Vagabond (Korean배가본드; RRBaegabondeu) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Seung-gi, Bae Suzy and Shin Sung-rok. It aired on SBS TV from September 20 to November 23, 2019 for 16 episodes.[4][5][6] Each episode was released on Netflix in South Korea and internationally after their television broadcast.[7]

Vagabond
Promotional poster
Hangul
배가본드
Genre
Created byLee Yong-seok (planning)
Written by
Directed byYoo In-sik[1]
Starring
Music byNam Hye-seung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Ko Eun-ho (CP)
  • Kim Kyung-kyu(CP)
Producers
  • Park Jae-sam
  • Kim Ji-woo
Production locations
CinematographyLee Gil-bok
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time70 minutes
Production companyCelltrion Entertainment
Budget25 billion[3]
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseSeptember 20 (2019-09-20) –
November 23, 2019 (2019-11-23)

Synopsis

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Cha Dal-gun (Lee Seung-gi) works as an underrated stuntman, while simultaneously taking care of his orphaned nephew, Cha Hoon (Moon Woo-jin). Although they have a fairly loving relationship, Hoon argues with his uncle before he leaves to go on a field trip to Morocco after Metrojet Flight 9268. Just before the plane takes off, Hoon sends a video of himself encouraging Dal-gun to continue following his dream to become a master in Taekwondo. At a drama set Dal-gun watches a report of a plane crash that killed over 200 civilians due to structural failure.

He is completely shocked when he realizes that it is the exact same plane his nephew had taken to Morocco. With his world now turned upside down, Dal-gun travels to Morocco to attend the funeral for all the victims of the plane crash in Mediterranean Sea and Alboran Sea, grieving for the loss of his nephew. At the airport when reaching Morocco, Dal-gun recognizes a supposedly dead passenger from the video his nephew had recorded. He manages to confront the man and slowly begins to realize that the plane crash was not caused by a malfunction.

However, any evidence he finds is mysteriously erased and his life is threatened whenever he tries to prove to others that the plane crash was not an accident. As the situation grows more complex, he is forced to become partners with Go Hae-ri (Bae Suzy), a covert operative for the National Intelligence Service striving for a promotion. Determined to find out the truth behind the accident, Dal-gun and Hae-ri embark on an investigation that leads them deeper into a tangled web of corruption.

Cast

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Main

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Dal-gun is a stuntman whose nephew Cha Hoon was a victim of the B357 plane crash, which involved a ring of terrorists and governmental conspiracies attempting to cover it up. To expose their secrets, Dal-gun teams up with Hae-ri and the NIS to investigate and ultimately get justice.
Hae-ri is a NIS (National Intelligence Service) agent who chose the life of a civil servant to support her family but ends up becoming a covert operative.
Head of the National Intelligence Agency's information team.

Supporting

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People at the Blue House

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The President of Korea.
Prime Minister of South Korea.
Secretary of Civil Affairs.
  • Choi Kwang-il as Park Man-young
Minister of National Defense.

People at NIS

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Director General of the NIS.
Director of the NIS.
Hae-ri's boss at the NIS.
NIS staff member and Go Hae-ri's friend.
NIS staff.

People of Arms lobby group

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Head of D.K.P (Dynamic KP), a group of the Dynamic Systems Corporation.
President-in-charge of the Asian branch of John & Mark.
Edward Park's assistant.
Jessica's aide.

People at Vagabond

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  • Kim Sun-young as Kye Sun-ja
  • Yang Hyung-wook as tech genius Kye Jang-su who has Savant syndrome.

Others

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  • Jang Hyuk-jin as Kim Woo-gi,[15] co-pilot of B357 plane who was bribed to crash the plane with Jerome.
  • Kang Kyung-hun as Oh Sang-mi,[15] Kim Woo-gi's wife
  • Lee Si-yoo as Seo Young-ji
  • Teo Yoo as Jerome, a former mercenary involved in the crash of the B357 plane, alongside Kim Woo-gi.
  • Park Ah-in as Lily, an assassin hired by Jessica to kill Cha Dal-gun and Kim Woo-gi.
  • Choi Dae-chul as Kim Do-soo, a North Korean defector working under Min Jae-sik's orders and later works for Lily.
  • Kim Dae-gon as Ui Jeong's father
  • Ko Kyu-pil as Park Kwang-deok, husband of one of the victims of the B357 plane crash who owns a judo gym.
  • Yoo Hyung-kwan
  • Matthew Douma

Special appearances

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  • Moon Woo-jin as Cha Hoon, Cha Dal-gun's nephew (Ep. 1, 7, 9) and one of the victims of the B357 plane crash.
    • Jung Hyun-joon as a young Cha Hoon (ep. 1-2)
  • António Pedro Cerdeira as Michael Almeida, the VP of John & Mark Asia, implicated in the crash of the B357 plane. He was killed in Portugal at the beginning of the series when he attempted to abort the crash.
  • Seo Sang-won as Choi Jeong-woon - Airplane captain
  • Yoon Na-moo as Kim Ho-sik (Embassy staff)
  • Lee Hwang-ui as Dr. Kevin Kim
  • Yoon Da-hoon as Judge Ahn Seung-tae

