The Banker

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Drama: The Banker
Revised romanization: Deo Baengkeo
Hangul: 더 뱅커
Director: Lee Jae-Jin
Writer: Ryouka Shuu (manga), Shigeru Noda (manga), Seo Eun-Jung, Oh Hye-Ran
Network: MBC
Episodes: 32
Release Date: March 27 - May 16, 2019
Runtime: Wednesday & Thursdays 22:00 (35 minutes each / 2 episodes per day)
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

No Dae-Ho (Kim Sang-Joong) is an honest and sincere man. He works as a branch manager of Daehan Bank which is located in a small city. The branch is on a soon to be shutdown list. Surprisingly, No Dae-Ho is promoted to an auditor at the bank's headquarters in Seoul. No Dae-Ho faces corruption at the bank.

Notes

Drama series takes over MBC's Wednesday & Thursday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Spring Turns to Spring" and followed by "One Spring Night" on May 22, 2019.
Based on manga series "Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei" by Ryouka Shuu (writer) & Shigeru Noda (illustrator) (published from 1998 to 2002 in magazine Manga Allman).
First script reading took place early December, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.
Character poster of Kim Sang-Joong as No Dae-Ho.
Two main posters for MBC drama series “The Banker.”
Related titles (drama series):
1. Nozaki Shuhei Auditor of Bank | Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei (WOWOW / 2018)
2. The Banker (MBC / 2019)
3. Nozaki Shuhei President of Bank | Todori Nozaki Shuhei (WOWOW / 2020)

Cast



Kim Sang-Joong	Chae Shi-Ra	Yoo Dong-Geun	Kim Tae-Woo
No Dae-Ho	Han Soo-Ji	Kang Sam-Do	Lee Hae-Gon



An Woo-Yeon	Shin Do-Hyun	Cha In-Ha	Kim Kyu-Cheol	Kim Byung-Choon
Seo Bo-Geor	Jang Mi-Ho	Moon Hong-Joo	Park Gwang-Soo	Han Min-Koo



Lee Yoon-Sang	Ahn Nae-Sang	Seo Yi-Sook	Joo Suk-Tae	Oh Yong
Jo Young-Sik	Yook Gwan-Sik	Do Jung-Ja	Im Chang-Jae	Min Hyung-Ki



Jung Kyung-Ho	Jung Hyung-Suk	Lim Seung-Dae	Kim Young-Pil	Ko In-Beom
Byeon Sung-Tae	Sung Chi-Wook	Kim Young-Ho	Secretary Kim	Jung Soo-Chan



Kim Byeong-Ki	Nam Myung-Ryul	Park Jung-Hak	Ryoo Sung-Hyun	Park Seo-Yeon
Choi Jong-Soo	Park Jin-Ho	Bae Dong-Seok	Park Jung-Bae	No Han-Sol



Oh Seung-Eun	Kim Ki-Cheon	Jang Gwang	Jei	Kim No-Jin
Jin Sun-Mi	Na Dae-Ho	Jo Jang-Gwang	Jo Hyun-A	Park Bo-Ram



Seol Yu-Jin	Kim Mi-Hye	Lee Se-Rang	Ahn Soo-Bin
Oh Ji-Yeon	Lee Hae-Gon's secretary	sushi restaurant woman	bank clerk (ep.27-28)

Additional Cast Members:

Kim Ji-Sung - Kang Hye-Ryung
Park Choong-Sun - Kim Jung-Sik
Lee Mi-Young - Seo Bo-Geor's mother
Choi Bae-Young - Shin So-Young
Song Hoon - Lee Se-Jin
Jo Won-Hee - Song Ki-Yeol
Mi Seok - CEO Gu
Choi Soo-Min - Lee Hae-Gon's secretary
Hwang In-Joon - branch manger
Jung Young-Hoon - the best 1
Park Mi-Ri - bank clerk 3
Lee Kyung-Oh - personnel committee
Moon Hak-Jin - customer
Park Jin-Soo - interviewer
Lee Moo-Nyoung - convenience store customer
Kim Jin-Ok - janitor
Kim Woo-Jin - new employee
Kim Ji-Yu - No Han-Sol (child)
Lee Jin-Kwon - (ep.3)
Mun Yong-Il
Yoo Ha-Bok
Kim O-Bok
Yu Seung-Il
Shin Dong-Ryuk
Myung Suk-Geun
Park Choong-Hwan

