Duel (South Korean TV series)

2017 South Korean television series

Duel
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Hangul	듀얼

Genre	Sci-fi Thriller Suspense Crime
Created by	Studio Dragon Choi Jin-hee
Written by	Kim Yoon-joo
Directed by	Lee Jong-jae (Ep. 1-16) Choi Young-soo (Ep. 3-16)
Creative directors	Lee Suk-young Han Hye-jin
Starring	Jung Jae-young Yang Se-jong Kim Jung-eun Seo Eun-soo
Composer	Eom Ki-yeob
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Young-gyu Kim Sang-heon
Producers	Lee Sung-hoon Yoo Seul-gi
Cinematography	Jang Deok-hwan Kim Joon-gyum
Editor	Choi Jung-won
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Chorokbaem Media
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	June 3 (2017-06-03) – July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)

Duel (Korean: 듀얼; RR: Dyueol) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Kim Jung-eun, Yang Se-jong and Seo Eun-soo. It aired on OCN from June 3 to July 23, 2017 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.

Synopsis

Story about Jang Deuk-cheon (Jung Jae-young), a hardened detective cop whose daughter is kidnapped. He starts to chase down the suspect using the one clue he has: Two men with the same face were at the crime scene.

Cast

Main

Jung Jae-young as Jang Deuk-cheon
Yang Se-jong as Lee Sung-joon / Lee Sung-hoon / Lee Yong-seob
Kim Jung-eun as Choi Jo-hye
Seo Eun-soo as Ryu Mi-rae

Supporting

People around Jang Deuk-cheon

Lee Na-yoon as Jang Soo-yeon
Yoon Kyung-ho as Lee Hyung-sik
Choi Woong as Na Soo-ho

People around Choi Jo-hye

Lee Ye-eun [ko] as Na Song-yi
Lee Sung-wook as Go Bon-seok

People around Ryu Mi-rae

Kim Ki-doo [ko] as Kim Ik-hong

Extended

Lee Cheol-min [ko] as Park Yoo-shik
Im Il-gyu [ko] as Cha Gil-ho
Shim Wan-joon as Yang Man-choon
Jang Ri-woo as Yang Man-choon's subordinate
Kim Kwang-seob [ko] as Yang Man-choon's subordinate
Joo Boo-jin as Jang Deuk-cheon's landlord
Kim Ji-yoo as Ahn Hye-joo
Jo Jae-ryong [ko] as Jin Byung-joon
Jo Jae-wan [ko] as Choi Joo-sik
Lee Hae-young as Park Dong-seul
Jung Jin-seo as Park Min-ji
Kang Tae-ho as Kang Hyun-geun
Choi Kwang-je as Department Head Baek
Jung Doo-gyum [ko] as Oh Byung-cheon
Kim Si-eun as Joo-ah
Yoo Ha-bok [ko] as Director Han
Kim Nan-hee as Kim Hye-jin
Kim Dong-beom as Cha Ki-dong
Song Joon-hee as Lee Sung-hoon
Kim Bo-jung [ko] as Ryu Jung-sook
Jo Soo-hyang as Park Seo-jin
Uhm Soo-jung [ko] as Han Yoo-ra
Park Ji-il as Park San-young
Kang Ji-hoo [ko] as Park Seo-ryong
Choi Beom-ho [ko] as Jang Soo-yeon's doctor-in-charge

Special appearances

Joo Suk-tae [ko] as Ahn Jung-dong (Ep. 1)
Ha Ji-eun [ko] as Hye-joo's mother (Ep. 1)
Jung Soon-won as Operating victim (Ep. 1)
Cuckoo Crew (Ep. 2)

Production

Screenwriter Kim Yoon-joo is known for her hit drama Nine: Nine Time Travels, which was also co-produced by Chorokbaem Media (Duel's co-producing company).
Duel reunited Yang Se-jong and Seo Eun-soo, who appeared together in SBS's hit medical drama Dr. Romantic in 2016.
First script reading took place March 31, 2017 in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

Original soundtrack

Duel OST Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2017
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean, English
Label	CJ E&M

Part 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Nightmare" (악몽)	HONE Go Young-hwan	Kang Kyung-ah Go Young-hwan	Mad Soul Child	03:48
Total length:					03:48

Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Because of You" (니가 있기에)	Kim Ji-soo	Kim Ji-soo	Kang Si-ra	03:52
Total length:					03:52

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen		TNmS
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	June 3, 2017	2.028%	2.385%	1.2%
2	June 4, 2017	1.938%	2.160%
3	June 10, 2017	1.966%	2.431%
4	June 11, 2017	2.182%	2.853%
5	June 17, 2017	1.502%	—	1.1%
6	June 18, 2017	1.949%	2.390%	1.6%
7	June 24, 2017	1.530%	1.998%	1.2%
8	June 25, 2017	1.796%	2.098%	1.3%
9	July 1, 2017	1.666%	1.968%	1.0%
10	July 2, 2017	1.703%	1.905%	1.3%
11	July 8, 2017	1.567%	—	1.3%
12	July 9, 2017	1.730%	1.958%	1.6%
13	July 15, 2017	1.426%	1.570%	1.3%
14	July 16, 2017	1.598%	1.647%	1.3%
15	July 22, 2017	1.316%	—	1.4%
16	July 23, 2017	1.668%	1.629%	1.5%
Average		1.723%	—	1.3%

Notes

Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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External links

Works by Chorokbaem Media

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