Pied Piper (TV series)

Pied Piper (Korean피리부는 사나이; RRPiribuneun Sanai) is a 2016 South Korean police procedural-crime drama television series. It replaced Cheese in the Trap and aired on cable network tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes from March 7 to April 26, 2016.[1][2][3]

Pied Piper
Promotional poster
GenreAction
Thriller
Crime
Drama
Created by(CJ E&M)
Choi Jin-hee
Park Ji-young
Written byRyoo Yong-jae
Directed byKim Hong-seon
StarringShin Ha-kyun
Jo Yoon-hee
Yoo Jun-sang
ComposerGaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerPark Ho-sik
ProducersKim Sung-min
Pyeong chang-woo
Kim Jin-i
Running time75 minutes
Production companyContent K
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMarch 7 (2016-03-07) –
April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)

Synopsis

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Pied Piper focuses on a police negotiation task force that specializes in tense, worst-case scenarios that require highly trained communication. They handle all sorts of cases, from suicide to hostage situations to terrorist attacks, and even war. They do their work with words, not weapons, to neutralize volatile situations before they erupt into full-blown catastrophes.

Joo Sung-chan (Shin Ha-kyun) is a genius lead negotiator of the crisis negotiation police unit. Meanwhile, Yoon Hee-sung (Yoo Jun-sang) is the anchor of TNN Night News channel. Yeo Myung-ha (Jo Yoon-hee) is an inspector of the Crisis Negotiation Team.

Cast

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Main

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  • Shin Ha-kyun as Joo Sung-chan – A genius negotiator in the past, currently an outside advisor of the police Crisis Negotiation Team
  • Jo Yoon-hee as Yeo Myung-ha – An inspector, Crisis Negotiation Team member
  • Yoo Jun-sang as Yoon Hee-sung – The real Pied Piper, an anchor of TNN Night News channel
  • Lee Shin-sung [ko] as Jung Soo-kyung – A Pied Piper

People around Joo Sung-chan

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People around Yeo Myung-ha

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People around Yoon Hee-sung

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  • Jung Hae-na [ko] as Yoon Bo-ram – TNN channel social affairs reporter, Yoon Hee-sung's junior

Extended

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Special appearances

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Ratings

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In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen TNmS
Nationwide Nationwide
1 March 7, 2016 3.307% 3.0%
2 March 8, 2016 3.625% 3.5%
3 March 14, 2016 2.347% 2.2%
4 March 15, 2016 2.516% 2.3%
5 March 21, 2016 2.066% 2.0%
6 March 22, 2016 1.428% 1.6%
7 March 28, 2016 1.869% 1.5%
8 March 29, 2016 2.036% 2.0%
9 April 4, 2016 2.170% 2.0%
10 April 5, 2016 2.421% 1.7%
11 April 11, 2016 1.452% 1.3%
12 April 12, 2016 1.900% 1.8%
13 April 18, 2016 1.464% 1.5%
14 April 19, 2016 1.744% 1.8%
15 April 25, 2016 1.891% 1.5%
16 April 26, 2016 1.932% 1.7%
Average 2.136% 2.0%
  • This drama airs 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

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  1. ^ Jo Min-jeong (February 25, 2016). "신하균 "나눌 이야기가 많은 드라마"…tvN '피리부는 사나이'". Yonhap News.
  2. ^ "신하균, tvN '피리부는 사나이' 출연 확정… 협상 전문가로 변신". Asia Economy Daily. December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Park Sojung (February 25, 2016). "(LEAD) Actress Jo Yoon-hee works with old crush in 'Pied Piper'". Yonhap News.
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