2017 South Korean TV series
Black Promotional poster
Hangul 블랙
RR Beullaek MR Pŭllaek Genre Created by Studio Dragon Written by Choi Ran Directed by Kim Hong-sun Starring Composer Nam Hye-seung Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes 18 Production Executive producers Kim Jong-sik Song Jae-joon Producers Kim Ryun-hee Kim Jong-sik Song Jae-jun Production company iWill Media Original release Network OCN Release October 14 (2017-10-14 ) – (2017-12-10 )
Black Korean : 블랙 South Korean television series starringSong Seung-heon ,Go Ara ,Lee El , andKim Dong-jun . It aired onOCN from October 14 to December 10, 2017, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST ).[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Black is the story of agrim reaper who is forced to track down his fugitive partner. In the process, he uncovers the truth about a series ofcold case murders from 20 years ago. Investigating the murders complicates the reaper's primary role of guiding the deceased to their respective afterlife, especially after he falls in love with a mortal woman - which leads him to break supernatural rules against involvement in human affairs.[ 5] [ 6]
Han Moo-Gang newly joins the detective team of the Regional Crime Unit in order to find out the truth of a case that happened 20 years before. After his death, he is possessed by the messenger of hell, No.444. When Han Moo-Gang dies unexpectedly, the bracelet Kang Ha-ram gave to Kim Joon appears on his hand, so Kang Ha-ram mistakes him for her childhood first love, "Joon Oppa". A woman who can foresee death as a dark shadow looming over someone which turns out to be a grim reaper following them to their moment of death.[ 7] Lee El as Yoon Soo-wan/ Kim Sun YoungSong Soo-hyun as young Yoon Soo-wan/ Kim Sun Young A doctor who is in love with Han Moo-gang. She was adopted by Kim Joon's family decades prior to the main storyline, and was the victim of several filmed sexual assaults by the perpetrators of the serial murders.[ 7] Kim Dong-jun as Oh Man-sooLee Seung-woo as child Oh Man-soo Lee Geon-ha as young Oh Man-soo A second generationchaebol .[ 8] People around Han Moo-gang [ edit ] Kim Won-hae as Na Gwang-gyun / Crazy DogJung Suk-yong as Bong Man-shik Lee Chul-min as Oh Soo-tae Huh Jae-ho as Park Gwi-nam[ 9] Ji Su-won as Seo Young-hwa, Han Moo-gang's mother and Kim Joon's adoptive mother who is a cardiologist. People around Kang Ha-ram [ edit ] Kim Jung-young as Choi Soon-jung, Ha-ram's mother.Kim Hyung-min as Kang Soo-hyuk, Ha-ram's father. Go Seung-bo as Hoon-seok, Ha-ram's stepbrother. Park Jung-hak as Ha-ram's stepfather Kim Tae-Woo as Grim Reaper #444Park Doo-shik as Je Soo-dong / Grim Reaper #419[ 10] Jo Jae-yoon as Grim Reaper #007Lee Kyu-bok as Grim Reaper #416Jung Joon-won as Jang Hyun-soo / Grim Reaper #416 (real form), a friend of Kim Joon who was killed in the Mujin Time Mart incident. People around Man-soo [ edit ] Lee Do-kyung as Oh Chun-soo, Man-soo's father. Choi Min-chul as Oh Man-ho, Man-soo's half-brother.Choi Won-hong as Oh Sang-min, Man-ho's son.Kim Jae-young as Leo / Kim Woo-shik, aK-pop starJeon Jin-seo as young Kim Woo-shik Oh Cho-hee as Tiffany / Lee Young-hee Kim Young-sun as Man-soo's motherLee Hae-young as Min Jae-hong Woo Hyun as Wang Yong-chun, a man with spider tattoo.Kim Bo-yoon as Soo-jinLee Kwan-hoon as Chen (man with missing finger) Bae Jung-hwa as Han Jin-sook Lee Hyo-je as Kim Joon / Han Moo-chan, Han Moo-gang's older brother who is renamed as Han Moo-chan after being adopted by Moo-gang's mother. No Tae-yeop as Steven Yoo Lee Joon-seo as Park Seung-chul Song Min-hyung as Woo Byung-sik Cha Chung-hwa as ClaraYeon Jae-wook as Lee Byung-tae The script reading of the cast was held on July 24, 2017.[ 11] [ 12] The series was under negotiation withNetflix for a simultaneous streaming deal. It is not available at this time on Netflix.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] Original soundtrack [ edit ] No. Title Artist Length 1. "Like a Film" leeSA (리싸 3:37 2. "Like a Film" (Inst.) leeSA (리싸 3:41 Total length: 7:18
