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Innocent Defendant

{{short description|2017 South Korean television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Defendant (피고인).jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=피고인|hanja=被告人}}

| genre = {{ubl|Legal drama|Thriller}}

| creator =

| writer = {{ubl|Choi Soo-jin|Choi Chang-hwan}}

| director = {{ubl|Jo Young-kwang|Jung Dong-yoon}}

| creative_director = {{ubl|Jo Young-min|Kim Jang-han}}

| starring = {{ubl|Ji Sung|Um Ki-joon|Kwon Yu-ri|Oh Chang-seok|Uhm Hyun-kyung}}

| music = Park Se-joon (Music Director)

| opentheme = Until The End (Inst.) by San E

| endtheme =

| composer =

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 18

| executive_producer =

| producer = {{ubl|Park Hyoung-gi|Min Hyun-il|Lee Sung-jin|Lee Sang-min}}

| location =

| cinematography = {{ubl|Jung Min-gyun|Park Min-sung}}

| editor = {{ubl|Jo In-hyung|Lim Ho-chul}}

| camera =

| runtime = 60 minutes

| company = {{ubl|Signal Entertainment Group|The Story Works (SBS)}}

| network = SBS TV

| first_aired = {{start date|2017|01|23}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2017|03|21}}

| developer = Han Jung-hwan (planning)

}}

Innocent Defendant{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMeCFrnlg0o|title=지성, 진실을 높이 든 기자회견 '엄기준의 정체 밝힌다' 《Innocent Defendant》 피고인 EP18|website=YouTube|publisher=SBS Drama|language=ko|access-date=January 2, 2018}} ({{korean|피고인|被告人|Pigoin|lit=Defendant}}) is a South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Um Ki-joon, Kwon Yu-ri, Oh Chang-seok, and Uhm Hyun-kyung. It aired on SBS from January 23 to March 21, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) for 18 episodes.{{Cite news|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20807807&cloc=|script-title=ko:[단독]지성·한예슬·엄기준·엄현경, ´피고인´ 출연|access-date=2016-11-28|work=isplus.live.joins.com|language=ko}}{{Cite news|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1058619|title= 유리 측 "'피고인' 출연 확정..변호사 서은혜 역"(공식입장)텐아시아|date=2016-11-15|newspaper=텐아시아|access-date=2016-11-28|archive-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116143930/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1058619|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20717303&cloc=|script-title=ko:지성 측 "´홍길동´ ´피고인´ 모두 검토, 결정 無"[공식]|access-date=2016-11-28|work=isplus.live.joins.com|language=ko}}{{Cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003434441|script-title=ko:지성·유리·엄기준·엄현경, '피고인' 출연 확정..1월 방송 [종합]|access-date=2016-11-28|work=entertain.naver.com|language=ko}}

Synopsis

Park Jung-woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jung-woo has no idea what transpired to land him in prison. He struggles to recover his memory and clear his name.

Cast

=Main=

  • Ji Sung as Park Jung-woo{{Cite news|url=http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1660026.htm|title=[TF초점] '역적 홍길동'은 지성?, '킬미, 힐미' 김진만 PD 신작 러브콜|last=tf.co.kr|newspaper=더팩트|language=ko-KR|access-date=2016-11-28}}

:A Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. The head of the violent crimes investigative division who never loses a case.

  • Um Ki-joon as Cha Sun-ho / Cha Min-ho{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/printpreview.asp?categoryCode=688&newsIdx=225786|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325024816/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/common/printpreview.asp?categoryCode=688&newsIdx=225786|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2017|title=Villainous characters captivate drama viewers|website=The Korea Times}}
  • Han Ki-won as young Cha Sun-ho
  • Han Ki-woong as young Cha Min-ho

:Cha Sun-ho is the President of Chamyung Group and Cha Min-ho's older brother.

:Cha Min-ho is the Vice President of Chamyung Group and the younger brother of Cha Sun-ho. He is neglected and abused by his father.

  • Kwon Yu-ri as Seo Eun-hye{{Cite web|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=14792195401181453002|script-title=ko:소녀시대 유리, '낭만닥터 김사부' 후속 '피고인' 출연|website=tvdaily.asiae.co.kr|date=15 November 2016|access-date=2016-11-28|language=ko|archive-date=2016-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129143937/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=14792195401181453002|url-status=dead}}

:A defense lawyer who strives to be eloquent and rational, but loses in court every single time. She takes up Jung-woo's case.

:Jung-woo's best friend and fellow Prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office.

:Sun-ho's wife and daughter of a bankrupt chaebol, who has a fiery ambition to succeed.

