (2nd)
3 April 19, 2023 3.582% (2nd) 3.913% (2nd)
4 April 20, 2023 3.766% (2nd) 3.926% (2nd)
5 April 26, 2023 3.638% (2nd) 4.224% (2nd)
6 April 27, 2023 3.140% (2nd) 3.677% (2nd)
7 May 3, 2023 2.396% (3rd) 2.951% (3rd)
8 May 4, 2023 2.225% (2nd) 2.213% (2nd)
9 May 10, 2023 2.418% (3rd) 2.739% (3rd)
10 May 11, 2023 2.325% (2nd) 2.521% (2nd)
11 May 17, 2023 1.939% (3rd) 2.287% (3rd)
12 May 18, 2023 2.320% (2nd) 2.812% (2nd)
Average 3.008% 3.385%
  • 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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  2. Lee Gyu-lee (March 31, 2023). "Keywords of April original series lineups: female-centric and comedy". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. Yoon Seong-yeol (February 9, 2023). '아스달'·'경소문' 시즌2부터 박지은 신작까지..tvN 2023 드라마 [From 'Arthdal' and 'Gyeongsomun' season 2 to Park Ji-eun's new work..tvN 2023 drama]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Naver.
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  9. @tvingdotcom (March 12, 2023). 오늘도 정의로운 도둑이 되는 걸 허락해주세요✨ [Please allow me to become a righteous thief today too✨] (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
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  11. Hong Se-young (October 7, 2022). "주원 안방 복귀, '스틸러-일곱 개의 조선통보' 출연확정 [공식]" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
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  13. Park So-young (October 7, 2022). "주원, 문화재청 공무원 됐다..생애 첫 tvN 진출 '스틸러' 확정 [공식]" (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
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  19. Lee Yoo-min (April 20, 2023). "'더 글로리' 전진오, 드라마 '스틸러' 속 존재감 톡톡" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. "인물소개 (6)" [Character Introduction (6)]. tvN (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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  23. Yoo Soo-yeon (April 27, 2023). "이주우X조한철, 카지노 찾은 한량 커플로 변신...팀워크는 과연? ('스틸러')" (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. Park Ah-reum (April 22, 2022). "주원 측 "'카르마'로 2년만 안방복귀? 제안받은 작품 중 하나"[공식]" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  25. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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