Argon (TV series)

Argon
Argon
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	September 26, 2017
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	tvN

*Argon*
Argon
	Promotional poster
Also known as	Arogon
Hangul	아르곤
Genre	Workplace;
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Joon Young-shin; Joo Won-gyu; Shin Ha-eun;
Directed by	Lee Yoon-jung
Starring	Kim Joo-hyuk; Chun Woo-hee;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Park Ho-sik; Song Jung-woo;
Producer	Jo Moon-joo
Production company	Daydream Entertainment
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	September 4 –; September 26, 2017

Argon (Korean: 아르곤; RR: Areugon) is a 2017 South Korean television series directed by Lee Yoon-jung, starring Kim Joo-hyuk and Chun Woo-hee as passionate reporters. The series marks Chun Woo-hee's first small screen lead role. It aired on cable channel tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 22:50 (KST) from September 4–26, 2017.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The series was one of Kim Joo-hyuk's last projects before his death on October 30, 2017.^[6]

Synopsis

The story of truthful reporters who strive to deliver the facts in a world full of fake news.^[7]

Cast

Main

Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim Baek-jin, a perfectionist news anchor, reporter and leader of a news program called Argon.^[8]
Chun Woo-hee as Lee Yeon-hwa, a temporary employee who gets transferred to the Argon team in the last 3 months of her contract and fights to become an official reporter.^[8]

Supporting

Park Won-sang as Shin Chul, the producer of Argon and a veteran reporter.^[9]
Lee Seung-joon as Yoo Myung-ho, the report bureau chief.^[9]
Shin Hyun-been as Chae Soo-min, a lawyer and long-time friend of Baek-jin.^[9]
Park Hee-von as Yook Hye-ri, a veteran writer.^[9]
Shim Ji-ho as Uhm Min-ho, a smart newspaper reporter from the finance department.^[9]
Park Min-ha as Lee Jin-hee, also known as "the pretty writer" who loves being called that she relies on tricks and charm more than her writing skills to get her through work.^[10]
Ji Il-joo as Park Nam-gyu^[11]
Ji Yoon-ho as Oh Seung-yong^[12]
Kim Joo-hun as Ahn Jae-geun, a whistleblower at Seomyoung Foods.^[13]
Lee Geung-young as Lee Geun-hwa

Original soundtrack

The Argon soundtrack album is written by music director Tearliner. It contains 2 single albums and one album with 10 score pieces from the series. It features vocal performances from Cho Won-sun and Owen.

Argon OST BGM Album^[15]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Argon" (아르곤)	Tearliner	2:05
2.	"An autumn trip" (가을여행)	Tearliner	2:50
3.	"Free Rider" (프리라이더)	Tearliner	2:16
4.	"A lazy resolution" (게으른 다짐)	Tearliner	2:10
5.	"Lanista" (라니스타)	Tearliner	3:13
6.	"Arena" (아레나)	Tearliner	2:08
7.	"Trust"	Sentimental Scenery	1:47
8.	"70's Life" (두근두근)	Tearliner	1:02
9.	"Jump" (래완의 하루)	Tearliner	2:48
10.	"A moment of empathy" (공감의 순간)	Tearliner	2:14

Singles

Argon OST Part 1^[16]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Moon Stop" (달의 정류장)	Tearliner (Feat. Cho Won-sun)	4:50
2.	"Moon Stop (Instrumental)" (달의 정류장 (Instrumental))	Tearliner	4:50
Total length:			9:00

Argon OST Part 2^[17]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Youth consolation" (청춘위로)	Tearliner (Feat. Owen)	3:45
2.	"Youth consolation (Instrumental)" (청춘위로 (Instrumental))	Tearliner	3:45
Total length:			6:90

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held on July 12, 2017.^[18]^[19]

Ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea^[20]		TNmS^[21]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	September 4, 2017	2.500%	2.569%	3.0%
2	September 5, 2017	2.869%	3.180%	2.4%
3	September 11, 2017	2.588%	2.625%	2.6%
4	September 12, 2017	2.411%	2.587%	2.9%
5	September 18, 2017	2.602%	3.238%	2.3%
6	September 19, 2017	3.068%	3.424%	2.6%
7	September 25, 2017	2.786%	2.934%	2.8%
8	September 26, 2017	2.761%	3.325%	2.5%
Average		2.698%	2.985%	2.6%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

