Prison Playbook
Prison Playbook[2] (Korean: 슬기로운 감빵생활; RR: Seulgiroun Gamppangsaenghwal; lit. Wise Prison Life) is a 2017 South Korean television series directed by Shin Won-ho and starring Park Hae-soo and Jung Kyung-ho. The series marks Park Hae-soo's first-ever lead role. It aired on tvN from November 22, 2017, to January 18, 2018, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:10 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes.[3][4]
Prison Playbook | |
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Also known as | Smart Prison Living |
Hangul | 슬기로운 감빵생활 |
Genre | Black comedy[1] |
Created by | Lee Woo-jung (for Egg is Coming) [1] |
Written by | Jung Bo-hoon |
Directed by | Shin Won-ho |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Park Sung-jae |
Producer | Park Soo-woo |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | tvN |
Distributor | |
Release | |
Original network | tvN |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | November 22, 2017 – January 18, 2018 |
External links | |
Website |
Synopsis
A captivating drama revolving around the lives of convicts behind bars, their families and duty officers working in the correctional facilities. A superstar baseball pitcher, Kim Je-hyuk, is convicted of assault after he saves his sister from a sexual attack.
Cast
Main
- Park Hae-soo as Kim Je-hyuk
- Lee Tae-sun as young Kim Je-hyuk
- A superstar baseball player who turns into a convict overnight.
- Jung Kyung-ho as Lee Joon-ho
- Lee Do-hyun as young Lee Joon-ho
- An elite prison guard and Je-hyuk's best friend. He used to play baseball with Je Hyuk in high school but had to quit because of injuries sustained in a car accident.
People around Je-hyuk
- Krystal Jung as Kim Ji-ho
- Shin Rin-ah as child Kim Ji-ho
- Lee Chae-yoon as teenage Kim Ji-ho
- A traditional Korean medicine student and Je-hyuk's girlfriend.
- Lim Hwa-young as Kim Je-hee
- Je-hyuk's younger sister.
- Ye Soo-jung as Je-hyuk's mother
- Kim Kyung-nam as Lee Joon-dol
- Joon-ho's younger brother who is a reporter and an avid fan of Je-hyuk.
Seobu Detention Center
- Sung Dong-il as Chief Jo Ji-ho
- A veteran prison guard chief who is quick and flexible when it comes to resolving incidents that takes place inside the prison.[5]
- Jung Jae-sung as "Professor Myung"
- Lee Ho-chul as Gal Dae-bong (aka "Good-for-nothing Low-life")
Seobu Penitentiary
- Choi Moo-sung as Kim Min-chul (aka "Long-term Prisoner")
- A gang member who was sentenced to twenty five years' imprisonment because of murder.
- Park Ho-san as Kang Chul-doo (aka "KAIST")
- An engineer who was sentenced of imprisonment for three years and six months because of gambling scam.
- Lee Kyu-hyung as Yoo Han-yang (aka "Second-generation Chaebol" or "Looney")
- A repeat offender for the wrongdoing of drugs. He constantly bickers with Kaist and Captain Yoo.
- Jung Hae-in as Yoo Jeong-woo (aka "Captain Yoo")
- A commanding officer who allegedly assaulted his teammate mercilessly, which led to the latter's death. He initially found it hard to live with criminals but eventually fit in.
- Jung Min-sung as Go Park-sa (aka "Doctor Go")
- A manager who was imprisoned because of his company embezzling ten billion won and taking the fall purposely.
- Kang Seung-yoon as Lee Joo-hyung (aka "Jang Bal-jang" as reference to Jean Valjean)
- A repeat convict criminal who is unable to refrain from stealing.
- Kim Sung-cheol as Kim Young-cheol (aka "Jailbird")
- A man who frequently goes in and out of prison. He considered Je Hyeok his brother because Je Hyeok secretly paid for his mother's surgery.
- Ahn Chang-hwan as Dong-ho (aka "Croney")
- A prisoner who stabbed Je Hyeok causing his left arm to be paralyzed and can't be used for baseball but eventually, Je Hyeok was able to convince him to be on his side and be his catcher while he trains for baseball in prison.
- Jung Woong-in as Assistant Chief Paeng
- A fierce prison guard who likes swearing at prisoners but actually is very supportive and concerned about their well-beings and reform.
Others
- Shin Jae-ha as Kim Min-sung
- Lee Jung-hyuk as Nexen Team GM Asst
- Choi Sung-won as "Spot"
- Lee Hoon-jin as "Soji" (goods carrier)
- Joo Seok-tae as an operations chief
- Ahn Sang-woo as Prison Governor Kim Yong-chul
- Park Hyung-soo as Department Chief Na Hyung-soo
- Kim Han-jong as "Daehyungsoji" (heavy goods carrier)
- Kang Ki-doong as Prison Guard Song Gi-dong
- A prison guard who is very talkative. He is drawn to Captain Yoo because he was once saved by him.