No. Title Artist Length 1. "Another Me" Han Min-chae (민채 4:35 2. "Another Me" (Inst.) Han Min-chae (민채 4:41 Total length: 9:16
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea[ 16] TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 October 14, 2017 2.141% 2.416% 2.0% 2 October 15, 2017 3.876% 4.170% 3.0% 3 October 21, 2017 3.963% 4.715% 2.7% 4 October 22, 2017 4.318% 5.080% 3.7% 5 October 28, 2017 3.595% 4.229% 2.9% 6 October 29, 2017 4.087% 4.714% 3.6% 7 November 4, 2017 3.580% 4.427% 3.0% 8 November 5, 2017 3.247% 3.727% 2.6% 9 November 11, 2017 2.966% 3.636% 2.3% 10 November 12, 2017 3.409% 4.245% 3.6% 11 November 18, 2017 2.535% 2.795% 2.1% 12 November 19, 2017 3.074% 3.613% 2.9% 13 November 25, 2017 2.532% 2.707% 2.4% 14 November 26, 2017 3.038% 3.234% 2.8% 15 December 2, 2017 2.453% 2.395% 2.0% 16 December 3, 2017 3.470% 3.810% 2.6% 17 December 9, 2017 3.085% 3.403% 2.2% 18 December 10, 2017 4.181% 4.518% 3.7% Average 3.308% 3.769% 2.8% In the table above, theblue numbers red numbers 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 andEBS ).
The series was adapted into a Malay-language web series[ms ] which was released onViu for two seasons. The Malaysian adaptation replaced the concept of grim reaper withOrang bunian , a supernatural being inMalay folklore .[ 17] [ 18]
^ "Song Sung-heon, Go A-ra cast in OCN drama" .Korea JoongAng Daily ^ Mukhopadhyay, Riddhiman."OCN's Black: Ara and Song Seung Heon confirmed for grim reaper drama" .IB Times . International Business Times, Singapore Edition. RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Lee, Ye-eun."[단독] 송승헌X고아라, OCN 드라마 '블랙' 출연 확정...하반기 방영" .Naver The Financial News . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Kim, Sol-ji."OCN 측 "'블랙', 송승헌·고아라 출연 확정...올 하반기 편성"(공식)" .Naver Maeil Broadcasting Network . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Choi, Na-young."[공식입장] OCN '블랙', 송승헌X고아라 "긍정검토 중" .Naver OSEN . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ "5 Korean Horror Dramas You Should Watch During Halloween" .Viu . 2017-10-16. Archived fromthe original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved2017-10-17 .^a b <블랙> 송승헌-고아라-이엘-김동준, 대본 리딩 현장 공개! iMBC . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 .^ Jo, Yoon-seon."[공식] 김동준, OCN '블랙' 출연 확정...재벌 2세役" .Naver Sports Chosun . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Jo, Gyeong-yi.[단독]'귓속말' 허재호, 차기작은 '블랙'‥송승헌과 호흡 Naver OSEN . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Hong, Se-young.[단독] 박두식, '블랙' 전격 합류...송승헌·고아라와 호흡 Naver . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Hong, Se-young."[단독] 송승헌x고아라, OCN '블랙' 캐스팅...안방복귀 하나" .Naver . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Kim, Na-hee."[Oh!쎈 톡] 송승헌·고아라·김동준, '블랙'으로 뭉친다..오늘 대본리딩" .Naver OSEN . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Yun, Suh-young."K-drama industry finds new breakthrough with Netflix" .KTimes .The Korea Times . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Chang, Dong-woo; Youn, Go-eun."(News Focus) More TV shows turning to Netflix as China's culture ban persists" .Yonhap News Agency Yonhap News Agency . RetrievedAugust 24, 2017 . ^ Black Netflix ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived fromthe original on June 1, 2016. RetrievedOctober 14, 2017 .^ "Viu Gives Malay Adaptation to Korea's 'Black' .Variety . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2023 .^ "Viu's supernatural hit, Black, is back for a second season" .Kepohchi . June 10, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2023 .
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