Bad Prosecutor

Bad Prosecutor (Korean: 진검승부; Hanja: 真劍勝負) is a South Korean television series starring Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee. It depicts the story of a prosecutor who truly punishes corrupt powers with expedient and trickery. The series aired on KBS2 on October 5 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) for 12 episodes.^[2][5]

Bad Prosecutor
Promotional poster
Hangul	진검승부
Hanja	真劍勝負
Literal meaning	True Sword Battle
Revised Romanization	Jingeomseungbu
Genre	Legal drama[1]
Screenplay by	Im Young-bin[2]
Directed by	Kim Seong-ho[2] Choi Yeon-soo[3]
Starring	Doh Kyung-soo Lee Se-hee
Music by	Baek Eun-woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Yoon Jae-hyuk (KBS)
Producers	Lee Hyang-bong Bae Ik-hyun Seo Ho-jin
Running time	75 minutes[4]
Production companies	Neo Entertainment[2] Blaad Studios[2]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	October 5 (2022-10-05) – November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)

Synopsis

Bad Prosecutor is a story about prosecutor named Jin Jung (Doh Kyung-soo), armed with badness and grittyness, breaking the sanctuary created by wealth and power. He chooses expediency over the law, trick over the standard, and defect over sincerity. He will provide a sense of exhilaration by punishing corrupt officials who are eating away at this society.

Cast

Main

• Do Kyung-soo as Jin Jung^[6]
  • Jung Hyeon-jun as young Jin Jung^[7]

A prosecutor in the third division of the Central District Prosecutors' Office who stands on the side of the underprivileged.

• Lee Se-hee as Shin A-ra^[8]

A senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office with perfect work skills and social skills.

• Ha Jun as Oh Do-hwan^[9]

A prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

Supporting

People related to Jin Jung

• Lee Si-eon as Go Joong-do^[10]

A hacker with obscure skills who works with Jin Jung.

• Kim Sang-ho as Park Jae-kyung^[11]

The head of the Civil Service Office of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

• Yeon Joon-seok as Lee Chul-ki^[12]

Jin Jung's loyal and reliable detective.

• Joo Bo-young as Baek Eun-ji^[13]

Daughter of the head of National Organization – White Gompa.

People related to the Central District Prosecutor's Office

• Kim Tae-woo as Kim Tae-ho^[14]

The Chief Prosecutor of the crime department.

• Choi Kwang-il as Lee Jang-won^[2]

Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Central Prosecutor's Office.

• Yoon Jung-seop as Investigator Park^[15]

He is a veteran who worked with Shin A-ra.

• Hong Eui-jun as Investigator Kang Shin-jo^[16]

Oh Do-hwan's loyal right arm.

People related to Kangsan Law Firm

• Kim Chang-wan as Seo Hyun-gyu^[17]

Representative of Kangsan Law Firm and the primary antagonist of the series.

• Yoo Hwan as Seo Ji-han^[17]

Son of Seo Hyun-gyu. Heir to Kangsan Law Firm and a culprit of the murder that leads to the event of the series.

• Kim Hieora as Director Tae Hyung-wook^[18]

Seo Hyun-gyu's bodyguard and personal secretary.

• Kim Jung-young as Jang Jae-Hee^[19]

A professor and Jin Jung's senior in university.

Others

• Kim Geun-soon as Jin Jung's mother^[17]

She has a cool personality, and owns a restaurant.

• Shin Seung-hwan as Yoo Jin-cheol^[17]

A gangster who runs an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.

• Jeong Jae-won as Min-goo^[16]

The third person in the national organization White Gompa.

Extended

• Lee Hyo-na as Park Ye-young^[20]

The victim of the Seo Cho-dong murder case.

• Lee Woo-sung as Kim Hyo-jun^[21]

A delivery man who has been identified as the culprit in the Seo Cho-dong murder case.

Special appearance

• Lee Jong-hyuk as Jin Kang-woo^[7]

Jin Jung's father and reporter.

• Keum Kwang-san as Fitness president^[22]

Production

On October 28, 2022, it was reported that filming would end on October 31.^[23]

Original soundtrack

Bad Prosecutor (Original Television Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	77:44
Language	Korean English
Label	PRISMFILTER Music Group Warner
Producer	PRISMFILTER

The soundtrack album peaked on number 37 on weekly Circle Album Chart. As of December 2022, 3,400 copies have been sold.^[24]

Disc 1

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Deep End"	twlv	3:11
2.	"Little Star" (작은 별)	Lucy	3:13
3.	"Bite"	D.O. (Exo)	3:22
4.	"Call me a freak"	Suho (Exo)	2:51
5.	"Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부)	Layone [ko]	2:49
6.	"Bitter" (쓰다)	Han Dong-geun	3:54
7.	"Believe"	Chuther	3:11
8.	"Deep End" (Inst.)	twlv	3:11
9.	"Little Star" (Inst.)	Lucy	3:13
10.	"Bite" (Inst.)	D.O. (Exo)	3:22
11.	"Call me a freak" (Inst.)	Suho (Exo)	2:51
12.	"Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.)	Layone	2:49
13.	"Bitter" (Inst.)	Han Dong-geun	3:54
14.	"Believe" (Inst.)	Chuther	3:11
Total length:			45:02

