Bad Prosecutor
2022 South Korean television series
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Bad Prosecutor (Korean: 진검승부) is a South Korean television series starring Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee. It depicts the story of a prosecutor who truly punishes corrupt powers with expedience and trickery. The series aired on KBS2 on October 5 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) for 12 episodes.[2][5]
| Bad Prosecutor | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 진검승부 |
| Hanja | 真劍勝負 |
| Lit. | True Sword Battle |
| RR | Jingeomseungbu |
| MR | Chin'gŏmsŭngbu |
| Genre | Legal drama[1] |
| Screenplay by | Im Young-bin[2] |
| Directed by | Kim Seong-ho[2] Choi Yeon-soo[3] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Baek Eun-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yoon Jae-hyuk (KBS) |
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| Running time | 75 minutes[4] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | October 5 – November 10, 2022 |
Synopsis
Bad Prosecutor is a story about prosecutor named Jin Jung (Doh Kyung-soo), armed with badness and grittyness, breaking the sanctuary created by wealth and power. He chooses expediency over the law, trick over the standard, and defect over sincerity. He will provide a sense of exhilaration by punishing corrupt officials who are eating away at this society.
Cast
Main
- Do Kyung-soo as Jin Jung[6]
- Jung Hyeon-jun as young Jin Jung[7]
- A prosecutor in the third division of the Central District Prosecutors' Office who stands on the side of the underprivileged.
- Lee Se-hee as Shin A-ra[8]
- A senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office with perfect work skills and social skills.
- A prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
Supporting
People related to Jin Jung
- Lee Si-eon as Go Joong-do[10]
- A hacker with obscure skills who works with Jin Jung.
- Kim Sang-ho as Park Jae-kyung[11]
- The head of the Civil Service Office of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
- Yeon Joon-seok as Lee Chul-ki[12]
- Jin Jung's loyal and reliable detective.
- Joo Bo-young as Baek Eun-ji[13]
- Daughter of the head of National Organization – White Gompa.
People related to the Central District Prosecutor's Office
- Kim Tae-woo as Kim Tae-ho[14]
- The Chief Prosecutor of the crime department.
- Choi Kwang-il as Lee Jang-won[2]
- Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Central Prosecutor's Office.
- Yoon Jung-seop as Investigator Park[15]
- He is a veteran who worked with Shin A-ra.
- Hong Eui-jun as Investigator Kang Shin-jo[16]
- Oh Do-hwan's loyal right arm.
People related to Kangsan Law Firm
- Kim Chang-wan as Seo Hyun-gyu[17]
- Representative of Kangsan Law Firm and the primary antagonist of the series.
- Yoo Hwan as Seo Ji-han[17]
- Son of Seo Hyun-gyu. Heir to Kangsan Law Firm and a culprit of the murder that leads to the event of the series.
- Kim Hieora as Director Tae Hyung-wook[18]
- Seo Hyun-gyu's bodyguard and personal secretary.
- Kim Jung-young as Jang Jae-Hee[19]
- A professor and Jin Jung's senior in university.
Others
- Kim Geun-soon as Jin Jung's mother[17]
- She has a cool personality, and owns a restaurant.
- Shin Seung-hwan as Yoo Jin-cheol[17]
- A gangster who runs an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.
- Jeong Jae-won as Min-goo[16]
- The third person in the national organization White Gompa.
Extended
- Lee Hyo-na as Park Ye-young[20]
- The victim of the Seo Cho-dong murder case.
- Lee Woo-sung as Kim Hyo-jun[21]
- A delivery man who has been identified as the culprit in the Seo Cho-dong murder case.
Special appearance
- Lee Jong-hyuk as Jin Kang-woo[7]
- Jin Jung's father and reporter.
