| Spotlight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Workplace drama |
| Written by | Lee Ki-won |
| Directed by | Kim Do-hoon |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Oh Gyeong-hoon |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | May 14 (2008-05-14) – July 3, 2008 (2008-07-03) |
Spotlight (Korean: 스포트라이트; RR: Seupoteuraiteu) is a 2008 South Korea television series, starring Son Ye-jin and Ji Jin-hee. It aired on MBC from May 14 to July 3, 2008, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
The series revolves around the world of television news and the lives of four news reporters.
Plot
Oh Tae Suk (Ji Jin-hee), a supervisor in a news division, works with his junior reporter Seo Woo Jin (Son Ye-jin) to expose the injustices of society.
Cast
Main characters
- Son Ye-jin as Seo Woo-jin
- Ji Jin-hee as Oh Tae-suk
- Jo Yoon-hee as Cha Myung-eun
- Jin Goo as Lee Seon-chul
Supporting characters
- Kim Jeong-wook as Seo Woo-hyeon
- Kim Bo-kyung as Lee Joo-hee
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Ahn Joong-seok
- Lee Ki-yeol as Moon Jae-gook
- Jeong Gyu-soo as Jeong Seong-il
- Lee Dae-yeon as Det. Go Byung-chun
- Jeong Jin as Jang Jin-gyu
- Im Seung-dae as Lee Choon-ki
- Park Yong-gi as Director Lee Jae-myeong
- Min Ah-ryung as Reporter Jung
- Park Yoon-jae as Yoon Seok-chang
- Jeon In-taek as Woo-jin's father
- Geum Bo-ra as Woo-jin's mother
- Jung Hye-young as Kim Mi-hee (cameo, episode 1)
- Kim Cheol-ki as Mi-hee's husband
- Shin Chae-won
- Min Seo-hyun
- Jeong Hoon
- Choi Seung-kyung
- SS501 (cameo)
- Ryu Ui-hyun
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||||
| 1 | May 14, 2008 | 8.6% | 9.7% | ||
| 2 | May 15, 2008 | 8.8% | |||
| 3 | May 21, 2008 | 11.4% | 12.8% | ||
| 4 | May 22, 2008 | 11.2% | 12.5% | ||
| 5 | May 28, 2008 | 13.2% | 14.3% | ||
| 6 | May 29, 2008 | 11.4% | 12.6% | ||
| 7 | June 4, 2008 | 11.2% | 12.5% | ||
| 8 | June 5, 2008 | 11.5% | 12.9% | ||
| 9 | June 11, 2008 | 10.1% | 11.5% | ||
| 10 | June 12, 2008 | 10.2% | 12.1% | ||
| 11 | June 18, 2008 | 9.4% | 10.6% | ||
| 12 | June 19, 2008 | 10.2% | 11.7% | ||
| 13 | June 25, 2008 | 9.6% | 11.7% | ||
| 14 | June 26, 2008 | 8.9% | 10.3% | ||
| 15 | July 2, 2008 | 9.1% | 10.7% | ||
| 16 | July 3, 2008 | 9.3% | 10.5% | ||
| Average | 11.6% | ||||
References
- "Interview: Spotlight (writer Lee Ki-won, director Kim Do-hoon) premiered on May 14, 2008". MBC Global Media. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- Han, Sang-hee (May 13, 2008). "Spotlight Shows Lives of Reporters". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- Oh, Jean (May 12, 2008). "Reporters get the spotlight". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
External links
- Spotlight official MBC website (in Korean)
- Spotlight at MBC Global Media
- Spotlight at HanCinema