Flower of Evil (South Korean TV series)

Flower of Evil
Promotional poster
Hangul	악의 꽃
Revised Romanization	Agui kkot
Genre	tvN
Release	July 29 (2020-07-29) – September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
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Flower of Evil (Philippines)

Flower of Evil (

Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) is a man who hides his identity and past from his wife Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), a detective. On the surface, they appear to be the perfect family: A loving couple with a beautiful six-year-old daughter who adores her parents.

Cha Ji-won and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and she is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.

Cast

Main

• Lee Joon-gi as Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo^[1]
  • Park Hyun-joon as young Hyun-soo
  • Cha Sung-je as child Hyun-soo
• Moon Chae-won as Cha Ji-won, Hee-sung/Hyun-soo's wife^[1]
• Jang Hee-jin as Do Hae-soo^[2]
  • Lim Na-young as teenage Hae-soo, Hyun-soo's older sister^[6]
  • Lee Chae-yoon as eleven-year-old Hae-soo
• Seo Hyun-woo as Kim Moo-jin, journalist^[3]
  • Jeong Taek-hyun as young Moo-jin^[7]

Supporting

Baek Hee-sung and Cha Ji-won's family

• Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won^[8]
• Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father^[9]
• Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother^[10]
• Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother^[11]

Kangsoo Police Station

• Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team^[10]
• Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective^[10]
• Kim Soo-oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member^[10]
• Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief^[10]
• Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain

Hanjoogan Magazine

• Yang Hye-jin as Gang Pil-young, lead reporter^[10]
• Ju Ye-eun as Reporter Joo

Extended

• Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo
• Kim Ji-hoon as Baek Hee-sung
  • Choi Kwon-soo as young Hee-sung
• Lee Kyu-bok as Nam Soon-gil
• Kim Geon as Kim In-seo
• Lee Ju-yeon as Park Seo-young
• Han Soo-yeon as Jung Mi-sook
• Yoon Byung-hee as Park Kyung-choon, taxi driver and husband of Jung Mi-sook
• Park Seung-tae as Oh Bok-ja
• Kim Ki-cheon as Dr. Lee Hyun-suk

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Viewership

Flower of Evil : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea.[12] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12] Nationwide Seoul 1 July 29, 2020 3.357% 4.248% 2 July 30, 2020 2.860% 3.155% 3 August 5, 2020 3.116% 3.570% 4 August 6, 2020 3.735% 4.357% 5 August 12, 2020 2.973% 3.060% 6 August 13, 2020 3.615% 4.030% 7 August 19, 2020 3.526% 4.030% 8 August 20, 2020 3.863% 4.358% 9 August 26, 2020 3.539% 4.142% 10 August 27, 2020 3.659% 4.701% 11 September 2, 2020 3.844% 4.250% 12 September 9, 2020 4.729% 5.234% 13 September 10, 2020 4.456% 4.853% 14 September 16, 2020 4.767% 5.246% 15 September 17, 2020 5.083% 5.536% 16 September 23, 2020 5.715% 6.639% Average 3.927% 4.463% Special September 3, 2020 2.342% 2.797% In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS). Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2020 Asia Artist Awards Asia Celebrity Lee Joon-gi Won [13] Best Artist Awards Won Popularity Award, Actress Moon Chae-won Nominated 2021 7th APAN Star Awards Popular Star Award, Actor Lee Joon-gi Nominated KT Seezn Star Award Nominated Moon Chae-won Nominated Popularity Award, Actress Nominated 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director (TV) Kim Cheol-kyu Won [14] Best Drama (TV) Flower of Evil Nominated Best Screenplay (TV) Yoo Jung-hee Nominated Best Actor (TV) Lee Joon-gi Nominated Best Supporting Actor (TV) Kim Ji-hoon Nominated Adaptation On September 16, 2021, A2Z which premiered on June 25, 2022. Duranga is the Hindi remake produced by Rose Audio Visuals with streaming partner ZEE5 after buying rights from Studio Dragon. The show was released on August 19, 2022. It is also the first official remake of a Korean drama in India.[16] References ^ a b c Lee, Ge-eun (January 14, 2020). "이준기X문채원, tvN '악의 꽃' 출연 확정...부부로 호흡[공식]". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ a b Song, Seung-jin (May 18, 2020). "장희진, 드라마 '악의 꽃' 출연 확정". Sunday Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ a b Choi, Jin-sil (May 19, 2020). "서현우, '악의 꽃' 주연 합류…'믿보배'가 온다". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ Lee, Su-ji (July 3, 2020). "문채원·이준기 '악의 꽃', 1주일 미룬 29일 첫 방". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2020. ^ "Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won comes back to small screen with "The Flower of Evil" after 2 years of their absence". My Daily. January 15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020. ^ Park, Jung sun (May 19, 2020). "임나영, 이준기X문채원 ´악의 꽃´ 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ Jo, Jo-kyung (May 22, 2020). "정택현, tvN 새 수목 드라마 '악의 꽃' 캐스팅". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ Jo, Yoo-kyung (June 5, 2020). "'샤이니 키 뮤즈' 주예은, tvN '악의 꽃' 캐스팅…주간지 기자 역할". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ Yoon, Yong-seop (May 30, 2020). "[드라마] 배우 손종학, tvN 새 수목드라마 '악의꽃' 신스틸러 활약". Yeongnam (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ a b c d e f "악의 꽃 | 인물 소개". tvN (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-21. ^ Kim, Hee-seo (May 21, 2020). "조경숙, tvN 새 드라마 '악의 꽃' 문채원 엄마役 출연 확정 [공식]". The Celuv (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020. ^ "Daftar Lengkap Pemenang Asia Artist Awards 2020" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 2021-10-13. Herald Pop (in Korean) – via Naver. ^ "Piolo Pascual, Lovi Poe to star in Pinoy version of K-drama 'Flower of Evil'". ABS-CBN News. September 16, 2021. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (2022-08-17). "Thriller series 'Flower Of Evil' becomes first K-drama to be remade in India". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2022-08-18. External links Official website (in Korean) Flower of Evil at Studio Dragon (in Korean) Flower of Evil at Monster Union (in Korean) Flower of Evil at HanCinema Flower of Evil at IMDb Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flower_of_Evil_(South_Korean_TV_series)&oldid=1211931998"