Bad and Crazy explained
Native Name: | Hangul: | 배드 앤 크레이지 | Rr: | Baedeu aen keuleiji | Mr: | Paedŭ aen k'ŭreiji |
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Director: | Yoo Seon-dong |
Music: | Kim Woo-geun |
Language: | Korean |
Num Episodes: | 12 |
Runtime: | 65-75 minutes |
Network: | tvN |
Bad and Crazy is a South Korean television series. Directed by Yoo Seon-dong and co-produced by Studio Dragon and Mink Entertainment, it features Lee Dong-wook, Wi Ha-joon, Han Ji-eun, and Cha Hak-yeon in main roles. This iQIYI original series depicts the story of a competent but corrupt detective whose life is thrown into chaos by a mysterious, justice-seeking entity. It premiered on tvN & iQIYI on December 17, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST) till January 28, 2022.
Synopsis
The story is about a corrupt yet practical detective who manifests a split personality who harbours a sense of justice.Su-yeol (Lee Dong-wook) works as a police officer. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K (Wi Ha-joon), who is a righteous person. Meanwhile, Lee Hui-gyeom (Han Ji-eun) works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department.
Cast
Main
- Lee Dong-wook as Ryu Soo-yeol / In Jae-hui
- Nam Do-yoon as young In Jae-hui
A corrupt police detective who changes into a champion for justice. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K.[1]
A man with a crazy sense of justice. He is a righteous person, but also crazy. Whenever he faces injustice, he meets it with a fist.[2]
A detective of the drug crime investigation team. Hee Kyum works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department. She is also a righteous person and enthusiastic at her job. She is the ex-girlfriend of Soo-Yeol. She is a detective with a passion index, who applied to the drug investigation world to enjoy the joy of hitting the bad guys. She comes from a wealthy background and had a good education, but is considered the “black sheep” of the family. She also constantly butts heads with Soo Yeol.[3]
The youngest member of the anti-corruption investigation department of the National Police Agency. He is an infinitely friendly and warm-hearted person who can not pass by people in trouble and approach them first and offer a helping hand. He has a clean and pure side without any wrinkle, but he will appear as an ardent police officer, who does not let go of the string of doubt with his tenacity and who does not miss a single clue in his work, increasing the tension of the play and revealing a strong presence.[4]
Supporting
Munyang Police Agency
- Anti-Corruption Investigation Division
- Sung Ji-ru as Bong-pil, chief of the anti-corruption investigation department of the Munyang Police Agency.[5]
- Cha Si-won as Jae-seon, 2nd Team Inspector of Anti-Corruption Investigation Division.[6]
- Drug Crime Investigation Division
- Lee Hwa-ryong as Gye-sik, Narcotics Crime Investigation Team, Drug Crime Investigation Team 1, Team Leader.
- Shin Joo-hwan as Heo Jong-goo, Narcotics Crime Investigation Team, Drug Crime Investigation Team 1.
- Cho Dong-in as Chan-ki Jeong, Narcotics Crime Investigation Team, Drug Crime Investigation Team 1.
- Lee Sang-hong as Do In-beom, homicide detective.[7]
Drug organization
- Kim Hieo-ra as Boss Yong, drug gang leader.[8]
- Won Hyun-jun as Andrei, Boss Yong's assistant.[9]
Others
- Lee Joo-hyeon as Tak Min-su[10]
- Kang Ae-shim as Seo Seung-suk, Soo-yeol's adoptive mother.
- Kim Dae-gon as Ryu Dong-yeol, Soo-yeol's adoptive older brother.[11]
- Park Seon-hu as young Ryu Dong-yeol
As a middle school student, he looked and found Jae-hui sleeping in the front of his house in the morning.
