Spotlight (2008 TV series)
| Spotlight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Workplace drama |
| Written by | Lee Ki-won |
| Directed by | Kim Do-hoon |
| Starring |
Son Ye-jin Ji Jin-hee Jo Yoon-hee Jin Goo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Oh Gyeong-hoon |
| Location(s) | South Korea |
| Running time |
60 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original run | 14 May 2008 – 3 July 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Our Happy Ending |
| Followed by | Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 스포트라이트 |
|---|---|
Spotlight (Hangul: 스포트라이트) is a 2008 South Korea television series, starring Son Ye-jin and Ji Jin-hee. It aired on MBC from May 14 to July 3, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[1]
The series revolves around the world of television news and the lives of four news reporters.[2][3]
Cast
Main characters
- Son Ye-jin as Seo Woo-jin
- Ji Jin-hee as Oh Tae-suk
- Jo Yoon-hee as Cha Myung-eun
- Jin Goo as Lee Seon-chul
Supporting characters
- Kim Jeong-wook as Seo Woo-hyeon
- Kim Bo-kyung as Lee Joo-hee
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Ahn Joong-seok
- Lee Ki-yeol as Moon Jae-gook
- Jeong Gyu-soo as Jeong Seong-il
- Lee Dae-yeon as Det. Go Byung-chun
- Jeong Jin as Jang Jin-gyu
- Im Seung-dae as Lee Choon-ki
- Park Yong-gi as Director Lee Jae-myeong
- Min Ah-ryung as Reporter Jung
- Park Yoon-jae as Yoon Seok-chang
- Jeon In-taek as Woo-jin's father
- Geum Bo-ra as Woo-jin's mother
- Jung Hye-young as Kim Mi-hee (cameo, episode 1)
- Kim Cheol-ki as Mi-hee's husband
- Shin Chae-won
- Min Seo-hyun
- Jeong Hoon
- Choi Seung-kyung
- SS501 (cameo)
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[4] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||||
| 1 | 14 May 2008 | 8.6% | 9.7% | ||
| 2 | 15 May 2008 | 8.8% | |||
| 3 | 21 May 2008 | 11.4% | 12.8% | ||
| 4 | 22 May 2008 | 11.2% | 12.5% | ||
| 5 | 28 May 2008 | 13.2% | 14.3% | ||
| 6 | 29 May 2008 | 11.4% | 12.6% | ||
| 7 | 4 June 2008 | 11.2% | 12.5% | ||
| 8 | 5 June 2008 | 11.5% | 12.9% | ||
| 9 | 11 June 2008 | 10.1% | 11.5% | ||
| 10 | 12 June 2008 | 10.2% | 12.1% | ||
| 11 | 18 June 2008 | 9.4% | 10.6% | ||
| 12 | 19 June 2008 | 10.2% | 11.7% | ||
| 13 | 25 June 2008 | 9.6% | 11.7% | ||
| 14 | 26 June 2008 | 8.9% | 10.3% | ||
| 15 | 2 July 2013 | 9.1% | 10.7% | ||
| 16 | 3 July 2013 | 9.3% | 10.5% | ||
| Average | 11.6% | ||||
References
- ↑ "Interview: Spotlight (writer Lee Ki-won, director Kim Do-hoon) premiered on May 14, 2008.". MBC Global Media. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ Han, Sang-hee (13 May 2008). "Spotlight Shows Lives of Reporters". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (12 May 2008). "Reporters get the spotlight". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-06-17.
External links
- Spotlight official MBC website (Korean)
- Spotlight at MBC Global Media
- Spotlight at HanCinema