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	TNmS		AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
2019-03-27	1	3.7%	-	4.6%	5.2% (19th)
2019-03-27	2	4.0%	-	4.5%	5.2% (19th)
2019-03-28	3	3.3%	-	2.5%	NR
2019-03-28	4	3.5%	-	3.3%	NR
2019-04-03	5	4.4%	-	4.1%	NR
2019-04-03	6	5.2%	-	4.9% (20th)	NR
2019-04-04	7	-	-	3.9%	NR
2019-04-04	8	-	-	4.6% (19th)	4.7% (19th)
2019-04-10	9	3.8%	-	3.6%	NR
2019-04-10	10	4.8%	-	4.5%	NR
2019-04-11	11	-	-	4.4%	4.5% (20th)
2019-04-11	12	-	-	5.2% (17th)	5.7% (15th)
2019-04-17	13	3.4%	-	3.8%	4.3%
2019-04-17	14	3.7%	-	4.1%	4.8%
2019-04-18	15	-	-	2.6%	NR
2019-04-18	16	-	-	3.0%	NR
2019-04-24	17	-	-	3.4%	NR
2019-04-24	18	-	-	4.0%	NR
2019-04-25	19	-	-	3.0%	NR
2019-04-25	20	-	-	3.6%	NR
2019-05-01	21	-	-	3.4%	3.7%
2019-05-01	22	-	-	4.2%	4.6%
2019-05-02	23	-	-	4.1%	4.4% (19th)
2019-05-02	24	-	-	4.7% (17th)	4.8% (18th)
2019-05-08	25	3.5%	-	3.7%	3.8%
2019-05-08	26	3.7%	-	4.6%	4.7% (20th)
2019-05-09	27	3.5%	-	3.6%	NR
2019-05-09	28	4.4%	-	4.6% (19th)	4.5% (20th)
2019-05-15	29	3.2%	-	3.6%	NR
2019-05-15	30	4.0%	-	4.3%	NR
2019-05-16	31	-	-	5.4% (15th)	5.4% (16th)
2019-05-16	32	-	-	7.0% (8th)	6.8% (7th)

Source: TNS Media Korea & AGB Nielson

NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that specific day according to TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielson.

Comments

Park Min Oct 26 2022 5:20 pm The biggest highlight for me is Kim Sang Joong performance, on the other hand, its biggest weaknesses is this awkward misplaced unnecessary brief love triangle of those who work with Dae Ho. The subplots needed to be worked on more. Some characters who I thought would have a bigger role end up disappearing along the way. The drama itself was good although I wanted more from the climax.

Noora Oct 08 2021 11:00 am Learned so much from this drama. Such strong characters, sometimes they got you thinking that you would make the same decisions they did if you are in their shoes. Cant help from getting goosebumps especially at the last episode.

Michele Aug 14 2021 7:25 pm I love Kim Sang-Joong, but this was one Boring drama.

saranghae Aug 12 2020 3:12 am just barely could finished this drama i can not believe the shortsightedness of all the people involved in the first scripts reading cz after this reading im sure they knew that this drama wasnt gonna work that the story and words used here were just too technical for the average people to understand therefore i can really see why the ratings were like that 2 or 3% which is totally unacceptable for experienced people in drama making they should all be fired again for there shortsightedness

Ulan Jul 02 2019 4:13 pm I learned many things from this drama.. I am inspired by now daeho auditor strong and sincere personality. I hope one day I can become hardworking and genuine employee like him

R May 17 2019 9:44 am OMG...... Very very very recommended drama.. I love it so much.. I hope many korean drama with interesting story like this, all cast are so good.. Oh i'm so sad it's finished.. season 2 please!!! (i hope)

Sorry for my bad English

Tim May 16 2019 8:37 pm so 4 more episodes, but it's feel like the drama has come to an end already, this is a good ending, wonder what going to happen in the last 4 episodes?

Suissant May 09 2019 9:30 pm for people who are wondering if this version is better than the original japanese one: yes, it's much much better. The actors, the plot, the directing are all superior to the original japanese drama. And I feel sad that this drama hasn't been more noticed (probably because of the somewhat dry subject).

sf May 09 2019 12:09 pm Very captivating drama.

Lou May 02 2019 7:43 pm I like this drama and it's intricately webbed plot, I wonder why the rating is so low...the storyline is interesting, it makes me eager to wait for the next episode.....The actors are very good in the execution of their role/s...I have to give this drama a two-thumbs up...

tim65 Apr 18 2019 9:31 pm yeah I must agree that this is such an interesting drama and deserve a better rating, guess this is not a cup of tea for korean viewers. I think romance dramas are more popular there.

Katy Tran Apr 11 2019 9:55 pm Excellent drama Good acting Storyline very interesting Why rating is so low

tim Apr 10 2019 9:43 pm don't underestimate president kang, I think all that has been happening is his doing. He's trying to get rid of those old employees but instead of dirtying his hand he's using No Dae-Ho to do it. He got rid of Yook Gwan-Sik and now it's Do Jung-Ja, and he probably scheming something big.

ayudeish Apr 02 2019 11:17 am very good drama. really match with my daily activities as a banker :))

Jennyfer Dois Sibin Mar 31 2019 4:39 am I love this drama..

Tim Mar 29 2019 9:52 pm interesting drama, something different. I bet some of these stuffs does happened in real life.

Mega Mar 29 2019 10:14 am Good drama. So touching. This drama reminds me of our life itself. Hwaiting! I am happy to have a good drama twice a week now.. :)

Budi Mar 06 2019 8:56 pm What a good casting

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