Voice (TV series)

Voice (Korean: 보이스; RR: Boiseu) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Lee Ha-na, Lee Jin-wook and Song Seung-heon which follows the lives of 112 emergency call center employees as they fight against crimes using the sounds that they hear. It premiered on OCN on January 14, 2017. The first season concluded on March 12.[1] The second season aired from August 11 to September 16, 2018.[2][3] The third season aired from from May 11 to June 30, 2019.[4][5] A fourth season is scheduled to air in 2021.[6]

Not to be confused with The Voice (franchise).
Voice
Promotional poster
Hangul보이스
Genre
Created by
Written byMa Jin-won
Directed by
  • Kim Hong-sun (S1)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (S1)
  • Lee Seung-yeong (S2)
  • Nam Ki-hoon (S3)
Creative directors
  • Kang In-goo
  • Kim Mi-ra
Starring
ComposerGaemi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes44
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Chan-ho
  • Choi Kwang-yong
  • Ma Jung-hoon
ProducerKim Ryun-hee
Cinematography
  • Kang Seung-ki
  • Choo Kwang-jae
EditorOh Sang-hwan
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyContent K
DistributorOCN
Release
Original networkOCN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJanuary 14, 2017 (2017-01-14) –
present (present)
External links
Website

Synopsis

Moo Jin-hyuk (Jang Hyuk) is a "mad dog" detective who becomes guilt-ridden after his wife was murdered while he was at work. Kang Kwon-joo (Lee Ha-na) is a tough policewoman who is gifted with perfect psycho-acoustics skills and went for voice profiling. She was working at the call center when a brutal murder case took place and in the process of investigating, her father was killed. Three years later, Jin-hyuk and Kwon-joo team up as the "Golden Time team" and solve cases together, chasing after the serial killer who took their loved ones.

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
116January 14, 2017 (2017-01-14)February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12)
212August 11, 2018 (2018-08-11)September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
316May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11)June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)

Cast

Main

Supporting

Season 1

112 Report Center's Golden Time Team

  • Baek Sung-hyun as Shim Dae-shik, junior detective and Jin-hyuk's close friend
  • Yesung as Oh Hyun-ho, IT specialist
  • Son Eun-seo as Park Eun-soo, language specialist
  • Kwon Hyung-joong as Chun Sang-pil

The Police

  • Lee Hae-young as Jang Kyung-hak, violent crime unit chief
  • Jo Young-jin as Bae Byung-gon, police commissioner
  • Kim Joong-ki as Park Joong-ki, violent crime unit detective
  • Song Boo-gun as Goo Gwang-soo, violent crime unit detective
  • Baek Cheon-ki as Kim Pyeong-jo, violent crime unit detective

Cases characters

Eunhyung-dong Policeman's Wife Murder Case (Ep. 1)

  • Oh Yeon-ah as Heo Ji-hye, Jin-hyuk's wife
  • Son Jong-hak as Kang Kook-hwan, Kwon-joo's father (special appearance)
  • Hwang Sang-kyung as Go Dong-chul, murder suspect.
  • Kim Jae-wook as Mo Tae-goo, CEO of Sungwun Express
    • Song Sung-han as young Mo Tae-goo

Eunhyung-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 1-2)

  • Kim Tae-han as Jo Gwang-cheon, kidnapper
  • Jeon Soo-jin as Park Bok-nim, kidnapped school girl

Burim-dong Child Abuse and Murder Case (Ep. 2-3)

  • Bae Jung-hwa as Oh Soo-jin, abusive mother
  • Choi Seung-hun as Son Ah-ram, abused child
  • Kwon Byung-gil as Baek Sung-hak, security guard

Hongchang-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 4-6)

  • Lee Joo-seung as Hwang Kyung-il, bespectacled teacher
  • Han Bo-bae as Park Eun-byul, Eun-soo's younger sister
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Woo Bong-gil, accomplice

Surim-dong Chunsoo Townhouse Murder Case (Ep. 6-8)

  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Park Bok-soon / Shim Chun-ok, elderly landlord
  • Yoon Kyung-ho as Yoon Pil-bae, tenant
  • Park Eun-young as Bang Mal-nyun, woman who called police
  • Shin Seung-hwan as Shim Young-woon, Chun-ok's brother

