Flower of Evil (South Korean TV series)
Flower of Evil | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Monster Union Studio Dragon |
Written by | Yoo Jung-hee |
Directed by | Kim Cheol-kyu |
Starring |
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Composers | Kim Jun-seok Jung Se-rin |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Yoo Sang won |
Producer | Jung Hae-ryong
Jang Shin-ae Kim Dae-ho |
Editor | Youngjoo Kim |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production companies | Monster Union Studio Dragon |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | July 29 September 23, 2020 | –
Flower of Evil (Korean: 악의 꽃; RR: Akui Kkot) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo.[1][2][3] It aired on tvN every Wednesday and Thursday from July 29 to September 23, 2020,[4] and streamed internationally on iQIYI, Viki and ViuTV with multi-languages subtitles. Lee and Moon have previously starred in Criminal Minds, and it was Lee's return to television after two years.[5]
Synopsis
Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) is a man who hides his identity and past from his wife Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), a detective. On the surface, they appear to be the perfect family: a loving couple with a beautiful daughter who adores her parents. Cha Ji-won and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.[6]
Cast
Main
- Lee Joon-gi as Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo[1]
- Park Hyun-joon as teenage Hyun-soo
- Cha Sung-je as ten-year-old Hyun-soo
- Moon Chae-won as Cha Ji-won, Hee-sung/Hyun-soo's wife[1]
- Jang Hee-jin as Do Hae-soo[2]
- Lim Na-young as teenage Hae-soo, Hyun-soo's older sister[7]
- Lee Chae-yoon as eleven-year-old Hae-soo
- Seo Hyun-woo as Kim Moo-jin, journalist[3]
- Jeong Taek-hyun as young Moo-jin[8]
Supporting
Baek Hee-sung & Cha Ji-won's family
- Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won[9]
- Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father[10]
- Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother[11]
- Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother[12]
Kangsoo Police Station
- Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team[11]
- Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective[11]
- Kim Soo Oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member[11]
- Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief[11]
- Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain
Hanjoogan Magazine
- Yang Hye-jin as Gang Pil-young, lead reporter[11]
- Ju Ye-eun as Reporter Joo
Others
- Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo
- Kim Ji-hoon as Baek Hee-sung
- Lee Kyu-bok as Nam Soon-gil
- Kim Geon as Kim In-seo
- Lee Ju-yeon as Park Seo-young
- Han Soo-yeon as Jung Mi-sook
- Yoon Byung-hee as Park Kyung-choon, taxi driver and husband of Jung Mi-sook
- Park Seung-tae as Oh Bok-ja
- Kim Ki-cheon as Dr. Lee Hyun-suk
Original soundtrack
Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Psycho" | DOKO, Son Jae-min | DOKO, Son Jae-min | DOKO | 3:07 |
2. | "Psycho" (Inst.) | DOKO, Son Jae-min | 3:07 | ||
Total length: | 6:14 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "In My Heart" | Kim Min | Kim Min | Lim Yeon | 3:49 |
2. | "In My Heart" (Inst.) | Kim Min | 3:49 | ||
Total length: | 7:38 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Feel You" | Kim Min | Kim Min, Taylor | Shin Yong-jae (2F) | 03:28 |
2. | "Feel You" (Inst.) | Kim Min, Taylor | 03:28 | ||
Total length: | 6:56 |
Viewership
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 806 | 640 | 752 | 912 | 752 | 797 | 932 | 937 | 803 | 851 | 887 | 1212 | 1092 | 1210 | 1212 | 1349 | 947 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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AGB Nielsen[14] | |||||
Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
1 | July 29, 2020 | 3.357% | 4.248% | ||
2 | July 30, 2020 | 2.860% | 3.155% | ||
3 | August 5, 2020 | 3.116% | 3.570% | ||
4 | August 6, 2020 | 3.735% | 4.357% | ||
5 | August 12, 2020 | 2.973% | 3.060% | ||
6 | August 13, 2020 | 3.615% | 4.030% | ||
7 | August 19, 2020 | 3.526% | 4.030% | ||
8 | August 20, 2020 | 3.863% | 4.358% | ||
9 | August 26, 2020 | 3.539% | 4.142% | ||
10 | August 27, 2020 | 3.659% | 4.701% | ||
11 | September 2, 2020 | 3.844% | 4.250% | ||
12 | September 9, 2020 | 4.729% | 5.234% | ||
13 | September 10, 2020 | 4.456% | 4.853% | ||
14 | September 16, 2020 | 4.767% | 5.246% | ||
15 | September 17, 2020 | 5.083% | 5.536% | ||
16 | September 23, 2020 | 5.715% | 6.639% | ||
Average | 3.927% | 4.463% | |||
Special | September 3, 2020 | 2.342% | 2.797% | ||
References
- ^ a b c Lee, Ge-eun (January 14, 2020). "이준기X문채원, tvN '악의 꽃' 출연 확정...부부로 호흡[공식]". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Song, Seung-jin (May 18, 2020). "장희진, 드라마 '악의 꽃' 출연 확정". Sunday Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Choi, Jin-sil (May 19, 2020). "서현우, '악의 꽃' 주연 합류…'믿보배'가 온다". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lee, Su-ji (July 3, 2020). "문채원·이준기 '악의 꽃', 1주일 미룬 29일 첫 방". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lee Joon Gi comes back to small screen with "The Flower of Evil" after 2 years of absence". My Daily. January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Flower of Evil Serial Paling Dinantikan Penggemar Drama Korea". Kumparan. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Park, Jung sun (May 19, 2020). "임나영, 이준기X문채원 ´악의 꽃´ 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jo, Jo-kyung (May 22, 2020). "정택현, tvN 새 수목 드라마 '악의 꽃' 캐스팅". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jo, Yoo-kyung (June 5, 2020). "'샤이니 키 뮤즈' 주예은, tvN '악의 꽃' 캐스팅…주간지 기자 역할". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Yoon, Yong-seop (May 30, 2020). "[드라마] 배우 손종학, tvN 새 수목드라마 `악의꽃` 신스틸러 활약". Yeongnam (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f "악의 꽃 | 인물 소개". tvN (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Kim, Hee-seo (May 21, 2020). "조경숙, tvN 새 드라마 '악의 꽃' 문채원 엄마役 출연 확정 [공식]". The Celuv (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Flower of Evil on iQIYI
- Flower of Evil at Studio Dragon
- Flower of Evil at Monster Union (in Korean)
- Flower of Evil at HanCinema
- Flower of Evil at IMDb
- TVN (South Korea) television dramas
- Korean-language television shows
- 2020s South Korean television series
- 2020 South Korean television series debuts
- 2020 South Korean television series endings
- South Korean melodrama television series
- Television series by Studio Dragon
- Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic