Kim Woo-hyun is the only son of a prominent police officer. Determined to make his own mark, he breezes through the police academy,[6] and along the way racks up accolades, top of the class honors, a lot of praise and perhaps envy from his colleagues.[7] Assigned to the cyber investigations unit,[8] Detective Kim finds himself entrenched in an intense cat and mouse game with faceless enemies in the cyber world. Tirelessly hunting a hacker named Hades, he traces the hacker's location to an apartment building and arrives just in time to witness an actress fall to her death from the high-rise.
What appears initially to be a suicide case reveals a trail of crime and conspiracy as Hades broadcasts a video clip showing a perpetrator pushing the actress to her death. Suspected to be the perpetrator, Hades is hunted down by Woo-hyun, who finds out that Hades is in fact his past roommate in the police academy, Park Ki-young. Ki-young escapes, and later infiltrates the police headquarters in search of an important evidence proving his innocence. He is caught by Yoo Kang-mi, with whom he watches a video titled 'Phantom' that reveals a murder linking right back to Woo-hyun. Ki-young once again escapes, but calls Woo-hyun to meet up with him in an abandoned factory. The factory explodes, and one died while the other suffered severe burns.[4] In a mistaken identity, Ki-young is sent to the hospital for treatment. Ki-young recovers and assumes Woo-hyun's identity, working together with Kang-mi to defeat the enigmatic nemesis and do justice for his friend's sacrifice.
Cast
Main characters
So Ji-sub - Kim Woo-hyun / Park Ki-young[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Lee Yeon-hee - Yoo Kang-mi[15][16]
Um Ki-joon - Jo Hyun-min
Kwak Do-won - Kwon Hyuk-joo[17]
Song Ha-yoon - Choi Seung-yeon
Cyber Investigation Team
Kwon Hae-hyo - Han Young-seok[18]
G.O - Lee Tae-kyun[19][20][21]
Im Ji-kyu - Byun Sang-woo[22]
Baek Seung-hyeon - Kang Eun-jin
Bae Min-hee - Lee Hye-ram
Supporting characters
Choi Jung-woo - Shin Kyung-soo
Jang Hyun-sung - Jeon Jae-wook
Yoon Ji-hye - Goo Yeon-joo[23]
Jung Dong-hwan - Kim Seok-joon
Lee Tae-woo - Kim Seon-woo
Jung Moon-sung - Yeom Jae-hee
Myung Gye-nam - Jo Kyung-shin
Lee Jae-yoon - Jo Jae-min
Park Ji-il - Director Moon
Lee Ki-young - Im Chi-hyun
Lee Won-keun - Kwon Do-young
Guest appearances
Choi Daniel - Park Gi-young / Hades (ep 1-2, 6)[24][25]
Esom - Shin Hyo-jung (ep 1)
Kim Sung-oh - Shin Hyo-jung's fan (ep 1)
Lee Joon - passerby (ep 1)[26]
Jung Da-hye - Jung So-eun (ep 3)
Kang Sung-min - Yang Seung-jae (ep 3-4)
Kwak Ji-min - Kwon Eun-sol (ep 7)
Han Bo-bae - Kwak Ji-soo (ep 7-8)
Ha Seung-ri - Jung Mi-young (ep 7-8)
Kim Min-ha - Kim Hee-eun
Jin Kyung - Oh Yeon-sook
Jung Myung-joon - TV news announcer
Jang Hang-jun - building owner
Jeon In-taek - Jo Kyung-moon
Kwon Tae-won - Nam Sang-won
Reception
Ratings
Episode #
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[27]
AGB Nielsen[28]
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
1
30 May 2012
10.7%
13.4%
7.6%
8.6%
2
31 May 2012
12.1%
14.5%
8.9%
9.9%
3
6 June 2012
13.0%
17.7%
11.4%
13.3%
4
7 June 2012
14.2%
17.3%
11.8%
12.3%
5
13 June 2012
11.9%
15.3%
10.6%
11.9%
6
14 June 2012
13.1%
16.0%
12.2%
13.7%
7
20 June 2012
12.7%
14.9%
10.8%
11.8%
8
21 June 2012
14.1%
17.0%
11.2%
12.6%
9
27 June 2012
13.1%
15.8%
11.1%
11.6%
10
28 June 2012
13.5%
17.0%
11.0%
12.0%
11
4 July 2012
14.1%
17.1%
11.4%
12.0%
12
5 July 2012
15.6%
17.9%
13.8%
15.0%
13
11 July 2012
15.7%
19.6%
13.3%
14.3%
14
12 July 2012
17.0%
20.4%
14.2%
15.7%
15
18 July 2012
15.3%
18.3%
13.4%
14.9%
16
19 July 2012
16.0%
19.8%
13.9%
15.4%
17
25 July 2012
14.5%
16.9%
13.3%
15.0%
18
26 July 2012
16.5%
19.4%
15.3%
16.0%
19
8 August 2012
13.3%
16.5%
12.9%
14.3%
20
9 August 2012
13.7%
16.4%
12.2%
12.8%
Average
14.0%
17.0%
12.0%
13.2%
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result
2012
5th Korea Drama Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor
So Ji-sub
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor
Kwak Do-won
Won
1st K-Drama Star Awards
Excellence Award, Actor
So Ji-sub
Nominated
SBS Drama Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special
So Ji-sub
Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special
Um Ki-joon
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special
Lee Yeon-hee
Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actor in a Drama Special
Kwak Do-won
Won
Jang Hyun-sung
Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special
Song Ha-yoon
Nominated
Top 10 Stars
So Ji-sub
Won
Original soundtrack
Phantom Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released
July 17, 2012
Genre
Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B
Label
HB Entertainment LOEN Entertainment
Phantom OST
No.
Title
Artist
Length
1.
"유령(같이 사랑했잖아) - Title" (Phantom (We Used to Love))
MBLAQ
4:00
2.
"그리워 운다" (I Miss You So I Cry)
Shin Bora[29]
4:14
3.
"그리워서 눈물나서" (Tears Fall Because I Miss You)
Lee Soo-young
4:05
4.
"Burn Out"
Block B
3:47
5.
"어떻게" (How)
Lee Ki-chan
4:15
6.
"GHOST"
Various Artists
1:29
7.
"Save You"
Various Artists
2:40
8.
"Goodbye, My Face"
Various Artists
2:50
9.
"Mysterious Man"
Various Artists
2:10
10.
"Steganography"
Various Artists
2:10
11.
"New Life"
Various Artists
3:12
12.
"Beautiful Agony"
Various Artists
2:26
13.
"Stuxnet"
Various Artists
1:49
14.
"Slow Walking"
Various Artists
1:00
15.
"Black Out"
Various Artists
1:32
16.
"유령(같이 사랑했잖아) (Inst.)" (Phantom (We Used to Love) (Inst.))
Various Artists
4:00
17.
"Burn Out (Inst.)"
Various Artists
3:47
International broadcast
It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from January 27 to March 31, 2013.[30]
In Thailand, it aired every Wednesday to Friday at 20:50 on Workpoint TV after the broadcast in South Korea ended.[31]
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