Wanted (South Korean TV series)
Wanted (Korean: 원티드; RR: Wontideu) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Ah-joong, Ji Hyun-woo, Uhm Tae-woong and Park Hae-joon.[1][2] It aired on SBS on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) from June 22 to August 18, 2016 for 16 episodes.
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| Genre | Thriller Crime |
| Developed by | Park Young-soo (SBS Drama Production) |
| Written by | Han Ji-wan |
| Directed by | Park Yong-soon |
| Starring | Kim Ah-joong Ji Hyun-woo Uhm Tae-woong Park Hae-joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jung Ah-reum Park Hyun-seo Sim Jae-hyun |
| Producer | Jo Sung-hoon |
| Cinematography | Hong Sung-gil Lee Moo-jin Lee Young-cheol |
| Editor | Bang Soo-yeon |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Imagine Asia Happy Campus Projects |
| Distributor | SBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Picture format | 1080i |
| Original release | June 22 – August 18, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Plot
Jung Hye-in (Kim Ah-joong) is a top actress in Korea who reigns over dramas, movies, and commercials. The drama begins when Jung Hye-in's son is kidnapped on the day she announces her retirement. With the help of PD Shin Dong-wook (Uhm Tae-woong) and police detective Cha Seung-in (Ji Hyun-woo), she ends up participating in a live reality show where she follows the kidnapper's orders, and in the process uncovers clues towards catching the culprit and finding her son.
Cast
Main cast
- Kim Ah-joong as Jung Hye-in – 35-year-old, actress
- Ji Hyun-woo as Cha Seung-in – 33-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team
- Uhm Tae-woong as Shin Dong-wook – 38-year-old, "Jung Hye-in's Wanted" PD
- Park Hae-joon as Song Jeong-ho – 42-year-old, Hye-in's husband, UCN's CEO
Broadcast Production member
- Lee Moon-sik as Choi Joon-goo – 48-year-old, Head of UCN Drama Bureau, "Wanted" executive producer
- Park Hyo-joo as Yeon Woo-shin – 35-year-old, freelance broadcasting writer
- Jun Hyo-seong as Park Bo-yeon – 26-year-old, assistant director
Investigation team
- Shin Jae-ha as Lee Young-gwan – 27-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team newcomer, Seung-in's partner
- Kim Sun-young as Oh Mi-ok – 39-year-old, profiler, inspector of Police Hall's crime information support section
- Kim Byeong-ok as Jung Jung-ki – 54-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team leader
- Ji Hyun-joon as Park Young-sik – 38-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team
- Jo Ji-hwan as Yoo Dong-joon – 31-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team
People around Jung Hye-in
- Bae Yoo-ram as Kwon Kyung-hoon – 25-year-old, Hye-in's manager
- Lee Seung-joon as Jang Jin-woong – 36-year-old, internet entertainment show "Star Live" reporter
- Park Ho-san as Ham Tae-seop – SG Group CEO, Tae-young's older brother
- Park Min-su as Song Hyun-woo – 7-year-old, Jeong-ho and Hye-in's son
Events and mission-related people
- Han Geun-seop as Park Se-hyung – Hyun-woo kidnap's suspect
- Shim Eun-woo as Lee Ji-eun – BJ
- Jung Wook as Kim Woo-jin – teacher, Han-sol's father (first mission)
- Kim Ye-june as Kim Han-sol – child found in the car trunk (first mission)
- Son Jong-hak as Ha Dong-min – Soo Jeong Hospital's Head of Pediatrics (second mission)
- Han Min as Kim Sang-mi – Soo Jeong Hospital nurse (second mission)
- N/A as Kim Hae-joo – people who solicited the killing of Kim Sang-mi (second mission)
- Park Sang-wook as Jo Nam-cheol – old hand
- Choo Gyo-jin as Im Hyung-soon – people who was killed by Jo Nam-cheol
- Ahn Soo-bin as Kim Yang-hee – Jo Nam-cheol's girlfriend
- Seo Hyun-cheol as Kim Sang-sik – Jo Seung-in's police senior
- Lee Jae-gyun as Na Soo-hyun – coffee shop's part-time staff
- Park Sung-geun as Go Hyung-joon – detective investigating the disappearance of Na Jae-hyun
- Jin Hyun-kwang as Moon Sung-hyuk
- Jang Joon-ho as Lee Yong-hwan – Lee Ji-eun's father
- Choi Hong-il as Lee Tae-gyun – Police Hall chief
- Han Ga-rim as Kim So-hyun – Song Jeong-ho's lady
- Baek Seung-hyeon as Choi Pil-gyu – lawyer
- Lee Jae-woo as Ham Tae-young – Jung Hye-in's deceased husband, Hyun-woo's biological father
Extended cast
- Ri Min as Kim Hong-joon – director of film "Mother" in which starred Jung Hye-in
- Jung Hyun-seok as Broadcasting PD – successor PD of the program directed by Shin Dong-wook
- Lee Chang as talk show "Kiss and Talk" PD
