December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) – January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Bad and Crazy (Korean: 배드 앤 크레이지) is a South Korean television series. Directed by Yoo Seon-dong and co-produced by Studio Dragon and Mink Entertainment, it features Lee Dong-wook, Wi Ha-joon, Han Ji-eun, and Cha Hak-yeon in main roles. This iQIYI original series depicts the story of a competent but corrupt detective whose life is thrown into chaos by a mysterious, justice-seeking entity. It premiered on tvN & iQIYI on December 17, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST) till January 28, 2022.[1]
The story is about a corrupt yet practical detective who manifests a split personality who harbours a sense of justice.
Su-yeol (Lee Dong-wook) works as a police officer. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K (Wi Ha-joon), who is a righteous person.
Meanwhile, Lee Hui-gyeom (Han Ji-eun) works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department.
A corrupt police detective who changes into a champion for justice. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K.[2]
A detective of the drug crime investigation team. Hee Kyum works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department. She is also a righteous person and enthusiastic at her job. She is the ex-girlfriend of Soo-Yeol. She is a detective with a passion index, who applied to the drug investigation world to enjoy the joy of hitting the bad guys. She comes from a wealthy background and had a good education, but is considered the “black sheep” of the family. She also constantly butts heads with Soo Yeol.[4]
The youngest member of the anti-corruption investigation department of the National Police Agency. He is an infinitely friendly and warm-hearted person who can not pass by people in trouble and approach them first and offer a helping hand. He has a clean and pure side without any wrinkle, but he will appear as an ardent police officer, who does not let go of the string of doubt with his tenacity and who does not miss a single clue in his work, increasing the tension of the play and revealing a strong presence.[5]
Park Ji-hong as Su Jan, the head of a criminal organization led by Chief Masa, although he is a foreign worker. He speaks Korean at a high level freely.[17]
On March 31, 2021, it was announced that Yoo Seon-dong, the director of OCN 2020 TV series The Uncanny Counter, would be directing OCN's Bad and Crazy.[21] One day later, it was reported by Lee Dong-wook's agency, King Kong by Starship that he is considering the offer of appearing in the series positively.[22] The series is the third drama collaboration between iQIYI and Studio Dragon, after My Roommate Is a Gumiho and Shooting Stars, with Mink Entertainment (Drama Stage: Anthology) joining as a co-producer. It was planned to air on OCN but later on, the broadcast channel was changed to tvN.[1][23] On May 19, 2021, it was reported that Han Ji-eun received an invitation to appear in the series.[24] On June 14, Cha Hak-yeon's agency, Fifty OneK reported that he was considering the proposal to appear in the series.[25] On September 1, Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-eun were confirmed to cast as main lead in the TV series.[26]
Script reading site was revealed by releasing stills on October 27, 2021.[27]
The series was released on December 17, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST).[29] It is also available on iQIYI in 191 countries for streaming.[1]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
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).
^Kang Jin-ah (September 7, 2021). "이동욱, 이번엔 형사...tvN '배드 앤 크레이지'" [Lee Dong-wook, detective this time... tvN 'Bad and Crazy']. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^Lee Jeong-hyun (September 7, 2021). "이동욱, tvN 금토극 '배드 앤 크레이지' 주연" [Lee Dong-wook, starring in tvN's Friday-Saturday drama 'Bad and Crazy']. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^Hong Se-young (September 7, 2021). "이동욱·위하준·한지은, tvN·iQIYI '배드 앤 크레이지' 확정 [공식]" [Lee Dong-wook, Wi Ha-jun, Han Ji-eun, tvN, iQIYI ‘Bad and Crazy’ confirmed [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Tae Yu-na (September 9, 2021). "[공식] '마인' 차학연, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…이동욱과 호흡" [[Official] 'Main' Cha Hak-yeon to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim Soo-jung (December 6, 2021). "차시원, '배앤크' 출연...이동욱 든든한 파트너" [Cha Si-won to appear in 'Bae & K'... Lee Dong-wook's reliable partner] (in Korean). Exports news. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim Su-jeong (November 24, 2021). "신예 이승헌, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연...열혈 형사 役" [Rookie Seung-heon Lee to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... as a hot-blooded detective]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^Yoon Sung-cheol (November 30, 2021). "김히어라 '배드 앤 크레이지' 합류..마약조직 수장 변신 [공식]" [Heera Kim joins 'Bad and Crazy'... Transforms into a drug gang leader [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Naver.
