Duel (South Korean TV series) explained

Native Name:	Hangul: 듀얼
Composer:	Eom Ki-yeob
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	16
Editor:	Choi Jung-won
Camera:	Single-camera
Runtime:	60 minutes
Company:	Chorokbaem Media
Network:	OCN

Duel is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Kim Jung-eun, Yang Se-jong and Seo Eun-soo. It aired on OCN from June 3 to July 23, 2017 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

Story about Jang Deuk-cheon (Jung Jae-young), a hardened detective cop whose daughter is kidnapped. He starts to chase down the suspect using the one clue he has: Two men with the same face were at the crime scene.^[3]

Cast

Main

• Jung Jae-young as Jang Deuk-cheon^[4]
• Yang Se-jong as Lee Sung-joon / Lee Sung-hoon / Lee Yong-seob
• Kim Jung-eun as Choi Jo-hye^{[5] [6]}
• Seo Eun-soo as Ryu Mi-rae^[7]

Supporting

People around Jang Deuk-cheon

• as Jang Soo-yeon^[8]
• Yoon Kyung-ho as Lee Hyung-sik^[9]
• Choi Woong as Na Soo-ho

People around Choi Jo-hye

• as Na Song-yi
• Lee Sung-wook as Go Bon-seok

People around Ryu Mi-rae

• as Kim Ik-hong^[10]

Extended

• as Park Yoo-shik
• as Cha Gil-ho
• Shim Wan-joon as Yang Man-choon^[11]
• Jang Ri-woo as Yang Man-choon's subordinate
• as Yang Man-choon's subordinate
• Joo Boo-jin as Jang Deuk-cheon's landlord
• Kim Ji-yoo as Ahn Hye-joo
• as Jin Byung-joon^[12]
• as Choi Joo-sik
• Lee Hae-young as Park Dong-seul
• Jung Jin-seo as Park Min-ji
• Kang Tae-ho as Kang Hyun-geun
• Choi Kwang-je as Department Head Baek
• as Oh Byung-cheon
• Kim Si-eun as Joo-ah
• as Director Han
• Kim Nan-hee as Kim Hye-jin
• Kim Dong-beom as Cha Ki-dong
• Song Joon-hee as Lee Sung-hoon
• as Ryu Jung-sook
• Jo Soo-hyang as Park Seo-jin
• as Han Yoo-ra
• Park Ji-il as Park San-young
• as Park Seo-ryong
• as Jang Soo-yeon's doctor-in-charge

Special appearances

• as Ahn Jung-dong (Ep. 1)
• as Hye-joo's mother (Ep. 1)
• Jung Soon-won as Operating victim (Ep. 1)
• Cuckoo Crew (Ep. 2)

Production

• Screenwriter Kim Yoon-joo is known for her hit drama , which was also co-produced by Chorokbaem Media (Duels co-producing company).^[13]
• Duel reunited Yang Se-jong and Seo Eun-soo, who appeared together in SBS's hit medical drama Dr. Romantic in 2016.
• First script reading took place March 31, 2017 in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.^[14]

Original soundtrack

Duel OST Album
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Various artists
Released:	2017
Genre:	Soundtrack
Language:	Korean, English
Label:	CJ E&M

Part 2

Ratings

• In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
• N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen^[15]		TNmS
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	June 3, 2017	2.028%	2.385%	1.2%
2	June 4, 2017	1.938%	2.160%
3	June 10, 2017	1.966%	2.431%
4	June 11, 2017
5	June 17, 2017	1.502%		1.1%
6	June 18, 2017	1.949%	2.390%
7	June 24, 2017	1.530%	1.998%	1.2%
8	June 25, 2017	1.796%	2.098%	1.3%
9	July 1, 2017	1.666%	1.968%
10	July 2, 2017	1.703%	1.905%	1.3%
11	July 8, 2017	1.567%
12	July 9, 2017	1.730%	1.958%
13	July 15, 2017			1.3%
14	July 16, 2017	1.598%	1.647%
15	July 22, 2017	1.316%		1.4%
16	July 23, 2017	1.668%	1.629%	1.5%
Average

External links

• • • Dual at Studio Dragon

Notes and References

1. Web site: "카리스마 터졌다" '듀얼' 정재영X김정은X양세종, 첫 촬영부터 '강렬'. TV리포트. 20 April 2017. ko-KR. 2017-05-14.
2. News: '듀얼' 이승훈 PD "스필버그 영화서 영감". 2017-05-14.
3. News: '듀얼' 김정은, 첫 악역+수사극 도전.."한숨도 못자고 촬영". 2017-05-14.
4. Web site: 정재영, OCN '듀얼' 출연 확정..베테랑 형사 연기 – 스타뉴스. star.mt.co.kr. ko. 2017-05-14. 2017-02-13.
5. Web site: 배우 김정은, OCN '듀얼'로 2년만 안방극장.... 포커스뉴스. 2017-05-14.
6. Web site: 김정은, OCN '듀얼' 출연 확정 "복제인간 소재 신선해 선택" [공식입장] : 스포츠동아]. sports.donga.com. ko. 2017-05-14. 2017-03-23.
7. News: http://news1.kr/articles/?2953333. ko:[단독] 서은수, '듀얼' 주연 파격 캐스팅…정재영과 호흡. 2017-03-31. 뉴스1. 2017-05-14. ko.
8. News: 아역배우 이나윤, OCN '듀얼' 캐스팅 – 국제뉴스. 2017-04-12. 2017-05-14. ko.
9. News: '도깨비' 공유 충신 윤경호, OCN '듀얼'에선 정재영 충성 형사. 2017-04-06. 2017-05-14. ko.
10. Web site: http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=981063. ko:'도깨비' 김기두, '듀얼' 출연 확정…김정은·정재영 호흡. TV리포트. 25 April 2017. ko-KR. 2017-05-14.
11. News: 심완준 '듀얼' 합류, 정재영·김정은 연기 호흡. 2017-03-31. 비즈엔터. 2017-05-14.
12. News: http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201704271809572716457_1. ko:조재룡, '듀얼' 합류 확정‥정재영·김정은과 호흡(공식). POP. 헤럴드. 2017-04-27. 2017-05-14. ko.
13. News: [단독]'나인' 김윤주 작가X'오해영' 이종재PD, OCN '듀얼' 의기투합]. 2017-05-14.
14. News: '듀얼' 정재영X김정은X양세종 촬영장 방불케한 대본리딩 현장. 2017-05-14.
15. Web site: Nielsen Korea. Nielsen Korea. ko. June 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160601140426/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00. June 1, 2016. dead.