Awaken_(TV_series)

<i>Awaken</i> (TV series)

Awaken (TV series)

2020 South Korean action mystery TV series

Awaken (Korean: 낮과 밤; RR: Natgwa Bam) is a 2020–2021 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Kim Seol-hyun, Lee Chung-ah and Kim Chang-wan.[1][2] The series, directed by Kim Jung-hyun and written by Shin Yoo-dam, revolves around two police officers as they dig up the secrets of mysterious events that occurred in a village 28 years ago.[3][4]

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It aired on tvN from November 30, 2020, to January 19, 2021, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST).[5]

Synopsis

Do Jung-woo, the leader of a special task force in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, ends up investigating a series of mysterious murders. Together with his team, which includes hot-headed Officer Gong Hye-won and Jamie, a detective on loan from the FBI, they uncover clues that these crimes are somehow related to a tragic event that happened 28 years ago in a village called "White Night".

Cast

Main

A special team leader of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency who is capable of writing a legend.
An avid police officer who does not choose any means and methods, and a special team inspector at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
Adopted to the United States as a child, she is an FBI-dispatched investigator who returned to Korea as the FBI Behavior Analysis Team Leader.
A hacker from MODU with dissociative identity disorder. He has two personalities: a weak personality and a psychopath.

Supporting

People around Do Jung-woo

CEO of Soonjung LP. He is a widower who took care of Jung-woo and helped him to live under a different name.
  • Jung Dae-ro as Baek Hyun-soo

People around Gong Hye-won

Gong Hye-won's father who is the Director of Baekya Biotech Research Institute
  • Jo Kyung-sook [ko] as Gong Hye-won's mother

People around Moon Jae-woong

Broadcasting Station

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

Deputy Chief of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
Director of Information Management in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
A detective in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Team who is a competent hacker.
A member of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Team.
A pathologist from the National Forensic Service who performs autopsies.

Baekya Foundation

Chief secretary of the current president
Former leader of White Night
A scientist working for Baekya Foundation, former Head of Research of White Night
Baekya Foundation Director and wife of Lee Byeong-seon, Director of Hangang Hospital in Seoul, mother of Lee Tae-soo

Others

  • Jo Hye-won [ko] as Sun Geul-nyeo
Reporter Lee Ji-wook's source of information.
  • Lee Ju-won [ko] as Son Min-ho's private lawyer

Special appearances

  • Heo Jae-ho as truck driver (Ep. 1)
  • Nam Woo-hyun as Oh Kyung-min (Ep. 1)
  • Kwak Hee-joo as Kim Young-joon (Ep. 1)
  • Kim Nam-jin as Go Ji-young's mother (Ep. 1)
  • Lee Joon-sang as Baek Seung-jae (Ep. 1)
  • Shin Jae-hwi as Lee Tae-soo; nightclub guy (Ep. 1 - 10)
  • Joo Suk-tae as Choi Yong-suk (Ep. 1)
  • Yang Dong-geun as prisoner (Ep. 1)
  • Ha Min as Choi Yong-suk's wife (Ep. 2)
  • Jaejae as Restaurant staff[16]

Production

In December 2019, 935 Entertainment, Namkoong Min's agency reported that he had received the offer to play Do Jeong-woo, an investigator. At the same time, Han Ye-seul's agency Partners Park informed that she had been offered to appear in the series.[17] Both confirmed their appearance in the series later on.[18] In March 2020, Lee Chung-ah joined Namkoong Min in the cast.[19] The script reading took place in April 2020.[20][21] Yoon Kyung-ho joined the cast in June 2020.[22] In August 2020, the filming of the drama was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23][24] In October 2020, Baek Ji-won and Lee Shin-young were confirmed to appear in the series,[12][25] as the script reading was continued from where it was left in August.[26][27] The first stills from the production were released on November 3, 2020.[28]

Original soundtrack

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Part 1

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Part 3

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Viewership

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Awaken : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[32]
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