The Slingshot

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The Slingshot
Also known as Story of a Man
A Man's Story
Genre Action
Thriller
Format Television series
Written by Song Ji-na
Directed by Yoon Sung-sik
Starring Park Yong-ha
Park Si-yeon
Kim Kang-woo
Han Yeo-woon
Lee Phillip
Park Ki-woong
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Location(s) Korea
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Broadcast
Original channel Korean Broadcasting System
Original run 6 April 2009 (2009-04-06) – 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)
Chronology
Preceded by Boys Over Flowers
Followed by He Who Can't Marry
External links
Website

The Slingshot (Hangul: 남자이야기; RR: Namja Iyagi; lit. "Story of a Man") is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo,[1] Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong.[2] It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[3][4]

The Slingshot is about a wronged hero who gets himself thrown in jail, then formulates the ultimate plan for vengeance by enlisting the help of a few prison buddies to form a team, and beating the villain at his own game. It won Best Drama Series at the 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards.[5]

This was Park Yong-ha's last acting project before he committed suicide in June 2010.[6]

Plot

In the blink of an eye, Kim Shin (Park Yong-ha) loses everything dear to him. His father's company goes bankrupt, his brother commits suicide, his girlfriend (Park Si-yeon) leaves him, and he himself ends up in jail for a crime he didn't commit. While in prison, Shin learns that all of this was brought about by corporation head Chae Do-woo (Kim Kang-woo), who devised the scam that brought down his father. Determined to beat Do-woo at his own game, Shin sets out to get revenge, no matter the cost. More and more people are pulled into the unforgiving battle of wits as stakes are raised, secrets are revealed, and love turns into a weapon.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

  • Jang Se-jin as Beom-hwan
  • Kim Hyung-bum as Joong-ho
  • Baek Jae-jin as Yong-shik
  • Jeon Jae-hyung as Jae-seop
  • Jang Hang-sun as President Chae
  • Kim Roi-ha as Director Oh
  • Park Sun-woo as Danny
  • Lee Seung-bok as Lee Dae-pyo
  • Heo Wook as Kei
  • Han Song-yi as Yeon-hee
  • Kim Mi-kyung as Detective Kim
  • Choi Ji-na as Madame Jang
  • Lee Byung-joon as Do Man-hee
  • Bang Eun-hee as Myung-un
  • Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Wook
  • Jeon Sung-hwan as Mayor
  • Won Deok-hyun as young Chae Do-woo
  • Min Joon-hyun as hospital official
  • Lee Tae-im
  • Choi Yoon-young

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-04-06 1 6.6% 8.1%
2008-04-07 2 6.6% 7.4%
2009-04-13 3 8.6% (18th) 9.2% (16th)
2009-04-14 4 7.2% 7.9%
2009-04-20 5 7.6% 8.5%
2009-04-21 6 7.5% 8.4%
2009-04-27 7 7.1% 7.8%
2009-04-28 8 6.6% 7.5%
2009-05-04 9 6.9% 8.1%
2009-05-05 10 9.0% 9.4%
2009-05-11 11 7.3% 8.3%
2009-05-12 12 8.0% 8.0%
2009-05-18 13 8.0% 8.0%
2009-05-19 14 7.7% (20th) 7.6% (20th)
2009-05-25 15 9.8% (12th) 9.2% (13th)
2009-05-26 16 9.6% (15th) 9.2% (16th)
2009-06-01 17 8.7% (18th) 8.2% (18th)
2009-06-02 18 9.3% (15th) 9.1% (17th)
2009-06-08 19 9.0% (17th) 8.9% (16th)
2008-08-19 20 9.7% (15th) 9.4% (13th)
Average 8.0% -

Source: TNS Media Korea

Awards

References

  1. Oh, Jean (9 April 2009). "No run-of-the-mill Romeo". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-05-23. 
  2. "Park Ki-woong: The Real Draw of New Hit Soap". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-23. 
  3. Oh, Jean (6 April 2009). "Action thriller to follow Boys Over Flowers". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-05-23. 
  4. Han, Sang-hee (7 April 2009). "Male Hallyu Stars Clash on TV". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-23. 
  5. Han, Sang-hee (13 September 2009). "Seoul Int'l Drama Awards End With Promise". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-23. 
  6. Oh, Jean (30 June 2010). "Park Yong-ha found dead". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-05-23. 

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