Black is the story of a grim reaper who is forced to track down his fugitive partner. In the process, he uncovers the truth about a series of cold case murders from 20 years ago. Investigating the murders complicates the reaper's primary role of guiding the deceased to their respective afterlife, especially after he falls in love with a mortal woman - which leads him to break supernatural rules against involvement in human affairs.[5][6]
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Song Seung-heon as Han Moo-gang / Black (Grim Reaper #444) / Kim Joon
Han Moo-Gang newly joins the detective team of the Regional Crime Unit in order to find out the truth of a case that happened 20 years before. After his death, he is possessed by the messenger of hell, No.444. When Han Moo-Gang dies unexpectedly, the bracelet Kang Ha-ram gave to Kim Joon appears on his hand, so Kang Ha-ram mistakes him for her childhood first love, "Joon Oppa".
A doctor who is in love with Han Moo-gang. She was adopted by Kim Joon's family decades prior to the main storyline, and was the victim of several filmed sexual assaults by the perpetrators of the serial murders. Her real name is Kim Sun-young.[7]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This series aired 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).
Remakeedit
The series was adapted into a Malay-language web series [ms] which was released on Viu for two seasons. The Malaysian adaptation replaced the concept of grim reaper with Orang bunian, a supernatural being in Malay folklore.[17][18]
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^Kim, Sol-ji. "OCN 측 "'블랙', 송승헌·고아라 출연 확정…올 하반기 편성"(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Choi, Na-young. "[공식입장] OCN '블랙', 송승헌X고아라 "긍정검토 중"". Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^. Viu. 2017-10-16. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
^ ab<블랙> 송승헌-고아라-이엘-김동준, 대본 리딩 현장 공개!. iMBC (in Korean). August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Jo, Yoon-seon. "[공식] 김동준, OCN '블랙' 출연 확정…재벌 2세役". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Jo, Gyeong-yi. [단독]'귓속말' 허재호, 차기작은 '블랙'‥송승헌과 호흡. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Hong, Se-young. [단독] 박두식, '블랙' 전격 합류…송승헌·고아라와 호흡. Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Hong, Se-young. "[단독] 송승헌x고아라, OCN '블랙' 캐스팅…안방복귀 하나". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Kim, Na-hee. "[Oh!쎈 톡] 송승헌·고아라·김동준, '블랙'으로 뭉친다..오늘 대본리딩". Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Yun, Suh-young. "K-drama industry finds new breakthrough with Netflix". KTimes. The Korea Times. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Chang, Dong-woo; Youn, Go-eun. "(News Focus) More TV shows turning to Netflix as China's culture ban persists". Yonhap News Agency. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
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Black Korean 블랙 RR Beullaek is a 2017 fantasy thriller South Korean television series starring Song Seung heon Go Ara Lee El and Kim Dong jun It aired on OCN from October 14 to December 10 2017 every Saturday and Sunday at 22 20 KST 1 2 3 4 BlackPromotional posterHangul블랙GenreRomanceFantasyThrillerComedyCreated byStudio DragonWritten byChoi RanDirected byKim Hong sunStarringSong Seung heonGo AraLee ElKim Dong junComposerNam Hye seungCountry of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo of episodes18ProductionExecutive producersKim Jong sikSong Jae joonProducersKim Ryun heeKim Jong sikSong Jae junProduction companyiWill MediaOriginal releaseNetworkOCNReleaseOctober 14 2017 10 14 December 10 2017 2017 12 10 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2 1 Main 2 2 Supporting 2 2 1 People