Phantom (South Korean TV series)

For the Russian drama series, see Phantom (Russian TV series).

Phantom
Promotional poster
Also known as	Ghost
Genre	Mystery Psychological Police procedural
Created by	StudioS (SBS)[1]
Written by	Kim Eun-hee
Directed by	Kim Hyung-shik Park Shin-woo
Starring	So Ji-sub Lee Yeon-hee
Composer	Choi Seung-wook
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer	Choi Moon-suk
Production location	Korea
Running time	Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	HB Entertainment
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	30 May (2012-05-30) – 9 August 2012 (2012-08-09)

Korean name
Hangul	유령
Hanja	幽靈
Revised Romanization	Yuryeong
McCune–Reischauer	Yuryŏng

Phantom (Korean: 유령; RR: Yuryeong) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring So Ji-sub, Lee Yeon-hee, Um Ki-joon, Kwak Do-won, and Song Ha-yoon.^[2][3][4] The police procedural tackles crimes and clues in the cyber world, weaving a massive, twist-filled mystery of murders, identity switches, corruption and conspiracy.^[5]

It aired on SBS TV from May 30 to August 9, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.^[6]

Plot

Kim Woo-hyun is the only son of a prominent police officer. Determined to make his own mark, he breezes through the police academy,^[7] and along the way racks up accolades, top of the class honors, a lot of praise and perhaps envy from his colleagues.^[8] Assigned to the cyber investigations unit,^[9] Detective Kim finds himself entrenched in an intense cat and mouse game with faceless enemies in the cyber world. Tirelessly hunting a hacker named Hades, he traces the hacker's location to an apartment building and arrives just in time to witness an actress fall to her death from the high-rise.

What appears initially to be a suicide case reveals a trail of crime and conspiracy as Hades broadcasts a video clip showing a perpetrator pushing the actress to her death. Suspected to be the perpetrator, Hades is hunted down by Woo-hyun, who finds out that Hades is in fact his past roommate in the police academy, Park Ki-young. Ki-young escapes, and later infiltrates the police headquarters in search of an important evidence proving his innocence. He is caught by Yoo Kang-mi, with whom he watches a video titled 'Phantom' that reveals a murder linking right back to Woo-hyun. Ki-young once again escapes, but calls Woo-hyun to meet up with him in an abandoned factory. The factory explodes, and one died while the other suffered severe burns.^[5] In a mistaken identity, Ki-young is sent to the hospital for treatment. Ki-young recovers and assumes Woo-hyun's identity, working together with Kang-mi to defeat the enigmatic nemesis and do justice for his friend's sacrifice.

Cast

Main characters

• So Ji-sub - Kim Woo-hyun / Park Ki-young^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}
• Lee Yeon-hee - Yoo Kang-mi^[16][17]
• Um Ki-joon - Jo Hyun-min
• Kwak Do-won - Kwon Hyuk-joo^[18]
• Song Ha-yoon^[a] - Choi Seung-yeon

Cyber Investigation Team

• Kwon Hae-hyo - Han Young-seok^[19]
• G.O - Lee Tae-kyun^[20][21][22]
• Im Ji-kyu - Byun Sang-woo^[23]
• Baek Seung-hyeon - Kang Eun-jin
• Bae Min-hee - Lee Hye-ram

Supporting characters

• Choi Jung-woo - Shin Kyung-soo
• Jang Hyun-sung - Jeon Jae-wook
• Yoon Ji-hye - Goo Yeon-joo^[24]
• Jung Dong-hwan - Kim Seok-joon
• Lee Tae-woo - Kim Seon-woo
• Jung Moon-sung - Yeom Jae-hee
• Myung Gye-nam - Jo Kyung-shin
• Lee Jae-yoon - Jo Jae-min
• Park Ji-il - Director Moon
• Lee Ki-young - Im Chi-hyun
• Lee Won-keun - Kwon Do-young

