# The Banker (TV series)

The Banker (Korean: 더 뱅커; RR: Deo Baengkeo) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Sang-joong, Chae Shi-ra, Yoo Dong-geun and Kim Tae-woo. It is based on the Japanese manga Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei which was written by Ryouka Shuu and illustrated by Shigeru Noda from 1998 to 2002. The series aired on MBC's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 KST from March 27 to May 16, 2019.

## Synopsis

No Dae-ho, an honest banker, tries to fight corruption.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Sang-joong as Noh Dae-ho
* Chae Shi-ra as Han Soo-ji
* Yoo Dong-geun as Kang Sam-do
* Kim Tae-woo as Lee Hae-gon

### Supporting
#### Audit Office staff

* Ahn Woo-yeon as Seo Bo-geol
* Shin Do-hyun as Jang Mi-ho
* Cha In-ha as Moon Hong-joo
* Kim Kyu-chul as Park Yong-soo
* Kim Byung-choon as Han Min-gu
* Lee Yoon-sang as Cho Young-sik

#### Korean Bank employees

* Ahn Nae-sang as Yug Gwan-sik
* Seo Yi-sook as Do Jeong-ja
* Ju Seok-jae as Lim Chang-jae
* Oh Yong as Min Hyeong-gi
* Jung Kyung-ho as Byeon Seong-tae
* Jung Hyung-suk as Sung Chi-wook
* Lim Seung-dae as Kim Young-ho

#### People around Kang Sam-do

* Kim Young-pil as Secretary Kim
* Go In-beom as Jung Soo-chan
* Kim Byung-ki as Choi Jong-soo
* Nam Myeong-lyeol as Park Jin-ho

#### Others

* Park Jung-hak as Bae Dong-seok
* Lee Jin-kwon as Mr. Jeong
* Ryu Sung-hyun as Park Jung-bae
* Son Jeon-geun
* Lee Mi-young
* Oh Seung-eun
* Choi Yang-rak
* Kim Byung-chun

### Guests

* Jang Gwang as Jo Jang-kwang, (Haesan Group chairman)

## Production

* The first script reading took place on January 30, 2019.
* The Banker reunites Kim Sang-joong and Kim Tae-woo who previously starred together in The Jingbirok: A Memoir Of Imjin War.

## Ratings

* In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | March 27, 2019 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 3.7% |
| 2 | March 27, 2019 | 4.5% | 5.2% | 4.0% |
| 3 | March 28, 2019 | 2.5% | — | 3.3% |
| 4 | March 28, 2019 | 3.3% | — | 3.5% |
| 5 | April 3, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 6 | April 3, 2019 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| 7 | April 4, 2019 | 3.9% | 4.1% | — |
| 8 | April 4, 2019 | 4.6% | 4.7% | — |
| 9 | April 10, 2019 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| 10 | April 10, 2019 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| 11 | April 11, 2019 | 4.4% | 4.5% | — |
| 12 | April 11, 2019 | 5.2% | 5.7% | — |
| 13 | April 17, 2019 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| 14 | April 17, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| 15 | April 18, 2019 | 2.6% | — | — |
| 16 | April 18, 2019 | 3.0% | — | — |
| 17 | April 24, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.5% | — |
| 18 | April 24, 2019 | 4.0% | 4.0% | — |
| 19 | April 25, 2019 | 3.0% | — | — |
| 20 | April 25, 2019 | 3.6% | — | — |
| 21 | May 1, 2019 | 3.4% | 3.7% | — |
| 22 | May 1, 2019 | 4.2% | 4.6% | — |
| 23 | May 2, 2019 | 4.1% | 4.4% | — |
| 24 | May 2, 2019 | 4.7% | 4.8% | — |
| 25 | May 8, 2019 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| 26 | May 8, 2019 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.7% |
| 27 | May 9, 2019 | 3.6% | — | 3.5% |
| 28 | May 9, 2019 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 29 | May 15, 2019 | 3.6% | — | 3.2% |
| 30 | May 15, 2019 | 4.3% | — | 4.0% |
| 31 | May 16, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.4% | — |
| 32 | May 16, 2019 | 7.0% | 6.8% | 5.1% |
| Average | Average | 4.1% | — | — |