The King of Pigs
Promotional poster
Hangul
돼지의 왕
Based onThe King of Pigs
by Yeon Sang-ho
Developed byTving (Production Plan)
Written byTak Jae-young
Directed byKim Dae-jin
Starring
Music byJeon Se-jin (Movie Closer)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12[1]
Production
Producers
  • Jang Jung-do
  • Kim Kyung-kyu[2]
Running time40 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseMarch 18 (2022-03-18) –
April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)

The King of Pigs (Korean: 돼지의 왕; RR: Dwaejiui Wang) is a South Korean web series starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Sung-kyu, and Chae Jung-an. A live-action remake of Yeon Sang-ho's 2011 animated film of the same name,[4][5][6] the series depicts a thriller drama of those who brought out memories of violence due to a mysterious serial murder that began with a message from a friend 20 years ago.[7] It premiered on TVING on March 18, 2022.[8]

Cast

Main

  • Kim Dong-wook as Hwang Kyung-min, who lives without forgetting the memories of school violence 20 years ago.[9]
    • Lee Chan-yu as young Hwang Kyung-min[10]
  • Kim Sung-kyu as Jung Jong-seok, a detective who tracks messages from a friend 20 years ago.[11]
    • Shim Hyun-Seo as young Jung Jong-seok.
  • Chae Jung-an as Kang Jin-ah, a charismatic detective who is a strong-willed principle dist and is obsessed with cases.[11]
  • Choi Hyun-jin as Kim Cheol, a classmate who had guts to fight the bullies.[12]

Supporting

People around Hwang Kyung-min

Others

  • Hwang Man-ik as Park Seong-jin.[15]
  • Jung Eui-jae as Jin Hae-soo, the youngest detective on the powerful team that investigates a mysterious serial murder case.[16]
  • Oh Min-suk as Kang Min[17]
  • Ji Chan as Cho Pil-doo, Jong-seok's colleague.[18]
  • Park Jin as Doo Man-jae, is a police detective who helps Jung Suk uncover the case.[19]
  • Kim Min-sik as Kim Min-seok, the youngest member of the Seodong Police Station's first strong team.[20]
  • Yang So-min as Kim Hyeon-jeong, an acquaintance of Hwang Kyung-min's wife and the director of neuropsychiatry.[21]
  • Lee Tae-gum as Seo Dong-jin, Gwangsudae's team leader.[22]
  • Kim Min-seok as Choi Seong-gyu, one of the students who brutally commit school violence against Hwang Kyung-min.[23]
  • Bae Yoo-ram as Park Chan-young[12]
  • Choi Kwang-je as Ahn Jung-hee[12]
  • Lee Kyoung-young as Choi Suk-Ki, a corrupted teacher who loves money and tolerates school bullying.
  • Woo Mi-hwa as Kim Cheol's mother.

Release

The series first aired on the online streaming service TVING on March 18, 2022, with a 19+ rating.

On June 2, 2022, it was reported that The King of Pigs would be rerun on OCN on June 19, 2022, with a 19+ rating as with its original airing.[24]

In July 2022, it was confirmed that the drama would be shown at Fantasia 2022, making it the first drama series to be shown at the festival.[25]

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[26]
1 June 19, 2022 1.107%
2 June 19, 2022 1.117%
3 June 26, 2022 0.911%
4 June 26, 2022 0.961%
5 July 3, 2022 0.664%
6 July 3, 2022 0.755%
7 July 10, 2022 0.848%
8 July 10, 2022 0.930%
9 July 17, 2022 0.690%
10 July 17, 2022 1.036%
11 July 24, 2022 1.107%
12 July 24, 2022 1.281%
Average 0.929%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

