| Gap-dong | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime Thriller Drama Mystery Action |
| Written by | Kwon Eum-mi |
| Directed by | Jo Soo-won |
| Starring | Yoon Sang-hyun Kim Min-jung Sung Dong-il Kim Ji-won Lee Joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bae Jong-byung Kim Hee-yeol |
| Producers | Kang Hee-jun Lee Young-ok |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Pan Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | April 11 (2014-04-11) – June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21) |
Gap-dong (Korean: 갑동이; RR: Gapdongi) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Sang-hyun, Kim Min-jung, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-won and Lee Joon. It aired on cable channel tvN from April 11 to June 14, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 (KST) for 20 episodes.[1]
The series is based on the real-life Hwaseong serial murders.
In 1986, the (fictional) city of Iltan in Gyeonggi Province: A young girl gets brutally murdered by an unknown person on a dark night. As the city is gripped by a succession of serial killings, a total of nine murders within a twelve-kilometer radius since 1993, the police conclude that a man they've nicknamed "Gap-dong" is behind the crimes. Detective Yang Cheol-gon is convinced that the actual killer is Ha Il-sik, a resident of the town who is intellectually challenged. His attempt to arrest the suspect fails as Ha commits suicide to prove his innocence. His death inspires his son Moo-yeom to become a police officer to clear his father's name and restore his honor.
Seventeen years later, Moo-yeom is a police detective who spends his career chasing dead ends and helping juvenile delinquents. After the statute of limitations on the case expires, Moo-yeom becomes resigned to the belief that Gap-dong is dead. But then a series of incidents occur in the town that bear an eerie resemblance to Gap-dong's crimes. Cheol-gon, now a well-decorated officer, has recently transferred back to Iltan, and to his dismay, Moo-yeom joins his investigation team to catch Gap-dong once and for all.
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 | ||
| Nationwide | ||
| 1 | April 11, 2014 | 1.51% |
| 2 | April 12, 2014 | 1.98% |
| 3 | April 25, 2014 | 1.37% |
| 4 | April 26, 2014 | 1.64% |
| 5 | May 2, 2014 | 1.77% |
| 6 | May 3, 2014 | 1.76% |
| 7 | May 9, 2014 | 1.81% |
| 8 | May 10, 2014 | 2.32% |
| 9 | May 16, 2014 | 1.72% |
| 10 | May 17, 2014 | 2.00% |
| 11 | May 23, 2014 | 1.89% |
| 12 | May 24, 2014 | 2.08% |
| 13 | May 30, 2014 | 1.68% |
| 14 | May 31, 2014 | 1.91% |
| 15 | June 6, 2014 | 2.32% |
| 16 | June 7, 2014 | 2.23% |
| 17 | June 13, 2014 | 1.85% |
| 18 | June 14, 2014 | 2.17% |
| 19 | June 20, 2014 | 2.07% |
| 20 | June 21, 2014 | 2.13% |
| Average | 1.91% | |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Lee Joon | Nominated |
