Bad Prosecutor

Bad Prosecutor (Korean: 진검승부) is a South Korean television series starring Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee. It depicts the story of a prosecutor who truly punishes corrupt powers with expedience and trickery. The series aired on KBS2 on October 5 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) for 12 episodes.

Synopsis

Bad Prosecutor is a story about prosecutor named Jin Jung (Doh Kyung-soo), armed with badness and grittyness, breaking the sanctuary created by wealth and power. He chooses expediency over the law, trick over the standard, and defect over sincerity. He will provide a sense of exhilaration by punishing corrupt officials who are eating away at this society.

Cast

Main

Do Kyung-soo as Jin Jung Jung Hyeon-jun as young Jin Jung

A prosecutor in the third division of the Central District Prosecutors' Office who stands on the side of the underprivileged.

Lee Se-hee as Shin A-ra

A senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office with perfect work skills and social skills.

Ha Jun as Oh Do-hwan

A prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

Supporting

People related to Jin Jung

Lee Si-eon as Go Joong-do

A hacker with obscure skills who works with Jin Jung.

Kim Sang-ho as Park Jae-kyung

The head of the Civil Service Office of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

Yeon Joon-seok as Lee Chul-ki

Jin Jung's loyal and reliable detective.

Joo Bo-young as Baek Eun-ji

Daughter of the head of National Organization – White Gompa.

People related to the Central District Prosecutor's Office

Kim Tae-woo as Kim Tae-ho

The Chief Prosecutor of the crime department.

Choi Kwang-il as Lee Jang-won

Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Central Prosecutor's Office.

Yoon Jung-seop as Investigator Park

He is a veteran who worked with Shin A-ra.

Hong Eui-jun as Investigator Kang Shin-jo

Oh Do-hwan's loyal right arm.

People related to Kangsan Law Firm

Kim Chang-wan as Seo Hyun-gyu

Representative of Kangsan Law Firm and the primary antagonist of the series.

Yoo Hwan as Seo Ji-han

Son of Seo Hyun-gyu. Heir to Kangsan Law Firm and a culprit of the murder that leads to the event of the series.

Kim Hieora as Director Tae Hyung-wook

Seo Hyun-gyu's bodyguard and personal secretary.

Kim Jung-young as Jang Jae-Hee

A professor and Jin Jung's senior in university.

Others

Kim Geun-soon as Jin Jung's mother

She has a cool personality, and owns a restaurant.

Shin Seung-hwan as Yoo Jin-cheol

A gangster who runs an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.

Jeong Jae-won as Min-goo

The third person in the national organization White Gompa.

Extended

Lee Hyo-na as Park Ye-young

The victim of the Seo Cho-dong murder case.

Lee Woo-sung as Kim Hyo-jun

A delivery man who has been identified as the culprit in the Seo Cho-dong murder case.

Special appearance

Lee Jong-hyuk as Jin Kang-woo

Jin Jung's father and reporter.

Keum Kwang-san as Fitness president

Production

On October 28, 2022, it was reported that filming would end on October 31.

Original soundtrack

The soundtrack album peaked on number 37 on weekly Circle Album Chart. As of December 2022, 3,400 copies have been sold.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Deep End"	twlv	3:11
2.	"Little Star" (작은 별)	Lucy	3:13
3.	"Bite"	D.O. (Exo)	3:22
4.	"Call me a freak"	Suho (Exo)	2:51
5.	"Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부)	Layone[ko]	2:49
6.	"Bitter" (쓰다)	Han Dong-geun	3:54
7.	"Believe"	Chuther	3:11
8.	"Deep End" (Inst.)	twlv	3:11
9.	"Little Star" (Inst.)	Lucy	3:13
10.	"Bite" (Inst.)	D.O. (Exo)	3:22
11.	"Call me a freak" (Inst.)	Suho (Exo)	2:51
12.	"Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.)	Layone	2:49
13.	"Bitter" (Inst.)	Han Dong-geun	3:54
14.	"Believe" (Inst.)	Chuther	3:11
Total length:	45:02

