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Evilive (TV series)

{{Short description|2023 South Korean television series}}

{{About||the live album by Misfits|Evilive}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Evilive (TV series).jpg

| image_upright = 1.15

| caption = Promotional poster

| alt_name = Evillive{{cite tweet|user=channel_ENA|author=ENA|author-link=ENA (South Korean TV channel)|number=1713099922390892792|title=동수와 도영의 첫 만남... 오늘 밤 ENA에서 만나보세요|language=ko|date=October 14, 2023|access-date=October 14, 2023}}

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=악인전기|rr=Ag-injeongi|mr=Aginjŏn'gi|lk=Biography of a Villain{{cite web|author=Lee Gyu-lee|date=August 10, 2023|title=Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Young-kwang to lead new crime series|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/09/688_356723.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=September 1, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907120444/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/09/688_356723.html|url-status=live}}}}

| genre = {{plainlist|

  • Crime{{cite web|author=Choi Na-young|date=August 31, 2023|title=ENA 또 터질까..'우영우'∙'마당집' 이어 신하균X김영광 '악인전기' 온다|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004917798|work=OSEN|language=ko|access-date=September 1, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907094609/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004917798|url-status=live}}
  • Noir}}

| writer = {{plainlist|

  • Seo-hee{{cite web|author=Lee Min-ji|date=September 5, 2023|title='악인전기' 신하균, 소름 돋는 미소 "느껴봐, 밟히는게 어떤건지"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000767369|work=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=September 8, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=September 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908073051/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000767369|url-status=live}}
  • Lee Seung-hoon}}

| director = {{plainlist|

  • Kim Jung-min
  • Kim Seong-min}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

| music = Koo Ja-wan{{cite web|date=October 16, 2023|title=악인전기 OST Part.1|trans-title=Evilive OST Part.1|url=https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/20597969|access-date=October 16, 2023|website=Bugs!|language=ko|archive-date=October 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018082815/https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/20597969|url-status=live}}

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 10

| executive_producer = Park Min-seol

| producer = {{plainlist|

  • Park Cheol-soo
  • Kim Mi-kyung
  • Yoon Chang-woo}}

| runtime = 60 minutes{{cite web|title=악인전기|trans-title=Biography of a Villain|url=https://studiogenie.co.kr/works/all/29|access-date=September 27, 2023|website=Studio Genie|language=ko|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927053426/https://studiogenie.co.kr/works/all/29|url-status=live}}

| company = {{plainlist|

  • KT Studio Genie{{cite web|author=Lee Kyung-ho|date=August 9, 2023|title='악인전기', 신하균X김영광X신재하 막강 조합..10월 공개 [공식]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003173366|work=Star News|language=ko|access-date=September 1, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907094715/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003173366|url-status=live}}
  • Film Monster

}}

| network = ENA

| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|10|14}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2023|11|13}}

}}

Evilive ({{Korean|악인전기}}) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Young-kwang, and Shin Jae-ha. It is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform. It also aired on ENA from October 14 to November 13, 2023, every Sunday and Monday at 22:00 (KST) for 10 episodes.{{cite web|author=Kang Ga-hee|date=August 31, 2023|title=신하균X김영광 '악인전기', 10월 14일 공개 확정..'숨멎 텐션'으로 긴장감 UP|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003650765|work=Herald Pop|language=ko|access-date=September 1, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907095345/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003650765|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=Park Seo-hyun|date=October 18, 2023|title='악인전기' 일월 특별기획으로 변경 "새로운 드라마 편성 시도"(공식)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003659137|work=Herald Pop|language=ko|access-date=October 18, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030143040/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003659137|url-status=live}}

Synopsis

The series tells the story of a struggling lawyer who meets an absolute villain, and transforms into an elite villain himself.

Cast

=Main=

: A livelihood lawyer who gets cases by recklessly visiting prisoners.

: A former baseball player and the second-in-command of a criminal organization.

