South Korean television series Gap-dong Genre| Crime Thriller Drama Mystery Action Written by| Kwon Eum-mi Directed by| Jo Soo-won Starring| Yoon Sang-hyun Sung Dong-il Kim Min-jung Kim Ji-won Lee Joon Country of origin| South Korea Original language| Korean No. of episodes| 20 Production Executive producers| Bae Jong-byung Kim Hee-yeol Producers| Kang Hee-jun Lee Young-ok Production location| Korea Running time| 60 minutes Production company| Pan Entertainment Distributor| CJ E&M Release Original network| tvN Original release| April 11 (2014-04-11) – June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21) Gap-dong (Korean: 갑동이; RR: Gapdongi) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Sang-hyun, Sung Dong-il, Kim Min-jung, Kim Ji-won and Lee Joon. It aired on cable channel tvN from April 11 to June 14, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 (KST) time slot for 20 episodes.[1] The series is based on the real-life Hwaseong serial murders. ## Contents * 1 Synopsis * 2 Cast * 2.1 Main * 2.2 Supporting * 3 Ratings * 4 Awards and nominations * 5 International broadcast * 6 References * 7 External links ## Synopsis[edit] In 1986, the (fictional) city of Iltan in Gyeonggi Province: A young girl gets brutally murdered by an unknown person on a dark night. As the city is gripped by a succession of serial killings, a total of nine murders within a twelve-kilometer radius since 1993, the police conclude that a man they've nicknamed "Gap-dong" is behind the crimes. Detective Yang Cheol-gon is convinced that the actual killer is Ha Il-sik, a resident of the town who is intellectually challenged. His attempt to arrest the suspect fails as Ha commits suicide to prove his innocence. His death inspires his son Moo-yeom to become a police officer to clear his father's name and restore his honor. Seventeen years later, Moo-yeom is a police detective who spends his career chasing dead ends and helping juvenile delinquents. After the statute of limitations on the case expires, Moo-yeom becomes resigned to the belief that Gap-dong is dead. But then a series of incidents occur in the town that bear an eerie resemblance to Gap-dong's crimes. Cheol-gon, now a well-decorated officer, has recently transferred back to Iltan, and to his dismay, Moo-yeom joins his investigation team to catch Gap-dong once and for all. ## Cast[edit] ### Main[edit] * Yoon Sang-hyun as Ha Moo-yeom, a detective in Iltan Police Department's violent crimes unit. He vows to avenge his wrongly accused father.[2] * Sung Dong-il as Yang Cheol-gon, a police inspector at the time of the original murders, and is now a well-decorated officer. Upon receiving his latest promotion, he surprises his superiors by requesting to be assigned back to Iltan, because he wants to end his career by capturing Gap-dong. Still convinced that Moo-yeom's father was the killer, he is extremely prejudiced against Moo-yeom, which makes for a combative working relationship. He also hiding grief of his daughter's death. * Kim Min-jung as Maria Oh, a psychiatrist with a mysterious double life and a suspicious curiosity for all things Gap-dong. * Kim Ji-won as Ma Ji-wool, a 17-year-old high school student and webtoon artist with the pen name "Matilda". Ji-wool becomes pivotal to the case when her webtoon titled The Beast's Path ends up foretelling the crimes. When she becomes the killer's next target, it also serves as a set of clues to find him. * Lee Joon as Ryu Tae-oh, an inmate of a prison psychiatric hospital, who becomes a barista after his release. With a genius IQ of 150, his excellent and detailed memory may prove valuable to cracking the case, but he also happens to have the disposition to be a dangerous psychopath, and considers Gap-dong his god and hero.[3][4][5][6] ### Supporting[edit] * Jung In-gi as Cha Do-hyeok, the police section chief. He was in fact, the true culprit of the "Gap Dong" serial murders. He was sentenced to death nearing the end of the series * Hyun Woo as young Cha Do-hyeok * Kang Nam-gil as Han Sang-hoon, a profiler * Jang Gwang as Jinjo, a monk * Choo Soo-hyun as Oh Young-ae * Lee Seung-ho as Kim Shin-yong * Yoo Eun-ho as Yang Seon-joo, Cheol-gon's daughter * Lee Go-eun as young Seon-joo * Min Sung-wook as Nam Ki-ri * Jung Won-joong as Park Joong-goo * Jang Hee-soo as Kim Young-mi, Maria's mother * Yoon Kyun-sang as the youngest detective * Seo Cho-won as Supporting * Hong In-young as Hong Sung-hee, a reporter * Seo Joo-hee as Ji Hwa-ja, Ji-wool's mother * Jo Ji-hwan as Lee Hyung-nyeon, Moo-yeom's partner and wife ## Ratings[edit] In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | | AGB Nielsen Nationwide 1 | April 11, 2014 | 1.51% 2 | April 12, 2014 | 1.98% 3 | April 25, 2014 | 1.37% 4 | April 26, 2014 | 1.64% 5 | May 2, 2014 | 1.77% 6 | May 3, 2014 | 1.76% 7 | May 9, 2014 | 1.81% 8 | May 10, 2014 | 2.32% 9 | May 16, 2014 | 1.72% 10 | May 17, 2014 | 2.00% 11 | May 23, 2014 | 1.89% 12 | May 24, 2014 | 2.08% 13 | May 30, 2014 | 1.68% 14 | May 31, 2014 | 1.91% 15 | June 6, 2014 | 2.32% 16 | June 7, 2014 | 2.23% 17 | June 13, 2014 | 1.85% 18 | June 14, 2014 | 2.17% 19 | June 20, 2014 | 2.07% 20 | June 21, 2014 | 2.13% Average | 1.91% * This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS). ## Awards and nominations[edit] Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | | | | 2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Lee Joon | Nominated ## International broadcast[edit] * It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV beginning March 9, 2015.[7] * In Hong Kong, Macau, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, the drama began airing on tvN Asia with a variety of subtitles on 2016. ## References[edit] 1. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (11 April 2014). "Drama based on murders familiar". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-11. 2. ^ "Yoon Sang Hyun Gets Intense for Upcoming tvN Drama Gapdong". Soompi. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-11. 3. ^ Bae, Sun-young (4 February 2014). "MBLAQ Lee Joon to Turn into Barista in New Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-11. 4. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (20 March 2014). "Lee Joon joins new thriller". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-20. 5. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (11 April 2014). "Lee Joon Says MBLAQ Members Liked that He Was a Psychopath in Gapdong". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-11. 6. ^ Jeon, Ah-ram (28 June 2014). "Interview: Lee Joon Shares on Acting as a Psychopath in Gapdong". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29. 7. ^ "Gap Dong กั๊บดง ถอดรหัสฆ่า / GabDong – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 2 September 2015. 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