The Slingshot

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For the 1993 Swedish film, see The Slingshot (film).
The Slingshot
Also known as Story of a Man
A Man's Story
Genre Action
Thriller
Written by Song Ji-na
Directed by Yoon Sung-sik
Starring Park Yong-ha
Park Si-yeon
Kim Kang-woo
Han Yeo-woon
Lee Phillip
Park Ki-woong
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Production location(s) Korea
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release 6 April (2009-04-06) –
9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)
Chronology
Preceded by Boys Over Flowers
Followed by He Who Can't Marry
External links
Website

The Slingshot (Hangul: 남자이야기; RR: Namja Iyagi; lit. "Story of a Man") is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo,[1] Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong.[2] It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[3][4]

The Slingshot is about a wronged hero who gets himself thrown in jail, then formulates the ultimate plan for vengeance by enlisting the help of a few prison buddies to form a team, and beating the villain at his own game. It won Best Drama Series at the 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards.[5]

This was Park Yong-ha's last acting project before he committed suicide in June 2010.[6]

Plot

In the blink of an eye, Kim Shin (Park Yong-ha) loses everything dear to him. His father's company goes bankrupt, his brother commits suicide, his girlfriend (Park Si-yeon) leaves him, and he himself ends up in jail for a crime he didn't commit. While in prison, Shin learns that all of this was brought about by corporation head Chae Do-woo (Kim Kang-woo), who devised the scam that brought down his father. Determined to beat Do-woo at his own game, Shin sets out to get revenge, no matter the cost. More and more people are pulled into the unforgiving battle of wits as stakes are raised, secrets are revealed, and love turns into a weapon.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2009-04-06 1 6.6% 8.1%
2008-04-07 2 6.6% 7.4%
2009-04-13 3 8.6% (18th) 9.2% (16th)
2009-04-14 4 7.2% 7.9%
2009-04-20 5 7.6% 8.5%
2009-04-21 6 7.5% 8.4%
2009-04-27 7 7.1% 7.8%
2009-04-28 8 6.6% 7.5%
2009-05-04 9 6.9% 8.1%
2009-05-05 10 9.0% 9.4%
2009-05-11 11 7.3% 8.3%
2009-05-12 12 8.0% 8.0%
2009-05-18 13 8.0% 8.0%
2009-05-19 14 7.7% (20th) 7.6% (20th)
2009-05-25 15 9.8% (12th) 9.2% (13th)
2009-05-26 16 9.6% (15th) 9.2% (16th)
2009-06-01 17 8.7% (18th) 8.2% (18th)
2009-06-02 18 9.3% (15th) 9.1% (17th)
2009-06-08 19 9.0% (17th) 8.9% (16th)
2008-08-19 20 9.7% (15th) 9.4% (13th)
Average 8.0% -

Source: TNS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2009
4th Seoul International Drama Awards
 Best Series Drama The Slingshot Won
KBS Drama Awards
 Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Park Yong-ha Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Park Si-yeon Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Lee Moon-sik Nominated
Best New Actor Park Ki-woong Nominated
Best Couple Award Park Yong-ha and Park Si-yeon Nominated

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel BS, followed by terrestrial network TBS.[7][8]

References

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  8. ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/item/d2174/

External links

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