Bad Guys 2

Bad Guys 2[2][3] (Korean: 나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시; RR: Nappeun Nyeoseokdeul: Akui Doshi; lit. Bad Guys: City of Evil) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Joong-hoon, Joo Jin-mo, Yang Ik-june, Kim Mu-yeol and Ji Soo. It is a spin-off of the 2014 television series Bad Guys. It aired on OCN from December 16, 2017 to February 4, 2018 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST) time slot.[4]

Bad Guys 2
Promotional poster
Also known asBad Guys: Vile City[1]
Hangul나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byHan Jung-hoon
Directed byHan Dong-hwa
Starring
ComposerKim Tae-seong
Country of originSouth Korean
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Heo Gun
  • Park Ho-shik
Producers
  • Han Joon-hyuk
  • Lee Hae-young
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time60
Production companyUrban Works Media
Distributor
Release
Original networkOCN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseDecember 16, 2017 (2017-12-16) –
February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)
Chronology
Related showsBad Guys
External links
Website
Production website

Synopsis

A group of criminals are forced together to track down even worse villains.

Cast

Main
A prosecutor willing to fight dirty to capture his targets.
A former violent mobster who quit after a tragic incident, and has carried this heavy hidden burden of his past ever since.
A fierce and psychopathic provincial investigator who is hiding a secret.
A rookie prosecutor who is clueless at the beginning but gradually begins to understand the dark underbelly of crime.
A man who went to prison and now is seeking for revenge after being the victim of a tragedy as his younger sister had been nearly killed.

Supporting

Production
  • The series is the second collaboration between writer Han Jung-hoon and director Han Dong-hwa of 38 Revenue Collection Unit. Han Jung-hoon also wrote Bad Guys.[5]
  • Park Sung-woong was offered the leading role but declined.[6]
  • Uhm Tae-goo was originally cast in the role of Han Gang-joo but due to a knee injury, he was replaced by Ji Soo.[7]
  • Kang Ha-neul was originally cast in the role of No Jin-pyeong, but due to scheduling conflicts with his military enlistment, he was replaced by Kim Mu-yeol.[8]

Original soundtrack

Part 1
Released on December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Who Am I"Kim WonKim WonHui (Pentagon)03:51
2."Who Am I" (Inst.) Kim Won 03:51
Total length:07:42

Viewership
Bad Guys 2 : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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1TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD794105893710748471074103110379321307TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share[10]
AGB Nielsen[11] TNmS[12]
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1 December 16, 2017 2.598% 2.911% 3.9%
2 December 17, 2017 4.195% 4.705% 4.6%
3 December 23, 2017 2.980% 3.396% 2.8%
4 December 24, 2017 3.966% 4.358% 3.9%
5 December 30, 2017 3.377% 3.820% 2.9%
6 December 31, 2017 3.945% 3.727% 3.6%
7 January 6, 2018 3.210% 3.598% 3.1%
8 January 7, 2018 3.948% 3.761% 3.9%
9 January 13, 2018 3.485% 3.657% 3.1%
10 January 14, 2018 4.257% 4.613% 3.8%
11 January 20, 2018 3.450% 3.496% 3.1%
12 January 21, 2018 4.064% 4.245% 4.3%
13 January 27, 2018 3.456% 3.379% 4.2%
14 January 28, 2018 4.012% 4.119% 4.4%
15 February 3, 2018 3.717% 4.016% 3.9%
16 February 4, 2018 4.797% 4.642% 4.8%
Average 3.716% 3.903% 3.8%
  • The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama 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).

References
  1. "Bad Guys: Vile City (2017)". CJ ENM. CJ ENM. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. "Bad Guys 2 [Title in the URL]". OCN. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. BADGUYS2 "세상이 그렇게 안 둬…" 나쁜 녀석들 악의 도시 주진모 캐릭터 예고 #나쁜녀석들 #힘캐 170929 EP.0. YouTube (in Korean). OCN. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. "The baddies convene for first teaser of Bad Guys: City of Evil". Dramabeans. October 5, 2017.
  5. "Bad Guys: Age of Evil in contention for OCN's fall lineup". Dramabeans. April 4, 2017.
  6. "Park Sung-woong up for lead role in Bad Guys spinoff". Dramabeans. April 22, 2017.
  7. "Ji Soo Confirmed To Join Cast For Second Season Of "Bad Guys"". Soompi. July 18, 2017.
  8. "Kim Mu-yeol up to replace Kang Haneul in Bad Guys: City of Evil". Dramabeans. July 28, 2017.
  9. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  10. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  11. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  12. "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
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