Crash (South Korean TV series)

For other TV series with the same title, see Crash (disambiguation) § Television.

Crash (Korean: 크래시) is an ongoing South Korean television series written by Oh Soo-jin, directed by Park Joon-woo and starring Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, Heo Sung-tae, Lee Ho-chul, and Moon Hee. It premiered on ENA on May 13, 2024, and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions and Hulu in the United States.

Crash
Promotional poster
Hangul	크래시
Revised Romanization	Keuraesi
McCune–Reischauer	K'ŭraeshi
Genre	Comedy Crime Investigation
Developed by	KT Studio Genie (planning)
Written by	Oh Soo-jin
Directed by	Park Joon-woo
Starring	Lee Min-ki Kwak Sun-young Heo Sung-tae Lee Ho-chul Moon Hee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	5 (as of May 27, 2024 (2024-05-27))
Production
Production company	AStory
Original release
Network	ENA
Release	May 13, 2024 (2024-05-13) – present

Synopsis

The story follows a crime tracker on bumpy roads unfolded by a traffic crime investigation team that no one pays attention to.^[1]

Cast

Main

• Lee Min-ki as Cha Yeon-ho: the new head of TCI^{[note 1]} and has the unique background of being a KAIST graduate. He boasts an impressive resume with multiple certifications in traffic crime investigation and has a keen analytical mind and reasoning skills based on cause and effect, and even has the ability to simulate the time of an accident but lack of social skills and inability to drive.^[2]
• Kwak Sun-young as Min So-hee: the chief of TCI and an ace who can solve the cases she takes on even if it takes the world to solve them with her unique persistence and perseverance. She is a traffic crime investigator with innate quickness, practiced martial arts, and the ability to drive a car like a toy.^[2]
• Heo Sung-tae as Jeong Chae-man: the team leader of TCI. A veteran homicide detective, realized the loopholes and system deficiencies in the growing number of traffic crime investigations and created TCI.^[2]
• Lee Ho-chul as Woo Dong-gi: an automobile specialist who became a police officer after being noticed by Chae-man while working as a master of a car cafe. He is an expert who can analyze what kind of car it is and where it was tuned just by looking at the silhouette of the car on CCTV and listening to the sound of the engine.^[2]
• Moon Hee as Eo Hyeon-gyeong: the youngest member of TCI. She has a tremendous amount of internal martial arts skills, having trained in taekwondo, judo, and boxing.^[2]

Special appearance

• Lee Na-eun as Kim Min-ju: victim.^[3]

Production

Development

Director Park Joon-woo and writer Oh Soo-jin teamed up for the series. Planned by KT Studio Genie and AStory managed the production.^[4][1]

Casting

In December 2023, Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, and Heo Sung-tae were cast for the main roles of the series.^[4]

In January 2024, Lee, Kwak, and Heo along with Lee Ho-chul and Moon Hee were officially cast to play various roles in the series.^[5]

Release

Crash was reportedly scheduled to air in the second half of 2024.^[4] On February 26, 2024, it is confirmed to premiere in May 2024, and will air every Monday and Tuesday.^[5] Later, ENA announced the broadcast date to be on May 13, 2024, at 22:00 (KST).^[6] The series will also be available to stream on Disney+ in selected regions.^[7]

Viewership

Crash : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number												Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	453	730	862	972	911	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[8]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[8]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	May 13, 2024	2.232% (2nd)	2.640% (2nd)
2	May 14, 2024	3.039% (2nd)	3.016% (2nd)
3	May 20, 2024	3.801% (2nd)	4.087% (2nd)
4	May 21, 2024	4.084% (2nd)	4.197% (2nd)
5	May 27, 2024	4.116% (2nd)	4.340% (2nd)
6	May 28, 2024
7	June 3, 2024
8	June 4, 2024
9	June 10, 2024
10	June 12, 2024
11	June 17, 2024
12	June 18, 2024
Average		—	—
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. 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).

Notes

1. Traffic Crime Investigation team.

References

1. Lee, Mi-ji (February 26, 2024). 이민기X곽선영 '크래시' 캐스팅..'모범택시' 박준우 감독 연출(공식) [Lee Min-ki and Kwak Sun-young cast in 'Crash'..'Taxi Driver' director Park Joon-woo to direct (Official)] (in Korean). Herald Pop. from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Naver.
2. Park, Jung-sun (February 26, 2024). 이민기·곽선영, 교통 범죄 수사극 '크래시' 출연 [Lee Min-ki and Kwak Sun-young appear in traffic crime investigation drama 'Crash'] (in Korean). JTBC News. from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Naver.
3. [단독] 이나은, 이민기 주연 '크래시' 출연...논란 딛고 열일 행보 [[Exclusive] Lee Na-eun to appear in 'Crash' starring Lee Min-ki...Working hard to overcome controversy] (in Korean). from the original on February 26, 2024 – via Naver.
4. Lee, Seung-hun (December 21, 2023). [단독]이민기·곽선영·허성태, 코믹 수사극 '크래시' 주인공 [[Exclusive] Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, and Heo Seong-tae, main characters in the comical investigative drama 'Crash'] (in Korean). Star News. from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Naver.
5. Lee, Seung-gil (February 26, 2024). '모범택시' 감독 신작은 '크래시', 이민기·곽선영·허성태 라인업 [공식] ['Taxi Driver' director's new drama 'Crash', lineup of Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, Heo Seong-tae [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Naver.
6. Kang, Seo-jung (March 21, 2024). '모범택시' 감독 신작 '크래시', 5월 13일 첫방 확정..이번엔 교통범죄[공식] ['Model Taxi' director's new series 'Crash' is confirmed to premiere on May 13th..This time, traffic crime [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Naver.
7. Kim, Myung-mi (April 22, 2024). 이민기 곽선영 허성태 '크래시' 5월13일 디즈니+ 공개 확정[공식] [Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, Heo Seong-tae 'Crash' confirmed to be released on Disney+ on May 13 [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Naver.
8. Nielsen Korea ratings:
   • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea. May 13, 2024. from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
   • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea. May 14, 2024. from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
   • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea. May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
   • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
   • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea. May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

External links

• Official website   (in Korean)
• Crash at IMDb  
• Crash at HanCinema