| Alt Name: | The Good Thieves | ||||||
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| Creator: | Lee Jae-Dong[1] | ||||||
| Music: | Oh Jun-Seong | ||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||
| Num Episodes: | 50 | ||||||
| Executive Producer: | Kim Jin-cheon | ||||||
| Runtime: | 70 minutes | ||||||
| Company: | May Queen Pictures | ||||||
| Channel: | MBC TV |
Bad Thief, Good Thief is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Seohyun, Kim Ji-hoon, Lim Ju-eun and others. It replaced Father, I'll Take Care For You and aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) from May 13 to November 5, 2017 for 50 episodes.
The story of the descendants of the Korean activists during the Japanese colonial rule who became the important figures of the history. They were unaware of their identity as it will harm their lives.
Baek-san's descendant. His identity is hidden by his foster father as he is the key to find the treasure map.
A police-woman-turned-investigator who struggles to fight against the abusive officials.
Dol-mok's missing brother. He holds grudges because of his bitter past and vows to change his ill-fated life.
So-joo's friend turns enemy. A wolf in sheep's clothing. She likes to get everyone's attention. She appears to like Joon-hee but only actually frustrated because he shows no signs of liking her.
In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
| Date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[2] | AGB Nielsen[3] | |||||
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | May 13, 2017 | 8.7% | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.2% | |
| 2 | May 14, 2017 | 9.6% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.0% | |
| 3 | May 20, 2017 | 6.8% | 7.4% | |||
| 4 | May 21, 2017 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 9.4% | |
| 5 | May 27, 2017 | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.2% | |
| 6 | May 28, 2017 | 11.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.7% | |
| 7 | June 3, 2017 | 8.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 10.1% | |
| 8 | June 4, 2017 | 10.4% | 11.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% | |
| 9 | June 10, 2017 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 11.1% | |
| 10 | June 11, 2017 | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.9% | |
| 11 | June 17, 2017 | 9.3% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 12.1% | |
| 12 | June 18, 2017 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 13.2% | ||
| 13 | June 24, 2017 | 9.7% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% | |
| 14 | June 25, 2017 | 10.2% | 9.8% | 12.3% | 12.1% | |
| 15 | July 1, 2017 | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 11.3% | |
| 16 | July 2, 2017 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 11.0% | |
| 17 | July 8, 2017 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.5% | 10.6% | |
| 18 | July 9, 2017 | 11.0% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 11.4% | |
| 19 | July 15, 2017 | 10.1% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 10.4% | |
| 20 | July 16, 2017 | 11.9% | 12.0% | 12.1% | ||
| 21 | July 22, 2017 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 9.9% | 9.8% | |
| 22 | July 23, 2017 | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.3% | 11.1% | |
| 23 | July 29, 2017 | 10.1% | 10.0% | 9.7% | 9.5% | |
| 24 | July 30, 2017 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.5% | |
| 25 | August 5, 2017 | 9.2% | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.0% | |
| 26 | August 6, 2017 | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 10.5% | |
| 27 | August 12, 2017 | 8.9% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 8.4% | |
| 28 | August 13, 2017 | 10.3% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.2% | |
| 29 | August 19, 2017 | 9.9% | 9.8% | 9.6% | 9.6% | |
| 30 | August 20, 2017 | 9.4% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 10.8% | |
| 31 | August 26, 2017 | 9.1% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 8.6% | |
| 32 | August 27, 2017 | 10.6% | 9.9% | 12.1% | 12.1% | |
| 33 | September 2, 2017 | 6.7% | 8.0% | 7.9% | ||
| 34 | September 3, 2017 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 10.2% | |
| 35 | September 9, 2017 | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 7.6% | |
| 36 | September 10, 2017 | 9.5% | 8.1% | 10.2% | 9.9% | |
| 37 | September 16, 2017 | 7.7% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 8.1% | |
| 38 | September 17, 2017 | 9.9% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 10.6% | |
| 39 | September 23, 2017 | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.0% | ||
| 40 | September 24, 2017 | 10.5% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 11.2% | |
| 41 | September 30, 2017 | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 8.4% | |
| 42 | October 1, 2017 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10.9% | |
| 43 | October 8, 2017 | 10.1% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% | |
| 44 | 8.9% | 8.8% | 11.7% | 11.7% | ||
| 45 | October 14, 2017 | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 7.8% | |
| 46 | October 15, 2017 | 10.6% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% | |
| 47 | October 28, 2017 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | |
| 48 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.1% | ||
| 49 | November 5, 2017 | 9.2% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 9.5% | |
| 50 | 11.6% | 12.4% | ||||
| Average | ||||||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best New Actress | Seohyun | [4] | ||
| 2017 MBC Drama Awards | Newcomer Award: Best New Actress | [5] | |||
| Top Excellence Actress (Weekend Drama) | |||||
| Golden Acting Award, Actor (Weekend Drama) | Ahn Gil-kang | ||||