Flower of Evil () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo. It aired on tvN every Wednesday and Thursday from July 29 to September 23, 2020, and streamed internationally on Netflix, iQiyi, Viki and ViuTV with multi-languages subtitles. Lee and Moon have previously starred in Criminal Minds, and it was Lee's return to television after two years.
Synopsis Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) is a man who hides his identity and past from his wife Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), a detective. On the surface, they seem to be the perfect family with a six-year-old daughter who loves her parents. As Cha Ji-won being a detective she and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and she is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.
Cast Main Lee Joon-gi as Baek Hee-sung/Do Hyun-soo Park Hyun-joon as young Hyun-soo Cha Sung-je as child Hyun-soo Moon Chae-won as Cha Ji-won, Hee-sung/Hyun-soo's wife Jang Hee-jin as Do Hae-soo Lim Na-young as teenage Hae-soo, Hyun-soo's older sister Lee Chae-yoon as eleven-year-old Hae-soo Seo Hyun-woo as Kim Moo-jin, journalist Jeong Taek-hyun as young Moo-jin
Supporting Baek Hee-sung and Cha Ji-won's family Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother
Kangsoo Police Station Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective Kim Soo-oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain
Hanjoogan Magazine Yang Hye-jin as Gang Pil-young, lead reporter Ju Ye-eun as Reporter Joo
Extended Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo Kim Ji-hoon as Baek Hee-sung Choi Kwon-soo as young Hee-sung Lee Kyu-bok as Nam Soon-gil Kim Geon as Kim In-seo Lee Ju-yeon as Park Seo-young Han Soo-yeon as Jung Mi-sook Yoon Byung-hee as Park Kyung-choon, taxi driver and husband of Jung Mi-sook Park Seung-tae as Oh Bok-ja Kim Ki-cheon as Dr. Lee Hyun-suk
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) Nationwide Seoul 1 July 29, 2020 3.357% 4.248% 2 July 30, 2020 3.155% 3 August 5, 2020 3.116% 3.570% 4 August 6, 2020 3.735% 4.357% 5 August 12, 2020 2.973% 6 August 13, 2020 3.615% 4.030% 7 August 19, 2020 3.526% 4.030% 8 August 20, 2020 3.863% 4.358% 9 August 26, 2020 3.539% 4.142% 10 August 27, 2020 3.659% 4.701% 11 September 2, 2020 3.844% 4.250% 12 September 9, 2020 4.729% 5.234% 13 September 10, 2020 4.456% 4.853% 14 September 16, 2020 4.767% 5.246% 15 September 17, 2020 5.083% 5.536% 16 September 23, 2020 Average Special September 3, 2020 2.342% 2.797% In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.2020 Asia Artist Awards Asia Celebrity Lee Joon-gi Best Artist Awards Popularity Award, Actress Moon Chae-won 2021 7th APAN Star Awards Popular Star Award, Actor Lee Joon-gi KT Seezn Star Award Moon Chae-won Popularity Award, Actress 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director (TV) Kim Cheol-kyu Best Drama (TV) Flower of Evil Best Screenplay (TV) Yoo Jung-hee Best Actor (TV) Lee Joon-gi Best Supporting Actor (TV) Kim Ji-hoon
Adaptation On September 16, 2021, ABS-CBN announced a Philippine remake for the series. It was released on Viu on June 23, 2022, along with its television broadcast on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z which premiered on June 25, 2022.
A Hindi remake titled Duranga is produced by Rose Audio Visuals with streaming partner ZEE5 after buying rights from Studio Dragon. The series premiered August 19, 2022. It is also the first official remake of a Korean drama in India. On August 23, 2023, a Chinese remake titled Deceit was announced.
References
External links
Flower of Evil at Studio Dragon Flower of Evil at Monster Union