''Bad and Crazy'' () is a

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. Directed by Yoo Seon-dong and co-produced by

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and Mink Entertainment, it features

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, and Cha Hak-yeon in main roles. This

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original series depicts the story of a competent but corrupt detective whose life is thrown into chaos by a mysterious, justice-seeking entity. It premiered on tvN &

on December 17, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 ( KST) till January 28, 2022.

Synopsis

The story is about a corrupt yet practical detective who has Dissociative Identity Disorder and who harbours a sense of justice. Su-yeol (

) works as a police officer. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K (

), who is a righteous person. Meanwhile, Lee Hui-gyeom (

) works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department.

Cast

Main

as Ryu Soo-yeol / In Jae-hui ** Nam Do-yoon as young In Jae-hui :A corrupt police detective who changes into a champion for justice. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K. *

as K :A man with a crazy sense of justice. He is a righteous person, but also crazy. Whenever he faces injustice, he meets it with a fist. *

as Lee Hui-gyeom :A detective of the drug crime investigation team. Hee Kyum works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department. She is also a righteous person and enthusiastic at her job. She is the ex-girlfriend of Soo-Yeol. She is a detective with a passion index, who applied to the drug investigation world to enjoy the joy of hitting the bad guys. She comes from a wealthy background and had a good education, but is considered the "black sheep" of the family. She also constantly butts heads with Soo Yeol. * Cha Hak-yeon as Oh Kyeong-tae :The youngest member of the anti-corruption investigation department of the National Police Agency. He is an infinitely friendly and warm-hearted person who can not pass by people in trouble and approach them first and offer a helping hand. He has a clean and pure side without any wrinkle, but he will appear as an ardent police officer, who does not let go of the string of doubt with his tenacity and who does not miss a single clue in his work, increasing the tension of the play and revealing a strong presence.

Supporting

Munyang Police Agency

;Anti-Corruption Investigation Division *

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as Bong-pil, chief of the anti-corruption investigation department of the Munyang Police Agency. * Cha Si-won as Jae-seon, 2nd Team Inspector of Anti-Corruption Investigation Division. ;Drug Crime Investigation Division * Lee Hwa-ryong as Gye-sik, Narcotics Crime Investigation Team, Drug Crime Investigation Team 1, Team Leader. * Shin Joo-hwan as Heo Jong-goo, Narcotics Crime Investigation Team, Drug Crime Investigation Team 1. * Cho Dong-in as Chan-ki Jeong, Narcotics Crime Investigation Team, Drug Crime Investigation Team 1. * Lee Sang-hong as Do In-beom, homicide detective.

Drug organization

* Kim Hieo-ra as Boss Yong, drug gang leader. * Won Hyun-jun as Andrei, Boss Yong's assistant.

Others

* Lee Joo-hyeon as Tak Min-su * Kang Ae-shim as Seo Seung-suk, Soo-yeol's adoptive mother. * Kim Dae-gon as Ryu Dong-yeol, Soo-yeol's adoptive older brother. ** Park Seon-hu as young Ryu Dong-yeol :As a middle school student, he looked and found Jae-hui sleeping in the front of his house in the morning. * Lim Ki-hong as Assemblyman Do Yu-gon * Nam Woo-joo as Jeong Hyeon-soo, an equipment manufacturing technician. * Park Se-joon as Nam Eun-seok, Prosecutor trainee at the Munyang District Prosecutor's Office. * Jung Sung-il as Shin Ju-hyeok / Jeong Yun-ho, a therapist of a youth center, and manipulator of Soo-yeol since his youth. **

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as young Jeong Yun-ho * Park Ji-hong as Su Jan, the head of a criminal organization led by Chief Masa, although he is a foreign worker. He speaks Korean at a high level freely. * Park Min-sang as Shim Jeong-hun

Special appearances

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as Baek Young-joo (ep. 8) *

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as Park Seong-gwan * Kim Seon-hwa as Doctor Hong

Production

On March 31, 2021, it was announced that Yoo Seon-dong, the director of OCN 2020 TV series ''

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'', would be directing OCN's ''Bad and Crazy''. One day later, it was reported by Lee Dong-wook's agency, King Kong by Starship that he is considering the offer of appearing in the series positively. The series is the third drama collaboration between

and

, after ''

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'' and '' Shooting Stars'', with Mink Entertainment (''

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'') joining as a co-producer. It was planned to air on OCN but later on, the broadcast channel was changed to tvN. On May 19, 2021, it was reported that

received an invitation to appear in the series. On June 14, Cha Hak-yeon's agency, Fifty OneK reported that he was considering the proposal to appear in the series. On September 1,

and

were confirmed to cast as main lead in the TV series. Script reading site was revealed by releasing stills on October 27, 2021.

Filming

On August 8, filming of the series took place at Ochang-eup,

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Release

The series was released on December 17, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 ( KST). It is also available on

in 191 countries for streaming.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Viewership

Notes

References

External links

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