The Road: The Tragedy of One

"Royal the Hill" is a posh place where the top one percent of Koreans live. The series tells the secrets, desires, guilts and salvation of the residents of this place.

Baek Soo-hyeon (Ji Jin-hee) the protagonist is a trusted anchor

with strong beliefs. His words are taken as the truth, but he is a cold-hearted man. He will use any means to get what he desires. He is married to Seo Eun-soo (Yoon Se-ah), who is a daughter of the chairman of the Jegang Group, a heavy weight having influence in the political and economic worlds.

On a torrential rainy night a tragic incident takes place and the secrets connected with it result in silence, avoidance, and confusion, which eventually leads to another tragedy.

• Ji Jin-hee as Baek Soo-hyeon
• Park Sang-hoon as young Baek Soo-hyun{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000927525 |author= Ham Na-yam |title= 더로드' 지진희 아역 박상훈, 강렬한 존재감 |trans-title= The Road 'Ji Jinhee Area Park Sang-hoon, intense presence |work= Sports Donga |publisher= Naver |date= August 13, 2021 |access-date= August 13, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= August 13, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210813075756/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000927525 |url-status= live }}

: 45 years old, BSN News night anchor, a trusted journalist, a faithful family head. He is hiding a dark secret{{Cite news |url= https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/22K0BSWEJT |author= Han Eun-ki |title= 지진희X윤세아X김혜은, tvN '더 로드: 1의 비극' 캐스팅 확정 |trans-title= Ji Jin-hee X Yoon Se-ah X Kim Hye-eun confirmed casting for tvN's 'The Road: Tragedy of 1' |website= Seoul Economic Daily |date= March 30, 2021 |access-date= June 20, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= June 6, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210606074138/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/22K0BSWEJT |url-status= live }}

• Yoon Se-ah as Seo Eun-soo

:42 years old, a popular miniature artist, Baek Soo-hyeon's wife, the daughter of the steel group chairman, Seo Gi-tae

• Kim Hye-eun as Cha Seo-yeong

:42 years old, BSN late night news anchor, always hungry for success

• Chun Ho-jin as Seo Gi-tae

: 65 years old, father of Seo Eun-soo, the president of a leading conglomerate, self-righteous and overbearing{{Cite news |url= https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2021/04/356362/ |author= Shin Young-eun |title= 천호진, '더 로드: 1의 비극' 출연 확정 [공식] |trans-title= Hojin Cheon Confirmed to Appear in 'The Road: Tragedy of 1' [Official] |website= Maeil Economy |date= April 14, 2021 |access-date= June 21, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= April 15, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210415124238/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2021/04/356362/ |url-status= live }}

• Kim Min-joon as Baek Yeon-woo

:12 years old, son of Soo-hyeon and Eun-su

• Kang Sung-min as Oh Jang-ho

:41 years old, documentary director, husband of Eun-soo's younger sister, Eun-ho

• Kim Sung-soo as Sim Seok-hoon

:45 years old, detective of the Metropolitan Investigation Unit, once the childhood friend of Baek Soo-hyeon from hometown, they cut off ties after a middle school girl disappeared in their hometown, Yeongsan{{Cite web |url= https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-kim-sung-soo-cast-for-the-tragedy-of-one-150520.html |title= [HanCinema's News] Kim Sung-soo Cast for "The Tragedy of One" |first= William |last= Schwartz |date= April 12, 2021 |access-date= June 21, 2021 |website= HanCinema |archive-date= June 5, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210605215138/https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-kim-sung-soo-cast-for-the-tragedy-of-one-150520.html |url-status= live }}

• Jo Seong-joon as Seo Jeong-wook

: The son of Seo Ki-tae and Bae Baek-suk, Seo Jung-wook is someone who is afraid of Seo Ki-tae, but his name goes up and down every time he has a drug problem, including the Gap-jil case.{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004451404 |author= Yeon Hwi-seon |title= 조성준, '더 로드 : 1의 비극' 출연...첫 방송 키플레이어 예감 |trans-title= Jo Seong-joon to appear in 'The Road: Tragedy of 1'... First broadcast key player |work= OSEN |via= Naver |date= August 4, 2021 |access-date= August 4, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= August 4, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210804041437/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004451404 |url-status= live }}

• Ahn Nae-sang as Choi Nam-gyu

: 55 years old, husband of Cha Seo-young, a former lawyer and CEO of a large investment firm{{Cite news |url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/213/0001188613 |author= Lee Yoon-hee |title= "지금까지 없던 장르"…'더 로드:1의 비극', 대본리딩 현장 |trans-title= "A genre that has never been seen before"... 'The Road: The Tragedy of 1', script reading site |work= TV Report |via= Naver |date= June 25, 2021 |access-date= June 26, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= June 28, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210628143004/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/213/0001188613 |url-status= live }}

