Confession (South Korean TV series)
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| Confession | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 자백 |
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Im Hee-Cheol |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Min Hyun-il |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Ace Factory |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | March 23 – May 12, 2019 |
Confession (Korean: 자백; RR: Jabaek) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho, Yoo Jae-myung and Shin Hyun-been. It aired on tvN from March 23 to May 12, 2019.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
Choi Do-hyun becomes a lawyer in order to clear his father's name after he has been wrongly accused of murder.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Lee Jun-ho as Choi Do-hyun[2][3]
- Yoo Jae-myung as Gi Choon-ho[4][5]
- Shin Hyun-been as Ha Yoo-ri[6]
- Nam Gi-ae as Madame Jin[7]
Supporting[edit]
People around Choi Do-hyun[edit]
- Choi Kwang-il as Choi Pil-su
- Lee Ki-hyuk as Lee Hyun-joon
People around Gi Choon-ho[edit]
- Jung Hee-tae as Detective Seo
- Jang Jae-ho as Detective Lee
- Jeon Do-hyun as Kim Dae-seok
Others[edit]
- Moon Sung-keun as Cho Myung-geun
- Song Young-chang as Chairman Oh
- Yoo Sung-joo as Ji Chang-ryul
- Kim Jung-gi as Yang In-beom
- Kim Young-hoon as Park Si-kang
- Choi Dae-hoon as Secretary Hwang
- Kim Jung-hwa as Jenny Song
- Ryu Kyung-soo as Han Jong-goo
- Song Yoo-hyun as Cho Gyeong-seon
- Jeong Gi-seop as Cha Seung-hu
- Kim Seong-hun as Sung Jun-sik
- Yoon Kyung-ho as Heo Jae-man[8]
- Tae In-ho
Production[edit]
The first script reading of the cast was held on January 5, 2019.[9]
Original soundtrack[edit]
| Confession OST | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
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Part 1[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Let Me Hear It" (들려줘) | Kang Ji-won, Basick | Kang Ji-won | Song Ji-eun, Basick | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Let Me Hear It" (Inst.) | Kang Ji-won | 3:54 | ||
| Total length: | 7:48 | ||||
Part 2[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The End" | Kang Ji-won | Kang Ji-won | Jungin | 3:50 |
| 2. | "The End" (Inst.) | Kang Ji-won | 3:50 | ||
| Total length: | 7:40 | ||||
Part 3[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reason: It's You" | Movie Man & Master Chung | Movie Man & Master Chung | Yoari | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Reason: It's You" (Inst.) | Movie Man & Master Chung | 3:20 | ||
| Total length: | 6:40 | ||||
Ratings[edit]
Confession : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[10]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1125 | 1217 | 898 | 1303 | 833 | 1150 | 852 | 1134 | 895 | 1174 | 868 | 1035 | 734 | 1032 | 962 | 1313 | 1033 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | March 23, 2019 | 4.569% | 4.704% | ||
| 2 | March 24, 2019 | 5.386% | 6.461% | ||
| 3 | March 30, 2019 | 4.501% | 4.913% | ||
| 4 | March 31, 2019 | 5.573% | 6.176% | ||
| 5 | April 6, 2019 | 4.027% | 4.761% | ||
| 6 | April 7, 2019 | 5.458% | 6.462% | ||
| 7 | April 13, 2019 | 4.079% | 4.661% | ||
| 8 | April 14, 2019 | 5.425% | 6.419% | ||
| 9 | April 20, 2019 | 3.846% | 4.846% | ||
| 10 | April 21, 2019 | 5.594% | 6.421% | ||
| 11 | April 27, 2019 | 3.846% | 4.347% | ||
| 12 | April 28, 2019 | 5.122% | 6.047% | ||
| 13 | May 4, 2019 | 3.378% | 3.759% | ||
| 14 | May 5, 2019 | 4.841% | 5.686% | ||
| 15 | May 11, 2019 | 4.849% | 5.738% | ||
| 16 | May 12, 2019 | 6.275% | 7.030% | ||
| Average | 4.798% | 5.527% | |||
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Shin Hyun-been | Nominated | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ "'Confession' shows a new side of its stars". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 16, 2019.
- ^ "2PM's Lee Jun-ho cast in tvN drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ 진실을 추구하는 변호사, 이준호의 ‘자백’. News KBS (in Korean). Naver. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Yoo Jae-myung cast in 'Confession'". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "유재명 '자백' 주연 출연 확정, 역시 tvN 공무원". Newsen (in Korean). January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ 신현빈, '자백' 출연 확정...이준호의 둘도 없는 여사친 된다 [공식입장]. OSEN (in Korean). January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ ‘자백’ 남기애 출연확정…‘마더’ 감독과 재회·3월 첫방 [공식입장]. Sports Donga (in Korean). January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "윤경호, tvN '자백' 출연 확정…이준호-유재명과 호흡 [공식]". Sports Donga (in Korean). January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "'자백' 이준호X유재명 첫 대본리딩 포착, 장르물 신화 이을까". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "'2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등". Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Korean)
- Confession at IMDb
- Confession at HanCinema