: Dong-soo's half-brother who works at a second-hand computer store.{{cite web|author=Kim Seo-yoon|date=August 9, 2023|title=[공식]신재하, 신하균 이복동생으로 돌아온다…'악인전기' 출연 확정|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000622611|work=Ten Asia|language=ko|access-date=September 1, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907095347/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000622611|url-status=live}}

=Supporting=

  • Song Young-chang as Moon Sang-guk

: CEO of Moon Law Firm.{{cite web|author=Lee Chang-gyu|date=October 30, 2023|title=신하균X김영광, 도박 사업 성공…판세 뒤집었다 (악인전기)[종합]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001655186|work=Xports News|language=ko|access-date=November 8, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223200635/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001655186|url-status=live}}

  • Joo Jin-mo as Kim Jae-yeol

: A successful businessman and the CEO of a shipping company.{{cite web|author=Choi Na-young|date=November 2, 2023|title=주진모 '악인전기' 점령..경험치 만렙 능구렁이 반달 캐릭터 맛 살리는 미친 소화력|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004957881|work=OSEN|language=ko|access-date=November 8, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108191436/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004957881|url-status=live}}

: A lawyer at Myeong Law Firm with arrogant personality.{{cite web|author=Yoo Jeong-min|date=September 19, 2023|title='더 문' 최병모, '악인전기' 출연…명로펌 변호사 문해준 役|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000629135|access-date=September 19, 2023|work=Ten Asia|language=ko|archive-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001110831/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000629135|url-status=live}}

  • Choi Jung-in as Jung Hye-young

: Dong-soo's wife.{{cite web|author=Kim Jae-dong|date=October 31, 2023|title='악인전기' 요양원 방화, 신하균-김영광 최후 일전 위한 빌드업? [김재동의 나무와 숲]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004956660|work=OSEN|language=ko|access-date=November 8, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108192611/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004956660|url-status=live}}

  • Jo Dal-hwan as Lee Seon-gyo

: Dong-soo's friend who is the office manager of Moon Law Firm.{{cite web|author=Ahn Byung-gil|date=October 19, 2023|title='악인전기' 조달환, 물 흐르듯 능청스러운|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000919615|work=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|access-date=November 8, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108192611/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000919615|url-status=live}}

: Dong-soo's mother.

=Extended=

  • Bae Na-ra as Kwon Oh-jae

: Do-young's loyal and honest subordinate.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000201379|author=Yoo Jeong-min|title=D.P.2' 배나라, '악인전기' 출연 확정…신하균·김영광과 호흡|work=MBC Entertainment|via=Naver|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014100050/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000201379|url-status=live}}

  • Hwang Ja-neung as Oh Soon-kyung

: A homicide detective.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000629658|author=Cha Hye-young|title=황자능, '악인전기' 캐스팅…막내형사 '오순경' 役|work=Ten Asia|via=Naver|date=September 21, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010050540/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000629658|url-status=live}}

  • Lee Kang-ji as Lee Seok

: Beom-jae's friend who is a waiter.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000774907|author=Ha Ji-won|title=이강지 '악인전기' 합류, 신재하와 호흡 [공식]|work=Newsen|via=Naver|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=September 22, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014100050/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000774907|url-status=live}}

  • Jo Hyun-woo as Lee Su-ho

: A homicide detective.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003655471|author=Kang Ga-hee|title=조현우, '악인전기' 강력계 형사 이수호 역으로 연기 변신..신하균X김영광 호흡(공식)|work=Herald Pop|via=Naver|date=September 25, 2023|access-date=September 25, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014100051/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003655471|url-status=live}}

  • Kwon Hyuk as Cheol-jin

: A detective.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001643238|author=Oh Seung-hyun|title=권혁, '악인전기'로 신하균·김영광 만난다…형사 철진 役 [공식입장]|work=Xports News|via=Naver|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926091759/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001643238|url-status=live}}

  • Choi Yoo-ha as Park Je-yi

: A woman who is full of ambition and obsession with money.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000916420|author=Ahn Byung-gil|title=최유하 '악인전기' 출연|work=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=October 5, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014100054/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000916420|url-status=live}}

  • Kwak Jin-seok as Song Yong-chan

: Jae-yeol's bodyguard.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000916931|author=Jang Jung-yoon|title=곽진석 '악인전기'서 신하균과 호흡[공식]|work=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 6, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014100050/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000916931|url-status=live}}

