Two Cops (TV series)

Two Cops
Promotional poster
Hangul
투깝스
Genre
Written byByun Sang-soon
Directed byOh Hyun-jong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korean
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producerJung Chan-hee
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time35 min
Production companyPeople Story Company
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseNovember 27, 2017 (2017-11-27) –
January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)

Two Cops (Korean: 투깝스; RR: Tukkapseu) is a South Korean television series starring Jo Jung-suk, Lee Hye-ri, and Kim Seon-ho. The series aired on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST), from November 27, 2017, to January 16, 2018.

Synopsis

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A single-minded, dedicated violent crimes detective who finds himself cohabiting his own body with the soul of a sleazy con artist; and falls in love with a feisty rookie reporter.

Cast

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Main

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Cha Dong-tak: A dedicated and fierce detective in the violent crimes unit, who is serious and inflexible in life; but possesses an awkward and endearing charm.
Gong Su-chang: A skilled con man who tricks people with his sly techniques.
A determined and feisty rookie reporter trying to clear her late father's name.
A con-artist whose soul inhabits Cha Dong-tak's body.

Supporting

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A fellow detective who trusts Cha Dong-tak with all his heart. He is from a rich family and likes to brag about it, but he's also smart and a positive thinker.
A bar owner who is known for his knife skills and loyalty.
A detective who is a troublemaker and mood maker. He is loyal and constantly seeks justice.
  • Kim Seo-kyung[6]
Song Ji-an's friend.
A prosecutor who is Ji-an's friend

Special appearance

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Production

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  • Han Ji-min was offered the leading role but she declined.
  • Two Cops serves as the second production of People Story Company (the company behind The Emperor: Owner of the Mask).[8]
  • The series is based on a script by Byun Sang-soon which was one of the winners of the 2016 KBS TV Drama Miniseries Competition.[9][10] The series was planned for broadcast on KBS 2TV (under the production of People Story Company) as a prize for winning the competition, but due to "irreconcilable differences" between KBS, People Story Company and writer Byun, it was shelved[8] before MBC decided to pick the series up for broadcast. Instead, KBS 2TV aired Don't Trust Her (later re-titled as Witch at Court).

Original soundtrack

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Two Cops OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Genre
Label
  • SyncPop
  • VLENDING

Part 1

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Released on December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Don't Ask" (묻지 말기로 해)Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-ilVoisper03:53
2."Don't Ask" (Inst.) Park Sung-il 03:53
Total length:07:46

Part 2

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Released on December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fall In Love"LohiLohiU Sung-eun04:21
2."Fall In Love" (Inst.) Lohi 04:21
Total length:08:42

Part 3

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Released on December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dreamer"TAIBIANKim Chang-rak, Han Kyung-soo, Choi Han-solThe Vane03:36
2."Dreamer" (Inst.) Kim Chang-rak, Han Kyung-soo, Choi Han-sol 03:36
Total length:07:12

Part 4

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Released on December 26, 2017 (2017-12-26)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You Make Me"Lee Chi-hoonChoi Jae-manSALTNPAPER04:23
2."You Make Me" (Inst.) Choi Jae-man 04:23
Total length:08:46

Part 5

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Released on January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."By The Way" (그런데 말야)Seo Dong-sungShin Hyung, Kim Jin-hoonGu Yoon-hoe04:28
2."By The Way" (Inst.) Shin Hyung, Kim Jin-hoon 04:28
Total length:08:56

Part 6

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Released on January 8, 2018 (2018-01-08)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Coat" (외투)Park Sung-il, Lee Chi-hoonPark Sung-ilLim Jeong-hee03:26
2."Coat" (Inst.) Park Sung-il 03:26
Total length:06:52

Part 7

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Released on January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Lie"Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-il, Uncle SamCar, the garden03:10
2."Lie" (Inst.) Park Sung-il, Uncle Sam 03:10
Total length:06:20