Disc 2
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Go Jin-jeong"	Baek Eun-wooPark Beom-geunJi Sung-kyu	2:02
2.	"Detective Comic"	Baek Eun-wooYang Sung-ho	2:22
3.	"Agent"	Baek Eun-wooPark Beom-geun	2:01
4.	"Real Fight"	Oh Byeong-joo	2:05
5.	"Extreme Hip-hop"	Baek Eun-wooKim Tae-joon	2:47
6.	"Freestyle"	Baek Eun-wooYang Sung-ho	3:18
7.	"Airport Chase"	Oh Byeong-joo	1:47
8.	"Funny Rock"	Baek Eun-wooKim Tae-joon	2:40
9.	"War against Evil"	Oh Byeong-joo	2:56
10.	"Smash"	Baek Eun-wooPark Beom-geunKim Dae-hoon	2:00
11.	"Wrong Judgement"	Baek Eun-wooYang Sung-ho	2:03
12.	"Real Prosecutor"	Baek Eun-wooYang Sung-ho	2:05
13.	"Amigo"	Baek Eun-wooPark Beom-geunKim Soo-bin	2:01
14.	"Here to the End"	Baek Eun-wooPark Beom-geunKim Soo-bin	2:25
Total length:	32:32

Part 1

Released on October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Deep End"	Kim Hye-jeong	JozuOhway!	twlv	3:11
2.	"Deep End" (Inst.)		JozuOhway!		3:11
Total length:	6:22

Part 2

Released on October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Little Star" (작은 별)	NmoreJozuJeon Jeni	NmoreJozuJeon Jeni	Lucy	3:13
2.	"Little Star" (Inst.)		NmoreJozuJeon Jeni		3:13
Total length:	6:26

Part 3

Released on October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Bite"	Kim Hye-jeong	HeyFarmerGESTURE	D.O. (Exo)	3:22
2.	"Bite" (Inst.)		HeyFarmerGESTURE		3:22
Total length:	6:44

Part 4

Released on October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Call me a freak"	JozuBuilding OwnerGESTURE	JozuBuilding OwnerKim Seung-junGESTURE	Suho (Exo)	2:51
2.	"Call me a freak" (Inst.)		JozuBuilding OwnerKim Seung-junGESTURE		2:51
Total length:	5:42

Part 5

Released on November 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부)	Layone[ko]	LayoneBaek Eun-wooKim Tae-joon	Layone	2:49
2.	"Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.)		LayoneBaek Eun-wooKim Tae-joon		2:49
Total length:	5:38

Part 6

Released on November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Bitter" (쓰다)	Kim Sa-raKim Hye-jeong	Kwon Tae-eun	Han Dong-geun	3:54
2.	"Bitter" (Inst.)		Kwon Tae-eun		3:54
Total length:	7:48

Part 7

Released on November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Believe"	Shannon	Ohway!Shannon	Chuther	3:11
2.	"Believe" (Inst.)		Ohway!Shannon		3:11
Total length:	6:22

Viewership

Season	Episode number	Average
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	773	876	834	911	774	932	893	1005	1093	1060	795	1158	925

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
Nielsen Korea	TNmS
Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	October 5, 2022	4.3% (15th)	4.1% (15th)	4.6% (15th)
2	October 6, 2022	5.0% (9th)	4.8% (9th)	5.1% (11th)
3	October 12, 2022	4.6% (12th)	4.3% (14th)	4.3% (15th)
4	October 13, 2022	5.0% (11th)	4.7% (13th)	4.9% (13th)
5	October 19, 2022	4.3% (14th)	4.1% (13th)	3.9% (16th)
6	October 20, 2022	5.1% (11th)	4.8% (10th)	4.3% (13th)
7	October 26, 2022	5.0% (14th)	5.2% (8th)	4.1% (17th)
8	October 27, 2022	5.6% (11th)	5.7% (8th)	4.8% (12th)
9	November 2, 2022	6.3% (6th)	6.7% (6th)	5.0% (13th)
10	November 3, 2022	6.2% (8th)	6.0% (6th)	5.2% (12th)
11	November 9, 2022	4.7% (12th)	4.5% (13th)	4.1% (16th)
12	November 10, 2022	6.3% (6th)	5.9% (7th)	4.9% (12th)
Average	5.2%	5.1%	4.6%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Director's Cut Awards	2023	Best New Actress in Television	Kim Hieora	Nominated

External links

(in Korean)
at IMDb
at HanCinema
on KBS World