  • Choi Min-cheol as Bae Jong-ha{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0004248189|author=Hyun Hye-seon|title=최민철, '악인전기' 합류…대체 불가 존재감 기대|work=Seoul Economic Daily|via=Naver|date=October 12, 2023|access-date=October 12, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014100056/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0004248189|url-status=live}}
  • Moon Jin-seung as Heo Yang-ho{{cite web|author=Choi Jung-ah|date=October 23, 2023|title=이런 악역은 처음이지?…'악인전기' 문진승 "캐릭터 준비 과정 뿌듯"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=396&aid=0000658393|work=Sports World|language=ko|access-date=November 8, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108194419/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=396&aid=0000658393|url-status=live}}
  • Park Sang-won{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004934234|author=Jang Woo-young|title=신예 박상원, '도적:칼의 소리'→'악인전기' 활약 예고|work=OSEN|via=Naver|date=September 25, 2023|access-date=September 25, 2023|language=ko|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925171902/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004934234|url-status=live}}

Release

The first two episodes of Evilive aired on ENA's Saturday–Sunday time slot. However, on October 18, 2023, the network announced the changes on its broadcasting schedule. Hence, the series aired every Sunday and Monday at 22:00 (KST), starting on the third episode.

Viewership

{{Television ratings graph

| title = Evilive

| refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.

| width = 400

| height = 250

| country = South Korea

|-

| N/A

| N/A

| N/A

| 0.370

| N/A

| 0.237

| N/A

| 0.273

| N/A

| 0.316

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|+ Average TV viewership ratings

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)

scope="col" style="width:8em" | NationwideNielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):

  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 1–2|url=https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=악인전기&irk=98138&irt=tv-program&DA=TVP|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|access-date=October 23, 2023|via=Daum|archive-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016074932/https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=악인전기&irk=98138&irt=tv-program&DA=TVP|url-status=deviated}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 3, 5, 7, 9|url=https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=악인전기&irk=98138&irt=tv-program&DA=TVP|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2023|via=Daum|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113001205/https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=악인전기&irk=98138&irt=tv-program&DA=TVP|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 4|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231023|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=October 23, 2023|access-date=October 24, 2023|archive-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028143121/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231023|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 6|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231030|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=October 31, 2023|archive-date=October 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031042317/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231030|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 8|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231106|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106230759/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231106|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 10|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231113|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113232559/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231113|url-status=live}}

! scope="col" style="width:8em" | SeoulNielsen Korea ratings (Seoul Capital Area):

  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 2|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231015|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=October 15, 2023|access-date=October 16, 2023|archive-date=October 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018024711/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231015|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 4|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231023|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=October 23, 2023|access-date=October 24, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030143040/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231023|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 6|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231030|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=October 31, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030223444/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231030|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 8|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231106|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106230757/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231106|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|title=Ep. 10|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231113|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113231805/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20231113|url-status=live}}
scope="row" | 1

| October 14, 2023

| {{color|blue|0.284%}} {{small|(159th)}}

| {{N/A|N/A}}

scope="row" | 2

| October 15, 2023

| 0.946% {{small|(24th)}}

| {{color|blue|1.226%}} {{small|(8th)}}

scope="row" | 3

| October 22, 2023

| 0.859% {{small|(35th)}}

| {{N/A|N/A}}

scope="row" | 4

| October 23, 2023

| {{color|red|1.661%}} {{small|(3rd)}}

| {{color|red|1.884%}} {{small|(3rd)}}

scope="row" | 5

| October 29, 2023

| 0.950% {{small|(25th)}}

| {{N/A|N/A}}

scope="row" | 6

| October 30, 2023

| 1.270% {{small|(7th)}}

| 1.311% {{small|(7th)}}

scope="row" | 7

| November 5, 2023

| 0.964% {{small|(33rd)}}

| {{N/A|N/A}}

scope="row" | 8

| November 6, 2023

| 1.380% {{small|(4th)}}

| 1.406% {{small|(5th)}}

scope="row" | 9

| November 12, 2023

| 0.712% {{small|(40th)}}

| {{N/A|N/A}}

scope="row" | 10

| November 13, 2023

| 1.410% {{small|(6th)}}

| 1.505% {{small|(6th)}}

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! {{color|green|1.044%}}

! {{color|green|—}}{{efn|name=incomplete|Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.}}

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  • In the table above, the {{color|blue|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color|red|red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
  • This series 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).

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{Official website}} {{in lang|ko}}
  • {{Production website|https://studiogenie.co.kr/en/works/all/36|at=KT Studio Genie|lang=en|lang2=ko}}
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  • {{Hancinema drama}}

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Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:ENA television dramas

Category:South Korean crime television series

Category:2023 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2023 South Korean television series endings