=Supporting=

==People around Jung-woo==

  • Son Yeo-eun as Yoon Ji-soo, Jung-woo's wife.
  • Shin Rin-ah as Park Ha-yeon, Jung-woo's daughter.
  • Kang Sung-min as Yoon Tae-soo, Jung-woo's brother-in-law. A prison officer.
  • Sung Byung-suk as Oh Jung-hee, Jung-woo's mother-in-law.

==Prosecutors==

  • Park Ho-san as Choi Dae-hong
  • Lee Shin-sung as Ko Dong-yoon
  • Han Ji-woo as Yeo Min-kyung{{Cite news|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000927815|title=[단독] 한지우, SBS '피고인' 캐스팅 확정…유리 동기 된다|access-date=2016-11-28|work=m.entertain.naver.com|language=ko}}
  • Jung Dong-gyu as Deputy Prosecutor General

==Wol-jeong Prison==

:Born on 16 December 1990, Lee Sung-gyu is a convict charged with assault. The prison's quick-witted mood maker, who helps take care of Jung-woo.

:Jung-woo's jail-mate who was serving life imprisonment for murder. He was jailed by Jung-woo for killing his boss, later to be revealed that he was falsely accused of the crime.

  • Yoon Yong-hyun as Chief Priest
  • Woo Hyun as Han Sang-wook aka Milyang

A former doctor, he is a life convict and who had been imprisoned for twenty-years by the time he became Jung-woo's jail-mate.

:Jung-woo's helper.

  • Jo Jae-ryong as Oh Hyuk-joo aka Rockfish

:Jung-woo's jail-mate.

==Chamyung Group==

=Extended=

  • Kim Seung-hoon as Prison Security Chief
  • Baek Ji-won as Eun-hye's aunt
  • Seo In-sung as Cha Eun-soo, Yeon-hee's son.
  • Lee Jung-hun as Yeo Sung-soo
  • Oh Seung-hoon as Kim Seok, Cha Min-ho's henchman.
  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Kim Sun-hwa, a psychiatrist.
  • Hwang Young-hee as Cheon Pil-jae's older sister

=Special appearances=

  • Kim Hwan as News Anchor (ep. 1)
  • Seo Dong-won as Detective Oh Jong-min (ep. 3, 7-8)
  • Han Kyu-won as Lee Chan-young (ep. 6)
  • Oh Yeon-ah as Jennifer Lee (ep. 7 & 8)
  • Lee Deok-hwa as Prisoner #2460 (ep. 8)
  • Lee Si-eon (ep. 18)

Production

Innocent Defendant is directed by Jo Young-kwang of 49 Days, and written by Choi Su-jin of City Hunter. Its first script reading took place on November 18, 2016 at the SBS Studio in Ilsan, South Korea.{{Cite news|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/01/02/2017010200885.html|script-title=ko:지성부터 유리까지..'피고인' 첫 대본리딩 '최강 시너지'|access-date=2017-01-11|work=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko}}

Original soundtrack

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| name = Defendant: The OST Album

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Various Artists

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| language = Korean, English

| label = {{hlist|Signal Entertainment Group|The Story Works|KT Music}}

| producer =

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}}

In December 2016, co-producer Signal Entertainment Group signed a deal with KT Music for the soundtrack of Innocent Defendant.{{cite web|url=http://finance.daum.net/item/newsview.daum?code=099830&docid=MD20161213143504014&no=3&nil_profile=stockprice&nil_menu=b019|title=씨그널엔터, KT뮤직과 '드라마OST' 유통계약 체결 (Signal Entertainment, KT Music sign deal for Innocent Defendant OST)|website=finance.daum.net|language=ko|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-date=2018-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806145829/http://finance.daum.net/item/newsview.daum?code=099830&docid=MD20161213143504014&no=3&nil_profile=stockprice&nil_menu=b019|url-status=dead}}

=Part 1=

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Dreaming Now

| note1 =

| length1 = 3:37

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Dona|Yuyu}}

| music1 = {{hlist|17HOLIC|Edison|Lee Jung-won}}

| extra1 = Son Dong-woon (Highlight)

| title2 = Dreaming Now

| note2 = Inst.

| length2 = 3:37

| music2 = {{hlist|17HOLIC|Edison|Lee Jung-won}}

| total_length = 7:14

}}

=Part 2=

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| collapsed =

| headline =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Until the End

| note1 = 끝까지

| length1 = 3:24

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Jung San|Park Se-joon|Han Joon}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Park Se-joon|Song Jin-suk}}

| extra1 = San E

| title2 = Until the End

| note2 = 끝까지) (Inst.

