Pegasus Market[3] (Korean쌉니다 천리마마트) is a 2019 South Korean television series based on Kim Gyu-sam's webtoon of the same name, starring Kim Byung-chul and Lee Dong-hwi. It aired on tvN every Friday at 23:00 (KST) from September 20 to December 6, 2019.[4][5]

Pegasus Market
Promotional poster
Hangul
쌉니다 천리마마트
Literal meaningCheap Cheollima Mart
Revised RomanizationSsamnida Cheollimamateu
GenreDrama Comedy
Based onCheap Cheollima Mart
by Kim Gyu-sam[1][2]
Developed byLee Myung-han
Written byKim Sol-ji
Directed byBaek Seung-ryong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseSeptember 20 (2019-09-20) –
December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)

Synopsis

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Pegasus Market, where Moon Seok-goo works as a manager, is in bad shape. Jeong Bok-dong is soon appointed as the new CEO after being demoted within Daema Group. Seok-goo becomes hopeful concerning the market's future, not knowing what Bok-dong's true intentions are: sinking the company in order to take revenge on Daema Group. His plan, however, takes an unexpected turn.

Cast

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Main

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A helpful, kind but cynical director of Daema Group. After messing up during a meeting by failing to capitalize on a new product, he was expelled to be the president of the seemingly abandoned Pegasus Mart. Bok-dong kept trying to install elaborate and destructive plans to push the main Daema Group into bankruptcy throughout the mart but his plans kept backfiring and instead caused the mart to get ever more popular and causing the sales volume to increase rather than decrease as he wanted.

A recently uni-grad who applied to Daema Group for a job and was sent to Pegasus Mart as a general manager. Always tries his best to keep the mart running wholeheartedly but often foiled by the plans of Bok-dong which often causes Seok-goo stress and despair.

Supporting

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People at Pegasus Market

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Initially sent by Young-goo to spy on Bok-dong, she decided to abandon the mission from the start. Helps the mart in promotional campaigns. Has feelings for Seok-goo

  • Jung Min-sung as Choi Il-nam

An ex-retrenched banker, found the employment flyer for a full-time position in Pegasus Mart, passed the interview by begging for the position and employed on the spot

A gangster, found the employment flyer for a full-time position in Pegasus Mart, passed the interview by begging for the position and employed on the spot. Became the chief of the "Customer Satisfaction Center"

A failed rocker & singer, found the employment flyer for a full-time position in Pegasus Mart, passed the interview by begging for the position and employed on the spot

  • Kim Gyu-ri as Go Mi-joo

A kid who initially tried to help her deceased father in finding a job as a promise he gave her, went to Pegasus Mart to try her luck with the employment flyer and both her and her deceased father were employed. Mi-joo mans the Bookstore section of the mart

Daema Group

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Chairman of Daema Group, grandfather of Kim Gap

Chief Finance Officer of Daema Group. Rival of Bok-dong and often finding ways of ruining Bok-dong's chances to return to Daema Group. He was later revealed to have used the failing Pegasus Mart to commit money laundering and shady deals behind the chairman's back

The grandson of the chairman of Daema Group.

  • Bae Jae-won as Park Il-woong

A section head in Daema Group. Reports directly to Young-goo and often does the dirty work for him. He nearly went insane after spying in Pegasus Mart and witnessing the quirkiness of everyone there.

Others

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  • Yeonwoo as Kwon Ji-na, as Kwon Young-goo's daughter and an Intern at Pegasus Market. She forms a rivaling relationship with Jo Mi-ran over Moon Seok-goo. (Ep.10, 12)[8]
  • Park Doo-shik as Gangster boss
  • Cho Seung-hee
  • Kim Jae-hwa as Bok-dong's wife.

Special appearances

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Original soundtrack

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Pegasus Market OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

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Released on September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Ppaya Cart" (빠야까라루뚜)
  • Uhm Ki-yeop
  • Uhm Ki-hyun
  • Uhm Ki-yeop
  • Uhm Ki-hyun
Ppaya2:04
2."Ppaya Cart" (Inst.) 
  • Uhm Ki-yeop
  • Uhm Ki-hyun
 2:04
Total length:4:08

Part 2

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Released on October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Reload" (다시)
  • Park Geun-chul
  • DANI
  • Jung Su-min
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Su-min
Song Yuvin4:10
2."Reload" (Inst.) 
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Su-min
 4:10
Total length:8:20

Viewership

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Pegasus Market : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1808822908732777723613748572606587543703
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[10]
Nationwide Seoul
1 September 20, 2019 3.207% 3.808%
2 September 27, 2019 3.378% 4.001%
3 October 4, 2019 3.299% 4.020%
4 October 11, 2019 2.806% 3.080%
5 October 18, 2019 2.941% 3.670%
6 October 25, 2019 2.951% 3.560%
7 November 1, 2019 2.481% 3.284%
8 November 8, 2019 2.940% 3.539%
9 November 15, 2019 2.355% 2.669%
10 November 22, 2019 2.125% 2.645%
11 November 29, 2019 2.203% 2.857%
12 December 6, 2019 2.208% 2.765%
Average 2.741% 3.325%
  • 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).

Spin-off web series

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A spin-off web series entitled Vroom Vroom Pegasus Market (Korean부릉부릉 천리마마트; RRBooleungbooleung Cheollimamateu) premiered on December 13, 2019 on tvN D STORY YouTube channel. It tells the story of Moon Seok-goo (Lee Dong-hwi), Oh In-bae (Kang Hong-seok) and Pielleggu (Choi Kwang-je) who team up in order to steal secrets from their competitor.[11]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards Technical Award Kim Ji-soo (Art) Nominated [12]

References

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  1. ^ 쌉니다 천리마마트 (in Korean). Naver manhwa. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  2. ^ Jeon, Hyeon-young (April 9, 2019). 코믹 웹툰 '쌉니다 천리마마트', 하반기 tvN 드라마로 나온다. Insight (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pegasus Market [Title in the URL]". tvN via tving. CJ ENM. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Hong, Se-young (July 23, 2019). '쌉니다, 천리마마트' 이동휘·김병철·박호산·이순재·정혜성 출연확정 [공식입장]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Hong, Hye-min (July 23, 2019). 이동휘X김병철X박호산X이순재X정혜성, '쌉니다, 천리마마트' 라인업 완성. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Yu, Byung-chul (July 23, 2019). 정혜성, tvN 새 금요드라마 '쌉니다, 천리마마트' 여주인공 캐스팅 확정. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Han, Hye-seon (June 7, 2019). [단독]박호산, '쌉니다 천리마마트' 주연..김병철과 대립각. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Jung, Ga-young (August 1, 2019). 모모랜드 연우, '쌉니다 천리마마트' 출역 확정…박호산과 딸 권지나 役. Sports World I (in Korean). Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Hong, Se-young (December 19, 2019). [단독] '쌉니다 천리마마트' 스핀오프 제작, 이동휘 등 출연확정. Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  12. ^ MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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