Less Than Evil
{{short description|2018 South Korean television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Less Than Evil.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| alt_name = Luther
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=나쁜 형사|hanja=나쁜 刑事|rr=Nappeun Hyeongsa|lk=Bad Detective}}
| genre = {{ubl|Crime|Detective|Thriller}}
| based_on = {{based on|Luther|Neil Cross}}
| developer =
| writer = {{ubl|Heo Joon-woo|Kang Yi-hun}}
| director = Kim Dae-jin
| creative_director =
| starring = {{ubl|Shin Ha-kyun|Lee Seol|Park Ho-san|Kim Gun-woo}}
| theme_music_composer =
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 32{{efn|name=epcount|In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Jin-hai|url=https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|title=Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks|work=The Korea Times|via=PressReader|date=May 16, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819160304/https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|url-status=live}}}}
| executive_producer = {{ubl|{{illm|Teddy Jung|ko|정훈탁}}|Kim Sang-young}}
| producer = Yoo Hyun-jong
| location =
| cinematography =
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| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 35 minutes{{efn|name=epcount}}
| network = MBC TV
| first_aired = {{start date|2018|12|3}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2019|1|29}}
| related = Klim (Russia)
| creator = Park Jae-beom (MBC Drama Operation Team)
}}
Less Than Evil{{cite web|title=Less Than Evil [Title in the URL]|url=http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/LessthanEvil/|website=iMBC.com|language=ko|publisher=Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=November 24, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911104740/http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/LessthanEvil/|url-status=live}} ({{Korean|hangul=나쁜 형사|rr=Nappeun Hyeongsa}}) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the British series Luther.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/2018/02/05/mbc-confirmed-remake-bbc-crime-drama-luther/|title=MBC Confirmed To Remake BBC Crime Drama "Luther"|author=A. Kim|website=Soompi|date=February 5, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803222001/https://www.soompi.com/2018/02/05/mbc-confirmed-remake-bbc-crime-drama-luther/|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=January 2025}} It stars Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Seol, Park Ho-san and Kim Gun-woo.{{Cite web | url=https://www.hancinema.net/orion-s-daily-ramblings-morality-is-negotiable-for-the-leads-of-bad-detective-123669.html | title=[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Morality is Negotiable for the Leads of "Less Than Evil" | date=31 October 2018 | access-date=2018-11-23 | archive-date=2023-08-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826074034/https://www.hancinema.net/orion-s-daily-ramblings-morality-is-negotiable-for-the-leads-of-bad-detective-123669.html | url-status=live }} It aired on MBC from December 3, 2018 to January 29, 2019.{{Cite web | url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201808101631401768029_2 | title=Korean adaptation of 'Luther' to go on small screen in winter | date=10 August 2018 | access-date=2018-11-23 | archive-date=2023-08-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826074036/https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201808101631401768029_2 | url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url = http://sports.donga.com/list/3/02/20181123/92990563/1|script-title=ko:이설→차선우까지…'나쁜형사' 책임질 美친 캐스팅|date = 2018-11-23|access-date = 2018-11-23|archive-date = 2023-08-26|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230826074035/https://sports.donga.com/list/3/02/20181123/92990563/1|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201811291823248656714_2|title='Less Than Evil': A Korean adaptation of 'Luther' with a twist|date=November 29, 2018|website=The Korea Herald|access-date=November 29, 2018|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826110723/https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201811291823248656714_2|url-status=live}}
Synopsis
The drama centers on the ongoing psychological battle between a brilliant psychopathic murderer and a hot headed, justice-driven Detective Chief Inspector.{{Cite web | url=https://www.hancinema.net/new-drama-bbc-crime-drama-bad-detective-to-get-korean-remake-115401.html | title=[New Drama] BBC Crime Drama "Less Than Evil" to Get Korean Remake | date=10 February 2018 | access-date=2018-11-23 | archive-date=2018-11-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065801/https://www.hancinema.net/new-drama-bbc-crime-drama-bad-detective-to-get-korean-remake-115401.html | url-status=live }}
Cast
=Main=
- Shin Ha-kyun as Woo Tae-suk{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3051416&cloc=joongangdaily|title=Shin Ha-kyun cast in MBC remake of 'Luther'|date=3 August 2018|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802162838/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3051416&cloc=joongangdaily|url-status=live}}
: A tough and unscrupulous detective with the highest arrest rate, a character based on DCI John Luther.
