Chimera (South Korean TV series) explained
Native Name: | |
Genre: | Crime thriller |
Director: | Kim Do-hoon |
Country: | South Korea |
Num Episodes: | 16 |
Language: | Korean |
Company: | JS Pictures |
Network: | OCN |
Budget: | (~US$11.089 million) |
Creator: | OCN (Plan Production) |
Music: | Kim Jun-seok |
Executive Producer: | Lee Kyung-seok (CP) |
Producer: | Lee Jin-seok |
Chimera is a South Korean television series directed by Kim Do-hoon and written by Lee Jin-mae. Starring Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon and Claudia Kim, the series tells the story of three leading characters who dig through secrets of the past 30 years to find a culprit named 'Chimera'.[1] It aired every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 on OCN from October 30 to December 19, 2021. (KST).[2] [3]
Synopsis
The title of the drama is borrowed from Greek mythology. Chimera is the name of a monster that has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake, and breathes fire through its mouth.
An explosion took place in the past. That explosion led to a serial murder case known as the Chimera case. 35 years later, a similar explosion takes place.
Cast
Main
Supporting
People around Cha Jae-Hwan
- Nam Gi-ae as Cha Eun-soo, 60 years old, Jae-hwan's mother
- Kang Shin-il as Han Joo-seok, 60 years old, head of the Violent Crimes division
Joongsan West Special investigation headquarters
- Woo Hyun as Bae Seung-gwan, 60 years old, Joongsan Police Chief
- Heo Jun-seok as Go Kwang-soo, 38 years old, head of the Special Investigation Headquarters
- Kwon Hyuk-hyun as Lee Geon-yeong, 29 years old, representative of a powerful team of special investigations. A young detective who is best friends with Jae-hwan. He is jealous of Eugene, former FBI agent[4]
- Yoon Ji-won as Jang Ha-na, 29 years old, an agent of the special investigation team. She is good at computers and works in an image analysis room[5]
- Kim Ji-hoon as Jo Han-cheol, 42 years old, homicide detective
- Jung Young-ki as Im Pil-seong, 38 years old, homicide detective
Seo-ryun group
- Kim Gwi-sun as Lee Min-ki, 64 years old, Member of Parliament[6]
- Kim Ho-jung as Lee Hwa-jeong, 58 years old, president of Seoryun Hospital
- Lee Ki-young as Seo Hyun-tae, 64 years old, Chairman of Seo-ryun Group
Others
- Cha Joo-young as Kim Hyo-kyeong, 35 years old, an elite reporter belonging to the investigative reporting team of a broadcasting company[7]
- Lee Seung-hoon as Ham Yong-bok, a former detective who was involved in the Chimera investigation with Joo-joo and Seung-gwan, and now owns a beauty salon.[8]
- Han Ji-wan as Ryu Sung-hee
Production
The filming of the series, produced at a cost of, was temporarily halted in June 2019 due to sexual harassment allegations.[9] An assistant director (the offender) and producer were fired as a result. Production company JS Pictures issued an apology to the victim (a writer) and the cast and crew.[10]
The series was slated for release in the second half of 2019, but did not air until October 2021 for unspecified reasons.[11] [12]
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share [13] [14] |
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Nationwide | Seoul |
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1 | October 30, 2021 | 0.949% | N/A |
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2 | October 31, 2021 | 1.352% | 1.741% |
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3 | November 6, 2021 | | N/A |
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4 | November 7, 2021 | 1.084% | N/A |
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5 | November 13, 2021 | 1.002% | N/A |
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6 | November 14, 2021 | 1.427% | |
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7 | November 20, 2021 | 0.935% | N/A |
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8 | November 21, 2021 | 1.571% | N/A |
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9 | November 27, 2021 | 1.101% | N/A |
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10 | November 28, 2021 | 2.108% | 2.075% |
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11 | December 4, 2021 | 1.239% | N/A |
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12 | December 5, 2021 | 2.088% | 1.915% |
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13 | December 11, 2021 | 1.185% | N/A |
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14 | December 12, 2021 | 2.018% | 1.935% |
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15 | December 18, 2021 | 1.744% | |
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16 | December 19, 2021 | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Chimera (Korean Drama, 2021, 키마이라) . 2021-10-01. HanCinema. en.
- News: October 1, 2021. 박해수X수현X이희준, 다채로운 매력 담은 2차 티저 공개 ('키마이라'). Park Hae-soo X Soo-hyun X Lee Hee-joon, the 2nd teaser full of colorful charms released ('Chimera'). October 1, 2021. Ten Asia. Naver.
- Web site: September 28, 2021. OCN's newest drama Chimera to premiere on October 30. October 1, 2021.
- Web site: 권혁현, '키마이라' 출연 확정...박해수 절친 이건영 役 [공식]]. Kim Young-woong. Kwon Hyuk-hyun confirmed to appear in 'Chimera'... Park Hae-soo's best friend Lee Kun-young [Official]. Sports Kyunghyang. Naver. October 13, 2021. October 13, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 윤지원, '키마이라' 특별 수사팀 막내 요원 장하나 변신 [공식]]. Park Pan-seok. Yoon Ji-won, transforming into Jang Ha-na, the youngest agent of the special investigation team for 'Chimera' [Official]. OSEN. October 6, 2021. October 6, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 김귀선 '키마이라' 출연, 야당 실세 현직 국회위원 된다. Park Soo-in. Kim Gwi-sun to appear in 'Chimera' and become an incumbent incumbent member of the opposition party. Newsen. Naver. October 21, 2021. October 21, 2021. ko.
- Web site: [공식] 차주영, 130억 규모 '키마이라' 주연 합류..엘리트 기자로 활약 예정]. [Official] Joo-Young Cha joins the lead role in 'Chimera' worth 13 billion... Planned to work as an elite reporter. Seoul Economy. April 12, 2021. October 3, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 이승훈, '키마이라' 출연 확정…열일 행보 시동 ON. Son Jin-ah. Lee Seung-hoon confirmed to appear in 'Chimera'... Start working hard. MK Sports . . October 15, 2021. October 15, 2021. ko.
- Web site: 2019-07-15. Jin Hyang-hee. 130억 대작 드라마 '키마이라', 스태프 성추행 의혹에 촬영 중단. Filming for 'Chimera', a 13 billion won blockbuster drama, halted due to allegations of sexual harassment. 2021-10-08. Maeil Business Newspaper. ko.
- Web site: '키마이라' 측 "성추행 피해자에 죄송→가해자 2명 책임 물을 것" [전문]]. "Apology to the victim of sexual harassment - The two perpetrators held accountable". Xportsnews. July 16, 2019. March 5, 2023. ko.
- Web site: Lee. Jung-hyun. April 26, 2019. 박해수·이희준·수현, 드라마 '키마이라' 주연. Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Soo-hyun to star in the drama 'Chimera'. October 1, 2021. Yonhap News Agency. ko.
- Web site: 2021-09-27. 박해수X수현X이희준 '키마이라' 10월 30일 첫방송 확정 [공식]]. Park Hae-soo X Soo-hyun X Lee Hee-joon 'Chimera' first broadcast confirmed on October 30 [Official]. Shin Young-eun. 2021-10-08. Maeil Business Newspaper. ko.
- Web site: Cable Daily -TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS (Nielsen Korea). Nielsen Korea . ko. December 12, 2021.
- Web site: 키마이라: 시청률. Chimera: ratings. December 12, 2021. Naver.