The Great Show

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The Great Show
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Promotional poster
Hangul
위대한 쇼
Genre
Created by Studio Dragon (tvN)
Written bySeol Jun-seok
Directed byShin Yong-hwi
Starring
ComposerLim Ha-young
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Cha Won-chun
  • Jay Sung-beom Ji
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Budget₩8.9 billion [1]
Original release
Network tvN
ReleaseAugust 26 (2019-08-26) –
October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)

The Great Show (Korean : 위대한 쇼; RR : Widaehan Syo [a] ) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Lee Sun-bin, and Lim Ju-hwan. It aired on tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST) from August 26 to October 15, 2019. [2]

Contents

Synopsis

Wi Dae-han (Song Seung-heon) is a former politician who took in a young girl and her three siblings when their mother died. Together, they grew as a family and put on 'the great show' for him to become a politician again. Jung Soo-hyun (Lee Sun-bin) is his junior in college and a current affairs writer with a sense of justice.

Cast

Main

Supporting

People around Wi Dae-han

People around Jung Soo-hyun

People around Kang Joon-ho

Political and Media people

  • Kim Dong-young as Ko Bong-joo
  • Lee Jin-kwon as Loan Shark
  • Park Ha-na as Kim Hye-jin
  • Yoo Sung-joo as Jung Han-soo
  • Yoo Jang-young as PD Koo
  • Song Ji-hyun as Writer Ahn
  • Pyo Hye-rim as Writer Ma

Original soundtrack

The Great Show OST
Soundtrack album
Released2019
Genre Soundtrack
Language
Label Stone Music Entertainment

Part 1

Released on September 9, 2019 (2019-09-09) [3]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Wing It!"Kim Ho-kyung1601
3:06
2."Wing It!" (Inst.) 1601 3:06
Total length:6:12

Part 2

Released on September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17) [4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Sad Night" (아픈 밤)Lundi BluesHen Lee Sun-bin 3:46
2."Sad Night" (Inst.) Hen 3:46
Total length:7:32

Part 3

Released on September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25) [5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You, Me and Dream" (너.나.꿈)Park Woo-sangPark Woo-sang Hyuk 3:11
2."You, Me and Dream" (Inst.) Park Woo-sang 3:11
Total length:6:22

Part 4

Released on October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01) [6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Wait For You" (오지 않는 널)DOKODOKOHaebin (Gugudan)3:45
2."Wait For You" (Inst.) DOKO 3:45
Total length:7:30

Viewership

The Great Show : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
The Great Show
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1717715692693519701601623539565479618588604537750621
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research. [7]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
(AGB Nielsen) [8]
Nationwide Seoul
1August 26, 20193.056%3.223%
2August 27, 20192.941%3.574%
3September 2, 20193.037%3.154%
4September 3, 20192.966%3.475%
5September 9, 20192.467%2.834%
6September 10, 20192.779%2.907%
7September 16, 20192.529%2.673%
8September 17, 20192.708%2.586%
9September 23, 20192.234%2.167%
10September 24, 20192.143%2.128%
11September 30, 20192.019%2.180%
12October 1, 20192.365%2.427%
13October 7, 20192.316%2.542%
14October 8, 20192.681%2.800%
15October 14, 20192.089%1.998%
16October 15, 20193.243%3.269%
Average2.598%2.746%
  • 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).

Notes

  1. ↑ The series' title means Wi Dae-han's (the main character) Show

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Soo-eun (July 15, 2019). 화이브라더스코리아, tvN '위대한쇼' 제작 공급계약 체결 ["Huayi Brothers Korea" Signs Production Supply Contract for tvN's 'Great Show']. hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2024– via Naver.
  2. ↑ "'위대한 쇼' 송승헌, 첫 촬영 공개 '파격 변신 예고'" (in Korean). August 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Park, Mi-ra (September 9, 2019). "'위대한 쇼', 첫 OST 손호영X김태우 'Wing It!' 오늘(9일) 발매". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Park, Mi-ra (September 17, 2019). "'위대한 쇼' 이선빈, 연기도 노래도 매력 만점…새 OST '아픈 밤' 참여". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ Kim, Joo-hee (September 24, 2019). "'위대한 쇼' 빅스 혁, 새 OST '너,나,꿈' 보컬 참여..'만능 아이돌 입증'". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ Kim, Han-na (September 30, 2019). "구구단 해빈, '위대한 쇼' OST '오지 않는 널'…독보적 이별 감성". Hankookilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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