- Lee Seol as Eun Sun-jae/Bae yeo-wool
: A female psychopath based on antagonist Alice Morgan.
- Park Ho-san as Jeon Choon-man
: A leading detective in the metropolitan area who is at odds with Woo Tae-suk
- Kim Gun-woo as Jang Hyung-min
: A serial killer who pretends to be a prosecutor and Woo Tae-suk's greatest enemy based on serial killer Tom Marwood.
=Supporting=
- Cha Sun-woo as Chae Dong-yoon{{Cite web | url=https://www.hancinema.net/shin-ha-kyun-and-baro-courted-for-bad-detective-remake-120945.html | title=Shin Ha-kyun and Baro Courted for "Less Than Evil" Remake | date=2 August 2018 | access-date=2018-11-23 | archive-date=2018-11-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123111948/https://www.hancinema.net/shin-ha-kyun-and-baro-courted-for-bad-detective-remake-120945.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2018082008073307285|script-title=ko:바로, '나쁜형사' 합류 확정..신하균·박호산 호흡(공식)|date=20 August 2018|website={{ill|Star News (South Korean newspaper)|ko|스타뉴스|lt=Star News}}|language=ko|author=Sung Kyun-yoon|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123111941/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2018082008073307285|url-status=live}}
: A straight-as-an-arrow detective who graduated early from the police academy based on Luther's partner DS Justin Ripley.
- Bae Da-bin{{Cite web | url=https://www.hancinema.net/bae-da-bin-to-join-bad-detective-122003.html | title=Bae Da-bin to Join "Less Than Evil" | date=6 September 2018 | access-date=2018-11-23 | archive-date=2021-11-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106190022/https://www.hancinema.net/bae-da-bin-to-join-bad-detective-122003.html | url-status=live }} as Shin Ga-young
: A prickly police officer based on DCI Erin Gray.
- Bae Yoo-ram{{cite web|url=http://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/242508|script-title=ko:'나쁜형사' 홍은희부터 배윤경까지··· 황금 라인업 완성! 역대급 앙상블 예고|date=7 September 2018|website=iMBC|language=ko|author=Kim Hye-young|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154257/http://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/242508|url-status=live}} as Ban Ji-deuk
: An expert in IT programming who sets up her own detective agency based on DS Benny Silver.
- Yoon Hee-seok{{cite web|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1016650|script-title=ko:[공식입장] '나쁜형사' 홍은희·류태호·차선우·윤희석·배윤경 합류|date=September 7, 2018|website=Xports News|language=ko|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318070236/https://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1016650|url-status=live}} as Jo Doo-jin
: The head of the PR department at the police station and Woo Tae-suk's best friend based on John Luther's best friend DCI Ian Reed.
- Yang Ki-won as Lee Moon-ki
: A policeman on Woo Tae-suk's team
- Kim Na-yoon as Team Leader Sung
: The head of forensic investigative team based on Luther's bosses DSU Rose Teller and DSU Martin Schnek.
- Hong Eun-hee{{cite web|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1110982423|script-title=ko:홍은희, '나쁜형사'로 2년 만에 안방 컴백…신하균 아내 된다 [공식입장]|website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|author=Jang Jin-ri|date=5 September 2018|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123112054/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1110982423|url-status=live}} as Kim Hae-joon
: A lawyer and Woo Tae-suk's wife based on John Luther's wife Zoe Luther.
