Tunnel (TV series)
Tunnel (Korean: 터널; RR: Teoneol) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Yoon Hyun-min and Lee Yoo-young.[1][2] It replaced Voice and aired on cable network OCN every Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) time slot from March 25 to May 21, 2017 for 16 episodes.[3] The series was inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders.[4]
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| Written by | Lee Eun-mi |
| Directed by | Shin Yong-hwi |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "The Leopard of Mt. Kilimanjaro" (킬리만자로의 표범) – Cho Yong-pil |
| Composer(s) | Kim Joon-seok |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Editor(s) | Yoo Sung-yeop |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Unicorn |
| Distributor | OCN |
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| Original network | OCN |
| Picture format | 1080i |
| Audio format | 2 channels Dolby Digital |
| Original release | March 25 – May 21, 2017 |
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| Website | |
The series was a hit in China.[5]
Synopsis
In 1986, Park Gwang-ho works as an excellent and enthusiastic detective. His life changes when he’s pursuing leads in a serial homicide case and then passes through a tunnel, which transports him 30 years into the future, 2016. He meets a new partner Kim Seon-jae, an elite detective who happens to be a bit eccentric, but is one highly skilled investigator. The serial killer has resumed the killings that began 30 years ago, the detective duo alongside psychology professor Shin Jae-yi work together to solve the case and catch the killer.
Cast
Main
- Choi Jin-hyuk as Park Gwang-ho[6][7][8]
- Hwayang police station's criminal sergeant detective mysteriously disappeared in 1986 and appears in 2016.
- Yoon Hyun-min as Kim Seon-jae[9][10]
- Kim Seul-woo as child Seon-jae (Ep. 16)
- Hwayang police station's elite criminal lieutenant detective in 2016.
- Lee Yoo-young as Shin Jae-yi[6][11][12]
- Kim Se-hee as Park Yeon-ho (Jae-yi's name in the childhood)
- Lee Da-kyung as teenage Jae-yi
- Park Gwang-ho and Shin Yeon-sook's only daughter. University professor and criminal psychological counselor in 2016.
Supporting
Criminal Team 1
- Jo Hee-bong as Jeon Sung-sik[13][14]
- Kim Dong-young as young Jeon Sung-sik[15]
- Hwayang police station's criminal team 1 leader in 2016, previously a criminal corporal detective and the youngest of his team in 1986.
- Kim Byung-chul as criminal detective Kwak Tae-hee[13][14]
- Kang Ki-young as criminal detective Song Min-ha[16][17][14]
Extended
- Park Gwang-ho's wife in 1986.
- Kim Min-sang as Mok Jin-woo[14]
- Choi Seung-hun as child Jin-woo
- No Tae-yeop as teenage Jin-woo (Ep. 12)
- Hwayang University's Faculty of Medicine forensic doctor in 2016 and actual perpetrator of the Dot Murders from 1986. Began murdering again in 2016 at the same time as Jung Ho-young, which leads to all the murders initially being blamed on Ho-young.
- Reporter Oh who often searched for information at Hwayang police station in 1986; now as a taxi driver in 2016 who wants to become a police officer, named Oh Ji-hoon.
- Criminal corporal police in 2016 with three years of experience, also named Park Gwang-ho but born in 1988, the youngest of team 1 but missed since the first day of transferring work and entangled in an unexplained pursuit leading to his death.
- Hwayang police station's criminal department leader in 1986.
- Moon Sook as Hong Hye-won
- Psychologist and the president of Hwayang University in 2016.
- Yoo Ji-soo as Lee Nan-young, Kim Seon-jae's stepmother (Ep. 5, 7, 8)
Case characters
Women Mass Murder Case at Hwayang in 1985–1986 (Ep. 1-3
- Main perpetrator. As a high school student, he was suspected of killing six women. His murders actually began with his wife. He kills in the same modus operandi as Mok Jin-woo and at the same time in 2016 which is why all the murders are first thought to be perpetrated by him. Witnessed the murder of Seo Yi-soo, which is where his modus operandi came from.
- N/A as Lee Jeong-sook
- First victim, her corpse was discovered in a field.
- N/A as Kim Kyung-soon
- High school student and the second victim, her corpse was discovered at Haein riverside.
- Han Yeo-wool as Hwang Choon-hee
- Rose cafe's staff and the third victim. Her corpse was discovered at the reeds area near Sungyoo mountain.
