Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus

Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus[1][2] (Korean: 상어; RR: Sang-eo; lit. Shark) is a 2013 South Korean television series, starring Kim Nam-gil and Son Ye-jin. It aired on KBS2 from May 27 to July 30, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55.[3]

Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus
Promotional poster
Also known asShark
GenreRevenge
Drama
Thriller
Romance
Written byKim Ji-woo
Directed byPark Chan-hong
Cha Young-hoon
StarringKim Nam-gil
Son Ye-jin
ComposersKim Hyung-seok , Lee Im-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerHwang Eui-kyung
ProducerJi Byung-hyun
Production locationsKorea, Japan
CinematographyPark Seong
Jang Byung-wook
EditorKim Young-joo
Running time60 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companyAnnex Telecom
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original release27 May (2013-05-27) –
30 July 2013 (2013-07-30)
Korean name
Hangul
상어
Hanja
鯗魚
Revised RomanizationSang-eo
McCune–ReischauerSang'ŏ

The series is the third installment of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-hong and writer Kim Ji-woo, following Resurrection in 2005 and The Devil in 2007.[4]

Synopsis

Han Yi-soo’s (Kim Nam-gil) father is the chauffeur of the owners of Gaya Hotel Group, the family of Jo Hae-woo (Son Ye-jin). The chauffeur is persuaded to take the blame for a hit-and-run accident caused by the drunken son of the family. But when he changes his mind, he is murdered before he can recant. Yi-soo, then a high schooler, tries to find out the truth and exonerate his father. He calls Hae-woo, his first love, but a truck deliberately rams the phone box. Following the attempt on his life, Yi-soo disappears and ends up in Japan, where a wealthy and influential Japanese-Korean businessman, Yoshimura Junichiro (Lee Jae-gu) adopts him.

12 years later he returns to Korea with a new identity as Japanese-Korean businessman Yoshimura Jun and carefully laid plans. Hae-woo, who believed that Yi-soo was dead, becomes a prosecutor to find out the truth about what happened to him. She marries Oh Joon-young (Ha Seok-jin), the son of the Chief Prosecutor Oh Hyun-shik (Jung Won-Joon) and also a close friend of Yi-soo in their school days. No one in Korea, including Hae-woo, recognizes Yi-soo, even though he constantly finds excuses to meet Hae-woo and even after Hae-woo realizes that Yi-soo is alive. Yi-soo and Hae-woo become caught between love and revenge.[5]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters
  • Lee Si-eon as Kim Dong-soo
    • Oh Hee-joon as young Dong-soo
  • Lee Jae-gu as Junichiro Yoshimura
  • Jung Won-joong as Chief Prosecutor Oh Hyun-shik, Joon-young's father and Hae-woo's boss.
  • Jung In-gi as Han Young-man, Yi-soo's father.
  • Jung Kyung-soon as Mrs. Park
  • Kim Min-sang as Jung Man-chul
  • Jo Jae-wan as Detective Oh
  • So Hee-jung as Kim Young-joo
  • Choi Deok-moon as Kang Hee-soo
  • Jung Ae-yeon as Lee Hwa-young
  • Ham Sung-min as Lee-yu
  • Joo Jin-mo as the old Korean man in Okinawa
  • Min Sung-wook as reporter Jae Myung (cameo, episode 19-20)

Original soundtrack
  1. Shark's Tale - Various Artists
  2. 천국과 지옥 사이 (Between Heaven and Hell) - BoA[10]
  3. 슬픈 동화 (Sad Story) - Chung Dong-ha of Boohwal
  4. Alone in the Dark - Various Artists
  5. 몇 날 며칠 (Countless Days) - Na Yoon-kwon
  6. Lost - Various Artists
  7. 지독한 사랑 (Poison Love) - Lim Jeong-hee
  8. Assassin - Various Artists
  9. 고독한 왈츠 (Lonely Waltz) - Various Artists

Production

This production marked Son Ye-jin's return to television three years after Personal Taste in 2010,[11] and the first acting project for Kim Nam-gil after being discharged from mandatory military service. Regarding his revenge trilogy, director Park Chan-hong explained that the first part, Resurrection focused on the man seeking revenge; then part two The Devil included the victim of revenge in the story; and the last part took into account both the victim and perpetrator in the structure of the story.[4]

On April 29, 2013, the production company Annex Telecom released promotional stills of the two leads, Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil, at the drama's first shoot on April 24–25 in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.[12] This was followed by a 40 second teaser video on May 9, showing Kim and a shark swimming. Promoter Shall We Talk explained, "The reason we named the drama Shark and why Kim Nam-gil talks about sharks in the clip is because the lives of the two main characters are similar to that of sharks, which can't stop swimming."[13]

