Babel (TV series) explained

Babel is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo and Jang Hee-jin. The series aired on TV Chosun from January 27 to March 24, 2019 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:50 (KST).^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

The story of a prosecutor who would do anything to achieve his revenge and an actress who loses everything after marrying into a rich family.

Cast

Main

• Park Si-hoo as Cha Woo-hyuk, former newspaper reporter now working as a prosecutor ^[3]
• Jang Hee-jin as Han Jeong-won, former actress married to Tae Min-ho^[4]

Supporting

• Kim Hae-sook as Sin Hyeon-sook, wife of Tae Byeong-cheo
• Jang Shin-young as Tae Yoo-ra, daughter of Tae Byeong-cheo and younger sister of Tae Soo-ho, Cha Woo-Hyuk's boss at prosecutor's office whom she also has a crush on
• Kim Ji-hoon as Tae Min-ho, youngest son of Tae Byeong-cheo, designated successor to head Geosan
• Song Jae-hee as Tae Soo-ho, oldest son of Tae Byeong-cheo
• Im Jung-eun as Na Yeong-eun, daughter of the owner of the newspaper company, wife of Tae Soo-ho
• Kim Jong-goo as Tae Byeong-cheo, chairman of chaebol Geosan
• Lee Seung-hyung as Sin Hyeon-cheol, younger cousin and co-conspirator of Sin Hyeon-sook, director of Geosan
• Song Won-geun as Secretary Woo, personal assistant to Tae min-ho
• Ha Si-eun as Hong Mi-seon, who runs a Spanish restaurant, best friends with Han Jeong-won
• Yoon Bong-gil as Detective Lee
• Lee Jae-gu as Ricky
• Park Joo-hyung as Go Jae-il, newspaper reporter who was a colleague of Cha Woo-Hyuk, boyfriend of Hong Mi-seon
• Yoon Jin-ho as Jang Bae-yoon
• Kyung Sung-hwan as Kwon Byeon, lawyer and mentee of Tae Yoo-ra
• Ri Min as Gook Gwa-soo
• Kim Jin-ho as Chief prosecutor

Production

The first script reading took place on November 20, 2018 at TV Chosun Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.^[5]

Original soundtrack

Part 4

Ratings

+ Average TV viewership ratings
	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[6]
		width=90	Nationwide !	width=90
1	2018/02/26	3.532%	4.321%
2	2018/02/27		2.653%
3	2018/03/05	2.838%	3.603%
4	2018/03/06	3.281%	3.625%
5	2018/03/12	2.929%	3.364%
6	2018/03/13	2.691%	3.042%
7	2018/03/19	3.231%	3.605%
8	2018/03/20	2.768%
9	2018/03/26	3.352%	4.005%
10	2018/03/27	3.421%	3.957%
11	2018/04/02	2.929%	2.811%
12	2018/04/03
13	2018/04/09	3.197%	3.125%
14	2018/04/10	3.643%	3.981%
15	2018/04/16	3.207%	3.418%
16	2018/04/17	3.319%	3.449%
Average

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kang. Seo-jung. '바벨' 박시후X장희진, 19금 격정멜로로 TV조선 역대 최고시청률 찍을까(종합)[Oh!쎈 현장]]. January 24, 2019. Osen. The Chosun Ilbo. ko. August 15, 2019. August 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815093359/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/24/2019012402380.html. live.
2. Web site: Park Si-hoo, Jang Hee-jin Star in New Mystery Series. 26 January 2019. The Chosun Ilbo. 15 August 2019. 9 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609042754/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/26/2019012600616.html. live.
3. Web site: Kang. Seo-jung. 박시후, TV조선 드라마 '바벨' 출연확정..미스터리 격정멜로[공식입장]]. October 31, 2018. Osen. The Chosun Ilbo. ko. August 15, 2019. August 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812003132/https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/10/31/2018103100938.html. live.
4. Web site: 장희진, TV 조선 새 드라마 '바벨' 여자 주인공 출연. Newsis. The Chosun Ilbo. ko. November 7, 2018. August 15, 2019. February 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203171147/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/11/07/2018110702459.html. live.
5. Web site: Jin. Hyang-hee. TV CHOSUN '바벨' 박시후-장희진-김해숙-김지훈-장신영, 첫 대본리딩 현장. December 20, 2018. MK. ko. August 15, 2019. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818135013/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2018/12/792780/. live.
6. Web site: Nielsen Korea. ko. January 27, 2019. September 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923185039/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00&begin_date=20190127. live.