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Connection (TV series)

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Connection
Promotional poster
Hangul
커넥션
Revised RomanizationKeoneksyeon
McCune–ReischauerK'ŏneksyŏn
Genre
Developed byStudio S[2]
Written byLee Hyun
Directed byKim Mun-kyo
Starring
Music by
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producerLee Kwang-sun[2]
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseMay 24 (2024-05-24) –
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06)

Connection (Korean: 커넥션) is a 2024 South Korean television series written by Lee Hyun, directed by Kim Moon-gyo, 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 Kocowa in the Americas, and on Vidio in Indonesia.

Synopsis

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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

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Main

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A detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station, who is respected by his juniors and trusted by his seniors within the police force.
A social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily, who is assertive and outspoken.
A prosecutor at Ahn Hyun 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-kyung and Yun-jin.
A second generation chaebol who holds some sort of power through a friendship that has continued since his school days. He is Geumhyeong Group's successor and has tense confrontation with high school classmate Jae-kyung.

Supporting

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A mysterious person who not only finds herself alone due to the sudden death of her family, but also discovers that she is not the beneficiary of 5 billion won in insurance money.
A detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station and Jae-kyung trusted right-hand man.
A fighter from Anhyeon City High School and values loyalty more than life. He is Jong-soo's chief secretary.
CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company, who is talkative and weak-hearted and is in love to Yun-jin.
  • Seo Yi-ra as Oh Soo-hyun[13]
The youngest detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station under Jae-kyung.
A mystery person who is related to Jae-kyung's drug addition.
the chairman of the Geumhyeong Group and father of Jong-soo.
A taxi driver who is one of the 'Inner Circle' friends and married to Si-jung.
A junior reporter at Anhyeon Economic Daily who is Yun-jin's friend.
Yun-ho's wife and Anhyeon City High School alumni.
A researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical.
President of Pil O Real Estate.
The team leader of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station.
  • Han Hyeon-jun as Min Hyun-woo[16]
A high school student.
  • Park Jung-pyo as Yoo Kyung-hwan[16]
A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station and has an antagonistic relationship with Yeon-joo.
  • Kim Min-sik as Park In-soo[16]
A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station.
  • Byun Hyo-joon as Min Jung-guk[16]
A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station.

Production

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Development

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Director Kim Mun-kyo, who worked on Trolley (2023), and writer Lee Hyun, who worked on Diary of a Prosecutor (2019), are in charged of the directing and writing of the series.[17] Studio S, Soul Pictures, and Good Harvest managed the production.[18]

Casting

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Ji Sung and Jeon Mi-do were confirmed to star for the series. This is their first time working together on a project.[19] 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.[17]

Release

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Connection was announced to air on SBS TV in the first half of 2024.[17] A special teaser of the series was released on December 29, 2023.[20] SBS' production team confirmed that the series would air on May 24, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[21] It is also available to stream on Wavve, Coupang Play, Kocowa and Vidio.[22][23][24]

Viewership

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Connection : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
1234567891011121314
11.0381.0901.2881.4321.5071.6651.6191.6491.6502.0391.7351.9521.8592.5601.649
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 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%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

References

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  3. ^ a b 오는 5월 24일(금) 첫 방송 예정인 SBS 새 금토드라마 <커넥션>의 메인포스터 2종이 공개되었습니다. [Two main posters for SBS' new Friday-Saturday drama <Connection>, which is scheduled to air for the first time on Friday, May 24, have been released.]. Facebook (in Korean). April 30, 2024. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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  25. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
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