Whisper (TV series)

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Whisper
Whisper poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre
Created byHan Jung-hwan (SBS Drama Division)
Written by Park Kyung-soo
Directed by Myoungwoo Lee
Starring
Music byGaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes17 [lower-alpha 1]
Production
Executive producerKim Hee-yeol
ProducerLee Hee-soo
Production location South Korea
Running time60 minutes
Production company Pan Entertainment
Budget5.65 billion won [1]
Release
Original network SBS TV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original releaseMarch 27 (2017-03-27) 
May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)

Whisper (Korean : 귓속말; RR : Gwitsokmal) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Lee Bo-young, Lee Sang-yoon, Kwon Yul, and Park Se-young. [2] It aired on SBS from March 27 to May 23, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) for 17 episodes.

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Synopsis

Shin Young-joo (Lee Bo-young) is a charismatic female section chief police officer who is passionate about her career. With her family facing financial difficulties, she has to undergo much agony and pay off debts for her family. She speaks harshly, but has a heart of gold.

Lee Dong-joon (Lee Sang-yoon) is a virtuous elite judge, brilliant-minded and warm-hearted, and has a willingness to help weak people who need a listening ear.

Both of them join alliances together to uncover defense industry corruption at Taebaek, the nation's biggest law firm, which turns out to be one of the top scandals ever.

Cast

Main

The main cast of the series at the press conference doing the "whisper gesture". From left: Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Bo-young, Park Se-young, Kwon Yul. Whisper cast.jpg
The main cast of the series at the press conference doing the "whisper gesture". From left: Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Bo-young, Park Se-young, Kwon Yul.
A section chief of criminal division who fights for her father's unjustified defamation, but her fight backfires and she is dismissed from the police service. In the aftermath, she goes undercover at Taebaek Law Firm.
Known as a righteous judge who abides by the law and does not waver due to temptation, but he falls into a hopeless situation and has to work for Taebaek Law Firm.
A lawyer & Team Manager of corporate mergers and acquisitions in Taebaek Law Firm.
Frivolous, nonchalant and sarcastic. Daughter of the CEO of Taebaek Law Firm.

Supporting

People in Taebaek Law Firm

CEO of Taebaek and father of Soo-yeon.
  • Kim Hong-fa as Kang Yoo-taek
Jung-il's father. Chairman of Bo-gook Industries.
Soo-yeon's mother.
  • Jo Dal-hwan as Jo Kyung-ho
Jung-il's close friend.
Soo-yeon's personal assistant.
  • Kim Hyung-mook as Song Tae-gon
Choi Il-hwan's secretary.
Henchmen hired by Taebaek.

People around Lee Dong-joon

A Hospital Director of Hangang Hospital and father of Dong-joon.
Dong-joon's step-mother.
  • Jo Seung-yoon as Lee Dong-min
Son of Dong-joon's father & step-mother.
  • Heo Jae-ho as Noh Ki-yong
Dong-joon's subordinate.
Dong-joon's mother.

People around Shin Young-joo

Young-joo's father; falsely accused of murder of his close friend to stop him from whistleblowing.
Young-joo's mother.
Young-joo's ex-boyfriend, deceived her due to his own selfish needs.
  • Jung Yi-yeon as Jo Yeon-hwa
Young-joo's close friend, whose identity Young-joo borrowed for a while.

Special appearance

Production

First script reading took place at 2pm on January 24, 2017 at SBS Tanhyeon-dong Production Center, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Filming for the drama began on February 1, 2017.

Before it was titled Whisper, its working title was Advance (Korean : 진격; RR : Jinkyeok). Writer Park Kyung-soo originally wrote it as a medical drama, then revised as a police drama, until SBS scrapped it completely. But in December 2016, the broadcaster gave the project the go signal, and it was revised as a suspense/legal melodrama.

Lee Bo-young and Lee Sang-yoon reunite again for this miniseries, after previously starred together in 2012 KBS2 drama series My Daughter, Seo Yeong. Lee Bo-young and Kim Hae-sook reunite as daughter and mother after playing the roles of daughter and mother in I Can Hear Your Voice .

Ratings

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

Ep.Broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmS [6] AGB Nielsen [7]
Nationwide Seoul NationwideSeoul
1March 27, 201715.4% (4th)19.1% (3rd)13.9% (4th)16.1% (4th)
2March 28, 201712.9% (5th)15.3% (4th)13.4% (5th)14.9% (4th)
3April 3, 201716.3% (4th)19.8% (3rd)13.8% (4th)14.1% (4th)
4April 4, 201714.2% (4th)16.3% (4th)15.0% (4th)16.7% (4th)
5April 10, 201713.5% (4th)15.2% (4th)14.9% (4th)16.0% (4th)
6April 11, 201713.0% (4th)16.2% (4th)14.9% (4th)15.7% (4th)
7April 17, 201712.9% (6th)15.4% (4th)14.9% (4th)15.5% (4th)
8April 18, 201713.1% (5th)15.9% (4th)16.0% (4th)16.9% (3rd)
9April 24, 201713.4% (4th)14.9% (4th)15.5% (4th)17.1% (3rd)
10April 25, 201710.9% (7th)13.0% (4th)11.9% (5th)12.5% (5th)
11May 1, 201713.4% (4th)14.5% (5th)16.0% (3rd)17.2% (3rd)
12May 2, 201713.1% (2nd)15.0% (1st)15.9% (1st)17.1% (1st)
13May 8, 2017 [lower-alpha 2] 13.5% (4th)15.0% (5th)15.8% (4th)16.8% (3rd)
14May 15, 201713.1% (6th)14.1% (4th)17.0% (4th)18.2% (2nd)
15May 16, 201713.3% (5th)14.4% (5th)16.4% (4th)17.1% (3rd)
16May 22, 201715.2% (4th)17.0% (4th)19.2% (2nd)20.1% (2nd)
17May 23, 201715.8% (2nd)17.5% (2nd)20.3% (2nd)21.8% (2nd)
Average13.71%15.81%15.58%16.70%

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2017 SBS Drama Awards Character of the Year Kim Kap-soo Nominated [8] [9]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Lee Sang-yoon Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Lee Bo-young Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Kwon Yul Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Park Se-young Won
Best Supporting ActorKim Hyung-mookNominated
1st The Seoul Awards Best Actress Lee Bo-young Nominated

Notes

  1. Originally scheduled to air for 16 episodes, the series was increased by one episode in lieu of the 2017 South Korean presidential election polling day. It was the final drama serial to air 60-minute episodes, following a repackaging of episodes in subsequent programmes.
  2. No episode was aired on May 9 due to the broadcast of the 2017 South Korean presidential election polling day results.

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