^Jeon Hyo-jin (November 30, 2021). "원현준, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정" [Won Hyun-jun confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kang Jin-ah (October 27, 2021). "이동욱·위하준, 나쁜놈vs미친놈…'배드 앤 크레이지' 대본 리딩" [Lee Dong-wook and Wi Ha-jun, the bad guy vs the crazy guy... 'Bad and Crazy' script reading]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^Yoo Jung-min (November 15, 2021). "김대곤, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정...이동욱과 호흡" [Kim Dae-gon confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^Ahn Eun-jae (October 19, 2021). "배우 남우주, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…위하준·이동욱과 호흡[공식]" [Actor Nam Woo-joo to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Wi Ha-jun and Lee Dong-wook [Official]]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^Kim Myung-mi (December 3, 2021). "박세준 '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정…이동욱과 호흡(공식입장)" [Park Se-joon confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Naver.
^Yoo Byung-cheol (January 7, 2022). "정성일, tvN '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…신 스틸러 활약 기대" [Jung Sung-il to appear in tvN's 'Bad and Crazy'... New stealer action expected] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Naver.
^Park, Pan-seok (January 22, 2022). "배앤크' 정윤석, 어린 윤호로 맹활약…살벌한 연기력" ['Ba & C' Jung Yun-seok, as a young Yun-ho... bloody acting skills]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^Lee Seul-bi (January 22, 2022). "박지홍, 유쾌한 빌런 수잔→美친 존재감 (배앤크)" [Ji-Hong Park, a pleasant villain Susan → A beautiful presence (Bae &K)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Young-woong (January 7, 2022). "배우 박서연, tvN '배드 앤 크레이지' 특별 출연" [Actress Park Seo-yeon to make a special appearance in tvN's 'Bad and Crazy'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Naver.
^Ha Ji-won (January 14, 2022). "양대혁, '배앤크' 특별 출연... 추격 액션 활약" [Yang Dae-hyeok, special appearance in 'Bae & K'... Active in pursuit action]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Naver.
^Ha Ji-won (January 21, 2022). "김선화, '배앤크' 특별출연…이동욱과 갈등 예고" [Kim Seon-hwa to make a special appearance in 'Bae & K'... Notice of conflict with Lee Dong-wook]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^Kim Seong-hyeon (March 31, 2021). "'경이로운 소문' 유선동 감독, OCN '배드 앤 크레이지' 연출 맡는다(공식)" ['Wonderful Rumor' Director Yoo Seon-dong to direct OCN's 'Bad and Crazy' (official)]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim Na-yeon (April 1, 2021). "이동욱 측『'배드앤크레이지' 출연 긍정 검토 중』[공식입장]" [Lee Dong-wook's side "Considering positive review for 'Bad and Crazy'" [Official position]]. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^Kang Nae-ri (September 7, 2021). "이동욱X위하준X한지은, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정…12월 방송" [Lee Dong-wook X Wi Ha-jun X Han Ji-eun confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... December broadcast]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Park Eun-hae (June 14, 2021). "차학연 측 "OCN '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 긍정 검토 중"(공식)" [Cha Hak-yeon's side "Considering positive review for OCN's 'Bad and Crazy'" (official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Moon Ji-yeon (September 1, 2021). "[단독] 이동욱·한지은 '배드앤크레이지' tvN 금토라인업..'해피니스' 후속" [[Exclusive] Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-eun's 'Bad and Crazy' tvN Friday-Saturday lineup... 'Happiness' follow-up]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Ahn Yoon-ji (October 27, 2021). "'배드 앤 크레이지' 이동욱→위하준, 대본리딩 현장 공개..12월 첫방" ['Bad and Crazy' Lee Dong-wook → Wi Ha-jun, the script reading site released.. First broadcast in December]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Lim Seon-woo (August 5, 2021). "드라마 '배드 앤 크레이지' 촬영…8일 밤 청주 오창읍 통제" [Filming for the drama 'Bad and Crazy'... Control of Ochang-eup, Cheongju on the night of the 8th]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Han Hae-sun (November 15, 2021). "이동욱X위하준 '배드 앤 크레이지', 12월17일 첫방[공식]" [Lee Dong-wook X Wi Ha-jun's 'Bad and Crazy' premieres on December 17th [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^Ahn Yoon-ji (January 13, 2022). "'배드 앤 크레이지' 15일 휴방..이동욱→차학연 비하인드 공개" ['Bad and Crazy' closed on the 15th... Lee Dong-wook → Cha Hak-yeon's behind-the-scenes release]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
