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Bad Guy | |
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![]() Promotional poster for Bad Guy | |
Also known as | Bad Boy Bad Man |
Genre | Melodrama |
Directed by | Lee Hyung-min |
Starring | Kim Nam-gil Han Ga-in Kim Jae-wook Oh Yeon-soo Jung So-min |
Composer | Choi Seong-wook |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 17 |
Production | |
Production locations | Korea Nagoya, Japan |
Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
Production companies | Good Story KPAX NHK[1] |
Original release | |
Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Release | 26 May 5 August 2010 | –
Korean name | |
Hangul | 나쁜 남자 |
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Revised Romanization | Nappeun Namja |
McCune–Reischauer | Nappŭn Namja |
Bad Guy (Korean: 나쁜 남자; RR: Nappeun namja) is a 2010 South Korean melodrama television series, starring Kim Nam-gil, Han Ga-in, Kim Jae-wook, Oh Yeon-soo and Jung So-min.[2][3][4][5] Directed by Lee Hyung-min,[6] it aired on SBS from May 26 to August 5, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes.
In one night, Gun-wook (Kim Nam-gil) lost everything because of the Hong family. They took him in, believing he was President Hong's illegitimate son Tae-sung, and then cast him aside into the streets when it turned out to be a mistake. Years later, Gun-wook returns for revenge, taking down the Hongs and their Haeshin corporation step by step. The real Hong Tae-sung (Kim Jae-wook) and sisters Mo-ne (Jung So-min) and Tae-ra (Oh Yeon-soo) are all chess pieces in his impeccable revenge plan, but he never planned on meeting and falling in love with the smart and equally ambitious Jae-in (Han Ga-in).[7][8][9][10]
In analyzing his character Gun-wook, Kim Nam-gil described him as "an innocent but bad guy," saying, "You can't hate him because while his actions may be based on vengeance; he's actually lonely and is longing for love." About portraying the pretty, smart and ambitious Moon Jae-in, Han Ga-in said she "accepted the role in the drama because I wasn't scared to brush off my goddess image from commercials." Hong Tae-ra's mundane life is shattered when she falls for Gun-wook, and Oh Yeon-soo admitted feeling nervous about her love scene with Kim.[5]
Regarding the racy kissing scene between him and Oh, Kim commented that "Actually, I thought it would be good if it were steamy. I wanted to give this married woman with a child and a family a dangerous fantasy, or even a vicarious sense of satisfaction." He added that he prefers working with married women than single ones, saying, "The difference between shooting a melodrama with married and single actresses are they themselves seem to feel more comfortable and talk openly. It gives us a chance to become close and talk about this and that while not having to worry about getting involved in a scandal. In a way, married people are my seniors in life so I can learn a lot from them. I want to shoot more melodramas with married actresses from now on."[2]
In the middle of filming, Kim received his draft notice for mandatory military service.[20] He applied for a deferment in order to wrap up the shoot for the series, but it was not granted.[21] Kim shot as much as he could (his scenes were reduced, and a body double was also used) until July 13, then entered the army two days later on July 15, 2010.[22]
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings[23] | AGB Nielsen[24] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | 2010 May 26 | 12.0% | 12.4% | 11.7% | 13.1% |
2 | 2010 May 27 | 12.8% | 12.9% | 10.7% | 11.8% |
3 | 2010 June 3 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.8% |
4 | 2010 June 9 | 14.2% | 14.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
5 | 2010 June 10 | 15.1% | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.0% |
6 | 2010 June 30 | 7.2% | 8.1% | 5.6% | 6.5% |
7 | 2010 July 1 | 8.3% | 8.6% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
8 | 2010 July 7 | 7.9% | 8.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% |
9 | 2010 July 8 | 8.7% | 9.0% | 7.5% | 8.7% |
10 | 2010 July 14 | 8.9% | 9.9% | 7.1% | 8.3% |
11 | 2010 July 15 | 8.1% | 8.2% | 6.4% | 7.4% |
12 | 2010 July 21 | 8.0% | 8.3% | 6.1% | 7.1% |
13 | 2010 July 22 | 8.9% | 9.4% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
14 | 2010 July 28 | 7.8% | 8.1% | 6.4% | 7.3% |
15 | 2010 July 29 | 12.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% | 11.3% |
16 | 2010 August 4 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 7.5% | 8.5% |
17 | 2010 August 5 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Average | 10.0% | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.1% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2010 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award | Kim Nam-gil | Nominated |
Renamed as Black and Red (赤と黒) in Japan, it first aired twice on cable channel NHK BS Premium dubbed in Japanese.[25] It was later broadcast in its original Korean audio with Japanese subtitles on the main terrestrial channel NHK starting September 4, 2011, airing two episodes a day from Monday to Thursday for a total of two weeks.[26] NHK was also one of the drama's investors.[1]
It aired in Taiwan on Gala TV beginning October 5, 2011.[27]
It aired in Thailand on Modern Nine TV every Monday to Friday at 1:00 p.m. starting from March 2, 2012.[28]