Flower of Evil (South Korean TV series)

For the 2022 remake of the same title, see Flower of Evil (Philippine TV series).

Flower of Evil (Korean: 악의 꽃) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin, and Seo Hyun-woo.^[1][2][3] It aired on tvN every Wednesday and Thursday from July 29 to September 23, 2020,^[4] and streamed internationally on Netflix, iQIYI, Viki and ViuTV with multi-languages subtitles. Lee and Moon have previously starred in Criminal Minds, and it was Lee's return to television after two years.^[5]

Flower of Evil
Promotional poster
Hangul	악의 꽃
Revised Romanization	Agui kkot
Genre	Crime Romance Mystery Thriller
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Yoo Jung-hee
Directed by	Kim Cheol-kyu
Starring	Lee Joon-gi Moon Chae-won Jang Hee-jin Seo Hyun-woo
Music by	Kim Joon-seok Jeong Se-rin
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Yoo Sang-won
Producers	Jung Hae-ryong Jang Shin-ae Kim Dae-ho
Editor	Kim Young-joo
Running time	61–79 minutes
Production company	Monster Union
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	July 29 (2020-07-29) – September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
Related
Flower of Evil (Philippines)

Synopsis

Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) is a man who hides his identity and past from his wife Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), a detective. On the surface, they appear to be the perfect family: A loving couple with a beautiful six-year-old daughter who adores her parents.

Cha Ji-won and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and she is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.

Cast

Main

• Lee Joon-gi as Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo^[1]
  • Park Hyun-joon as young Hyun-soo
  • Cha Sung-je as child Hyun-soo
• Moon Chae-won as Cha Ji-won, Hee-sung/Hyun-soo's wife^[1]
• Jang Hee-jin as Do Hae-soo^[2]
  • Lim Na-young as teenage Hae-soo, Hyun-soo's older sister^[6]
  • Lee Chae-yoon as eleven-year-old Hae-soo
• Seo Hyun-woo as Kim Moo-jin, journalist^[3]
  • Jeong Taek-hyun as young Moo-jin^[7]

Supporting

Baek Hee-sung and Cha Ji-won's family

• Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won^[8]
• Son Jong-hak as Baek Man-woo, Hee-sung's father^[9]
• Nam Gi-ae as Gong Mi-ja, Hee-sung's mother^[10]
• Jo Kyung-sook as Moon Young-ok, Ji-won's mother^[11]

Kangsoo Police Station

• Choi Dae-hoon as Lee Woo-cheol, leader of Homicide Investigation Team^[10]
• Choi Young-joon as Choi Jae-sub, veteran detective^[10]
• Kim Soo-oh as Im Ho-joon, youngest team member^[10]
• Lim Chul-hyung as Yoon Sang-pil, section chief^[10]
• Hong Seo-joon as Oh Young-joon, police captain

Hanjoogan Magazine

• Yang Hye-jin as Gang Pil-young, lead reporter^[10]
• Ju Ye-eun as Reporter Joo

Extended

• Choi Byung-mo as Do Min-seok, father of Hae-soo and Hyun-soo
• Kim Ji-hoon as Baek Hee-sung
  • Choi Kwon-soo as young Hee-sung
• Lee Kyu-bok as Nam Soon-gil
• Kim Geon as Kim In-seo
• Lee Ju-yeon as Park Seo-young
• Han Soo-yeon as Jung Mi-sook
• Yoon Byung-hee as Park Kyung-choon, taxi driver and husband of Jung Mi-sook
• Park Seung-tae as Oh Bok-ja
• Kim Ki-cheon as Dr. Lee Hyun-suk

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Psycho"	DOKO, Son Jae-min	DOKO, Son Jae-min	DOKO	3:07
2.	"Psycho" (Inst.)		DOKO, Son Jae-min		3:07
Total length:					6:14

Part 2

Released on August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"In My Heart"	Kim Min	Kim Min	Lim Yeon	3:49
2.	"In My Heart" (Inst.)		Kim Min		3:49
Total length:					7:38

Part 3

Released on September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Feel You"	Kim Min	Kim Min, Taylor	Shin Yong-jae (2F)	3:28
2.	"Feel You" (Inst.)		Kim Min, Taylor		3:28
Total length:					6:56

Viewership

Season		Episode number																Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	1	806	640	752	912	752	797	932	937	803	851	887	1212	1092	1210	1212	1349	947

Flower of Evil : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[12]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	July 29, 2020	3.357%	4.248%
2	July 30, 2020	2.860%	3.155%
3	August 5, 2020	3.116%	3.570%
4	August 6, 2020	3.735%	4.357%
5	August 12, 2020	2.973%	3.060%
6	August 13, 2020	3.615%	4.030%
7	August 19, 2020	3.526%	4.030%
8	August 20, 2020	3.863%	4.358%
9	August 26, 2020	3.539%	4.142%
10	August 27, 2020	3.659%	4.701%
11	September 2, 2020	3.844%	4.250%
12	September 9, 2020	4.729%	5.234%
13	September 10, 2020	4.456%	4.853%
14	September 16, 2020	4.767%	5.246%
15	September 17, 2020	5.083%	5.536%
16	September 23, 2020	5.715%	6.639%
Average		3.927%	4.463%
Special	September 3, 2020	2.342%	2.797%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2020	Asia Artist Awards	Asia Celebrity	Lee Joon-gi	Won	[13]
		Best Artist Awards		Won
		Popularity Award, Actress	Moon Chae-won	Nominated
2021	7th APAN Star Awards	Popular Star Award, Actor	Lee Joon-gi	Nominated
		KT Seezn Star Award		Nominated
			Moon Chae-won	Nominated
		Popularity Award, Actress		Nominated
	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Director (TV)	Kim Cheol-kyu	Won	[14]
		Best Drama (TV)	Flower of Evil	Nominated
		Best Screenplay (TV)	Yoo Jung-hee	Nominated
		Best Actor (TV)	Lee Joon-gi	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor (TV)	Kim Ji-hoon	Nominated

Adaptation

On September 16, 2021, ABS-CBN announced a Philippine remake for the series.^[15] It was released on Viu on June 23, 2022, along with its television broadcast on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z which premiered on June 25, 2022.

Duranga is the Hindi remake produced by Rose Audio Visuals with streaming partner ZEE5 after buying rights from Studio Dragon. The show was released on August 19, 2022. It is also the first official remake of a Korean drama in India.^[16]