Payback: Money and Power () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun, Moon Chae-won, Kang You-seok, and Park Hoon. It aired on SBS TV from January 6 to February 11, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).
Synopsis The series follows the story of people who risk everything to fight the money cartel that colluded with the law. They refuse to remain silent in the face of incompetent and unjust power, and fight passionately in their own way.
Cast Main Lee Sun-kyun as Eun Yong, a money trader who is the owner and head of investment of a global private equity fund. Yoon Jeong-il as young Eun Yong Moon Chae-won as Park Joon-kyung, a former prosecutor and a military judicial officer who passed the bar exam and graduated from the training institute with top scores. Han Dong-hee as young Park Joon-kyung Kang You-seok as Jang Tae-chun, Yong's nephew who is a prosecutor. Park Hoon as Hwang Ki-seok, a chief prosecutor.
Supporting Kim Hong-pa as Myung In-joo, godfather of the underground economy who built a cartel of greed. Kim Mi-sook as Yoon Hye-rin, Joon-kyung's mother. Seo Jeong-yeon as Eun Ji-hee, Tae-chun's mother and Yong's older sister. Park Hwan-hee as young Eun Ji-hee Kim Hye-hwa as Hong Han-na, Yong's partner who is a lobbyist-turned-private equity fund representative. Choi Deok-moon as Nam Sang-il, a veteran prosecution investigator. Choi Jung-in as Ham Jin, a prosecutor at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. Lee Ki-young as Oh Chang-hyun, former chief of the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office. Son Eun-seo as Myung Se-hee, In-joo's daughter and Ki-seok's wife. Choi Min-chul as Park Jung-soo, the chief prosecutor of the 5th Detective Division. Park Jung-pyo as Lee Young-jin, Ki-seok's right-hand man and chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Kwon Hyuk as Lee Su-dong, In-joo's partner. Won Hyun-joon as Lee Jin-ho, a capital market thug and Yong's old friend from juvenile detention center. Kim Kyung-ho as young Lee Jin-ho Lee Geon-myung as Kim Seong-tae, In-joo's right-hand man. Kwon Tae-won as Baek In-soo, a former prosecutor and a member of the National Assembly. Jo Young-jin as Son Seung-jin, a politician.
Extended Kim Jae-rok as President Park Seo Ji-hoon as Cha Dong-jin
Special appearance Lee Jung-bin as Kim Ju-hyeon
Production Filming was scheduled to begin in July 2022.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen KoreaNielsen Korea ratings:
TNmSTNmS ratings:
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 January 6, 2023 8.7% 9.6% 2 January 7, 2023 7.4% 8.3% 3 January 13, 2023 8.7% 8.9% 8.3% 4 January 14, 2023 9.6% 10.1% 5 January 20, 2023 9.5% 9.7% 8.1% 6 January 21, 2023 7.3% 7 January 27, 2023 11.1% 11.6% 8 January 28, 2023 10.7% 10.7% 9.2% 9 February 3, 2023 11.1% 11.1% 10 February 4, 2023 9.5% 9.9% 8.6% 11 February 10, 2023 9.7% 12 February 11, 2023 11.1% 10.8% 10.2% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Medium-Length Drama Moon Chae-won Consumer Day KCA Culture Entertainment Awards 2023 Drama Category – Viewers' Choice Actor of the Year SBS Drama Awards 2023 Best New Actor Kang You-seok Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Moon Chae-won Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Park Hoon Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Son Eun-seo Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama Kim Hye-hwa
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