Kill Heel
2022 South Korean drama television series
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Kill Heel (Korean: 킬힐; RR: Kilhil) is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Noh Do-cheol and starring Kim Ha-neul, Lee Hye-young and Kim Sung-ryung. The series depicts the lives of three women, who have strong desire to achieve success in the home shopping industry.[3] It premiered on tvN on March 9, 2022, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 14 episodes.[4]
| Kill Heel | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 킬힐 |
| RR | Kilhil |
| MR | K'irhil |
| Genre | |
| Created by | tvN (Production Plan) |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Noh Do-cheol |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Seol Ki-tae (Music Manager)[1] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes[2] |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | March 9 – April 21, 2022 |
Cast and characters
Main
- Kim Ha-neul as Woo-hyun[5]
- 39 years old, a show host at UNI Home Shopping. Once a very successful show host with a lot of accordance, now her career is on decline to the level of selling toilet paper.
- Lee Hye-young as Gi Mo-ran[6]
- Kim Min-joo as young Gi Mo-ran[7]
- CFO, UNI Home Shopping
- Kim Sung-ryung as Bae Ok-sun[8]
- Min Soo-hwa as young Bae Ok-sun[9]
- 52 years old, a high-class and UNI home shopping signboard show host.
Supporting
People around Woo Hyun
- Kim Jin-woo as Kim Do-il, Woo Hyun's jobless husband[10]
- Jung Seo-yeon as Kim Ji-yoon, Woo Hyun and Do-il's only daughter[11]
People around Bae Ok-sun
- Jeon No-min as Choi In-guk[12]
- In mid 50s, Bae Ok-sun's husband and the son of a prominent politician family. He is currently in the process of campaigning for parliamentary elections.
- Yoon Hyun-soo as Choi Jeong-hyeon[13]
- Bae Ok-sun's son.
UNI Home Shopping People
- Kim Jae-chul as Hyun-wook[14]
- In late 40s, the eldest son of UNI Group and president of UNI Home Shopping who has a polite and courteous personality.
- Jung Eui-jae as Seo Jun-beom[15]
- In mid 30s, a deputy general manager who has been in the company for 6 years.
- Moon Ji-in as Noh Seong-woo[16]
- A new PD of home shopping.
- Shim Wan-joon as Park Jong-soo[17]
- The team leader of a home shopping company.
- Shin Joo-ah as Go Eun-nara[18]
- A UNI home shopping show host
- Kim Do-yeon as Kim Soo-wan[19]
- The head of hair and makeup in the dressing room in home shopping.
- Kim Hyo-sun as Ahn An-na[20]
- UNI Home Shopping Fashion Team Product Planning, who is a popular MD and self-centered to own what she wants.
- Park So-eun as Im In-jin[21]
- The PD of home shopping.
- Yoo Jang-young as Shim Sang-chan[22]
- A shopping host with 2-3 years of experience, he is a savvy person who broadcasts almost all products in home shopping.
- Park Hee-jin as Noh Da-bi[23]
- A fashion person who once worked as a stylist, but after failing to appear on a fashion show once, she never had another chance to appear on a fashion show again. She is currently established in the food and daily necessities field.
Others
- Jeon Gook-hyang as Doil's Parent[24]
- Han Soo-yeon as Ham Shin-ae[25]
- Hyun-wook's wife and the daughter of a famous chaebol family.
- Kim Hyun-wook as James, Gi Mo-ran's son, a young man in his twenties[26]
Special appearance
Production
On November 3, 2021, it was reported that Kim Ha-neul is considering to appear in the TV series a year after 18 Again.[29] Lee Hye-young is appearing in TV series after 3 years, her last appearance was in tvN's 2018 TV series Lawless Lawyer.[30] Park Eun-seok was first offered the role of Seo Jun-beom, a PD in home shopping company, which later went to Jung Eui-jae.[31]
On January 14, 2022, the script reading site was revealed by releasing photos.[32]
Release
Kill Heel was originally scheduled to be released on February 23, 2022. However, the filming schedule changed due to the aftermath of COVID-19 confirmed at the filming site and the premiere date was postponed for two weeks to March 9, 2022.[33] Kill Heel was originally organized as 16 episodes, ended with 14 episodes, due to internal organizational strategic reasons.[34]
Original soundtrack
| Kill Heel | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various | |
| Released | 2022 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
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Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That Night" | Jung Bom, Seol Gi-tae, Anais | TOP SNOW | Lee Da-young | 3:27 |
| 2. | "That Night" (Inst.) | TOP SNOW | 3:27 | ||
| Total length: | 6:54 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "George" | Scarbrow Joshua James Henry, Anaisoluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, Scheller Oscar Benjamin Alexander | Scarbrow Joshua James Henry, Anais Oluwatoyinestelle Marerincar | Elaine | 3:10 |
| 2. | "George" (Inst.) | Scarbrow Joshua James Henry, Anais Oluwatoyinestelle Marerincar | 3:10 | ||
| Total length: | 6:20 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "DEVILLL" | SNNNY, Joy Yang, Choi Byulbit | SNNNY | Hajin | 2:47 |
| 2. | "DEVILLL" (Inst.) | 2:47 |
Part 4
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can we fly like a bird" | Joy Yang, SNNNY | Yejune Synn (SNNNY) | Kim So-yeon | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Can we fly like a bird" (Inst.) | 4:14 |
Part 6
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Losing Star" | KEHN | KEHN | Lee In | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Losing Star" (Inst.) | 3:09 |
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 1087 | 902 | 705 | 855 | 491 | 762 | 553 | 573 | 660 | 801 | 661 | 802 | 711 | 986 | 753 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[41] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | March 9, 2022 | 4.375% (1st) | 4.604% (1st) |
| 2 | March 10, 2022 | 3.997% (2nd) | 3.739% (2nd) |
| 3 | March 16, 2022 | 3.158% (2nd) | 3.254% (2nd) |
| 4 | March 17, 2022 | 3.499% (2nd) | 3.636% (2nd) |
| 5 | March 23, 2022 | 2.251% (2nd) | 2.158% (3rd) |
| 6 | March 24, 2022 | 3.636% (2nd) | 4.100% (2nd) |
| 7 | March 30, 2022 | 2.304% (2nd) | 2.271% (2nd) |
| 8 | March 31, 2022 | 2.629% (2nd) | 2.469% (2nd) |
| 9 | April 6, 2022 | 3.210% (2nd) | 3.160% (2nd) |
| 10 | April 7, 2022 | 3.670% (2nd) | 3.819% (2nd) |
| 11 | April 13, 2022 | 3.354% (2nd) | 3.073% (2nd) |
| 12 | April 14, 2022 | 3.823% (2nd) | 3.981% (2nd) |
| 13 | April 20, 2022 | 3.554% (2nd) | 3.302% (2nd) |
| 14 | April 21, 2022 | 4.736% (2nd) | 4.972% (2nd) |
| Average | 3.442% | 3.467% | |