Gap-dong

South Korean television series

Gap-dong

Genre| Crime
Thriller
Drama
Mystery
Action
Written by| Kwon Eum-mi
Directed by| Jo Soo-won
Starring| Yoon Sang-hyun
Kim Min-jung
Sung Dong-il
Kim Ji-won
Lee Joon
Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 20
Production
Executive producers| Bae Jong-byung
Kim Hee-yeol
Producers| Kang Hee-jun
Lee Young-ok
Production location| Korea
Running time| 60 minutes
Production company| Pan Entertainment
Original release
Network| tvN
Release| April 11 (2014-04-11) –
June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21)

Gap-dong (Korean: 갑동이; RR: Gapdongi) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Sang-hyun, Kim Min-jung, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-won and Lee Joon. It aired on cable channel tvN from April 11 to June 14, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 (KST) for 20 episodes.[1]

The series is based on the real-life Hwaseong serial murders.

## Synopsis

[edit]

In 1986, the (fictional) city of Iltan in Gyeonggi Province: A young girl gets brutally murdered by an unknown person on a dark night. As the city is gripped by a succession of serial killings, a total of nine murders within a twelve-kilometer radius since 1993, the police conclude that a man they've nicknamed "Gap-dong" is behind the crimes. Detective Yang Cheol-gon is convinced that the actual killer is Ha Il-sik, a resident of the town who is intellectually challenged. His attempt to arrest the suspect fails as Ha commits suicide to prove his innocence. His death inspires his son Moo-yeom to become a police officer to clear his father's name and restore his honor.

Seventeen years later, Moo-yeom is a police detective who spends his career chasing dead ends and helping juvenile delinquents. After the statute of limitations on the case expires, Moo-yeom becomes resigned to the belief that Gap-dong is dead. But then a series of incidents occur in the town that bear an eerie resemblance to Gap-dong's crimes. Cheol-gon, now a well-decorated officer, has recently transferred back to Iltan, and to his dismay, Moo-yeom joins his investigation team to catch Gap-dong once and for all.

## Cast

[edit]

### Main

[edit]

* Yoon Sang-hyun as Ha Moo-yeom, a detective in Iltan Police Department's violent crimes unit. He vows to avenge his wrongly accused father.[2]
* Kim Min-jung as Maria Oh, a psychiatrist with a mysterious double life and a suspicious curiosity for all things Gap-dong.
* Sung Dong-il as Yang Cheol-gon, a police inspector at the time of the original murders, and is now a well-decorated officer. Upon receiving his latest promotion, he surprises his superiors by requesting to be assigned back to Iltan, because he wants to end his career by capturing Gap-dong. Still convinced that Moo-yeom's father was the killer, he is extremely prejudiced against Moo-yeom, which makes for a combative working relationship. He also hiding grief of his daughter's death.
* Kim Ji-won as Ma Ji-wool, a 17-year-old high school student and webtoon artist with the pen name "Matilda". Ji-wool becomes pivotal to the case when her webtoon titled The Beast's Path ends up foretelling the crimes. When she becomes the killer's next target, it also serves as a set of clues to find him.
* Lee Joon as Ryu Tae-oh, an inmate of a prison psychiatric hospital, who becomes a barista after his release. With a genius IQ of 150, his excellent and detailed memory may prove valuable to cracking the case, but he also happens to have the disposition to be a dangerous psychopath, and considers Gap-dong his god and hero.[3][4][5][6]

### Supporting

[edit]

* Jung In-gi as Cha Do-hyeok, the police section chief. He was in fact, the true culprit of the "Gap Dong" serial murders. He was sentenced to death nearing the end of the series
* Hyun Woo as young Cha Do-hyeok
* Kang Nam-gil as Han Sang-hoon, a profiler
* Jang Gwang as Jinjo, a monk
* Choo Soo-hyun as Oh Young-ae
* Lee Seung-ho as Kim Shin-yong
* Yoo Eun-ho as Yang Seon-joo, Cheol-gon's daughter
* Lee Go-eun as young Seon-joo
* Min Sung-wook as Nam Ki-ri
* Jung Won-joong as Park Joong-goo
* Jang Hee-soo as Kim Young-mi, Maria's mother
* Yoon Kyun-sang as the youngest detective
* Seo Cho-won as Supporting
* Hong In-young as Hong Sung-hee, a reporter
* Seo Joo-hee as Ji Hwa-ja, Ji-wool's mother
* Jo Ji-hwan as Lee Hyung-nyeon, Moo-yeom's partner and wife

