Two Weeks (TV series)
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| Written by | So Hyun-kyung |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Go Dong-sun |
| Producer(s) | Kim Moon-soo |
| Location(s) | Korea |
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| Editor(s) | Baek Hae-gyeong |
| Production company(s) | JS Pictures |
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| Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | August 7 – September 26, 2013 |
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Two Weeks (Hangul: 투윅스; RR: Tuwikseu) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Kim So-yeon, Ryu Soo-young, Park Ha-sun, Kim Hye-ok, Jo Min-ki and Lee Chae-mi.[1] It aired on MBC from August 7 to September 26, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[2][3]
Plot
Jang Tae-san is a small-time gangster who has learned to survive with his fist and wits. He meets and falls in love with a college student, Seo In-hye, who sees a good heart and wounded soul underneath his tough exterior.[4] When In-hye gets pregnant, Tae-san prepares to leave the gangster organization to start a life with her. But he is blackmailed by the gang boss, Moon Il-seok, who wants Tae-san to be his fall guy for an assault charge and go to prison in his place; Il-seok threatens to kill In-hye if Tae-san refuses. So Tae-san tells In-hye to get an abortion and cruelly breaks up with her, then goes off to prison for several years.
Eight years later, Tae-san is running a small pawnshop. One day, In-hye unexpectedly pays him a visit and tells him that she cut ties with her disapproving family and had the baby after all. But her daughter Soo-jin has been diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Since she isn't a match, that leaves Tae-san. Reeling from the discovery that he's a father and wanting to do something good for once in his meaningless life, Tae-san agrees to the undergo the surgery, which is scheduled to take place in two weeks. But he becomes embroiled in political intrigue when Il-seok conspires with a corrupt politician Jo Seo-hee to frame Tae-san for the murder of an undercover agent, who had infiltrated the gang under the orders of prosecutor Park Jae-kyung. Tae-san is arrested by detective Im Seung-woo, who happens to be In-hye's current fiance. While being transported, the police car he's in gets into an accident and Tae-san escapes. Now a fugitive, he is hunted by both the police and an assassin, and what ensues is two weeks of his desperate struggle to save his life and his daughter's.
Cast
Main characters
- Orphaned at a young age when his father left and his mother committed suicide, Tae-san became a small-time gangster. After getting falsely accused of murder and learning that he has a daughter with leukemia, Tae-san spends the next two weeks in a life-or-death struggle to save himself and the girl.
- Kim So-yeon - Park Jae-kyung[10]
- A smart and warmhearted prosecutor who is determined to find out the truth about Jang Tae-san's murder case. She soon becomes convinced of his innocence and tries to help him.
- Ryu Soo-young - Im Seung-woo[11]
- A talented detective who comes from a long line of police officers in his family. He's leading the police manhunt for the fugitive Jang Tae-san, and is In-hye's current boyfriend.
- Park Ha-sun - Seo In-hye[12]
- She is the first love Tae-san can't forget, and unbeknownst to him, In-hye raised their daughter Soo-jin as a single mother for eight years. After Soo-jin's leukemia diagnosis, In-hye and Tae-san embark on a race against the clock to save their daughter's life.
- Kim Hye-ok - Jo Seo-hee
- A corrupt politician.
- Jo Min-ki - Moon Il-seok
- A businessman with seemingly legit business interests, but is deep down a cruel and heartless man who will do everything to silence Jang Tae-san, who knows his secret.
- Lee Chae-mi - Soo-jin
- In-hye and Tae-san's eight-year-old daughter who has leukemia. She also hopes of meeting her father someday.
Supporting characters
- Song Jae-rim - Mr. Kim
- A professional assassin who has served in the French Foreign Legion, who is hired by his father Il-seok to kill Tae-san before he's captured by the authorities.
- Kim Hyo-seo - Park Ji-sook
- Soo-jin's doctor.
- Um Hyo-sup - Han Jung-woo
- Chief prosecutor.
- Yoon Hee-seok - Do Sang-hoon
- A prosecutor. He is Jae-kyung's senior colleague, and a Daddy-Long-Legs figure to her.
- Yeo Ui-joo - Kim Min-soo
- Jung In-gi - Yang Taek-nam
- Baek Seung-hoon - Kim Sang-ho
- Ahn Yong-joon - Jin Il-do
- Rookie cop.
- Im Se-mi - Oh Mi-sook
- A bar girl who was working undercover for Jae-kyung. She is murdered by Il-seok, and Tae-san is framed for her death.