- Lim Ki-hong as Assemblyman Do Yu-gon
- Nam Woo-joo as Jeong Hyeon-soo, an equipment manufacturing technician.[12]
- Park Se-joon as Nam Eun-seok, Prosecutor trainee at the Munyang District Prosecutor's Office.[13]
- Jung Sung-il as Shin Ju-hyeok / Jeong Yun-ho, a therapist of a youth center, and manipulator of Soo-yeol since his youth.[14]
- Park Ji-hong as Su Jan, the head of a criminal organization led by Chief Masa, although he is a foreign worker. He speaks Korean at a high level freely.[16]
- Park Min-sang as Shim Jeong-hun
Special appearances
Production
On March 31, 2021, it was announced that Yoo Seon-dong, the director of OCN 2020 TV series The Uncanny Counter, would be directing OCN's Bad and Crazy.[20] One day later, it was reported by Lee Dong-wook's agency, King Kong by Starship that he is considering the offer of appearing in the series positively.[21] The series is the third drama collaboration between iQIYI and Studio Dragon, after My Roommate Is a Gumiho and Shooting Stars, with Mink Entertainment (Drama Stage: Anthology) joining as a co-producer. It was planned to air on OCN but later on, the broadcast channel was changed to tvN.[22] On May 19, 2021, it was reported that Han Ji-eun received an invitation to appear in the series.[23] On June 14, Cha Hak-yeon's agency, Fifty OneK reported that he was considering the proposal to appear in the series.[24] On September 1, Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-eun were confirmed to cast as main lead in the TV series.[25]
Script reading site was revealed by releasing stills on October 27, 2021.[26]
Filming
On August 8, filming of the series took place at Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, North Chungcheong Province.[27]
Release
The series was released on December 17, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST).[28] It is also available on iQIYI in 191 countries for streaming.[29]
Original soundtrack
Bad and Crazy |
Type: | Soundtrack |
Artist: | Various |
Released: | 2021 |
Genre: | Soundtrack |
Part 4
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[30] [31] |
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Nationwide | Seoul |
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1 | December 17, 2021 | | |
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2 | December 18, 2021 | 3.686% | 4.202% |
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3 | December 24, 2021 | 3.747% | 4.325% |
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4 | December 25, 2021 | 3.134% | 3.579% |
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5 | December 31, 2021 | 3.398% | 3.683% |
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6 | January 1, 2022 | 2.617% | 3.032% |
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7 | January 7, 2022 | 3.477% | 3.619% |
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8 | January 8, 2022 | 3.098% | 3.521% |
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9 | January 14, 2022 | 3.389% | |
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10 | January 21, 2022 | 2.811% | 3.106% |
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11 | January 22, 2022 | | |
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12 | January 28, 2022 | 2.841% | 2.830% |
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Average | | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 이동욱, 이번엔 형사...tvN '배드 앤 크레이지'. Lee Dong-wook, detective this time... tvN 'Bad and Crazy' . Kang Jin-ah . . . September 7, 2021. October 27, 2021 . ko.
- Web site: Lee Jeong-hyun. September 7, 2021. 이동욱, tvN 금토극 '배드 앤 크레이지' 주연. Lee Dong-wook, starring in tvN's Friday-Saturday drama 'Bad and Crazy'. October 27, 2021. Yonhap News Agency. ko.
- Web site: 이동욱·위하준·한지은, tvN·iQIYI '배드 앤 크레이지' 확정 [공식]]. Hong Se-young. Lee Dong-wook, Wi Ha-jun, Han Ji-eun, tvN, iQIYI ‘Bad and Crazy’ confirmed [Official]. Sports Donga . . September 7, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . ko.
- Web site: [공식] '마인' 차학연, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…이동욱과 호흡]. Tae Yu-na . [Official] 'Main' Cha Hak-yeon to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook. Ten Asia. . September 9, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . ko.
- Web site: 성지루 '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정 [공식]]. Ahn Byung-gil. Ji-ru Seong confirmed to appear in ‘Bad and Crazy’ [Official] . Sports Kyunghyang. . October 29, 2021. October 29, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 차시원, '배앤크' 출연...이동욱 든든한 파트너. Kim Soo-jung. Cha Si-won to appear in 'Bae & K'... Lee Dong-wook's reliable partner. Exports news. . December 6, 2021. December 11, 2021. ko.
- News: 신예 이승헌, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연...열혈 형사 役. Rookie Seung-heon Lee to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... as a hot-blooded detective . Kim Su-jeong . Export News. . November 24, 2021. November 24, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 김히어라 '배드 앤 크레이지' 합류..마약조직 수장 변신 [공식]]. Yoon Sung-cheol. Heera Kim joins 'Bad and Crazy'... Transforms into a drug gang leader [Official] . Star News . . November 30, 2021. November 30, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 원현준, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정. Jeon Hyo-jin. Won Hyun-jun confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'. Sports Donga. . November 30, 2021. November 30, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 이동욱·위하준, 나쁜놈 vs 미친놈…'배드 앤 크레이지' 대본 리딩. Lee Dong-wook and Wi Ha-jun, the bad guy vs the crazy guy... 'Bad and Crazy' script reading. Kang Jin-ah . . . October 27, 2021. October 27, 2021 . ko.
- News: 김대곤, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정...이동욱과 호흡 . Kim Dae-gon confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook . Yoo Jung-min . Ten Asia . . November 15, 2021 . November 15, 2021 . ko.
