2022 South Korean television series
Bad Prosecutor |
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Hangul | 진검승부 |
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Hanja | 真劍勝負 |
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Literal meaning | True Sword Battle |
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Revised Romanization | Jingeomseungbu |
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Genre | Legal drama[1] |
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Screenplay by | Im Young-bin[2] |
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Directed by | Kim Seong-ho[2] Choi Yeon-soo[3] |
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Starring | |
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Music by | Baek Eun-woo |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
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Original language | Korean |
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No. of episodes | 12 |
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Production |
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Executive producer | Yoon Jae-hyuk (KBS) |
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Producers | - Lee Hyang-bong
- Bae Ik-hyun
- Seo Ho-jin
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Running time | 75 minutes[4] |
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Production companies | - Neo Entertainment[2]
- Blaad Studios[2]
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Original release |
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Network | KBS2 |
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Release | October 5 (2022-10-05) – November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10) |
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Bad Prosecutor (Korean: 진검승부; Hanja: 真劍勝負) is a South Korean television series starring Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee. It depicts the story of a prosecutor who truly punishes corrupt powers with expedient and trickery. The series aired on KBS2 on October 5 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) for 12 episodes.[2][5]
Synopsis
Bad Prosecutor is a story about prosecutor named Jin Jung (Doh Kyung-soo), armed with badness and grittyness, breaking the sanctuary created by wealth and power. He chooses expediency over the law, trick over the standard, and defect over sincerity. He will provide a sense of exhilaration by punishing corrupt officials who are eating away at this society.
Cast
Main
- Do Kyung-soo as Jin Jung[6]
- Jung Hyeon-jun as young Jin Jung[7]
- A prosecutor in the third division of the Central District Prosecutors' Office who stands on the side of the underprivileged.
- Lee Se-hee as Shin A-ra[8]
- A senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office with perfect work skills and social skills.
- A prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
Supporting
- Lee Si-eon as Go Joong-do[10]
- A hacker with obscure skills who works with Jin Jung.
- Kim Sang-ho as Park Jae-kyung[11]
- The head of the Civil Service Office of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
- Yeon Joon-seok as Lee Chul-ki[12]
- Jin Jung's loyal and reliable detective.
- Joo Bo-young as Baek Eun-ji[13]
- Daughter of the head of National Organization – White Gompa.
- Kim Tae-woo as Kim Tae-ho[14]
- The Chief Prosecutor of the crime department.
- Choi Kwang-il as Lee Jang-won[2]
- Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Central Prosecutor's Office.
- Yoon Jung-seop as Investigator Park[15]
- He is a veteran who worked with Shin A-ra.
- Hong Eui-jun as Investigator Kang Shin-jo[16]
- Oh Do-hwan's loyal right arm.
- Kim Chang-wan as Seo Hyun-gyu[17]
- Representative of Kangsan Law Firm and the primary antagonist of the series.
- Yoo Hwan as Seo Ji-han[17]
- Son of Seo Hyun-gyu. Heir to Kangsan Law Firm and a culprit of the murder that leads to the event of the series.
- Kim Hieora as Director Tae Hyung-wook[18]
- Seo Hyun-gyu's bodyguard and personal secretary.
- Kim Jung-young as Jang Jae-Hee[19]
- A professor and Jin Jung's senior in university.
Others
- Kim Geun-soon as Jin Jung's mother[17]
- She has a cool personality, and owns a restaurant.
- A gangster who runs an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.
- Jeong Jae-won as Min-goo[16]
- The third person in the national organization White Gompa.
Extended
- Lee Hyo-na as Park Ye-young[20]
- The victim of the Seo Cho-dong murder case.
- Lee Woo-sung as Kim Hyo-jun[21]
- A delivery man who has been identified as the culprit in the Seo Cho-dong murder case.
Special appearance
- Jin Jung's father and reporter.
- Keum Kwang-san as Fitness president[22]
Production
On October 28, 2022, it was reported that filming would end on October 31.[23]
Original soundtrack
The soundtrack album peaked on number 37 on weekly Circle Album Chart. As of December 2022, 3,400 copies have been sold.[24]
Disc 1No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Deep End" | twlv | 3:11 |
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2. | "Little Star" (작은 별) | Lucy | 3:13 |
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3. | "Bite" | D.O. (Exo) | 3:22 |
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4. | "Call me a freak" | Suho (Exo) | 2:51 |
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5. | "Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부) | Layone [ko] | 2:49 |
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6. | "Bitter" (쓰다) | Han Dong-geun | 3:54 |
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7. | "Believe" | Chuther | 3:11 |
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8. | "Deep End" (Inst.) | twlv | 3:11 |
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9. | "Little Star" (Inst.) | Lucy | 3:13 |
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10. | "Bite" (Inst.) | D.O. (Exo) | 3:22 |
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11. | "Call me a freak" (Inst.) | Suho (Exo) | 2:51 |
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12. | "Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.) | Layone | 2:49 |
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13. | "Bitter" (Inst.) | Han Dong-geun | 3:54 |
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14. | "Believe" (Inst.) | Chuther | 3:11 |
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Total length: | 45:02 |
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Disc 2No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Go Jin-jeong" | - Baek Eun-woo
- Park Beom-geun
- Ji Sung-kyu
| 2:02 |
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2. | "Detective Comic" | | 2:22 |
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3. | "Agent" | - Baek Eun-woo
- Park Beom-geun
| 2:01 |
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4. | "Real Fight" | Oh Byeong-joo | 2:05 |
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5. | "Extreme Hip-hop" | | 2:47 |
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6. | "Freestyle" | | 3:18 |
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7. | "Airport Chase" | Oh Byeong-joo | 1:47 |