^ AROGON [메이킹] 김주혁x천우희! 버럭 혹은 하트 뿅뿅 아르곤 티저&포스터 촬영 현장! 170904 EP.1. YouTube. tvN Drama. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Jie, Ye-eun. "Kim Joo-hyuck, Chun Woo-hee to star in 'Argon'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]김주혁·천우희, tvN '아르곤' 주인공 '확정'". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Chosun. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Kim, Su-ji. "김주혁, 천우희 '아르곤' 출연…'치인트' 이윤정 PD 연출". Naver (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Shin, So-won. '아르곤' 김주혁·천우희·박원상 라인업확정, 9월 첫방. Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "Kim Joo-hyuk's Unforgettable On-Screen Appearances | Viu". Viu. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ Kim, Young-rok. "김주혁X천우희, tvN '아르곤' 출연 확정…9월 방송 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Kim Joo-hyeok and Chun Woo-hee to star in tvN "Argon"". Hancinema. Dailian. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Kim Joo-hyeok and Chun Woo-hee to star in "Argon"". HanCinema. Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "Park Minha from Nine Muses to star in "Argon"". HanCinema. Newsen. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Jeon, Hyo-jin. "지일주, tvN '아르곤' 출연…김주혁·천우희와 호흡 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Kwak, Hyun-soo. "지윤호, tvN '아르곤' 출연 확정...이윤정 PD와 두 번째 만남 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Yoo, Kyung-sang. "[어제TV]'아르곤' 제보자 자살 최대위기, 현실 같아 '씁쓸'". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (2017-09-26). "'아르곤' 종영 아쉬움 달랜다…오늘(26일) BGM 음원 발매" [The end of "Argon" calms the sadness...BGM will be released today (26th)]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Argon OST Album". NAVER VIBE(바이브) (in Korean). 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Argon OST Part One". NAVER VIBE(바이브) (in Korean). 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Argon OST Part 2". NAVER VIBE(바이브) (in Korean). 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ Lee, Ah-young. "tvN "김주혁·천우희 '아르곤' 월화극 편성…'하백' 후속" (공식)". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Hyun, Ji-min. "'아르곤' 대본 리딩 공개...압도적 김주혁X섬세한 천우희". Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

External links

[1] AROGON [메이킹] 김주혁x천우희! 버럭 혹은 하트 뿅뿅 아르곤 티저&포스터 촬영 현장! 170904 EP.1. YouTube. tvN Drama. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[Ref1-2] Jie, Ye-eun. "Kim Joo-hyuck, Chun Woo-hee to star in 'Argon'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[3] Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]김주혁·천우희, tvN '아르곤' 주인공 '확정'". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Chosun. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[4] Kim, Su-ji. "김주혁, 천우희 '아르곤' 출연…'치인트' 이윤정 PD 연출". Naver (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[5] Shin, So-won. '아르곤' 김주혁·천우희·박원상 라인업확정, 9월 첫방. Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[6] "Kim Joo-hyuk's Unforgettable On-Screen Appearances | Viu". Viu. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[7] Kim, Young-rok. "김주혁X천우희, tvN '아르곤' 출연 확정…9월 방송 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[Main-8] "Kim Joo-hyeok and Chun Woo-hee to star in tvN "Argon"". Hancinema. Dailian. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[Supporting-9] "Kim Joo-hyeok and Chun Woo-hee to star in "Argon"". HanCinema. Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[10] "Park Minha from Nine Muses to star in "Argon"". HanCinema. Newsen. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[11] Jeon, Hyo-jin. "지일주, tvN '아르곤' 출연…김주혁·천우희와 호흡 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[12] Kwak, Hyun-soo. "지윤호, tvN '아르곤' 출연 확정...이윤정 PD와 두 번째 만남 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[13] Yoo, Kyung-sang. "[어제TV]'아르곤' 제보자 자살 최대위기, 현실 같아 '씁쓸'". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 26, 2022.

[14] Jeon, Hyo-jin (2017-09-26). "'아르곤' 종영 아쉬움 달랜다…오늘(26일) BGM 음원 발매" [The end of "Argon" calms the sadness...BGM will be released today (26th)]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[15] "Argon OST Album". NAVER VIBE(바이브) (in Korean). 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[16] "Argon OST Part One". NAVER VIBE(바이브) (in Korean). 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[17] "Argon OST Part 2". NAVER VIBE(바이브) (in Korean). 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[18] Lee, Ah-young. "tvN "김주혁·천우희 '아르곤' 월화극 편성…'하백' 후속" (공식)". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[19] Hyun, Ji-min. "'아르곤' 대본 리딩 공개...압도적 김주혁X섬세한 천우희". Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[20] "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[21] "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

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