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W
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Melodrama
Suspense
Fantasy
Written byko
Directed byJung Dae-yoon
Creative directorsKim Seul-ah
Kang Hee-ju
Jung Yoo-jin
Jung Jin-chul
StarringLee Jong-suk
Han Hyo-joo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerSon Hyung-suk
ProducersOh Min-su
Kim Sang-hun
CinematographyJun Byung-mun
Min Sung-wook
EditorOh Serena
Running time70 minutes
Production companyko
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseJuly 20 (2016-07-20) –
September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)

W (Korean: 더블유; RR: Deobeuryu) is a 2016 South Korean television series, starring Lee Jong-suk and Han Hyo-joo. It aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) on MBC from July 20 to September 14, 2016. The drama is Han Hyo-joo's small screen comeback after 6 years.[1][2][3][4]

W generally received good response with it being one of the most watched Korean dramas internationally in 2016.

Plot

Cardiothoracic surgeon Oh Yeon-joo's (Han Hyo-joo) father mysteriously went missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon-joo goes to his office and is shocked to see a scene of the dying Kang Chul (Lee Jong-suk), the main character of W, on her father's computer. While reading a note left behind by her father, a hand from the monitor pulled her in. She finds herself on the rooftop of a building next to a bleeding man. She manages to save him and realizes that the person she saved was Kang Chul. One of the witnesses ask her to remain in the area to provide testimony but she is suddenly transported back into the real world, more specifically, to her father's office (Kim Eui Seung who plays as Oh Seong Moo), where only a few minutes had passed. Because of her sudden disappearance, the witness, accompanied by the police, then suspect her as the suspect, concluding that she left the scene of the crime without due testimony.

At this time around she realizes the power of the drawing tablet of her father. Due to the repetitive occurrences in which Oh Yeon Joo is summoned to the W world, Kang Chul takes notice of her, and so does the people around him. His personal bodyguard, Seo Do Yoon (Lee Tae Hwan) and his personal assistant, Yoon So Hee (Jeong Eu-Gene) are suspicious about the mysterious Oh Yeon Joo that knows everything about Kang Chul. Oh Yeon Joo begins to remain in the W world a bit longer than the usual amount of time and interacts more with Kang Chul and his life. She accidentally and unintentionally drops hints regarding the fact that the world Kang Chul lives in is all fabricated and exists inside a webtoon series only. Kang Chul gradually gets curious until he eventually makes Oh Yeon Joo confess. Oh Yeon Joo continues to hesitate even when being pointed with a loaded gun. Kang Chul shoots her but she is unharmed but only Kang Chul knows that. In the few days that follow, Kang Chul leaves Oh Yeon Joo for a business trip, telling her to remain in his penthouse for the time being and so that she would be heavily guarded by some of his bodyguards and staff. Yoon So Hee lures Oh Yeon Joo into her trap, leaving Oh Yeon Joo to be captured by the police. Because she was being tracked down by the police for months on end, they narrowed her down as the attacker of Kang Chul.

