Alice (South Korean TV series)
Alice (Korean: 앨리스; RR: Aelliseu) is a South Korean science-fiction television series starring Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won.[1][2] It aired on SBS from August 28 to October 24, 2020, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[3][4] It is described as "a human sci-fi drama about a magical time travel of a woman who resembles a dead woman and a man who lost his emotions".[5]
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 앨리스 |
| Genre | |
| Developed by | SBS TV |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Baek Soo-chan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | SBS Contents Hub Urbane Music |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company | Studio S (SBS) |
| Distributor | SBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS TV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | August 28 – October 24, 2020 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Synopsis
In the year 2050, Alice (temporal agency) specializes in sending clients back through time to see dead loved ones to find peace and closure; they also police time incursions. Alice agents Yoon Tae-yi (Kim Hee-sun) and Yoo Min-hyuk (Kwak Si-yang) travelled to the year 1992 Seoul to search for The Book of Prophecy (a book that predicts the fates of certain people and end of time travel) and found it. However, Lee Se-hoon (Park In-soo), agent of the mysterious Teacher (rogue group that wants to continue manipulating time), found the child version of Tae-yi and murdered her father for the book. Before her father died, he gave the final page to little Tae-yi before her adult counterpart arrived. Tae-yi and Min-hyuk acquired the book and had local police arrest Se-hoon. When Tae-yi realized she was pregnant, Min-hyuk (the father) encouraged Tae-yi to abort the child as time traveling (radiation) would cause serious defects. Tae-yi then disappeared with the book to carry her child.
Tae-yi would rename herself as Park Sun-young and single-handedly raised her son, Park Jin-gyeom (Joo Won). Born with Alexithymia, he has difficulty recognizing his own emotions and his classmates called him a psychopath. He unknowingly has the ability to manipulate time in life-and-death situations. In 2010, Jin-gyeom found his mother murdered and vowed to find her killer. Orphaned without a family, Detective Go Hyeon-seok (Kim Sang-ho) and classmate Kim Do-yeon (Lee Da-in) looked after him. By 2020, Jin-gyeom becomes a detective under Hyeon-seok and learns about time travelers, Alice, the Teacher, and the truth behind his mother's death.
Cast
Main
- Kim Hee-sun as Yoon Tae-yi / Park Sun-young
- Kim Ji-yu as young Tae-yi
- Park Sun-young is a woman with a mysterious past who lives with her son. She died in a mysterious circumstance and left a eerie instruction to her. Yoon Tae-yi is a genius physicist who has a striking resemblance to Park Sun-young. She encountered Park Jin-gyeom due to a mysterious case and decides to help him uncover the truth.
- Joo Won as Park Jin-gyeom
- Moon Joo-won as child Park Jin-gyeom (Ep. 1)
- Moon Woo-jin as young Park Jin-gyeom (Ep. 1, 7)
- Park Jin-gyeom was born without the ability to feel or express emotions. He was raised by his single mother who was the only person he cared about. He becomes a detective with the help of Go Hyeon-seok. While investigating mysterious cases, he stumbles upon time travelers.
Supporting
- Kwak Si-yang[6] as Yoo Min-hyuk
- A passionate agent of Alice and time traveler, Yoo Min-hyuk gave up the most important person in his life for Alice. He is very skilled and does his job proficiently. He faces trouble with the police when one of his clients decides to break an important time-traveling rule.
- Lee Da-in as Kim Do-yeon
- Park Jin-gyeom's only friend, Kim Do-yeon, is a reporter for Sekyung Ilbo News and has a crush on Jin-gyeom since high school. She is investigating a mysterious case involving strange drones.
- Kim Sang-ho as Go Hyeon-seok
- A senior detective and team leader of the investigation team. He was in charge of Park Sun-young's murder case. He and his wife took care of Park Jin-gyeom after his mother died.
- Choi Won-young[7] as Seok Oh-won
- Director of Kuiper Institute of Advanced Science
People at the Police Station
- Lee Jae-yoon as Kim Dong-ho
- Jung Wook as Ha Yong-seok
- Jihyuk as Hong Jeong-wook[8]
- Choi Hong-il as Yoon Jong-soo
Alice staff
- Kim Kyung-nam as Ki Cheol-am
- Hwang Seung-eon as Oh Shi-young
- Yang Ji-il as Choi Seung-pyo
- Nam Kyung as Jung Hye-soo
People around Yoon Tae-yi
- Choi Jung-woo as Tae-yi's father
- Oh Young-sil as Tae-yi's mother
- Yeonwoo as Yoon Tae-yeon, Tae-yi's younger sister
Others
- Bae Hae-sun[9] as Kim In-sook, Go Hyeon-seok's wife
- Min Jun-ho as Kim Jung-bae, senior reporter of Sekyung Ilbo News
- Lee Su-woong as Jung Ki-hoon, a broker that helps time travelers stay illegally
- Yoon Joo-man as Joo Hae-min, a serial killer from the future
Special appearances
- Jang Hyun-sung as Professor Jang Dong-shik (Ep. 1)
- Park In-soo as Lee Se-hoon, a time traveler who murdered Professor Jang (Ep. 1, 6)
- Oh Yeon-ah as Han Sun-hee, Hong Eun-soo's mother and a time traveler (Ep. 1–4)
