Pindol / Kang Sae-dol / Drill-bit (played by Seo In-guk) is a protagonist in Pipeline.
Drilling engineer prodigy who spearheads the team to execute an ambitious oil heist on the national pipeline, battling corporate greed and catastrophic explosion risks. Hwang Geon-woo (played by Lee Soo-hyuk) is a protagonist in Pipeline.
Wealthy oil refining company owner who masterminds the plan to steal crude oil from the pipeline connecting Honam and the Seoul-Busan highway within a month. Jung Woo-sung / New Bird / Welder (played by Um Mun-suk) appears in Pipeline.
Team member specializing in welding, recruited by Pindol to assist in the complex drilling and extraction operations amid growing risks. Chief Na Choon-shik (played by Yoo Seung-mok) appears in Pipeline.
Section chief who joins the heist team, providing supervisory expertise to navigate operational setbacks during the high-stakes mission. Bong-soo's Mother (played by Shim So-young) appears in Pipeline.
Park Gap-sung / Big Shovel (played by Tae Hang-ho) appears in Pipeline.
Team member participating in the drilling operation, facing multiplied dangers as the task encounters various delays and complications. Cho Man-sik (played by Bae Yu-ram) appears in Pipeline.
Detective (played by Cho Young-gil) appears in Pipeline.
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Characters
Pindol / Kang Sae-dol / Drill-bit
(played by Seo In-guk) — protagonist
Drilling engineer prodigy who spearheads the team to execute an ambitious oil heist on the national pipeline, battling corporate greed and catastrophic explosion risks.
Hwang Geon-woo
(played by Lee Soo-hyuk) — protagonist
Wealthy oil refining company owner who masterminds the plan to steal crude oil from the pipeline connecting Honam and the Seoul-Busan highway within a month.
Jung Woo-sung / New Bird / Welder
(played by Um Mun-suk) — supporting
Team member specializing in welding, recruited by Pindol to assist in the complex drilling and extraction operations amid growing risks.
Chief Na Choon-shik
(played by Yoo Seung-mok) — supporting
Section chief who joins the heist team, providing supervisory expertise to navigate operational setbacks during the high-stakes mission.
Bong-soo's Mother
(played by Shim So-young) — supporting
Park Gap-sung / Big Shovel
(played by Tae Hang-ho) — supporting
Team member participating in the drilling operation, facing multiplied dangers as the task encounters various delays and complications.
Cho Man-sik
(played by Bae Yu-ram) — supporting
Detective
(played by Cho Young-gil) — minor
Detective
(played by Moon Chang-jun) — minor
Patrol Team Leader
(played by Woo Kang-min) — minor
Intelligence Team Leader
(played by Jeong Hyeong-Ho) — minor
Chairman Hwang
(played by Lee Young-suk) — minor
Chief
(played by Kim Jung-pal) — minor
Song Eun-joo / Counter
(played by Bae Da-bin) — supporting
Team member known as Counter, supporting the pipeline heist and managing risks as the operation faces mounting challenges.
General Dung
(played by Seo Dong-won) — supporting
Straw
(played by Ji Dae-han) — supporting
White Bear
(played by Shin Yoo-ram) — minor
Story Analysis
A high-stakes corporate oil theft operation that escalates from meticulous planning to catastrophic failure.
