Flower of Evil (TV series)

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Flower of Evil
Flower of Evil main poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Hangul악의 꽃
Genre
Created byMonster Union
Studio Dragon
Written byYoo Jung-hee
Directed byKim Cheol-kyu
Starring
ComposersKim Jun-seok
Jung Se-rin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerYoo Sang won
ProducerJung Hae-ryong

Jang Shin-ae

Kim Dae-ho
EditorYoungjoo Kim
Running time70 minutes
Production companiesMonster Union
Studio Dragon
Distributor
Release
Original networktvN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJuly 29 (2020-07-29) –
September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
External links
Website

Flower of Evil (Korean: 악의 꽃; RR: Agui kkot) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo.[1][2][3] It aired on tvN every Wednesday and Thursday from July 29 to September 23, 2020,[4] and streamed internationally on Netflix, iQIYI, Viki and ViuTV with multi-languages subtitles. Lee and Moon have previously starred in Criminal Minds, and it was Lee's return to television after two years.[5]

Synopsis[]

Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) is a man who hides his identity and past from his wife Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), a detective. On the surface, they appear to be the perfect family: a loving couple with a beautiful daughter who adores her parents. Cha Ji-won and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.

Cast[]

Main[]

Supporting[]

Baek Hee-sung & Cha Ji-won's family[]

  • Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won[8]
  • Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father[9]
  • Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother[10]
  • Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother[11]

Kangsoo Police Station[]

  • Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team[10]
  • Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective[10]
  • Kim Soo Oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member[10]
  • Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief[10]
  • Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain

Hanjoogan Magazine[]

  • Yang Hye-jin as Gang Pil-young, lead reporter[10]
  • Ju Ye-eun as Reporter Joo

Others[]

  • Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Baek Hee-sung
  • Lee Kyu-bok as Nam Soon-gil
  • Kim Geon as Kim In-seo
  • Lee Ju-yeon as Park Seo-young
  • Han Soo-yeon as Jung Mi-sook
  • Yoon Byung-hee as Park Kyung-choon, taxi driver and husband of Jung Mi-sook
  • Park Seung-tae as Oh Bok-ja
  • Kim Ki-cheon as Dr. Lee Hyun-suk

Original soundtrack[]

Part 1

Released on August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Psycho"DOKO, Son Jae-minDOKO, Son Jae-minDOKO3:07
2."Psycho" (Inst.) DOKO, Son Jae-min 3:07
Total length:6:14

Part 2

Released on August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."In My Heart"Kim MinKim MinLim Yeon3:49
2."In My Heart" (Inst.) Kim Min 3:49
Total length:7:38

Part 3

Released on September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Feel You"Kim MinKim Min, TaylorShin Yong-jae (2F)03:28
2."Feel You" (Inst.) Kim Min, Taylor 03:28
Total length:6:56

Viewership[]

Flower of Evil : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
180664075291275279793293780385188712121092121012121349947
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[12]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[12]
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 29, 2020 3.357% 4.248%
2 July 30, 2020 2.860% 3.155%
3 August 5, 2020 3.116% 3.570%
4 August 6, 2020 3.735% 4.357%
5 August 12, 2020 2.973% 3.060%
6 August 13, 2020 3.615% 4.030%
7 August 19, 2020 3.526% 4.030%
8 August 20, 2020 3.863% 4.358%
9 August 26, 2020 3.539% 4.142%
10 August 27, 2020 3.659% 4.701%
11 September 2, 2020 3.844% 4.250%
12 September 9, 2020 4.729% 5.234%
13 September 10, 2020 4.456% 4.853%
14 September 16, 2020 4.767% 5.246%
15 September 17, 2020 5.083% 5.536%
16 September 23, 2020 5.715% 6.639%
Average 3.927% 4.463%
Special September 3, 2020 2.342% 2.797%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs 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).

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2020 Asia Artist Awards Asia Celebrity Lee Joon-gi Won [13]
Best Artist Awards Won
Popularity Award, Actress Moon Chae-won Nominated
2021 7th APAN Star Awards Popular Star Award, Actor Lee Joon-gi Nominated
KT Seezn Star Award Nominated
Moon Chae-won Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress Nominated
57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director (TV) Kim Cheol-kyu Won [14]
Best Drama (TV) Flower of Evil Nominated
Best Screenplay (TV) Yoo Jung-hee Nominated
Best Actor (TV) Lee Joon-gi Nominated
Best Supporting Actor (TV) Kim Ji-hoon Nominated

Adaptation[]

On September 16, 2021, ABS-CBN announced a Philippine remake of Flower of Evil, according to Roldeo Endrinal of Dreamscape Entertainment.[15]

International broadcast[]

  •  Malaysia: TV3 (19 August 2021)
  • India -MX player(29 July 2020)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Lee, Ge-eun (January 14, 2020). "이준기X문채원, tvN '악의 꽃' 출연 확정...부부로 호흡[공식]". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Song, Seung-jin (May 18, 2020). "장희진, 드라마 '악의 꽃' 출연 확정". Sunday Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Choi, Jin-sil (May 19, 2020). "서현우, '악의 꽃' 주연 합류…'믿보배'가 온다". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Lee, Su-ji (July 3, 2020). "문채원·이준기 '악의 꽃', 1주일 미룬 29일 첫 방". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won comes back to small screen with "The Flower of Evil" after 2 years of their absence". My Daily. January 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Park, Jung sun (May 19, 2020). "임나영, 이준기X문채원 ´악의 꽃´ 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Jo, Jo-kyung (May 22, 2020). "정택현, tvN 새 수목 드라마 '악의 꽃' 캐스팅". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Jo, Yoo-kyung (June 5, 2020). "'샤이니 키 뮤즈' 주예은, tvN '악의 꽃' 캐스팅…주간지 기자 역할". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Yoon, Yong-seop (May 30, 2020). "[드라마] 배우 손종학, tvN 새 수목드라마 '악의꽃' 신스틸러 활약". Yeongnam (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "악의 꽃 | 인물 소개". tvN (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  11. ^ Kim, Hee-seo (May 21, 2020). "조경숙, tvN 새 드라마 '악의 꽃' 문채원 엄마役 출연 확정 [공식]". The Celuv (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Daftar Lengkap Pemenang Asia Artist Awards 2020" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  14. ^ Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean) – via Naver.
  15. ^ "Piolo Pascual, Lovi Poe to star in Pinoy version of K-drama 'Flower of Evil'". ABS-CBN News. September 16, 2021.

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