Wanted (South Korean TV series)

Wanted
Promotional poster
Genre	Thriller Crime
Developed by	Park Young-soo (SBS Drama Production)
Written by	Han Ji-wan
Directed by	Park Yong-soon
Starring	Kim Ah-joong Ji Hyun-woo Uhm Tae-woong Park Hae-joon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Jung Ah-reum Park Hyun-seo Sim Jae-hyun
Producer	Jo Sung-hoon
Cinematography	Hong Sung-gil Lee Moo-jin Lee Young-cheol
Editor	Bang Soo-yeon
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Imagine Asia Happy Campus Projects
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	June 22 (2016-06-22) – August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18)

Wanted (Korean: 원티드; RR: Wontideu) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Ah-joong, Ji Hyun-woo, Uhm Tae-woong and Park Hae-joon.^[1][2] It aired on SBS TV on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) from June 22 to August 18, 2016 for 16 episodes.

Plot

Jung Hye-in (Kim Ah-joong) is a top actress in Korea who reigns over dramas, movies, and commercials. The drama begins when Jung Hye-in's son is kidnapped on the day she announces her retirement. With the help of PD Shin Dong-wook (Uhm Tae-woong) and police detective Cha Seung-in (Ji Hyun-woo), she ends up participating in a live reality show where she follows the kidnapper's orders, and in the process uncovers clues towards catching the culprit and finding her son.

Cast

Main cast

• Kim Ah-joong as Jung Hye-in – 35-year-old, actress
• Ji Hyun-woo as Cha Seung-in – 33-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team
• Uhm Tae-woong as Shin Dong-wook – 38-year-old, "Jung Hye-in's Wanted" PD
• Park Hae-joon as Song Jeong-ho – 42-year-old, Hye-in's husband, UCN's CEO

Broadcast production member

• Lee Moon-sik as Choi Joon-goo – 48-year-old, Head of UCN Drama Bureau, "Wanted" executive producer
• Park Hyo-joo as Yeon Woo-shin – 35-year-old, freelance broadcasting writer
• Jun Hyo-seong as Park Bo-yeon – 26-year-old, assistant director

Investigation team

• Shin Jae-ha as Lee Young-gwan – 27-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team newcomer, Seung-in's partner
• Kim Sun-young as Oh Mi-ok – 39-year-old, profiler, inspector of Police Hall's crime information support section
• Kim Byeong-ok as Jung Jung-ki – 54-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team leader
• Ji Hyun-joon [ko] as Park Young-sik – 38-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team
• Jo Ji-hwan [ko] as Yoo Dong-joon – 31-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team

People around Jung Hye-in

• Bae Yoo-ram as Kwon Kyung-hoon – 25-year-old, Hye-in's manager
• Lee Seung-joon as Jang Jin-woong – 36-year-old, internet entertainment show "Star Live" reporter
• Park Ho-san [ko] as Ham Tae-seop – SG Group CEO, Tae-young's older brother
• Park Min-su [ko] as Song Hyun-woo – 7-year-old, Jeong-ho and Hye-in's son

Events and mission-related people

• Han Geun-seop [ko] as Park Se-hyung – Hyun-woo kidnap's suspect
• Shim Eun-woo as Lee Ji-eun – BJ
• Jung Wook [ko] as Kim Woo-jin – teacher, Han-sol's father (first mission)
• Kim Ye-jun as Kim Han-sol – child found in the car trunk (first mission)
• Son Jong-hak [ko] as Ha Dong-min – Soo Jeong Hospital's Head of Pediatrics (second mission)
• Han Min [ko] as Kim Sang-mi – Soo Jeong Hospital nurse (second mission)
• N/A as Kim Hae-joo – people who solicited the killing of Kim Sang-mi (second mission)
• Park Sang-wook as Jo Nam-cheol – old hand
• Choo Gyo-jin as Im Hyung-soon – people who was killed by Jo Nam-cheol
• Ahn Soo-bin as Kim Yang-hee – Jo Nam-cheol's girlfriend
• Seo Hyun-chul as Kim Sang-sik – Jo Seung-in's police senior
• Lee Jae-gyun [ko] as Na Soo-hyun – coffee shop's part-time staff
• Park Sung-geun [ko] as Go Hyung-joon – detective investigating the disappearance of Na Jae-hyun
• Jin Hyun-kwang [ko] as Moon Sung-hyuk
• Jang Joon-ho [ko] as Lee Yong-hwan – Lee Ji-eun's father
• Choi Hong-il [ko] as Lee Tae-gyun – Police Hall chief
• Han Ga-rim [ko] as Kim So-hyun – Song Jeong-ho's lady
• Baek Seung-hyeon as Choi Pil-gyu – lawyer
• Lee Jae-woo [ko] as Ham Tae-young – Jung Hye-in's deceased husband, Hyun-woo's biological father

