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Payback: Money and Power

6.2/10 36 votes
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Eun Yong, a money business titan and an affluent financial capitalist, has been living a life of a recluse in the pastures of Mongolia. Eun returns to Korea when his nephew Tae-chun and his late benefactor's daughter Joon-gyeong enlists his help. He prepares for war against corrupt powers to protect his beloved family and to avenge the death of a dear old friend.

Created by:
Lee Won-tae, Kim Won-suk
Cast:
Lee Sun-kyun, Moon Chae-won, Son Eun-seo, Kang You-seok
Language:
Korean
Country:
South Korea
Network:
SBS

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Season 1

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Episode 1

★ 7.0

Episode 1

2023-01-06 · 67m

Eun Yong has led a rough life since losing his parents at a young age. His goal is to live a happy life with his sister Ji-hee and her son Tae-chun. After making a great fortune and living in Mongolia free from worldly cares, Eun returns to Korea to protect the ones he loves.

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Episode 2

★ 8.0

Episode 2

2023-01-07 · 62m

CEO Yoon was a ray of light to Eun Yong, who had been living his life in darkness. She and her daughter Joon-gyeong were his second family to him. Eun has doubts about Yoon's death when he realizes that something isn't right.

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Episode 3

★ 8.0

Episode 3

2023-01-13 · 64m

After 10 years, Joon-gyeong and Eun Yong finally re-connect. Eun Yong hears from Joon-gyeong the real story behind CEO Yoon's death. Special Investigations prosecutor Gi-seok makes Tae-chun an offer that he can't refuse.

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Episode 4

★ 8.0

Episode 4

2023-01-14 · 63m

Eun Yong's strategy to bring down Chairman Myung has begun, while Joon-gyeong and Tae-chun plan on turning the situation on its head in their own ways. Eventually, Chairman Myung and Gi-seok retaliate with their own powerful counterattacks.

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Episode 5

★ 9.0

Episode 5

2023-01-20 · 62m

Eun Yong barely survives a life-threatening crisis. He calls on Joon-gyeong and Tae-chun to devise a new strategy. The situation takes a new turn when Joon-gyeong speaks at a press conference.

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Episode 6

★ 9.0

Episode 6

2023-01-21 · 63m

Eun Yong turn himself in, to be the bait. However, because of Chairman Myung's scheme, he is suddenly accused of murder. Tae-chun desperately asks Joon-gyeong for help to save Eun Yong.

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Episode 7

★ 9.0

Episode 7

2023-01-27 · 62m

Crisis is another opportunity. Eun Yong sharpens his sword of revenge while in prison. Joon-gyeong wakes up from coma, and Tae-chun is constantly on the move to find leads on his own.

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Episode 8

★ 9.0

Episode 8

2023-01-28 · 63m

Eun Yong offers Gi-seok a deal. As a result, Tae-chun returns to Prosecution Service once his suspension ends. While pretending to lower their heads, Eun Yong and Tae-chun bide time for another counterattack. Meanwhile, Joon-gyeong begins to plot her own cold revenge.

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Episode 9

★ 9.0

Episode 9

2023-02-03 · 64m

Eun Yong feels defeated by Chairman Myung's unexpected counterattack. However, he calmly prepares for an opportunity to strike back at Chairman Myung and Gi-seok. Eun Yong sets a trap and waits for the perfect timing. Finally, the opportunity arrives to turn the tide of this war.

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Episode 10

★ 9.0

Episode 10

2023-02-04 · 62m

Eun Yong makes Se-hee a secret proposal to motivate Gi-seok, who then sees hope for his ambitions again. Is it money or is it power? Gi-seok finds himself at crossroads. In the end, the disgraced prosecutor makes his final decision.

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Episode 11

★ 9.0

Episode 11

2023-02-10 · 62m

Push comes to shove, and Gi-seok agrees to play along as Eun Yong's pawn, while gunning for his own comeback. Gi-seok's press conference related to Bawoo Fund succeeds in coinciding with his entire agenda. Corruption and justice swirl and collide, and a gunless war finally begins.

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Episode 12

★ 9.0

Episode 12

2023-02-11 · 63m

Giseok's endless greed runs rampant. Joon-gyeong, Tae-chun, and Eun Yong promise to fight against him to the end, but their different methods to deliver justice violently collide in the final battle. Finally, cartels of power and money begin to collapse.

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Cast

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

Eun Yong

Moon Chae-won

Moon Chae-won

Park Joong-kyung

Son Eun-seo

Son Eun-seo

Myung Sae-hee

Kang You-seok

Kang You-seok

Jang Tae-chun

Park Hoon

Park Hoon

Hwang Ki-suk

Choi Chul-min

Choi Chul-min

Park Jeong-su

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Hong-pa

Myung In Joo

Lee Ki-young

Lee Ki-young

Oh Chang Hyun

Kim Mi-sook

Kim Mi-sook

Yoon Hye Rin

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

Nam Sang Il

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