| The Banker | |
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Promotional poster
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| Hangul | 더 뱅커 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei by Ryouka Shuu and Shigeru Noda |
| Developed by | Park Jae-bum |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Lee Ji Yong |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Dong-rae |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production companies | MBC Drama Production RaemongRaein Co., Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | March 27 (2019-03-27) – May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16) |
| Related | |
| Nozaki Shuhei Auditor of Bank (WOWOW, 2018) | |
The Banker (Korean: 더 뱅커; RR: Deo Baengkeo) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Sang-joong, Chae Shi-ra, Yoo Dong-geun and Kim Tae-woo. It is based on the Japanese manga Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei which was written by Ryouka Shuu and illustrated by Shigeru Noda from 1998 to 2002. The series aired on MBC's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 KST from March 27 to May 16, 2019.[2]
No Dae-ho, an honest banker, tries to fight corruption.
| The Banker OST | |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
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| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Suddenly" (괜스레) | Lee Eun-mi | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Suddenly" (Inst.) | 4:14 | |
| Total length: | 8:28 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Justice" | KLANG | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Justice" (Inst.) | 3:21 | |
| Total length: | 6:42 | ||
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[9] | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | March 27, 2019 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 3.7% |
| 2 | 4.5% | 4.0% | ||
| 3 | March 28, 2019 | 2.5% | — | 3.3% |
| 4 | 3.3% | 3.5% | ||
| 5 | April 3, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 6 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% | |
| 7 | April 4, 2019 | 3.9% | 4.1% | — |
| 8 | 4.6% | 4.7% | ||
| 9 | April 10, 2019 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| 10 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% | |
| 11 | April 11, 2019 | 4.4% | — | |
| 12 | 5.2% | 5.7% | ||
| 13 | April 17, 2019 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| 14 | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% | |
| 15 | April 18, 2019 | 2.6% | — | — |
| 16 | 3.0% | |||
| 17 | April 24, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.5% | |
| 18 | 4.0% | 4.0% | ||
| 19 | April 25, 2019 | 3.0% | — | |
| 20 | 3.6% | |||
| 21 | May 1, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.7% | |
| 22 | 4.2% | 4.6% | ||
| 23 | May 2, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.4% | |
| 24 | 4.7% | 4.8% | ||
| 25 | May 8, 2019 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| 26 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.7% | |
| 27 | May 9, 2019 | 3.6% | — | 3.5% |
| 28 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% | |
| 29 | May 15, 2019 | 3.6% | — | 3.2% |
| 30 | 4.3% | 4.0% | ||
| 31 | May 16, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.4% | — |
| 32 | 7.0% | 6.8% | 5.1% | |
| Average | 4.1% | —[b] | —[b] | |
