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Heartless City (무정도시; Mujeongdoshi; lit. Cruel City) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Jung Kyung Ho, Nam Gyu Ri and Lee Jae Yoon. It aired on JTBC from May 27 to July 30, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 KST time slot for 20 episodes.
Synopsis[]
Heartless City is the tale about the twisted fate of two men and a woman, and pains of love.
A newly appointed under-boss of the drug cartel, Shi Hyun is, in fact, an undercover detective who is tasked with conquering the criminal underworld. If he advances just one more step, he can bring in the legendary drug kingpin Chairman Cho and return to being a cop. Yet, the uppermost echelons of the cartel, sense the impending threat and strike back.
At the same time, narcotics squad leader Hyung Min loses his girlfriend, Gyung Mi, in an operation meant to bring in Shi Hyun. The desire to take revenge on Shi Hyun consumes him. He sends Soo Min, who was like a sister to Gyung Mi, as an undercover to Jin Sook, who is an associate of Shi Hyun.
Undercover as Jin Sook, Soo Min has an intense encounter with Shi Hyun and falls in love with him without realizing who he is. She suffers a torturous dilemma, unable to hold on to him, yet unable to let go of him either.
Will Shi Hyun be able to have his revenge in the Heartless City, a world wrecked by the infighting of drug cartels and the competing interests of corrupt prosecutors and cops? Will he be able to protect Soo Min?[1]
Cast[]
- Jung Kyung Ho as "Doctor's Son" / Jung Shi Hyun
- Sung Yoo Bin as child Jung Shi Hyun
- Grew up in a red light district / brothel until his mom died from drug-overdose. Then ran away from an orphanage to Jin Sook and eventually became a drug courier for "Uncle" Safari. Shi Hyun is nicknamed "The Doctor's Son" and became the boss of a mid-sized gang. Highly ambitious. He is plotting to take over the position of "Scale", his drug supplier.
- Nam Gyu Ri as Yoon Soo Min
- Soo Min grew up in an orphanage with Kyung Mi, and they treat each other like real sisters. When Kyung Mi is killed in the line of duty, Soo Min goes undercover to catch her friend's killer and finish what Kyung Mi started. However, she ends up falling for "The Doctor's Son", the drug lord Kyung Mi was investigating until her untimely death.
- Lee Jae Yoon as Ji Hyeong Min
- Hyeong Min graduated from the police academy with top scores and gets promoted at a young age. Was studying law to join the Prosecutor's office, but returned to the police force to avenge an undercover officer's death. Now the section chief of a special investigation unit, his goal is to take down "Scale", which leads him to Shi Hyun.
- Son Chang Min as Min Hong Ki, the director of the police and special investigative unit
- Kim Yoo Mi as "Madam Lee" / Lee Jin Sook
- CEO of various adult entertainment establishments. Worked the streets at a younger age. Close friend to Shi Hyun's mom. Looked out for Shi Hyun as he was growing up. Along with Soo, they both support and follow Shi Hyun's direction / quest to take over the drug distribution channel.
- Choi Moo Sung as "Safari" Moon Deok Bae
- Yoon Hyun Min as "Soo" / Kim Hyeon Soo, Shi Hyun's best friend
- Kim Jong Soo as Kang Min Seop, a police commissioner
- Kang Se Jung as Lee Kyung Mi, Soo Min's older sister
- Gil Yong Woo as Head prosecutor Ji Man Hee, Hyeong Min's father
- Park Soo Young as Detective Yang Ban Jang
- Lee Moo Saeng as Detective Kim Do Hoon
- Choi Kwon as Detective Shin Hyeong Sa
- Kim Jeong Hak as Ahn Geom Sa, a prosecutor
- Song Min Ji as Reporter Cha Hyo Joo
- Jung Soo Young as Prosecuter Oh Jeong Yeon
- Jung Moon Sung as Oh Gi Chul, Shi Hyun's secretary
- Park Sung Il as Kang Ho
- Kim Jong Goo as "Busan" Chairman Jo Hot Jang
- Shim Min as Han Joo Yeong, Soo Min's best friend
- Lee Yoo Joon as Pil Joon, Jin Sook's subordinate
- Kim Byung Ok as "Scale" Kim Kyung Shik
- Kim Min Sang as "Kim Bbong" Kim Jeon Seob
- Kim Yang Woo as "Halibut" Park Tae Soo
- Baek Seung Woo as Kang Mok
- Jung Ji Soon as Director Jo Ha Neul, Chairman Jo's son
- Lee Ho Sung as "Nang Mahn"
- Jo Seung Beom as "Wooden Stick", "Busan"'s subordinate
- Kim Hyo Sun as Kim Eun Soo, Deok Bae's subordinate
- Yang Do Hyun as a sniper killer
- Yang Myung Hun as a sniper killer
Soundtrack[]
Episodes[]
International broadcast[]
- It aired in Vietnam on HTV2 from August 4, 2015, under the title Sống trong tội ác.
- It aired in Thailand on MONO Plus (in a network of MONO29) from March 5 to May 8, 2016, under the title Fị rạk meụ̄xng khæ̂n (ไฟรักเมืองแค้น).
Production[]
Early working title was Undercover but was then changed to Heartless City (무정도시; Mujeongdosi).
The first script reading took place on March 19, 2013.
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by Can We Get Married? and was followed by Love in Her Bag in August 5, 2013.[2]
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