- Park Joo-hyung - Im Hyung-jin
- Kim Bup-rae - Hwang Dae-joon
- Kim Young-choon - Jang Seok-doo
- Chun Ho-jin - Han Chi-gook
- Ahn Se-ha - Go Man-seok
- Tae-san's best friend.
- Bae Je-ki - Jo Dae-ryong
- Park Ha-na - Jang Young-ja
- Kang Ha-neul - Kim Sung-joon
- Seo-hee's son that Jae-kyung flew to Chicago in search of.
- Hyun Nam - So-young
- Nam Kyung-eup - Im Ki-ho
- Ahn Daniel - Student
- Greena Park - Woman in labor
- Go In-beom - Jae-kyung's father
- Seo Yi-sook - Deaf woman
- Chae Bin - Deaf woman's daughter
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| TNmS Ratings[13] | AGB Nielsen[14] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | August 7, 2013 | 7.6% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 8.9% |
| 2 | August 8, 2013 | 7.7% | 9.2% | 8.0% | 9.8% |
| 3 | August 14, 2013 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 10.0% | 12.1% |
| 4 | August 15, 2013 | 8.8% | 10.5% | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| 5 | August 21, 2013 | 8.6% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 6 | August 22, 2013 | 9.2% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 12.0% |
| 7 | August 28, 2013 | 8.5% | 10.7% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 8 | August 29, 2013 | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 13.4% |
| 9 | September 4, 2013 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 9.5% | 10.6% |
| 10 | September 5, 2013 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| 11 | September 11, 2013 | 9.4% | 11.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% |
| 12 | September 12, 2013 | 9.4% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 12.4% |
| 13 | September 18, 2013 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 8.7% | 10.0% |
| 14 | September 19, 2013 | 8.6% | 10.4% | 8.8% | 9.7% |
| 15 | September 25, 2013 | 9.3% | 10.5% | 9.4% | 10.8% |
| 16 | September 26, 2013 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% |
| Average | 9.1% | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.0% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2013 | |
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Joon-gi | Won |
| Excellence Award, Actress | Kim So-yeon | Won | ||
| Acting Award, Actor | Chun Ho-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Writer | So Hyun-kyung | Won | ||
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Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Joon-gi | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim So-yeon | Nominated | ||
| Park Ha-sun | Nominated | |||
| Golden Acting Award, Actor | Jo Min-ki | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Lee Joon-gi | Nominated |
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Park Ha-sun | Nominated |
International broadcast
It began airing in Japan on cable channel KNTV on December 27, 2013.[15]
It began airing in Thailand on digital television MONO29 on 2015.[16]
References
- ↑ Ko, Hong-ju (June 25, 2013). "Two Weeks Holds First Script Reading with Lee Joon Gi and Park Ha Sun". enewsWorld. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (July 9, 2013). "Lee Joon-gi Rolls Out Teaser for New TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (July 31, 2013). "Lee Joon-gi back in summer thriller: Hallyu star plays hero out to save daughter in Two Weeks". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Joon-gi meets Park Ha-sun". MBC Global Media. July 10, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (May 7, 2013). "Lee Joon-gi Confirms TV Comeback in August". 10Asia. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Kim, Joy (May 7, 2013). "Lee Joon-gi announces his next project; it will be MBC drama Two Weeks". BNTNews. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ Ko, Hong-ju (August 1, 2013). "Lee Joon Gi Says He Was Scared to Death While Shooting Two Weeks". enewsWorld. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ Kim, Yeon-ji (August 13, 2013). "Lee Joon-gi surprises by playing father". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Joon-gi says he grew up a lot after playing a father". The Dong-a Ilbo. October 18, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (May 16, 2013). "Kim So-yeon Cast in Lee Joon-gi Drama". 10Asia. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (June 11, 2013). "Ryu Soo Young Cast for MBC Drama Two Weeks". enewsWorld. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Ko, Hong-ju (July 31, 2013). "Park Ha Sun Says She Loves Children So Much She's Open to Adoption Too". enewsWorld. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=27501
- ↑ "Two Weeks 14 วัน ขอให้ฉันปกป้องหัวใจเธอ". MONO29. August 18, 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย
External links
- Two Weeks official MBC website (Korean)
- Two Weeks at MBC Global Media
- Two Weeks at HanCinema
- Two Weeks at the Internet Movie Database