Gwangchang-dong Club Fever Hostage Case (Ep. 9-10)

  • Kim Ho-young as Yang Ho-shik, electrician and genius hacker

Bangha-dong Nakwon Welfare Center Case (Ep. 11-12)

  • Hong Sung-duk as Baek Jin-goo, mental patient
  • Yeo Moo-young as Byun Sang-an / Kang Hyun-pal, welfare center director
  • Jo Wan-gi as Kim Gyu-hwan, welfare center therapist
  • Lee Na-yoon as Sae-bom, little girl

Woogyeong-ri Bus accident Case (Ep. 14-15)

  • Park Noh-sik as Park Jong-woo, Sungwun Express bus driver
  • Oh Cho-hee as Na Jung-eun, pregnant bus passenger
  • Min Jung-sub as Jung Chul-ho, Na Jung-eun's husband
  • Kim Hyun as Im Mi-ho
  • Kim Jun-hyuk as Im Mi-ho's son

Others

  • Lee Si-woo as Moo Dong-woo, Jin-hyuk's son
  • Lee Joo-sil as Eun-soo's grandmother
  • Kim Myeong-kuk as Cha Myung-chul
  • Choi Ki-sub as Tabloid, Jin-hyuk's informant
  • Kim Roi-ha as Nam Sang-tae, CEO of GP development
  • Yoon Ji-min as Jang Gyu-ah, Fantasia's lady boss
  • Lee Dae-kyung as Mo Gi-beom, Chairman of Sungwun Express, Mo Tae-gu's father
  • Jang Won-young as Kwon Chang-tae, Director of land planning department
  • Kang Moon-kyung as Kim Joon-tae, Minister of land planning
  • Kim Yong-woon as Ji Choon-bae, Nam Sang-tae's right-hand man
  • Hong Seung-jin as killer from Southeast Asia
  • Song Young-kyu as Park Eun-cheol, prosecutor working for Sungwun Group
  • Lee Jae-won as Mo Tae-gu's assistant and driver
  • Kim Ik-tae as retired forensic doctor
  • Lee Ji-hye as 112 report center's Golden Time team member
  • Kook Ki-hoon as 112 report center's Golden Time team member

Season 2
  • Kwon Yul as Bang Je-soo[8]
  • Son Eun-seo as Park Eun-soo, Golden Time team member[9]
  • Oh Yoon-hong as Joo Hye-jung
  • Ahn Se-ha as Kwak Dok-ki, Do Kang-woo's friend
  • Kim Woo-suk as Jin Seo-yool, Golden Time team member
  • Yoo Seung-mok as Na Hong-soo, Violent crime unit team leader
  • Kim Ki-nam as Yang Choon-byung, Violent crime unit team member
  • Kim Joong-ki as Park Joong-ki, Golden Time dispatch team member
  • Song Boo-gun as Goo Gwang-soo, Golden Time dispatch team member
  • So Hee-jung as Moo Mi-sook
  • Hong Kyung-in as Na Hyung-joon, Do Kang-woo's partner
  • Park Tae-sung[10]
  • Joo Min-ha as An Hee-jin [11]

Season 3
  • Park Byung-eun as Kaneki Masayuki / Woo Jong-woo
  • Kwon Yul as Bang Je-soo
  • Son Eun-seo as Park Eun-soo, Golden Time Team - Call Team Command Team Leader [12]
  • Kim Woo-suk as Jin Seo-yul, Golden Time Team member[12]
  • Kim Joong-ki as Park Joong-ki, Golden Time Team member[12]
  • Song Boo-gun as Goo Kwang-soo, Golden Time Team member[12]
  • Kim Ki-nam as Yang Choon-byung, Golden Time Team member[12]
  • Yoo Seung-mok as Na Hong-soo, Violent Crimes Unit Chief
  • Han Gab-soo as Yoo Jae-cheon, Poongsan Police Commissioner[13]

