Pride and Prejudice (2014 TV series)

Pride and Prejudice

Promotional poster for Pride and Prejudice
Genre Legal drama
Romance
Comedy
Drama
Written by Lee Hyun-joo
Directed by Kim Jin-min
Starring Choi Jin-hyuk
Baek Jin-hee
Choi Min-soo
Lee Tae-hwan
Son Chang-min
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 21
Production
Executive producer(s) Lee Chang-sup
Producer(s) Kim Ho-joon
Moon Seok-hwan
Location(s) Korea
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)
Production company(s) Bon Factory
Broadcast
Original channel Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original run October 27, 2014 – January 13, 2015
Chronology
Preceded by The Night Watchman's Journal
Followed by Shine or Go Crazy
External links
Website

Pride and Prejudice (Hangul: 오만과 편견; RR: Omangwa Pyeongyeon) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Baek Jin-hee, Choi Min-soo, Lee Tae-hwan and Son Chang-min. It aired on MBC from October 27, 2014 to January 13, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 21 episodes.[1][2][3]

Plot

Gu Dong-chi passed the bar exam right after high school (bypassing college altogether) and became a prosecutor at age 21. With his brilliant legal mind and over ten years of experience since, Dong-chi has sharpened his skills of figuring out what other people are really thinking, even as he keeps his own private thoughts inscrutable and enjoys the perks of the bureaucratic system.

Han Yeol-mu is a prosecutor-in-training who gets assigned under Dong-chi. Yeol-mu was once a detective, and she decided to become a public prosecutor because of her dogged pursuit of truth and justice.

Dong-chi finds himself working with Yeol-mu, and along with cool-headed veteran prosecutor Moon Hee-man, investigator and former taekwondo athlete Kang Soo, and loose-tongued unemployed gambler Jung Chang-gi, they form a team of "loser prosecutors" who fight for innocent, poor, and powerless citizens and battle against crime, prideful authorities and a prejudiced system.

Cast

Ratings

As reported by Nielsen Korea, the evening drama premiered on October 27, 2014 with a 11.2% rating, recording the highest rating in its time slot, significantly ahead of its competition, Cantabile Tomorrow (KBS2) and Secret Door (SBS).[4]

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[5] AGB Nielsen[6]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 27 October 2014 9.3% 11.5% 11.2% 13%
2 28 October 2014 8.3% 11.0% 11.0% 12.4%
3 3 November 2014 9.6% 13.4% 11.6% 13.5%
4 4 November 2014 10.1% 13.0% 10.8% 12.6%
5 10 November 2014 10.6% 14.6% 12.1% 13.9%
6 11 November 2014 11.0% 13.7% 12.8% 15.1%
7 17 November 2014 11.0% 14.6% 10.7% 12.0%
8 24 November 2014 10.5% 13.4% 11.3% 13.2%
9 25 November 2014 10.3% 13.7% 11.9% 13.5%
10 1 December 2014 10.2% 13.7% 10.3% 11.5%
11 2 December 2014 11.1% 14.4% 11.1% 12.3%
12 8 December 2014 9.8% 12.6% 9.7% 11.1%
13 9 December 2014 9.8% 12.9% 10.6% 11.7%
14 15 December 2014 9.2% 12.0% 9.2% 10.4%
15 16 December 2014 10.2% 13.7% 9.9% 11.1%
16 22 December 2014 9.2% 13.1% 9.4% 10.6%
17 23 December 2014 9.7% 13.0% 10.0% 11.3%
18 5 January 2015 7.7% 10.4% 8.4% 9.7%
19 6 January 2015 8.8% 11.6% 8.2% 8.6%
20 12 January 2015 9.4% 12.5% 8.0% 8.6%
21 13 January 2015 9.3% 12.5% 9.7% 10.8%
Average 9.8% 12.9% 10.4% 11.8%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 MBC Drama Awards Drama of the Year Pride and Prejudice Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Choi Jin-hyuk Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Baek Jin-hee Won
Golden Acting Award, Actor Choi Min-soo Won
Best Couple Award Choi Jin-hyuk and Baek Jin-hee Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (19 September 2014). "Choi Jin Hyuk and Baek Jin Hee Confirmed for Drama Pride and Prejudice". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  2. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (26 September 2014). "Script Reading for Pride and Prejudice Begins with Choi Jin Hyuk, Baek Jin Hee, and More". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  3. ↑ Kim, Dong-joo (15 October 2014). "New still cuts of Choi Jin Hyuk from Pride & Prejudice unleashed". StarN News. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Pride and Prejudice Premieres with First Place in Ratings". Soompi. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  5. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  6. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-27.

External links