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[14] AGB Nielsen[15]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 27 May 2013 7.3% 7.9% 8.2% 8.7%
2 28 May 2013 7.0% 7.6% 6.7% 7.2%
3 3 June 2013 6.5% 7.5% 6.7% 7.0%
4 4 June 2013 7.5% 7.5% 7.3% 7.9%
5 10 June 2013 7.4% 8.2% 8.8% 9.4%
6 11 June 2013 8.0% 8.6% 8.5% 9.0%
7 17 June 2013 6.9% 8.7% 7.9% 8.8%
8 18 June 2013 6.2% 9.1% 6.9% 7.2%
9 24 June 2013 7.5% 8.9% 7.8% 8.5%
10 25 June 2013 7.4% 7.6% 7.0% 7.6%
11 1 July 2013 9.4% 10.6% 9.4% 10.6%
12 2 July 2013 9.7% 11.1% 10.3% 11.5%
13 8 July 2013 9.9% 11.5% 9.4% 10.7%
14 9 July 2013 10.6% 11.3% 10.4% 11.6%
15 15 July 2013 9.6% 10.1% 10.5% 11.6%
16 16 July 2013 10.5% 11.3% 9.8% 10.1%
17 22 July 2013 9.8% 10.0% 9.7% 10.8%
18 23 July 2013 10.0% 10.4% 9.8% 10.8%
19 29 July 2013 9.3% 10.5% 8.4% 8.7%
20 30 July 2013 10.3% 11.4% 10.7% 11.8%
Average8.5%9.4%8.7%9.5%

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2013
6th Korea Drama Awards
Best New ActressKyung Soo-jinNominated
KBS Drama Awards[16]
 Top Excellence Award, ActorKim Nam-gilNominated
Top Excellence Award, ActressSon Ye-jinNominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length DramaKim Nam-gilNominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length DramaSon Ye-jinNominated
Best New ActressKyung Soo-jinWon
Nam Bo-raNominated
Best Young ActorYeon Joon-seokWon
2014
47th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Gold Remi Award for Dramatic TV SeriesSharkWon
50th Baeksang Arts Awards
Best ScreenplayKim Ji-wooNominated
9th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean DramaSharkNominated
Outstanding Korean Drama OSTBetween Heaven and Hell - BoANominated
Countless Days - Na Yoon-kwonNominated

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from October 25, 2013 to March 7, 2014, under the title Apocalypse: The Love of Sharks (サメ〜愛の黙示録〜).[17] It was re-aired on cable channel BS-Japan beginning June 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.[18]

In Thailand, the show aired on PPTVHD from April 7 to May 26, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:05 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.[19]

References
  1. "Don't Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus". KBS English. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  2. "Don't Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus". KBS World. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  3. Oh, Jean (22 May 2013). "Kim Nam-gil back to being bad". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. Bae, Sun-young (23 May 2013). "Kim Nam-gil and Son Ye-jin Returning with Hot Romance and Cold Revenge". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. Bae, Sun-young (29 May 2013). "Review: KBS Mon/Tue Drama Don't Look Back – Episode 1". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  6. Lee, Sun-min (27 March 2013). "Son Ye-jin returns to the small screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. Choi, Eun-hwa (21 May 2013). "Honey Lee Says Only Good Things Have Come From Opening Up About Yoon Kye Sang". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  8. "Lee Honey on wrap-up interview "I hope this project moved viewers."". KBS Global. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  9. Hong, Grace Danbi (17 April 2013). "Lee Soo Hyuk Returns to Television with Son Ye Jin and Kim Nam Gil". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  10. Hong, Grace Danbi (27 May 2013). "BoA Sings Theme Song for Shark OST". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  11. Lee, Sun-min (22 May 2013). "Stars of Shark pose for pictures". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. Lee, Gyeong-ho (29 April 2013). "Photos of Kim Nam Gil and Son Ye Jin performing in the new series Shark are released". Star News. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  13. Kang, Jung-yeon (9 May 2013). "Teaser Clip of Follow-up Drama to Queen of Office Released". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  14. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  15. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  16. Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  17. "Ｋｎｔｖ ドラマ サメ～愛の黙示録～". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  18. "ドラマ サメ～愛の黙示録～ ｜ Bs11". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  19. "เรื่องย่อ ล่ารักล่าแค้น (Shark)". luvasianseries.blogspot (in Thai). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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