• Lee Seo as Choi Se-ra

:21 years old, daughter of Choi Nam-gyu and his first wife.{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=018&aid=0004995574 |author= Kim Ga-young |title= 이서, tvN '더 로드 : 1의 비극' 캐스팅…김혜은·안내상 딸 役 |trans-title= Lee Seo, cast in tvN's 'The Road: Tragedy of 1' Kim Hye-eun and Ahn Nae-sang daughter |work= E-Daily |via= Naver |date= July 27, 2021 |access-date= July 27, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= July 27, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210727033325/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=018&aid=0004995574 |url-status= live }}

• Nam Ki-won as Choi Jun-young

:12 years old, son of Nam-gyu and Seo-young

• Kang Kyung-hun as Bae Kyung-Sook

:45 years old, chairman of the steelmaking foundation

• Ha Min as Yang Yang

:55 years old, head of planning department, steelmaking cultural foundation

• Jo Seong-joon as Seo Jeong-wook

:22 years old, son of Seo Gi-tae and Bae Kyung-Sook{{Cite news |url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/477/0000312717 |title= 신예 조성준, '더 로드 : 1의 비극' 캐스팅…강렬한 존재감 예고 |trans-title= Rookie Jo Sung-joon, cast in 'The Road: Tragedy of 1'... Strong Presence |author= Shim Eon-kyung |work= SpoTV News |via= Naver |date= August 4, 2021 |access-date= August 4, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= August 4, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210804040646/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/477/0000312717 |url-status= live }}

• Kim Roi-ha as Hwang Tae-seop

:60 years old, 4th term National Assembly member

• Hyun Woo-sung as Jo Sang-mu

:Seo Gi-tae's right-hand man, 40 years old, director of the steelmaking group{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000752621 |author= Kim Won-hee |title= 현우성, '더 로드 : 1의 비극' 출연 연기 변신 예고 |trans-title= Hyun Woo-sung, 'The Road: Tragedy of 1' appearance change notice |work= Sports Kyunghyang |via= Naver |date= July 30, 2021 |access-date= July 30, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= July 30, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210730072039/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000752621 |url-status= live }}

• Baek Ji-won as Kwon Yeo-jin

:49 years old, Soo-hyeon's senior, a former news anchor and the first female director of BSN's news agency{{Cite news |url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/108/0002974783 |title= 백지원 '멜랑꼴리아' 이어 '더 로드' 출연..방송국 국장 役 [공식] |trans-title= Baek Ji-won appeared in 'The Road' following 'Melancholia'.. Broadcasting station director [Official] |author= Seong-Yeol Yoon |work= Star News |via= Naver |date= July 23, 2021 |access-date= July 23, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= July 23, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210723032704/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/108/0002974783 |url-status= live }}

• Oh Yong as Kang Jae-yeol

:45 years old, Newsnight producer

• Joo Ye-eun as Park Mun-hwa :33 years old, Newsnight reporter{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210518123109053 |author= Jang Woo-young |title= 주예은 '더 로드:1의 비극' 캐스팅..지진희x윤세아와 호흡 [공식] |trans-title= Joo Ye-eun cast in 'The Road: The Tragedy of 1'... Breathing with Ji Jin-hee x Yoon Se-ah [Official] |work= Osen |via= Daum |date= June 18, 2021 |access-date= June 21, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= June 24, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203834/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210518123109053 |url-status= live }}

• Lee Jong-hyuk as Yoon Dong-pil

:45 years old, CEO of a large entertainment establishment{{Cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0005477473 |author=Jang Ah-reum |title=[단독] 이종혁, 지진희x윤세아 '더로드' 출연…드라마·예능 '열일' |trans-title=[Exclusive] Lee Jong-hyuk, Jin Ji-hee x Yoon Se-ah to appear in 'The Road'... Drama/Entertainment 'Ten Days' |via=Naver |work=News 1 |date=July 14, 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714050611/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0005477473 |url-status=live }}

• Jo Jung-hwan as Park Seong-hwan

:41 years old, freelance entertainment reporter and has a bad relationship with Baek Soo-hyeon{{Cite news |url= https://m.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202104220269 |author= Yoo Byung-cheol |title= 조달환, tvN '더 로드: 1의 비극' 캐스팅 확정…지진희와 호흡 |trans-title= Jo Dal-hwan confirmed casting for tvN's 'The Road: Tragedy of 1'... Breathing with Ji Jin-hee |website= Wow TV |date= April 22, 2021 |access-date= June 21, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= June 30, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210630045031/https://m.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202104220269 |url-status= live }}

