Heartless City
Heartless City | |
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Promotional poster | |
Genre |
Noir/Crime Action Romance |
Written by | Yoo Seong-yeol |
Directed by | Lee Jung-hyo |
Starring |
Jung Kyung-ho Lee Jae-yoon Nam Gyu-ri |
Composer(s) | Nam Hye-seung |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Kim, Uno |
Producer(s) |
Kang Cheol-woo Kim Eui-seok |
Production location(s) | Korea |
Cinematography | Choi Yoon-man |
Editor(s) |
Lee Hyun-mi Lee Young-rim |
Production company(s) | DRM Media |
Distributor | JTBC |
Release | |
Original network | JTBC |
Original release | 27 May – 30 July 2013 |
External links | |
Website |
Heartless City[1] (Hangul: 무정도시; RR: Mujeongdoshi; lit. Cruel City) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Jung Kyung-ho, Nam Gyu-ri and Lee Jae-yoon.[2] It aired on JTBC from May 27 to July 30, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 20 episodes.
Plot
The noir/crime drama revolves around the love and struggles of undercover agents and members of an infamous drug ring.
When her older sister Lee Kyung-mi is murdered while undercover in the criminal underworld, Yoon Soo-min is driven to pick up where Kyung-mi left off. But in the shadows, there are no rules and no reason; Soo-min falls for the organization's drug kingpin, "The Doctor's Son," who also happens to be the prime suspect in her sister's murder.
Cast
Main Cast
- Jung Kyung-ho as Jung Shi-hyun ("The Doctor's Son") - Grew up in a red light district/brothel until his mom died from drug-overdose. Then ran away from an orphanage (to Jin-Sook) and eventually became a drug courier for "Uncle" Safari. Shi-hyun is nicknamed "The Doctor's Son" and became the boss of a mid-sized gang. Highly ambitious. He is plotting to take over the position of "Scale," his drug supplier.
- Lee Jae-yoon as Ji Hyung-min[3] - Hyung-min graduated from the police academy with top scores and gets promoted at a young age. Was studying law to join the Prosecutor's office, but returned to the police force to avenge an undercover officer's death. Now the section chief of a special investigation unit, his goal is to take down "Scale," which leads him to Shi-hyun.
- Nam Gyu-ri as Yoon Soo-min[4] - Soo-min grew up in an orphanage with Kyung-mi, and they treat each other like real sisters. When Kyung-mi is killed in the line of duty, Soo-min goes undercover to catch her friend's killer and finish what Kyung-mi started. However, she ends up falling for "The Doctor's Son," the drug lord Kyung-mi was investigating until her untimely death.
- Son Chang-min as Min Hong-ki - Director of the police/special investigative unit.
- Kim Yoo-mi as Lee Jin-sook - President/CEO for various adult entertainment establishments. Worked the streets at an younger age. Close friend to Shi-hyun's mom. Looked out for Shi-hyun as he was growing up. Along with Soo, they both support and follow Shi-hyun's direction/quest to take over the drug distribution channel.
- Choi Moo-sung as Moon Deok-bae ("Safari") - Knew Shi-hyun as a child. Paths did not cross again until he was sent down to Busan to pursue "Doctor's Son." Taught/gave Shi-hyun a switchblade knife when he was younger (this became Shi-hyun's weapon of choice).
- Yoon Hyun-min as Kim Hyun-soo - Met Shi-hyun in prison and both worked under "Halibut." At times, hot headed but loyal to a fault.
Supporting Cast
- Go Na-eun as Lee Kyung-mi - An undercover agent. She is Hyung-min's girlfriend and Soo-min's older sister. She grew up with Shi-hyun at the orphanage and is hinted that she is Shi-hyun's love interest, she later on died after being shot in the head by a sniper during an undercover mission to catch Doctor's Son who happened to be Shi-hyun.
- Park Soo-young as chief of detective squad
- Kil Yong-woo as Ji Man-hee - Attorney general and Hyung-min's father.
- Kim Byung-ok as Jeoul ("Scale") - Head of the narcotics ring (drugs, loan sharking, adult entertainment establishments). Leader behind the scenes for "Halibut" and "Meth Kim."
- Kim Jung-hak as Ahn Kyung-chan - Prosecutor.
- Song Min-ji as Cha Hyo-joo
- Reporter.
- Jung Soo-young as Oh Jung-yeon
- Prosecutor.
- Kim Jong-goo as Jo ("Busan") aka "Chairman"
- Leader of Busan gang.
- Jung Ji-soon as Jo Ha-neul
- Son of "Busan."
- Park Young-ji as Cha
- Lawmaker and Hyo-joo's father.
- Jung Moon-sung as Shi-hyun's subordinate
- Kim Min-sang as Kim Bbong ("Meth")
- Kim Hyo-sun as Eun-soo
- Lee Moo-saeng as Detective Kim
- Shim Min as Joo-young
- Soo-min's friend since kindergarten.
- Kim Jae-hwa as Park Eun-ae
Music
The soundtrack digital single "Hurt" was sung by Kim Yong-jin of pop group Bohemian. Its repetition every episode followed the dark noir theme of the series.[5]
International broadcast
References
- ↑ "Heartless City". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (22 May 2013). "Cruel City gets a glitzy start". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ↑ Kim, Hyung-eun (28 May 2013). "Lee's new role not quite so Heartless". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ↑ Han, Jae-hee (6 August 2013). "Nam finds catharsis, even if she's a weirdo". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- ↑ "'보헤미안 용진의 '무정도시' OST '상처', 극 몰입도 고조 '호평'". WStarNews (in Korean). 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Heartless City at HanCinema