Switch (South Korean TV series)

Switch^[3][4] (Korean: 스위치 – 세상을 바꿔라) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Keun-suk and Han Ye-ri. It aired on SBS TV from March 28 to May 17, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.

Switch
Promotional poster
Hangul	스위치 – 세상을 바꿔라
Literal meaning	Switch – Change the World
Revised Romanization	Seuwichi – Sesang-eul Bakkwora
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Lee Yong-seok for SBS
Written by	Baek Woon-cheol
Directed by	Nam Tae-jin
Starring	Jang Keun-suk Han Ye-ri
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32[a]
Production
Executive producers	Baek Chang-ju [ko] Park Jin-hyung
Producer	Jo Sung-hoon
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes[a]
Production company	C-JeS Production[2]
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	March 28 (2018-03-28) – May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17)

Synopsis

The series explores the gray area between legal and illegal.^[5]

Cast

Main

• Jang Keun-suk as Sa Do-chan/Baek Joon-soo (dual role)^[6]
  • Choi Seung-hoon as young Sa Do-chan

• Sa Do-chan: an intelligent man who is smart enough to take the bar exam, but who in reality is a conman.
• Baek Joon-soo: a prosecutor who is the spitting image of Do-chan.

• Han Ye-ri as Oh Ha-ra

A prosecutor who is a friend of Prosecutor Baek Joon-soo since their college days. She later discovers about Sa Do-chan and ends up pairing up with him to solve a big drug case.

Supporting

Namsan Club

• Jung Woong-in as Geum Tae-woong^[7]

The head of an art gallery and a famous figure in the art industry.

• Lee Jung-gil as Choi Jung-pil

A living legend in the political domain and the former prime minister.

• Kwon Hwa-woon as Jo Sung-doo
• Song Won-seok as Manager Kim

People around Sa Do-chan

• Jo Hee-bong as Director Bong
• Shin Do-hyun as Seo Eun-ji
• Ahn Seung-hwan [ko] as Jung In-tae^[8]

A genius hacker that is part of a group of frauds.

• Son Byong-ho as Old Man Bbong/Sa Man-chun

Do-chan's father.

Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office

• Choi Jae-won as Jung Do-young^[9]

The head of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office. He has a strong trust in his juniors, but also has a thirst for power.

• Park Won-sang as Yang Ji-soong^[9]

Chief prosecutor. He is an introverted man who is barely adjusting to his career.

• Cha Yub [ko] as Investigator Go
• Bae Min-hee as Jin Kyung-hee^[9]

Assistant prosecutor.

• Seo Young-soo as Gil Dae-ro
• Yoo In-ae as Kang Mi-ran

Ha-ra's family

• Kim Seo-ra as Ha-ra's mother
• Lee Joo-yeon as Oh Sa-ra

Ha-ra's younger sister.

Special appearance

• Son Eun-seo as Choi Min-ah (Ep. 13–14 and 26)

Production

• The early working title of the series was Peacock King (공작왕; Gongjagwang).^[10][11]
• The first script reading took place on February 7, 2018, with the attendance of main cast and production crew.^[12]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Crazy"	Teen Top	3:14
2.	"Crazy" (Inst.)		3:14
Total length:			6:28

Part 2

Released on April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"No One"	Soya	3:40
2.	"No One" (Inst.)		3:40
Total length:			7:20

Part 3

Released on April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Blow My Mind"	Giryeon	4:40
2.	"Blow My Mind" (Inst.)		4:40
Total length:			9:20

Part 4

Released on April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Raise Me Up"	Lee Hong-gi (F.T. Island)	3:35
2.	"Raise Me Up" (Inst.)		3:35
Total length:			7:10

Part 5

Released on May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Stars In The Night Sky" (밤하늘 별)	Naeun, Jinsol (April)	3:40
2.	"Stars In The Night Sky" (Inst.)		3:40
Total length:			7:20

Part 6

Released on May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Destiny"	Cha Yeoul	3:25
2.	"Destiny" (Inst.)		3:25
Total length:			6:50