- Cho Yi-hyun{{cite web|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1S5Z2VG810/GL01|script-title=ko:[공식] 신예 조이현, MBC '나쁜형사' 캐스팅…신하균과 호흡|date=October 19, 2018|website=SE Daily|language=ko|author=Kim Dong-ki|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154119/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1S5Z2VG810/GL01|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1587924|title=JYP 신예 조이현, '배드파파'→ '나쁜형사'…눈도장 제대로|date=October 19, 2018|website=Tenasia HangKyung|language=ko|author=Noh Kyu-min|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154132/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1587924|url-status=live}} as Bae Yeo-wool
: A victim of a case that Woo Tae-suk cannot forget
- Bae Yoon-kyung as Woo Tae-hee
: Woo Tae-suk's sister
: A timid head detective who is indecisive. He works with Jeon Choon-man
- Kim Yi-kyung as Kwon Soo-ah
= Special appearances =
- Ahn Nae-sang as Commissioner general.
Production
The actress Lee Seol was chosen among 300 others who auditioned for the role of Eun Sun-jae to play the female lead.
The first script reading was held in early September, 2018 with the attendance of cast and crew at the MBC in Sangam-dong.{{cite web|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1S5SLVFD2E|script-title=ko:'나쁜형사' 신하균X이설X박호산X김건우, 대본 리딩부터 시너지 폭발|date=5 October 2018|website=SE Daily|language=ko|author=Kim Dong-ki|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154230/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1S5SLVFD2E|url-status=live}}
Original soundtrack
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| name = Less Than Evil
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| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Various artists
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| released = 2018
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=Part 1=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|12|3}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Shadow
| note1 = {{lang|ko|그림자}}
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Kang Myeong-shin|Black Nine}}
| music1 = ZigZag Note
| extra1 = {{hlist|Son Seung-yeon|Black Nine}}
| length1 = 3:46
| title2 = Shadow
| note2 = Inst.
| music2 = ZigZag Note
| length2 = 3:46
| total_length = 7:32
}}
=Part 2=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|12|11}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Tattoo
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = Shoulder Bully
| music1 = {{hlist|Shoulder Bully|Kim Young-hwan}}
| extra1 = JK Kim Dong-wook
| length1 = 3:09
| title2 = Tattoo
| note2 = Inst.
| music2 = {{hlist|Shoulder Bully|Kim Young-hwan}}
| length2 = 3:09
| total_length = 6:18
}}
=Part 3=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|12|18}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Regression
| note1 = {{lang|ko|회귀}}
| lyrics1 = Surf Green
| music1 = Surf Green
| extra1 = Surf Green (feat. Dong Ha)
| length1 = 4:18
| title2 = Regression
| note2 = Inst.
| music2 = Surf Green
| length2 = 4:18
| total_length = 8:36
}}
Ratings
- In this table, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}
! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date ! colspan="3" |Average audience share |
|---|