During his visit, she breaks down and confesses the truth about the world where Kang Chul lives. Oh Yeon Joo disappears again and escapes prison causing the Department to go berserk. Kang Chul exits the visiting room and gets a call from Mr. Son Hyun Seok (Cha Kwang Soo) and he reports back that Oh Yeon Joo was crazy after all and mentions that this world is all fabricated and from thought. The W world comes to a halt and everything is frozen in time except the main character, Kang Chul. He finds a portal and goes through it, leading him to the real world. He finds Oh Yeon Joo at the hospital she is working in and shares to her what he has realized. Their conversation is cut short as Professor Park Min Soo (Heo Jung Do) demands her to be in the emergency room so she tells Kang Chul to wait for her and he agrees. While Oh Yeon Joo is in the emergency room, Kang Chul goes to Oh Seong Moo's house and shoots him, not long before he jumps off the Han Bridge. Oh Yeon Joo hears about this and draws to save his life. When he regains consciousness, he hears the news of Oh Yeon Joo and visits her in prison. He frees her and explains the new set-up they have. Both agreed to have a fake marriage and put off the recent events as the couple having arguments. While all this is happening, the character that embodies the true killer starts fading away as Kang Chul's goal in living starts to change and he no longer feels the need to track down the killer. The unidentified killer threatens to kill Kang Chul's new family, Kang Chul has no choice but to hold Oh Yeon Joo captive in the penthouse. In line with the events, they agreed to do as many 'sweet things' a couple could do inside the house. When they plan to cook, Oh Yeon Joo cuts her self and her finger bleeds. She shrugs it off as a minor accident but Kang Chul questions as to why she is bleeding when she is not a main character in the storyline. Oh Yeon Joo disappears again and Kang Chul is left to reevaluate his previous hypothesis about the rules of the W world. Once enough dangerous incidents have happened, Kang Chul and Oh Yeon Joo is now more than motivated to kill the killer, who bears the face of Oh Seong Moo, the writer. In a great stand-off, the killer is killed but Oh Yeon Joo was shot and was losing a large amount of blood. She is delivered in the hospital and Kang Chul returns to the real world. It is announced that she might die so he brings her to the W world because then she can be saved. She is saved but discovers that Kang Chul had been kidnapped by Han Cheol Ho (Park Won Sang) and was being left for dead. He escapes with Park Soo Bong's help (Lee Si Eun) and escapes the site. Unfortunately, he had accidentally wished to not be the main character anymore and for the story to end which causes the storyline to do so. He is transported back to the building he escaped out of and is seen by Han Cheol Ho. They beat him and leaves him in front of the hospital. He is treated medically but gets sent to prison. While he waits for the next trial, he is able to break out of the handcuffs and shoot the people guarding him and escapes. Han Cheol Ho is infuriated by this and captures Seo Do Yoon as hostage and tortures him as well. Seo Do Yoon, while drugged, accidentally reveals the information Kang Chul had given him about the W world being fictional. Han Cheol Ho meets up with Kang Chul, frees Seo Do Yoon and shoots Kang Chul after Kang Chul threatens Han Cheol Ho with a surveillance footage of him being tortured by Han Cheol Ho. Kang Chul escapes again and drives off until his car loses gas and stops at a bus stop. Oh Yeon Joo, who was treating her mentally ill father, hears about this from Seo Do Yoon and drives off to find him. Oh Seong Moo gets up, drugs the bodyguard watching over him, and draws on the tablet Oh Yeon Joo left in his room. He leaves a letter and some pictures for Kang Chul to find and gives it to the bodyguard. He drives away from the motel and witnesses the sad scene that's happening between the dying Kang Chul and the helpless Oh Yeon Joo. He bids his goodbyes as he dissipates into thin air. In the webtoon, Kang Chul dies and Oh Yeon Joo witnesses this. Oh Yeon Joo is transported back into the real world and is sent to the hospital due to high levels of physical and emotional exhaustion. The series ends with Kang Chul revealing the news of her father and the both of them promising to live their own storyline just like how other couples do.

Cast

Main cast

He is JN Global's co-president, owner of broadcasting channel W in the comic world and an Olympic Gold medalist in Shooting. His set-up in the comic causes him to be calm, laid-back, handsome, and very hardworking. He is a 30-year-old fictional character and the lead character of popular comic series "W". His family died from an unknown killer, yet Kang Chul was immediately suspected to be the killer due to his Shooting background. After being proved innocent Kang Chul tries to find the murderer and seek revenge. Kang Chul, as seen in the webtoon, is later then stabbed on the rooftop of the hotel he is staying in by the killer. There he meets the mysterious Oh Yeon Joo.

A 30 year old second year resident doctor in the Thoracic Surgery of Myung Sei Hospital. She is the daughter of the comic artist who made the famous webtoon series "W". When she receives the news of her father being absent for a number of days, she goes to his house to investigate. There, she is pulled into the webtoon. She lives with her mother and aunt but it is seen in the series that she usually spends her nights at the hospital dormitories.

