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Bad Prosecutor

Bad Prosecutor (Korean: 진검승부; Hanja: 真劍勝負) is a South Korean television series starring Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee. It depicts the story of a prosecutor who truly punishes corrupt powers with expedient and trickery. The series aired on KBS2 on October 5 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) for 12 episodes.[2][5]

Bad Prosecutor
Promotional poster for Bad Prosecutor
Promotional poster
Hangul
진검승부
Hanja
真劍勝負
Literal meaningTrue Sword Battle
Revised RomanizationJingeomseungbu
GenreLegal drama[1]
Screenplay byIm Young-bin[2]
Directed byKim Seong-ho[2]
Choi Yeon-soo[3]
Starring
Music byBaek Eun-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerYoon Jae-hyuk (KBS)
Producers
  • Lee Hyang-bong
  • Bae Ik-hyun
  • Seo Ho-jin
Running time75 minutes[4]
Production companies
  • Neo Entertainment[2]
  • Blaad Studios[2]
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseOctober 5 (2022-10-05) –
November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)

Synopsis

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Bad Prosecutor is a story about prosecutor named Jin Jung (Doh Kyung-soo), armed with badness and grittyness, breaking the sanctuary created by wealth and power. He chooses expediency over the law, trick over the standard, and defect over sincerity. He will provide a sense of exhilaration by punishing corrupt officials who are eating away at this society.

Cast

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Main

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A prosecutor in the third division of the Central District Prosecutors' Office who stands on the side of the underprivileged.
A senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office with perfect work skills and social skills.
A prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

Supporting

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A hacker with obscure skills who works with Jin Jung.
The head of the Civil Service Office of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
Jin Jung's loyal and reliable detective.
  • Joo Bo-young as Baek Eun-ji[13]
Daughter of the head of National Organization – White Gompa.
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The Chief Prosecutor of the crime department.
  • Choi Kwang-il as Lee Jang-won[2]
Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Central Prosecutor's Office.
  • Yoon Jung-seop as Investigator Park[15]
He is a veteran who worked with Shin A-ra.
  • Hong Eui-jun as Investigator Kang Shin-jo[16]
Oh Do-hwan's loyal right arm.
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Representative of Kangsan Law Firm and the primary antagonist of the series.
  • Yoo Hwan as Seo Ji-han[17]
Son of Seo Hyun-gyu. Heir to Kangsan Law Firm and a culprit of the murder that leads to the event of the series.
Seo Hyun-gyu's bodyguard and personal secretary.
A professor and Jin Jung's senior in university.

Others

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  • Kim Geun-soon as Jin Jung's mother[17]
She has a cool personality, and owns a restaurant.
A gangster who runs an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.
  • Jeong Jae-won as Min-goo[16]
The third person in the national organization White Gompa.

Extended

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  • Lee Hyo-na as Park Ye-young[20]
The victim of the Seo Cho-dong murder case.
  • Lee Woo-sung as Kim Hyo-jun[21]
A delivery man who has been identified as the culprit in the Seo Cho-dong murder case.

Special appearance

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Jin Jung's father and reporter.
  • Keum Kwang-san as Fitness president[22]

Production

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On October 28, 2022, it was reported that filming would end on October 31.[23]

Original soundtrack

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Bad Prosecutor (Original Television Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)
GenreSoundtrack
Length77:44
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
  • Warner Music
  • PRISMFILTER

The soundtrack album peaked on number 37 on weekly Circle Album Chart. As of December 2022, 3,400 copies have been sold.[24]

Disc 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Deep End"twlv3:11
2."Little Star" (작은 별)Lucy3:13
3."Bite"D.O. (Exo)3:22
4."Call me a freak"Suho (Exo)2:51
5."Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부)Layone [ko]2:49
6."Bitter" (쓰다)Han Dong-geun3:54
7."Believe"Chuther3:11
8."Deep End" (Inst.)twlv3:11
9."Little Star" (Inst.)Lucy3:13
10."Bite" (Inst.)D.O. (Exo)3:22
11."Call me a freak" (Inst.)Suho (Exo)2:51
12."Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.)Layone2:49
13."Bitter" (Inst.)Han Dong-geun3:54
14."Believe" (Inst.)Chuther3:11
Total length:45:02
Disc 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Go Jin-jeong"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Park Beom-geun
  • Ji Sung-kyu
2:02
2."Detective Comic"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Yang Sung-ho
2:22
3."Agent"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Park Beom-geun
2:01
4."Real Fight"Oh Byeong-joo2:05
5."Extreme Hip-hop"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Kim Tae-joon
2:47
6."Freestyle"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Yang Sung-ho
3:18
7."Airport Chase"Oh Byeong-joo1:47
8."Funny Rock"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Kim Tae-joon
2:40
9."War against Evil"Oh Byeong-joo2:56
10."Smash"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Park Beom-geun
  • Kim Dae-hoon
2:00
11."Wrong Judgement"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Yang Sung-ho
2:03
12."Real Prosecutor"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Yang Sung-ho
2:05
13."Amigo"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Park Beom-geun
  • Kim Soo-bin
2:01
14."Here to the End"
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Park Beom-geun
  • Kim Soo-bin
2:25
Total length:32:32
Original Soundtrack Parts 1–7

