The Guest (TV series)

The Guest[2][3] (Korean: 손 the guest; RR: Son the guest; lit. Hand: The Guest) is a 2018 South Korean television series about exorcism and shamanism that stars Kim Dong-wook, Kim Jae-wook, and Jung Eun-chae. It aired from September 12 to November 1, 2018 on OCN's first series on the newly-created Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST time slot.[4][5][6][7]

The Guest
Promotional poster
Hangul손: The Guest
Genre
Created byJinnie Choi
for Studio Dragon
Written by
  • Kwon So-ra
  • Seo Jae-won
Directed byKim Hong-seon[1]
Starring
ComposerKim Tae-seong
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Jinnie Choi
  • Kim Gun-hong
ProducerKim Ryun-hee
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyStudio Dragon
DistributorOCN
Release
Original networkOCN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseSeptember 12 (2018-09-12) –
November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
External links
Website
Production website

Despite not airing in prime time, the series received a peak rating of 4% nationwide.

Synopsis

Twenty years ago, Yoon Hwa-pyung (Kim Dong-wook), a young psychic born into a shaman family, learns about the powerful demon called "Sohn" (Guest). The demon is very powerful and possesses the power to control other demons and allow them to possess weak people. The possessed people then go mad, kill their families, and stab themselves in the eye. Hwa-pyung, Choi Yoon (Kim Jae-wook); a young boy born in a religious Catholic family, and Kang Kil-young (Jung Eun-chae); the daughter of a detective, fatefully meet when their families are killed by a demon.

Twenty years later, the demon killings started again. Hwa-pyung is now a taxi driver who uses his power to seek out possessed people in order to help them, Yoon is a Catholic priest who is talented in exorcism, and Kil-young is a detective who doesn't believe in ghosts. The trio meets again and tries to work together to defeat "Sohn".

Cast

Main
A shaman who was born with psychic powers.[9]
  • Kim Jae-wook as Choi Yoon / Matthew
    • Jung Yoo-geun as young Choi Yoon
A cynical and cold priest who alienates people but is recognized by his abilities as an exorcist.[10]
A passionate and tough but easygoing detective who does not believe in the supernatural.[11]

Supporting

Special appearance

Original soundtrack
The Guest
Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Recorded2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)[27]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Somewhere"Choi Jung-in (최정인)Choi Jung-in (최정인)O3ohn (오존)02:55
2."Somewhere (Memory Ver.)"Choi Jung-in (최정인)Choi Jung-in (최정인)Ha Jin (하진)03:30
3."Somewhere" (Inst.) Choi Jung-in (최정인) 02:55
4."Somewhere (Memory Ver.)" (Inst.) Choi Jung-in (최정인) 03:30
Total length:12:50

Part 2

Released on October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)[28]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bad Dream" (나쁜 꿈)Yoon Young-joonYoon Young-joonSon Seung-yeon04:00
2."Bad Dream" (Inst.)Yoon Young-joonYoon Young-joon 04:00
Total length:8:00

Ratings
The Guest : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
13867326648337368098597507197237038659129288881037784
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[29]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[30] TNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul
1 September 12, 2018 1.575% (5th) 1.846% (6th) 2.2% (4th)[31] Not published
2 September 13, 2018 2.902% (3rd) 3.488% (3rd) Not published Not published
3 September 19, 2018 2.572% (3rd) 2.857% (3rd) 2.7%[32] Not published
4 September 20, 2018 3.207% (3rd) 3.917% (3rd) 3.0%[32] Not published
5 September 26, 2018 2.899% (7th) 3.390% (7th) 3.6%[33] Not published
6 September 27, 2018 2.960% (3rd) 3.176% (3rd) Not published 4.0%[34]
7 October 3, 2018 3.025% (4th) 2.974% (5th) 4.0%[35] 4.3%[35]
8 October 4, 2018 3.151% (3rd) 3.339% (3rd) 3.9%[35] 4.5%[35]
9 October 10, 2018 2.887% (3rd) 3.534% (1st) Not published Not published
10 October 11, 2018 3.054% (2nd) 3.396% (3rd) 4.2%[36] Not published
11 October 17, 2018 2.616% (4th) 2.875% (4th) 4.4%[36] Not published
12 October 18, 2018 3.297% (2nd) 3.700% (2nd) 4.6%[37] 5.0%[38]
13 October 24, 2018 3.328% (2nd) 3.618% (2nd) Not published Not published
14 October 25, 2018 3.378% (2nd) 3.498% (2nd) 5.0%[39] 5.5%[39]
15 October 31, 2018 3.399% (1st) 3.766% (1st) Not published Not published
16 November 1, 2018 4.073% (2nd) 4.808% (2nd) 5.6%[40] 6.3%[40]
Average 3.020% 3.386% —[lower-alpha 1] —[lower-alpha 1]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired 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).
  • TNmS stopped releasing viewership numbers on their website, the only source for them now are news articles.

Notes
  1. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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