Extended cast

• Ri Min [ko] as Kim Hong-joon – director of film "Mother" in which starred Jung Hye-in
• Jung Hyun-seok [ko] as Broadcasting PD – successor PD of the program directed by Shin Dong-wook
• Lee Chang [ko] as talk show "Kiss and Talk" PD
• Kim Sung-kyung as talk show "Kiss and Talk" MC
• Joo Woo-jae as talk show "Kiss and Talk" guest
• Hwang Young-hee as internet entertainment show "Star Live" editor-in-chief
• Yeo Woon-bok as debate program's police panelist
• Go In-beom [ko] as Cha Seung-in's father
• Shin Young-jin as autopsy responsibility
• Kang Chan-yang as nurse
• Choi Yoo-ri [ko] as Na Young-hyun – Na Soo-hyun's younger sister
• Oh Hee-joon as Pierrot
• Kim Min-sang as Kaepko
• Kang Heon as convenience store's customer
• Song Young-gyu [ko]
• Kim Jeong-hak [ko]
• Son Seon-geun [ko] as Police Hall deputy
• Kang Dong-yeop [ko] as Kim Sang-oh – Ham Tae-seop's lawyer
• Sung Min-soo as Kang Young-min – Internal Affairs Department's police officer
• Jung Dong-gyu [ko]
• Kim Ji-eun as Nurse

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[3]		AGB Nielsen[4]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	June 22, 2016	6.9%	8.9%	5.9%	6.7%
2	June 23, 2016	6.6%	8.4%	7.8%	8.2%
3	June 29, 2016	6.2%	7.9%	6.7%	8.0%
4	June 30, 2016	7.0%	8.6%	7.6%	8.6%
5	July 6, 2016	5.7%	7.3%	7.0%	7.5%
6	July 7, 2016	8.4%	10.0%	7.1%	7.9%
7	July 13, 2016	7.1%	8.8%	7.7%	9.0%
8	July 14, 2016	7.2%	9.2%	7.7%	9.0%
9	July 20, 2016	5.5%	6.7%	5.4%	6.0%
10	July 21, 2016	6.9%	8.7%	6.5%	7.4%
11	July 27, 2016	5.8%	7.8%	6.0%	7.1%
12	July 28, 2016	6.7%	8.3%	6.5%	7.5%
13	August 3, 2016	5.3%	7.1%	5.2%	5.8%
14	August 4, 2016	6.1%	7.3%	5.2%	5.4%
15	August 17, 2016	4.7%	6.1%	4.7%	<6.9%
16	August 18, 2016	5.1%	6.7%	4.9%	<6.7%
Average		6.33%	7.99%	6.37%	<7.36%

Remark

• Episode 15 and 16 wasn't aired on August 10 and 11 due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was re-scheduled to be aired on August 17 and 18, 2016.

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Broken"	Lydia Lee	3:45
2.	"Broken" (English Ver.)		3:45
3.	"Broken" (Inst.)		3:45
Total length:			11:15

OST Part 2

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"To You (나는 너에게)"	Ha Dong-kyun	3:47
2.	"To You (나는 너에게)" (Inst.)		3:47
Total length:			7:34

OST Part 3

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Shadow (그림자)"	Yezi (Fiestar) & Jung Chae-yeon (DIA)	4:01
2.	"Shadow (그림자)" (Inst.)		4:01
Total length:			8:02

OST Part 4

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Don't Leave Me (떠나지마)"	Hoon.J (훈 제이)	3:44
2.	"Don't Leave Me (떠나지마)" (Inst.)		3:44
Total length:			7:28

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	5th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Kim Ah-joong	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama	Park Hyo-joo	Nominated
		Special Award, Actress in a Genre Drama	Jun Hyo-seong	Won

References

1. 이은정 (25 May 2016). "전효성, SBS '원티드' 합류..."천재해커 변신"". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
2. "'조혜련 동생' 조민준, SBS '원티드' 합류 [공식입장]". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
3. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 22 June 2016.
4. "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 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Wanted at IMDb
• Wanted at HanCinema