Phantom (South Korean TV series)

Phantom is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring So Ji-sub, Lee Yeon-hee, Um Ki-joon, Kwak Do-won, and Song Ha-yoon. The police procedural tackles crimes and clues in the cyber world, weaving a massive, twist-filled mystery of murders, identity switches, corruption and conspiracy.

It aired on SBS TV from May 30 to August 9, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Plot
Kim Woo-hyun is the only son of a prominent police officer. Determined to make his own mark, he breezes through the police academy, and along the way racks up accolades, top of the class honors, a lot of praise and perhaps envy from his colleagues. Assigned to the cyber investigations unit, Detective Kim finds himself entrenched in an intense cat and mouse game with faceless enemies in the cyber world. Tirelessly hunting a hacker named Hades, he traces the hacker's location to an apartment building and arrives just in time to witness an actress fall to her death from the high-rise.

What appears initially to be a suicide case reveals a trail of crime and conspiracy as Hades broadcasts a video clip showing a perpetrator pushing the actress to her death. Suspected to be the perpetrator, Hades is hunted down by Woo-hyun, who finds out that Hades is in fact his past roommate in the police academy, Park Ki-young. Ki-young escapes, and later infiltrates the police headquarters in search of an important evidence proving his innocence. He is caught by Yoo Kang-mi, with whom he watches a video titled 'Phantom' that reveals a murder linking right back to Woo-hyun. Ki-young once again escapes, but calls Woo-hyun to meet up with him in an abandoned factory. The factory explodes, and one died while the other suffered severe burns. In a mistaken identity, Ki-young is sent to the hospital for treatment. Ki-young recovers and assumes Woo-hyun's identity, working together with Kang-mi to defeat the enigmatic nemesis and do justice for his friend's sacrifice.

Main characters

 * So Ji-sub - Kim Woo-hyun / Park Ki-young
 * Lee Yeon-hee - Yoo Kang-mi
 * Um Ki-joon - Jo Hyun-min
 * Kwak Do-won - Kwon Hyuk-joo
 * Song Ha-yoon - Choi Seung-yeon

Cyber Investigation Team

 * Kwon Hae-hyo - Han Young-seok
 * G.O - Lee Tae-kyun
 * Im Ji-kyu - Byun Sang-woo
 * Baek Seung-hyeon - Kang Eun-jin
 * Bae Min-hee - Lee Hye-ram

Supporting characters

 * Choi Jung-woo - Shin Kyung-soo
 * Jang Hyun-sung - Jeon Jae-wook
 * Yoon Ji-hye - Goo Yeon-joo
 * Jung Dong-hwan - Kim Seok-joon
 * Lee Tae-woo - Kim Seon-woo
 * Jung Moon-sung - Yeom Jae-hee
 * Myung Gye-nam - Jo Kyung-shin
 * Lee Jae-yoon - Jo Jae-min
 * Park Ji-il - Director Moon
 * Lee Ki-young - Im Chi-hyun
 * Lee Won-keun - Kwon Do-young

Guest appearances

 * Choi Daniel - Park Gi-young / Hades (ep 1-2, 6)
 * Esom - Shin Hyo-jung (ep 1)
 * Kim Sung-oh - Shin Hyo-jung's fan (ep 1)
 * Lee Joon - passerby (ep 1)
 * Jung Da-hye - Jung So-eun (ep 3)
 * Kang Sung-min - Yang Seung-jae (ep 3-4)
 * Kwak Ji-min - Kwon Eun-sol (ep 7)
 * Han Bo-bae - Kwak Ji-soo (ep 7-8)
 * Ha Seung-ri - Jung Mi-young (ep 7-8)
 * Kim Min-ha - Kim Hee-eun
 * Jin Kyung - Oh Yeon-sook
 * Jung Myung-joon - TV news announcer
 * Jang Hang-jun - building owner
 * Jeon In-taek - Jo Kyung-moon
 * Kwon Tae-won - Nam Sang-won