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The Village: Achiara's Secret
Promotional poster
GenreThriller
Mystery
Written byDo Hyun-jung [ko]
Directed byLee Yong-suk (SBS)
StarringMoon Geun-young
Yook Sung-jae
Shin Eun-kyung
On Joo-wan
Jang Hee-jin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time65 minutes
Production companiesSBS The Story Works
RaemongRaein Co. Ltd.
Original release
NetworkSBS
Release7 October (2015-10-07) –
3 December 2015 (2015-12-03)

The Village: Achiara's Secret (Korean: 마을 – 아치아라의 비밀; RR: Maeul – Achiaraui Bimil) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Yook Sung-jae and Moon Geun-young.[1][2][3][4][5] It aired on SBS from 7 October – 3 December 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[6][7][8]

Plot

Achiara is a quiet, peaceful village with hardly any crime. However, on her first day in the town, English teacher Han So-yoon discovers a buried corpse. As the townspeople speculate on the identity of the dead person and the reason she was killed, rookie policeman Park Woo-jae – who has finally accomplished his dream of becoming a policeman after failing the exam three times – team up with So-yoon to uncover the secrets hidden in the seemingly idyllic town.[9][10]

Cast

Main characters

So-yoon decides to travel back to Korea after discovering a strange letter which points to the village of Achiara after her grandmother's death. Upon her arrival, she starts her search for the sender of the letter and realizes her family has many hidden secrets unbeknownst to her.
Woo-jae is an enthusiastic police officer whose police post based in the village Achiara. After a period of peace and low crime rates in the village, Woo-jae gets excited when a chain of serial murders occur and tries his utmost to solve the mystery.

Supporting characters

Ratings

The blue color indicates lowest rating while red color indicates highest rating.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[11] AGB Nielsen[12]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 7 October 2015 6.2% 7.5% 6.9% 7.5%
2 8 October 2015 6.1% 6.9% 5.9% 6.1%
3 14 October 2015 7.0% 8.1% 7.1% 7.8%
4 15 October 2015 5.5% 6.5% 5.2% 5.9%
5 21 October 2015 4.6% 7.2% 5.1% 5.5%
6 22 October 2015 5.7% 7.3% 5.2% 5.6%
7 28 October 2015 4.7% 5.7% 4.8% 5.4%
8 29 October 2015 5.8% 7.7% 7.0% 8.1%
9 4 November 2015 4.8% 5.8% 4.9% 5.7%
10 5 November 2015 5.1% 6.0% 5.4% 5.9%
11 12 November 2015 7.4% 8.2% 6.3% 6.7%
12 18 November 2015 4.5% – 5.7% 6.3%
13 19 November 2015 4.4% 5.4% 5.9% 6.3%
14 25 November 2015 4.6% 6.0% 5.5% 5.8%
15 2 December 2015 4.3% 4.9% 6.8% 8.2%
16 3 December 2015 6.1% 7.2% 7.6% 9.0%
Average 5.5% 6.5% 5.9% 6.3%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
23rd SBS Drama Awards
 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Moon Geun-young Won
Shin Eun-kyung Nominated
Top 10 Stars Moon Geun-young Won
Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jang So-yeon Nominated
New Star Award Yook Sung-jae Won
Lee Yul-eum Won

International broadcast

  • Malaysia Malaysia – It aired on ONE TV ASIA between 8 October 2015 to 4 December 2015. Each episode aired within 24 hours after the original South Korean broadcast with a variety of subtitles.[13]
  • Singapore Singapore – It aired on ONE TV ASIA between 8 October 2015 to 4 December 2015. Each episode aired within 24 hours after the original South Korean broadcast with a variety of subtitles.[13]
  • Indonesia Indonesia – It aired on ONE TV ASIA between 8 October 2015 to 4 December 2015. Each episode aired within 24 hours after the original South Korean broadcast with a variety of subtitles.[13]

Notes

References

  1. ^ Won, Ho-jung (27 October 2015). "Achiara actors clueless of plot". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. ^ Jin, Min-ji (25 August 2015). "Moon Geun-young returning to TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Yook Sung-jae, Moon Geun-young to star in mystery drama". The Korea Times. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Yook Sung Jae to partner Moon Geun Young for The Village: Achiara's Secret". Kpop Fighting. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. ^ Jin, Min-ji (3 September 2015). "Yook Sung-jae to star in new drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ^ Jin, Min-ji (20 August 2015). "Shin Eun-gyeong to star in new series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. ^ "On Joo-wan to star in The Village: Achiara's Secret". Hancinema. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Mystery drama Achiara to be web cartoon". The Korea Times. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  9. ^ Jeon, Yun-hee (2 September 2015). '마을-아치아라의 비밀' 문근영·육성재 확정 "200% 믿는다". Review Star (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. ^ Shin, Na-ra (10 September 2015). "23년 전 나는 죽었다"미스터리한 문근영...'마을' 티저 공개. TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  11. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "The Village". Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
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