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2020 South Korean television series
Good Casting Promotional poster
Genre Created by SBS Drama Headquarters[ 1] Written by Park Ji-ha Directed by Choi Young-hoon Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Producer Park Hae-sun Running time 60 minutes Production company Box Media Corporation Network SBS TV Release April 27 (2020-04-27 ) – June 16, 2020 (2020-06-16 )
Good Casting (Korean : 굿캐스팅 ; RR : Gutkaeseuting ) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee , Yoo In-young , Kim Ji-young , Lee Sang-yeob , Lee Jun-young and Lee Jong-hyuk . It aired on SBS TV from April 27 to June 16, 2020.[ 2] [ 3]
Synopsis
Baek Chan-mi (Choi Kang-hee ), Im Ye-eun (Yoo In-young ) and Hwang Mi-soon (Kim Ji-young ) are NIS agents who start working undercover at Il Kwang Hitech. They must find out who, among CEO Yoon Seok-ho (Lee Sang-yeob ), K-pop star Kang Woo-won (Lee Jun-young ) and director Tak Sang-gi, is linked to Michael, a man who killed one of their own three years ago. They are led by team leader Dong Kwan-soo (Lee Jong-hyuk ).
Cast
Main
Supporting
National Intelligence Service
Jung In-gi as Seo Gook-hwan
Park Kyung-soon as Bae Moo-hyuk
Hwang Bo-mi as Gan Tae-hee
Kim Jin-ho as Geum Dong-seok
Il Kwang Hitech
Woo Hyun as Myung Gye-chul[ 9]
Lee Sang-hoon as Tak Sang-gi
Kim Yong-hee as Ok Chul
as Byun Woo-seok
Han Soo-jin as Assistant Goo
Jo Young-hoon as Seol Young-hoon
Kim Kyung-sook as Park Kyung-sook
Main's entourage
Production
Development
The series is based on a screenplay which was one of the winners of the 2016 2H MBC Drama Screenplay Competition (miniseries category), alongside the 2019–20 SBS television series Hot Stove League .[ 10]
Early working title of the series is Miscasting (Korean : 미스캐스팅 ; RR : Miseukaeseuting ). Director Choi Young-hoon first wanted to name the series that way because the characters are miscasted for the operation, but he changed it to Good Casting as all three actresses showed good team work.[ 11]
Filming
The series is entirely pre-produced. Filming ended on February 7, 2020.[ 12] [ 13]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Feel It!" Kim Min-jae Yoon Kyung-won Kim Chang-rak Kim Soo-bin Cho Se-hee Cheetah 2:39 2. "Feel It!" (Inst.) Kim Chang-rak Kim Soo-bin Cho Se-hee 2:39 Total length: 5:18
Part 2
Released on May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Day" (그날) Lee Min-hyuk 4:34 2. "The Day" (Inst.) 4:34 Total length: 9:08
Part 3
Released on May 18, 2020 (2020-05-18 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Let's Make Love" (사랑하자) Major League Major League 3:45 2. "Let's Make Love" (Inst.) Major League 3:45 Total length: 7:30
Part 4
Released on May 25, 2020 (2020-05-25 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Red Bag" (빨간 책가방) Park Ji-ha Choi Young-hoon Jin Ha-di Lee Sang-yeob 2:49 2. "Red Bag" (Inst.) Jin Ha-di 2:49 Total length: 5:38
Part 5
Released on June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Maybe Love" Lee Shin-sung 3:31 2. "Maybe Love" (Inst.) 3:31 Total length: 7:03
Viewership
Good Casting : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2.183 1.986 1.780 2.186 1.993 1.746 1.660 1.648 1.515 1.606 1.529 1.505 1.585 1.615 1.566 1.782 1.743
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Part
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[ 15]
TNmS[ 16]
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
1
1
April 27, 2020
9.5% (7th)
10.5% (5th)
8.5% (11th)
2
12.3% (4th)
13.2% (3rd)
9.5% (8th)
2
1
April 28, 2020
9.8% (5th)
10.9% (5th)
9.5% (8th)
2
10.8% (4th)
11.8% (4th)
9.8% (7th)
3
1
May 4, 2020
8.5% (8th)
9.4% (5th)
7.7% (11th)
2
9.8% (5th)
10.8% (4th)
9.2% (7th)
4
1
May 5, 2020
8.7% (8th)
9.9% (6th)
8.7% (9th)
2
11.1% (5th)
12.8% (3rd)
10.5% (6th)
5
1
May 11, 2020
8.6% (7th)
9.3% (5th)
7.9% (10th)
2
10.3% (4th)
11.1% (4th)
9.3% (8th)
6
1
May 12, 2020
8.4% (7th)
9.2% (5th)
8.5% (10th)
2
9.2% (5th)
10.0% (4th)
9.3% (6th)
7
1
May 18, 2020
7.6% (11th)
8.3% (8th)
7.8% (11th)
2
9.1% (5th)
9.9% (4th)
9.1% (8th)
8
1
May 19, 2020
7.4% (9th)
8.8% (7th)
7.5% (10th)
2