- Choi Yeon-dong as Vice Chief Lee Jung-jae
- Kim Ki-nam as Choi Hyun-woo (prisoner)
- Lee Do-gyeom as Park Do-gyeom (prison guard)
- Lim Cheol-hyung as Director Kim Hyuk-kwon
- Kong Sang-a as Kim Ji-ho's mother
- Park Hye-jin as Lee Joon-ho's mother
- Jung Jin
- Lee Moo-saeng as Captain Yoo's lawyer
- Kim Jae-geon
- Jang Hyuk-jin as Yoo Han-yang's father
- Yeom Hye-ran as Yoo Han-yang's mother
- Seo Ji-hoon as Min-sik
- Han Duk-soo as News anchor
- Kim Kyung-rae as News anchor
- Ki Eun-ryung as News anchor
- Lee Young-suk
- Yoo Hyung-kwan as Chief Shim Woo-kyung (prisoner)
- Park Young-soo
- Jang Joon-nyung as Baseball coach
- Bae Ho-geun as Jang Yoon-hwan
- Kim Yong-un as big prisoner
- Kim Tae-soo as Woodworking workshop worker
- Lee Kyu-sung
- Choi Kwang-il
- Park Koo-yoon
- Kim Dong-chan
- Kwak Han-goo as a car thief
- Kim Jun-han as Song Ji-won
- Yang Dae-hyuk
- Choi Young
- Kang Hyun-jung
- Ko Young-bin as Doctor Jung Dae-hyun
- Ye In
- Jang Joon-ho
- Hong Seung-beom as Challenge Golden Bell MC
- Lee Kyu-seob
- Lee Sang-yi as Sergeant Oh Dong-hwan
- Ahn Tae-young as Lim Sun-soo
- Jung Moon-sung as Yoo Jung-min
- Shin Won-ho as Joo Jung-hoon
- Kim Mo-beom as Park Joon-young
- Jo Kyung-hoon
- Lee Do-yeob as Director Doh
- Tae Won-suk
- Park Kun-rak
- Song Young-hak
- Lee Shin-sung as CEO Nam
- Kim Jung-pal (or Kim Jung-seok) as Director Ji
- Lee Yoon-sang
- Yoo Su-bin as Yang Jung-suk
- Ji Min-hyuk as Kang Gun-woo
- Kim Ka-young
- Kwon Da-ham
- Son Kyung-won
- Shin Hee-kuk
- Jung Dong-hoon
- Seo Sang-won
- Kim Ki-moo as a rapist
- Lee Seok as Lee Suk-eun
- Kang Duk-jung
- Jung Kyung-cheol
- Lee Jae-woo
- Lee Do-kuk as Professor Kim Jin-sung
- Ko I-geon as a baseball teammate
- Son Kang-kuk as Taxi driver
- Bae-Jin-woong as Jin Woong
- Jo Joon
- Lee Ki-hyuk as Junior guard
- Sung Hyun-joon
- Ahn Ji-hyun as Ji-ho's friend
Special appearance
- Yoo Jae-myung as Je-hyuk's lawyer
Production
- Prison Playbook is directed by Shin Won-ho, the award-winning director of Reply franchise and written by one of the franchise's junior writers, Jung Bo-hoon.[6][7]
- The first script reading of the cast was held on July 17, 2017, at CJ E&M Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul.[8]
- The filming wrapped up on January 16, 2018.[9]
Original soundtrack
Prison Playbook Original Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | Korean, English |
Label |
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Producer | Kim Han-jo (executive) |
Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "OK" | Bewhy | Gray, DAX, Bewhy | Bewhy | 03:12 |
2. | "OK" (Inst.) | Gray, DAX, Bewhy | 03:12 | ||
Total length: | 06:24 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Door (Prod. By Zico)" (문) | Mino, Zico | Zico, Poptime | Kang Seung-yoon, Mino (Winner) | 03:21 |
2. | "The Door (Prod. By Zico)" (Inst.) | Zico, Poptime | 03:21 | ||
Total length: | 93:42 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Like A Dream" (꿈만 같아) | DGG | DGG | Park Bo-ram | 03:02 |
2. | "Like A Dream" (Inst.) | DGG | 03:02 | ||
Total length: | 06:04 |
Part 4
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Bravo, My Life!" | Jong-jin Kim | Jong-jin Kim | Eric Nam | 04:05 |
2. | "Bravo, My Life!" (Inst.) | Jong-jin Kim | 04:05 | ||
Total length: | 08:10 |
Part 5
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Would Be Better" (좋았을걸) | Heize | Heize, DAVII | Heize | 03:40 |
2. | "Would Be Better" (Inst.) | Heize, DAVII | 03:40 | ||
Total length: | 07:20 |
Part 6
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Nostalgia (Prod. by Woogie)" (향수) | Woo Won-jae | Woogie | Woo Won-jae | 03:21 |
2. | "Nostalgia (Prod. by Woogie)" (Inst.) | Woogie | 03:21 | ||
Total length: | 06:42 |
Part 7
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "No Problem" (괜찮아) | Shim Jae-hee, Primeboi | Primeboi | CNU, Baro (B1A4) | 03:33 |
2. | "No Problem" (Inst.) | Primeboi | 03:33 | ||
Total length: | 07:06 |
Part 8
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "That's The Way It Goes (ft. Kim Min-jae (REAL.BE))" (다이런거지뭐) | DAVII | DAVII | DAVII | 03:49 |
2. | "That's The Way It Goes" (Inst.) | DAVII | 03:49 | ||
Total length: | 07:38 |
Part 9
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Those Days (Without You)" (하루일과) | Zion.T | Zion.T, Slom, Peejay | Zion.T | 03:05 |
