Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus[1][2] (Korean: 상어; RR: Sang-eo; lit. Shark) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil and Son Ye-jin. It aired on KBS2 from May 27 to July 30, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST).[3]
| Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Shark |
| Genre | Revenge Drama Thriller Romance |
| Written by | Kim Ji-woo |
| Directed by | Park Chan-hong Cha Young-hoon |
| Starring | Kim Nam-gil Son Ye-jin |
| Composers | Kim Hyung-seok, Lee Im-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hwang Eui-kyung |
| Producer | Ji Byung-hyun |
| Production locations | Korea, Japan |
| Cinematography | Park Seong Jang Byung-wook |
| Editor | Kim Young-joo |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Annex Telecom |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | May 27 – July 30, 2013 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 상어 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鯗魚 |
| Revised Romanization | Sang-eo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sang'ŏ |
The series is the third installment of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-hong and writer Kim Ji-woo, following Resurrection in 2005 and The Devil in 2007.[4]
Synopsis edit
Han Yi-soo's (Kim Nam-gil) father is the chauffeur of the owners of Gaya Hotel Group, the family of Jo Hae-woo (Son Ye-jin). The chauffeur is persuaded to take the blame for a hit-and-run accident caused by the drunken son of the family. But when he changes his mind, he is murdered before he can recant. Yi-soo, then a high schooler, tries to find out the truth and exonerate his father. He calls Hae-woo, his first love, but a truck deliberately rams the phone box. Following the attempt on his life, Yi-soo disappears and ends up in Japan, where a wealthy and influential Japanese-Korean businessman, Yoshimura Junichiro (Lee Jae-gu) adopts him.
12 years later he returns to Korea with a new identity as Japanese-Korean businessman Yoshimura Jun and carefully laid plans. Hae-woo, who believed that Yi-soo was dead, becomes a prosecutor to find out the truth about what happened to him. She marries Oh Joon-young (Ha Seok-jin), the son of the Chief Prosecutor Oh Hyun-shik (Jung Won-joon) and also a close friend of Yi-soo in their school days. No one in Korea, including Hae-woo, recognizes Yi-soo, even though he constantly finds excuses to meet Hae-woo and even after Hae-woo realizes that Yi-soo is alive. Yi-soo and Hae-woo become caught between love and revenge.[5]
Cast edit
Main edit
- Kim Nam-gil as Han Yi-soo / Yoshimura Jun / Kim Joon
- Yeon Joon-seok as young Yi-soo
- Son Ye-jin as Jo Hae-woo, the only daughter and heir to Gaya Hotel Group, who refuses to live life as an heiress and becomes a prosecutor.[6]
- Kyung Soo-jin as young Hae-woo
- Lee Jung-gil as Jo Sang-gook, Hae-woo's grandfather and CEO of Gaya Hotel Group.
- Ha Seok-jin as Oh Joon-young, Hae-woo's husband.
- Noh Young-hak as young Joon-young
- Lee Hanee as Jang Young-hee, Yi-soo's secretary.[7][8]
- Nam Bo-ra as Han Yi-hyun, Yi-soo's sister.
- Ahn Seo-hyun as young Yi-hyun
- Park Won-sang as Detective Byun Bang-jin
- Kim Kyu-chul as Jo Eui-seon, Hae-woo's father.
- Lee Soo-hyuk as Kim Soo-hyun, prosecution office's investigator.[9]
Supporting edit
- Lee Si-eon as Kim Dong-soo
- Oh Hee-joon as young Dong-soo
- Lee Jae-gu as Junichiro Yoshimura
- Jung Won-joong as Chief Prosecutor Oh Hyun-shik, Joon-young's father and Hae-woo's boss.
- Jung In-gi as Han Young-man, Yi-soo's father.
