Voice (TV series)
| Voice | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 보이스 |
| Genre | |
| Created by |
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| Written by | Ma Jin-won |
| Directed by |
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| Creative director(s) |
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| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | Gaemi (개미) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 + 2 (specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Kim Ryun-hee |
| Cinematography |
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| Editor(s) | Oh Sang-hwan |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company(s) | Content K |
| Distributor | OCN |
| Release | |
| Original network | OCN |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | January 14 – March 12, 2017 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Voice 2 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Voice (Korean: 보이스; RR: Boiseu) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk and Lee Ha-na. It aired every Saturday and Sunday on OCN from January 14 to March 12, 2017.[1]
Due to its popularity, a second season, Voice 2, was produced the following year.[2][3] The third season, Voice 3, was broadcast in 2019.[4]
Contents
- 1 Synopsis
- 2 Cast
- 2.1 Main
- 2.2 Supporting cast
- 2.3 Cases characters
- 2.3.1 Eunhyung-dong Policeman's Wife Murder Case (Ep. 1)
- 2.3.2 Eunhyung-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 1-2)
- 2.3.3 Burim-dong Child Abuse and Murder Case (Ep. 2-3)
- 2.3.4 Hongchang-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 4-6)
- 2.3.5 Surim-dong Chunsoo Townhouse Murder Case (Ep. 6-8)
- 2.3.6 Gwangchang-dong Club Fever Hostage Case (Ep. 9-10)
- 2.3.7 Bangha-dong Nakwon Welfare Center Case (Ep. 11-12)
- 2.3.8 Woogyeong-ri Bus accident Case (Ep. 14-15)
- 2.4 Others
- 2.5 Special appearances
- 3 Original soundtrack
- 4 Production
- 5 Reception
- 6 Ratings
- 7 Awards and nominations
- 8 Adaptations
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Synopsis[edit]
Moo Jin-hyuk (Jang Hyuk) is a "mad dog" detective who becomes guilt-ridden after his wife was murdered while he was at work. Kang Kwon-joo (Lee Ha-na) is a tough policewoman who is gifted with perfect psycho-acoustics skills and went for voice profiling. She was working at the call center when a brutal murder case took place and in the process of investigating her father was killed. Three years later, Jin-hyuk and Kwon-joo team up as the "Golden Time team" and solve cases together, chasing after the serial killer who took their loved ones.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Supporting cast[edit]
112 Report Center's Golden Time Team[edit]
- Baek Sung-hyun as Shim Dae-shik, junior detective and Jin-hyuk's close friend
- Yesung as Oh Hyun-ho, IT specialist
- Son Eun-seo as Park Eun-soo, language specialist
- Kwon Hyung-joong as Chun Sang-pil
The Police[edit]
- Lee Hae-young as Jang Kyung-hak, violent crime unit chief
- Jo Young-jin as Bae Byung-gon, police commissioner
Cases characters[edit]
Eunhyung-dong Policeman's Wife Murder Case (Ep. 1)[edit]
- Oh Yeon-ah as Heo Ji-hye, Jin-hyuk's wife
- Son Jong-hak as Kang Kook-hwan, Kwon-joo's father (special appearance)
- Hwang Sang-kyung as Go Dong-chul, murder suspect.