| colspan="2" |AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00|title=Nielsen Korea|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|language=ko|accessdate=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601140426/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00|archive-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}
! width="90" |TNmS |
| width="90" |Nationwide
! width="90" |Seoul ! width="90" |Nationwide |
| 1
| rowspan="2" |December 3, 2018 | 7.1% {{small|(15th)}} | 8.1% {{small|(9th)}} | 6.5% |
| 2
| 8.3% {{small|(9th)}} | 9.2% {{small|(6th)}} | 8.5% |
| 3
| rowspan="2" |December 4, 2018 | 8.6% {{small|(9th)}} | 9.8% {{small|(6th)}} | 8.2% |
| 4
| {{color|red|10.6%}} {{small|(6th)}} | {{color|red|11.5%}} {{small|(5th)}} | {{color|red|9.7%}} |
| 5
| rowspan="2" |December 10, 2018 | 7.4% {{small|(13th)}} | 8.1% {{small|(9th)}} | 6.9% |
| 6
| 9.1% {{small|(9th)}} | 10.0% {{small|(5th)}} | 9.1% |
| 7
| rowspan="2" |December 11, 2018 | 7.3% {{small|(13th)}} | 8.0% {{small|(8th)}} | 6.2% |
| 8
| 8.7% {{small|(6th)}} | 9.5% {{small|(5th)}} | 7.3% |
| 9
| rowspan="2" |December 17, 2018 | 7.1% {{small|(14th)}} | 7.8% {{small|(11th)}} | 6.2% |
| 10
| 8.5% {{small|(9th)}} | 9.4% {{small|(6th)}} | 7.2% |
| 11
| rowspan="2" |December 18, 2018 | 7.6% {{small|(11th)}} | 8.5% {{small|(8th)}} | 6.6% |
| 12
| 8.7% {{small|(7th)}} | 9.6% {{small|(4th)}} | 8.3% |
| 13
| rowspan="2" |December 24, 2018 | 6.6% {{small|(16th)}} | 6.8% {{small|(16th)}} | 6.1% |
| 14
| 8.5% {{small|(9th)}} | 8.9% {{small|(7th)}} | 7.7% |
| 15
| rowspan="2" |December 25, 2018 | 7.0% {{small|(14th)}} | 7.5% {{small|(13th)}} | 6.5% |
| 16
| 8.7% {{small|(8th)}} | 9.4% {{small|(6th)}} | 7.7% |
| 17
| rowspan="2" |January 7, 2019 | 5.4% {{small|(NR)}} | rowspan=2 | 6.4% {{small|(15th)}} | 4.8% |
| 18
| 5.7% {{small|(19th)}} | 5.2% |
| 19
| rowspan="2" |January 8, 2019 | 5.7% {{small|(NR)}} | {{N/A}} | 5.4% |
| 20
| 5.9% {{small|(NR)}} | 6.5% {{small|(20th)}} | 5.7% |
| 21
| rowspan="2" |January 14, 2019 | 5.6% {{small|(NR)}} | 6.1% {{small|(20th)}} | 4.7% |
| 22
| 6.8% {{small|(15th)}} | 7.8% {{small|(13th)}} | 5.7% |
| 23
| rowspan="2" |January 15, 2019 | 5.6% {{small|(NR)}} | 6.2% {{small|(20th)}} | rowspan="2" {{N/A}} |
| 24
| 6.3% {{small|(17th)}} | 6.9% {{small|(15th)}} |
| 25
| rowspan="2" |January 21, 2019 | 5.4% {{small|(NR)}} | 6.2% {{small|(18th)}} | 4.4% |
| 26
| 6.5% {{small|(17th)}} | 7.1% {{small|(15th)}} | 5.5% |
| 27
| rowspan="2" |January 22, 2019 | {{color|blue|3.9%}} {{small|(NR)}} | {{N/A}} | {{color|blue|3.6%}} |
| 28
| 5.0% {{small|(17th)}} | 5.3% {{small|(17th)}} | 4.3% |
| 29
| rowspan="2" |January 28, 2019 | 5.7% {{small|(NR)}} | 6.2% {{small|(19th)}} | 4.8% |
| 30
| 6.9% {{small|(13th)}} | 7.3% {{small|(13th)}} | 5.8% |
| 31
| rowspan="2" |January 29, 2019 | 5.7% {{small|(19th)}} | 6.0% {{small|(15th)}} | {{N/A}} |
| 32
| 7.2% {{small|(11th)}} | 7.7% {{small|(10th)}} | 6.2% |
| colspan="2" |Average
! {{color|green|7.2%}} ! {{color|green|—}}{{efn|name=incomplete|Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.}} ! {{color|green|—}}{{efn|name=incomplete|Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.}} |
Awards and nominations
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/LessthanEvil/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{IMDb title|id=tt9143820}}
- {{Hancinema drama|Less_Than_Evil}}
{{Luther}}
{{Neil Cross}}
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