References

  1. 1 2 "The King of Pigs (2022)". CJ ENM. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The King of Pigs". Studio Dragon. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Kim, Mi-hwa (August 17, 2021). "연상호 감독 '돼지의 왕' 드라마로..김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 [공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. ↑ "[단독] '돼지의 왕' OCN서도 본다… 19일 첫 방송". entertain.naver.com.
  5. ↑ 기자, 장다희. "'돼지의 왕', 몬트리올 필름 페스티벌 초청…"드라마 시리즈 상영은 최초"". entertain.naver.com.
  6. ↑ "EDaily news". Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ↑ Kim Mi-hwa (August 17, 2021). "연상호 감독 '돼지의 왕' 드라마로..김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 [공식]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ↑ Yoo Jung-min (February 11, 2022). "'돼지의 왕' 김동욱 뒤로 보이는 수상한 돼지 그림자...의미심장한 티저 포스터 공개 | 텐아시아" ['King of Pigs' Kim Dong-wook's shadow of a suspicious pig behind him... Significant teaser poster released]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. ↑ Bae Hyo-joo (August 16, 2021). "연상호 원작 '돼지의 왕' 김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 확정[공식]" [Casting confirmed for Kim Dong-wook X Kim Seong-gyu X Chae Jung-an in 'The King of Pigs' by Yeon Sang-ho [official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ Yoo Byung-cheol (March 16, 2022). "이찬유, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김동욱 어린 시절 연기" [Chanyu Lee confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Kim Dong-wook Childhood Acting] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. 1 2 Lee Da-won (August 16, 2021). "연상호 '돼지의 왕' 드라마化…김동욱·김성규·채정안 출연" [Yeon Sang-ho's drama 'The King of Pigs'... Starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Seong-gyu, and Chae Jung-an]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. 1 2 3 Hwang Soo-yeon (April 18, 2022). "'돼지의 왕' 최현진, 충격엔딩…김동욱X김성규, 20년 전 진실 드러났다" [King of Pigs' Choi Hyun-jin, shocking ending... Kim Dong-wook X Kim Seong-gyu, the truth was revealed 20 years ago] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ↑ Yoo Byung-cheol (September 15, 2021). "한수연, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 김동욱 아내 박민주 역 합류" [Han Su-yeon joins Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs' as Kim Dong-wook's wife, Park Min-joo]. Korea Economy TV (in Korean). Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Naver.
  14. ↑ Choi Hee-jae (September 2, 2021). "이지하, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김동욱과 母子 호흡 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ↑ Moon Ji-yeon (September 14, 2021). "[공식] 황만익, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정..김동욱·김성규와 호흡" [[Official] Hwang Man-ik confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Kim Dong-wook and Kim Seong-gyu]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ↑ Moon Ji-yeon (October 7, 2021). "[공식] 정의제, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정" [[Official] Jung Eui-je confirmed to appear in Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs']. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  17. ↑ Lee Min-ji (October 13, 2021). "오민석, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 출연…대학병원 부교수 변신(공식)" [Oh Min-seok to appear in Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs'... Transformed into an associate professor at a university hospital (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  18. ↑ Jang Woo-young (October 22, 2021). "지찬, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김성규와 호흡 [공식]" [Jichan confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Sungkyu Kim [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Kim Hye-jeong (March 10, 2022). "배우 박진 '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정[공식]" [Actor Park Jin confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ↑ Yoo Jung-min (March 15, 2022). "김민식, '돼지의 왕' 캐스팅 확정...강력계 형사로 변신‧김성규와 호흡" [Kim Min-sik confirmed to be cast in 'The King of Pigs] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ↑ Lee Jun-hyun (March 17, 2022). "양소민, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김성규·채정안과 호흡" [Yang So-min confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Kim Seong-gyu and Chae Jung-an] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. ↑ Ha Ji-won (March 18, 2022). "이태검, 기상청에서 경찰서로…'돼지의 왕' 출격" [Lee Tae-gum, from the Korea Meteorological Administration to the police station… 'The King of Pigs] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ↑ Tae Yu-na (March 24, 2022). "김민석, 무자비한 학폭 가해자…20년 만에 피해자 마주해 ('돼지의 왕')" [Kim Min-seok, the ruthless perpetrator of school violence… Facing the victim after 20 years ('The King of Pigs')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ↑ Lee Hyun-ah (June 2, 2022). "[단독] '돼지의 왕' OCN서도 본다… 19일 첫 방송" [[Exclusive] I see 'The King of Pigs' on OCN... First broadcast on the 19th] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  25. ↑ Jang Da-hee (July 5, 2022). "돼지의 왕', 몬트리올 필름 페스티벌 초청…"드라마 시리즈 상영은 최초" [The King of Pigs' invited to Montreal Film Festival... "The first drama series screening] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  26. ↑ Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1-12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
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