Bad Guys 2

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Bad Guys 2
Promotional poster
Also known asBad Guys: Vile City[1]
Hangul
나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시
Literal meaningBad Guys: City of Evil
Revised RomanizationNappeun Nyeoseokdeul: Ag-ui dosi
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byHan Jung-hoon
Directed byHan Dong-hwa
Starring
ComposerKim Tae-seong
Country of originSouth Korean
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Heo Gun
  • Park Ho-shik
Producers
  • Han Joon-hyuk
  • Lee Hae-young
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time60
Production companyUrban Works Media
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseDecember 16, 2017 (2017-12-16) –
February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)
Related
Bad Guys

Bad Guys 2[2][3] (Korean: 나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Joong-hoon, Joo Jin-mo, Yang Ik-june, Kim Mu-yeol and Ji Soo. It is a spin-off of the 2014 television series Bad Guys. It aired on OCN from December 16, 2017 to February 4, 2018 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST).[4]

Synopsis[edit]

Following the sudden, violent and tragic end of a corruption investigation three years earlier, a group of prosecutors and police detectives, unafraid of dealing out haphazard violence and applying torture, bands with an ex-mobster and an assassin. They are determined to cross the line to take revenge, battle organized crime, and end institutional corruption in their city.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

An experienced prosecutor on a crusade, having had a colleague killed and another one crippled three years earlier. After a change in higher-up politics, he is now allowed, and willing to fight dirty to capture his targets.
A widely feared, former violent mobster. After having survived an assassination attempt, he turned to an honorable life as restaurant owner at Turtle Market where his iron fist now marks the law.
A detective, a psychopath, a gambler, or a drug addict, nobody can tell for sure. Broken and dirty as he is, he is determined, without compromise, and fights to the last breath.
A rookie prosecutor who lost his partner to a seemingly random knife attack three years earlier. Still in grief, he is summoned to join a law enforcement team which is sometimes hard to tell apart from thugs.
A young man, a killer who lived his entire life as underdog, making every sacrifice to support and protect his younger sister. After an assassination attempt on his sister (meanwhile the mayor's secretary), Gang-joo joins the investigator team, both for revenge and atonement.

Supporting[edit]

Production[edit]

  • The series is the second collaboration between writer Han Jung-hoon and director Han Dong-hwa of Squad 38. Han Jung-hoon also wrote Bad Guys.[5]
  • Park Sung-woong was offered the leading role but declined.[6]
  • Uhm Tae-goo was originally cast in the role of Han Gang-joo but due to a knee injury, he was replaced by Ji Soo.[7]
  • Kang Ha-neul was originally cast in the role of No Jin-pyeong, but due to scheduling conflicts with his military enlistment, he was replaced by Kim Mu-yeol.[8]

Original soundtrack[edit]

Part 1[edit]

Released on December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Who Am I"Kim WonKim WonHui (Pentagon)03:51
2."Who Am I" (Inst.) Kim Won 03:51
Total length:07:42

Viewership[edit]

Bad Guys 2 : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD794105893710748471074103110379321307TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share[10]
AGB Nielsen[11] TNmS[12]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 December 16, 2017 2.598% 2.911% 3.9%
2 December 17, 2017 4.195% 4.705% 4.6%
3 December 23, 2017 2.980% 3.396% 2.8%
4 December 24, 2017 3.966% 4.358% 3.9%
5 December 30, 2017 3.377% 3.820% 2.9%
6 December 31, 2017 3.945% 3.727% 3.6%
7 January 6, 2018 3.210% 3.598% 3.1%
8 January 7, 2018 3.948% 3.761% 3.9%
9 January 13, 2018 3.485% 3.657% 3.1%
10 January 14, 2018 4.257% 4.613% 3.8%
11 January 20, 2018 3.450% 3.496% 3.1%
12 January 21, 2018 4.064% 4.245% 4.3%
13 January 27, 2018 3.456% 3.379% 4.2%
14 January 28, 2018 4.012% 4.119% 4.4%
15 February 3, 2018 3.717% 4.016% 3.9%
16 February 4, 2018 4.797% 4.642% 4.8%
Average 3.716% 3.903% 3.8%
  • The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bad Guys: Vile City (2017)". CJ ENM. CJ ENM. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bad Guys 2 [Title in the URL]". OCN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ BADGUYS2 "세상이 그렇게 안 둬…" 나쁜 녀석들 악의 도시 주진모 캐릭터 예고 #나쁜녀석들 #힘캐 170929 EP.0. YouTube (in Korean). OCN. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "The baddies convene for first teaser of Bad Guys: City of Evil". Dramabeans. October 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Bad Guys: Age of Evil in contention for OCN's fall lineup". Dramabeans. April 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Park Sung-woong up for lead role in Bad Guys spinoff". Dramabeans. April 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ji Soo Confirmed To Join Cast For Second Season Of "Bad Guys"". Soompi. July 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Kim Mu-yeol up to replace Kang Haneul in Bad Guys: City of Evil". Dramabeans. July 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

External links[edit]

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