Bad Guys (Korean: 나쁜 녀석들; RR: Nappeun nyeoseokdeul) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Sang-joong, Park Hae-jin, Ma Dong-seok, Jo Dong-hyuk and Kang Ye-won. It aired on OCN from October 4 to December 13, 2014, on Saturdays at 22:00 for 11 episodes.
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Plot
Reinstated to eradicate the worst crimes in the city, Detective Oh Gu-tak (Kim Sang-joong) requests the release of three convicts, Park Woong Chul (Ma Dong Seok), a gangster, Jung Tae Soo (Jo Dong Hyuk) a hired hitman who suddenly turned himself, and Lee Jung Moon (Park Hae Jin) a serial killer with a genius IQ who cannot remember the murders he was imprisoned for, to enlist their help in catching the felons.
With years being taken from their prison sentences for every criminal they catch, will Park Woong Chul, Jung Tae Soo, and Lee Jung Moon help to combat the rise in violent crimes?
Cast
Kim Sang-joong as Oh Gu-tak
Ma Dong-seok as Park Woong-Cheol
Park Hae-jin as Lee Jung-moon
Jo Dong-hyuk as Jung Tae-soo
Kang Ye-won as Yoo Mi-young
Kang Shin-il as Nam Gu-hyeon
Kwon Hae-seong as nam geon wook
Min Ji-ah as Park Seon-jeong
Hwang Seung-eon as Yang Yoo-jin
Park Jung-hak as Lee Doo-kwang
Kim Tae-hoon as Oh Jae-won
Ki Se-hyung as Kang Doo-man
Kim Jae-seung as Woo Hyun-woo
Kim Sung-hoon as Lee Seok-jin
Son Se-bin as Jung Hon-ja, Hyun-woo's fiancée
Jeon Jin-seo as Kim Young-joon
Seo Hye-jin as Shin So-jung
Nam Sung-jin as Kim Dong-ho
Park Jung-woo as Son Moon-ki
Park Hyo-jun as Yoon Chul-joo
Park Sung-taek as Kim Do-shik
Nam Tae-boo as Korean-Chinese man
Kim Byung-choon as Serial killer obsessed with blood
Lee Yong-nyeo as Hwang Kyung-soon
Jang Seon-ho as Park Jong-seok
Kim Hye-yoon as Oh Ji-yun, Gu-tak's daughter
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
International broadcast
The drama is available to stream on Netflix with a variety of subtitles in North America, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
Adaptation
The series has been adapted for Indonesian streaming platform Vidio as their first Korean drama adaptation, Bad Guys co-produced by BASE Entertainment and CJ ENM Hong Kong. The teaser of the series was firstly unveiled at the 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival following 3 months of filming across Indonesia, with the series set to be premiered on February 21, 2025.