Babel (TV series)

Babel
Promotional poster
Also known asTower of Babel
Hangul
바벨
Genre
Created byTV Chosun
Written by
  • Kwon Soon-won
  • Park Sang-wook
Directed byYoon Sung-sik
Starring
Music by
  • Seol Ki-tae
  • Gaemi
ComposersSeol Ki-tae
Gaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerOh Nam-seok
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • HIGROUND
  • WantsMaker Pictures
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseJanuary 27 (2019-01-27) –
March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)

Babel (Korean: 바벨; RR: Babel) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo and Jang Hee-jin. The series aired on TV Chosun from January 27 to March 24, 2019 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:50 (KST).[1][2]

Synopsis

The story of a prosecutor who would do anything to achieve his revenge and an actress who loses everything after marrying into a rich family.

Cast

Main

  • Park Si-hoo as Cha Woo-hyuk, former newspaper reporter now working as a prosecutor [3]
  • Jang Hee-jin as Han Jeong-won, former actress married to Tae Min-ho[4]

Supporting

  • Kim Hae-sook as Sin Hyeon-sook, wife of Tae Byeong-cheo
  • Jang Shin-young as Tae Yoo-ra, daughter of Tae Byeong-cheo and younger sister of Tae Soo-ho, Cha Woo-Hyuk's boss at prosecutor's office whom she also has a crush on
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Tae Min-ho, youngest son of Tae Byeong-cheo, designated successor to head Geosan
  • Song Jae-hee as Tae Soo-ho, oldest son of Tae Byeong-cheo
  • Im Jung-eun as Na Yeong-eun, daughter of the owner of the newspaper company, wife of Tae Soo-ho
  • Kim Jong-goo as Tae Byeong-cheo, chairman of chaebol Geosan
  • Lee Seung-hyung as Sin Hyeon-cheol, younger cousin and co-conspirator of Sin Hyeon-sook, director of Geosan
  • Song Won-geun as Secretary Woo, personal assistant to Tae min-ho
  • Ha Si-eun as Hong Mi-seon, who runs a Spanish restaurant, best friends with Han Jeong-won
  • Yoon Bong-gil as Detective Lee
  • Lee Jae-gu as Ricky
  • Park Joo-hyung as Go Jae-il, newspaper reporter who was a colleague of Cha Woo-Hyuk, boyfriend of Hong Mi-seon
  • Yoon Jin-ho as Jang Bae-yoon
  • Kyung Sung-hwan as Kwon Byeon, lawyer and mentee of Tae Yoo-ra
  • Ri Min as Gook Gwa-soo
  • Kim Jin-ho as Chief prosecutor

Production

The first script reading took place on November 20, 2018 at TV Chosun Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.[5]

Original soundtrack

Babel OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelWarner Music Korea

Part 1

Released on February 3, 2019 (2019-02-03)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Cry"Kim Yong-jin (Bohemian)4:07
2."Cry" (Inst.) 4:07
Total length:8:14

Part 2

Released on February 23, 2019 (2019-02-23)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Love Is Strong"WoongSan3:29
2."Love Is Strong" (Inst.) 3:29
Total length:6:58

Part 3

Released on February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."The Things You Want" (당신이 원하는 것)uangelvoice4:20
2."The Things You Want" (Inst.) 4:20
Total length:8:40

Part 4

Released on March 2, 2019 (2019-03-02)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."You're My Everything"John Park5:23
2."You're My Everything" (Inst.) 5:23
Total length:10:46

Ratings

Babel : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1639500524576581525608559610662556670591717568579592
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[6]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[7]
Nationwide Seoul
1 2018/02/26 3.532% 4.321%
2 2018/02/27 2.509% 2.653%
3 2018/03/05 2.838% 3.603%
4 2018/03/06 3.281% 3.625%
5 2018/03/12 2.929% 3.364%
6 2018/03/13 2.691% 3.042%
7 2018/03/19 3.231% 3.605%
8 2018/03/20 2.768% 2.487%
9 2018/03/26 3.352% 4.005%
10 2018/03/27 3.421% 3.957%
11 2018/04/02 2.929% 2.811%
12 2018/04/03 3.713% 4.058%
13 2018/04/09 3.197% 3.125%
14 2018/04/10 3.643% 3.981%
15 2018/04/16 3.207% 3.418%
16 2018/04/17 3.319% 3.449%
Average 3.160% 3.469%
  • This drama airs 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

  1. ^ Kang, Seo-jung (January 24, 2019). "'바벨' 박시후X장희진, 19금 격정멜로로 TV조선 역대 최고시청률 찍을까(종합)[Oh!쎈 현장]". Osen (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Park Si-hoo, Jang Hee-jin Star in New Mystery Series". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ Kang, Seo-jung (October 31, 2018). "박시후, TV조선 드라마 '바벨' 출연확정..미스터리 격정멜로[공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "장희진, TV 조선 새 드라마 '바벨' 여자 주인공 출연". Newsis (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. November 7, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Jin, Hyang-hee (December 20, 2018). "TV CHOSUN '바벨' 박시후-장희진-김해숙-김지훈-장신영, 첫 대본리딩 현장". MK (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2019.