Bad Thief, Good Thief
| Bad Thief, Good Thief | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | The Good Thieves |
| Hangul | 도둑놈, 도둑님 |
| Literal meaning | Thief Guy, Mr. Thief |
| Revised Romanization | Dodungnom, Dodungnim |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Lee Jae-Dong[1] |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Oh Jun-Seong |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Jin-cheon |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company | May Queen Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | May 13 – November 5, 2017 |
Bad Thief, Good Thief (Korean: 도둑놈, 도둑님) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Seohyun, Kim Ji-hoon, Lim Ju-eun and others. It replaced Father, I'll Take Care For You and aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) from May 13 to November 5, 2017 for 50 episodes.
Plot
The story of the descendants of the Korean activists during the Japanese colonial rule who became the important figures of the history. They were unaware of their identity as it will harm their lives.
Cast
Main cast
- Ji Hyun-woo as Jang Dol-mok / Kim Soo-hyun
- Kim Kang-hoon as young Jang Dol-mok
- Baek-san's descendant. His identity is hidden by his foster father as he is the key to find the treasure map.
- Seohyun as Kang So-joo
- Moon So-hee as young Kang So-joo
- A police-woman-turned-investigator who struggles to fight against the abusive officials.
- Kim Ji-hoon as Han Joon-hee / Jang Min-jae
- Nam Da-reum as young Jang Min-jae
- Moon Woo-jin as child Jang Min-jae
- Dol-mok's missing brother. He holds grudges because of his bitter past and vows to change his ill-fated life.
- Lim Ju-eun as Yoon Hwa-young
- Kang Ji-woo as young Yoon Hwa-young
- So-joo's friend turns enemy. A wolf in sheep's clothing. She likes to get everyone's attention. She appears to like Joon-hee but only actually frustrated because he shows no signs of liking her.
Supporting
People around Jang Dol-mok
- Ahn Gil-kang as Jang Pan-soo
- Jung Kyung-soon as Park Ha-kyung
- Shin Eun-jung as Min Hae-won
People around Kang So-joo
- Kim Jung-tae as Kang Sung-il, So Joo's father
Yoon Joong-tae's family and Hong family
- Choi Jong-hwan as Yoon Joong-tae
- Choi Su-rin as Hong Shin-ae
- Jang Gwang as Hong Il-kwon
- Seo Yi-sook as Hong Mi-ae
- Kim Jin-ho as Lee Chang-young
- … as Yang Ki-young
- Han Jae-suk as Lee Yoon-ho
- Jeon Jin-seo as young Lee Yoon-ho
- Han Jung-soo as Choi Tae-suk
Extended
- Lee Joo-sil as Kim Soon-chun
- Lee Jung-eun as Kwon Jung-hee
- Woo Hee-jin as Park Sun-jin
- Lee Se-chang as Lee Eun-suk
- Lee Sang-woo as Oh Song-sik
- Yoon Ji-won as Go Eun-ji
- Ryu Ji-an as Park Yeo-wool
- Shorry J as Heo Jong-bum
- Kim Joon-won as Choi Kang-gyu
- Lee Bong-won as Nam Jong-hab
- Jo Duk-hyun as Kim Chan-gi
- Kang Ji-won as Secretary Heo
- Ko Byung-wan as Song Gook-hyun
Special appearances
- Kim Dae-sung
- Kim Young-hee
- Yoon Yong-hyun as Lee Chul-ho
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[2] | AGB Nielsen[3] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | May 13, 2017 | 8.7% (9th) | 9.4% (7th) | 9.1% (7th) | 9.2% (7th) |
| 2 | May 14, 2017 | 9.6% (9th) | 9.7% (8th) | 8.9% (11th) | 9.0% (11th) |
| 3 | May 20, 2017 | 6.8% (14th) | 7.4% (7th) | 6.6% (15th) | 7.1% (11th) |
| 4 | May 21, 2017 | 8.8% (11th) | 8.8% (13th) | 9.4% (10th) | 9.4% (10th) |
| 5 | May 27, 2017 | 9.7% (8th) | 9.5% (5th) | 9.5% (7th) | 9.2% (7th) |
| 6 | May 28, 2017 | 11.0% (7th) | 11.6% (4th) | 11.6% (7th) | 11.7% (7th) |
| 7 | June 3, 2017 | 8.9% (9th) | 9.3% (5th) | 10.4% (5th) | 10.1% (5th) |
| 8 | June 4, 2017 | 10.4% (5th) | 11.2% (6th) | 10.7% (8th) | 10.3% (10th) |
| 9 | June 10, 2017 | 9.4% (7th) | 10.4% (5th) | 10.8% (5th) | 11.1% (3rd) |
| 10 | June 11, 2017 | 11.7% (5th) | 11.5% (6th) | 11.8% (6th) | 11.9% (6th) |
| 11 | June 17, 2017 | 9.3% (6th) | 9.6% (5th) | 11.6% (5th) | 12.1% (5th) |
| 12 | June 18, 2017 | 11.4% (5th) | 11.2% (6th) | 13.2% (4th) | 12.7% (5th) |
| 13 | June 24, 2017 | 9.7% (6th) | 10.4% (5th) | 10.4% (6th) | 10.3% (7th) |
| 14 | June 25, 2017 | 10.2% (7th) | 9.8% (8th) | 12.3% (5th) | 12.1% (6th) |