• Han Joo-wan as Kim Young-shin

:35 years old, detective of the Metropolitan Investigation Unit

• Kang Sung-min as Oh Jang Ho

• Son Yeo-eun as Lee Mi-do

: 35 years old, Dark Dining employee{{Cite web |url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000467812 |author= Park Soo-in |title= 더 로드' 측 "손여은 특별출연" 지진희 윤세아 김혜은과 호흡(공식입장) |trans-title= The Road’ side “Son Yeo-eun Special Appearance” Jin Ji-hee and Yoon Se-ah Kim Hye-eun (official position) |publisher= Naver |work= Newsen |date= July 14, 2021 |access-date= July 14, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= July 14, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210714075140/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000467812 |url-status= live }}

On March 30, 2021, the main cast of the drama was confirmed as Ji Jin-hee, Yoon Se-ah and Kim Hye-eun.{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210330094802796 |title= '더 로드 : 1의 비극' 지진희·윤세아·김혜은, 출연 확정 [공식] |trans-title= 'The Road: Tragedy of 1' Ji Jin-hee, Yoon Se-ah, Kim Hye-eun confirmed to appear [Official] |author= Shin Young-eun |work= Maeil Economic Daily Star Today |publisher= Daum |date= March 30, 2021 |access-date= June 21, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= June 24, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201255/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210330094802796 |url-status= live }} On May 12, Yoon Se-ah posted photos from filming site.{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210512165302982 |author= Hong Shin-ik |title= '더 로드' 윤세아, 김나운 응원에 우아한 미소 |trans-title= 'The Road' Yoon Se-ah, an elegant smile for Kim Na-woon's support |work= Ilgan Sports |publisher= Daum |date= May 12, 2021 |access-date= June 21, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= June 24, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210509/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210512165302982 |url-status= live }} On June 25 announcing the premiere date, photos from script reading site were released.{{Cite news |url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002966426 |author= Han Hae-seon |title= 지진희X윤세아X김혜은 '더 로드 : 1의 비극' 8월 4일 첫방[공식] |trans-title= Ji Jin-hee X Yoon Se-ah X Kim Hye-eun 'The Road: Tragedy of 1' premieres on August 4th [Official] |work= Star News |publisher= Naver |date= June 25, 2021 |access-date= June 26, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= June 28, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210628130926/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002966426 |url-status= live }}

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| name = The Road: The Tragedy of One

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Various

| released = 2021

| recorded =

| genre = Soundtrack

| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}

| label = Genie Music/Stone Music Entertainment

}}

{{tracklist

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| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Way back

| music1 = Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang

| title2 = Way back (sad ver.)

| music2 = Choi Min-chang

| title3 = Way back (fast ver.)

| music3 = Choi Min-chang

| title4 = Pressing

| music4 = Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang

| title5 = Suspicious woman

| music5 = Choi Min-chang

| title6 = Atonement

| music6 = Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang

| title7 = Moment

| music7 = Kang Won-mi

| title8 = Another sinner

| music8 = Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang

| title9 = Lacio

| music9 = Choi Min-chang

| title10 = Ominous

| music10 = Kang Won-mi

| title11 = Sandcastle

| music11 = Choi Min-chang

| title12 = Judgment

| music12 = Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang

}}

{{tracklist

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| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Memories

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Park Seong-jin, Jeon Seung-woo

| music1 = Park Seong-jin, Choi Min-chang, Kim Do-yeon

| extra1 = Lee Seung-yeol

| length1 = 3:55

| title2 = Memories

| note2 = Inst.

| lyrics2 =

| music2 =

| extra2 =

| length2 = 3:55

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| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Find The Way

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Jayins, Naiv, Jemma

| music1 = Jayins, Naiv

| extra1 = Jeong-In

| length1 = 3:23

| title2 = Find The Way

| note2 = Inst.

| lyrics2 =

| music2 =

| extra2 =

| length2 = 3:23

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{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|http://program.tving.com/tvn/theroad}} {{in lang|ko}}
• [https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=%EB%8D%94%20%EB%A1%9C%EB%93%9C%20%3A%201%EC%9D%98%20%EB%B9%84%EA%B7%B9&irk=91310&irt=tv-program&DA=TVP The Road: The Tragedy of One] at Daum {{in lang|ko}}
• [https://program.naver.com/p/18111755 The Road: The Tragedy of One] at Naver {{in lang|ko}}
• {{Hancinema drama|The_Road_2p__Tragedy_of_One}}
• {{IMDb title|tt14687098}}

{{Works by Studio Dragon}}

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