Production

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Development

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Filming

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Filming began in June 2018 and the series is entirely pre-produced.[18] Overseas filming took place in Tangier and Medina in Morocco.[19] In addition, some scenes were filmed in the desert and in Portugal.[2]

Release

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Originally scheduled to air in end-2018, the series was pushed back to May 2019, and then again due to filming schedule issues and a pending deal with Netflix.[20] It aired in September 2019.[5]

Original soundtrack

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Part 1

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Released on September 20, 2019[21]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Good All Days"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Surf Green
Lee Chan-sol3:24
2."Good All Days" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Surf Green
 3:24
Total length:6:48

Part 2

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Released on September 27, 2019[22]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fallen Star"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Surf Green
Elaine4:44
2."Fallen Star" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Surf Green
 4:44
Total length:9:28

Part 3

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Released on October 4, 2019[23]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Breaking Dawn"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • B.a.B
I'll3:25
2."Breaking Dawn" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • B.a.B
 3:25
Total length:6:50

Part 4

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Released on October 11, 2019[24]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hello My Lover"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Maktub
  • Lee Raon
  • Maktub
  • Lee Raon
Baek A-yeon3:14
2."Hello My Lover" (Inst.) 
  • Maktub
  • Lee Raon
 3:14
Total length:6:28

Part 5

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Released on October 18, 2019[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Here For You"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
Lee Ju-hyuk3:27
2."Here For You" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
 3:27
Total length:6:54

Part 6

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Released on October 25, 2019[26]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Open Fire"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Jello Ann
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
The VANE3:59
2."Open Fire" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
 3:07
Total length:7:06

Part 7

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Released on November 2, 2019[27]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Falling in love"Choi Min-ji (Chansline)
  • Choi Min-ji (Chansline)
  • Kim Seong-min (Chansline)
  • Kim Si-won (Chansline)
IRO3:47
2."Falling in love" (Inst.) 
  • Choi Min-ji (Chansline)
  • Kim Seong-min (Chansline)
  • Kim Si-won (Chansline)
 3:47
Total length:7:34

Part 8

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Released on November 9, 2019[28]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Vagabond"
  • Maktub
  • Iraon
  • Maktub
  • Iraon
Ha Hyun-woo (Guckkasten)3:48
2."Vagabond" (Movie Still ver.)
  • Maktub
  • Iraon
  • Maktub
  • Iraon
Ha Hyun-woo (Guckkasten)3:48
3."Vagabond" (Inst.)
  • Maktub
  • Iraon
  • Maktub
  • Iraon
 3:48
Total length:11:24

Part 9

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Released on November 23, 2019[29]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."If I was"Taibian
  • Taibian
  • Bark
Kim Jae-hwan5:13
2."If I was" (Inst.) 
  • Taibian
  • Bark
Kim Jae-hwan5:13
Total length:10:26
Disc 2:
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Vagabond" (Opening title)Nam Hye-seung1:04
2."The God of War"Nam Hye-seung3:54
3."The Desert"Nam Hye-seung2:59
4."He is a Stuntman"Nam Hye-seung2:48
5."The Last Countdown"Nam Hye-seung4:01
6."Portugal Chase"Nam Hye-seung2:05
7."Lost Video"Nam Hye-seung2:52
8."N.I.S"Nam Hye-seung2:04
9."Fall into a trap"Nam Hye-seung1:03
10."Fatal Intuition"Nam Hye-seung2:04
11."Over"Nam Hye-seung2:55
12."Interrogate"Nam Hye-seung2:17
13."Unforgiven"Nam Hye-seung3:37
14."You are Mine"Nam Hye-seung2:16
15."Cheek"Nam Hye-seung1:58
16."Just the Beginning"Nam Hye-seung2:46
17."Morocco Run"Nam Hye-seung2:56
18."The Death Song"Nam Hye-seung1:51
19."Phone Booth"Nam Hye-seung3:28
20."Plane Crash"Nam Hye-seung3:05
21."Black Suit"Nam Hye-seung1:08
22."Attacked"Nam Hye-seung5:28
23."Time Match"Nam Hye-seung2:21
24."Pandora"Nam Hye-seung3:33
25."Revolution"Nam Hye-seung3:00
26."I Will Break You Down"Nam Hye-seung3:01
27."What is Chicken House?"Nam Hye-seung3:34
28."Storm will be coming"Nam Hye-seung3:46
29."I See Them"Nam Hye-seung1:34
Total length:01:09:24

