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Evilive (TV series)

For the live album by Misfits, see Evilive.

Evilive (Korean: 악인전기) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Young-kwang, and Shin Jae-ha. It is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform. It also aired on ENA from October 14 to November 13, 2023, every Sunday and Monday at 22:00 (KST) for 10 episodes.[8][9]

Evilive
Promotional poster
Also known asEvillive[1]
Hangul
악인전기
Literal meaningBiography of a Villain[2]
Revised RomanizationAg-injeongi
McCune–ReischauerAginjŏn'gi
Genre
Written by
Directed by
  • Kim Jung-min[4]
  • Kim Seong-min[4]
Starring
Music byKoo Ja-wan[5]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerPark Min-seol
Producers
  • Park Cheol-soo
  • Kim Mi-kyung
  • Yoon Chang-woo
Running time60 minutes[6]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkENA
ReleaseOctober 14 (2023-10-14) –
November 13, 2023 (2023-11-13)

Synopsis

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The series tells the story of a struggling lawyer who meets an absolute villain, and transforms into an elite villain himself.[2][8]

Cast

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Main

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A livelihood lawyer who gets cases by recklessly visiting prisoners.[7]
A former baseball player and the second-in-command of a criminal organization.[8]
Dong-soo's half-brother who works at a second-hand computer store.[10]

Supporting

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  • Song Young-chang as Moon Sang-guk
CEO of Moon Law Firm.[11]
  • Joo Jin-mo as Kim Jae-yeol
A successful businessman and the CEO of a shipping company.[12]
A lawyer at Myeong Law Firm with arrogant personality.[13]
  • Choi Jung-in as Jung Hye-young
Dong-soo's wife.[14]
  • Jo Dal-hwan as Lee Seon-gyo
Dong-soo's friend who is the office manager of Moon Law Firm.[15]
Dong-soo's mother.[14]

Extended

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  • Bae Na-ra as Kwon Oh-jae
Do-young's loyal and honest subordinate.[16]
  • Hwang Ja-neung as Oh Soon-kyung
A homicide detective.[17]
  • Lee Kang-ji as Lee Seok
Beom-jae's friend who is a waiter.[18]
  • Jo Hyun-woo as Lee Su-ho
A homicide detective.[19]
  • Kwon Hyuk as Cheol-jin
A detective.[20]
  • Choi Yoo-ha as Park Je-yi
A woman who is full of ambition and obsession with money.[21]
  • Kwak Jin-seok as Song Yong-chan
Jae-yeol's bodyguard.[22]
  • Choi Min-cheol as Bae Jong-ha[23]
  • Moon Jin-seung as Heo Yang-ho[24]
  • Park Sang-won[25]

Release

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The first two episodes of Evilive aired on ENA's Saturday–Sunday time slot. However, on October 18, 2023, the network announced the changes on its broadcasting schedule. Hence, the series aired every Sunday and Monday at 22:00 (KST), starting on the third episode.[9]

Viewership

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Evilive : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910
1N/AN/AN/A370N/A237N/A273N/A316
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[26]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide[26] Seoul[27]
1 October 14, 2023 0.284% (159th) N/A
2 October 15, 2023 0.946% (24th) 1.226% (8th)
3 October 22, 2023 0.859% (35th) N/A
4 October 23, 2023 1.661% (3rd) 1.884% (3rd)
5 October 29, 2023 0.950% (25th) N/A
6 October 30, 2023 1.270% (7th) 1.311% (7th)
7 November 5, 2023 0.964% (33rd) N/A
8 November 6, 2023 1.380% (4th) 1.406% (5th)
9 November 12, 2023 0.712% (40th) N/A
10 November 13, 2023 1.410% (6th) 1.505% (6th)
Average 1.044% —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
  • This series 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).

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ ENA [@channel_ENA] (October 14, 2023). "동수와 도영의 첫 만남... 오늘 밤 ENA에서 만나보세요" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved October 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Lee Gyu-lee (August 10, 2023). "Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Young-kwang to lead new crime series". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Choi Na-young (August 31, 2023). "ENA 또 터질까..'우영우'∙'마당집' 이어 신하균X김영광 '악인전기' 온다". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ a b c d Lee Min-ji (September 5, 2023). "'악인전기' 신하균, 소름 돋는 미소 "느껴봐, 밟히는게 어떤건지"". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "악인전기 OST Part.1" [Evilive OST Part.1]. Bugs! (in Korean). October 16, 2023. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "악인전기" [Biography of a Villain]. Studio Genie (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Lee Kyung-ho (August 9, 2023). "'악인전기', 신하균X김영광X신재하 막강 조합..10월 공개 [공식]". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ a b c Kang Ga-hee (August 31, 2023). "신하균X김영광 '악인전기', 10월 14일 공개 확정..'숨멎 텐션'으로 긴장감 UP". Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. ^ a b Park Seo-hyun (October 18, 2023). "'악인전기' 일월 특별기획으로 변경 "새로운 드라마 편성 시도"(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Kim Seo-yoon (August 9, 2023). "[공식]신재하, 신하균 이복동생으로 돌아온다…'악인전기' 출연 확정". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Lee Chang-gyu (October 30, 2023). "신하균X김영광, 도박 사업 성공…판세 뒤집었다 (악인전기)[종합]". Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Choi Na-young (November 2, 2023). "주진모 '악인전기' 점령..경험치 만렙 능구렁이 반달 캐릭터 맛 살리는 미친 소화력". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (September 19, 2023). "'더 문' 최병모, '악인전기' 출연…명로펌 변호사 문해준 役". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Kim Jae-dong (October 31, 2023). "'악인전기' 요양원 방화, 신하균-김영광 최후 일전 위한 빌드업? [김재동의 나무와 숲]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (October 19, 2023). "'악인전기' 조달환, 물 흐르듯 능청스러운". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (September 20, 2023). "D.P.2' 배나라, '악인전기' 출연 확정…신하균·김영광과 호흡". MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Cha Hye-young (September 21, 2023). "황자능, '악인전기' 캐스팅…막내형사 '오순경' 役". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Ha Ji-won (September 22, 2023). "이강지 '악인전기' 합류, 신재하와 호흡 [공식]". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Kang Ga-hee (September 25, 2023). "조현우, '악인전기' 강력계 형사 이수호 역으로 연기 변신..신하균X김영광 호흡(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Oh Seung-hyun (September 26, 2023). "권혁, '악인전기'로 신하균·김영광 만난다…형사 철진 役 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (October 4, 2023). "최유하 '악인전기' 출연". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Jang Jung-yoon (October 6, 2023). "곽진석 '악인전기'서 신하균과 호흡[공식]". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Hyun Hye-seon (October 12, 2023). "최민철, '악인전기' 합류…대체 불가 존재감 기대". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Choi Jung-ah (October 23, 2023). "이런 악역은 처음이지?…'악인전기' 문진승 "캐릭터 준비 과정 뿌듯"". Sports World (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Jang Woo-young (September 25, 2023). "신예 박상원, '도적:칼의 소리'→'악인전기' 활약 예고". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  26. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):
    • "Ep. 1–2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 3, 5, 7, 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 23, 2023. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 30, 2023. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. November 6, 2023. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. November 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  27. ^ Nielsen Korea ratings (Seoul Capital Area):
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 15, 2023. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 23, 2023. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 30, 2023. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. November 6, 2023. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. November 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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