The Killing Vote
2023 South Korean television series
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The Killing Vote[7] (Korean: 국민사형투표; lit. 'National Death Penalty Vote') is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, and Lim Ji-yeon. It is based on a popular webtoon of the same Korean title serialized on Kakao Webtoon and KakaoPage.[8] It aired on SBS TV from August 10 to November 16, 2023, every Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 12 episodes.[9] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[10]
| The Killing Vote | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 국민사형투표 |
| Hanja | 國民死刑投票 |
| Lit. | National Death Penalty Vote |
| RR | Gungmin sahyeong tupyo |
| MR | Kungmin sahyŏng t'up'yo |
| Genre | |
| Based on | National Death Penalty Vote by Uhm Se-yoon and Jung Yi-pum[3] |
| Written by | Jo Yoon-young[4] |
| Directed by | Park Shin-woo[4] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Koo Ja-wan |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers | |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | ₩15.36 billion[6] |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | August 10 – November 16, 2023 |
Synopsis
Cast
Main
- Park Hae-jin as Kim Moo-chan: the head of Team 1 of Southern Provincial Police Agency's regional investigation unit.[9]
- Park Sung-woong as Kwon Seok-joo: a long-term prison inmate who turned himself in after personally killing the rapist of his eight-year-old daughter.[9]
- Lim Ji-yeon as Joo Hyeon: a five-year police officer at the Cyber Safety Bureau of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA).[8]
Supporting
People around Moo-chan
- Shin Jung-geun as Choi Jin-soo: a twenty-year veteran police officer and Moo-chan's partner.[13]
- Go Geon-han as Kim Jordan: Hyeon's colleague who is an inspector at the Cyber Safety Bureau of SMPA.[14][15]
- Oh Ha-nee as Kang Yoon-ji: a police officer and a former national taekwondo athlete.[16]
- Kwon Do-hyung as Ban Sang-jae: a member of the Special Investigation Headquarters.[15][17]
People around Seok-joo
People around Joo Hyeon
- Choi Yu-hwa as Chae Do-hee: a journalist-turned-host.[20]
- Kwon Ah-reum as Joo Min: Hyeon's younger sister who is a third-year high school student.[21]
- Seo Young-joo as Kim Ji-hoon: a high school student who lost his parents in an accident as a child.[13][22]
- Oh Ji-hye as Yang Hye-jin: Ji-hoon's grandmother who is an internal medicine doctor.[15]
Extended
Killing Vote Targets
- Kim Min-sik as Bae Gi-cheol: a vicious criminal who has around 200,000 cases of sexual exploitation of minors.[26]
- Jeong Hae-na as Eum Eun-kyeong: a serial killer who killing three husbands and abuse the kids.
- Kim Jung-heon as Oh Jeong-ho: a doctor and a former army captain.[27]
Special appearances
- Jung Woong-in as Kang Seok-joo[28]
- Hong Jong-hyun as a mysterious man[28]
- Ji Yi-soo as Drunk driver[29]
Production
In March 2023, production company Pan Entertainment announced that it had signed a supply contract with Studio S for the production of the series worth 15.36 billion won.[6][30]
Release
Originally, the series was scheduled to broadcast the first two episodes consecutively on August 10, 2023 from 21:00 (KST). However, the broadcast of the first episode was postponed to 22:10 (KST) due to a special news report about Typhoon Khanun. Hence, the second episode aired on August 17.[9][31]
Viewership
The Killing Vote : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[32]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 844 | 690 | 794 | 759 | 620 | 720 | 600 | 606 | 559 | 594 | 659 | 556 | 667 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[32] | TNmS[33] | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | August 10, 2023 | 4.1% (13th) | 4.1% (11th) | N/A |
| 2 | August 17, 2023 | 3.8% (13th) | 3.9% (10th) | 3.4% (17th) |
| 3 | August 24, 2023 | 4.1% (11th) | 4.0% (9th) | N/A |
| 4 | August 31, 2023 | 4.1% (11th) | 4.3% (9th) | 3.1% (19th) |
| 5 | September 7, 2023 | 3.4% (14th) | 3.1% (15th) | N/A |
| 6 | September 14, 2023 | 4.1% (12th) | 4.4% (9th) | |
| 7 | September 21, 2023 | 3.1% (15th) | 3.0% (14th) | 2.7% (20th) |
| 8 | October 12, 2023 | 2.8% (18th) | 3.2% (16th) | N/A |
| 9 | October 19, 2023 | 2.7% (21st) | 3.0% (17th) | |
| 10 | October 26, 2023 | 3.2% (17th) | 3.2% (16th) | 2.9% (19th) |
| 11 | November 9, 2023 | 3.3% (17th) | 3.7% (12th) | N/A |
| 12 | November 16, 2023 | 3.1% (16th) | 2.9% (18th) | |
| Average | 3.5% | 3.5% | —[b] | |
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Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Park Sung-woong | Won | [34] |
| Best Young Actor | Choi Hyun-jin | Won | |||
| Best New Actress | Kwon Ah-reum | Won | [35] | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Park Hae-jin | Nominated | [36] | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Lim Ji-yeon | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Shin Jung-geun | Nominated | [37] | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Kim Kwon | Nominated | [38] | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Kim Yoo-mi | Nominated | [39] |
