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Payback: Money and Power
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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Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0Episode 1
2023-01-06 · 67mEun 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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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Episode 2
2023-01-07 · 62mCEO 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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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.0Episode 3
2023-01-13 · 64mAfter 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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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.0Episode 4
2023-01-14 · 63mEun 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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E05
Episode 5
★ 9.0Episode 5
2023-01-20 · 62mEun 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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E06
Episode 6
★ 9.0Episode 6
2023-01-21 · 63mEun 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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E07
Episode 7
★ 9.0Episode 7
2023-01-27 · 62mCrisis 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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E08
Episode 8
★ 9.0Episode 8
2023-01-28 · 63mEun 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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E09
Episode 9
★ 9.0Episode 9
2023-02-03 · 64mEun 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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E10
Episode 10
★ 9.0Episode 10
2023-02-04 · 62mEun 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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E11
Episode 11
★ 9.0Episode 11
2023-02-10 · 62mPush 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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E12
Episode 12
★ 9.0Episode 12
2023-02-11 · 63mGiseok'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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Lee Sun-kyun
Eun Yong
Moon Chae-won
Park Joong-kyung
Son Eun-seo
Myung Sae-hee
Kang You-seok
Jang Tae-chun
Park Hoon
Hwang Ki-suk
Choi Chul-min
Park Jeong-su
Kim Hong-pa
Myung In Joo
Lee Ki-young
Oh Chang Hyun
Kim Mi-sook
Yoon Hye Rin
Choi Deok-moon
Nam Sang Il