Rugal (Korean: 루갈; RR: Rugal) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Park Sung-woong, Jo Dong-hyuk, Jung Hye-in, Kim Min-sang, Han Ji-wan and Park Sun-ho. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Rel.mae, it aired on OCN in South Korea and on Netflix worldwide from March 28 to May 17, 2020.[1][2]
| Rugal | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 루갈 |
| Literal meaning | Dry Tears |
| Revised Romanization | Rugal |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Rugal by Rel.mae |
| Developed by | OCN Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Do Hyun |
| Directed by |
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| Starring |
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| Music by | Park Se-joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Song Jin-sun |
| Producer | Noh Ji-yeon |
| Running time | 60–76 minutes |
| Production company | LIAN Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | March 28 – May 17, 2020 |
Synopsis
editRugal tells the story of Kang Gi-beom (Choi Jin-hyuk), an elite police officer attempting to bring down one of South Korea's largest criminal organizations, Argos. In retaliation for his efforts, Kang's wife is killed by hitmen sent by Argos, and Kang is blinded and framed for the murder. Kang is later recruited by the NIS to join a special task force known as "Rugal", whose members are equipped with biotechnology, giving them superhuman abilities. After receiving two artificial eyeballs to regain and enhance his sight, Kang sets off to clear his name and bring those responsible for his wife's death to justice.
Cast
editMain
edit- Choi Jin-hyuk as Kang Gi-beom[3]
- Park Sung-woong as Hwang Deuk-gu[4]
- Jo Dong-hyuk as Han Tae-kwoong[5]
- Jung Hye-in as Song Mi-na
- Kim Min-sang as Choi Geun-cheol[6]
- Park Sun-ho as Lee Gwang-cheol
- Lee Sang-bo as Yang Moon-bok
- Han Ji-wan as Choi Ye-won
Supporting
edit- Jang In-sub as Bradley
- Jang Seo-kyung as Susan
- Park Choong-sun as Dr. Oh
- Yoo Sang-hoon as Min Dal-ho
- Park Jung-hak as Go Yong-duk
- Kim In-woo as Choi-yong
- Yoo Ji-yun as Jang Mi-joo
- Ji Dae-han as Bong Man-chul
- Kim Da-hyun as Seol Min-joon[7]
- Han Gi-yoon as Kim Dae-shik[8]
- Lee Seo-el as Kim Yeo-jin[9]
- Dong Hyun-bae as Lee Jae-han[10]
Production
editThe first script reading took place in October 2019 at Donga Digital Media Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[citation needed]
Ratings
editRugal : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[11]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 760 | 943 | 791 | 810 | 500 | 679 | 679 | 676 | 442 | 601 | N/A | 682 | N/A | 522 | N/A | 516 | N/A | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[12] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | March 28, 2020 | 2.612% | 2.781% | ||
| 2 | March 29, 2020 | 3.884% | 4.075% | ||
| 3 | April 4, 2020 | 2.874% | 3.206% | ||
| 4 | April 5, 2020 | 3.119% | 3.879% | ||
| 5 | April 11, 2020 | 2.002% | — | ||
| 6 | April 12, 2020 | 2.804% | 3.437% | ||
| 7 | April 18, 2020 | 1.464% | — | ||
| 8 | April 19, 2020 | 2.574% | 2.921% | ||
| 9 | April 25, 2020 | 1.579% | — | ||
| 10 | April 26, 2020 | 2.066% | 2.318% | ||
| 11 | May 2, 2020 | 1.429% | — | ||
| 12 | May 3, 2020 | 2.676% | 3.407% | ||
| 13 | May 9, 2020 | 1.255% | — | ||
| 14 | May 10, 2020 | 1.892% | 2.072% | ||
| 15 | May 16, 2020 | 1.113% | — | ||
| 16 | May 17, 2020 | 2.305% | 2.472% | ||
| Average | 2.228% | —[a] | |||
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Notes
edit- ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
References
edit- ^ Choi, Ji-won (March 23, 2020). "OCN's 'Rugal' dabbles in biotech action". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Opie, David (April 15, 2020). "Netflix's Rugal is South Korea's answer to Daredevil". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Gun-hee (October 10, 2019). "Choi Jin-hyuk Confirms Role in OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Hyun, Hye-sun (October 17, 2019). "Park Sung-woong Becomes a Villain for OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Jung, Hee-yeon (October 21, 2019). "Jo Dong-hyuk Confirms Appearance in OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Noh, Gyu-min (October 22, 2019). "Scene Stealer Kim Min-sang Joins OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Joo-won (October 31, 2019). "Kim Da-hyun Signs On for OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Ahn, Ha-na (November 12, 2019). "Han Gi-yoon-I to Star in "Rugal"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hyun (March 11, 2020). "Lee Seo-el to Join "Born Again"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Park, Yoon-jin (April 1, 2020). "Dong Hyun-bae Joins Choi Jin-hyuk and Jo Dong-hyuk in "Rugal"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Rugal at HanCinema
- Rugal at IMDb