around Han Moo gang 2 2 2 People around Kang Ha ram 2 2 3 Grim Reapers 2 2 4 People around Man soo 2 2 5 Others 3 Production 4 Original soundtrack 4 1 Part 1 4 2 Part 2 4 3 Part 3 5 Ratings 6 Remake 7 References 8 External linksSynopsis editBlack is the story of a grim reaper who is forced to track down his fugitive partner In the process he uncovers the truth about a series of cold case murders from 20 years ago Investigating the murders complicates the reaper s primary role of guiding the deceased to their respective afterlife especially after he falls in love with a mortal woman which leads him to break supernatural rules against involvement in human affairs 5 6 Cast editMain edit Song Seung heon as Han Moo gang Black Grim Reaper 444 Kim Joon Choi Seung hoon as young Han Moo gang Han Moo Gang newly joins the detective team of the Regional Crime Unit in order to find out the truth of a case that happened 20 years before After his death he is possessed by the messenger of hell No 444 When Han Moo Gang dies unexpectedly the bracelet Kang Ha ram gave to Kim Joon appears on his hand so Kang Ha ram mistakes him for her childhood first love Joon Oppa Go Ara as Kang Ha ram Ok Ye rin as child Kang Ha ram Choi Myung bin as young Kang Ha ram A woman who can foresee death as a dark shadow looming over someone which turns out to be a grim reaper following them to their moment of death 7 Lee El as Yoon Soo wan Song Soo hyun as young Yoon Soo wan A doctor who is in love with Han Moo gang She was adopted by Kim Joon s family decades prior to the main storyline and was the victim of several filmed sexual assaults by the perpetrators of the serial murders Her real name is Kim Sun young 7 Kim Dong jun as Oh Man soo Lee Seung woo as child Oh Man soo Lee Geon ha as young Oh Man soo A second generation chaebol 8 Supporting edit People around Han Moo gang edit Kim Won hae as Na Gwang gyun Crazy Dog Jung Suk yong as Bong Man shik Lee Chul min as Oh Soo tae Huh Jae ho as Park Gwi nam 9 Ji Su won as Seo Young hwa Han Moo gang s mother and Kim Joon s adoptive mother who is a cardiologist People around Kang Ha ram edit Kim Jung young as Choi Soon jung Ha ram s mother Lee Si won as young Choi Soon jung Kim Hyung min as Kang Soo hyuk Ha ram s father Go Seung bo as Hoon seok Ha ram s stepbrother Park Jung hak as Ha ram s stepfather Grim Reapers edit Kim Tae Woo as Grim Reaper 444 Park Doo shik as Je Soo dong Grim Reaper 419 10 Jo Jae yoon as Grim Reaper 007 Lee Kyu bok as Grim Reaper 416 Jung Joon won as Jang Hyun soo Grim Reaper 416 real form a friend of Kim Joon who was killed in the Mujin Time Mart incident People around Man soo edit Lee Do kyung as Oh Chun soo Man soo s father Choi Min chul as Oh Man ho Man soo s half brother Choi Won hong as Oh Sang min Man ho s son Kim Jae young as Leo Kim Woo shik a K pop star Jeon Jin seo as young Kim Woo shik Oh Cho hee as Tiffany Lee Young hee Kim Young sun as Man soo s mother Others edit Lee Hae young as Min Jae hong Woo Hyun as Wang Yong chun a man with spider tattoo Kim Bo yoon as Soo jin Lee Kwan hoon as Chen man with missing finger Bae Jung hwa as Han Jin sook Lee Hyo je as Kim Joon Han Moo chan Han Moo gang s older brother who is renamed as Han Moo chan after being adopted by Moo gang s mother No Tae yeop as Steven Yoo Lee Joon seo as Park Seung chul Song Min hyung as Woo Byung sik Cha Chung hwa as Clara Yeon Jae wook as Lee Byung taeProduction editThe script reading of the cast was held on July 24 2017 11 12 The series was under negotiation with Netflix for a simultaneous streaming deal and it is currently available on the streaming service 13 14 15 Original soundtrack editBlackOriginal soundtrackSoundtrack album by Various