People around Kang Chul

Yoon So Hee's set up in the webtoon is standing as Kang Chul's personal assistant and close friend. Her romantic feelings for Kang Chul is hinted subtly through out the series through her actions and behavior around him. She is loved by many fans who adore the pairing of Kang Chul and Yoon So Hee.

He is Kang Cheol's bodyguard. He is a martial arts instructor and a close friend. It is seen in the series that Kang Chul trusts him, and is always loyal to him.

Inspector and a member of Congress and also a new democratic party presidential prospect. He is the prosecutor of Kang Chul. 55 years old Han Cheol-ho looks for many opportunities to imprison Kang Chul and take him down. He joins hands with Han Sang woon, but later commits suicide through the drawings of Sung-moo.

  • ko as Son Hyun-seok

The director of a program in specializing criminal investigation and the general manager of the current channel W. He is 58 years old.

People around Oh Yeon-joo

Yeon-joo's father and a famous 58 years old artist. Also the creator of the popular webtoon "W". A failed webtoon artist and divorcee, he gains popularity from "W". However, he starts to realize bit by bit that his webtoon has gained a life on its own and the characters and all the set-ups have come to life in a different dimension. Realizing this, he starts to notice that his drawings are resisted by the characters and the drawings change on their own sometimes. As a result of all the fuss created, he decides to end Kang Cheol's life by drowning him in the water, which is resisted by Kang Cheol in the webtoon. He meets Kang Cheol in the webtoon when Kang Cheol was stabbed. At the end of the series, he sacrifices his life and stays in the webtoon world so that his daughter could live happily with Kang Cheol.

Park Soo-bong is one of Sung-moo's disciple. A right-hand and junior of Sung-moo and confidant of Yeon Joo, he initially doesn't believe Yeon-joo's theories at all, but later accepts everything. He is the only one, apart from the father-daughter duo, in the real world who is aware of the two worlds. He mostly voiced over at the beginning of each episode to inform the audience about the untold part of the webtoon that the readers in the real world are also unaware of.

  • ko as Gil Soo-seon

Yeon-joo's mother and also owner of a massage-salon.

  • ko as Park Min-soo

Thoracic Surgery's specialist and teacher of Myung Se Hospital. Also very passionate about "W".

  • ko as Kang Seok-beom

Thoracic Surgery's second year resident of Myung Se Hospital and Yeon-joo's friend and roommate.

  • ko as Gil Soo-young

Yeon-joo's aunt.

  • ko as Seon-mi – Sung-moo's disciple
  • ko as Yoon-hee – Sung-moo's disciple

Extended cast

2

Cameo appearances

  • ko as Kang Cheol's father (episode 1)
  • Kim Na-woon as Kang Cheol's mother (episode 1)
  • Seo Shin-ae as Kang Cheol's younger sister (episode 1)
  • Choi Min-young as Kang Cheol's younger brother (episode 1)
  • Hwang Seok-jeong as webtoon writer (episode 6)
  • Ahn Se-ha as Kim Poong-ho – Oh Yeon-joo's blind date (episode 6)
  • ko as anchorman (episodes 1, 4)
  • Heo Il-hoo