2. | "Those Days (Without You)" (Inst.) | Zion.T, Slom, Peejay | 03:05 | ||
Total length: | 06:10 |
Part 10
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "How Strange" (희한하네) | Rhythm Power | Topic Of Changan | Rhythm Power | 03:23 |
2. | "How Strange" (Inst.) | Topic Of Changan | 03:23 | ||
Total length: | 06:46 |
Ratings
Prison Playbook : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[14][note 1]
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.324 | 2.469 | 2.713 | 2.880 | 2.877 | 3.063 | N/A |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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AGB Nielsen[15] | TNmS | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
1 | November 22, 2017 | 4.638% | 4.816% | 5.1% | |
2 | November 23, 2017 | 5.381% | 5.900% | 5.1% | |
3 | November 29, 2017 | 4.698% | 5.336% | 4.9% | |
4 | November 30, 2017 | 5.468% | 6.644% | 5.3% | |
5 | December 6, 2017 | 5.612% | 6.518% | 5.7% | |
6 | December 7, 2017 | 5.847% | 6.260% | 6.2% | |
7 | December 13, 2017 | 6.388% | 6.942% | 7.1% | |
8 | December 14, 2017 | 6.774% | 7.409% | 7.0% | |
9 | December 20, 2017 | 7.313% | 8.376% | 7.4% | |
10 | December 21, 2017 | 7.910% | 8.809% | 7.7% | |
11 | January 3, 2018 | 9.095% | 10.139% | 8.7% | |
12 | January 4, 2018 | 9.393% | 10.511% | 9.6% | |
13 | January 10, 2018 | 10.142% | 11.077% | 10.2% | |
14 | January 11, 2018 | 10.615% | 11.531% | 11.3% | |
15 | January 17, 2018 | 10.477% | 11.620% | 10.9% | |
16 | January 18, 2018 | 11.195% | 12.299% | 10.9% | |
Average | 7.559% | 8.387% | 7.7% | ||
Special | December 27, 2017 | 5.110% | 5.658% | 5.3% | |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | 22nd Asian Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Prison Playbook | Nominated | |
12th Korean Cable TV Awards | Best Drama | Won | [16] | ||
54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Shin Won-ho | Nominated | [17][18] | |
Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Won | |||
Best New Actor | Park Hae-soo | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Jung Bo-hoon | Nominated | |||
Most Popular Actor | Jung Hae-in | Won | |||
6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hae-soo | Nominated | [19] | |
Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Won | |||
2nd The Seoul Awards | Nominated | [20] | |||
Best New Actor | Park Hae-soo | Won |
Notes
- The number of viewers was released on Nielsen starting January 2018.
References
- Kim, Yoon-ji. "신원호PD "'감옥', 이우정 작가 참여+블랙코미디 될것" (인터뷰)". Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Prison Playbook '응답하라' 슬기로운 감빵생활! 171122 EP.0. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]정경호·박해수, tvN '슬기로운 감빵생활' 주인공". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Baek, Sol-mi. "tvN '슬기로운 감빵생활', 슬기롭지 않은 대본 보안". Naver (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Choi, Hye Won (November 8, 2017). <슬기로운 감빵생활> 압도적인 24人 캐릭터포스터 공개! (in Korean). iMBC.
- Moon, Wan-sik. "신원호PD "'감옥' 드라마 가을 첫선..'응답' 내년 이후"(일문일답)". Naver (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Jo, Hyeon-joo. "신원호 PD "감옥 소재 신작, 페이소스 있는 블랙코미디" (인터뷰)". Tenasia (in Korean). Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Kim, Ji-ho. 크리스탈, '감빵생활' 합류…17일 대본리딩 완료. Naver (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Kim, Yoon-ji. "어떻게 헤어져"…'슬기로운 감빵생활', 촬영 종료. Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- Gaon Digital Chart:
- "Would Be Better + Nostalgia". December 23, 2017.
- Cumulative sales for "The Door":
- "2017년 48주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- Cumulative sales for "Would Be Better":
- "2017년 50주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- "2017년 51주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "2017년 52주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- Cumulative sales for "Nostalgia":
- "2017년 51주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- "Winners Of The 2018 Korea Cable TV Awards". Soompi. 16 April 2018.
- "[2018 백상예술대상 종합] tvN '비밀의 숲'·영화 '1987' 대상 영예+3·4관왕". Osen (in Korean). May 4, 2018.
- "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
- "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
- ‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Prison Playbook at HanCinema
- Prison Playbook at IMDb
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