- Kim Jae-wook as Mo Tae-goo, CEO of Sungwun Express
- Song Sung-han as young Mo Tae-goo
Eunhyung-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 1-2)[edit]
- Kim Tae-han as Jo Gwang-cheon, kidnapper
- Jeon Soo-jin as Park Bok-nim, kidnapped school girl
Burim-dong Child Abuse and Murder Case (Ep. 2-3)[edit]
- Bae Jung-hwa as Oh Soo-jin, abusive mother
- Choi Seung-hun as Son Ah-ram, abused child
- Kwon Byung-gil as Baek Sung-hak, security guard
Hongchang-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 4-6)[edit]
- Lee Joo-seung as Hwang Kyung-il, bespectacled teacher
- Jung Joon-won as young Hwang Kyung-il
- Han Bo-bae as Park Eun-byul, Eun-soo's younger sister
- Kim Ji-hoon as Woo Bong-gil, accomplice
Surim-dong Chunsoo Townhouse Murder Case (Ep. 6-8)[edit]
- Lee Yong-nyeo as Park Bok-soon / Shim Chun-ok, elderly landlord
- Yoon Kyung-ho as Yoon Pil-bae, tenant
- Park Eun-young as Bang Mal-nyun, woman who called police
- Shin Seung-hwan as Shim Young-woon, Chun-ok's brother
Gwangchang-dong Club Fever Hostage Case (Ep. 9-10)[edit]
- Kim Ho-young as Yang Ho-shik, electrician and genius hacker
Bangha-dong Nakwon Welfare Center Case (Ep. 11-12)[edit]
- Hong Sung-duk as Baek Jin-goo, mental patient
- Yeo Moo-young as Byun Sang-an / Kang Hyun-pal, welfare center director
- Jo Wan-gi as Kim Gyu-hwan, welfare center therapist
- Lee Na-yoon as Sae-bom, little girl
Woogyeong-ri Bus accident Case (Ep. 14-15)[edit]
- Park Noh-sik as Park Jong-woo, Sungwun Express bus driver
- Oh Cho-hee as Na Jung-eun, pregnant bus passenger
- Min Jung-sub as Jung Chul-ho, Na Jung-eun's husband
- Kim Hyun as Im Mi-ho
- Kim Jun-hyuk as Im Mi-ho's son
Others[edit]
- Lee Si-woo as Moo Dong-woo, Jin-hyuk's son
- Lee Joo-sil as Eun-soo's grandmother
- Kim Joong-ki as Park Joong-ki, violent crime unit detective
- Song Boo-gun as Goo Gwang-soo, violent crime unit detective
- Baek Cheon-ki as Kim Pyeong-jo, violent crime unit detective
- Kim Myeong-kuk as Cha Myung-chul
- Choi Ki-sub as Tabloid, Jin-hyuk's informant
- Kim Roi-ha as Nam Sang-tae, CEO of GP development
- Yoon Ji-min as Jang Gyu-ah, Fantasia's lady boss
- Lee Dae-kyung as Mo Gi-beom, Chairman of Sungwun Express, Mo Tae-gu's father
- Jang Won-young as Kwon Chang-tae, Director of land planning department
- Kang Moon-kyung as Kim Joon-tae, Minister of land planning
- Kim Yong-woon as Ji Choon-bae, Nam Sang-tae's right-hand man
- Hong Seung-jin as killer from Southeast Asia
- Song Young-kyu as Park Eun-cheol, prosecutor working for Sungwun Group
- Lee Jae-won as Mo Tae-gu's assistant and driver
- Kim Ik-tae as retired forensic doctor
- Lee Ji-hye as 112 report center's Golden Time team member
- Kook Ki-hoon as 112 report center's Golden Time team member
Special appearances[edit]
- Jo Jae-yoon as triad member (Ep. 1)
- Lee Jun-hyeok as nightclub manager (Ep. 1)
- Park Hyo-jun as police officer
- Kim Yoon-ah as Club Fever DJ (Ep. 9)
- Kim Hyung-kyu as Club Fever manager (Ep. 9)
- Kim Kwon as psychiatric doctor in Sungwun Mental Hospital (Ep. 16)
Original soundtrack[edit]
Part 1[edit]
| Released on February 5, 2017 | |||
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| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "Word Up" | Kim Young-geun | 03:13 |
| 2. | "Word Up" (Inst.) | 03:13 | |
Part 2[edit]
| Released on February 19, 2017 | |||
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| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "Voice (목소리)" | Kim Yoon-ah | 03:45 |
| 2. | "Voice" (Inst.) | 03:45 | |
Part 3[edit]
| Released on March 5, 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "My Ears Are Open (내 귀는 열려)" | Changmo | 04:18 |
| 2. | "My Ears Are Open" (Inst.) | 04:18 | |
Production[edit]
On November 2, 2017, a source from OCN confirmed production for the second season of Voice. On April 17, 2018, it was confirmed that Lee Ha-na will be reprising her lead female role and Lee Jin-wook will be joining season 2 as the new male lead. The second season, Voice 2, aired in August 2018.[5]
OCN announced a third season to be broadcast on the first half of 2019, with Lee Ha-na and Lee Jin-wook confirmed to reprise their roles.[6] The third season, Voice 3, aired in May 2019.