Disc 2

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Go Jin-jeong"	Baek Eun-woo Park Beom-geun Ji Sung-kyu	2:02
2.	"Detective Comic"	Baek Eun-woo Yang Sung-ho	2:22
3.	"Agent"	Baek Eun-woo Park Beom-geun	2:01
4.	"Real Fight"	Oh Byeong-joo	2:05
5.	"Extreme Hip-hop"	Baek Eun-woo Kim Tae-joon	2:47
6.	"Freestyle"	Baek Eun-woo Yang Sung-ho	3:18
7.	"Airport Chase"	Oh Byeong-joo	1:47
8.	"Funny Rock"	Baek Eun-woo Kim Tae-joon	2:40
9.	"War against Evil"	Oh Byeong-joo	2:56
10.	"Smash"	Baek Eun-woo Park Beom-geun Kim Dae-hoon	2:00
11.	"Wrong Judgement"	Baek Eun-woo Yang Sung-ho	2:03
12.	"Real Prosecutor"	Baek Eun-woo Yang Sung-ho	2:05
13.	"Amigo"	Baek Eun-woo Park Beom-geun Kim Soo-bin	2:01
14.	"Here to the End"	Baek Eun-woo Park Beom-geun Kim Soo-bin	2:25
Total length:			32:32

Original Soundtrack Parts 1–7

Part 1

Released on October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Deep End"	Kim Hye-jeong	Jozu Ohway!	twlv	3:11
2.	"Deep End" (Inst.)		Jozu Ohway!		3:11
Total length:					6:22

Part 2

Released on October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Little Star" (작은 별)	Nmore Jozu Jeon Jeni	Nmore Jozu Jeon Jeni	Lucy	3:13
2.	"Little Star" (Inst.)		Nmore Jozu Jeon Jeni		3:13
Total length:					6:26

Part 3

Released on October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Bite"	Kim Hye-jeong	HeyFarmer GESTURE	D.O. (Exo)	3:22
2.	"Bite" (Inst.)		HeyFarmer GESTURE		3:22
Total length:					6:44

Part 4

Released on October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Call me a freak"	Jozu Building Owner GESTURE	Jozu Building Owner Kim Seung-jun GESTURE	Suho (Exo)	2:51
2.	"Call me a freak" (Inst.)		Jozu Building Owner Kim Seung-jun GESTURE		2:51
Total length:					5:42

Part 5

Released on November 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Bad Prosecutor" (진검승부)	Layone [ko]	Layone Baek Eun-woo Kim Tae-joon	Layone	2:49
2.	"Bad Prosecutor" (Inst.)		Layone Baek Eun-woo Kim Tae-joon		2:49
Total length:					5:38

Part 6

Released on November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Bitter" (쓰다)	Kim Sa-ra Kim Hye-jeong	Kwon Tae-eun	Han Dong-geun	3:54
2.	"Bitter" (Inst.)		Kwon Tae-eun		3:54
Total length:					7:48

Part 7

Released on November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Believe"	Shannon	Ohway! Shannon	Chuther	3:11
2.	"Believe" (Inst.)		Ohway! Shannon		3:11
Total length:					6:22

Viewership

Season		Episode number												Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	773	876	834	911	774	932	893	1005	1093	1060	795	1158	925

Bad Prosecutor : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea[25]		TNmS[26]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	October 5, 2022	4.3% (15th)	4.1% (15th)	4.6% (15th)
2	October 6, 2022	5.0% (9th)	4.8% (9th)	5.1% (11th)
3	October 12, 2022	4.6% (12th)	4.3% (14th)	4.3% (15th)
4	October 13, 2022	5.0% (11th)	4.7% (13th)	4.9% (13th)
5	October 19, 2022	4.3% (14th)	4.1% (13th)	3.9% (16th)
6	October 20, 2022	5.1% (11th)	4.8% (10th)	4.3% (13th)
7	October 26, 2022	5.0% (14th)	5.2% (8th)	4.1% (17th)
8	October 27, 2022	5.6% (11th)	5.7% (8th)	4.8% (12th)
9	November 2, 2022	6.3% (6th)	6.7% (6th)	5.0% (13th)
10	November 3, 2022	6.2% (8th)	6.0% (6th)	5.2% (12th)
11	November 9, 2022	4.7% (12th)	4.5% (13th)	4.1% (16th)
12	November 10, 2022	6.3% (6th)	5.9% (7th)	4.9% (12th)
Average		5.2%	5.1%	4.6%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Director's Cut Awards	2023	Best New Actress in Television	Kim Hieora	Nominated	[27]