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3 | ''Player'' (플레이어, ''Peulleieo'') is a 2018 South Korean series starring Song Seung-heon, Krystal Jeong, Lee Si-eon and Tae Won-suk. It aired on Creator/{{OCN}} in September and November 2018. |
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5 | A genius conman, an expert driver, a hacker and a fighter team up to solve crimes and track down money hidden away by criminals. |
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7 | The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36186c-the-player on Viki]] with English subtitles, though it isn't available in some regions. |
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9 | Not to be confused with the American series ''Series/ThePlayer'' or ''Series/{{Players}}''. |
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11 | !!Contains examples of: |
12 | * ActionGirl: A-ryeong holds her own in a fight against a villain. A villain armed with a [[BatterUp baseball bat]], no less. |
13 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Ha-ri ruffles A-ryeong's hair. |
14 | * AmoralAttorney: Jin Yong-jun framed Ha-ri's father, got rich by taking bribes, and works with his clients to cover up their crimes. |
15 | * AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with [[spoiler: A-ryeong rescuing the other three and the team speeding away from the police cars following them]]. |
16 | * BackToBackBadasses: A-ryeong and Jin-ung end up fighting back-to-back when the villains attack them in episode nine. |
17 | * BavarianFireDrill: This is one of Ha-ri's most-commonly-used tricks. |
18 | ** He dresses as a security guard to get into the room where a group of gangsters have hidden their money. |
19 | ** Ha-ri and A-ryeong dress as President Na's security guards, pick up bags full of his money, and walk out amidst the confusion caused by an alarm going off. |
20 | ** Ha-ri gets Byeong-min to hack into a computer at Hwa Yang Corporation, then he and A-ryeong pretend they've been sent to fix the computer. |
21 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Ha-ri, Jin-ung and Byeong-min all develop one for A-ryeong. |
22 | * TheBigGuy [=/=] OneManArmy: Jin-ung. A crowd of gangsters are no match for him. |
23 | * BookcasePassage: Seong-gu has a secret room hidden behind his bookcase. |
24 | * BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Chu Won-gi]] dies when he's shot in the head. |
25 | * CarCushion: Su Ha-na lands on a car after [[spoiler: her suicide]]. |
26 | * ConMan: Ha-ri is one of the LovableRogue variety. |
27 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: |
28 | ** Chairman Ji helps his son get away with rape and murder. |
29 | ** President Na beats up his subordinates and owns an illegal fighting ring. |
30 | * CounterfeitCash: Ha-ri and A-ryeong steal what they think is President Na's money. Then they discover all of the notes are counterfeit. |
31 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: |
32 | ** Byeong-min drives recklessly while trying to evade the police. Jin-ung makes things worse by grabbing the steering wheel, making the van swerve back and forth. |
33 | ** A-ryeong buys time for the other three to get away by driving her motorcycle right in front of the police cars. |
34 | ** Jin-ung invokes this to make a criminal talk: the guy is duct-taped to the road, and Jin-ung speeds towards him to frighten him into confessing. |
35 | * DuctTapeForEverything: Ha-ri uses duct tape to [[ItMakesSenseInContext tape a man to the road]]. |
36 | * EngineeredPublicConfession: President Na insults his wife when he thinks he and Ha-ri are alone. Unknown to him his wife is there too and hears everything he says. |
37 | * EpicTrackingShot: Used several times. In episode four it's used as Ha-ri and A-ryeong break into a room full of money. |
38 | * FailedASpotCheck: Investigator Maeng calls In-gyu to tell him Ha-ri and the team have been captured. Behind him the team have just freed themselves and are in the middle of fighting his own men, but he doesn't notice a thing until Ha-ri steals his phone. |
39 | * FrameUp: Hae-ju threatens to sue Kim Seong-jin. He retaliates by hiring detectives to plant drugs in her suitcase then has her arrested. |
40 | * GratuitousEnglish: |
41 | ** Ha-ri's CatchPhrase is "Okay". |
42 | ** Byeong-min exclaims "My family!" in English when he meets up with Ha-ri and A-ryeong. |
43 | ** Ha-ri says "Thank you" in English to President Na. |
44 | * TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Invoked. Byeong-min sends a fake message to one guard telling him his wife is in labour. The guard immediately runs off. Ha-ri takes his place and convinces the remaining guard to leave. |
45 | * HeadDesk: In-gyu hits his head repeatedly against a desk after an argument with another prosecutor. |
46 | * HowWeGotHere: Episode one starts with Ha-ri and co. outsmarting a money-launderer. Then it goes back to a month earlier. |
47 | * IHaveManyNames: Ha-ri has at least three names: Kang Ha-ri, Steve Ha-ri Kang (the name on his American paperwork), and Choi Su-hyuk (his real name). |
48 | * InadvertentEntranceCue: Byeong-min yells at Ha-ri for inviting someone else, asking what he'll do if the newcomer turns out to be a prosecutor. [[AccidentalTruth The newcomer is Prosecutor Jang In-gyu]], who walks in while Byeong-min is still talking. Byeong-min immediately freaks out |
49 | * ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: |
50 | ** Ji-hoon lists all the crimes Ha-ri and his team are accused of: identity theft, robbery, document theft, use of physical violence, and illegal computer use. Byeong-min immediately protests that he didn't use violence. |
51 | ** Ha-ri objects when A-ryeong calls him a scammer. |
52 | * JitterCam: Used regularly throughout the series. |
53 | * JustLikeRobinHood: All of the team's targets are thoroughly unpleasant people who've avoided legal consequences for their actions, so the team step in to make them face [[BreakTheHaughty some]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil not-so-legal]] [[LaserGuidedKarma consequences]]. |
54 | * KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Seong-gu gets away with kidnapping and rape. Then Ha-ri and his team get involved, Seong-gu's crimes are publicly revealed, his escape attempt is foiled, and he's arrested. |
55 | * KarmicThief: The team make a point of stealing from [[AssholeVictim horrible people who deserve everything they get]]. |
56 | * LovableRogue: All of the team, but especially Ha-ri. |
57 | * MaamShock: Ha-ri takes offense when A-ryeong calls him "ahjussi". |
58 | * NotSoDire: A-ryeong hears Byeong-min screaming and runs to help him. Then she finds he's playing a video game and he was just shocked by an unexpected obstacle. |
59 | * ParentalAbandonment: A-ryeong grew up in an orphanage after her parents abandoned her. |
60 | * RealMenWearPink: Jin-ung is a OneManArmy who enjoys cooking and manicures. |
61 | * RefugeInAudacity: A group of gangsters walk in on Ha-ri while he's in the middle of robbing them. He reacts by... asking them to help him remove the money. |
62 | * VerbalTic: Ha-ri often adds "[[GratuitousEnglish okay]]" to his sentences. |
63 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Byeong-min and Jin-ung regularly trade insults. |
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