The Great Show
The Great Show (Korean: 위대한 쇼; RR: Widaehan Syo[lower-alpha 1]) 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.[1]
| The Great Show | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 위대한 쇼 |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Studio Dragon (tvN) |
| Written by | Seol Jun-seok |
| Directed by | Shin Yong-hwi |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Lim Ha-young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Production companies | |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | August 26 – October 15, 2019 |
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
- Song Seung-heon as Wi Dae-han
- Lee Do-hyun as young Dae-han (ep. 1–3)
- Kim Gun-woo as child Dae-han
- Lee Sun-bin as Jung Soo-hyun
- Lim Ju-hwan as Kang Joon-ho
People around Wi Dae-han
- Noh Jeong-eui as Han Da-jung
- Jung Joon-won as Han Tak
- Kim Joon as Han Tae-poong
- Park Ye-na as Han Song-yi
- Han Sang-hyuk as Choi Jung-woo
- Yoo Seung-mok as Wi Dae-han's father (ep. 1, 3)
- Choi Su-rin as Dae-han's stepmother
People around Jung Soo-hyun
- Lee Won-jong as Jung Jong-chul
- Kim Hyun as Yang Mi-sook
- Kang Eun-ah as Jung Ji-hyun
People around Kang Joon-ho
- Son Byong-ho as Kang Kyung-hoon
- Woo Hyun-joo as Park Soo-ji
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 | |
| Released | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Stone Music Entertainment |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wing It!" | Kim Ho-kyung | 1601 | 3:06 | |
| 2. | "Wing It!" (Inst.) | 1601 | 3:06 | ||
| Total length: | 6:12 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sad Night" (아픈 밤) | Lundi Blues | Hen | Lee Sun-bin | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Sad Night" (Inst.) | Hen | 3:46 | ||
| Total length: | 7:32 | ||||
Part 3
Viewership
The Great Show : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[6]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 717 | 715 | 692 | 693 | 519 | 701 | 601 | 623 | 539 | 565 | 479 | 618 | 588 | 604 | 537 | 750 | 621 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | August 26, 2019 | 3.056% | 3.223% | ||
| 2 | August 27, 2019 | 2.941% | 3.574% | ||
| 3 | September 2, 2019 | 3.037% | 3.154% | ||
| 4 | September 3, 2019 | 2.966% | 3.475% | ||
| 5 | September 9, 2019 | 2.467% | 2.834% | ||
| 6 | September 10, 2019 | 2.779% | 2.907% | ||
| 7 | September 16, 2019 | 2.529% | 2.673% | ||
| 8 | September 17, 2019 | 2.708% | 2.586% | ||
| 9 | September 23, 2019 | 2.234% | 2.167% | ||
| 10 | September 24, 2019 | 2.143% | 2.128% | ||
| 11 | September 30, 2019 | 2.019% | 2.180% | ||
| 12 | October 1, 2019 | 2.365% | 2.427% | ||
| 13 | October 7, 2019 | 2.316% | 2.542% | ||
| 14 | October 8, 2019 | 2.681% | 2.800% | ||
| 15 | October 14, 2019 | 2.089% | 1.998% | ||
| 16 | October 15, 2019 | 3.243% | 3.269% | ||
| Average | 2.598% | 2.746% | |||
International broadcast
In the Philippines, ABS-CBN acquired the rights to broadcast The Great Show in Filipino dubbed. The official trailer was released on January 14, 2023. It premiered on Kapamilya Channel's Primetime Bida weeknight block, A2Z Primetime and TV5's Todo Max Primetime Singko weeknight block on Mondays to Fridays at 22:15 (PST) on February 14, replacing Ever Night: War of Brilliant Splendours, with streaming via iWantTFC.[8]
Notes
- The series' title means Wi Dae-han's (the main character) Show
References
- "'위대한 쇼' 송승헌, 첫 촬영 공개 '파격 변신 예고'" (in Korean). August 2, 2019.
- Park, Mi-ra (September 9, 2019). "'위대한 쇼', 첫 OST 손호영X김태우 'Wing It!' 오늘(9일) 발매". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- HOLA PH [@holaphofficial] (January 14, 2023). "On its 20th year of being The First and True Home of Asianovelas, ABS-CBN Entertainment proudly brings the greatest show on Primetime TV! #TheGreatShow, ngayong February na sa Primetime Bida! #Kapamilyanovelas20" (Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- The Great Show at IMDb
- The Great Show at HanCinema
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