- Seo Yi-soo as Hong Eun-soo (Ep. 1–4)
- Lee Seung-hyung as Hong Suk-joon, Hong Eun-soo's father (Ep. 1, 3–4)
- Lee Jung-hyun as Yang Hong-seob, a time traveler who breaks an important rule of Alice (Ep. 2)
Production
This is the first acting role of actor Joo Won since he was discharged from his mandatory military service on February 5, 2019.[10]
On July 31, 2020, SBS released photos from the first script reading of the series attended by the cast and crew of the show.[11][12]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Secret" | Park Se-joon, Park Ye-seo, ISHXRK | Park Se-joon, Woo Ji-hoon | Yuju (GFriend) ft. ISHXRK | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Secret" (Inst.) | Park Se-joon, Woo Ji-hoon | 3:52 | ||
| Total length: | 7:44 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whenever Wherever Whatever" | Han Kyung-soo (ARTMATIC) | Han Kyung-soo (ARTMATIC), Kiss Me Joy, Choi Min-ju | Ben | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Whenever Wherever Whatever" (Inst.) | Han Kyung-soo (ARTMATIC), Kiss Me Joy, Choi Min-ju | 3:56 | ||
| Total length: | 7:48 | ||||
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1.123 | 1.773 | 1.615 | 2.037 | 1.585 | 1.973 | 1.620 | 1.929 | 1.340 | 1.579 | 1.433 | 1.580 | 1.334 | 1.697 | 1.273 | 1.774 | 1.604 | |
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[14] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | 1 | August 28, 2020 | 4.1% (NR) | N/A | |
| 2 | 6.1% (15th) | 6.3% (16th) | |||
| 2 | 1 | August 29, 2020 | 6.4% (NR) | 7.0% (15th) | |
| 2 | 9.2% (5th) | 10.2% (5th) | |||
| 3 | 1 | September 4, 2020 | 7.2% (8th) | 8.1% (7th) | |
| 2 | 8.4% (6th) | 9.8% (3rd) | |||
| 4 | 1 | September 5, 2020 | 8.7% (9th) | 9.6% (7th) | |
| 2 | 10.6% (4th) | 11.4% (4th) | |||
| 5 | 1 | September 11, 2020 | 6.8% (12th) | 7.4% (9th) | |
| 2 | 8.1% (7th) | 8.5% (6th) | |||
| 6 | 1 | September 12, 2020 | 8.0% (9th) | 9.3% (7th) | |
| 2 | 9.9% (4th) | 11.3% (4th) | |||
| 7 | 1 | September 18, 2020 | 7.4% (11th) | 8.2% (8th) | |
| 2 | 8.6% (6th) | 9.4% (5th) | |||
| 8 | 1 | September 19, 2020 | 7.4% (8th) | 7.7% (7th) | |
| 2 | 9.6% (4th) | 10.0% (5th) | |||
| 9 | 1 | September 25, 2020 | 6.0% (15th) | 6.1% (13th) | |
| 2 | 7.0% (11th) | 7.5% (9th) | |||
| 10 | 1 | September 26, 2020 | 7.0% (12th) | 7.3% (10th) | |
| 2 | 8.7% (6th) | 8.9% (6th) | |||
| 11 | 1 | October 9, 2020 | 6.0% (17th) | 6.2% (15th) | |
| 2 | 7.6% (11th) | 8.2% (8th) | |||
| 12 | 1 | October 10, 2020 | 7.2% (10th) | 7.6% (9th) | |
| 2 | 8.5% (6th) | 8.8% (6th) | |||
| 13 | 1 | October 16, 2020 | 6.4% (13th) | 7.3% (11th) | |
| 2 | 7.4% (10th) | 8.5% (8th) | |||
| 14 | 1 | October 17, 2020 | 6.1% (15th) | 6.7% (13th) | |
| 2 | 8.6% (6th) | 9.0% (6th) | |||
| 15 | 1 | October 23, 2020 | 5.9% (19th) | 6.1% (18th) | |
| 2 | 7.0% (12th) | 7.4% (9th) | |||
| 16 | 1 | October 24, 2020 | 7.0% (11th) | 7.3% (10th) | |
| 2 | 9.1% (6th) | 9.8% (5th) | |||
| Average | 7.563% | —[lower-alpha 1] | |||
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Joo Won | Nominated | [15] |
| Kim Hee-sun | Nominated | ||||
| Producer Award | Joo Won | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Kim Hee-sun | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Kwak Si-yang | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Lee Da-in | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Kim Sang-ho | Nominated | |||
| 7th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Best Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Hee-sun| style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won | [16] |
Notes
- Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
References
- "'SF 휴먼 멜로극' 앨리스, 김희선X주원 출연 확정 [공식]". yhnews (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Sci-Fi Human Romance "Alice" Confirms Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "앨리스". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "New SBS Drama "Alice" to Premiere on August 28 @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ""Alice" Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won's Script Reading @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Kwak Si-yang in "Alice" With Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Choi Won-young Joins Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won in "Alice" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Supernova's Jihyuk Dives Into Acting with Drama "Alice" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Bae Hae-sun Joins Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won in "Alice" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Joo Won to Possibly Return With Drama "Alice" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "[Photos + Video] New Posters, Script Reading Stills and Teaser Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Alice" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "'앨리스' 김희선X주원 대본리딩, 美친 호흡". tvdaily.co.kr. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- Kim, Jong-eun (January 1, 2021). "'남궁민 대상→'펜트하우스' 9관왕, SBS 빛낸 두 작품 [종합]". TV Daily (in Korean).
- "현빈, '2020 APAN' 대상...강하늘·김희선·이상엽·이민정 최우수연기상 - 싱글리스트". www.slist.kr (in Korean). 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Alice at IMDb
- Alice at HanCinema