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Diary of a Prosecutor

Diary of a Prosecutor[1] (Korean: 검사내전; RR: Geomsanaejeon) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun, Jung Ryeo-won, Lee Sung-jae, Kim Kwang-kyu, Lee Sang-hee and Jeon Sung-woo. Based on an essay by prosecutor Kim Woong, it aired on JTBC on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) from December 16, 2019 to February 11, 2020.[2][3][4]

Diary of a Prosecutor
Promotional poster
Also known asWar of Prosecutors
Hangul
검사내전
Literal meaningProsecutor Civil War
Revised RomanizationGeomsanaejeon
GenreLegal drama
Created byPark Yeon-seon
Based onProsecutor Civil War
by Kim Woong
Developed byJTBC
Written by
  • Lee Hyun
  • Seo Ja-yeon
Directed byLee Tae-gon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerOh Nam-seok
Running time60 minutes
Production companyS-PEACE
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseDecember 16, 2019 (2019-12-16) –
February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11)

Synopsis edit

The story follows the daily lives of overworked prosecutors in the fictional city of Jinyoung, South Korea.

Cast edit

Main edit

The narrator of the story. Sun-woong is a passionate prosecutor of the Criminal Unit 2 who entered the prosecution ten years ago. He comes from a wealthy background and was acquainted with Myung-joo back in university, though the latter dislike him being unaware of how privileged he was. He is often in disagreement with Myung-joo soon after she becomes his colleague.
Formerly a successful prosecutor in Seoul, Myung-joo has no choice but to move to Jinyoung and work at the District Prosecutors' Office until she can go back to the capital. She was Sun-woong's junior at university but she entered the prosecution one year earlier than him. She tends not to spend useless time on cases, she thus appears careless in the eyes of some of her colleagues.
Chief of Jinyoung District Prosecutor's Office's Criminal Unit 2, Min-ho has been a prosecutor for 18 years. He cannot bear that his team keeps coming second in the office. Following his incident in Seoul, he succeeds in convincing her of joining his unit and hopes that her arrival will raise his team's results.
He has been a prosecutor for 14 years.
A working mother who has been a prosecutor for 4 years.
The youngest prosecutor of the Criminal Unit 2. Myung-joo becomes his mentor soon after settling in Jinyoung, replacing Sun-woong. Jung-woo enjoys going on dates but his workload usually prevents him from doing so. He doesn't have a real passion for his job but decided to become a prosecutor because the profession is well seen by others.

Supporting edit

An investigator with 30 years of experience who usually works closely with Sun-woong.
  • Ahn Chang-hwan as Lee Jeong-hwan
An investigator with 8 years of experience who is appointed to Myung-joo's office.
An assistant with 3 years of experience who is very quiet and only speaks when necessary.
  • Jung Jae-sung as Kim In-joo
A prosecutor with 24 years of experience and the head of the branch.
A prosecutor with 18 years of experience who entered the prosecution the same year as Min-ho.
  • Shin Cheol-jin as Ryu-jin
  • Park Sung-yeon as Kang Young-hee
  • Cha Soon-bae as Choi Tae-joong, a lawyer.
  • Kwak Ja-young as Lee Soon-chul, a shaman.
  • Son Kyung-won as Kim Young-chun, an industrial worker.

Production edit

 
Aerial photo of Tongyeong where filming took place.

Screenwriter Park Yeon-seon, who created the series, and director Lee Tae-gon previously worked together on the television series Hello, My Twenties! (2016) and its sequel Hello, My Twenties! 2 (2017).[10]

The first script reading took place in July 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[11]

Filming and promotion edit

Filming began on August 24, 2019, and wrapped up on January 22, 2020.[12][13] Scenes taking place in the fictional city of Jinyoung were filmed in Tongyeong, in South Gyeongsang Province, where more than 150 members of the cast and crew resided during the five months of filming.[14]

The series showcase took place at Imperial Palace Seoul on December 16, 2019, a few hours before the premiere, in presence of the six main actors.[15]

Original soundtrack edit

Diary of a Prosecutor OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2020
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • Mirror Ball Music
  • Studio FAME

