Rugal (TV series)
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| Hangul | 루갈 |
| Literal meaning | Dry Tears |
| Revised Romanization | Rugal |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Rugal by Rel.mae |
| Developed by | OCN Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Do Hyun |
| Directed by |
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| Music by | Park Se-joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Song Jin-sun |
| Producer | Noh Ji-yeon |
| Running time | 60–76 minutes |
| Production company | LIAN Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | March 28 – May 17, 2020 |
Rugal (Korean: 루갈; RR: Rugal) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Park Sung-woong, Jo Dong-hyuk, Jung Hye-in, Kim Min-sang, Han Ji-wan and Park Sun-ho. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Rel.mae, it aired on OCN in South Korea and on Netflix worldwide from March 28 to May 17, 2020.[1][2]
Synopsis
Rugal tells the story of Kang Gi-beom (Choi Jin-hyuk), an elite police officer attempting to bring down one of South Korea's largest criminal organizations, Argos. In retaliation for his efforts, Kang's wife is killed by hitmen sent by Argos, and Kang is blinded and framed for the murder. Kang is later recruited by the NIS to join a special task force known as "Rugal", whose members are equipped with biotechnology, giving them superhuman abilities. After receiving two artificial eyeballs to regain and enhance his sight, Kang sets off to clear his name and bring those responsible for his wife's death to justice.
Cast
Main
- Choi Jin-hyuk as Kang Gi-beom[3]
- Park Sung-woong as Hwang Deuk-gu[4]
- Jo Dong-hyuk as Han Tae-kwoong[5]
- Jung Hye-in as Song Mi-na
- Kim Min-sang as Choi Geun-cheol[6]
- Park Sun-ho as Lee Gwang-cheol
- Lee Sang-bo as Yang Moon-bok
- Han Ji-wan as Choi Ye-won
Supporting
- Jang In-sub as Bradley
- Jang Seo-kyung as Susan
- Park Choong-sun as Dr. Oh
- Yoo Sang-hoon as Min Dal-ho
- Park Jung-hak as Go Yong-duk
- Kim In-woo as Choi-yong
- Yoo Ji-yun as Jang Mi-joo
- Ji Dae-han as Bong Man-chul
- Kim Da-hyun as Seol Min-joon[7]
- Han Gi-yoon as Kim Dae-shik[8]
- Lee Seo-el as Kim Yeo-jin[9]
- Dong Hyun-bae as Lee Jae-han[10]
Production
The first script reading took place in October 2019 at Donga Digital Media Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[citation needed]
Ratings
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Nielsen Korea.[11]
Notes
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