Money Game (TV series)

{{Infobox television

| image = Money_Game_2020.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=머니게임}}

| genre = {{ubl|Drama}} Finance

| creator = Studio Dragon

| developer =

| writer = Lee Young-mi

| director = Kim Sang-ho

| creative_director =

| starring = {{ubl|Go Soo|Lee Sung-min|Shim Eun-kyung}}

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 16

| executive_producer =

| producer =

| location =

| cinematography =

| editor =

| camera =

| runtime = 70 minutes

| company = JS Pictures

| network = tvN

| first_aired = {{start date|2020|1|15}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2020|3|5}}

| related =

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Money Game ({{Korean|머니게임||Meonigeim}}) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Go Soo, Lee Sung-min and Shim Eun-kyung. It aired on tvN from January 15 to March 5, 2020 every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:30.{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3072387|title=On the money|date=January 9, 2020|website=Korea JoongAng Daily}}{{cite web|first=Ji-won|last=Choi|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200108000801|title=Veteran actors to play 'Money Game'|date=January 8, 2020|website=The Korea Herald}}

Synopsis

As the South Korean government fears that the 1997 Asian financial crisis is about to repeat itself, three people working at the Financial Services Commission and the Ministry of Economy and Finance try their best to avoid the coming crisis.

Cast

=Main=

Go Soo as Chae Yi-hun
Lee Sung-min as Heo Jae
Shim Eun-kyung as Lee Hye-joon

=Supporting=

Choi Deok-moon as Gook Kyeong-min
Choi Woong as Han Sang-min
Choi Byung-mo as Na Joon-pyo
Jo Jae-ryong as Jo Hee-bong
Oh Ryoong as Park Soo-jong
Teo Yoo as Eugene Han
Aprilann as Tina Bahama
Amy Aleha as Shannon
Bang Eun-hee as Lee Man-ok
Kim Jung-pal as Jin Soo-ho
Mi Ram as Jin Ma-ri
Song Jae-ryong as Kang Nam-jin
Kim Seung-wook as Kang Won-hee
Jung Dong-hwan as Chae Byeong-hak
Jeon Moo-song as Elder Kwak
Yoo Seung-mok as Seo Wang-yeo (ep. #5)
Park Ji-il as Kim Ho-joong{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002841096 |title='머니게임' 고수, 박지일과 손잡고 이성민 몰아내기 시작[별별TV] |trans-title='Money Game' Go Soo, Park Ji-il and Park Ji-il start to drive out Lee Seong-min [Byulbyeol TV] |author=Eun-song Jang |work=Star News|publisher= Naver|date=February 5, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2022|language=ko}}

Production

First script reading was held and filming began in summer 2019.
This series marked Shim Eun-kyung's small-screen comeback after 5 years since Naeil's Cantabile.

Viewership

{{Television ratings graph

| title = Money Game

| refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20200729|title=Nielsen Korea|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|language=ko|access-date=July 29, 2020}}

| average = y

| width = 300

| height = 200

| country = South Korea

| -

|0.774

|0.425

|0.414

|0.320

|0.480

|0.428

|0.493

|0.315

|0.440

|0.419

|0.445

|N/A

|0.479

|N/A

|0.444

|0.414

|N/A

}}

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+ Average TV viewership ratings
rowspan="2" \| {{abbr\|Ep.\|Episode}} ! rowspan="2" \| Original broadcast date ! colspan="2" \| Average audience share (Nielsen Korea){{cite web\|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00\|title=Nielsen Korea\|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research\|language=ko\|access-date=January 15, 2020}}
width="90" \| Nationwide	width="90" \| Seoul
1 \| January 15, 2020 \| {{color\|red\|3.520%}} \| {{color\|red\|3.843%}}
2 \| January 16, 2020 \| 1.953% \| 2.433%
3 \| January 22, 2020 \| 1.850% \| 1.775%
4 \| January 23, 2020 \| {{color\|blue\|1.293%}} \| {{color\|blue\|1.236%}}
5 \| January 29, 2020 \| 2.202% \| 2.065%
6 \| January 30, 2020 \| 1.693% \| 1.621%
7 \| February 5, 2020 \| 2.187% \| 2.072%
8 \| February 6, 2020 \| 1.599% \| {{N/A}}
9 \| February 12, 2020 \| 2.064% \| 2.054%
10 \| February 13, 2020 \| 1.709% \| 1.683%
11 \| February 19, 2020 \| 2.051% \| rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
12 \| February 20, 2020 \| 1.361%
13 \| February 26, 2020 \| 2.167%
14 \| February 27, 2020 \| 1.762%
15 \| March 4, 2020 \| 2.146% \| 2.053%
16 \| March 5, 2020 \| 1.890%{{cite web\|url=http://www.theceluv.com/article.php?aid=1583455191311165006\|title=[시청률 VS.] '포레스트' 소폭 하락에도 수목극 1위 굳건\|work=theceluv\|language=ko\|access-date=March 6, 2020}} \| {{N/A}}
colspan="2" \| Average ! {{color\|green\|1.966%}} ! {{color\|green\|—}}{{efn\|name=incomplete\|Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.}}
colspan="6" \| {{small\|In the table above, {{color\|blue\|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color\|red\|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.}} {{small\|N/A denotes that the rating is not known.}} {{small\|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).}}

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+ Average TV viewership ratings

rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date

! colspan="2" | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea){{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00|title=Nielsen Korea|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|language=ko|access-date=January 15, 2020}}

width="90" | Nationwide

width="90" | Seoul

| January 15, 2020

| {{color|red|3.520%}}

| {{color|red|3.843%}}

| January 16, 2020

| 1.953%

| 2.433%

| January 22, 2020

| 1.850%

| 1.775%

| January 23, 2020

| {{color|blue|1.293%}}

| {{color|blue|1.236%}}

| January 29, 2020

| 2.202%

| 2.065%

| January 30, 2020

| 1.693%

| 1.621%

| February 5, 2020

| 2.187%

| 2.072%

| February 6, 2020

| 1.599%

| {{N/A}}

| February 12, 2020

| 2.064%

| 2.054%

| February 13, 2020

| 1.709%

| 1.683%

| February 19, 2020

| 2.051%

| rowspan="4" {{N/A}}

| February 20, 2020

| 1.361%

| February 26, 2020

| 2.167%

| February 27, 2020

| 1.762%

| March 4, 2020

| 2.146%

| 2.053%

| March 5, 2020

| 1.890%{{cite web|url=http://www.theceluv.com/article.php?aid=1583455191311165006|title=[시청률 VS.] '포레스트' 소폭 하락에도 수목극 1위 굳건|work=theceluv|language=ko|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

| {{N/A}}

colspan="2" | Average

! {{color|green|1.966%}}

! {{color|green|—}}{{efn|name=incomplete|Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.}}

colspan="6" |

{{small|In the table above, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.}}
{{small|N/A denotes that the rating is not known.}}
{{small|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).}}

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|http://program.tving.com/tvn/moneygame/}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{IMDb title|tt11478544}}
{{Hancinema drama|Money_Game}}

{{TvN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas (2020–present)}}

Category:TvN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas

Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:2020 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2020 South Korean television series endings

Category:Television series by Studio Dragon

Category:Television series by JS Pictures