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The King of Pigs (TV series)

The King of Pigs
Promotional poster
Hangul
돼지의 왕
Based onThe King of Pigs
by Yeon Sang-ho
Developed byTving (Production Plan)
Written byTak Jae-young
Directed byKim Dae-jin
Starring
Music byJeon Se-jin (Movie Closer)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12[1]
Production
Producers
  • Jang Jung-do
  • Kim Kyung-kyu[2]
Running time40 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseMarch 18 (2022-03-18) –
April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)

The King of Pigs (Korean: 돼지의 왕; RR: Dwaejiui Wang) is a South Korean web series starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Sung-kyu, and Chae Jung-an. A live-action remake of Yeon Sang-ho's 2011 animated film of the same name,[4][5][6] the series depicts a thriller drama of those who brought out memories of violence due to a mysterious serial murder that began with a message from a friend 20 years ago.[7] It premiered on TVING on March 18, 2022.[8]

Synopsis

Hwang Gyeong Min is a 35-year-old man who lives without forgetting the memories of school violence 20 years ago. Jung Jong Seok is a 35-year-old detective who tracks messages from a friend 20 years ago. Kang Jin Ah is a charismatic detective with strong principles and an obsession with solving cases. Jin Ah and Jong Seok try to find Hwang Gyeong Min's targets after his 1st target, Ahn Jeong Hee, was murdered brutally. The crux of the story shows dark secrets of Jong Seok and Hwang Gyeong Min's true nature as he tries to expose the truth behind Kim Cheol's death 20 years ago.

Cast

Main

  • Kim Dong-wook as Hwang Gyeong-min/Nam Gi-cheol, who lives without forgetting the memories of school violence 20 years ago, now in the guise of a taxi cooperation ceo.[9]
    • Lee Chan-yu as young Hwang Gyeong-min[10]
  • Kim Sung-kyu as Jung Jong-seok, a detective who tracks messages from a friend 20 years ago.[11]
    • Shim Hyun-seo as young Jung Jong-seok.
  • Chae Jung-an as Kang Jin-ah, a charismatic detective who is a strong-willed principle dist and is obsessed with cases.[11]
  • Choi Hyun-jin as Kim Cheol, a classmate who had guts to fight the bullies.[12]

Supporting

People around Hwang Kyung-min

Others

  • Hwang Man-ik as Park Seong-jin.[15]
  • Jung Eui-jae as Jin Hae-soo, the youngest detective on the powerful team that investigates a mysterious serial murder case.[16]
  • Oh Min-suk as Kang Min
    • Moon Seong-hyun as young Kang Min[17]
  • Ji Chan as Cho Pil-doo, Jong-seok's colleague.[18]
  • Park Jin as Doo Man-jae, is a police detective who helps Jong-seok uncover the case.[19]
  • Kim Min-sik as Kim Min-seok, the youngest member of the Seodong Police Station's first strong team.[20]
  • Yang So-min as Kim Hyeon-jeong, an acquaintance of Hwang Kyung-min's wife and the director of neuropsychiatry.[21]
  • Lee Tae-gum as Seo Dong-jin, Gwangsudae's team leader.[22]
  • Kim Min-seok as Choi Seong-gyu, one of the students who brutally commit school violence against Hwang Kyung-min.[23]
    • Jang Dae-woong as young Seong Gyu
  • Bae Yoo-ram as Park Chan-young[12]
    • Kang Ji Seok as young Chan-young
  • Choi Kwang-je as Ahn Jung-hee[12]
    • Song Seung Hwan as young Jung-hee
  • Lee Geung-young as Choi Seok-ki, a corrupt teacher who loves money and tolerates school bullying.
  • Woo Mi-hwa as Kim Cheol's mother
  • Ahn Doo-ho as Nam Deok-woo
  • Kang Jung-woo as Lee Ki-won
  • Lee Joon-ha as Jung Soo, an 11th grader senior and Jong-bin's aide.
  • Jo Wan-ki as Kim Jong-bin

Release

The series first aired on the online streaming service TVING on March 18, 2022, with a 19+ rating.

On June 2, 2022, it was reported that The King of Pigs would be rerun on OCN on June 19, 2022, with a 19+ rating as with its original airing.[24]

In July 2022, it was confirmed that the drama would be shown at Fantasia 2022, making it the first drama series to be shown at the festival.[25]

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[26]
1 June 19, 2022 1.107%
2 June 19, 2022 1.117%
3 June 26, 2022 0.911%
4 June 26, 2022 0.961%
5 July 3, 2022 0.664%
6 July 3, 2022 0.755%
7 July 10, 2022 0.848%
8 July 10, 2022 0.930%
9 July 17, 2022 0.690%
10 July 17, 2022 1.036%
11 July 24, 2022 1.107%
12 July 24, 2022 1.281%
Average 0.929%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

References

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  10. ^ Yoo Byung-cheol (March 16, 2022). "이찬유, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김동욱 어린 시절 연기" [Chanyu Lee confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Kim Dong-wook Childhood Acting] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
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  13. ^ Yoo Byung-cheol (September 15, 2021). "한수연, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 김동욱 아내 박민주 역 합류" [Han Su-yeon joins Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs' as Kim Dong-wook's wife, Park Min-joo]. Korea Economy TV (in Korean). Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Choi Hee-jae (September 2, 2021). "이지하, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김동욱과 母子 호흡 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Moon Ji-yeon (September 14, 2021). "[공식] 황만익, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정..김동욱·김성규와 호흡" [[Official] Hwang Man-ik confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Kim Dong-wook and Kim Seong-gyu]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Moon Ji-yeon (October 7, 2021). "[공식] 정의제, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정" [[Official] Jung Eui-je confirmed to appear in Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs']. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Lee Min-ji (October 13, 2021). "오민석, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 출연…대학병원 부교수 변신(공식)" [Oh Min-seok to appear in Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs'... Transformed into an associate professor at a university hospital (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Jang Woo-young (October 22, 2021). "지찬, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김성규와 호흡 [공식]" [Jichan confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Sungkyu Kim [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Kim Hye-jeong (March 10, 2022). "배우 박진 '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정[공식]" [Actor Park Jin confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Yoo Jung-min (March 15, 2022). "김민식, '돼지의 왕' 캐스팅 확정...강력계 형사로 변신‧김성규와 호흡" [Kim Min-sik confirmed to be cast in 'The King of Pigs] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Lee Jun-hyun (March 17, 2022). "양소민, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김성규·채정안과 호흡" [Yang So-min confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Kim Seong-gyu and Chae Jung-an] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Ha Ji-won (March 18, 2022). "이태검, 기상청에서 경찰서로…'돼지의 왕' 출격" [Lee Tae-gum, from the Korea Meteorological Administration to the police station… 'The King of Pigs] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Tae Yu-na (March 24, 2022). "김민석, 무자비한 학폭 가해자…20년 만에 피해자 마주해 ('돼지의 왕')" [Kim Min-seok, the ruthless perpetrator of school violence… Facing the victim after 20 years ('The King of Pigs')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Lee Hyun-ah (June 2, 2022). "[단독] '돼지의 왕' OCN서도 본다… 19일 첫 방송" [[Exclusive] I see 'The King of Pigs' on OCN... First broadcast on the 19th] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Jang Da-hee (July 5, 2022). "돼지의 왕', 몬트리올 필름 페스티벌 초청…"드라마 시리즈 상영은 최초" [The King of Pigs' invited to Montreal Film Festival... "The first drama series screening] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  26. ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1-12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
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