- Keum Kwang-san as Fitness president[22]
Production
On October 28, 2022, it was reported that filming would end on October 31.[23]
Original soundtrack
| Bad Prosecutor (Original Television Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | November 17, 2022 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 77:44 |
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| Producer | PRISMFILTER |
The soundtrack album peaked on number 37 on weekly Circle Album Chart. As of December 2022, 3,400 copies have been sold.[24]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deep End" | twlv | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Little Star" (작은 별) | Lucy | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Bite" | D.O. (Exo) | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Call me a freak" | Suho (Exo) | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부) | Layone | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Bitter" (쓰다) | Han Dong-geun | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Believe" | Chuther | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Deep End" (Inst.) | twlv | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Little Star" (Inst.) | Lucy | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Bite" (Inst.) | D.O. (Exo) | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Call me a freak" (Inst.) | Suho (Exo) | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.) | Layone | 2:49 |
| 13. | "Bitter" (Inst.) | Han Dong-geun | 3:54 |
| 14. | "Believe" (Inst.) | Chuther | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 45:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Go Jin-jeong" |
| 2:02 |
| 2. | "Detective Comic" |
| 2:22 |
| 3. | "Agent" |
| 2:01 |
| 4. | "Real Fight" | Oh Byeong-joo | 2:05 |
| 5. | "Extreme Hip-hop" |
| 2:47 |
| 6. | "Freestyle" |
| 3:18 |
| 7. | "Airport Chase" | Oh Byeong-joo | 1:47 |
| 8. | "Funny Rock" |
| 2:40 |
| 9. | "War against Evil" | Oh Byeong-joo | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Smash" |
| 2:00 |
| 11. | "Wrong Judgement" |
| 2:03 |
| 12. | "Real Prosecutor" |
| 2:05 |
| 13. | "Amigo" |
| 2:01 |
| 14. | "Here to the End" |
| 2:25 |
| Total length: | 32:32 | ||
Original Soundtrack Parts 1–7
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Deep End" | Kim Hye-jeong |
| twlv | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Deep End" (Inst.) |
| 3:11 | ||
| Total length: | 6:22 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Star" (작은 별) |
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| Lucy | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Little Star" (Inst.) |
| 3:13 | ||
| Total length: | 6:26 | ||||
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부) | Layone |
| Layone | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.) |
| 2:49 | ||
| Total length: | 5:38 | ||||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Bitter" (쓰다) |
| Kwon Tae-eun | Han Dong-geun | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Bitter" (Inst.) | Kwon Tae-eun | 3:54 | ||
| Total length: | 7:48 | ||||
Part 7
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Believe" | Shannon |
| Chuther | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Believe" (Inst.) |
| 3:11 | ||
| Total length: | 6:22 | ||||
Viewership
Bad Prosecutor : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 773 | 876 | 834 | 911 | 774 | 932 | 893 | 1005 | 1093 | 1060 | 795 | 1158 | 925 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| Nielsen Korea[25] | TNmS[26] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | October 5, 2022 | 4.3% (15th) | 4.1% (15th) | 4.6% (15th) | |
| 2 | October 6, 2022 | 5.0% (9th) | 4.8% (9th) | 5.1% (11th) | |
| 3 | October 12, 2022 | 4.6% (12th) | 4.3% (14th) | 4.3% (15th) | |
| 4 | October 13, 2022 | 5.0% (11th) | 4.7% (13th) | 4.9% (13th) | |
| 5 | October 19, 2022 | 4.3% (14th) | 4.1% (13th) | 3.9% (16th) | |
| 6 | October 20, 2022 | 5.1% (11th) | 4.8% (10th) | 4.3% (13th) | |
| 7 | October 26, 2022 | 5.0% (14th) | 5.2% (8th) | 4.1% (17th) | |
| 8 | October 27, 2022 | 5.6% (11th) | 5.7% (8th) | 4.8% (12th) | |
| 9 | November 2, 2022 | 6.3% (6th) | 6.7% (6th) | 5.0% (13th) | |
| 10 | November 3, 2022 | 6.2% (8th) | 6.0% (6th) | 5.2% (12th) | |
| 11 | November 9, 2022 | 4.7% (12th) | 4.5% (13th) | 4.1% (16th) | |
| 12 | November 10, 2022 | 6.3% (6th) | 5.9% (7th) | 4.9% (12th) | |
| Average | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.6% | ||
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Accolades
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress in Television | Kim Hieora | Nominated | [27] |