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8. | "Funny Rock" | | 2:40 |
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9. | "War against Evil" | Oh Byeong-joo | 2:56 |
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10. | "Smash" | - Baek Eun-woo
- Park Beom-geun
- Kim Dae-hoon
| 2:00 |
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11. | "Wrong Judgement" | | 2:03 |
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12. | "Real Prosecutor" | | 2:05 |
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13. | "Amigo" | - Baek Eun-woo
- Park Beom-geun
- Kim Soo-bin
| 2:01 |
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14. | "Here to the End" | - Baek Eun-woo
- Park Beom-geun
- Kim Soo-bin
| 2:25 |
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Total length: | 32:32 |
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Original Soundtrack Parts 1–7
Part 1
Released on October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Deep End" | Kim Hye-jeong | | twlv | 3:11 |
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2. | "Deep End" (Inst.) | | | | 3:11 |
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Total length: | 6:22 |
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Part 2
Released on October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Little Star" (작은 별) | | | Lucy | 3:13 |
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2. | "Little Star" (Inst.) | | | | 3:13 |
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Total length: | 6:26 |
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Part 3
Released on October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Bite" | Kim Hye-jeong | | D.O. (Exo) | 3:22 |
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2. | "Bite" (Inst.) | | | | 3:22 |
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Total length: | 6:44 |
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Part 4
Released on October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Call me a freak" | - Jozu
- Building Owner
- GESTURE
| - Jozu
- Building Owner
- Kim Seung-jun
- GESTURE
| Suho (Exo) | 2:51 |
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2. | "Call me a freak" (Inst.) | | - Jozu
- Building Owner
- Kim Seung-jun
- GESTURE
| | 2:51 |
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Total length: | 5:42 |
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Part 5
Released on November 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부) | Layone [ko] | - Layone
- Baek Eun-woo
- Kim Tae-joon
| Layone | 2:49 |
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2. | "Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.) | | - Layone
- Baek Eun-woo
- Kim Tae-joon
| | 2:49 |
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Total length: | 5:38 |
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Part 6
Released on November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Bitter" (쓰다) | | Kwon Tae-eun | Han Dong-geun | 3:54 |
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2. | "Bitter" (Inst.) | | Kwon Tae-eun | | 3:54 |
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Total length: | 7:48 |
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Part 7
Released on November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Believe" | Shannon | | Chuther | 3:11 |
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2. | "Believe" (Inst.) | | | | 3:11 |
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Total length: | 6:22 |
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Viewership
Bad Prosecutor : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | Average |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| 1 | 773 | 876 | 834 | 911 | 774 | 932 | 893 | 1005 | 1093 | 1060 | 795 | 1158 | 925 |
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
Nielsen Korea[25] | TNmS[26] |
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
1 | October 5, 2022 | 4.3% (15th) | 4.1% (15th) | 4.6% (15th) |
2 | October 6, 2022 | 5.0% (9th) | 4.8% (9th) | 5.1% (11th) |
3 | October 12, 2022 | 4.6% (12th) | 4.3% (14th) | 4.3% (15th) |
4 | October 13, 2022 | 5.0% (11th) | 4.7% (13th) | 4.9% (13th) |
5 | October 19, 2022 | 4.3% (14th) | 4.1% (13th) | 3.9% (16th) |
6 | October 20, 2022 | 5.1% (11th) | 4.8% (10th) | 4.3% (13th) |
7 | October 26, 2022 | 5.0% (14th) | 5.2% (8th) | 4.1% (17th) |
8 | October 27, 2022 | 5.6% (11th) | 5.7% (8th) | 4.8% (12th) |
9 | November 2, 2022 | 6.3% (6th) | 6.7% (6th) | 5.0% (13th) |
10 | November 3, 2022 | 6.2% (8th) | 6.0% (6th) | 5.2% (12th) |
11 | November 9, 2022 | 4.7% (12th) | 4.5% (13th) | 4.1% (16th) |
12 | November 10, 2022 | 6.3% (6th) | 5.9% (7th) | 4.9% (12th) |
Average | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.6% |
- In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
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Accolades
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress in Television | Kim Hieora | Nominated | [27] |
References
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- ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 12, 2022. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 19, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 26, 2022. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 27, 2022. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 2, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 9, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ TNmS ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Break News (in Korean). October 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- "Ep. 2". Break News (in Korean). October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- "Ep. 3". Break News (in Korean). October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- "Ep. 4". Break News (in Korean). October 14, 2022. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- "Ep. 5". Break News (in Korean). October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- "Ep. 6". Break News (in Korean). October 21, 2022. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- "Ep. 7". Break News (in Korean). October 27, 2022. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "Ep. 8". Break News (in Korean). October 28, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "Ep. 9". Break News (in Korean). November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- "Ep. 10". Break News (in Korean). November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- "Ep. 11". Break News (in Korean). November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- "Ep. 12". Break News (in Korean). November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Kim, Bo-young (February 9, 2023). "제21회 '디렉터스컷 어워즈', 3년 만에 오프라인 개최 [공식]" [The 21st 'Director's Cut Awards' held offline for the first time in 3 years [Official]] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website
(in Korean) - Bad Prosecutor at IMDb
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- Bad Prosecutor at HanCinema
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- Bad Prosecutor on KBS World