Dark Hole Explained
| Native Name: | |
| Creator: | OCN |
| Director: | Kim Bong-joo |
| Composer: | Jeung Seung Hyun |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Executive Producer: | Han Ji Haing
Lee Jeong-soon |
| Producer: | Park Se Yeon
Kim Awol In
Ahn ho Ryum
Lee Min Jin
Kim Da Hine |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Network: | OCN
tvN |
Dark Hole is a South Korean television series starring Kim Ok-vin and Lee Joon-hyuk.[1] The fifth series of OCN's "Dramatic Cinema" project which combines film and drama formats, premiered on OCN TV on April 30, 2021.[2] [3] [4]
Synopsis
Dark Hole is about a detective and a wrecker driver who have to fight for their lives against mutants that are created when humans breathe mysterious dark smoke from a sinkhole.
Cast
Main
- Kim Ok-vin as Lee Hwa-sun,[5] a detective grieving over the death of her husband
- Lee Joon-hyuk as Yoo Tae-han, a former detective turned wrecker driver
Supporting
- Park Keun-rok as Choi Seung-tae
- Yoon Jung-hoon as Woo-sang
- Jang Sung-won as Lee Young-tae
- Kim Do-hoon as Lee Jin-seok
- Im Won-hee as Park Soon-il
- Zo Zee-An as Cho Hyun-ho
- Jeon Young-mi[6]
- Kim Do-hoon as Lee Jin-seok
- Cho Ja-In as Cho Hyun-Ho
- Bae Jung-hwa
- Oh Yu-jin as Han Dong-rim
- Kim Byung-ki as Choi Kyeong-soo
- Kim Han-jong as Nam Yeong-sik
- Kim Byung-ki as Choi Kyung Soo
- Bae Jung-hwa as Han Ji-soo
- Kim Su-ol as Yoon Ji-Ae
- Lee Ha-eun[7] as Yoon Saet-byeol
- Song Sang-eun as Kim Seon-nyeo
- Kim Kang-min as Min-gyu
Special appearances
- Tak Jae-hoon as Restaurant Owner
- Ahn Eun-jin as So Jung-hwa
- Kim Han Jong as Nam Young Sik
- Jung Hae-kyun as Lim Joo-ho
- Won Choon gyu as Nam Jin-Il
- Heo Hyeong-gyu as Kang Sung-Bum
- Choi Jung-kyu as Yoo Kang-soo
Production
OCN announced its lineup of 2021 drama slate in November 2020 which included the fifth installment of the 'Dramatic Cinema' project, Dark Hole.[8] [9]
Casting
OCN revealed the casting news of Kim Ok-vin and Lee Joon-hyuk on October 9, 2020.[10] On December 11, 2020, Yoon Jung-hoon was confirmed to join the cast[11] and on December 14, 2020, Jang Sung-won reportedly joined the cast.[12] The photos from the first script reading were released by OCN on March 2, 2021.[13]
Viewership
| + Average TV viewership ratings |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[14] |
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| OCN | tvN |
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| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul |
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| 1 | April 30, 2021 | | 1.882% | 2.370% |
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| 2 | May 1, 2021 | 0.957% | | |
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| 3 | May 7, 2021 | 0.8% | 1.070% | |
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| 4 | May 8, 2021 | 0.8% | 1.647% | 1.769% |
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| 5 | May 14, 2021 | 0.7% | 0.940% | 1.166% |
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| 6 | May 15, 2021 | 0.8% | | |
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| 7 | May 21, 2021 | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
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| 8 | May 22, 2021 | 0.6% | 1.1% | |
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| 9 | May 28, 2021 | | 0.98% | 1.137% |
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| 10 | May 29, 2021 | | 1.0% | |
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| 11 | June 4, 2021 | | | |
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| 12 | June 5, 2021 | 1.0% | 1.42% | 1.915% |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 김옥빈x이준혁, OCN '다크홀' 확정..K최강 장르물 예고 [공식]]. Kim Ok-vin and Lee Joon-hyuk to Star in OCN's "Dark Hole". live. osen.mt.co.kr. 9 October 2020 . Ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018100903/https://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111448968 . 2020-10-18 .
- Web site: '다크홀' 김옥빈X이준혁, 4월 24일 첫 방송 확정. 'Dark Hall' Kim Ok-bin x Lee Jun-hyuk, confirmed for the first broadcast on April 24. Park Chang-ki. March 19, 2021. March 22, 2021. Ten Asia. ko.
- Web site: Dark Hole (Korean Drama - 2021) - 다크홀. 2021-03-11. HanCinema. en.
- Web site: tenasia.hankyung.com. Digital. 2021-04-20. '다크홀' 토일→ 금토 편성 변경, OCN·tvN 동시 방송 [공식]]. 2021-04-21. 텐아시아 연예뉴스. ko.
- Web site: Kim Ok-vin and Lee Joon-hyuk to Star in OCN "Dark Hole" . live. 2021-03-11. HanCinema. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018230821/https://www.hancinema.net/kim-ok-vin-and-lee-joon-hyuk-to-star-in-ocn-dark-hole-145945.html . 2020-10-18 .
- Web site: Schwartz. William. [HanCinema's News] Jeon Young-mi Cast for "Dark Hole" ]. live. 2021-03-11. HanCinema. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202024108/https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-jeon-young-mi-cast-for-dark-hole-148757.html . 2021-02-02 .
- Web site: Lee. Se-Hyun. 2021-03-03. 이하은 '다크홀' 출연. Lee Haeun to appear in 'Dark Hole'. live. 2021-03-11. sports.khan.co.kr. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422140642/http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202103030925003&sec_id=540101&pt=nv . 2021-04-22 .
- Web site: Son. Jinah. '타임즈'부터 '다크홀' '보이스4'까지…OCN, 2021년 라인업 공개. From 'Times' to 'Dark Hole' and 'Voice 4'... OCN unveils lineup in 2021. live. 2021-03-11. MK스포츠. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422140644/http://mksports.co.kr/view/2021/141827/ . 2021-04-22 .
- Web site: [HanCinema's News] OCN Announces 2021 Lineup]. live. 2021-03-11. HanCinema. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105054241/https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-ocn-announces-2020-lineup-135179.html . 2019-11-05 .
- Web site: Kim. Seong-hyun. 2020-10-09. 김옥빈·이준혁, OCN '다크홀' 캐스팅 확정… 변종인간 액션 스릴러. Okbin Kim and Junhyuk Lee confirmed to cast OCN 'Dark Hole'... Variant Human Action Thriller. live. 2021-03-11. YTN Star. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422140643/https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202010090951135646 . 2021-04-22 .
- Web site: Kim. Myung-shin. 2020-12-11. 윤정훈, '다크홀' 출연 확정…대세 행보. Yoon Jung-hoon confirmed to appear in 'Dark Hole'. live. 2021-03-11. TV Report. Ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422140642/https://www.tvreport.co.kr/2055504 . 2021-04-22 .
- Web site: Cho. Yeong-gyeong. 2021-03-11. 장성원, 레드우즈 전속계약…OCN ´다크홀´로 복귀[공식]]. Jang Sung-won, Redwoods exclusive contract... Return to OCN 'Dark Hole' [Official]. live. 2021-03-11. isplus.live.joins.com. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422140643/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?Total_Id=23945437 . 2021-04-22 .
- Web site: 2021-03-02. '다크홀' 김옥빈X이준혁, 변종 인간 서바이벌. 2021-03-11. Newsis. ko.
- Web site: Nielsen Korea. June 6, 2021.
