The Missing[1] (Korean: 실종느와르 M; Hanja: 失踪느와르 M; RR: Siljongneuwareu M; lit. Missing Noir M) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Kang-woo and Park Hee-soon.[2][3] It aired on OCN on Saturdays at 23:00 for 10 episodes from March 28 to May 30, 2015.
| The Missing | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Police procedural Thriller Mystery Action |
| Written by | Lee Yoo-jin |
| Directed by | Lee Seung-young |
| Starring | Kim Kang-woo Park Hee-soon |
| Composer | Noh Hyung-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Baek Ho-min Park Ho-shik |
| Producers | Park Ji-young Park Seon-jin Kim Geun-hong Jung Se-ryeong |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Cinematography | Jeon Byung-moon |
| Editor | Nam In-joo |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | March 28 – May 30, 2015 |
Plot
editGil Soo-hyun is a genius who entered Harvard University at the age of ten. After working for the FBI for a decade, he mysteriously decides to return to Korea, where he gets assigned to lead a special missing persons task force that goes after the 1% toughest unsolved cases.
He becomes partner of Oh Dae-young, a detective with a lot of years of experience in the field and a strong sense of justice. Whereas Soo-hyun is overly analytical, Dae-young goes with his gut feeling. These two characteristics are combined in this series and with their will to serve justice, they book in prison a lot of violent criminals.
Cast
editMain
edit- Kim Kang-woo as Gil Soo-hyun
- Park Hee-soon as Oh Dae-young
- Jo Bo-ah as Jin Seo-joon
- Kim Kyu-chul as Park Jung-do
- Park So-hyun as Kang Joo-young
Supporting
edit- Woo Ki-hoon as Kim Min-jung
- Yoo Jung-ho
- Jo Yeon-hee as Shin Ji-sub's wife
- Im Jae-min
- Park Gun-rak
- Yoo Soon-chul
- Lee Seok-gu
- Sung In-ja
- Gong Ho-seok
- Jang Joon-ho
- Ji Sung-geun
- Han Seo-jin as Lee So-yoon
- Kim Byung-chul as Kang Yoon-goo
Guest appearances
edit- Kang Ha-neul as Lee Jung-soo (ep 1-2)[4]
- Go Bo-gyeol as Kang Soon-young (ep 1-2)
- Jung Woo-sik as Kang Min-chul/Joseph Joo (ep 2)
- Ryu Tae-ho as Kim Seok-gyu (ep 2)
- Lee Seung-hyung as Kim Seok-jin (ep 2)
- Kim Nam-hee as Jailor (ep 2)
- Park Hae-joon as Ha Tae-jo (ep 3-4)
- Son Jong-hak as Ryu Jung-gook (ep 3-4)
- Kim Byung-chul as Kang Yoon-goo (ep 6)
- L.Joe as Yang Jeong-ho (ep 7)
- Dean Dawson as The Man (ep 10)
Ratings
edit| Episode | Original air date | Title | AGB Average rating (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 28, 2015 | A Puzzle from Prison Part 1 | 3.014% |
| 02 | April 4, 2015 | A Puzzle from Prison Part 2 | 1.445% |
| 03 | April 11, 2015 | Rust Part 1 – Highway Missing Person Case | 1.101% |
| 04 | April 18, 2015 | Rust Part 2 – Justice | 1.585% |
| 05 | April 25, 2015 | Murder Reconstruction | 1.816% |
| 06 | May 2, 2015 | Murder Premonition | 1.247% |
| 07 | May 9, 2015 | Home | 1.303% |
| 08 | May 16, 2015 | Pure Heart Part 1 | 1.177% |
| 09 | May 23, 2015 | Pure Heart Part 2 | 1.039% |
| 10 | May 30, 2015 | Injustice | 0.867% |
References
edit- ^ "The Missing". CJ E&M Lineup. CJ E&M Corporation. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ Kim, Dong-joo (24 March 2015). "Park Hee Soon & Kim Kang Woo attend a new drama press conference". StarN News. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ "Missing Noir M's not-so-friendly buddy cops". Dramabeans. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (6 March 2015). "Kang Ha Neul Transforms Into A Psychopath". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- The Missing at HanCinema
- The Missing at IMDb