Flower of Evil (South Korean TV series)
{{short description|2020 South Korean television series}}
{{for|the 2022 remake of the same title|Flower of Evil (Philippine TV series)}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Flower of Evil poster.png
| image_upright = 1.15
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=악의 꽃|rr=Agui kkot}}
| genre = {{ubl|Crime|Romance|Mystery|Thriller}}
| creator = Studio Dragon
| writer = Yoo Jung-hee
| director = Kim Cheol-kyu
| starring = {{ubl|Lee Joon-gi|Moon Chae-won|Jang Hee-jin|Seo Hyun-woo}}
| music = {{ubl|Kim Joon-seok|Jeong Se-rin}}
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 16
| executive_producer = Yoo Sang-won
| producer = {{ubl|Jung Hae-ryong|Jang Shin-ae|Kim Dae-ho}}
| editor = Kim Young-joo
| runtime = 61–79 minutes
| company = Monster Union
| network = tvN
| first_aired = {{start date|2020|7|29}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2020|9|23}}
| related = Flower of Evil (Philippines)
}}
Flower of Evil ({{korean|악의 꽃}}) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo. It aired on tvN every Wednesday and Thursday from July 29 to September 23, 2020,{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Su-ji|date=July 3, 2020|title=문채원·이준기 '악의 꽃', 1주일 미룬 29일 첫 방|url=https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20200703_0001082526|access-date=July 4, 2020|website=Newsis|language=ko}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://channels.vlive.tv/BF37FF/celeb/1.12591057|title=Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won comes back to small screen with "The Flower of Evil" after 2 years of their absence|date=January 15, 2020|website=My Daily|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027113154/https://channels.vlive.tv/BF37FF/celeb/1.12591057|url-status=dead}}
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 six-year-old daughter who adores her parents.
Cha Ji-won and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and she is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.
Cast
=Main=
- Lee Joon-gi as Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ge-eun|date=January 14, 2020|title=이준기X문채원, tvN '악의 꽃' 출연 확정...부부로 호흡[공식]|url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/872396|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Sports Seoul|language=ko}}
- Park Hyun-joon as young Hyun-soo
- Cha Sung-je as child Hyun-soo
- Moon Chae-won as Cha Ji-won, Hee-sung/Hyun-soo's wife
- Jang Hee-jin as Do Hae-soo{{cite web|last=Song|first=Seung-jin|date=May 18, 2020|title=장희진, 드라마 '악의 꽃' 출연 확정|url=http://www.ilyoseoul.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=391250|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Sunday Seoul|language=ko}}
- Lim Na-young as teenage Hae-soo, Hyun-soo's older sister{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jung sun|date=May 19, 2020|title=임나영, 이준기X문채원 ´악의 꽃´ 출연|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?Total_Id=23780721|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Ilgan Sports|language=ko}}
- Lee Chae-yoon as eleven-year-old Hae-soo
- Seo Hyun-woo as Kim Moo-jin, journalist{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Jin-sil|date=May 19, 2020|title=서현우, '악의 꽃' 주연 합류…'믿보배'가 온다|url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/917464|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Sports Seoul|language=ko}}
- Jeong Taek-hyun as young Moo-jin{{cite web|last=Jo|first=Jo-kyung|date=May 22, 2020|title=정택현, tvN 새 수목 드라마 '악의 꽃' 캐스팅|url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20200522/101169231/2|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Sports Donga|language=ko}}
=Supporting=
== Baek Hee-sung and Cha Ji-won's family ==
- Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won{{cite web|last=Jo|first=Yoo-kyung|date=June 5, 2020|title='샤이니 키 뮤즈' 주예은, tvN '악의 꽃' 캐스팅…주간지 기자 역할|url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20200605/101376346/2|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Sports Donga|language=ko}}
- Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father{{cite web|last=Yoon|first=Yong-seop|date=May 30, 2020|title=[드라마] 배우 손종학, tvN 새 수목드라마 '악의꽃' 신스틸러 활약|url=https://www.yeongnam.com/web/view.php?key=20200528010003918|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Yeongnam|language=ko}}
- Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother{{cite web|title=악의 꽃 {{!}} 인물 소개|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/evilflower/3/Contents/Html?h_seq=2|access-date=2020-07-21|website=tvN|language=ko|archive-date=2020-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722064213/http://program.tving.com/tvn/evilflower/3/Contents/Html?h_seq=2|url-status=dead}}
- Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-seo|date=May 21, 2020|title=조경숙, tvN 새 드라마 '악의 꽃' 문채원 엄마役 출연 확정 [공식]|url=http://www.theceluv.com/article.php?aid=1590045415323510006|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=The Celuv|language=ko}}
== Kangsoo Police Station ==
- Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team
- Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective
- Kim Soo-oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member
- Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief
- Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain
== Hanjoogan Magazine ==
= Extended =
- Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo
- Kim Ji-hoon as Baek Hee-sung
- Choi Kwon-soo as young 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=
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=Part 2=
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=Part 3=
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Viewership
{{Television ratings graph
| title = Flower of Evil
| refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20200729|title=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|access-date=July 29, 2020}}
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|0.806
|0.640
|0.752
|0.912
|0.752
|0.797
|0.932
|0.937
|0.803
|0.851
|0.887
|1.212
|1.092
|1.210
|1.212
|1.349
|0.947
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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 |
| width="90" | Nationwide
! width="90" | Seoul |
|---|
| 1
| July 29, 2020 | 3.357% | 4.248% |
| 2
| July 30, 2020 | {{color|blue|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% | {{color|blue|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 | {{color|red|5.715%}} | {{color|red|6.639%}} |
| colspan="2" | Average
! {{color|green|3.927%}} ! {{color|green|4.463%}} |
| Special
| September 3, 2020 | 2.342% | 2.797% |
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Awards and nominations
Adaptation
On September 16, 2021, ABS-CBN announced a Philippine remake for the series.{{cite news|title=Piolo Pascual, Lovi Poe to star in Pinoy version of K-drama 'Flower of Evil'|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/16/21/piolo-lovi-to-star-in-pinoy-version-of-flower-of-evil|website=ABS-CBN News|date=September 16, 2021}} It was released on Viu on June 23, 2022, along with its television broadcast on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z which premiered on June 25, 2022.
Duranga is the Hindi remake produced by Rose Audio Visuals with streaming partner ZEE5 after buying rights from Studio Dragon. The show was released on August 19, 2022. It is also the first official remake of a Korean drama in India.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Gyu-lee |date=2022-08-17 |title=Thriller series 'Flower Of Evil' becomes first K-drama to be remade in India |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/08/688_334572.html |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://www.studiodragon.net/front/kr/works/portfolio_view?class1=&idx=347 Flower of Evil] at Studio Dragon {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://monsterunion.co.kr/blog/2020/07/22/%ec%95%85%ec%9d%98-%ea%bd%83/ Flower of Evil] at Monster Union {{in lang|ko}}
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