Bad Guys 2

Bad Guys 2
Promotional poster
Also known as Bad Guys: Vile City
Hangul
나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시
Literal meaning Bad Guys: City of Evil
Revised Romanization Nappeun Nyeoseokdeul: Ag-ui dosi
Genre
Created by Studio Dragon
Written by Han Jung-hoon
Directed by Han Dong-hwa
Starring
Composer Kim Tae-seong
Country of origin South Korean
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producers
  • Heo Gun
  • Park Ho-shik
Producers
  • Han Joon-hyuk
  • Lee Hae-young
Camera setup Single camera
Running time 60
Production company Urban Works Media
Original release
Network OCN
Release December 16, 2017 –
February 4, 2018
Related
Bad Guys

Bad Guys 2 (Korean: 나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Joong-hoon, Joo Jin-mo, Yang Ik-june, Kim Mu-yeol and Ji Soo. It is a spin-off of the 2014 television series Bad Guys. It aired on OCN from December 16, 2017 to February 4, 2018 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST).

Synopsis

Following the sudden, violent and tragic end of a corruption investigation three years earlier, a group of prosecutors and police detectives, unafraid of dealing out haphazard violence and applying torture, bands with an ex-mobster and an assassin. They are determined to cross the line to take revenge, battle organized crime, and end institutional corruption in their city.

Cast

Main

An experienced prosecutor on a crusade, having had a colleague killed and another one crippled three years earlier. After a change in higher-up politics, he is now allowed, and willing to fight dirty to capture his targets.
A widely feared, former violent mobster. After having survived an assassination attempt, he turned to an honorable life as restaurant owner at Turtle Market where his iron fist now marks the law.
A detective, a psychopath, a gambler, or a drug addict, nobody can tell for sure. Broken and dirty as he is, he is determined, without compromise, and fights to the last breath.
A rookie prosecutor who lost his partner to a seemingly random knife attack three years earlier. Still in grief, he is summoned to join a law enforcement team which is sometimes hard to tell apart from thugs.
A young man, a killer who lived his entire life as underdog, making every sacrifice to support and protect his younger sister. After an assassination attempt on his sister (meanwhile the mayor's secretary), Gang-joo joins the investigator team, both for revenge and atonement.

Supporting

Production

  • The series is the second collaboration between writer Han Jung-hoon and director Han Dong-hwa of Squad 38. Han Jung-hoon also wrote Bad Guys.
  • Park Sung-woong was offered the leading role but declined.
  • Uhm Tae-goo was originally cast in the role of Han Gang-joo but due to a knee injury, he was replaced by Ji Soo.
  • Kang Ha-neul was originally cast in the role of No Jin-pyeong, but due to scheduling conflicts with his military enlistment, he was replaced by Kim Mu-yeol.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on December 17, 2017
No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length
1. "Who Am I" Kim Won Kim Won Hui (Pentagon) 03:51
2. "Who Am I" (Inst.)   Kim Won   03:51
Total length: 07:42

Viewership

Bad Guys 2 : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 794 1058 937 1074 847 1074 1031 1037 932 1307 TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 December 16, 2017 2.598% 2.911% 3.9%
2 December 17, 2017 4.195% 4.705% 4.6%
3 December 23, 2017 2.980% 3.396% 2.8%
4 December 24, 2017 3.966% 4.358% 3.9%
5 December 30, 2017 3.377% 3.820% 2.9%
6 December 31, 2017 3.945% 3.727% 3.6%
7 January 6, 2018 3.210% 3.598% 3.1%
8 January 7, 2018 3.948% 3.761% 3.9%
9 January 13, 2018 3.485% 3.657% 3.1%
10 January 14, 2018 4.257% 4.613% 3.8%
11 January 20, 2018 3.450% 3.496% 3.1%
12 January 21, 2018 4.064% 4.245% 4.3%
13 January 27, 2018 3.456% 3.379% 4.2%
14 January 28, 2018 4.012% 4.119% 4.4%
15 February 3, 2018 3.717% 4.016% 3.9%
16 February 4, 2018 4.797% 4.642% 4.8%
Average 3.716% 3.903% 3.8%
  • The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired 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).