Guest appearances

• Choi Daniel - Park Gi-young / Hades (ep 1-2, 6)^[25][26]
• Esom - Shin Hyo-jung (ep 1)
• Kim Sung-oh - Shin Hyo-jung's fan (ep 1)
• Lee Joon - passerby (ep 1)^[27]
• Jung Da-hye - Jung So-eun (ep 3)
• Kang Sung-min - Yang Seung-jae (ep 3-4)
• Kwak Ji-min - Kwon Eun-sol (ep 7)
• Han Bo-bae - Kwak Ji-soo (ep 7-8)
• Ha Seung-ri - Jung Mi-young (ep 7-8)
• Kim Min-ha - Kim Hee-eun
• Jin Kyung - Oh Yeon-sook
• Jung Myung-joon - TV news announcer
• Jang Hang-jun - building owner
• Jeon In-taek - Jo Kyung-moon
• Kwon Tae-won - Nam Sang-won

Reception

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings[28]		AGB Nielsen[29]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	30 May 2012	10.7%	13.4%	7.6%	8.6%
2	31 May 2012	12.1%	14.5%	8.9%	9.9%
3	6 June 2012	13.0%	17.7%	11.4%	13.3%
4	7 June 2012	14.2%	17.3%	11.8%	12.3%
5	13 June 2012	11.9%	15.3%	10.6%	11.9%
6	14 June 2012	13.1%	16.0%	12.2%	13.7%
7	20 June 2012	12.7%	14.9%	10.8%	11.8%
8	21 June 2012	14.1%	17.0%	11.2%	12.6%
9	27 June 2012	13.1%	15.8%	11.1%	11.6%
10	28 June 2012	13.5%	17.0%	11.0%	12.0%
11	4 July 2012	14.1%	17.1%	11.4%	12.0%
12	5 July 2012	15.6%	17.9%	13.8%	15.0%
13	11 July 2012	15.7%	19.6%	13.3%	14.3%
14	12 July 2012	17.0%	20.4%	14.2%	15.7%
15	18 July 2012	15.3%	18.3%	13.4%	14.9%
16	19 July 2012	16.0%	19.8%	13.9%	15.4%
17	25 July 2012	14.5%	16.9%	13.3%	15.0%
18	26 July 2012	16.5%	19.4%	15.3%	16.0%
19	8 August 2012	13.3%	16.5%	12.9%	14.3%
20	9 August 2012	13.7%	16.4%	12.2%	12.8%
Average		14.0%	17.0%	12.0%	13.2%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2012	5th Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	So Ji-sub	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor	Kwak Do-won	Won
	1st K-Drama Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	So Ji-sub	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	So Ji-sub	Won
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Um Ki-joon	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Lee Yeon-hee	Nominated
		Special Acting Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Kwak Do-won	Won
			Jang Hyun-sung	Nominated
		Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Song Ha-yoon	Nominated
		Top 10 Stars	So Ji-sub	Won

Original soundtrack

Phantom Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	July 17, 2012
Genre	Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B
Label	HB Entertainment LOEN Entertainment

Phantom OST

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"유령(같이 사랑했잖아) - Title" (Phantom (We Used to Love))	MBLAQ	4:00
2.	"그리워 운다" (I Miss You So I Cry)	Shin Bora[30]	4:14
3.	"그리워서 눈물나서" (Tears Fall Because I Miss You)	Lee Soo-young	4:05
4.	"Burn Out"	Block B	3:47
5.	"어떻게" (How)	Lee Ki-chan	4:15
6.	"GHOST"	Various Artists	1:29
7.	"Save You"	Various Artists	2:40
8.	"Goodbye, My Face"	Various Artists	2:50
9.	"Mysterious Man"	Various Artists	2:10
10.	"Steganography"	Various Artists	2:10
11.	"New Life"	Various Artists	3:12
12.	"Beautiful Agony"	Various Artists	2:26
13.	"Stuxnet"	Various Artists	1:49
14.	"Slow Walking"	Various Artists	1:00
15.	"Black Out"	Various Artists	1:32
16.	"유령(같이 사랑했잖아) (Inst.)" (Phantom (We Used to Love) (Inst.))	Various Artists	4:00
17.	"Burn Out (Inst.)"	Various Artists	3:47

Notes

1. Credited as Kim Byul.

References

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29. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-05-30.
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External links

• Phantom official SBS website (in Korean)
• Phantom at HanCinema
• Phantom at IMDb