Duel (South Korean TV series)
2017 South Korean television series
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Duel (Korean: 듀얼; RR: Dyueol) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Kim Jung-eun, Yang Se-jong and Seo Eun-soo. It aired on OCN from June 3 to July 23, 2017 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[1][2]
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| Duel | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 듀얼 |
| RR | Dyueol |
| MR | Tyuŏl |
| Genre | |
| Created by | |
| Written by | Kim Yoon-joo |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Eom Ki-yeob |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers |
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| Cinematography |
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| Editor | Choi Jung-won |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Chorokbaem Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | June 3 – July 23, 2017 |
Synopsis
Story about Jang Deuk-cheon (Jung Jae-young), a hardened detective cop whose daughter is kidnapped. He starts to chase down the suspect using the one clue he has: Two men with the same face were at the crime scene.[3]
Cast
Main
- Jung Jae-young as Jang Deuk-cheon[4]
- Yang Se-jong as Lee Sung-joon / Lee Sung-hoon / Lee Yong-seob
- Kim Jung-eun as Choi Jo-hye[5][6]
- Seo Eun-soo as Ryu Mi-rae[7]
Supporting
People around Jang Deuk-cheon
- Lee Na-yoon as Jang Soo-yeon[8]
- Yoon Kyung-ho as Lee Hyung-sik[9]
- Choi Woong as Na Soo-ho
People around Choi Jo-hye
- Lee Ye-eun as Na Song-yi
- Lee Sung-wook as Go Bon-seok
People around Ryu Mi-rae
- Kim Ki-doo as Kim Ik-hong[10]
Extended
- Lee Cheol-min as Park Yoo-shik
- Im Il-gyu as Cha Gil-ho
- Shim Wan-joon as Yang Man-choon[11]
- Jang Ri-woo as Yang Man-choon's subordinate
- Kim Kwang-seob as Yang Man-choon's subordinate
- Joo Boo-jin as Jang Deuk-cheon's landlord
- Kim Ji-yoo as Ahn Hye-joo
- Jo Jae-ryong as Jin Byung-joon[12]
- Jo Jae-wan as Choi Joo-sik
- Lee Hae-young as Park Dong-seul
- Jung Jin-seo as Park Min-ji
- Kang Tae-ho as Kang Hyun-geun
- Choi Kwang-je as Department Head Baek
- Jung Doo-gyum as Oh Byung-cheon
- Kim Si-eun as Joo-ah
- Yoo Ha-bok as Director Han
- Kim Nan-hee as Kim Hye-jin
- Kim Dong-beom as Cha Ki-dong
- Song Joon-hee as Lee Sung-hoon
- Kim Bo-jung as Ryu Jung-sook
- Jo Soo-hyang as Park Seo-jin
- Uhm Soo-jung as Han Yoo-ra
- Park Ji-il as Park San-young
- Kang Ji-hoo as Park Seo-ryong
- Choi Beom-ho as Jang Soo-yeon's doctor-in-charge
Special appearances
- Joo Suk-tae as Ahn Jung-dong (Ep. 1)
- Ha Ji-eun as Hye-joo's mother (Ep. 1)
- Jung Soon-won as Operating victim (Ep. 1)
- Cuckoo Crew (Ep. 2)
Production
- Screenwriter Kim Yoon-joo is known for her hit drama Nine: Nine Time Travels, which was also co-produced by Chorokbaem Media (Duel's co-producing company).[13]
- Duel reunited Yang Se-jong and Seo Eun-soo, who appeared together in SBS's hit medical drama Dr. Romantic in 2016.
- First script reading took place March 31, 2017 in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[14]
Original soundtrack
| Duel OST Album | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2017 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Languages | Korean, English |
| Label | CJ E&M |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Nightmare" (악몽) |
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| Mad Soul Child | 03:48 |
| Total length: | 03:48 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Because of You" (니가 있기에) | Kim Ji-soo | Kim Ji-soo | Kang Si-ra | 03:52 |
| Total length: | 03:52 | ||||
Ratings
- In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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| AGB Nielsen[15] | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | June 3, 2017 | 2.028% | 2.385% | 1.2% |
| 2 | June 4, 2017 | 1.938% | 2.160% | |
| 3 | June 10, 2017 | 1.966% | 2.431% | |
| 4 | June 11, 2017 | 2.182% | 2.853% | |
| 5 | June 17, 2017 | 1.502% | N/a | 1.1% |
| 6 | June 18, 2017 | 1.949% | 2.390% | 1.6% |
| 7 | June 24, 2017 | 1.530% | 1.998% | 1.2% |
| 8 | June 25, 2017 | 1.796% | 2.098% | 1.3% |
| 9 | July 1, 2017 | 1.666% | 1.968% | 1.0% |
| 10 | July 2, 2017 | 1.703% | 1.905% | 1.3% |
| 11 | July 8, 2017 | 1.567% | N/a | |
| 12 | July 9, 2017 | 1.730% | 1.958% | 1.6% |
| 13 | July 15, 2017 | 1.426% | 1.570% | 1.3% |
| 14 | July 16, 2017 | 1.598% | 1.647% | |
| 15 | July 22, 2017 | 1.316% | N/a | 1.4% |
| 16 | July 23, 2017 | 1.668% | 1.629% | 1.5% |
| Average | 1.723% | —[a] | 1.3% | |
Notes
- Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.