- Seok Bo-bae as Seo Yi-soo
- Kim Wan's wife and Kim Seon-jae's mother. She was the fourth victim who was killed on the way back home, at the bare ground near the military base.
- Kim Jeong-hak as Kim Wan
- Seo Yi-soo's husband and Kim Seon-jae's father. He was a military officer in 1986.
- Kim Hye-yoon as young Kim Young-ja
- The fifth victim but still alive at this time, then she changed her name as Kim Jeong-hye.
- N/A as Jin Seon-mi
- The sixth victim who was killed in a tunnel, which is the beginning of Park Gwang-ho's disappearance after he met again the perpetrator.
Suicide at Hwayang Psychiatric Hospital (former Hwayang Chapel) in 2016 (Ep. 2)
- Park Myung-shin as Lee Seon-ok
- Shin Na-ae as Lee Seon-ok in 1986
- Victim. Mental patient in 2016, previously a murder suspect in 1986 and captured in 1990 after three murders.
Kim Jeong-hye's Murder Case in 2016 (Ep. 2–3)
- Jo Shi-nae as Kim Jeong-hye
- Victim of this case, previously named Kim Young-ja. (see the case above)
- Song Young-jae as Kim Tae-soo
- Murder perpetrator. He had feelings for the victim but wasn't reciprocated because of his fake hand.
- Ryoo Tae-ho as Jang Young-cheol, victim's ex-husband
- Kim Choo-wol as hostess of Ho motel where the victim has been staying
- Choi Min-geum as Jang Young-cheol's motel owner
- Sung Hyun-mi as owner of the restaurant where the victim often came to eat alone
Local House Robbery and Yoon Dong-woo's Murder Case in 2016 (Ep. 4)
- Choi Won-hong as Yoon Dong-woo
- Choi Myung-bin as Yoon Soo-jeong, Dong-woo's younger sister
- Jeon Jae-hyung as Noh Young-jin
- SAFE security company's former employee was fired for theft, one of the roberry perpetrators in the local houses protected by SAFE was arrested at the scene, and who stabbed the first knife at Dong-woo.
- Jung Soon-won as Young-jin's co-robber was also arrested at the scene and who stabbed the second knife at Dong-woo.
Choi Hong-seok's Murder Case (Ep. 5)
- Jeon Jin-gi as Kim In-hwan (58-year-old)
- Teacher and the perpetrator. His son, Kim Ji-hoon, was killed by Choi Hong-seok in the military enlistment.
- Hong Boo-hyang as Ji-hoon's mother
- Woo Hyeon as Go Man-seok (48-year-old), rest stop owner
- Im Kang-sung as Ma Young-gil (30-year-old), professional baseball player
- Jin Yong-wook as Lee Dae-hwan (27-year-old), former prisoner and tow truck driver
- Lee Dong-jin as Hwang Do-kyung (27-year-old), Ministry of Strategy and Finance's IT Officer's secretary
Impersonation and Jo Dong-ik's Murder Case (Ep. 6)
- Seo Eun-ah as Kim Mi-soo, perpetrator
- Jung Han-bi as Yoon Young-joo, victim
- Kim Min-kyung as victim Go Ah-ra's mother
- Yoo Jang-young as Mi-soo's ex-boyfriend
Seon-Hwa Dressmaking Shop's Fire Case (Ep. 8)
- Ahn Yong-joon as Kim Hee-joon, perpetrator
- Yoon Mi-hyang as Seon-Hwa dressmaking shop's owner
- Park So-jeong as Sook-jin, shop owner opposite of Seon-Hwa shop and Hee-joon's mother
Chain Murder Case (Ep. 7, 9–16)
- Lee Yong-nyeo as Yoo Ok-hee, Jung Ho-young's old mother (Ep. 9)
Others
- Hong Gi-joon as Hwayang Police Station's detective in 1986
- Kang Seok-won as Hwayang Police Station's detective in 1986
- Choi Jae-hyuk
- Han Sang-gil
- Jung Dong-hoon
- Jung Young-geum
- Jung Mi-hye
- Lee Jin-mok
- Han Sang-woo
- Hyun Jeong-cheol
- Dang Hyun-seok
- Kim In-ho