Ratings

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  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 November 27, 2017 5.5% (NR) 6.1% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 5.2% (NR)
2 6.0% (NR) 6.2% (20th) 5.1% (NR) 5.4% (NR)
3 November 28, 2017[12] 5.5% (NR) 5.5% (20th) 3.3% (NR) 3.6% (NR)
4 6.4% (17th) 6.8% (14th) 3.6% (NR) 3.7% (NR)
5 December 4, 2017[13] 8.0% (16th) 7.6% (14th) 7.1% (20th) 7.8% (17th)
6 8.6% (13th) 8.5% (7th) 8.2%(15th) 8.9%(11th)
7 December 5, 2017[14] 6.7% (16th) 6.5% (16th) 6.3% (NR) 6.9% (17th)
8 7.7% (12th) 7.6% (10th) 7.3% (14th) 8.0% (11th)
9 December 11, 2017 7.3% (20th) 7.8% (14th) 7.1% (NR) 7.9% (18th)
10 8.1% (15th) 8.6% (10th) 8.1% (15th) 8.8% (12th)
11 December 12, 2017 6.2% (19th) 6.0% (20th) 6.0% (NR) 6.9% (NR)
12 7.6% (14th) 7.7% (11th) 7.0% (16th) 7.2% (17th)
13 December 18, 2017 7.5% (18th) 7.8% (16th) 6.3% (NR) 7.2% (NR)
14 8.7% (15th) 9.2% (10th) 7.4% (18th) 7.7% (17th)
15 December 19, 2017 5.6% (NR) 5.6% (20th) 5.1% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
16 6.3% (18th) 6.1% (16th) 6.1% (NR) 6.4% (NR)
17 December 25, 2017 6.7% (NR) 7.0% (13th) 6.8% (NR) 7.0% (18th)
18 8.2% (13th) 8.4% (8th) 7.7% (17th) 8.0% (11th)
19 December 26, 2017[15] 6.0% (NR) 6.8% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 6.1% (NR)
20 6.9% (NR) 7.3% (NR) 6.2% (18th) 6.6% (17th)
21 January 1, 2018[16] 7.5% (20th) 7.6% 6.7% (NR) 6.8% (NR)
22 8.1% (17th) 8.5% 7.9% (19th) 8.3% (16th)
23 January 2, 2018[17] 8.5% (14th) 8.6% 6.3% (19th) 6.4% (20th)
24 9.5% (11th) 10.0% 7.7% (15th) 8.2% (10th)
25 January 8, 2018 7.6% (18th) 7.8% 6.6% (NR) 6.7% (18th)
26 9.0% (11th) 9.1% 7.6% (16th) 7.5% (12th)
27 January 9, 2018 6.9% (17th) 7.1% 6.5% (NR) 6.7% (15th)
28 8.5% (10th) 9.3% 8.2% (12th) 8.8% (9th)
29 January 15, 2018 8.0% (15th) 8.2% 7.5% (17th) 7.7% (15th)
30 9.5% (9th) 9.6% 9.3% (10th) 9.3% (8th)
31 January 16, 2018 8.5% (12th) 9.3% 7.7% (14th) 8.5% (9th)
32 10.1% (8th) 10.3% 9.7% (7th) 9.9% (5th)
Average 7.5% 7.7% 6.7% 7.1%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated Result Ref.
2017 MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Jo Jung-suk Nominated [18][19][20]
Drama of the Year Two Cops Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Jo Jung-suk Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Lee Hye-ri Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Kim Seon-ho Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Im Se-mi Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Lee Si-eon Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Moon Ji-in Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor Jo Jung-suk Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress Lee Hye-ri Nominated
Best New Actor Kim Seon-ho Won
Best Character Award, Comic Character Nominated
2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jo Jung-suk Nominated [21]
2018 215th PD of the Month Award Best Drama Two Cops Won [22]

References

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  1. ^ "Jo Jung Suk Confirms Main Role For New MBC Fantasy Romance Drama". Soompi. July 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Girl's Day's Hyeri To Join Jo Jung Suk In Upcoming MBC Drama". Soompi. September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hoya To Join Girl's Day's Hyeri And Jo Jung Suk In New Drama". Soompi. September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lee Si-eon to star in "Two Cops"". HanCinema. September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kim Young-woong joins "Two Cops"". HanCinema. September 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Kim Seo-kyung joins "Two Cops"". HanCinema. October 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Yang, Ji-yeon (2017-10-24). "이진희, MBC '투깝스' 출연 확정…조정석과 호흡(공식)" [Jinhee Lee confirmed to appear in MBC's 'Two Cops'... Acting with Jo Jung-suk (Official)]. 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  8. ^ a b "드라마 '투깝스', KBS 극본 공모 우수작 당선 취소". Yonhap. June 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "KBS, 2016 TV드라마 미니시리즈 경력작가 대상 극본 공모 당선작 선정!". mylovekbs. Korean Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  10. ^ "Jo Jung-seok gets a soul transplant for fantasy criminal drama Two Cops". Dramabeans. June 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "Two Cops: Episodes 3-4". Dramabeans. December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Two Cops: Episodes 5-6". Dramabeans. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "Two Cops: Episodes 7-8". Dramabeans. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Two Cops: Episodes 19-20". Dramabeans. December 28, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Two Cops: Episodes 21-22". Dramabeans. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "Two Cops: Episodes 23-24". Dramabeans. January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Lee Eun-ho (December 30, 2017). "'2017 MBC 연기대상' 빛낸 '역적' 그리고 김상중 (종합)". BizEnter (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  19. ^ Oh Ji-eun (December 30, 2017). "[2017 MBC 연기대상] 김상중, 데뷔 27년만 지상파 첫 대상... '역적' 8관왕(종합)". Zenith News (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  20. ^ Jang Ah-reum (December 30, 2017). "[2017 MBC 연기대상] 김상중, 데뷔 27년만 대상…'역적' 7관왕 싹쓸이". News1 Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "EBS '다큐프라임-번아웃 키즈' 외 5편 이달의 PD상 수상" [EBS 'Documentary Prime - Burnout Kids' and 5 others won the PD of the Month Award]. PD저널 (in Korean). 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
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