- Jung Kyung-soon as Mrs. Park
- Kim Min-sang as Jung Man-chul
- Jo Jae-wan as Detective Oh
- So Hee-jung as Kim Young-joo
- Choi Deok-moon as Kang Hee-soo
- Jung Ae-yeon as Lee Hwa-young
- Ham Sung-min as Lee-yu
- Joo Jin-mo as the old Korean man in Okinawa
- Min Sung-wook as reporter Jae Myung (cameo, episode 19-20)
Production edit
This production marked Son Ye-jin's return to television three years after Personal Taste in 2010,[10] and the first acting project for Kim Nam-gil after being discharged from mandatory military service. Regarding his revenge trilogy, director Park Chan-hong explained that the first part, Resurrection focused on the man seeking revenge; then part two The Devil included the victim of revenge in the story; and the last part took into account both the victim and perpetrator in the structure of the story.[4]
On April 29, 2013, the production company Annex Telecom released promotional stills of the two leads, Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil, at the drama's first shoot on April 24–25 in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.[11] This was followed by a 40-second teaser video on May 9, showing Kim and a shark swimming. Promoter Shall We Talk explained, "The reason we named the drama Shark and why Kim Nam-gil talks about sharks in the clip is because the lives of the two main characters are similar to that of sharks, which can't stop swimming."[12]
Original soundtrack edit
- Shark's Tale - Various Artists
- 천국과 지옥 사이 (Between Heaven and Hell) - BoA[13]
- 슬픈 동화 (Sad Story) - Chung Dong-ha of Boohwal
- Alone in the Dark - Various Artists
- 몇 날 며칠 (Countless Days) - Na Yoon-kwon
- Lost - Various Artists
- 지독한 사랑 (Poison Love) - Lim Jeong-hee
- Assassin - Various Artists
- 고독한 왈츠 (Lonely Waltz) - Various Artists
Ratings edit
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[14] | TNmS[15] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | May 27, 2013 | 8.2% | 8.7% | 7.3% | 8.2% |
| 2 | May 28, 2013 | 6.7% | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.3% |
| 3 | June 3, 2013 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| 4 | June 4, 2013 | 7.3% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| 5 | June 10, 2013 | 8.8% | 9.4% | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| 6 | June 11, 2013 | 8.5% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 8.6% |
| 7 | June 17, 2013 | 7.9% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 7.6% |
| 8 | June 18, 2013 | 6.9% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 7.0% |
| 9 | June 24, 2013 | 7.8% | 8.5% | 7.5% | 8.9% |
| 10 | June 25, 2013 | 7.0% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| 11 | July 1, 2013 | 9.4% | 10.6% | 9.4% | 10.6% |
| 12 | July 2, 2013 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 9.7% | 11.1% |
| 13 | July 8, 2013 | 9.4% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| 14 | July 9, 2013 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 11.3% |
| 15 | July 15, 2013 | 10.5% | 11.6% | 9.6% | 10.1% |
| 16 | July 16, 2013 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
| 17 | July 22, 2013 | 9.7% | 10.8% | 9.8% | 10.0% |
| 18 | July 23, 2013 | 9.8% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 10.4% |
| 19 | July 29, 2013 | 8.4% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.5% |
| 20 | July 30, 2013 | 10.7% | 11.8% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| Average | 8.7% | 9.5% | 8.5% | 9.3% | |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best New Actress | Kyung Soo-jin | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kim Nam-gil | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Son Ye-jin | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Kim Nam-gil | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Son Ye-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Kyung Soo-jin | Won | ||
| Nam Bo-ra | Nominated | |||
| Best Young Actor | Yeon Joon-seok | Won | ||
| 2014 | 47th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival |
Gold Remi Award for Dramatic TV Series | Shark | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Kim Ji-woo | Nominated | ||
| 9th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama | Shark | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Korean Drama OST | Between Heaven and Hell - BoA | Nominated | ||
| Countless Days - Na Yoon-kwon | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "Don't Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus". KBS English. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ "Don't Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus". KBS World. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ Oh, Jean (22 May 2013). "Kim Nam-gil back to being bad". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ a b Bae, Sun-young (23 May 2013). "Kim Nam-gil and Son Ye-jin Returning with Hot Romance and Cold Revenge". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ Bae, Sun-young (29 May 2013). "Review: KBS Mon/Tue Drama Don't Look Back – Episode 1". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (27 March 2013). "Son Ye-jin returns to the small screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (21 May 2013). "Honey Lee Says Only Good Things Have Come From Opening Up About Yoon Kye Sang". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Lee Honey on wrap-up interview "I hope this project moved viewers."". KBS Global. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (17 April 2013). "Lee Soo Hyuk Returns to Television with Son Ye Jin and Kim Nam Gil". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (22 May 2013). "Stars of Shark pose for pictures". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lee, Gyeong-ho (29 April 2013). "Photos of Kim Nam Gil and Son Ye Jin performing in the new series Shark are released". Star News. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Kang, Jung-yeon (9 May 2013). "Teaser Clip of Follow-up Drama to Queen of Office Released". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (27 May 2013). "BoA Sings Theme Song for Shark OST". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