Part 1

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Released on October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Deep End"Kim Hye-jeong
  • Jozu
  • Ohway!
twlv3:11
2."Deep End" (Inst.) 
  • Jozu
  • Ohway!
 3:11
Total length:6:22

Part 2

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Released on October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Little Star" (작은 별)
  • Nmore
  • Jozu
  • Jeon Jeni
  • Nmore
  • Jozu
  • Jeon Jeni
Lucy3:13
2."Little Star" (Inst.) 
  • Nmore
  • Jozu
  • Jeon Jeni
 3:13
Total length:6:26

Part 3

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Released on October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bite"Kim Hye-jeong
  • HeyFarmer
  • GESTURE
D.O. (Exo)3:22
2."Bite" (Inst.) 
  • HeyFarmer
  • GESTURE
 3:22
Total length:6:44

Part 4

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Released on October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Call me a freak"
  • Jozu
  • Building Owner
  • GESTURE
  • Jozu
  • Building Owner
  • Kim Seung-jun
  • GESTURE
Suho (Exo)2:51
2."Call me a freak" (Inst.) 
  • Jozu
  • Building Owner
  • Kim Seung-jun
  • GESTURE
 2:51
Total length:5:42

Part 5

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Released on November 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부)Layone [ko]
  • Layone
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Kim Tae-joon
Layone2:49
2."Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.) 
  • Layone
  • Baek Eun-woo
  • Kim Tae-joon
 2:49
Total length:5:38

Part 6

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Released on November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Bitter" (쓰다)
  • Kim Sa-ra
  • Kim Hye-jeong
Kwon Tae-eunHan Dong-geun3:54
2."Bitter" (Inst.) Kwon Tae-eun 3:54
Total length:7:48

Part 7

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Released on November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Believe"Shannon
  • Ohway!
  • Shannon
Chuther3:11
2."Believe" (Inst.) 
  • Ohway!
  • Shannon
 3:11
Total length:6:22

Viewership

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Bad Prosecutor : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
17738768349117749328931005109310607951158925
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[25] TNmS[26]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 October 5, 2022 4.3% (15th) 4.1% (15th) 4.6% (15th)
2 October 6, 2022 5.0% (9th) 4.8% (9th) 5.1% (11th)
3 October 12, 2022 4.6% (12th) 4.3% (14th) 4.3% (15th)
4 October 13, 2022 5.0% (11th) 4.7% (13th) 4.9% (13th)
5 October 19, 2022 4.3% (14th) 4.1% (13th) 3.9% (16th)
6 October 20, 2022 5.1% (11th) 4.8% (10th) 4.3% (13th)
7 October 26, 2022 5.0% (14th) 5.2% (8th) 4.1% (17th)
8 October 27, 2022 5.6% (11th) 5.7% (8th) 4.8% (12th)
9 November 2, 2022 6.3% (6th) 6.7% (6th) 5.0% (13th)
10 November 3, 2022 6.2% (8th) 6.0% (6th) 5.2% (12th)
11 November 9, 2022 4.7% (12th) 4.5% (13th) 4.1% (16th)
12 November 10, 2022 6.3% (6th) 5.9% (7th) 4.9% (12th)
Average 5.2% 5.1% 4.6%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Accolades

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Director's Cut Awards 2023 Best New Actress in Television Kim Hieora Nominated [27]

References

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  6. ^ Jang Ah-reum (April 5, 2022). "도경수, KBS '진검승부'로 안방 복귀…똘기충만 검사 변신 [공식]" [Doh Kyung-soo returns to the small screen with KBS' 'True Sword Battle'... Transformation of a Smart Swordsman [Official]] (in Korean). News 1. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Naver.
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  12. ^ Park Jin-young (April 24, 2022). "[단독] 연준석, '진검승부' 캐스팅…도경수와 6년만 재회" [[Exclusive] Yeon Jun-seok, cast for 'True Sword Battle'... Reunited with Doh Kyung-soo after 6 years] (in Korean). JoyNews24. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Lee Kyung-ho (May 15, 2022). "[단독]주보영, 김태리 이어 이번엔 도경수..'진검승부' 주연 합류" [[Exclusive] After Joo Bo-young and Kim Tae-ri, this time Doh Kyung-soo...] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
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    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 12, 2022. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 19, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 26, 2022. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 27, 2022. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 2, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 9, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  26. ^ TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Break News (in Korean). October 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
    • "Ep. 2". Break News (in Korean). October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
    • "Ep. 3". Break News (in Korean). October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
    • "Ep. 4". Break News (in Korean). October 14, 2022. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
    • "Ep. 5". Break News (in Korean). October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
    • "Ep. 6". Break News (in Korean). October 21, 2022. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
    • "Ep. 7". Break News (in Korean). October 27, 2022. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
    • "Ep. 8". Break News (in Korean). October 28, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
    • "Ep. 9". Break News (in Korean). November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
    • "Ep. 10". Break News (in Korean). November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
    • "Ep. 11". Break News (in Korean). November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
    • "Ep. 12". Break News (in Korean). November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  27. ^ Kim, Bo-young (February 9, 2023). "제21회 '디렉터스컷 어워즈', 3년 만에 오프라인 개최 [공식]" [The 21st 'Director's Cut Awards' held offline for the first time in 3 years [Official]] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Naver.
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