| length2 = 3:24

| music2 = {{hlist|Park Se-joon|Song Jin-suk}}

| total_length = 6:48

}}

=Part 3=

{{Track listing

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| collapsed =

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| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Winter Tree

| note1 = 바람이 차갑네요

| length1 = 4:15

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|CuzD|Ricky|Dona}}

| music1 = {{hlist|CuzD|Ricky|Dona}}

| extra1 = Suran

| title2 = Winter Tree

| note2 = 바람이 차갑네요) (Inst.

| length2 = 4:13

| music2 = {{hlist|CuzD|Ricky|Dona}}

| total_length = 8:28

}}

=Part 4=

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Trauma

| note1 = 아픈 그림자

| length1 = 3:43

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Lee Seung-hyun|Eun Jong-tae}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Choi Cheon-gon|Eun Jong-tae}}

| extra1 = Raun

| title2 =

| note2 =

| length2 =

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| total_length = 3:43

}}

Reception

The series was a commercial success with over 25% ratings and topped popularity charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170215000584|title='Defendant' viewership soars above 25 percent in Seoul area|website=The Korea Herald|date=15 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2017/03/21/3/0701000000AEN20170321003100315F.html|title='Defendant' reigns over TV popularity chart as it nears finale|website=Yonhap News Agency}} It received praise for its plot-focused narrative, impressive acting performance of lead actors Ji Sung and Um Ki-joon and its ability to resonate with the public. The Korea Times said the drama is like a "warning sign to the evil and powerful figures of the real world"; and Yonhap News Agency praise Ji's character as "putting a relatable human face on a tale that is often disturbingly grim and somber". However, it also had criticisms about its unrealistic plot and its tendency to repeat the same pattern of twists and turns to keep viewers hooked.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/03/688_226199.html|title='Defendant' closes with warning for crooked real world|website=The Korea Times|date=22 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/03/22/0200000000AEN20170322005300315.html|title='Defendant' shows there's more to K-dramas than time-slip fantasies|website=Yonhap News Agency}}{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/02/688_224230.html|title=Dramas reflecting abuse of power gain rave reviews|website=The Korea Times|date=17 February 2017}}

Ratings

In the table below, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date

! colspan="4" |Average audience share

colspan="2" |TNmS{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=TNMS Ratings|access-date=June 20, 2016}}

! colspan="2" |AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|access-date=June 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|archive-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}