Part 1 edit

Released on February 4, 2020 (2020-02-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fog Blues" (물안개 블루스)
  • Kim Young-min
  • Lee Jae-jin
Kim Young-minYoung Tak3:24
2."Fog Blues" (Bossa)
  • Kim Young-min
  • Lee Jae-jin
Kim Young-minYoung Tak3:21
Total length:6:45

Part 2 edit

Released on February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Is It Okay" (괜찮을까)
  • Namgoong Jin-young
  • Jung So-ri
  • Lee Jae-jin
  • Jung So-ri
  • Namgoong Jin-young
Namgoong Jin-young3:06
2."Is It Okay" (Bossa)
  • Namgoong Jin-young
  • Jung So-ri
  • Lee Jae-jin
  • Jung So-ri
  • Namgoong Jin-young
Namgoong Jin-young4:35
Total length:7:41

Part 3 edit

Released on February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."As The Wind Blows" (바람이 부는 대로)XeudaXeudaXeuda3:15
2."We Are Still" (여전히 우리는)Kim Ho-jung
  • Kim Ho-jung
  • Kim Young-min
Ahn Hye-jin3:54
Total length:7:09

Viewership edit

Diary of a Prosecutor : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11186992953895740743698772730851643807620810711874814
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[16]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[16]
Nationwide Seoul
1 December 16, 2019 5.042% 5.029%
2 December 17, 2019 4.996% 5.089%
3 December 23, 2019 4.685% 4.951%
4 December 24, 2019 4.238% 4.798%
5 January 6, 2020 3.588% 3.681%
6 January 7, 2020 3.810% 3.921%
7 January 13, 2020 3.203% 3.328%
8 January 14, 2020 3.836% 3.865%
9 January 20, 2020 3.214% 3.334%
10 January 21, 2020 3.684% 3.286%
11 January 27, 2020 2.73%[17] 3.134%
12 January 28, 2020 3.479% 3.778%
13 February 3, 2020 2.981% 3.314%
14 February 4, 2020 4.004% 4.135%
15 February 10, 2020 3.289% 3.366%
16 February 11, 2020 4.208% 4.492%
Average 3.812% 3.969%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References edit

  1. ^ "Diary of a Prosecutor [Title in the URL]". JTBC. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Jung, An-ji (July 25, 2019). "[공식]이선균X정려원, JTBC 검사내전' 캐스팅 확정…하반기 방송". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Lee, Woo-joo (December 9, 2019). "JTBC '검사내전', 1회 예고 영상 공개..."꿀잼 보장 오피스 드라마"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Jung, Hae-myoung (December 24, 2019). "Director Lee Tae-gon depicts daily life of prosecutors". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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  7. ^ Kim, Na-kyung (November 22, 2019). "'검사내전' 김광규X이상희X전성우X정재성, 각양각색 '직장인 검사'로 완벽 변신". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Hong, Hye-min (August 7, 2019). "이상희, JTBC '검사내전' 출연 확정..워킹맘 오윤진 役 [공식]". Star Hankookilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Lee, Kyung-ho (July 8, 2019). "[단독]전성우, '검사내전' 주연으로 합류..이번엔 검사다!". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Kim, Ye-rang (July 25, 2019). "믿고 보는 이선균X정려원 '검사내전' 출연 확정…'청춘시대' 제작진 의기투합". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Jung, An-ji (November 4, 2019). "'검사내전' 생활형 검사 이선균-정려원, '웃음 만발' 대본 연습 현장 공개". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Hansan News (August 30, 2019). "JTBC드라마 검사내전, 통영서 올로케이션 촬영 시작". Hansan News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (January 22, 2020). "'검사내전' 종영 3주 앞두고 일찌감치 촬영 완료". NewsCulture (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Kim, Hye-yoon (December 17, 2019). "'검사내전' 촬영지, 진영시? 실제 촬영지는 경남 통영". MK (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "New drama 'Diary of a Prosecutor'". Yonhap News Agency. December 16, 2019. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  17. ^ "'낭만닥터 김사부2' 시청률 소폭 하락해도 월화극 1위 독주". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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