Bad Guy (TV series) explained

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Alt Name:Bad Boy
Bad Man
Genre:Melodrama
Starring:Kim Nam-gil
Han Ga-in
Kim Jae-wook
Oh Yeon-soo
Jung So-min
Director:Lee Hyung-min
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:17
Location:Korea
Nagoya, Japan
Runtime:Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Company:Good Story
KPAX
NHK[1]
Network:Seoul Broadcasting System
Composer:Choi Seong-wook
Korean name
Hangul:나쁜 남자
Rr:Nappeun Namja
Mr:Nappŭn Namja

Bad Guy is a 2010 South Korean melodrama television series, starring Kim Nam-gil, Han Ga-in, Kim Jae-wook, Oh Yeon-soo and Jung So-min.[2] [3] [4] [5] Directed by Lee Hyung-min,[6] it aired on SBS from May 26 to August 5, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes.

Plot

In one night, Gun-wook (Kim Nam-gil) lost everything because of the Hong family. They took him in, believing he was President Hong's illegitimate son Tae-sung, and then cast him aside into the streets when it turned out to be a mistake. Years later, Gun-wook returns for revenge, taking down the Hongs and their Haeshin corporation step by step. The real Hong Tae-sung (Kim Jae-wook) and sisters Mo-ne (Jung So-min) and Tae-ra (Oh Yeon-soo) are all chess pieces in his impeccable revenge plan, but he never planned on meeting and falling in love with the smart and equally ambitious Jae-in (Han Ga-in).[7] [8] [9] [10]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Production

In analyzing his character Gun-wook, Kim Nam-gil described him as "an innocent but bad guy," saying, "You can't hate him because while his actions may be based on vengeance; he's actually lonely and is longing for love." About portraying the pretty, smart and ambitious Moon Jae-in, Han Ga-in said she "accepted the role in the drama because I wasn't scared to brush off my goddess image from commercials." Hong Tae-ra's mundane life is shattered when she falls for Gun-wook, and Oh Yeon-soo admitted feeling nervous about her love scene with Kim.

Regarding the racy kissing scene between him and Oh, Kim commented that "Actually, I thought it would be good if it were steamy. I wanted to give this married woman with a child and a family a dangerous fantasy, or even a vicarious sense of satisfaction." He added that he prefers working with married women than single ones, saying, "The difference between shooting a melodrama with married and single actresses are they themselves seem to feel more comfortable and talk openly. It gives us a chance to become close and talk about this and that while not having to worry about getting involved in a scandal. In a way, married people are my seniors in life so I can learn a lot from them. I want to shoot more melodramas with married actresses from now on."

In the middle of filming, Kim received his draft notice for mandatory military service.[20] He applied for a deferment in order to wrap up the shoot for the series, but it was not granted.[21] Kim shot as much as he could (his scenes were reduced, and a body double was also used) until July 13, then entered the army two days later on July 15, 2010.[22]

Ratings

Episode #Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmS Ratings[23] AGB Nielsen[24]
width=100Nationwidewidth=100Seoul National Capital Areawidth=100Nationwidewidth=100Seoul National Capital Area
12010 May 2612.0%12.4%11.7%13.1%
22010 May 2712.8%12.9%10.7%11.8%
32010 June 312.2%12.5%12.1%12.8%
42010 June 914.2%14.3%12.9%14.1%
52010 June 1015.1%15.5%14.2%16.0%
62010 June 307.2%8.1%5.6%6.5%
72010 July 18.3%8.6%6.9%8.4%
82010 July 77.9%8.1%7.0%7.2%
92010 July 88.7%9.0%7.5%8.7%
102010 July 148.9%9.9%7.1%8.3%
112010 July 158.1%8.2%6.4%7.4%
122010 July 218.0%8.3%6.1%7.1%
132010 July 228.9%9.4%7.0%8.1%
142010 July 287.8%8.1%6.4%7.3%
152010 July 2912.4%12.7%10.4%11.3%
162010 August 48.8%8.8%7.5%8.5%
172010 August 59.3%9.4%8.4%9.6%
Average 10.0% 10.3% 9.8% 10.1%

International broadcast

Renamed as in Japan, it first aired twice on cable channel NHK BS Premium dubbed in Japanese.[25] It was later broadcast in its original Korean audio with Japanese subtitles on the main terrestrial channel NHK starting September 4, 2011, airing two episodes a day from Monday to Thursday for a total of two weeks.[26] NHK was also one of the drama's investors.