## Ratings

[edit]

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share

|
|

AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1  | April 11, 2014  | 1.51%
2  | April 12, 2014  | 1.98%
3  | April 25, 2014  | 1.37%
4  | April 26, 2014  | 1.64%
5  | May 2, 2014  | 1.77%
6  | May 3, 2014  | 1.76%
7  | May 9, 2014  | 1.81%
8  | May 10, 2014  | 2.32%
9  | May 16, 2014  | 1.72%
10  | May 17, 2014  | 2.00%
11  | May 23, 2014  | 1.89%
12  | May 24, 2014  | 2.08%
13  | May 30, 2014  | 1.68%
14  | May 31, 2014  | 1.91%
15  | June 6, 2014  | 2.32%
16  | June 7, 2014  | 2.23%
17  | June 13, 2014  | 1.85%
18  | June 14, 2014  | 2.17%
19  | June 20, 2014  | 2.07%
20  | June 21, 2014  | 2.13%
Average  | 1.91%

* This drama airs 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).

## Awards and nominations

[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

|
|
|
|

2014  | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor  | Lee Joon | Nominated

## International broadcast

[edit]

* It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV beginning March 9, 2015.[7]
* In Hong Kong, Macau, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, the drama began airing on tvN Asia with a variety of subtitles on 2016.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (11 April 2014). "Drama based on murders familiar". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
2. ^ "Yoon Sang Hyun Gets Intense for Upcoming tvN Drama Gapdong". Soompi. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
3. ^ Bae, Sun-young (4 February 2014). "MBLAQ Lee Joon to Turn into Barista in New Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
4. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (20 March 2014). "Lee Joon joins new thriller". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
5. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (11 April 2014). "Lee Joon Says MBLAQ Members Liked that He Was a Psychopath in Gapdong". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
6. ^ Jeon, Ah-ram (28 June 2014). "Interview: Lee Joon Shares on Acting as a Psychopath in Gapdong". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
7. ^ "Gap Dong กั๊บดง ถอดรหัสฆ่า / GabDong – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 2 September 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย

## External links

[edit]

* Official website (in Korean)
* Gap-dong at HanCinema
* Gap-dong at IMDb
* Gap-dong webtoon (in Korean)

* v
* t
* e

Works by Pan Entertainment

2000s|

* Winter Sonata
* Summer Scent
* Forbidden Love
* My Rosy Life
* The Secret Lovers
* Unstoppable Marriage
* I Am Sam
* Don't Cry My Love
* Women in the Sun

2010s|

* Brilliant Legacy
* Oh! My Lady
* Home Sweet Home
* Pure Pumpkin Flower
* The Duo
* Moon Embracing the Sun
* Man from the Equator
* Bridal Mask
* My Lover, Madame Butterfly
* A Hundred Year Legacy
* Passionate Love
* Golden Cross
* Gap-dong
* Mama
* 4 Legendary Witches
* Kill Me, Heal Me
* Heard It Through the Grapevine
* The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop
* The Doctors
* Marriage Contract
* Whisper
* Unknown Woman
* Fight for My Way
* Hospital Ship
* Temperature of Love
* My Contracted Husband, Mr. Oh
* Left-Handed Wife
* Liver or Die
* When the Camellia Blooms
* Never Twice

2020s|

* Record of Youth
* Revolutionary Sisters
* Racket Boys
* The Second Husband
* Gaus Electronics
* The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
* The Killing Vote
* Twinkling Watermelon
* The Whirlwind
* DNA Lover
* When Life Gives You Tangerines

*[No.]: Number
*[Ep.]: Episode
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template