8.5% (6th)
10.0% (5th)
8.6% (9th)
9
1
May 25, 2020
6.9% (9th)
7.5% (9th)
6.7% (13th)
2
8.5% (7th)
9.4% (6th)
8.2% (8th)
10
1
May 26, 2020
7.1% (7th)
7.6% (6th)
7.0% (12th)
2
8.7% (5th)
9.4% (4th)
8.2% (7th)
11
1
June 1, 2020
6.5% (13th)
6.9% (11th)
6.8% (11th)
2
8.0% (6th)
8.2% (6th)
7.7% (9th)
12
1
June 2, 2020
7.1% (9th)
7.8% (7th)
6.6% (10th)
2
8.3% (5th)
9.0% (5th)
7.9% (7th)
13
1
June 8, 2020
6.1% (12th)
6.8% (8th)
5.7% (13th)
2
8.4% (6th)
9.4% (5th)
7.8% (7th)
14
1
June 9, 2020
6.7% (8th)
7.3% (7th)
6.1% (12th)
2
8.5% (6th)
9.3% (5th)
7.9% (8th)
15
1
June 15, 2020
6.6% (8th)
7.3% (8th)
6.3% (12th)
2
8.1% (7th)
8.9% (6th)
7.6% (9th)
16
1
June 16, 2020
7.9% (6th)
8.6% (6th)
6.5% (12th)
2
9.8% (4th)
11.0% (3rd)
8.2% (7th)
Average
8.5%
9.4%
8.0%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref.
2020
SBS Drama Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
Lee Sang-yeob
Nominated
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Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
Choi Kang-hee
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
Lee Jong-hyuk
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
Kim Ji-young
Nominated
Best Character Award, Actress
Choi Kang-hee
Won
Best New Actor
Lee Jun-young
Nominated
References
^ Kim, Hye-in (March 2, 2020). "SBS Drama Headquarters to Go Independent in March" . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Lee, Gyu-lee (April 28, 2020). "Choi Kang-hee returns to small-screen with comedy 'Good Casting' " . The Korea Times . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Choi, Ji-yoon (March 9, 2020). "Choi Kang-hee, Yoo in-young, Kim Ji-young, Korean Charlie's Angels in "Good Casting" " . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Kim, Joo-won (June 11, 2019). "Choi Kang-hee Confirms Lead in SBS Drama "Good Casting" " . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Schwartz, William (July 19, 2019). "Yoo in-young Cast for "Good Casting" " . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Jo, Eun-ae (April 29, 2020). "Choi Kang-hee, Yoo In-young and Kim Ji-young's "Good Casting" Has the Makings of a Hit" . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Kim, Hyun-soo (April 23, 2019). "Lee Sang-yeob Jumps Into the World of Entertainment" . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ a b Schwartz, William (August 16, 2019). "Lee Jong-hyuk and Lee Jun-young Confirmed for "Good Casting" " . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Jung, Hee-yeon (March 31, 2020). "Woo Hyun Confirms Appearance in "Good Casting" " . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ "2016 MBC 드라마 극본공모" . iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
^ Jung, Gyu-jin (April 22, 2020). "오합지졸 멤버 모였는데... 제목이 '굿캐스팅' 된 이유" . Oh My News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Schwartz, William (February 7, 2020). "Choi Kang-hee Announces Completion of Filming for "Good Casting" " . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Lee, Seung-rok (April 22, 2020). "Yoo In-young Shares Her Thoughts on the Pre-Produced "Good Casting" " . HanCinema . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
^ TNmS ratings:
"Ep. 1" . Break News (in Korean). April 28, 2020.
"Ep. 2" . Break News (in Korean). April 29, 2020.
"Ep. 3" . Break News (in Korean). May 5, 2020.
"Ep. 4" . Break News (in Korean). May 6, 2020.
"Ep. 5" . Break News (in Korean). May 12, 2020.
"Ep. 6" . Break News (in Korean). May 13, 2020.
"Ep. 7" . Break News (in Korean). May 19, 2020.
"Ep. 8" . Break News (in Korean). May 20, 2020.
"Ep. 9" . Break News (in Korean). May 26, 2020.
"Ep. 10" . Break News (in Korean). May 27, 2020.
"Ep. 11" . Break News (in Korean). June 2, 2020.
"Ep. 12" . Break News (in Korean). June 3, 2020.
"Ep. 13" . Break News (in Korean). June 9, 2020.
"Ep. 14" . Break News (in Korean). June 10, 2020.
"Ep. 15" . Break News (in Korean). June 16, 2020.
"Ep. 16" . Break News (in Korean). June 17, 2020.
^ Kim, Jong-eun (January 1, 2021). " '남궁민 대상→'펜트하우스' 9관왕, SBS 빛낸 두 작품 [종합]" . TV Daily (in Korean).
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