Viewership

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Vagabond : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.7772.0071.6951.9332.0482.3432.0411.9501.8792.0321.8962.2532.3732.0862.0742.4722.054
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[30]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[31] TNmS[32]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 1 September 20, 2019 6.3% (16th) 6.7% (13th) 6.6% (17th)
2 8.0% (8th) 8.8% (6th) 7.9% (14th)
3 10.2% (4th) 11.5% (4th) 9.5% (7th)
2 1 September 21, 2019 5.8% (NR) 6.4% (19th) N/A
2 8.1% (11th) 8.4% (6th) 7.1% (20th)
3 10.3% (4th) 10.7% (3rd) 9.3% (9th)
3 1 September 27, 2019 7.3% (10th) 7.5% (9th) 6.3% (18th)
2 8.4% (7th) 8.2% (7th) 8.2% (11th)
3 9.3% (5th) 9.1% (5th) 9.1% (7th)
4 1 September 28, 2019 6.8% (15th) 7.6% (12th) 7.1% (18th)
2 8.1% (9th) 8.8% (5th) 8.4% (12th)
3 10.2% (3rd) 11.1% (3rd) 9.7% (3rd)
5 1 October 4, 2019 7.4% (10th) 7.9% (10th) 7.2% (14th)
2 8.9% (9th) 9.1% (8th) 8.2% (11th)
3 11.5% (4th) 11.2% (6th) 11.0% (4th)
6 1 October 5, 2019 7.2% (14th) 7.7% (11th) 7.2% (18th)
2 10.0% (4th) 10.8% (4th) 8.9% (11th)
3 11.3% (3rd) 12.3% (3rd) 10.0% (5th)
7 1 October 11, 2019 7.5% (12th) 8.1% (12th) 7.1% (18th)
2 9.5% (7th) 10.1% (6th) 8.2% (11th)
3 11.4% (4th) 12.2% (3rd) 9.9% (6th)
8 1 October 12, 2019 7.2% (11th) 7.4% (11th) 7.1% (15th)
2 8.8% (8th) 9.0% (7th) 8.8% (6th)
3 10.1% (4th) 10.2% (3rd) 9.1% (5th)
9 1 October 18, 2019 7.0% (13th) 7.3% (11th) 7.5% (17th)
2 8.6% (9th) 9.0% (8th) 8.7% (10th)
3 10.6% (4th) 10.8% (3rd) 10.0% (6th)
10 1 October 19, 2019 7.9% (8th) 8.0% (7th) 8.4% (10th)
2 10.2% (3rd) 10.6% (3rd) 9.7% (4th)
11 1 October 25, 2019 7.9% (10th) 8.2% (9th) 7.6% (15th)
2 8.9% (7th) 8.9% (7th) 8.6% (10th)
3 10.2% (4th) 10.0% (4th) 9.7% (7th)
12 1 October 26, 2019 9.0% (6th) 9.5% (5th) N/A
2 11.6% (3rd) 11.9% (3rd)
13 1 November 2, 2019[a] 10.4% (4th) 10.3% (4th) 8.8% (8th)
2 12.8% (3rd) 12.6% (3rd) 11.0% (3rd)
14 1 November 9, 2019[b] 8.5% (5th) 8.9% (5th) 8.8% (8th)
2 10.2% (4th) 10.6% (4th) 9.3% (6th)
3 11.2% (3rd) 11.3% (3rd) 10.4% (3rd)
15 1 November 22, 2019[c] 8.7% (10th) 9.0% (8th) 7.3% (16th)
2 10.1% (5th) 10.4% (3rd) 8.2% (11th)
3 11.8% (2nd) 12.1% (2nd) 9.6% (6th)
16 1 November 23, 2019 9.3% (5th) 9.4% (5th) 8.6% (10th)
2 11.7% (4th) 11.9% (4th) 10.3% (4th)
3 13.0% (3rd) 14.1% (3rd) 12.1% (3rd)
Average 9.4% 9.7% [d]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • Each night's broadcast is divided into three 20-minute parts with two commercial breaks in between.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2019 SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Lee Seung-gi Nominated [33][34][35][36]
Grand Prize (Daesang) Bae Suzy Nominated
Producer Award Lee Seung-gi Nominated
Producer Award Bae Suzy Nominated
Top Excellence Award in Miniseries (Male) Lee Seung-gi Won
Top Excellence Award in Miniseries (Female) Bae Suzy Won
Best Couple Award Lee Seung-gi and Bae Suzy Won
Hallyu Contents Award Vagabond Won
Excellence Award in Miniseries (Male) Shin Sung-rok Nominated
Best Character Award (Female) Hwang Bo-ra Nominated
Best Supporting Team Park Ah-in, Choi Dae-chul, Kim Jung-hyun and Moon Jeong-hee Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Baek Yoon-sik Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Lee Geung-young Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Moon Jeong-hee Won
Child Actor Award Moon Woo-jin Nominated
Best New Actress Park Ah-in Nominated
2021 7th APAN Star Awards Popular Star Award, Actor Lee Seung-gi Nominated [37]

Notes

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  1. ^ Broadcast is delayed due to the SBS 2019 WBSC Premier 12 baseball game broadcast.
  2. ^ Broadcast is delayed due to the SBS 2019 WBSC Premier 12 baseball game broadcast.
  3. ^ Broadcast is delayed due to the SBS 2019 WBSC Premier 12 baseball game broadcast.
  4. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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