Babel (TV series)

Babel, also known as Tower of 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) time slot.[1][2]

Babel
Promotional poster
Hangul바벨
GenreMelodrama , Revenge
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
DistributorTV Chosun
Release
Original networkTV Chosun
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJanuary 27 (2019-01-27) –
March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)
External links
Website
Production website

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 Min-ho
  • Kim Jong-goo as Tae Byeong-cheo, chairman of chaebol Geosan
  • Lee Seung-hyung as Sin Hyeon-cheol, younger brother 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]
NationwideSeoul
1 January 27, 2019 3.532% 4.321%
2 February 2, 2019 2.509% 2.653%
3 February 3, 2019 2.838% 3.603%
4 February 9, 2019 3.281% 3.625%
5 February 10, 2019 2.929% 3.364%
6 February 16, 2019 2.691% 3.042%
7 February 17, 2019 3.231% 3.605%
8 February 23, 2019 2.768% 2.487%
9 February 24, 2019 3.352% 4.005%
10 March 3, 2019 3.421% 3.957%
11 March 9, 2019 2.929% 2.811%
12 March 10, 2019 3.713% 4.058%
13 March 16, 2019 3.197% 3.125%
14 March 17, 2019 3.643% 3.981%
15 March 23, 2019 3.207% 3.418%
16 March 24, 2019 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). News Chosun. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. "Park Si-hoo, Jang Hee-jin Star in New Mystery Series". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 January 2019.
  3. Kang, Seo-jung (October 31, 2018). "박시후, TV조선 드라마 '바벨' 출연확정..미스터리 격정멜로[공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). News Chosun. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. "장희진, TV 조선 새 드라마 '바벨' 여자 주인공 출연". Newsis (in Korean). News Chosun. November 7, 2018. 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). Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  6. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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