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2022 South Korean television series
Through the Darkness Promotional poster
Also known as Those Who Read Hearts of Evil Hangul 악의 마음을 읽는 자들
Literal meaning Those Who Read the Minds of Evil[1] Revised Romanization Ag-ui Maeum-eul Ilgneun Jadeul Genre Created by Based on Those Who Read the Minds of Evil by Kwon Il-yong and Ko Na-mu[1] Developed by Written by Seol Yi-na[4] Directed by Park Bo-ram [4] Starring Music by Gaemi Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes12[5] Executive producer Park Young-soo Producers Han Jeong-hwan Kim Si-hwan Park Ki-yeol Production company Studio S[6] Network SBS TV Release January 14 (2022-01-14 ) – March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12 )
Through the Darkness [7] (Korean : 악의 마음을 읽는 자들 ) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil , Jin Seon-kyu and Kim So-jin .[8] It is based on the 2018 non-fiction book of the same title co-written by Korea's first criminal profiler Kwon Il-yong [ko ] and journalist-turned-author Ko Na-mu, which highlights Kwon's field experiences.[1] [9] [10] It aired on SBS TV from January 14 to March 12, 2022, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST ).[11]
Synopsis It is about a criminal profiler who struggles to determine the behavioural patterns of serial killers.[6]
Cast Main Supporting Criminal Behavior Analysis team Ryeoun as Jung Woo-joo, the person who provides information and analyzes various incident data. He later joins Ha-young and Young-soo's team.[13] [14] Mobile Investigation Unit Lee Dae-yeon as Baek Jun-sik, head of SMPA's Criminal division.[15] Kim Won-hae as Heo Gil-pyo, head of SMPA's Mobile Investigation Unit.[16] Jeong Soon-won as Nam Il-young, the youngest member of Mobile Investigation Unit who respects and follows Tae-goo unconditionally.[17] Others Gong Sung-ha as Choi Yoon-ji, a journalist from online media Fact Today.[18] Kim Hye-ok as Park Young-shin, Ha-young's mother.[19] Extended Go Geon-han as Yang Yong-cheol, a man who claimed to be the "Red Hat" murderer.[20] [21] Seo Dong-gap as Kim Bong-sik, the first commander of the squadron.[22] Hong Woo-jin as Oh In-tak, a forensic officer in SMPA's forensic team and is a junior of Young-soo.[23] Oh Seung-hoon as Jo Kang-moo, a serial killer.[24] Oh Hee-joon as Kang Yoo-minHan Joon-woo as Goo Young-chun, a psychopathic serial killer.[25] Kim Jung-hee as Nam Ki-tae, a psychopathic serial killer.[25] Na Cheol as Woo Ho-seong, a psychotic serial killer.[26] Special appearances Jung Man-sik as Park Dae-woong, crime squad leader.[27] [28] [29] Hwang Jung-min as the key witness of a crime.[30] Oh Kyung-ju as Bang Ki-hoon, a suspect who was investigated for killing his own girlfriend.[31] Ha Do-kwon as Shin Ki-ho, the director of the online media Fact Today.[32] Release It was initially reported that the series was likely to be aired in October 2021.[9] However, it was later confirmed in November that it would premiere on January 14, 2022.[11]
Original soundtrack Part 1 Released on January 15, 2022[33] [34] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Lullaby" (스윗해 ) Midnight Midnight Nerd Connection 3:36 2. "Lullaby" (스윗해 ; Inst. ) Midnight 3:36 Total length: 7:12
Part 2 Released on January 29, 2022[35] [36] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Can't Run Away" Isaac Hong 3:05 2. "Can't Run Away" (Inst. ) 3:05 Total length: 6:10
Part 3 Released on March 5, 2022[37] [38] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Bloom and Fall Alone" (홀로 피고 진 꽃 ) Kwon Bin-ki Kwon Bin-ki Kim So-yeon 3:27 2. "Bloom and Fall Alone" (홀로 피고 진 꽃 ; Inst. ) Kwon Bin-ki 3:27 Total length: 6:54
Part 4 Released on March 12, 2022[39] [40] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Leopard of Killimanjaro" (킬리만자로의 표범 ) Yang In-ja Kim Hee-gap 4Men 4:21 2. "The Leopard of Killimanjaro" (킬리만자로의 표범 ; Inst. ) Kim Hee-gap 4:21 Total length: 8:42
Viewership Through the Darkness : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 1.210 1.398 1.533 1.726 1.442 1.388 1.508 1.056 1.610 1.251 1.411 1.426 1.413
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea .
[41] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea[42] TNmS[43] Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 January 14, 2022 6.2% (14th) 6.4% 5.2% (14th) 2 January 15, 2022 7.5% (7th) 8.1% (5th) 5.2% (17th) 3 January 21, 2022 7.9% (9th) 8.6% (9th) 5.6% (12th) 4 January 22, 2022 8.2% (5th) 8.6% (2nd) 6.2% (6th) 5 January 28, 2022 7.5% (10th) 8.6% (6th) 6.0% (9th) 6 January 29, 2022 6.9% (9th) 7.8% (6th) 5.1% (16th) 7 February 25, 2022[a] 7.4% (8th) 8.0% (5th) 6.6% (11th) 8 February 26, 2022 5.0% (19th) 5.1% (17th) 4.9% (18th) 9 March 4, 2022 8.3% (3rd) 8.9% (3rd) 6.8% (10th) 10 March 5, 2022 6.0% (12th) 6.2% (11th) 4.6% (17th) 11 March 11, 2022 7.3% (7th) 7.9% (6th) 6.3% (11th) 12 March 12, 2022 7.0% (8th) 7.6% (5th) 5.9% (11th) Average 7.1% 7.7% 5.7% In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
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