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, and Tae Won-suk. It aired on OCN's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 ( KST) time slot from September 29 to November 11, 2018.

Synopsis

The story about the four talented individuals in their respective fields who create an elite team to solve crimes in partnership with a righteous prosecutor. Together, they confiscate black money and make sure that those who earn money through crimes will be arrested.

Cast

Main

as Kang Ha-ri / Choi Soo-hyuk, a veteran conman from a family of investigators who was born bold and gifted with words. *

as Cha Ah-ryung, a skilled driver who grew up in an orphanage after being abandoned by her parents. *

as Lim Byung-min, a talented hacker who had a past with Chairman Chun. * as Do Jin-woong, a powerful fighter who had accidentally worked for "that person".

Supporting

Public Prosecutors' Office

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as Prosecutor Jang In-gyu, the prosecutor who teamed up with Ha-ri and his team. * Ahn Se-ho as Investigator Maeng Ji-hoon * Lee Hwang-ui as Yoo Ki-hoon

Target

* Kim Jong-tae as "that person" (real name: Yeon Je-suk), a consultant and power broker for politicians. * Kwak Ja-hyung as Chun Dong-seob

People around Ha-ri

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as Choi Hyun-gi, Ha-ri's father and former team leader of Special Corruption Division. *

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as Cho Yeon-hee, a doctor and the only person who knows Ha-ri's past.

Others

* Min Joon-hyun as Team Leader Shim Dal-soo * Kang Min-tae as gangster * Kim Hyung-mook as Na Won-hak * Lee Hwa-ryong * Min Joon-hyun *

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as Ji Sung-goo *

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as Yang Hae-joo * Jin Mo as Wang Seob * Kim Seo-kyung

Special appearances

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as Security Guard (Ep. 1) * Hong Seok-cheon as Driving Instructor (Ep. 1) *

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as Ryu Hyun-ja (Ep. 7–8) *

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as a thug.

Production

Early working titles of the series are ''Hustle'' () and ''Round'' ().

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Viewership

Notes

References

External links

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''Player''
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Studio Dragon Studio Dragon Corporation () is a South Korean drama production, marketing and distribution company under CJ ENM's E&M division. It was established on May 3, 2016, as a spin-off from E&M Media Content. The company joined the KOSDAQ index of Ko ...

''Player''
at iWill Media * * {{Works by IWill Media OCN television dramas Television series by Studio Dragon Korean-language television shows 2018 South Korean television series debuts 2018 South Korean television series endings South Korean action television series South Korean crime television series Television series by IWill Media