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.[unreliable source?]
  • 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 (2017-12-17)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Who Am I"Kim WonKim WonHui (Pentagon)03:51
2."Who Am I" (Inst.)Kim Won03:51
Total length:7:42

Viewership

SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB NielsenTNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1December 16, 20172.598%2.911%3.9%
2December 17, 20174.195%4.705%4.6%
3December 23, 20172.980%3.396%2.8%
4December 24, 20173.966%4.358%3.9%
5December 30, 20173.377%3.820%2.9%
6December 31, 20173.945%3.727%3.6%
7January 6, 20183.210%3.598%3.1%
8January 7, 20183.948%3.761%3.9%
9January 13, 20183.485%3.657%3.1%
10January 14, 20184.257%4.613%3.8%
11January 20, 20183.450%3.496%3.1%
12January 21, 20184.064%4.245%4.3%
13January 27, 20183.456%3.379%4.2%
14January 28, 20184.012%4.119%4.4%
15February 3, 20183.717%4.016%3.9%
16February 4, 20184.797%4.642%4.8%
Average3.716%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).

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