Others

  • Yang Ye-seung as Kaneki Yukiko
  • Jung Ki-seop as Suzuki
  • Jung Yi-seo as Kwon Se-young
  • Im Byung-gi as Yukiko's father
  • Park Dong-ha as Detective Ryoji
  • Kim Dae-gon as Seung
  • Jung Tae-ya as Jo Young-chun
  • Ham Sung-min as Pyo Hyun-soo
  • Kim Ji-sung as Yeom Mi-jung
  • Carson Allen as Tina
  • Yannie Kim as Pertiwi
  • Park Myung-shin as Cheon Yoon-mi
  • Kim Jin-yeop as Han Cho-rong
  • Choi Seung-yoon as Oh Jin-sik (Ep. 7-8)

Special appearances

Production

Development and casting

On November 2, 2017, a source from OCN confirmed production for the second season of Voice. On April 17, 2018, it was confirmed that Lee Ha-na would be reprising her lead female role and Lee Jin-wook would be joining season 2 as the new male lead.[14] OCN announced a third season to be broadcast on the first half of 2019, with Lee Ha-na and Lee Jin-wook confirmed to reprise their roles.[15] The first script reading took place on May 23, 2018 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[16] During the press conference of the second season, director Lee Seung-young shared that the season would have 12 episodes as the writer wrote season 2 with season 3 in mind.[17]

On September 2018, OCN officially confirmed a third season scheduled to be broadcast in the first half of 2019.[18] It was later announced that both Lee Ha-na and Lee Jin-wook had confirmed to reprise their roles.[19][20] The first script reading took place in February 2019 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[12]

Music
Singles from Voice (Parts 1–3)

Part 1

Released on February 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Word Up"Kim Young-geun03:13
2."Word Up" (Inst.) 03:13

Part 2

Released on February 19, 2017 (2017-02-19)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Voice (목소리)"Kim Yoon-ah03:45
2."Voice" (Inst.) 03:45

Part 3

Released on March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."My Ears Are Open (내 귀는 열려)"Changmo04:18
2."My Ears Are Open" (Inst.) 04:18
Voice 2 Special OST
No.TitleArtistLength
1."목소리" (Voice)Kim Yeon-ji 
2."I Got Your Back"Black Nine 
3."I Hear You"Yeseo 
4."Perfect Asymmetry"Desolate Circle 
5."Let Me Hear Your Voice"myunDo 
6."Stay There"Dmeanor 
7."I Can Hear You (Voice Main Title Metal ver.)"개미 
8."Shork"이성구 
9."Run Over"박정환 [창작] 
10."Devils"박윤서 
11."Here I Am"박미선 
12."Go to Hell"이건영 
13."Mask Man"개미 
14."I Can Hear You (Light ver.)"개미 
15."Sentimental"이규옥 
16."Run Over 2"박정환 [창작] 

Reception

Controversy

Halfway airing through the series, the drama was submitted for Korea's censorship board review due to viewers' complaints of it showing excessive violence.[21][22] It was subsequently issued an advisory warning.[23] OCN then changed its viewing rating from the original of 15+ to 19+ for episodes 11, 12 and 16 in order to make the story as realistic as possible.[24][25]

Viewership

Ratings for the first season set new records for OCN dramas when it aired in South Korea, proving to be a hit among viewers. It is one of the highest rated dramas in Korean cable television history and ranked first among cable TV dramas for many consecutive weeks.[26][27][28]

Upon its premiere, the second season set the record for the highest premiere rating of an OCN television series.[29] Despite its shorter run, the second season surpassed the first season's ratings and eventually became the highest-rated OCN television series, breaking viewership records previously held by Tunnel (2017).[30]

Voice : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
21.1281.3621.3881.5011.5021.6200.6521.4991.2891.8161.6501.957N/A1.447
30.8761.3801.0641.1921.0061.4381.0921.1801.0791.2200.9391.1771.0121.2711.0601.5341.158
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[31]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 Korean Film Shining Star Awards Drama Star Award Jang Hyuk Won [41]

Adaptations

A Japanese remake, titled Voice 110 Emergency Control Room, is confirmed to start airing in July 2019 on Nippon TV at 10 p.m. JST[42]

A Thai remake, titled Voice สัมผัสเสียงมรณะ, is confirmed to be broadcast in November 2019 on True4U.[43]

Notes
  1. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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