Hidden Identity (Korean: 신분을 숨겨라; RR: Shinbuneul Sumgyeora) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Bum, Park Sung-woong, Yoon So-yi and Lee Won-jong.[1][2][3] It aired on tvN from June 16 to August 4, 2015, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[4]
Synopsis
An undercover investigative squad of homicide detectives is formed, and their extra-legal methods include wiretapping, communications monitoring and deep-cover infiltration. Among its members are Cha Geon-woo (Kim Bum), a former ROKN SEAL and KNP SWAT member who pursues his targets doggedly and is secretly on a revenge mission after his girlfriend's death; principled and perceptive team leader Jang Moo-won (Park Sung-woong), who was granted permission to form the squad and will personally face the consequences if it fails; Jang Min-joo (Yoon So-yi), who's skilled in disguise, psychoanalysis and martial arts; and sly Choi Tae-pyung (Lee Won-jong), who gets information from shady back-alley connections.
Cast
- Kim Bum as Cha Geon-woo
- Park Sung-woong as Jang Moo-won
- Yoon So-yi as Jang Min-joo
- Kim Hye-yoon as young Jang Min-joo (ep. 14)
- Lee Won-jong as Choi Tae-pyung
- Kim Tae-hoon as Min Tae-in[5]
- Im Kang-sung as Yoo Jin-woo
- Im Hyun-sung as Jin Duk-hoo
- Kim Min-jun as Teacher Jeong
- Kang Sung-jin as Nam In-ho
- Im Jong-yoon as Han Sang-joon
- Jung Do-won
- Woo Jung-gook
- Ryu Sung-hyun as Baek Pro
- Park Sung-taek
- Seo Yoo-jung as Eom In-kyung
- Jang Seo-hee as Jung Ji-won
- Kim Ha-rin as Yeon-hwa (Teacher Jung's wife)
- Kim Ji-won as Min Tae-hee
- Jung Jin as Chang-min
- Hong Seung-jin as Sung-mo
- Choi Jeong-woo as Lee Myung-geun, President of arms manufacturing company
- Lee Geung-young as Choi Dae-han/Ghost, NIS Director
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[6] | TNmS | ||
| Nationwide | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | June 16, 2015 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 2 | 1.9% | 2.4% | |
| 3 | June 22, 2015 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 4 | June 23, 2015 | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| 5 | June 29, 2015 | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| 6 | June 30, 2015 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| 7 | July 6, 2015 | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| 8 | July 7, 2015 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| 9 | July 13, 2015 | 2.0% | 1.6% |
| 10 | July 14, 2015 | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| 11 | July 20, 2015 | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| 12 | July 21, 2015 | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| 13 | July 27, 2015 | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| 14 | July 28, 2015 | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| 15 | August 3, 2015 | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| 16 | August 4, 2015 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Average | 2.0% | 2.0% | |
- This drama airs 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).
References
- ^ Ko, Hong-ju (24 March 2015). "Kim Bum to Make Small Screen Comeback through tvN Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (24 March 2015). "Kim Bum To Become A Homicide Detective". BNTNews. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (28 April 2015). "Hide Your Identity Holds Its First Script Reading". BNTNews. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Stanley, Adrienne (19 June 2015). "Five Reasons To Watch Hidden Identity". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (13 May 2015). "Kim Tae Hoon Is Cast In Hide Your Identity". BNTNews. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved June 16, 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Hidden Identity official tvN website (in Korean)
- Hidden Identity at IMDb
- Hidden Identity at HanCinema
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