The Guardians
Promotional poster
Genre
Created byLim Hwa-min
Written byKim Soo-eun
Directed by
  • Son Hyung-suk
  • Park Seung-woo
Creative directors
  • Park Min-yun
  • Oh Da-young
  • Jang Rae-jin
  • Lee Jin-soo
Starring
ComposerOh Suk-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[a]
Production
Executive producerIm Hwa-min
Producers
  • Park Jeong-wook
  • Park Kyung-soo
  • Sun Zhenkun[b]
Cinematography
  • Hong Sung-wook
  • Park Chang-soo
Editors
  • Baek Hae-kyung
  • Jang Soo-nam
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time35 mins[a]
Production companiesGallery 9
Nano Chem Tech[c]
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseMay 22, 2017 (2017-05-22) –
present (present)

The Guardians (Korean: 파수꾼; RR: Pasooggoon; lit. Lookout) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Si-young, Kim Young-kwang, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Seul-gi and Key. The drama airs on MBC every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) starting May 22, 2017.[2][3]

Synopsis

The Guardians tells the story of a group of people who team up to serve justice themselves after losing their loved ones to criminals. The group consists of a lawyer, prosecutor, hacker, and an extremely shy person. They want to serve these criminals what they deserve and take matters into their own hands as the corrupt justice system in South Korea fails to capture the culprits. [4]

Cast

Main

A former shooting player and current detective. She lost her daughter to crime but joins the group to find the criminal who keeps evading the law.
A passionate prosecutor who has a story of his own and becomes a monster for revenge.
Jang Do-han's fellow prosecutor.
A woman who lost her entire family in a crime. She communicates with the world through security cameras, and she is a person who avoids social contact.
A mischievous skater and a genius hacker whose mother went missing due to a crime.

Supporting

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office

Criminal Investigation Team

Nearby people

Others

Special appearance

Production

The director Son Hyung-suk is known for his action, thriller drama Two Weeks and his historical drama Shine or Go Crazy.

The series is based on a script by rookie Kim Soo-eun which became the second placer in the 2016 MBC TV Drama Screenplay Competition in Miniseries category, behind Radiant Office which script was written by Jung Hoe-hyun.[17]

"The Guardians" marks Shin Dong-wook's return after being diagnosed with CRPS, a cripplingly painful illness in 2010.[18]

First script reading took place March 29 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[19]

Original soundtracks

The Guardians
OST Album
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2017
GenreK-pop, K-hip hop, soundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelMusic&NEW

OST Part 1

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."AMEN"Damiano, Jeon Ji-yoonDamiano, Kim Min-seokDamiano feat. Jenyer03:13

OST Part 2

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Got U" (Prod. RAINSTONE)Ltak, Pop CultureRAINSTONE, R.M. TedderGill, Ltak feat. Pop Culture04:16
2."Got U" (Prod. RAINSTONE)LtakRAINSTONE, R.M. TedderGill, Ltak04:16
Total length:08:32

OST Part 3

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Trickling" (주르륵)
  • Oh Seok-joon
  • Noh I-young
  • Noh I-young
  • Eunsol(1008)
Raina (Orange Caramel)03:54
2."Trickling" (Inst.) 
  • Noh I-young
  • Eunsol(1008)
 03:54
Total length:07:48

OST Part 4

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Taken"
  • Jeon Ji-yoon
  • DAVII
  • Jeon Ji-yoon
  • DAVII
Jenyer feat. DAVII03:23
2."Taken" (Inst.) 
  • Jeon Ji-yoon
  • DAVII
 03:23
Total length:06:46

Ratings

Episode # Date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[20] AGB Nielsen[21]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 May 22, 2017 4.9% (NR) 6.2% (NR) 6.0% (NR) 6.4% (18th)
2 5.8% (NR) 5.4% (NR) 5.7% (NR) 6.2% (NR)
3 May 23, 2017 5.4% (NR) 5.7% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 4.9% (NR)
4 4.8% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.8% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
5 May 29, 2017 5.8% (NR) 6.0% (NR) 5.6% (NR) 5.8% (NR)
6 5.7% (NR) 5.9% (NR) 6.6% (NR) 6.9% (NR)
7 May 30, 2017 7.0% (18th) 8.0% (12th) 6.2% (17th) 6.3% (17th)
8 7.6% (15th) 8.1% (11th) 7.3% (14th) 7.4% (11th)
9 June 5, 2017 6.3% (NR) 6.5% (20th) 6.8% (20th) 6.7% (NR)
10  6.8% (20th) 7.2% (16th) 7.5% (14th) 7.0% (16th)
11 June 6, 2017 7.2% (19th) 8.3% (12th) 7.1% (17th) 7.2% (19th)
12 8.0% (14th) 7.7% (15th) 7.8% (13th)
13 June 12, 2017 7.2% (NR) 7.9% (13th) 6.1% (NR) 6.5% (NR)
14 8.7% (11th) 10.2% (4th) 7.2% (17th) 7.3% (13th)
15 June 13, 2017 7.2% (19th)  7.1% (16th) 7.2% (16th) 7.2% (14th)
16 8.6% (14th) 8.6% (9th) 8.1% (11th) 7.7% (9th)
17 June 19, 2017 6.3% (NR) 7.0% (18th) 7.2% (20th) 7.3% (15th)
18 6.9% (20th) 7.8% (13th) 7.7% (12th) 7.5% (11th)
19 June 20, 2017  6.8% (17th) 7.4% (14th) 8.5% (10th) 8.8% (8th)
20 6.9% (16th) 7.7% (13th) 8.6% (8th) 8.8%
21 June 26, 2017 6.5% (NR) 8.3% (8th) 7.4% (17th) 7.6% (13th)
22 7.2% (17th) 6.8% (19th) 8.2% (11th) 8.5% (8th)
23 June 27, 2017 7.9% (15th) 8.5% (10th) 8.0% (13th)
24 8.9% (11th) 9.9% (4th) 8.6% (8th) 9.1% (7th)
25 July 3, 2017
26
27 July 4, 2017
28
29 July 10, 2017
30
31 July 11, 2017
32
Average % % % %

International broadcast

Notes

  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
  2. ^ Also spelled in Korean as Son Jin-gon
  3. ^ The KOSDAQ-listed chemical company Nano Chem Tech is a co-producer through its Seoul-based subsidiary Happy Global ENT.

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