Mad Dog (TV series)
2017 South Korean television series
Mad Dog Promotional poster
Hangul 매드독
Genre Created by KBS Drama Production Written by Kim Soo-jin Directed by Hwang Ee-kyeong Starring Music by Kim Jun-seok [ko ] Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Kang Byung-taek (KBS ) Park Jae-sam Shim Jae-hyun Producers Kim Young-chon Lee Young-bum Camera setup Single-camera Running time 60 mins Production companies Imagine Asia Celltrion Entertainment Network KBS 2TV Release October 11 (2017-10-11 ) – (2017-11-30 )
Mad Dog Korean : 매드독 RR : Maedeudok South Korean television series starring Yoo Ji-tae , Woo Do-hwan , and Ryu Hwa-young .[ 1] [unreliable source?
It aired on KBS2 , from October 11, 2017 to November 30, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST ) for 16 episodes.[ 2]
Synopsis
Choi Kang-woo, a former police and leader of Taeyang Insurance's investigators team, decides to create his own investigation team, Mad Dog, after an airplane crash takes the life of his wife and son. Two years later, he meets Kim Min-joon, a genius former swindler who is the younger brother of Kim Beom-joon, the co-pilot of the crashed JH 801 airplane, who was accused of crashing the aircraft on purpose in a suicide attempt.
Cast
An ex-cop and leader of the Mad Dog team. He has good eyes and sharp instincts, which help him achieve a 99% arrest rate. After meeting Kim Beom-joon's brother, he becomes suspicious of the reason for his wife and son's death, and so decides to re-investigate the case. A genius former swindler who was abandoned by his German foster parents. He has wits and good instincts, which allows him to transform into anybody. After 2 years, he returns to South Korea to prove his brother's innocence. A former competing gymnast skilled at disguising herself in order to investigate insurance fraud schemes. An ex-thug with striking criminal records, who is now an insurance investigator that dreams of becoming a pediatric nurse for his love of children. A computer genius who is allergic to the sun and hates going outside. The only daughter of Cha Joon-kyu and Director of Taeyang Insurance. She has a crush on Kang-woo, but eventually decides to side with her father.
Supporting
Taeyang Life Insurance
Chairman of Taeyang Life Insurance. Kang-woo's best friend who still works at Taeyang Insurance.
Juhan Airlines
Vice-president of JH Airlines. He is extremely cunning in planning strategies against his enemy.
Others
Kang-woo's fellow teammate back when he was a policeman. Kim Min-joon's older brother. Co-pilot of the crashed JH 801, who was accused of crashing the plane on purpose to take his own life.
Production
Gong Myung was initially offered the role of Kim Min-joon.[ 3]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on Oct 12, 2017 Title Artists 1. "Before The Sun Sets" (해가 지기 전에) Eric Nam 3:11 2. "Before The Sun Sets" (Inst.) 3:11 Total length: 6:22
Part 2
Released on Oct 19, 2017 Title Artist 1. "What I Want" (당신이 원하는 것) NiiHWA 3:22 2. "What I Want" (Inst.) 3:22 Total length: 6:44
Part 3
Released on Nov 29, 2017 Title Artist 1. "You Can Cry" (당신은 울 수 있습니다) Chan Yang 4:26 2. "You Can Cry" (Inst.) 4:26 Total length: 8:52
Ratings
In this table, The blue numbers the red numbers
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep.
Broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS[ 4]
AGB Nielsen Ratings[ 5]
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
Seoul
1
October 11, 2017
6.2% (20th)
6.6% (20th)
5.5% (NR)
6.2% (NR)
2
October 12, 2017
5.4% (NR)
6.4% (19th)
4.8% (NR)
5.5% (NR)
3
October 18, 2017
8.2% (13th)
7.9% (14th)
6.9% (16th)
6.6% (15th)
4
October 19, 2017
5.8% (NR)
6.4% (NR)
5.5% (NR)
6.1% (NR)
5
October 25, 2017
7.1% (18th)
7.5% (14th)
6.4% (NR)
6.5% (NR)
6
October 26, 2017
5.8% (NR)
6.5% (NR)
5.7% (NR)
6.4% (NR)
7
November 1, 2017
5.5% (NR)
5.8% (18th)
5.5% (17th)
5.7% (17th)
8
November 2, 2017
5.1% (NR)
5.5% (NR)
5.6% (NR)
6.1% (NR)
9
November 8, 2017
7.2% (18th)
7.8% (15th)
7.1% (16th)
7.0% (14th)
10
November 9, 2017
7.1% (NR)
7.3% (16th)
6.8% (16th)
6.6% (17th)
11
November 15, 2017
6.4% (17th)
6.1% (18th)
6.8% (16th)
6.9% (14th)
12
November 16, 2017
6.4% (NR)
6.7% (19th)
6.4% (NR)
6.6% (NR)
13
November 22, 2017
7.2% (16th)
7.8% (14th)
7.4% (13th)
7.5% (12th)
14
November 23, 2017
8.0% (13th)
7.8% (13th)
8.3% (10th)
8.4% (11th)
15
November 29, 2017[ 6]
7.8% (11th)
7.5% (10th)
7.5% (13th)
7.5% (14th)
16
November 30, 2017[ 7]
9.3% (12th)
8.6% (10th)
9.7% (7th)
9.7% (6th)
Average
6.78%
7.01%
6.62%
6.83%
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Yoo Ji Tae, Ryu Hwa Young, And Woo Do Hwan Confirmed For Upcoming KBS Crime Drama" . Soompi . August 25, 2017.^ "The Mad Dog team assembles to take down insurance fraud" . Dramabeans . October 9, 2017.^ Kim Na-young (8 August 2017). "공명 측 "KBS '매드 독' 출연? 긍정적 결과 기다리는 중" . Nate News (in Korean). ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2017 .^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017 .^ "Mad Dog: Episode 15" . Dramabeans . December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2021 .^ "Mad Dog: Episode 16 (Final)" . Dramabeans . December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2021 .^ "[2017 KBS 연기대상] 김영철·천호진 공동대상…'쌈마이' 최다 수상 (종합)" . sports.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-02 .^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트" . Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.^ " . iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
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