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Beyond Evil (TV series)

Beyond Evil (Korean: 괴물; Hanja: 怪物) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo.[1][2] It aired on JTBC from February 19 to April 10, 2021.[3] It received seven nominations at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, winning three – Best Drama, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor for Shin Ha-kyun. It was also selected as one of the final candidates for the Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Television.[4]

Synopsis

Beyond Evil follows the story of two fearless policemen from the Manyang Police Substation[a] of the Munju Police Station (located in the western part of Gyeonggi Province), Lee Dong-sik (Shin Ha-kyun) and Han Joo-won (Yeo Jin-goo), who break the law to catch a serial killer. In the course of uncovering the culprit's identity, they question the innocence of everyone involved in the case, including themselves. "Who is the monster?" "Is it you?" "Is it me?" "Is it us?"

Inspiration

While the plot appears to make some allusions to Korea's Hwaseong serial murders case, the show is not based on a true story, and is solely a work of fiction. The similarities can be explained by inspiration drawn from Memories of Murder (2003) by Bong Joon-ho.

Cast

Main

An impulsive and eccentric sergeant at the Manyang Police Substation. Once a capable detective, he has been demoted to doing largely menial and tedious tasks.
An elite detective from the International Crime Investigation Team at the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency transferred to Manyang Police Substation.[a] Good-looking and highly capable, he has great influence due to being the son of a prominent police chief.

Supporting

Manyang Butcher's Shop

Nicknamed the "Master of Knife", the owner of the Manyang Butcher Shop and Restaurant.

Manyang Police Substation

The soon-to-retire Chief of Manyang Police Substation.[a]
A Sargeant at Manyang Police Substation.[a]
A police officer at Manyang Police Substation.[a]
The youngest police officer at the Manyang Police Substation and the brother of Oh Ji-hwa.

Munju Police Station

The Lieutenant of the Investigation Support Team at Munju Police Station, Lee Dong-sik's best friend, and son of congresswoman Do Hae-won.
The team leader of the Dangerous Crimes Division, Lee Dong-sik's classmate from elementary to high school, and the former wife of CEO Lee Chang-jin.
An honest homicide detective at Munju Police Station whose role model is Dong-sik
Chief of Munju Police Station.
Senior detective at Munju Police Station.
Captain of the Forensic Investigation Team and Kang Do-soo's wife.

Manyang People

The current councilwoman and aspiring mayoral candidate of Munju, and mother of Park Jeong-je.
The CEO of JL Construction and the Chairperson of the Munju City Dream Town Development Committee.
The owner of the Manyang Supermarket, Dong-sik's adopted brother, and the father of Kang Min-jung.
She is the daughter of Kang Jin-mook, the owner of Manyang Supermarket.

People around Han Joo-won

Han Joo-won's father and front-runner for the next Commissioner of the National Police Agency.
A Munju City prosecutor who was once Joo-won's private high school tutor.
Han Gi-hwan's wife and Han Joo-won's mother.

People around Lee Dong-shik

Dong-sik's fraternal twin sister.
Yu-yeon & Dong-shik's mother

Others

Production

Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo previously appeared in the film No Mercy for the Rude (2006) where Yeo played the younger version of Shin's character.[14]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Viewership

Beyond Evil : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[18]

Awards and nominations

Listicle

Remake

Beyond Evil has recently landed the J-drama adaptation, with no further news on which broadcasters nor the airing date was publicly announced.[23]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e It can be seen as a branch office of the police station. In this case, Manyang Police Substation is under Munju Police Station.

References

  1. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (January 12, 2021). "Shin Ha-kyun, Yeo Jin-goo's thriller series 'Beyond Evil' unveils posters". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo Confirm to Star in "Beyond Evil"". HanCinema. August 10, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021년 JTBC 드라마 포문 여는 '괴물'…대본 리딩 현장 공개!". JTBC News (in Korean). December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Kim, Jin-seok. [57회 백상]치열했던 TV 부문 수상 결과 어떻게 결정됐나 [[57th Baeksang] How was the fierce TV category determined?]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "[괴물] 등장인물 소개 - 이동식". JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  6. ^ Hong Se-young (February 17, 2021). "이도현 '괴물' 특별출연 [공식]". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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  8. ^ "Choi Sung-eun to Star in "Beyond Evil" With Shin Ha-kyun and Yeo Jin-goo". HanCinema. August 11, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Chun Ho-jin to Star in JTBC Drama "Beyond Evil"". HanCinema. September 17, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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  12. ^ "Heo Sung-tae to Star in "Beyond Evil"". HanCinema. August 24, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Mihwa Kim (February 11, 2021). "강민아, JTBC '괴물' 캐스팅..신하균X여진구와 호흡 [공식]" [Kang Min-ah, JTBC's'Monster' casting... Breathing with Shin Ha-gyun X Yeo Jin-gu [Official]]. Star News. Naver. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  14. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (February 19, 2021). "Yeo Jin-gu, Shin Ha-kyun team up for 'Beyond Evil,' reminiscent of retro thriller 'Memories of Murder'". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "괴물 OST Part.1" [Beyond Evil OST Part.1]. Melon. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  16. ^ "괴물 OST Part.2" [Beyond Evil OST Part.2]. Melon. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  17. ^ "괴물 OST Part.3" [Beyond Evil OST Part.3]. Melon. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea Cable Daily -TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS". Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  19. ^ Lee, Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho’s ‘2022 APAN STAR AWARDS’ nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ^ a b Hicap, Jonathan (May 18, 2021). "Winners at 57th Baeksang Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  21. ^ a b Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Naver.
  22. ^ "The 10 best Korean dramas of 2021". NME. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  23. ^ Chakraborty, Moumita (February 14, 2024). "King the Land, Reborn Rich, Strong Woman Bong Soon and more SLL K-dramas to be remade in various languages". Pinkvilla. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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