Drama Wiki
Advertisement

SmallWikipediaLogo This page uses content from an article at Wikipedia. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Drama Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Memorist (메모리스트; Memoriseuteu) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Yoo Seung Ho, Lee Se Young and Jo Sung Ha. Based on the 2016–2018 Daum webtoon of the same name by Jae Hoo, it premiered on tvN on March 11, 2020.

Synopsis[]

Dong Baek (Yoo Seung Ho) is a detective with remarkable supernatural powers, including the ability to delve into other peoples' memories.

Impetuous and erratic, he is prone to mood swings – but his phenomenal abilities make him an invaluable asset in the fight against crime.

Han Sun Mi (Lee Se Young) is a cool, calm, and collected maverick criminal profiler.

Although still in the very early days of her career, she has shown enormous promise, and has been appointed as the youngest senior superintendent in the history of the police force.

Together, the duo must track down and stop a brutal, evil genius serial killer who has been carrying out a spate of gruesome murders in the city.

Can this unconventional crime-busting pair put an end to the wicked mastermind's exploits? And can they combine their – albeit very different – powers in an effort to stop the killings?[1]

Cast[]

  • Yoo Seung Ho as Dong Baek / "Telepathy"
  • Lee Se Young as Han Sun Mi

  • Jo Sung Ha as Lee Shin Woong, a deputy chief
  • Ko Chang Seok as Goo Kyung Tan, a team chief
  • Yoon Ji On as Oh Se Hoon, Baek's partner
  • Jeon Hyo Sung as Kang Ji Eun, a reporter
  • Kim Yoon Hee as Jung Mi Ja, a team manager
  • Im Ji Hyun as Lee Seul Bi, a communications director
  • Jung Ha Joon as Hwang Bong Gook, a hacker
  • Son Kwang Eop as Byun Young Soo, a senior superintendent
  • Oh Chi Woon as Min Sung Han
  • Park Eung Su as Jang Gi Dae
  • Kim Seo Kyung as Im Chil Gyu, a sergeant
  • Moon Jung Gi as Kwon Woon Jang, Chil Gyu's partner
  • Kim Nak Kyun as a detective

  • Kim Young Gu as a gang member (Ep.1)
  • Park Jin Woo as a detective (Ep.1)
  • Kim Ki Doo as Yoon Young, a detective (Ep.1)
  • Yoo Soon Woong as Chae Poong Hyun, a gang leader (Ep.1)
  • Lee Gyu Sub as Poong Hyun's subordinate (Ep.1)
  • Lee Yoon Sang as a member of the disciplinary committee (Ep.1)
  • Min Young as Ahn So Yoon, a doctor (Ep.1)
  • Kim Mi Kyung as Mrs. Gong, Ye Rim's mother (Ep.1-2)
  • Kim Ji In as Yoon Ye Rim, Mrs. Gong's daughter (Ep.1-2)
  • Hong Seung Hee as Bo Yun (Ep.2-3)
  • Choi Seo Ryung as Kim Seo Kyung (Ep.1-2)
  • Jang Eui Soo as Park Sung Bum, Seo Kyung's stalker and ex-boyfriend (Ep.1)
  • Son Sang Kyung as a ritual performer and accomplice (Ep.1-4)
  • Mr. Pang as Oh Yun Tak, the CEO of Hammer Management (Ep.1-2)
  • Shin Young Kyu as Kim Min Gon (Ep.2)
  • Yoo Gun Woo as Woo Suk Do, a prosecutor (Ep.2)
  • Cha Soon Bae as Im Joong Yun, a chief prosecutor (Ep.2, 4)
  • Jeon Ji An as Joong Yun's secretary (Ep.2)
  • Jo Suk Hyun as the section chief prosecutor
  • Ok Joo Ri as an employee at the grocery meat department (Ep.2)
  • Kim Jae Cheol as a chief reporter (Ep.1-4)
  • Lee Seung Chul as Park Gi Dan (Ep.3-4)
  • Kim Sun Kyung as Bo Yun's mother
  • Park Joong Geun (Ep.3)

  • Soundtrack[]

    Main Article: Memorist OST

    Episodes[]

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

    Episode Title Aired National rating in % Seoul rating in %
    Episode 01 "Claw Hammer"
    ("장도리")
    March 11, 2020 3.272 3.811
    Episode 02 "The Red Pig"
    ("붉은 돼지")
    March 12, 2020 2.762 3.098
    Episode 03 "Baptized in Blood"
    ("피의 세례")
    March 18, 2020 3.434 4.052
    Episode 04 "Double-Edged Sword"
    ("양날의 검")
    March 19, 2020 3.175 3.624
    Episode 05 March 25, 2020
    Episode 06 March 26, 2020
    Episode 07 April 1, 2020
    Episode 08 April 2, 2020
    Episode 09 April 8, 2020
    Episode 10 April 9, 2020
    Episode 11 April 15, 2020
    Episode 12 April 16, 2020
    Episode 13 April 22, 2020
    Episode 14 April 23, 2020
    Episode 15 April 29, 2020
    Episode 16 April 30, 2020
    Average % %

    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).

    Production[]

    The first script reading took place on December 2, 2019.

    The drama serves as a reunion between Yoo Seung Ho and Lee Se Young who previously worked together in the MBC drama Missing You.

    Trivia[]

    • This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "Money Game".[2]
    • The drama was based on the webcomic of the same name by Jae Hoo (published from October 15, 2016 to January 20, 2018 by Daum Webtoon Company).[2]
    • First script reading took place on December 2, 2019 in South Korea.[2]

    Gallery[]

    References[]

    Advertisement