- Go Bong-goo
- Jo Jeong-hoon
- Kang Ji-hoon
- Lee Kang-young
- Park Se-joon
- Jung Dae-yong
- Kim Min-sung
- Kwak Min-gyu
- Kim Jong-ho
- Gong Soo-min as the older sister between two children who lost a puppy (Ep. 1)
- Kim Ji-an as the younger sister between two children who lost a puppy (Ep. 1)
- Kim Tae-young
- Lee Soo-yeon as Seo Jeong-eun, daughter of Lee Seon-ok's victim (Ep. 2)
- Lee Jae-eun as Park Gwang-ho and Shin Jae-yi's house owner (Ep. 2)
- Park Jong-bo
- Lee Beom-chan
- Jang Won-jin
- Yoo Kyung-hoon
- Kim Ki-beom
- Lee Seon-young
- Shim Sang-woo
- Kim Eun-hae
- Kim Yoo-jin
- Yoon Seo-jeong
- Jin Jeong-gwan
- Yoo Jae-ik
- Park Eun-young
- Lee Joo-young
- Kim Young-hee
- Lee Jae-eun as the woman is eating with two children in the restaurant (Ep. 4)
- Park Jin-sung
- Shin Tae-hyun
- Choi Hye-jeong
- Yoo Kyung-hoon
- Park In-jeong
- Park Ok-chool
- Jo Yong-sang
- Oh Sang-hwa
- Kim Sang-il
- Jung Tae-ya
- Choi Hyun-joon
- Lee Do-gyeom
- Cha Jae-man
- Choi Young-min
- Kwon Ban-seok as detective, Kim Seon-jae's former partner who lost Jung Ho-young at the police station (Ep. 5)
- Uhm Ok-ran
- Kim Do-hyung
- Choi Na-moo
- Kim Nam-hee
- Lee Dong-gyu
- Jo Hyun-jin
- Park Dae-gyu as Choi Hong-seok's military enlistment teammate (Ep. 5)
- Park Ik-joon
- Kim Jong-doo
- Kwon Jin-ran
- Kang Hak-soo
- Son In-yong
- Kim Kyung-min
- Min Hyo-kyung
- Jung Hee-young
- Jung Hee-jong
- Seo Jeong-joon
- Choi Young
- Shin Yool-yi
- Jin Myung-seon
- Kim Hyun
- Jang Hyo-min
- Han Hye-mi
- Choi Da-young
- Kim Beo-deul
- Park Sung-min
- Lee Jeong-joo
- Kim Nam-hee
- Park Ji-yeon
- Nam Jeong-hee as Gwang-ho (born 1988)'s old hometown neighborhood woman (Ep. 6)
- Park Seung-tae as Gwang-ho (born 1988)'s old hometown neighborhood woman (Ep. 6)
- Seo Woo-jin
- Baek In-kwon
- Kim Jin-woo
- Seo Dong-gyu
- Lee Seung-yeon as Jin Sung-cheol, younger brother of Jin Seon-mi (Jung Ho-young's sixth victim in 1986) (Ep. 6)
- Seo Young-sam
- Ha Min
- Ahn Soo-bin
- Joo Hye-min
- Yoo Yong-beom
- Ji Sung-geun as shopping guy (Ep. 8)
- Choi Gyo-sik as Oh Young-dal, cellphone shop owner (Ep. 8)
- Kim Bi-bi
- Jeon Byung-deok
- Heo Seon-haeng as man in the shopping store (Ep. 8)
- Oh Seung-hee
- Shin Yeon-sook as old woman in Mooyoung Clinic (Ep. 8)
- Min Dae-sik
- Park Cheol-min
- Jo Seung-yeon as Hwayang police station's department head (Ep. 9)
- Park Sang-yong
- Jo Sung-yoon
- Nam Sang-baek
- Jo Huin-dol
- Jeon Jae-hyun
- Im Sung-pyo as Hwayang police station chief in 2016 (Ep. 9)
- Baek Hyun-joo as Jung Ho-young's older sister-in-law (Ep. 9)
- Yoo Min-ja as Jung Ho-young's mother-in-law (Ep. 9)
- Kim Young-seon as Jung Ho-young's psychiatrist in 1987 (Ep. 9)
- Yoon Jin-sol as Haein river victim Yoon Da-young's friend (Ep. 9)
- Oh Hyo-jin
- Kim Kwang-tae
- Park Jae-won
- Baek Seung-ah
- Ok Joo-ri as Jung Ho-young's younger sister Jung Hye-ji's neighbor (Ep. 10)
- Hong Hee-ra
- So Joon-hyung
- Han Ji-ho
- Ahn Jang-hoon
- Lee Taek-geun
- Won Seo-ho
- Lee Eun-seok
- Kim Sung-yeon
- Kim Jeong-min
- Park Jin-soo
- Hong Seok-yeon as Shin-Hae Chemical's former employee (Ep. 12)
- Kang Woon
- Yoo Byung-seon as Hwayang police station's criminal team 2's detective Kim (Ep. 12)
- Jang Hyun-jeong
- Yoon Hyo-jin
- Moon Gi-young
- Lee Hyun-eung
- Jo Hyun-geon
- Lee Ja-ryung
- Lee Soo-ja
