South Korean television series
The Royal Gambler [ 1] Korean : 대박 Hanja : 大撲 RR : Daebak lit. Jackpot Jang Keun-suk , Yeo Jin-goo , Jun Kwang-ryul , Choi Min-soo , Yoon Jin-seo , and Lim Ji-yeon . It replaced Six Flying Dragons SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST ) from March 28, 2016, to June 14, 2016, for 24 episodes.
Plot
This drama is about a prince who is forced to live as a commoner and uses his gambling skills to take revenge on the King. Dae-Gil (Jang Geun-suk ) and King Yeongjo (Yeo Jin-goo ) enter a match. Dae-Gil bets his life and King Yeongjo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Dae-Gil is the best gambler in the Joseon era. He holds deep resentment inside, but is also cool on the exterior. King Yeongjo is a man who never lowers his head without a convincing reason. Meanwhile, Dam-Seo (Lim Ji-yeon ) exists solely to take revenge upon king.
It is a fictionalised account of events leading to the accession of the throne by King Yeongjo, and also a fictionalised account of the 1728 Musin Rebellion .
Cast
Main cast
Supporting cast
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers the red numbers
Episode #
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[ 3]
AGB Nielsen[ 4]
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
1
March 28, 2016
9.5%
11.1%
11.8%
13.0%
2
March 29, 2016
9.9% 11.0%
12.2% 13.7%
3
April 4, 2016
9.1%
10.1%
11.6%
12.5%
4
April 5, 2016
8.9%
10.4%
9.5%
10.4%
5
April 11, 2016
8.6%
10.4%
9.2%
9.8%
6
April 12, 2016
8.0%
10.2%
8.4%
9.3%
7
April 18, 2016
8.1%
9.3%
9.1%
8.9%
8
April 19, 2016
7.7%
9.2%
8.7%
9.1%
9
April 25, 2016
8.2%
9.5%
8.0%
8.5%
10
April 26, 2016
8.1%
9.5%
8.9%
9.7%
11
May 2, 2016
8.3%
10.5%
8.9%
9.4%
12
May 3, 2016
8.8%
10.8%
9.2%
9.8%
13
May 9, 2016
8.5%
9.8%
8.7%
9.3%
14
May 10, 2016
8.6%
11.3% 8.4%
8.8%
15
May 16, 2016
8.1%
9.4%
8.4%
8.3%
16
May 17, 2016
8.0%
8.8%
9.6%
10.4%
17
May 23, 2016
7.5%
8.7%
9.5%
10.5%
18
May 24, 2016
7.6%
8.6%
8.5%
8.8%
19
May 30, 2016
7.6%
9.3%
7.7% 7.8%
20
May 31, 2016
6.8% 7.9% 8.1%
8.1%
21
June 6, 2016
8.6%
10.2%
10.3%
11.4%
22
June 7, 2016
8.9%
10.8%
9.9%
10.0%
23
June 13, 2016
8.6%
10.3%
9.2%
9.1%
24
June 14, 2016
9.0%
10.6%
10.0%
10.2%
Average
8.4%
9.9%
9.3%
9.9%
Original soundtrack
OST Part 1
Released date April 06,2016 Title Artist 1. "Time Stops (시간이 멈추면)" Park Wan-kyu 4:07 2. "Time Stops (시간이 멈추면)" (Inst.) 4:07 Total length: 8:14
OST Part 2
Released date April 19, 2016 Title Artist 1. "I Miss You (그리워)" Kim Bo-hyung (Spica )3:32 2. "I Miss You (그리워)" (Inst.) 3:32 Total length: 7:04
OST Part 3
Released date April 26, 2016 Title Artist 1. "I Want To Love You (사랑하고 싶다)" Postmen 4:17 2. "I Want To Love You (사랑하고 싶다)" (Inst.) 4:17 Total length: 8:34
OST Part 4
Released date May 19, 2016 Title Artist 1. "Same Wish (같은 소원)" Cheon Dan-bi 4:02 2. "Same Wish (같은 소원)" (Inst.) 4:02 Total length: 8:04
International broadcast
In the United States, the drama airs in the Los Angeles DMA free, over-the-air on LA 18 KSCI-TV (channel 18) with English subtitles, Mon-Tue 9:15PM, from April 25 to July 12, 2016.[ 5]
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result
2016
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Choi Min-soo Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Jang Keun-suk Nominated
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Jang Keun-suk Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Won
Choi Min-soo Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
Yoon Jin-seo Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Yeo Jin-goo Won
Best Couple Award
Jang Keun-suk and Yeo Jin-goo Nominated
Top 10 Stars Award
Jang Keun-suk Won
Idol Academy Award – Best "Drudge"
Nominated
Idol Academy Award – Best Eating
Jun Kwang-ryul Nominated
References
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