Flower of Evil (TV series)

Flower of Evil (Korean: 악의 꽃; RR: Agui kkot) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo.[1][2][3] It aired on tvN every Wednesday and Thursday from July 29 to September 23, 2020,[4] and streamed internationally on iQIYI, Viki and ViuTV with multi-languages subtitles. Lee and Moon have previously starred in Criminal Minds, and it was Lee's return to television after two years.[5]

Flower of Evil
Promotional poster
Hangul악의 꽃
Genre
Created byMonster Union
Studio Dragon
Written byYoo Jung-hee
Directed byKim Cheol-kyu
Starring
ComposersKim Jun-seok
Jung Se-rin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerYoo Sang won
ProducerJung Hae-ryong

Jang Shin-ae

Kim Dae-ho
EditorYoungjoo Kim
Running time70 minutes
Production companiesMonster Union
Studio Dragon
DistributortvN
Release
Original networktvN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJuly 29 (2020-07-29) –
September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
External links
Website

Synopsis

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 daughter who adores her parents. Cha Ji Won and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.[6]

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[7]
    • 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[8]

Baek Hee-sung & Cha Ji-won's family
  • Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won[9]
  • Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father[10]
  • Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother[11]
  • Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother[12]

Kangsoo Police Station
  • Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team[11]
  • Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective[11]
  • Kim Soo Oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member[11]
  • Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief[11]
  • Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain

Hanjoogan Magazine
  • Yang Hye-jin as Gang Pil-young, lead reporter[11]
  • Ju Ye-eun as Reporter Joo

Others
  • Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Baek 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

Released on August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Psycho"DOKO, Son Jae-minDOKO, Son Jae-minDOKO3:07
2."Psycho" (Inst.) DOKO, Son Jae-min 3:07
Total length:6:14

Part 2

Released on August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."In My Heart"Kim MinKim MinLim Yeon3:49
2."In My Heart" (Inst.) Kim Min 3:49
Total length:7:38

Part 3

Released on September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Feel You"Kim MinKim Min, TaylorShin Yong-jae (2F)03:28
2."Feel You" (Inst.) Kim Min, Taylor 03:28
Total length:6:56

Viewership
Flower of Evil : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
180664075291275279793293780385188712121092121012121349947
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[13]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[14]
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 drama airs 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 5th Asia Artist Awards Asia Celebrity Lee Joon-gi Won [15]
Best Artist Award Won
Popularity Award, Actress Moon Chae-Won Nominated
7th APAN Star Awards Popularity Award, Actress Nominated

References
  1. Lee, Ge-eun (January 14, 2020). "이준기X문채원, tvN '악의 꽃' 출연 확정...부부로 호흡[공식]". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. Song, Seung-jin (May 18, 2020). "장희진, 드라마 '악의 꽃' 출연 확정". Sunday Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. Choi, Jin-sil (May 19, 2020). "서현우, '악의 꽃' 주연 합류…'믿보배'가 온다". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. Lee, Su-ji (July 3, 2020). "문채원·이준기 '악의 꽃', 1주일 미룬 29일 첫 방". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Flower of Evil Serial Paling Dinantikan Penggemar Drama Korea". Kumparan. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. Park, Jung sun (May 19, 2020). "임나영, 이준기X문채원 ´악의 꽃´ 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  8. Jo, Jo-kyung (May 22, 2020). "정택현, tvN 새 수목 드라마 '악의 꽃' 캐스팅". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. Yoon, Yong-seop (May 30, 2020). "[드라마] 배우 손종학, tvN 새 수목드라마 `악의꽃` 신스틸러 활약". Yeongnam (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  11. "악의 꽃 | 인물 소개". tvN (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  12. 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.
  13. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. Moon, Ji-yeon (November 29, 2020). '2020 AAA' 이정재·김수현→임영웅·방탄소년단 올해의 대상 [2020 AAA Lee Jung-jae, Kim Soo-hyun → Lim Young-woong, BTS' Grand Prize of the Year]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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