Pandora: Beneath the Paradise
Promotional poster for Pandora: Beneath the Paradise
Promotional poster
Also known as
Hangul
판도라: 조작된 낙원
Hanja
판도라: 造作된 樂園
Literal meaningPandora: A Fabricated Paradise
Revised RomanizationPandora: jojakdoen nagwon
McCune–ReischauerP'andora: chojaktoen nagwŏn
Genre
Created byKim Soon-ok[3]
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)
Written byHyun Ji-min[3]
Directed byChoi Young-hoon[3]
Starring
Music byJin Ha-di
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKwon Byung-wook[5]
Producers
  • Yoo Si-yeon[6]
  • Kang Min-kyung[6]
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Budget₩18.6 billion[7]
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMarch 11 (2023-03-11) –
April 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (Korean: 판도라: 조작된 낙원) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Ji-ah, Lee Sang-yoon, Jang Hee-jin, Park Ki-woong, and Bong Tae-gyu. It aired on tvN from March 11 to April 30, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST).[8] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.[9]

Synopsis

The series tells the story of Hong Tae-ra (Lee Ji-ah) rising to the position of first lady in order to protect her beloved family, after completely forgetting her past memory, and to punish those who took control of her fate and shaken her.

Cast

Main

Pyo Jae-hyun's wife who is a top-class woman who has no regrets about wealth and fame. She lost both her parents in an unfortunate accident in France, and lost her memories as a result of the accident. Mun Ha-jun's sister.
Hong Tae-ra's husband, who is the chairman of the IT company Hatch and a strong candidate for the next presidential election.
Jang Do-jin's wife, and the main anchor of YBC.
Go Hae-soo's husband, and the management representative of the IT company Hatch.
The research director of the IT company Hatch.

Supporting

People around Hong Tae-ra and Pyo Jae-hyun

A fashion entrepreneur and CEO of fashion brand Lapin, who is Hong Tae-ra's older sister and only family member.
Pyo Jae-hyun and Hong Tae-ra's daughter.

People around Go Hae-soo and Jang Do-jin

Go Hae-soo's deceased father, who is a 25th presidential election and a former Minister of Strategy and Finance.
Go Hae-soo's mother.
Jang Do-jin and Go Hae-soo's son.

People at Hanul Psychiatric Hospital

Director of Hanul Psychiatric Hospital.
The head of Hanul Psychiatric Hospital.

People at Keumjo Group

Jang Do-jin's father, and the chairman of the Keumjo Group.
Jang Do-jin's mother, and the hostess of the Keumjo Group.
Jang Do-jin's older brother and the successor of the Keumjo Group.
Jang Geum-mo's right-hand man.
A butler who helps Min Young-hwi.

Others

The leader of the People's Party and 29th presidential candidate.
A bodyguard who assists Hong Tae-ra. Mun Ha-gyeong's brother.
The chief researcher of Hatch.
Pyo Jae-hyun's Election campaign head of election countermeasures headquarters.
Pyo Jae-hyun's Election campaign committee chairman.
Pyo Jae-hyun's Election campaign head of the department in charge of Tae-ra's outfit and image at the election camp.
Journalist at YBC.
PD of the YBC press department.

Production

Release

On February 16, 2023, tvN released stills of Lee Ji-ah.[25] On February 21, stills of Lee Sang-yoon were released.[26] A day later, family photo stills featuring Lee Ji-ah, Lee Sang-yoon, and Kim Si-woo were released.[27] The teaser videos were released on January 27,[8] February 2,[28] February 10,[29] and February 17.[30]

Viewership

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[31]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[31]
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 11, 2023 4.891% (1st) 6.074% (1st)
2 March 12, 2023 5.707% (1st) 5.635% (1st)
3 March 18, 2023 3.877% (1st) 4.076% (1st)
4 March 19, 2023 4.057% (1st) 3.810% (1st)
5 March 25, 2023 3.342% (1st) 3.891% (1st)
6 March 26, 2023 4.300% (1st) 4.460% (1st)
7 April 1, 2023 3.617% (1st) 3.891% (1st)
8 April 2, 2023 4.447% (2nd) 4.608% (2nd)
9 April 8, 2023 2.880% (1st) 3.289% (2nd)
10 April 9, 2023 4.026% (2nd) 4.170% (2nd)
11 April 15, 2023 3.219% (1st) 3.379% (1st)
12 April 16, 2023 3.616% (2nd) 3.645% (2nd)
13 April 22, 2023 3.469% (1st) 3.645% (1st)
14 April 23, 2023 4.490% (2nd) 4.307% (2nd)
15 April 29, 2023 3.737% (1st) 3.948% (1st)
16 April 30, 2023 4.430% (1st) 4.378% (2nd)
Average 4.007% 4.200%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

References

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    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 12, 2023. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 18, 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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