width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

! width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

1

|January 23, 2017

|{{color|blue|11.9%}} {{small|(5th)}}

|{{color|blue|13.9%}} {{small|(4th)}}

|{{color|blue|14.5%}} {{small|(4th)}}

|16.3% {{small|(4th)}}

2

|January 24, 2017

|12.9% {{small|(4th)}}

|15.1% {{small|(4th)}}

|14.9% {{small|(4th)}}

|{{color|blue|16.1%}} {{small|(3rd)}}

3

|January 30, 2017

|12.8% {{small|(4th)}}

|15.1% {{small|(3rd)}}

|17.3% {{small|(3rd)}}

|18.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

4

|January 31, 2017

|14.8% {{small|(4th)}}

|17.8% {{small|(3rd)}}

|18.7% {{small|(3rd)}}

|20.8% {{small|(2nd)}}

5

|February 6, 2017

|14.2% {{small|(4th)}}

|16.3% {{small|(3rd)}}

|18.6% {{small|(3rd)}}

|19.6% {{small|(2nd)}}

6

|February 7, 2017

|15.3% {{small|(4th)}}

|18.5% {{small|(2nd)}}

|18.6% {{small|(3rd)}}

|19.6% {{small|(2nd)}}

7

|February 13, 2017

|15.8% {{small|(4th)}}

|18.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

|20.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

|22.4% {{small|(1st)}}

8

|February 14, 2017

|16.6% {{small|(4th)}}

|20.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

|22.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

|23.8% {{small|(2nd)}}

9

|February 20, 2017

|15.9% {{small|(4th)}}

|20.0% {{small|(2nd)}}

|21.4% {{small|(3rd)}}

|23.1% {{small|(2nd)}}

10

|February 21, 2017

|16.8% {{small|(4th)}}

|20.4% {{small|(2nd)}}

|22.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

|23.4% {{small|(2nd)}}

11

|February 27, 2017

|19.8% {{small|(3rd)}}

|22.7% {{small|(2nd)}}

|23.3% {{small|(2nd)}}

|24.6% {{small|(1st)}}

12

|February 28, 2017

|19.0% {{small|(3rd)}}

|22.1% {{small|(1st)}}

|22.9% {{small|(2nd)}}

|23.9% {{small|(2nd)}}

13

|March 6, 2017

|18.8% {{small|(3rd)}}

|22.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

|23.7% {{small|(2nd)}}

|25.4% {{small|(1st)}}

14

|March 7, 2017

|20.1% {{small|(3rd)}}

|24.3% {{small|(1st)}}

|24.9% {{small|(2nd)}}

|26.1% {{small|(1st)}}

15

|March 13, 2017

|20.3% {{small|(3rd)}}

|23.5% {{small|(2nd)}}

|25.6% {{small|(2nd)}}

|27.1% {{small|(1st)}}

16

|March 14, 2017

|21.3% {{small|(3rd)}}

|24.6% {{small|(1st)}}

|25.4% {{small|(2nd)}}

|27.1% {{small|(1st)}}

17

|March 20, 2017

|24.8% {{small|(2nd)}}

|29.0% {{small|(1st)}}

|27.0% {{small|(2nd)}}

|28.8% {{small|(1st)}}

18

|March 21, 2017

|{{color|red|26.6%}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{color|red|30.3%}} {{small|(1st)}}

|{{color|red|28.3%}} {{small|(1st)}}

|{{color|red|29.7%}} {{small|(1st)}}

colspan="2" |Average

!{{color|green|17.65%}}

!{{color|green|20.83%}}

!{{color|green|21.69%}}

!{{color|green|23.11%}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Award

!Category

!Recipient

!Result

!Ref.

rowspan="17" |2017

| 10th Korea Drama Awards

| Best Original Soundtrack

Son Dong-woon (Dreaming Now){{Nom}}

|{{Cite news|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201710021924347154894_1|title=10주년 '2017KDA' 김상중, 생애 첫 대상…'도깨비' 5관왕(종합)|last=POP|first=헤럴드|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=2017-10-06|language=ko}}

rowspan="4" |1st The Seoul Awards

| Best Drama

Innocent Defendant{{Nom}}

| rowspan="4" |{{Cite news|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003016378|script-title=ko:‘[더서울어워즈] '비밀의 숲'·'박열', 대상 수상…반박 불가 ★들의 잔치(종합) 본문듣기 설정|access-date=2017-10-27|language=ko}}{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000996687&gid=999339&cid=1073569|script-title=ko:'서울어워즈' 송강호·나문희·지성·박보영 주연상…·'박열'·'비숲' 대상[종합]|date=October 27, 2017|work=TV Report|language=ko}}

Best ActorJi Sung{{Won}}
Best Supporting ActressSeo Jeong-yeon{{Nom}}
Best New ActorKim Min-seok{{Won}}
rowspan=10|SBS Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Ji Sung{{won}}rowspan=10|{{Cite news|author=Yang Ji-yeon|title=[2017 SBS 연기대상] 지성, '피고인'으로 대상…이보영과 '대상부부' 등극(종합)|url=http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RU9AK196K|work=Seoul Economic Daily|date=December 31, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2017|language=ko}}{{Cite news|author=Ji Min-kyung|title=[2017 SBS 연기대상 종합] '피고인' 지성, 이변 없는 대상..."사랑하는 아내 감사"|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110805734|work=OSEN|date=December 31, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2017|language=ko}}
Drama of the YearInnocent Defendant{{won}}
Character of the YearUm Ki-joon{{won}}
rowspan=2|Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday DramaJi Sung{{nom}}
Um Ki-joon{{nom}}
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday DramaKim Min-seok{{nom}}
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday DramaKwon Yu-ri{{nom}}
rowspan=2|Best Supporting ActorJo Jae-yoon{{nom}}
Oh Dae-hwan{{nom}}
Youth Acting AwardShin Rin-ah{{nom}}
rowspan="2" |30th Grimae AwardsBest ActorJi Sung{{Won}}rowspan="2" |{{Cite news|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1089029wpp/ji-sung-seo-hyun-jin-shinees-key-announced-winners-2017-grimae-awards|title=Ji Sung, Seo Hyun Jin, SHINee's Key, And More Announced As Winners Of 2017 Grimae Awards|access-date=December 4, 2018}}
Best DramaJung Min-gyun, Song Yo-hoon{{Won}}

Adaptations

The series was adapted in Turkey as "Mahkum - Şehrin Kralları" and it has been broadcast on Fox TV.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14898744/|title = Mahkum|website = IMDb}}

References

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External links

  • [http://program.sbs.co.kr/builder/programMainList.do?pgm_id=22000010159 Innocent Defendant official SBS website] {{in lang|ko}}
  • [http://www.thestoryworks.co.kr/drama_9.html/ Innocent Defendant at The Story Works]

{{Studio S (South Korean company)}}

Category:Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas

Category:South Korean legal television series

Category:South Korean thriller television series

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Category:South Korean television series about prosecutors