Ratings

Ep.	Broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			TNmS[13]		Nielsen Korea[14]
			Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	March 28, 2018	A Con Artist's Heart Beats Slowly (사기꾼의 심장은 천천히 뛴다)	6.2% (NR)	6.7%	7.0% (12th)	7.5% (9th)
2			7.3% (15th)	7.7%	7.9% (11th)	8.3% (6th)
3	March 29, 2018	Secretly in Danger (은밀하게 위태하게)	7.0% (14th)	7.4%	6.8% (13th)	7.3% (11th)
4				7.5%	7.6% (11th)	8.1% (8th)
5	April 4, 2018	The Person Who Can Say I Am Who I Am (나를 나라고 말할 수 있는 자)	5.5% (NR)	6.1%	5.6% (NR)	6.2% (19th)
6			6.4% (20th)	7.3%	6.7% (15th)	7.6% (10th)
7	April 5, 2018	You Can't Shake Hands While Making A Fist (주먹을 쥐고는 악수할 수 없다)	6.6% (19th)	7.5%	6.6% (17th)	7.6% (12th)
8			6.7% (17th)	7.8%	7.6% (15th)	8.7% (9th)
9	April 11, 2018	Moving Target (움직이는 과녁)	5.8% (18th)	6.0%	5.8% (18th)	6.1% (14th)
10			6.5% (17th)	6.8%	6.9% (11th)	7.2% (10th)
11	April 12, 2018	A Person's Attention Is Directed To That Which He Is Curious (시선은 궁금한 곳을 향한다)	5.2% (NR)	5.4%	5.7% (18th)	5.9% (15th)
12			6.3% (18th)	6.7%	6.8% (13th)	7.3% (11th)
13	April 18, 2018	Ready or Not, Here I Come (꼭꼭 숨어라 머리카락 보일라)	5.1% (NR)	5.8%	4.9% (NR)	5.5% (18th)
14			5.8% (18th)	6.2%	5.7% (16th)	6.1% (16th)
15	April 19, 2018	Betrayal Eats Up The Soul (배신은 영혼을 잠식한다)	6.3% (16th)	6.8%	6.3% (16th)	7.1% (12th)
16				6.9%	6.6% (14th)	7.2% (11th)
17	April 25, 2018	Jealousy Leads To Rage, and Rage Leads to Mistakes (질투는 분노를 낳고 분노는 실수를 낳는다)	5.8% (NR)	6.2%	5.1% (NR)	5.9% (16th)
18			6.1% (18th)	6.5%	6.4% (14th)	6.8% (12th)
19	April 26, 2018	Secrets Blend In While the Truth Gets Revealed (비밀은 스며들고 진실은 드러난다)		6.9%	5.3% (19th)	6.1% (16th)
20			6.4% (17th)	7.1%	6.3% (15th)	7.0% (11th)
21	May 2, 2018	A Bird Flies With Two Wings (새는 두 날개로 난다)	5.1% (NR)	5.2%	4.8% (NR)	4.9% (NR)
22			5.8% (18th)	6.1%	6.0% (18th)	6.3% (18th)
23	May 3, 2018	Don't Set a Trap in the Dark (어둠 속에서는 덫을 놓지 않는다)	6.7% (17th)	6.9%	6.2% (15th)	6.4% (15th)
24			6.9% (15th)	7.0%	6.5% (14th)	6.6% (13th)
25	May 9, 2018	Fury Makes the Heart Beat Faster (분노는 심장을 빨리 뛰게 한다)	5.5% (NR)	5.6%	4.7% (NR)	4.9% (NR)
26			6.0% (18th)	6.2%	5.9% (17th)	6.1% (15th)
27	May 10, 2018	Between Apathy and Passion (냉정과 열정 사이)	6.9% (16th)	7.4%	5.9% (15th)	6.5% (12th)
28			7.0% (14th)	7.9%	7.2% (11th)	8.1% (8th)
29	May 16, 2018	A Waterfall Makes Raging Torrents (폭포는 급류를 만든다)	5.1% (NR)	5.2%	5.1% (NR)	5.3% (NR)
30			5.3% (NR)	5.5%	5.6% (19th)	5.8% (NR)
31	May 17, 2018	Change the World (세상을 바꿔라)	6.7% (20th)	7.2%	6.7% (18th)	7.3% (12th)
32			7.0% (17th)	7.4%	7.0% (16th)	7.4% (11th)
Average			6.2%	6.7%	6.2%	6.7%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama	Han Ye-ri	Nominated

Notes

1. In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.^[1]