The Killing Vote
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The Killing Vote[7] (Korean: Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, and Lim Ji-yeon. It is based on a popular webtoon of the same Korean title serialized on Kakao Webtoon and KakaoPage.[8] It aired on SBS TV from August 10 to November 16, 2023, every Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 12 episodes.[9] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[10]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]The series follows a mysterious figure known as Gaetal,[a] who conducts surveys via text message to decide whether to put certain vicious criminals to death, then murders them if more than fifty percent of those who respond favor a death sentence.[11][12]
Cast
[edit | edit source]Main
[edit | edit source]- Park Hae-jin as Kim Moo-chan: the head of Team 1 of Southern Provincial Police Agency's regional investigation unit.[9]
- Park Sung-woong as Kwon Seok-joo: a long-term prison inmate who turned himself in after personally killing the rapist of his eight-year-old daughter.[9]
- Lim Ji-yeon as Joo Hyeon: a five-year police officer at the Cyber Safety Bureau of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA).[8]
Supporting
[edit | edit source]People around Moo-chan
[edit | edit source]- Shin Jung-geun as Choi Jin-soo: a twenty-year veteran police officer and Moo-chan's partner.[13]
- Go Geon-han as Kim Jordan: Hyeon's colleague who is an inspector at the Cyber Safety Bureau of SMPA.[14][15]
- Oh Ha-nee as Kang Yoon-ji: a police officer and a former national taekwondo athlete.[16]
- Kwon Do-hyung as Ban Sang-jae: a member of the Special Investigation Headquarters.[15][17]
People around Seok-joo
[edit | edit source]- Kim Yoo-mi as Min Ji-young: a member of the National Assembly who becomes the next presidential candidate.[13][18]
- Kim Kwon as Lee Min-soo: a high school teacher.[19]
- Cha Rae-hyung as Park Chul-min: a prison guard at Cheongnang Prison.[15]
People around Joo Hyeon
[edit | edit source]- Choi Yu-hwa as Chae Do-hee: a journalist-turned-host.[20]
- Kwon Ah-reum as Joo Min: Hyeon's younger sister who is a third-year high school student.[21]
- Seo Young-joo as Kim Ji-hoon: a high school student who lost his parents in an accident as a child.[13][22]
- Oh Ji-hye as Yang Hye-jin: Ji-hoon's grandmother who is an internal medicine doctor.[15]
Extended
[edit | edit source]- Gong Do-eun as Hye-mi: Min's best friend.[23]
- Chae Ri-eun as Ji-young's secretary.[24]
- Ahn Young-hoon as Byun Woo-taek[25]
Killing Vote Targets
[edit | edit source]- Kim Min-sik as Bae Gi-cheol: a vicious criminal who has around 200,000 cases of sexual exploitation of minors.[26]
- Jeong Hae-na as Eum Eun-kyeong: a serial killer who killing three husbands and abuse the kids.
- Kim Jung-heon as Oh Jeong-ho: a doctor and a former army captain.[27]
Special appearances
[edit | edit source]- Jung Woong-in as Kang Seok-joo[28]
- Hong Jong-hyun as a mysterious man[28]
- Ji Yi-soo as Drunk driver[29]
Production
[edit | edit source]In March 2023, production company Pan Entertainment announced that it had signed a supply contract with Studio S for the production of the series worth 15.36 billion won.[6][30]
Release
[edit | edit source]Originally, the series was scheduled to broadcast the first two episodes consecutively on August 10, 2023 from 21:00 (KST). However, the broadcast of the first episode was postponed to 22:10 (KST) due to a special news report about Typhoon Khanun. Hence, the second episode aired on August 17.[9][31]
Viewership
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| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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| Nielsen Korea[32] | TNmS[33] | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | August 10, 2023 | 4.1% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.1% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 2 | August 17, 2023 | 3.8% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.9% (10th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.4% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 3 | August 24, 2023 | 4.1% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.0% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 4 | August 31, 2023 | 4.1% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.3% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.1% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 5 | September 7, 2023 | 3.4% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.1% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 6 | September 14, 2023 | 4.1% (12th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.4% (9th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 7 | September 21, 2023 | 3.1% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.0% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 2.7% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 8 | October 12, 2023 | 2.8% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.2% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 9 | October 19, 2023 | 2.7% (21st)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.0% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 10 | October 26, 2023 | 3.2% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.2% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 2.9% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 11 | November 9, 2023 | 3.3% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.7% (12th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 12 | November 16, 2023 | 3.1% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 2.9% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| Average | 3.5% | 3.5% | —[b] | |
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Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Park Sung-woong | Won | [34] |
| Best Young Actor | Choi Hyun-jin | Won | |||
| Best New Actress | Kwon Ah-reum | Won | [35] | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Park Hae-jin | Nominated | [36] | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Lim Ji-yeon | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Shin Jung-geun | Nominated | [37] | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Kim Kwon | Nominated | [38] | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Kim Yoo-mi | Nominated | [39] |
Notes
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- ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
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