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'''''Rugal''''' ({{Korean|루갈||Rugal|lit='''''Dry Tears'''''}}) is a 2020 [[Korean drama|South Korean television series]] starring [[Choi Jin-hyuk]], [[Park Sung-woong]], [[Jo Dong-hyuk]], Jung Hye-in, Kim Min-sang, Han Ji-wan and [[Park Sun-ho]]. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Rel.mae, it aired on [[Orion Cinema Network|OCN]] from March 28 to May 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ji-won|last=Choi|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200323000879|title=OCN’s ‘Rugal’ dabbles in biotech action|date=March 23, 2020|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Opie|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32154455/rugal-netflix-tv-korean-daredevil/|title=Netflix's Rugal is South Korea's answer to Daredevil|date=April 15, 2020|website=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
'''''Rugal''''' ({{Korean|루갈||Rugal|lit='''''Dry Tears'''''}}) is a 2020 [[Korean drama|South Korean television series]] starring [[Choi Jin-hyuk]], [[Park Sung-woong]], [[Jo Dong-hyuk]], Jung Hye-in, Kim Min-sang, Han Ji-wan and [[Park Sun-ho]]. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Rel.mae, it aired on [[Orion Cinema Network|OCN]] from March 28 to May 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ji-won|last=Choi|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200323000879|title=OCN’s ‘Rugal’ dabbles in biotech action|date=March 23, 2020|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Opie|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32154455/rugal-netflix-tv-korean-daredevil/|title=Netflix's Rugal is South Korea's answer to Daredevil|date=April 15, 2020|website=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Kang Ki-bum ([[Choi Jin-hyuk]]) is an elite detective. He is currently investigating the criminal organization Argos, but, when he comes home, he finds several men in masks. His wife and child are murdered by the masked men sent from Argos. They beat him and cut out both of his eyeballs. When he wakes up, he finds himself in the hospital and he is accused of murder. The [[National Intelligence Service (South Korea)|NIS]] then approaches him. He is selected to become a member of Rugal, a special team organized by the NIS. Through biotechnology, he gains two artificial eyeballs with a special ability. Then, Kang Ki-bum and the Rugal team set out to take down criminal organizations.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 20:36, 10 June 2020

Rugal
Promotional poster
Genre
Based onRugal
by Rel.mae
Developed byStudio Dragon
Written byDo Hyun
Directed by
  • Kang Cheol-woo
  • Lee Jung-soo
Starring
Country of originSüdkorea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerSong Jin-sun
ProducerNoh Ji-yeon
Running time60–76 minutes
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseMarch 28 (2020-03-28) –
May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)

Rugal (Korean: 루갈; RR: Rugal; lit. Dry Tears) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Park Sung-woong, Jo Dong-hyuk, Jung Hye-in, Kim Min-sang, Han Ji-wan and Park Sun-ho. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Rel.mae, it aired on OCN from March 28 to May 17, 2020.[1][2]

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Jang In-sub as Bradley
  • Jang Seo-kyung as Susan
  • Park Choong-sun as Manager Oh
  • Yoo Sang-hoon as Min Dal-ho
  • Park Jung-hak as Go Yong-duk
  • Kim In-woo as Choi-yong
  • Yoo Ji-yun as Jang Mi-joo
  • Ji Dae-han as Bong Man-chul
  • Kim Da-hyun as Seol Min-joon[7]
  • Lee Sang-bo as Yang Moon-bok
  • Han Gi-yoon as Kim Dae-shik[8]
  • Lee Seo-el as Yeo-jin[9]
  • Dong Hyun-bae as Lee Jae-han[10]

Production

The first script reading took place in October 2019 at Donga Digital Media Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[citation needed]

Ratings

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 28, 2020 2.612% 2.781%
2 March 29, 2020 3.884% 4.075%
3 April 4, 2020 2.874% 3.206%
4 April 5, 2020 3.119% 3.879%
5 April 11 , 2020 2.002% —
6 April 12, 2020 2.804% 3.437%
7 April 18, 2020 1.464% —
8 April 19, 2020 2.574% 2.921%
9 April 25, 2020 1.579% —
10 April 26, 2020 2.066% 2.318%
11 May 2, 2020 1.429% —
12 May 3, 2020 2.676% 3.407%
13 May 9, 2020 1.255% —
14 May 10, 2020 1.892% 2.072%
15 May 16, 2020 1.113% —
16 May 17, 2020 2.305% 2.472%
Average 2.228% —[a]
  • 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. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Choi, Ji-won (March 23, 2020). "OCN's 'Rugal' dabbles in biotech action". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Opie, David (April 15, 2020). "Netflix's Rugal is South Korea's answer to Daredevil". Digital Spy. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Lee, Gun-hee (October 10, 2019). "Choi Jin-hyuk Confirms Role in OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Hyun, Hye-sun (October 17, 2019). "Park Sung-woong Becomes a Villain for OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Jung, Hee-yeon (October 21, 2019). "Jo Dong-hyuk Confirms Appearance in OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Noh, Gyu-min (October 22, 2019). "Scene Stealer Kim Min-sang Joins OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Kim, Joo-won (October 31, 2019). "Kim Da-hyun Signs On for OCN's "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Ahn, Ha-na (November 12, 2019). "Han Gi-yoon-I to Star in "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Lee, Ji-hyun (March 11, 2020). "Lee Seo-el to Join "Born Again"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Park, Yoon-jin (April 1, 2020). "Dong Hyun-bae Joins Choi Jin-hyuk and Jo Dong-hyuk in "Rugal"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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