Argon (TV series)

Argon 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.

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

Synopsis
The story of truthful reporters who strive to deliver the facts in a world full of fake news.

Main

 * Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim Baek-jin, a perfectionist news anchor, reporter and leader of a news program called Argon.
 * 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.

Supporting

 * Park Won-sang as Shin Chul, the producer of Argon and a veteran reporter.
 * Lee Seung-joon as Yoo Myung-ho, the report bureau chief.
 * Shin Hyun-been as Chae Soo-min, a lawyer and long-time friend of Baek-jin.
 * Park Hee-von as Yook Hye-ri, a veteran writer.
 * Shim Ji-ho as Uhm Min-ho, a smart newspaper reporter from the finance department.
 * 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.
 * Ji Il-joo as Park Nam-gyu
 * Ji Yoon-ho as Oh Seung-yong
 * Kim Joo-hun as Ahn Jae-geun, a whistleblower at Seomyoung Foods.
 * 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.

Production
The first script reading of the cast was held on July 12, 2017.