- Choi Jeong-ja
- Noh Tae-young
- Jo Min-jae
- Son Young-soon
- Cha Do-yeon
- Kang Yoon-jeong
- Yoon Boo-jin
- Kim Jae-cheol
- Go Tae-young
- Kim Moon-ho
- Han Seung-hyun
- Ryoo Jeong
- Park Yong-jin as father of Kim Kyung-soon (Jung Ho-young's second victim) (Ep. 16)
- Lee Young-hee as mother of Lee Jeong-sook (Jung Ho-young's first victim) (Ep. 16)
- Kim Doo-hee
- Yoo Chang-sook as mother of Hwang Choon-hee (Jung Ho-young's third victim) (Ep. 16)
- Kim Won-joong
- Yoo Young-bok
Special appearances
- Jung Seok-yong as Kim Jong-doo, forensic doctor of Hwayang public health center in 1986 (Ep. 1)
- Oh Yoon-hong as Madam Jung, owner of Rose cafe in front of the police station in 1986 (Ep. 1)
- Kwak In-joon as Hwayang police station chief in 1986 (Ep. 1)
- Jung Yi-rang as Lee Geum-soon (Ep. 3)
- Na Jae-geun as priest in the church where Jung Ho-young came to confession after he killed the seventh woman in 2016 (Ep. 4)
- Choi Il-hwa as Yoo Sung-jae, pharmacist loved unilaterally Yeon-sook after Gwang-ho was believed dead in 1986 (Ep. 8)
- Park Jeong-hak as senior police officer (Ep. 9)
- Song Jae-ryong as Kim Kyung-tae (Ep. 12)
- Kim Ji-sung as Hwayang police station's criminal team 2's leader (Ep. 15)
- Seo Yoon-ah as Park Kwang-ho (born 1988)'s mother (Ep. 16)
Original soundtrack
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Circle of Life (세상은 다시)[26]" | JK Kim Dong-wook[27] | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Circle of Life (세상은 다시)" (Inst.) | 3:59 | |
| Total length: | 7:58 | ||
Ratings
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 | ||
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| AGB Nielsen[28] | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | March 25, 2017 | 2.760% | 2.900% | 2.9% |
| 2 | March 26, 2017 | 3.131% | 3.268% | 3.2% |
| 3 | April 1, 2017 | 4.228% | 4.689% | 4.1% |
| 4 | April 2, 2017 | 3.555% | 3.293% | 4.3% |
| 5 | April 8, 2017 | 3.522% | 3.733% | 3.6% |
| 6 | April 9, 2017 | 4.042% | 3.922% | 3.3% |
| 7 | April 15, 2017 | 3.863% | 3.951% | 4.1% |
| 8 | April 16, 2017 | 5.179% | 5.100% | 4.9% |
| 9 | April 22, 2017 | 4.700% | 4.942% | 4.3% |
| 10 | April 23, 2017 | 5.413%[29] | 5.536% | 5.4% |
| 11 | April 29, 2017 | 4.921% | 4.967% | 4.4% |
| 12 | April 30, 2017 | 5.375% | 5.480% | 5.1% |
| 13 | May 13, 2017 | 5.491% | 5.779% | 4.9% |
| 14 | May 14, 2017 | 6.263%[30] | 6.901% | 4.9% |
| 15 | May 20, 2017 | 5.843% | 6.510% | 5.4% |
| 16 | May 21, 2017 | 6.490% | 7.057% | 6.0% |
| Average | 4.674% | 4.877% | 4.4% | |
- 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).
- Due to South Korean presidential election on May 9, 2017, the episodes 13 and 14 were canceled to air on May 6 and 7.[31] Those episodes were broadcast on May 13 and 14.[32]
International broadcast
| Country | Network | Premiere |
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tvN Asia (with subtitles) |
May 21, 2018[33] |
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Sony One (with subtitles) |
November 21, 2017 |
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- "Tunnel". tvN Asia.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Tunnel at Daum (in Korean)
- Tunnel at Naver (in Korean)
- Tunnel on IMDb
- Tunnel at HanCinema
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