Adamas (Korean아다마스; RRAdamaseu) is a South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Seo Ji-hye, and Lee Soo-kyung.[5] It aired on tvN from July 27 to September 15, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[6] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions and Hulu in the United States.[7]

Adamas
Promotional poster for Adamas
Promotional poster
Hangul
아다마스
Revised RomanizationAdamaseu
Genre
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)
Written byChoi Tae-kang[2]
Directed byPark Seung-woo[2]
Starring
Music byJang Young-kyu
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerSo Jae-hyun
Producers
  • Park Mae-hee
  • Lee Dong-eun
  • Park Gyu-won
Running time77 minutes[3]
Production companies
  • Studio Dragon[4]
  • Mays Entertainment[4]
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJuly 27 (2022-07-27) –
September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)

Synopsis edit

Adamas tells the story of twin brothers (Ji Sung) fighting against evil to unveil the truth behind a murder that happened 22 years ago in order to clear their biological father's charges, who was accused of killing their stepfather after hearing the death penalty date that has been scheduled for their biological father.

Cast edit

Main edit

Supporting edit

People around Ha Woo-shin edit

People of Team A edit

Special Investigation Headquarters edit

Others edit

  • Jo Sung-ha as Lee Chang-woo[22]
  • Jo Hyun-woo as Song Soon-ho[23]
  • Lee Do-yeop as A mysterious man who watches Song Soo-hyun.[24]
  • Jo Han-joon as The repairman came to fix Soo-hyun's bathroom.[25]

Special appearances edit

Original soundtrack edit

Part 1 edit

Released July 28, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Beat of My Heart"
  • Cali
  • Fabienne Holloway
  • Siggi
  • Viktoria Hansen
  • Cali
  • Fabienne Holloway
  • Siggi
  • Viktoria Hansen
Elodie Wave3:20
2."Beat of My Heart" (Ref.) 
  • Cali
  • Fabienne Holloway
  • Siggi
  • Viktoria Hansen
 3:20
Total length:6:40

Part 2 edit

Released August 4, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Need You!"Charlie Bean (Fab)
  • Charlie Bean (Fab)
  • Attl (Fab)
Charlie Bean Works3:08
2."Need You!" (Ref.) 
  • Charlie Bean (Fab)
  • Attl (Fab)
 3:08
Total length:6:16

Part 3 edit

Released on August 11, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Darling You"
  • Kevin
  • Taylor
  • Kim Min
  • Taylor
Bernard Park2:29
2."Darling You" (Ref.) 
  • Kim Min
  • Taylor
 2:29
Total length:4:58

Part 4 edit

Released on August 18, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."By Your Side"Jemma
  • Chicok
  • Jemma
Ha Hyun-sang4:11
2."By Your Side" (Ref.) 
  • Chicok
  • Jemma
 4:11
Total length:8:22

Part 5 edit

Released on September 1, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."All About You"Id:Earth
  • Id:Earth
  • Kim Min
Katie4:17
2."All About You" (Ref.) 
  • Id:Earth
  • Kim Min
 4:17
Total length:8:34

Part 6 edit

Released on September 8, 2022
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Rain On Me"Donna
  • Donna
  • Cuzd
Johan Kim3:41
2."Rain On Me" (Ref.) 
  • Donna
  • Cuzd
 3:41
Total length:7:22

Viewership edit

Adamas : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1810658758705597700630676629602567653697662560722664
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[28]
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 27, 2022 3.502% (2nd) 3.607% (2nd)
2 July 28, 2022 2.849% (3rd) 3.004% (3rd)
3 August 3, 2022 3.339% (4th) 3.577% (3rd)
4 August 4, 2022 3.068% (3rd) 2.917% (3rd)
5 August 10, 2022 2.669% (4th) 2.826% (4th)
6 August 11, 2022 2.851% (4th) 2.586% (5th)
7 August 17, 2022 2.866% (5th) 2.935% (5th)
8 August 18, 2022 3.233% (4th) 3.057% (4th)
9 August 24, 2022 2.833% (2nd) 2.752% (3rd)
10 August 25, 2022 2.866% (2nd) 2.854% (2nd)
11 August 31, 2022 2.694% (2nd) 2.442% (3rd)
12 September 1, 2022 3.024% (3rd) 3.004% (3rd)
13 September 7, 2022 3.139% (3rd) 3.128% (3rd)
14 September 8, 2022 2.958% (2nd) 3.109% (2nd)
15 September 14, 2022 2.869% (3rd) 2.736% (3rd)
16 September 15, 2022 3.358% (2nd) 3.568% (2nd)
Average 3.007% 3.006%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs 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).

References edit

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  14. ^ Lee, Jun-hyun (July 4, 2022). "우현주, '아다마스' 합류...지성과 호흡" [Woo Hyun-joo joins 'Adamas'...intelligence and breathing] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Naver.
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  28. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 27, 2022. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 28, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 4, 2022. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 10, 2022. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 11, 2022. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 17, 2022. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 18, 2022. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 26, 2022. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
    • "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
    • "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
    • "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
    • "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

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