A Bloody Lucky Day (Korean: 운수 오진 날) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-min, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Lee Jung-eun. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Aporia, which was published on Naver. It is an original drama of TVING and is available for streaming on its platform.[8] It also aired on tvN on November 20, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:30 (KST).[3]
| A Bloody Lucky Day | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 운수 오진 날 |
| Hanja | 運數 오진 날 |
| Literal meaning | The Day of Misdiagnosis |
| Revised Romanization | Unsu ojin nal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Unsu ojin nal |
| Genre | |
| Based on | A Bloody Lucky Day by Aporia[2] |
| Developed by |
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| Written by | |
| Directed by | Pil Gam-seong[5] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong[6] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers | |
| Cinematography | Lee Zi-hoon[5] |
| Running time | 46–65 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVING |
| Release | October 4 – December 8, 2023 |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | November 20 – December 19, 2023 |
The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 was released on November 24, 2023, and Part 2 was released on December 8, 2023, at 12:00 (KST) time slot.[9][10]
A Bloody Lucky Day premiered at the On Screen section of the 28th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2023, where two of ten episodes were screened.[11][12]
Synopsis
Oh Taek (Lee Sung-min), an ordinary taxi driver, is offered a high price to take a passenger to Mokpo. He reluctantly agrees, but soon realizes that his passenger is a serial killer. Oh Taek must now embark on a terrifying drive, using all of his cunning and resourcefulness to survive.
Cast
Main
- Lee Sung-min as Oh Taek[13]
- Yoo Yeon-seok as Geum Hyeok-soo[13]
- Lee Jung-eun as Hwang Soon-kyu[13]
Supporting
- Ki Eun-soo as Koo Chae-ri[14]
- Han Dong-hee as Yoon Se-na[15]
- Tae Hang-ho as Yang Seung-taek[16]
- Lee Kang-ji as Soon-kyu's son[17]
- Joo Yeon-woo as Gong Cheon-seok[18]
- Oh Hye-won as No Hyun-ji[19]
- Jung Man-sik as Kim Joong-min
Production and release
On April 19, 2023, Paramount+ and TVING announced the production of the series.
The series was firstly premiered on TVING in South Korea before it was available globally on Paramount+ in the U.S; Canada, the U.K; Australia, Latin Americas, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria on February 1, 2024.[20] Paramount Global Content Distribution will handled global sales outside South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.[4][21]
On October 18, 2023, it was announced that the series will be broadcast on tvN ahead of its released on TVING.[3] The series was also aired on tvN Asia under the agreement with Paramount.[22]
Reception
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 1 | 860 | 634 | 467 | 398 | 370 | 393 | 357 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 495 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[23] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | November 20, 2023 | 4.109% (1st) | 4.746% (1st) |
| 2 | November 21, 2023 | 2.656% (2nd) | 2.994% (2nd) |
| 3 | November 27, 2023 | 2.135% (1st) | 2.315% (1st) |
| 4 | November 28, 2023 | 2.146% (2nd) | 2.463% (2nd) |
| 5 | December 4, 2023 | 1.920% (3rd) | 2.135% (2nd) |
| 6 | December 5, 2023 | 2.389% (2nd) | 2.468% (2nd) |
| 7 | December 11, 2023 | 2.105% (2nd) | 2.285% (2nd) |
| 8 | December 12, 2023 | 2.668% (2nd) | 3.330% (2nd) |
| 9 | December 18, 2023 | 2.17% (1st) | N/A |
| 10 | December 19, 2023 | 2.41% (2nd) | |
| Average | 2.471% | 2.842%[A] | |
Accolades
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Actor | Yoo Yeon-seok | Nominated | [24] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
(in Korean) - Production website at Studio Dragon (in Korean and English)
- Production website at The Great Show (in Korean)
- A Bloody Lucky Day at IMDb
- A Bloody Lucky Day at HanCinema
