Connection () is a 2024 South Korean psychological crime police procedural thriller television series written by Lee Hyun, co-directed by Kim Moon-gyo and Kwon Da-som, and starring Ji Sung, Jeon Mi-do, Kwon Yul, and Kim Kyung-nam. It aired on SBS TV from May 24, to July 6, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve and Coupang Play in South Korea, on Vidio in Indonesia, and on Kocowa and Viki in selected regions.
Synopsis It is about the story of an ace detective from the narcotics team who, after being forcibly addicted to drugs by someone, uses the death of his friend as a clue to uncover the story of their 20-year-old altered friendship and the connection between them.
Cast and characters Main Ji Sung as Jang Jae-gyeong Cho Han-gyeol as young Jang Jae-gyeong A detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station, who is respected by his juniors and trusted by his seniors within the police force. Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yoon-jin Kim Min-ju as young Oh Yoon-jin A social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily, who is assertive and outspoken. Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin Baek Jae-woo as young Park Tae-jin A prosecutor at Anhyeon District Office who was known as a child prodigy with a brilliant mind and gets entangled in a case involving his high school classmates Jae-gyeong and Yoon-jin. Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo Park Si-yun as young Won Jong-soo A second generation chaebol who holds some sort of power through a friendship that has continued since his school days. He is Keumhyung Group's successor and has tense confrontation with high school classmate Jae-gyeong.
Supporting Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song Jo Min-gu as young Heo Joo-song CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company, who is talkative and weak-hearted and is in love to Yoon-jin. Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon A mysterious person who not only finds herself alone due to the sudden death of her husband Jun-seo, but also discovers that she is not the beneficiary of 5 billion won in insurance money. Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo Lee Hyun-so as young Park Jun-seo President of Pil O Real Estate who was a close friend of Jae-gyeong when they were in high school. Moon Sung-keun as Won Chang-ho Chairman of the Keumhyung Group and Jong-soo's father. as Oh Chi-hyun Choi Min-suk as young Oh Chi-hyun A fighter from Anhyeon City High School and values loyalty more than life. He is Jong-soo's chief secretary. as Jeong Yoon-ho Kim Je-hun as young Jeong Yoon-ho A taxi driver who is part of the 'Inner Circle' led by Jong-soo and Si-jung's husband. as Jeong Sang-eui Bae Jun-hyung as young Jeong Sang-eui A researcher at Keumhyung Pharmaceutical. Yoon Sa-bong as Jung Yeon-joo Captain of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station. Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo A detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station and Jae-gyeong trusted right-hand man. Park Jung-pyo as Yoo Kyung-hwan A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station and has an antagonistic relationship with Yeon-joo. as Gong Jin-wook A mystery person who is related to Jae-gyeong's drug addiction. Baek Ji-won as CEO Yoon A member of a drug gang who deals and distributes the Lemon Mulberry pills in Anhyeon City.
Others Seo Yi-ra as Oh Soo-hyun The youngest detective of Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station under Jae-gyeong. Lee Sang-jun as Kim Woo-sung A junior reporter at Anhyeon Economic Daily who is Yoon-jin's junior. Ryu Hye-rin as Kang Si-jung Yoon-ho's wife and an Anhyeon City High School alumni. Han Hyeon-jun as Min Hyun-woo A high school student who helps Jun-seo in delivering pharmaceutical drugs. Kim Min-sik as Park In-soo A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station. Byun Hyo-joon as Min Jung-guk A detective of Violent Crimes Team at Anhyeon Police Station. Oh Il-young as Lee Myung-guk A senior researcher at Keumhyung Pharmaceutical. as No Gyu-min Ahn Do-gyu as teen No Gyu-min A taxi driver who is Chae Kyung-tae's friend in high school days.
Special appearances Jang Hyuk-jin as Hwang Hong-suk as a corporate PR staff
Production Development Director Kim Mun-kyo, who worked on Trolley (2023), and writer Lee Hyun, who worked on Diary of a Prosecutor (2019), are in charge of the directing and writing of the series. Studio S, Soul Pictures, and Good Wave, Inc. managed the production.
Casting Ji Sung and Jeon Mi-do were confirmed to star for the series. This is their first time working together on a project. It is also Ji's comeback on SBS since Doctor John in 2019 and it was Jeon's first lead drama in a terrestrial channel since debuting as an actor in 2006.
Release Connection was announced to air on SBS TV in the first half of 2024. A special teaser of the series was released on December 29, 2023. SBS' production team confirmed that the series would air on May 24, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available to stream on Wavve, Coupang Play, Kocowa and Vidio.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 May 24, 2024 2 May 25, 2024 6.1% 7.0% 3 May 31, 2024 7.0% 6.7% 4 June 1, 2024 7.9% 8.2% 5 June 7, 2024 8.5% 8.5% 6 June 8, 2024 9.4% 10.0% 7 June 14, 2024 9.4% 9.8% 8 June 15, 2024 9.1% 9.5% 9 June 21, 2024 9.1% 8.9% 10 June 22, 2024 11.1% 11.4% 11 June 28, 2024 9.7% 10.4% 12 June 29, 2024 10.6% 11.2% 13 July 5, 2024 11.0% 11.7% 14 July 6, 2024 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
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