Stealer: The Treasure Keeper
Stealer: The Treasure Keeper | |
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Also known as | Stealer[1] |
Hangul | 스틸러: 일곱 개의 조선통보 |
Hanja | 스틸러: 일곱 개의 朝鮮통보 |
Literal meaning | Stealer: Seven Joseon Coins |
Revised Romanization | Seutilleo: Ilgop Gaeui Joseontongbo |
Genre | |
Developed by | Studio Dragon (planning)[3] |
Written by | Shin Kyung-il[4] |
Directed by | |
Starring | |
Music by | Park Se-joon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lee Hye-young (CP)[6] |
Producers | |
Running time | 70 minutes[7] |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | April 12 May 18, 2023 | –
Stealer: The Treasure Keeper (Korean: 스틸러: 일곱 개의 조선통보) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Joo Won, Lee Joo-woo, Jo Han-chul, Kim Jae-won, and Choi Hwa-jung. It aired on tvN from April 12 to May 18, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[3][8] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and Viu in selected regions.[9][10]
Synopsis
[edit]The series follows the story of Hwang Dae-myung (Joo Won), a government official, who is suddenly suspected of having a connection with a mysterious cultural property thief known as Skunk. He then joins an unofficial cultural asset recovery team named Karma to hunt down the thief and fight those who cannot be judged by the law.[1][11]
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Hwang Dae-myung: a civil servant of the Special Investigation Division of the Cultural Heritage Administration.
- Skunk: a mysterious thief who always wears black mask and steals the country's cultural assets that are illegally taken by high-ranking members of society.
- Lee Joo-woo as Choi Min-woo: an elite police officer who gets assigned to the cultural heritage team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.[13]
- Jo Han-chul as Jang Tae-in: the founder of Karma who is the former leader of the Violent Crime Section's Drug Squad.[14]
- Kim Jae-won as Shin Chang-hoon: a former homicide detective.[4]
- Choi Hwa-jung as Lee Chun-ja: a member of Karma who has unmatched hacking skills.[13]
Supporting
[edit]Special Investigation Division of the Cultural Heritage Administration
[edit]- Min Su-hwa as Jin Ae-ri: the youngest civil servant of the Cultural Heritage Administration and a direct subordinate of Dae-myung.[15][16]
Cultural property offenders
[edit]- Lee Deok-hwa as Kim Young-soo: a person who stands at the peak of wealth with numerous cultural assets, but is blinded by endless greed.[8]
- Kim Jae-chul as Jo Huin-dal: Young-soo's right-hand man who is a thief specializing in antiques and a cruel killer.[17]
- Choi Jung-woo as Dr. Ko: a legendary grave robber and treasure hunter.[18]
- Jung Eun-pyo as Choi Song-cheol: director of the Institute of History and Culture.[18]
- Jeon Jin-oh as Kim Young-chan: an antique and cultural property thief.[19]
- Jang Gwang as Chairman Yang: an antique collector.[18]
- as Secretary Han: Young-soo's secretary.[18]
Others
[edit]- Lee Seol-ah as Ahn Yeon-ji: an orphan who lives alone with her younger brother in Taebaek Coal Mine Village.[20][21]
- Jung Min-joon as Ahn Yeon-seok: Yeon-ji's younger brother.[20][21]
Extended
[edit]- Shim Jin-hwa as Shim Mi-young[22]
- Kim Won-hyo as Mi-young's husband[22]
- Song Jae-hee as Jang Chun-peong[23]
Production
[edit]Early working title of the series was Karma: Seven Joseon Coins (카르마 – 일곱 개의 조선통보; Kareuma – Ilgop Gaeui Joseontongbo).[24]
Viewership
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Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | 968 | 705 | 764 | 846 | 738 | 651 | 537 | 580 | 511 | 567 | 428 | 536 | 653 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[25] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | April 12, 2023 | 4.678% (2nd) | 4.964% (2nd) |
2 | April 13, 2023 | 3.668% (2nd) | 4.397% (2nd) |
3 | April 19, 2023 | 3.582% (2nd) | 3.913% (2nd) |
4 | April 20, 2023 | 3.766% (2nd) | 3.926% (2nd) |
5 | April 26, 2023 | 3.638% (2nd) | 4.224% (2nd) |
6 | April 27, 2023 | 3.140% (2nd) | 3.677% (2nd) |
7 | May 3, 2023 | 2.396% (3rd) | 2.951% (3rd) |
8 | May 4, 2023 | 2.225% (2nd) | 2.213% (2nd) |
9 | May 10, 2023 | 2.418% (3rd) | 2.739% (3rd) |
10 | May 11, 2023 | 2.325% (2nd) | 2.521% (2nd) |
11 | May 17, 2023 | 1.939% (3rd) | 2.287% (3rd) |
12 | May 18, 2023 | 2.320% (2nd) | 2.812% (2nd) |
Average | 3.008% | 3.385% | |
References
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- ^ a b Hong Se-young (October 7, 2022). "주원 안방 복귀, '스틸러-일곱 개의 조선통보' 출연확정 [공식]" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
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- ^ a b Park So-young (October 7, 2022). "주원, 문화재청 공무원 됐다..생애 첫 tvN 진출 '스틸러' 확정 [공식]" (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
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- ^ Lee Yoo-min (April 20, 2023). "'더 글로리' 전진오, 드라마 '스틸러' 속 존재감 톡톡" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Naver.
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- ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 12, 2023. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 13, 2023. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 20, 2023. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 26, 2023. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 3, 2023. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 4, 2023. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 11, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 17, 2023. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Korean)
- Stealer: The Treasure Keeper at IMDb
- Stealer: The Treasure Keeper at HanCinema
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