Evilive (TV series)

Evilive (Korean: 악인전기) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Young-kwang, and Shin Jae-ha. It is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform. It also premiered on ENA on October 14, 2023, and airs every Sunday and Monday at 22:00 (KST).[8][9]

For the live album by Misfits, see Evilive.

Evilive
Promotional poster
Also known asEvillive[1]
Hangul
악인전기
Literal meaningBiography of a Villain[2]
Revised RomanizationAg-injeongi
McCune–ReischauerAginjŏn'gi
Genre
Developed byKT Studio Genie (planning)[4]
Written by
Directed by
  • Kim Jung-min[5]
  • Kim Seong-min[5]
Starring
Music byKoo Ja-wan[6]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes4 (as of October 23, 2023 (2023-10-23))
Production
Executive producerPark Min-seol
Producers
  • Park Cheol-soo
  • Kim Mi-kyung
  • Yoon Chang-woo
Running time60 minutes[7]
Production companyFilm Monster[4]
Release
Original networkENA
Original releaseOctober 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) –
present

Synopsis

The series tells the story of a struggling lawyer who meets an absolute villain, and transforms into an elite villain himself.[2][8]

Cast

Main
  • Shin Ha-kyun as Han Dong-soo: a livelihood lawyer who gets cases by recklessly visiting prisoners.[4]
  • Kim Young-kwang as Seo Do-young: a former baseball player and the second-in-command of a criminal organization.[8]
  • Shin Jae-ha as Han Beom-jae: Dong-soo's half-brother who works at a second-hand computer store.[10]

Supporting
  • Song Young-chang[11]
  • Joo Jin-mo[11]
  • Choi Byung-mo as Moon Hae-joon: a lawyer at Myeong Law Firm with arrogant personality.[12]
  • Choi Jung-in as Hye-young: Dong-soo's wife.[13]
  • Jo Dal-hwan as Seon-gyo: Dong-soo's friend who is the office manager of Moon Law Firm.[14]
  • Gil Hae-yeon as Hye-ja: Dong-soo's mother and Beom-jae's stepmother.[15]

Extended
  • Bae Na-ra as Kwon Oh-jae: Do-young's loyal and honest subordinate.[16]
  • Hwang Ja-neung as Oh Soon-kyung: a homicide detective.[17]
  • Lee Kang-ji as Lee Seok: Beom-jae's friend who is a waiter.[18]
  • Jo Hyun-woo as Lee Su-ho: a homicide detective.[19]
  • Kwon Hyuk as Cheol-jin: a detective.[20]
  • Choi Yoo-ha as Park Je-yi: the ambitious lover of Kim Yoo-seong.[21]
  • Kwak Jin-seok as Song Yong-chan: a bodyguard.[22]
  • Choi Min-cheol as Bae Jong-ha[23]
  • Park Sang-won[24]

Release

The first two episodes of Evilive aired on ENA's Saturday–Sunday time slot. However, on October 18, 2023, the network announced the changes on its broadcasting schedule. Hence, the series airs every Sunday and Monday at 22:00 (KST), starting on the third episode.[9]

Ratings
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide[25] Seoul[26]
1 October 14, 2023 0.284% (159th) N/A
2 October 15, 2023 0.946% (24th) 1.226% (8th)
3 October 22, 2023 0.859% (35th) N/A
4 October 23, 2023 1.661% (3rd) 1.884% (3rd)
5
6
7
8
9
10
Average — —
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes rating that was not released.
  • This series 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).

References
  1. ENA [@channel_ENA] (October 14, 2023). "동수와 도영의 첫 만남... 오늘 밤 ENA에서 만나보세요" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved October 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. Lee Gyu-lee (August 10, 2023). "Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Young-kwang to lead new crime series". The Korea Times. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. Choi Na-young (August 31, 2023). "ENA 또 터질까..'우영우'∙'마당집' 이어 신하균X김영광 '악인전기' 온다". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. Lee Kyung-ho (August 9, 2023). "'악인전기', 신하균X김영광X신재하 막강 조합..10월 공개 [공식]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. Lee Min-ji (September 5, 2023). "'악인전기' 신하균, 소름 돋는 미소 "느껴봐, 밟히는게 어떤건지"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. "악인전기 OST Part.1" [Evilive OST Part.1]. Bugs! (in Korean). October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  7. "악인전기" [Biography of a Villain]. Studio Genie (in Korean). Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  8. Kang Ga-hee (August 31, 2023). "신하균X김영광 '악인전기', 10월 14일 공개 확정..'숨멎 텐션'으로 긴장감 UP". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. Park Seo-hyun (October 18, 2023). "'악인전기' 일월 특별기획으로 변경 "새로운 드라마 편성 시도"(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. Kim Seo-yoon (August 9, 2023). "[공식]신재하, 신하균 이복동생으로 돌아온다…'악인전기' 출연 확정". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. Park Jae-hwan (October 14, 2023). "'악인전기' 오늘 첫 방송.. 신하균x김영광x신재하, "범죄 느와르"". KBS Media (in Korean). Retrieved October 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. Yoo Jeong-min (September 19, 2023). "'더 문' 최병모, '악인전기' 출연…명로펌 변호사 문해준 役". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  13. Choi Na-young (October 6, 2023). "'한지민 엄마' 최정인, 신하균 아내된다 (악인전기)". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. Cha Hye-young (September 20, 2023). "조달환, '악인전기' 합류...신하균과 절친 호흡 '기대↑'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  15. Lee Seung-hoon (October 15, 2023). "'악인전기' 신재하, 빌런 이미지 완벽히 지웠다..흥행 3연타 예고". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. Yoo Jeong-min (September 20, 2023). "D.P.2' 배나라, '악인전기' 출연 확정…신하균·김영광과 호흡". MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. Cha Hye-young (September 21, 2023). "황자능, '악인전기' 캐스팅…막내형사 '오순경' 役". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. Ha Ji-won (September 22, 2023). "이강지 '악인전기' 합류, 신재하와 호흡 [공식]". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. Kang Ga-hee (September 25, 2023). "조현우, '악인전기' 강력계 형사 이수호 역으로 연기 변신..신하균X김영광 호흡(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. Oh Seung-hyun (September 26, 2023). "권혁, '악인전기'로 신하균·김영광 만난다…형사 철진 役 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. Ahn Byung-gil (October 4, 2023). "최유하 '악인전기' 출연". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  22. Jang Jung-yoon (October 6, 2023). "곽진석 '악인전기'서 신하균과 호흡[공식]". Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  23. Hyun Hye-seon (October 12, 2023). "최민철, '악인전기' 합류…대체 불가 존재감 기대". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. Jang Woo-young (September 25, 2023). "신예 박상원, '도적:칼의 소리'→'악인전기' 활약 예고". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  25. Nielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):
    • "Ep. 1–2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  26. Nielsen Korea ratings (Seoul Capital Area):
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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