Reception[edit]
Ratings for Voice set new records for OCN dramas when it aired in Korea, proving to be a hit among viewers. It is one of the highest rated dramas in Korean cable television history and ranked first among cable TV dramas for many consecutive weeks.[7][8][9]
Halfway airing through the series, the drama was submitted for Korea's censorship board review due to viewers' complaints of it showing excessive violence.[10][11] It was subsequently issued an advisory warning.[12] OCN then changed its viewing rating from the original of 15+ to 19+ for episodes 11, 12 and 16 in order to make the story as realistic as possible.[13][14]
Ratings[edit]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS | AGB Nielsen[15] | ||||
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | January 14, 2017 | A Voice in the Dark (어둠 속의 목소리) |
1.6% | 2.346% | 2.397% |
| 2 | January 15, 2017 | Healing Mother's Two Faces (힐링마마의 두 얼굴) |
2.1% | 2.986% | 2.267% |
| 3 | January 21, 2017 | 4.9% | 5.406% | 5.383% | |
| 4 | January 22, 2017 | Dark Generic Bell Sound: The Secret of the Chocolate Box (어둠 속의 벨소리 #초콜릿 상자의 비밀) |
2.9% | 3.226% | 2.967% |
| 5 | February 4, 2017 | 4.3% | 5.339% | 5.540% | |
| 6 | February 5, 2017 | Secret of the Trash House: The Pupil in the Wall (쓰레기집의 비밀 #벽속의 눈동자) |
3.1% | 4.236% | 3.130% |
| 7 | February 11, 2017 | 4.4% | 4.032% | 3.541% | |
| 8 | February 12, 2017 | 4.0% | 4.663% | 4.354% | |
| 9 | February 18, 2017 | 4.4% | 4.974% | 5.380% | |
| 10 | February 19, 2017 | Devil's Whisperer (악마의 속삭임) |
4.3% | 5.358% | 5.956% |
| 11 | February 25, 2017 | 4.1% | 4.192% | 4.396% | |
| 12 | February 26, 2017 | A Call from the Fiery Pit (지옥으로부터 온 전화) |
4.3% | 4.654% | 5.203% |
| 13 | March 4, 2017 | The Birth of Satan (마왕의 탄생) |
4.0% | 3.886% | 4.061% |
| 14 | March 5, 2017 | 3.9% | 5.132% | 4.948% | |
| 15 | March 11, 2017 | For the Last Golden Time (마지막 골든타임을 위하여) |
3.4% | 4.222% | 4.758% |
| 16 | March 12, 2017 | 4.4% | 5.055% | 5.601% | |
| Average | 3.8% | 4.357% | 4.368% | ||
- 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).
- Episodes 5 and 6 were delayed because of the Korean New Year.
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Korean Film Shining Star Awards | Drama Star Award | Jang Hyuk | Won | [16] |
Adaptations[edit]
A Japanese remake, titled Voice 110 Emergency Control Room (literal title), is confirmed to start airing in July 2019 on Nippon TV at 10 p.m. JST[17]
A Thailand remake is confirmed to be broadcast in November 2019 on True4U.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ "OSEN – '보이스' 측 "장혁표 강력 액션, '인생 액션' 경신 예고"". Osen.mt.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ^ "OCN's "Voice" To Air Second Season Next Year". soompi. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "이진욱·이하나, '보이스2' 출연 확정…'실종느와르M' 이승영 PD 연출". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. April 17, 2018.
- ^ "OCN 측 "이하나 '보이스3' 출연 확정, 이진욱 검토중"(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Lee Jin-wook and Lee Ha-na confirmed as leads for 2nd season of OCN's "Voice"". Soompi. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ ""이하나X이진욱 출연 확정" 상반기 '보이스3'에 거는 기대[TV와치]". Newsen (in Korean). March 11, 2019.
- ^ "OCN's hit drama "Voice" continues to rewrite ratings history for the cable channel". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Voice becomes most successful K-drama on OCN". Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Voice continues to dominate Korean cable". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Voice gets submitted for censorship review". Soompi. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "'Voice' director listens, hints at tempering down gore". Korea Times. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Voice responds to advisory warning". Soompi News. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "OCN's "Voice" changes to 19+ rating for upcoming episodes". Soompi News. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "'Voice' PD compares OCN K-Drama's mature rating to violence in real life". Inquisitr News. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Winners Of 2017 Korean Film Shining Star Awards".
- ^ '보이스', 日 리메이크 확정…해외에서도 인정받았다. YTN (in Korean). May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Top 3 bộ phim truyền hình Thái Lan được remake lại từ K-Drama dự sẽ gây bão trong năm 2019 này". Pose (in Vietnamese). January 17, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Korean)
- Voice at HanCinema
- Orion Cinema Network television dramas
- Korean-language television programs
- 2017 South Korean television series debuts
- 2017 South Korean television series endings
- 2010s South Korean television series
- South Korean thriller television series
- South Korean crime television series
- Television series by Studio Dragon
- Television series by KeyEast
