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Genre | Political Thriller Drama |
Written by | Park Kyung-soo |
Directed by | Myoungwoo Lee |
Starring | Kim Rae-won Kim Ah-joong Cho Jae-hyun Seo Ji-hye On Joo-wan |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Han Jung-hwan Moon Bo-mi |
Producer | Kim Dong-ho |
Production location | Korea |
Running time | 70 minutes Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
Production company | HB Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Release | 15 December 2014 17 February 2015 | –
Punch (Korean: 펀치; RR: Peonchi) is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won, Kim Ah-joong, Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Ji-hye, and On Joo-wan.[1][2][3][4][5] It aired on SBS from 15 December 2014 to 17 February 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 19 episodes.[6][7]
Punch is a record of the last six months of Park Jung-hwan's life. He is the chief of the anti-corruption investigation team for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. To get to his position, Jung-hwan has made compromises to achieve what he thought of as the greater good, though it meant losing some of his soul in the process. But when he gets diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and told that he only has six months left to live, it makes Jung-hwan reexamine his life choices. He decides to pursue justice whatever the cost, even if it means sacrificing his life. This is his last attempt to make things right, one final "punch" against the crooked world. And his main goal is bringing down his boss Prosecutor General Lee Tae-joon, whose friendly public face masks his unscrupulous morals and rampant corruption.
Helping Jung-hwan in his quest is his ex-wife, Shin Ha-kyung. Ha-kyung is an idealistic prosecutor for the Seoul District, and chose her profession over having a lucrative law career. She divorced Jung-hwan because he was obsessed with ambition and never had time for her and their young daughter, Ye-rin. But that doesn't mean she doesn't still care for him, though her concern is mixed with resentment.
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
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TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | |||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
1 | December 15, 2014 | 6.7% (NR) | 8.6% (19th) | 6.3% (NR) | 8.6% (19th) | |
2 | December 16, 2014 | 6.6% (NR) | 7.4% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) | 7.4% (NR) | |
3 | December 22, 2014 | 6.7% (NR) | 7.4% (NR) | 6.6% (NR) | 7.6% (NR) | |
4 | December 23, 2014 | 7.7% (18th) | 9.2% (17th) | 7.7% (NR) | 8.5% (17th) | |
5 | December 29, 2014 | 7.7% (NR) | 9.2% (14th) | 8.7% (18th) | 9.3% (14th) | |
6 | January 5, 2015 | 9.3% (18th) | 11.6% (11th) | 9.6% (16th) | 10.1% (13th) | |
7 | January 6, 2015 | 9.8% (15th) | 12.7% (7th) | 10.1% (15th) | 10.7% (12th) | |
8 | January 12, 2015 | 9.8% (15th) | 11.3% (10th) | 9.1% (17th) | 9.6% (15th) | |
9 | January 13, 2015 | 10.0% (14th) | 12.3% (8th) | 9.6% (16th) | 9.6% (17th) | |
10 | January 19, 2015 | 10.8% (13th) | 12.7% (8th) | 10.4% (11th) | 10.8% (9th) | |
11 | January 20, 2015 | 11.5% (9th) | 14.4% (5th) | 12.3% (8th) | 13.3% (5th) | |
12 | January 26, 2015 | 11.1% (11th) | 13.7% (8th) | 11.4% (8th) | 12.2% (7th) | |
13 | January 27, 2015 | 11.9% (10th) | 15.3% (4th) | 12.2% (8th) | 13.5% (6th) | |
14 | February 2, 2015 | 11.2% (13th) | 13.5% (6th) | 12.5% (8th) | 13.8% (6th) | |
15 | February 3, 2015 | 12.4% (10th) | 15.2% (6th) | 12.8% (6th) | 14.0% (5th) | |
16 | February 9, 2015 | 12.1% (12th) | 14.4% (6th) | 12.7% (6th) | 14.2% (5th) | |
17 | February 10, 2015 | 11.9% (11th) | 14.8% (6th) | 11.9% (8th) | 13.1% (5th) | |
18 | February 16, 2015 | 12.7% (8th) | 15.1% (5th) | 14.0% (5th) | 14.7% (5th) | |
19 | February 17, 2015 | 14.8% (5th) | 17.2% (4th) | 14.8% (4th) | 14.9% (4th) | |
Average | 10.2% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 11.3% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Punch | Nominated |
Best Actor (TV) | Kim Rae-won | Nominated | ||
Cho Jae-hyun | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay (TV) | Park Kyung-soo | Won | ||
15th Gwangju International Film Festival | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Cho Jae-hyun | Won | |
Best TV Star | Seo Ji-hye | Won | ||
4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries |
Kim Rae-won | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Jang Hyun-sung | Nominated | ||
Park Hyuk-kwon | Nominated | |||
Best Writer | Park Kyung-soo | Won | ||
SBS Drama Awards | Best Actor (medium-length drama) | Cho Jae-Hyun | Won | |
Kim Rae-won | Nominated | |||
Best Actress (medium-length drama) | Choi Myung-gil | Won | ||
Kim Ah-joong | Nominated | |||
Special Actor (medium-length drama) | Kim Eung-soo | Nominated | ||
On Joo-wan | Nominated | |||
Special Actress (medium-length drama) | Seo Ji-hye | Nominated | ||
PD Award (chosen by PDs from KBS, SBS & MBC) | Kim Rae-won | Won | ||
Cho Jae-Hyun | Nominated | |||
Top 10 Stars | Won | |||
Best Couple Award | Kim Rae-won and Kim Ah-joong | Nominated | ||
4th CARI K Drama Awards | Drama of The Year | Punch | Nominated | |
PD Award for The Best Ensemble Casts | Won | |||
Best Director | Lee Myung-Woo | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Park Kyung-soo | Won | ||
Best Actor | Kim Rae-won | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Cho Jae-hyun | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Choi Myung-gil | Nominated |
It aired on ONE TV ASIA in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia premiering on 12 January 2015.[8]