- Kim Sung-kyung as talk show "Kiss and Talk" MC
- Joo Woo-jae as talk show "Kiss and Talk" guest
- Hwang Young-hee as internet entertainment show "Star Live" editor-in-chief
- Yeo Woon-bok as debate program's police panelist
- Go In-beom as Cha Seung-in's father
- Shin Young-jin as autospy responsibility
- Kang Chan-yang as nurse
- Choi Yoo-ri as Na Young-hyun – Na Soo-hyun's younger sister
- Oh Hee-joon as Pierrot
- Kim Min-sang as Kaepko
- Kang Heon as convenience store's customer
- Song Young-gyu
- Kim Jeong-hak
- Son Seon-geun as Police Hall deputy
- Kang Dong-yeop as Kim Sang-oh – Ham Tae-seop's lawyer
- Sung Min-soo as Kang Young-min – Internal Affairs Department's police officer
- Jung Dong-gyu
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[3] | AGB Nielsen[4] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | June 22, 2016 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 5.9% | 6.7% | |
| 2 | June 23, 2016 | 6.6% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 8.2% | |
| 3 | June 29, 2016 | 6.2% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 8.0% | |
| 4 | June 30, 2016 | 7.0% | 8.6% | 7.6% | 8.6% | |
| 5 | July 6, 2016 | 5.7% | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.5% | |
| 6 | July 7, 2016 | 8.4% | 10.0% | 7.1% | 7.9% | |
| 7 | July 13, 2016 | 7.1% | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.0% | |
| 8 | July 14, 2016 | 7.2% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 9.0% | |
| 9 | July 20, 2016 | 5.5% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | |
| 10 | July 21, 2016 | 6.9% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 7.4% | |
| 11 | July 27, 2016 | 5.8% | 7.8% | 6.0% | 7.1% | |
| 12 | July 28, 2016 | 6.7% | 8.3% | 6.5% | 7.5% | |
| 13 | August 3, 2016 | 5.3% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 5.8% | |
| 14 | August 4, 2016 | 6.1% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | |
| 15 | August 17, 2016 | 4.7% | 6.1% | 4.7% | <6.9% | |
| 16 | August 18, 2016 | 5.1% | 6.7% | 4.9% | <6.7% | |
| Average | 6.33% | 7.99% | 6.37% | <7.36% | ||
Remark
- Episode 15 and 16 wasn't aired on August 10 and 11 due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode schedules to be aired on August 17 and 18, 2016.
Original soundtrack
OST Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Broken" | Lydia Lee | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Broken" (English Ver.) | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Broken" (Inst.) | 3:45 | |
| Total length: | 11:15 | ||
OST Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To You (나는 너에게)" | Ha Dong-kyun | 3:47 |
| 2. | "To You (나는 너에게)" (Inst.) | 3:47 | |
| Total length: | 7:34 | ||
OST Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shadow (그림자)" | Yezi (Fiestar) & Jung Chae-yeon (DIA) | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Shadow (그림자)" (Inst.) | 4:01 | |
| Total length: | 8:02 | ||
OST Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Leave Me (떠나지마)" | Hoon.J (훈 제이) | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Don't Leave Me (떠나지마)" (Inst.) | 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 7:28 | ||
International broadcast
The series aired in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore with a variety of subtitles on ONE TV ASIA within 24 hours of the original South Korean broadcast.[5] The drama is also available to stream in Singapore and Indonesia on Viu with English and Indonesian subtitles respectively.[6][7]
In the United States, the drama airs in the Los Angeles DMA free, over-the-air on Asian American-oriented TV channel, LA 18 KSCI-TV (channel 18) with English subtitles from July 13 to September 1, 2016.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ah-joong | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama | Park Hyo-joo | Nominated | ||
| Special Award, Actress in a Genre Drama | Jun Hyo-seong | Won |
References
- 이은정 (25 May 2016). "전효성, SBS '원티드' 합류..."천재해커 변신"". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "'조혜련 동생' 조민준, SBS '원티드' 합류 [공식입장]". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- "PPALI-PPALI - ONE". 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Viu Singapore". Facebook. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- @viuindonesia (July 29, 2016). "Wanted on Viu". Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Instagram.
External links
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