| 15 | July 1, 2017 | 8.5% (11th) | 9.6% (5th) | 10.9% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) |
| 16 | July 2, 2017 | 11.3% (7th) | 11.9% (5th) | 11.0% (10th) | 11.0% (10th) |
| 17 | July 8, 2017 | 10.5% (8th) | 11.2% (5th) | 10.5% (5th) | 10.6% (5th) |
| 18 | July 9, 2017 | 11.0% (9th) | 11.8% (8th) | 11.9% (7th) | 11.4% (8th) |
| 19 | July 15, 2017 | 10.1% (6th) | 10.9% (5th) | 10.4% (6th) | 10.4% (6th) |
| 20 | July 16, 2017 | 11.9% (8th) | 12.9% (4th) | 12.0% (9th) | 12.1% (7th) |
| 21 | July 22, 2017 | 10.5% (5th) | 10.1% (6th) | 9.9% (7th) | 9.8% (6th) |
| 22 | July 23, 2017 | 11.3% (7th) | 11.0% (9th) | 11.3% (8th) | 11.1% (10th) |
| 23 | July 29, 2017 | 10.1% (10th) | 10.0% (6th) | 9.7% (7th) | 9.5% (8th) |
| 24 | July 30, 2017 | 11.8% (5th) | 11.7% (4th) | 11.9% (5th) | 11.5% (6th) |
| 25 | August 5, 2017 | 9.2% (8th) | 9.6% (6th) | 9.4% (8th) | 9.0% (8th) |
| 26 | August 6, 2017 | 10.1% (9th) | 10.3% (9th) | 10.8% (8th) | 10.5% (9th) |
| 27 | August 12, 2017 | 8.9% (9th) | 8.4% (7th) | 8.6% (10th) | 8.4% (8th) |
| 28 | August 13, 2017 | 10.3% (9th) | 10.5% (9th) | 10.5% (8th) | 10.2% (8th) |
| 29 | August 19, 2017 | 9.9% (6th) | 9.8% (6th) | 9.6% (8th) | 9.6% (8th) |
| 30 | August 20, 2017 | 9.4% (9th) | 9.2% (9th) | 11.0% (9th) | 10.8% (10th) |
| 31 | August 26, 2017 | 9.1% (7th) | 8.2% (7th) | 8.7% (9th) | 8.6% (8th) |
| 32 | August 27, 2017 | 10.6% (9th) | 9.9% (9th) | 12.1% (6th) | 12.1% (7th) |
| 33 | September 2, 2017 | 6.7% (19th) | 6.7% (12th) | 8.0% (12th) | 7.9% (11th) |
| 34 | September 3, 2017 | 10.0% (7th) | 10.0% (8th) | 10.5% (8th) | 10.2% (9th) |
| 35 | September 9, 2017 | 7.9% (11th) | 7.6% (10th) | 8.0% (10th) | 7.6% (11th) |
| 36 | September 10, 2017 | 9.5% (7th) | 8.1% (12th) | 10.2% (8th) | 9.9% (8th) |
| 37 | September 16, 2017 | 7.7% (14th) | 7.9% (8th) | 8.4% (12th) | 8.1% (10th) |
| 38 | September 17, 2017 | 9.9% (6th) | 9.6% (6th) | 11.4% (4th) | 10.6% (4th) |
| 39 | September 23, 2017 | 7.7% (11th) | 6.6% (11th) | 8.3% (7th) | 8.0% (7th) |
| 40 | September 24, 2017 | 10.5% (5th) | 10.6% (6th) | 11.8% (4th) | 11.2% (4th) |
| 41 | September 30, 2017 | 7.8% (13th) | 7.5% (9th) | 8.5% (10th) | 8.4% (8th) |
| 42 | October 1, 2017 | 9.8% (6th) | 9.8% (4th) | 11.6% (4th) | 10.9% (6th) |
| 43 | October 8, 2017[a] | 10.1% (6th) | 10.3% (4th) | 11.4% (5th) | 11.6% (5th) |
| 44 | 8.9% (7th) | 8.8% (8th) | 11.7% (4th) | 11.7% (4th) | |
| 45 | October 14, 2017 | 7.8% (11th) | 7.6% (9th) | 8.3% (10th) | 7.8% (10th) |
| 46 | October 15, 2017 | 10.6% (6th) | 9.7% (6th) | 12.5% (5th) | 12.3% (5th) |
| 47 | October 28, 2017[b] | 9.6% (4th) | 9.6% (4th) | 9.6% (4th) | 9.6% (5th) |
| 48 | 11.8% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) | |
| 49 | November 5, 2017[c] | 9.2% (8th) | 8.5% (7th) | 9.9% (6th) | 9.5% (7th) |
| 50 | 12.2% (5th) | 11.6% (6th) | 13.4% (5th) | 12.4% (5th) | |
| Average | 9.76% | 9.78% | 10.44% | 10.26% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Seohyun | Nominated | [4] |
| 2017 MBC Drama Awards | Newcomer Award: Best New Actress | Won | [5] | ||
| Top Excellence Actress (Weekend Drama) | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Acting Award, Actor (Weekend Drama) | Ahn Gil-kang | Won |
Notes
- ^ No episode was aired on October 7 due to a Mid-Autumn special. In return, two episodes were aired back-to-back that day.
- ^ No episodes were aired on October 21 and 22 due to the on-going labor strike at MBC. In return, two episodes were aired back-to-back that day.
- ^ No episode was aired on November 4 due to a timeslot shift for the series Man in the Kitchen. In return, two episodes were aired back-to-back that day.
References
- ^ a b c "Crew". iMBC. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "한석규·김상중·차인표·김영철·최민수, '2017 Kda' 대상 후보 5人 확정 (공식)".
- ^ 김선호·김정현·서주현·이선빈 남녀신인상 수상 [Kim Sun Hee, Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Joo Hyun, Lee Sun Bin won new artists awards]. The DongA Ilbo (in Korean). December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Bad Thief, Good Thief at IMDb
- Bad Thief, Good Thief at HanCinema