Line #39 Series/Player


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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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