Ratings

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

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[5] AGB Nielsen[6]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 July 20, 2016 9.9% (10th) 11.3% (7th) 8.6% (17th) 10.4% (10th)
2 July 21, 2016 10.1% (9th) 11.5% (5th) 9.5% (12th) 10.7% (10th)
3 July 27, 2016 11.6% (7th) 13.7% (4th) 12.9% (4th) 15.0% (4th)
4 July 28, 2016 13.4% (5th) 14.7% (4th) 12.9% (4th) 14.3% (4th)
5 August 3, 2016 15.1% (3rd) 17.8% (1st) 13.5% (3rd) 14.3% (3rd)
6 August 4, 2016 14.2% (5th) 15.9% (2nd) 12.2% (4th) 12.2% (4th)
7 August 10, 2016 15.2% (4th) 17.3% (2nd) 13.8% (4th) 14.7% (3rd)
8 August 17, 2016 13.5% (5th) 15.0% (4th) 12.2% (5th) 13.3% (4th)
9 August 18, 2016 12.7% (4th) 14.7% (3rd) 11.3% (7th) 12.5% (5th)
10 August 24, 2016 13.9% (5th) 15.3% (3rd) 12.3% (6th) 13.7% (4th)
11 August 25, 2016 14.6% (6th) 15.8% (5th) 12.2% (6th) 12.8% (5th)
12 August 31, 2016 13.3% (6th) 15.1% (5th) 11.1% (7th) 12.0% (5th)
13 September 1, 2016 12.9% (6th) 15.0% (3rd) 11.9% (5th) 13.2% (5th)
14 September 7, 2016 13.1% (5th) 15.3% (3rd) 10.9% (5th) 11.8% (4th)
15 September 8, 2016 11.8% (6th) 14.1% (4th) 11.4% (6th) 12.3% (4th)
16 September 14, 2016 10.6% (4th) 10.9% (4th) 9.3% (7th) 9.8% (6th)
Average 12.87% 14.59% 11.63% 12.69%

Remark

Reception

"W" was well-received by the people in South Korea and stayed ahead of its much-hyped contenders on different channels like Uncontrollably Fond. It is also one of the most viewed Korean dramas of 2016. It is also highly viewed on online portals. Due to the popularity of the drama, Han Hyo Joo became a common face for endorsements of beauty products.

Original soundtrack

Untitled

OST Part 1

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Where Are U" (내가 너에게 가던 네가 나에게 오던)Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-il (Copykumo)Jung Joon-young4:19
2."Where Are U" (Inst.) Park Sung-il (Copykumo) 4:19
Total length:8:38

OST Part 2

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Please Say Something, Even Though It Is a Lie" (거짓말이라도 해줘요)Red Socks, Choi Jae-wooRed SocksPark Bo-ram3:33
2."Please Say Something, Even Though It Is a Lie" (Inst.) Red Socks 3:33
Total length:7:06

OST Part 3

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."In the Illusion" (환상 속의 그대)Leah Min-young Park (Hwayobi), Lee Cheol-joo (Basick)Park Sung-il (Copykumo)Basick & ko4:09
2."In the Illusion" (Inst.) Park Sung-il (Copykumo) 4:09
Total length:8:18

OST Part 4

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Remember" (기억)5ily, Choi Kang5ilyKCM4:13
2."Remember" (Inst.) 5ily 4:13
Total length:8:26

OST Part 5

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Falling"Han Joon, Benjamin KLee Yoo-jinJo Hyun-ah (Urban Zakapa)3:21
2."Falling" (Inst.) Lee Yoo-jin 3:21
Total length:6:42

OST Part 6

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."My Heart" (내 맘)Cadence, Seo Jae-ha, Kim Young-sungCadence, Seo Jae-ha, Kim Young-sungJeon Woo-sung (Noel)3:52
2."My Heart" (Inst.) Cadence, Seo Jae-ha, Kim Young-sung 3:52
Total length:7:44

OST Part 7

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You And I" (그대와 나)Shoulder Bully (어깨깡패)Shoulder Bully (어깨깡패)Ahn Hyun-jeong3:45
2."You And I" (Inst.) Shoulder Bully (어깨깡패) 3:45
Total length:7:30

OST Part 8

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Draw a Love" (사랑을 그려요)Han Joon, Benjamin KTom & Jerryko3:59
2."Draw a Love" (Inst.) Tom & Jerry 3:59
Total length:7:58

OST Part 9

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Without You" (니가 없는 난)Red SocksRed SocksN (VIXX) & Yeoeun (Melody Day)4:34
2."Without You" (Inst.) Red Socks 4:34
Total length:9:08

Chart performance

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