The Missing (South Korean TV series)

The Missing[1] (Korean실종느와르 M; Hanja失踪느와르 M; RRSiljongneuwareu M; lit. Missing Noir M) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Kang-woo and Park Hee-soon.[2][3] It aired on OCN on Saturdays at 23:00 for 10 episodes from March 28 to May 30, 2015.

The Missing
Promotional poster
GenrePolice procedural
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Written byLee Yoo-jin
Directed byLee Seung-young
StarringKim Kang-woo
Park Hee-soon
ComposerNoh Hyung-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersBaek Ho-min
Park Ho-shik
ProducersPark Ji-young
Park Seon-jin
Kim Geun-hong
Jung Se-ryeong
Production locationSouth Korea
CinematographyJeon Byung-moon
EditorNam In-joo
Running time65 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseMarch 28 (2015-03-28) –
May 30, 2015 (2015-05-30)

Plot

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Gil Soo-hyun is a genius who entered Harvard University at the age of ten. After working for the FBI for a decade, he mysteriously decides to return to Korea, where he gets assigned to lead a special missing persons task force that goes after the 1% toughest unsolved cases.

He becomes partner of Oh Dae-young, a detective with a lot of years of experience in the field and a strong sense of justice. Whereas Soo-hyun is overly analytical, Dae-young goes with his gut feeling. These two characteristics are combined in this series and with their will to serve justice, they book in prison a lot of violent criminals.

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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  • Woo Ki-hoon as Kim Min-jung
  • Yoo Jung-ho
  • Jo Yeon-hee as Shin Ji-sub's wife
  • Im Jae-min
  • Park Gun-rak
  • Yoo Soon-chul
  • Lee Seok-gu
  • Sung In-ja
  • Gong Ho-seok
  • Jang Joon-ho
  • Ji Sung-geun
  • Han Seo-jin as Lee So-yoon
  • Kim Byung-chul as Kang Yoon-goo

Guest appearances

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Ratings

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Episode Original air date Title AGB Average rating
(Nationwide)
01 March 28, 2015 A Puzzle from Prison Part 1 3.014%
02 April 4, 2015 A Puzzle from Prison Part 2 1.445%
03 April 11, 2015 Rust Part 1 – Highway Missing Person Case 1.101%
04 April 18, 2015 Rust Part 2 – Justice 1.585%
05 April 25, 2015 Murder Reconstruction 1.816%
06 May 2, 2015 Murder Premonition 1.247%
07 May 9, 2015 Home 1.303%
08 May 16, 2015 Pure Heart Part 1 1.177%
09 May 23, 2015 Pure Heart Part 2 1.039%
10 May 30, 2015 Injustice 0.867%

References

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  1. ^ "The Missing". CJ E&M Lineup. CJ E&M Corporation. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Kim, Dong-joo (24 March 2015). "Park Hee Soon & Kim Kang Woo attend a new drama press conference". StarN News. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  3. ^ "Missing Noir M's not-so-friendly buddy cops". Dramabeans. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  4. ^ Ghim, Sora (6 March 2015). "Kang Ha Neul Transforms Into A Psychopath". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
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