- Web site: 배우 남우주, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…위하준·이동욱과 호흡[공식]]. Actor Nam Woo-joo to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Wi Ha-jun and Lee Dong-wook [Official]. Ahn Eun-jae. Sports Seoul. Naver. October 19, 2021. October 27, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 박세준 '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정…이동욱과 호흡(공식입장). Kim Myung-mi. Park Se-joon confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook (official position) . Newsen. . December 3, 2021. December 3, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 정성일, tvN '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…신 스틸러 활약 기대. Yoo Byung-cheol. Jung Sung-il to appear in tvN's 'Bad and Crazy'... New stealer action expected. Korea Economy TV. . January 7, 2022. January 7, 2022. ko.
- News: 배앤크' 정윤석, 어린 윤호로 맹활약…살벌한 연기력. Park. Pan-seok. 'Ba & C' Jung Yun-seok, as a young Yun-ho... bloody acting skills. OSEN. January 22, 2022. January 22, 2022. ko.
- Web site: 박지홍, 유쾌한 빌런 수잔→美친 존재감 (배앤크). Lee Seul-bi. Ji-Hong Park, a pleasant villain Susan → A beautiful presence (Bae & K) . Sports Donga. Naver. January 22, 2022. January 22, 2022. ko.
- Web site: 배우 박서연, tvN '배드 앤 크레이지' 특별 출연 . Kim Young-woong. Actress Park Seo-yeon to make a special appearance in tvN's 'Bad and Crazy' . Sports Kyunghyang. Naver. January 7, 2022. January 7, 2022. ko.
- News: Ha Ji-won. January 14, 2022. 양대혁, '배앤크' 특별 출연... 추격 액션 활약. ko. Yang Dae-hyeok, special appearance in 'Bae & K'... Active in pursuit action. Xports News. January 14, 2022. Naver.
- News: 김선화, '배앤크' 특별출연…이동욱과 갈등 예고. Kim Seon-hwa to make a special appearance in 'Bae & K'... Notice of conflict with Lee Dong-wook. Ha Ji-won. Export News. Naver. January 21, 2022. January 21, 2022 . ko.
- News: '경이로운 소문' 유선동 감독, OCN '배드 앤 크레이지' 연출 맡는다(공식). 'Wonderful Rumor' Director Yoo Seon-dong to direct OCN's 'Bad and Crazy' (official) . . Kim Seong-hyeon . Naver. March 31, 2021. October 27, 2021. ko.
- News: 이동욱 측 "'배드앤크레이지' 출연 긍정 검토 중" [공식입장] ]. Lee Dong-wook's side "Considering positive review for 'Bad and Crazy'" [Official position] . Kim Na-yeon . Sports Today . April 1, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . ko . April 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210401104739/http://mstoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=71315147697 . dead .
- News: 이동욱X위하준X한지은, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정…12월 방송. Lee Dong-wook X Wi Ha-jun X Han Ji-eun confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... December broadcast . YTN. Kang Nae-ri. Naver. September 7, 2021. October 27, 2021. ko.
- Web site: [HanCinema's News] Han Ji-eun Considers "Bad and Crazy" ]. . William Schwartz. May 19, 2021. October 27, 2021. en.
- News: 차학연 측 "OCN '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 긍정 검토 중"(공식) . Cha Hak-yeon's side "Considering positive review for OCN's 'Bad and Crazy'" (official) . Park Eun-hae . Newsen . . June 14, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . ko.
- News: [단독] 이동욱·한지은 '배드앤크레이지' tvN 금토라인업..'해피니스' 후속 ]. [Exclusive] Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-eun's 'Bad and Crazy' tvN Friday-Saturday lineup... 'Happiness' follow-up. Moon Ji-yeon . . . September 1, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . ko.
- News: '배드 앤 크레이지' 이동욱→위하준, 대본리딩 현장 공개..12월 첫방 . 'Bad and Crazy' Lee Dong-wook → Wi Ha-jun, the script reading site released.. First broadcast in December . Ahn Yoon-ji . Star News . . October 27, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . ko.
- News: 드라마 '배드 앤 크레이지' 촬영…8일 밤 청주 오창읍 통제 . Filming for the drama 'Bad and Crazy'... Control of Ochang-eup, Cheongju on the night of the 8th . Lim Seon-woo . . . August 5, 2021 . October 27, 2021 . ko.
- News: 이동욱X위하준 '배드 앤 크레이지', 12월 17일 첫방[공식]]. Lee Dong-wook X Wi Ha-jun's 'Bad and Crazy' premieres on December 17th [Official]. Han Hae-sun. Star News. Naver. November 15, 2021. November 15, 2021. ko.
- Web site: IQiyi Sets 'Bad and Crazy' as Third Korean Series for International Markets. Patrick. Frater. September 7, 2021. October 27, 2021. Variety.
- Web site: Nielsen Korea Ratings for latest episode. Nielsen Korea. ko. January 29, 2022. January 29, 2022.
- Web site: 배드 앤 크레이지: 시청률. Bad and Crazy: ratings. January 29, 2022. Naver.