It aired in Taiwan on Gala TV beginning October 5, 2011.[27]

It aired in Thailand on Modern Nine TV every Monday to Friday at 1:00 p.m. starting from March 2, 2012.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong. Lucia. NHK to co-produce and air Korean drama Bad Boy. Asiae. 17 February 2010. 2013-06-15. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173704/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010021713252101753. live.
  2. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. Press conference for drama Bad Guy. March 31, 2010. 2012-11-18. Asiae. 2015-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224947/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010033115481555139. live.
  3. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. Kim Jae-wook says Kim Nam-gil "like a time bomb" - Part 1. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 20 May 2010. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314200049/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010052014474913976. live.
  4. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. Kim Jae-wook says Kim Nam-gil "like a time bomb" - Part 2. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 20 May 2010. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314200333/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010052014425474373. live.
  5. Web site: Han. Sang-hee. Will Kim, Han create magic thru Bad Boy. 2012-11-18. The Korea Times. 25 May 2010. 2014-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160545/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/09/201_66465.html. live.
  6. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. The six actors of TV series Bad Guy. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 31 March 2010. 2014-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504070531/http://asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent7&idxno=2010033115253554203. dead.
  7. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. PREVIEW: SBS TV series Bad Boy. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 20 May 2010. 2015-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111539/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010052011004583251. live.
  8. Web site: Kim. Lynn. Bad Boy - One hour to taste the devilish charms. 10Asia. 2012-11-18. 27 May 2010. 2015-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111528/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent7&idxno=2010052716344542928. live.
  9. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. On the set of SBS TV series Bad Boy. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 18 June 2010. 2015-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111544/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010061813573503422. live.
  10. Web site: Yoon. In-a. REVIEW: TV series Bad Boy - Final episode. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 6 August 2010. 2015-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111534/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010080615561604357. live.
  11. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. INTERVIEW: Bad Boy Actors Kim Nam-gil and Kim Jae-wook. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 16 June 2010. 2014-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502042231/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010061614045004774. live.
  12. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. INTERVIEW: Bad Boy actresses Han Ga-in and Oh Yun-soo. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 16 June 2010. 2020-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151753/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010061620001448714. live.
  13. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. INTERVIEW: Model and actor Kim Jae-wook - Part 1. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 20 August 2010. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061225/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010081919322937552. live.
  14. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. INTERVIEW: Model and actor Kim Jae-wook - Part 2. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 20 August 2010. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002850/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010082010073374810. live.
  15. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. INTERVIEW: Model and actor Kim Jae-wook - Part 3. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 20 August 2010. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002410/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010082010523298376. live.
  16. Web site: Oh Yun-soo on Her Part in 'Unfriendly' Soap. The Chosun Ilbo. 2012-11-18. 29 July 2010. 2010-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20100731143601/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/07/29/2010072900250.html. live.
  17. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. MY NAME IS: Jung So-min. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 22 June 2010. 2016-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160503090924/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010062216030360753. live.
  18. Web site: Rookie actress Jung grips TV audience. 2012-11-18. The Korea Times. 30 May 2010. 2014-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203008/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/04/135_66727.html. live.
  19. Web site: Choi. Ji-eun. MY NAME IS: Sim Eun-kyung. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 13 July 2010. 2017-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906133538/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010071317515699936. live.
  20. Web site: Ko. Jae-wan. Kim Nam-gil receives military draft notice for July 15. 10Asia. 2013-06-15. 29 June 2010. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061758/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010062915203919060. live.
  21. Web site: Kim. Lynn. Kim Nam-gil to enter Korean military next week. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 12 July 2012. 2014-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502041010/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010071214440040938. live.
  22. Web site: Park. Jong-kyu. Kim Nam-gil bids farewell to fans upon entering military. 2012-11-18. 10Asia. 15 July 2010. 2014-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502040752/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010071514381144164. live.
  23. Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu . TNmS Ratings . 2010-05-26 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp . 2013-11-28 .
  24. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu . AGB Nielsen Media Research . 2010-05-26 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 . 2013-12-26 .
  25. Web site: Kim Nam Gil Red and Black Interview: "Coexistence of passionate love and caring each other is nice". K-Style via KimNamGilStory. 2013-08-23. 26 October 2012. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210517/http://kimnamgilstory.blogspot.com/2012/10/interview-2012-kim-nam-gil-on-k-style.html. live.
  26. Web site: Bad Guy, starring Kim Nam Gil, will be broadcast by the Japanese network NHK . https://archive.today/20130822041631/http://en.korea.com/blog/enter/tv/bad-guy-starring-kim-nam-gil-will-be-broadcast-on-japanese-channel-nhk/ . dead . 22 August 2013 . Korea.com . 2013-08-23 . 27 August 2011 .
  27. Web site: 八大電視--愛上壞男人 . 2014-12-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041015/http://www.gtv.com.tw/Program/B051520111005U/ . 2015-09-24 .
  28. Web site: th:เรื่องย่อ รักที่สุดเทพบุตรคนเลว. 24 February 2012. http://drama.kapook.com/view37717.html. Kapook.com. Thai. 13 January 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073717/http://drama.kapook.com/view37717.html. live.

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