ArtistsRecorded2017GenreSoundtrackLanguageKoreanEnglishLabelUniversal Music KoreaEL Wide Part 1 edit No TitleArtistLength1 Take Me Out Nam Tae hyun4 312 Take Me Out Inst Nam Tae hyun4 31Total length 9 02 Part 2 edit No TitleArtistLength1 Like a Film leeSA 리싸 3 372 Like a Film Inst leeSA 리싸 3 41Total length 7 18 Part 3 edit No TitleArtistLength1 Another Me Han Min chae 민채 4 352 Another Me Inst Han Min chae 민채 4 41Total length 9 16Ratings editEp Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea 16 TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 October 14 2017 2 141 2 416 2 0 2 October 15 2017 3 876 4 170 3 0 3 October 21 2017 3 963 4 715 2 7 4 October 22 2017 4 318 5 080 3 7 5 October 28 2017 3 595 4 229 2 9 6 October 29 2017 4 087 4 714 3 6 7 November 4 2017 3 580 4 427 3 0 8 November 5 2017 3 247 3 727 2 6 9 November 11 2017 2 966 3 636 2 3 10 November 12 2017 3 409 4 245 3 6 11 November 18 2017 2 535 2 795 2 1 12 November 19 2017 3 074 3 613 2 9 13 November 25 2017 2 532 2 707 2 4 14 November 26 2017 3 038 3 234 2 8 15 December 2 2017 2 453 2 395 2 0 16 December 3 2017 3 470 3 810 2 6 17 December 9 2017 3 085 3 403 2 2 18 December 10 2017 4 181 4 518 3 7 Average 3 308 3 769 2 8 In the table above the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings This series aired 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 Remake editThe series was adapted into a Malay language web series ms which was released on Viu for two seasons The Malaysian adaptation replaced the concept of grim reaper with Orang bunian a supernatural being in Malay folklore 17 18 References edit Song Sung heon Go A ra cast in OCN drama Korea JoongAng Daily 5 August 2017 Mukhopadhyay Riddhiman OCN s Black Ara and Song Seung Heon confirmed for grim reaper drama IB Times International Business Times Singapore Edition Retrieved August 24 2017 Lee Ye eun 단독 송승헌X고아라 OCN 드라마 블랙 출연 확정 하반기 방영 Naver in Korean The Financial News Retrieved August 24 2017 Kim Sol ji OCN 측 블랙 송승헌 고아라 출연 확정 올 하반기 편성 공식 Naver in Korean Maeil Broadcasting Network Retrieved August 24 2017 Choi Na young 공식입장 OCN 블랙 송승헌X고아라 긍정검토 중 Naver in Korean Osen Retrieved August 24 2017 5 Korean Horror Dramas You Should Watch During Halloween Viu 2017 10 16 Archived from the original on 2017 10 17 Retrieved 2017 10 17 a b lt 블랙 gt 송승헌 고아라 이엘 김동준 대본 리딩 현장 공개 iMBC in Korean August 10 2017 Retrieved August 24 2017 Jo Yoon seon 공식 김동준 OCN 블랙 출연 확정 재벌 2세役 Naver in Korean Sports Chosun Retrieved August 24 2017 Jo Gyeong yi 단독 귓속말 허재호 차기작은 블랙 송승헌과 호흡 Naver in Korean Osen Retrieved August 24 2017 Hong Se young 단독 박두식 블랙 전격 합류 송승헌 고아라와 호흡 Naver in Korean Sports Dong a Retrieved August 24 2017 Hong Se young 단독 송승헌x고아라 OCN 블랙 캐스팅 안방복귀 하나 Naver in Korean Sports Dong a Retrieved August 24 2017 Kim Na hee Oh 쎈 톡 송승헌 고아라 김동준 블랙 으로 뭉친다 오늘 대본리딩 Naver in Korean Osen Retrieved August 24 2017 Yun Suh young K drama industry finds new breakthrough with Netflix KTimes The Korea Times Retrieved August 24 2017 Chang Dong woo Youn Go eun News Focus More TV shows turning to Netflix as China s culture ban persists Yonhap News Agency Yonhap News Agency Retrieved August 24 2017 Black on Netflix nbsp Nielsen Korea in Korean Archived from the original on June 1 2016 Retrieved October 14 2017 Viu Gives Malay Adaptation to Korea s Black Variety December 2 2019 Retrieved January 24 2023 Viu s supernatural hit Black is back for a second season Kepohchi June 10 2021 Retrieved January 24 2023 External links editOfficial website in Korean Black at Studio Dragon in Korean Black at iWill Media in Korean Black at HanCinema nbsp Black at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black South Korean TV series amp oldid 1211874792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
