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38-455: Both seasons feature Cho Seung-woo and Bae Doona as a prosecutor and a policewoman whose dedication and relentless pursuit of the truth lead to form an unlikely alliance dedicated to exposing criminals, including the corrupt officials within their own respective organizations. It co-stars Lee Joon-hyuk , Yoo Jae-myung , Shin Hye-sun , Yoon Se-ah , Jeon Hye-jin and Choi Moo-sung among

76-476: A Gallup Korea poll, audiences aged 19 and above selected Stranger as their 12th favorite show in July 2017. While Google Korea listed the series as the ninth most-searched television program of 2017. According to data published by Nielsen Korea , the pilot episode of the series was seen by 3.041% of total nationwide viewers, in metropolitan Seoul, it earned 3.2% rating, which made it the highest-rated program of

114-585: A Netflix original program. The Korea Times reported that Bae Doona, who had previously appeared in the Netflix original series Sense8 , proved to be crucial in the purchase of the drama. tvN affiliate tvN Asia also aired the program in selected Asian markets beginning on June 16, 2018. A second season was commissioned by tvN, set to be released with Netflix on the same day. It premiered on August 15, 2020, replacing It's Okay to Not Be Okay . In an article by columnist Dena Daw for Screen Rant , Stranger

152-480: A fictional royal guard in love with Empress Myeongseong ( Soo Ae ). After completing his mandatory military service , Cho made his comeback in the 2010 production of Jekyll and Hyde . The musical was especially meaningful to Cho since the actor rose to stardom when the show premiered in Korea in 2004. Cho's much-anticipated return to the stage was marked with controversy following reports that his salary would be

190-465: A field of 1,000 actors. Chunhyang would screen as the first Korean film in competition at Cannes , although domestically it failed to attract much of an audience. Cho did go on to appear in musicals after his film debut, acting in local productions Subway Line 1 and The Last Empress . Soon he was drawn back into the film industry, however, with a key supporting role in Wanee & Junah (2001),

228-459: A heroic prosecutor who uncovers bribery in the halls of power in Inside Men , a 2015 film adaptation of Yoon Tae-ho 's webtoon The Insiders . Inside Men was a box office success with more than 7 million admissions, becoming Cho's highest-grossing film. In his interview in July 2016, Cho said that after completion of his performance for the musical Sweeney Todd , he decided to take

266-685: A large cast of characters mostly belonging to the Ministry of Justice or South Korean police. The series was a hit with both domestic and international viewers, and received favorable reviews for its tight plot, gripping sequences and strong performances. It was featured on New York Times list of Best TV Shows of 2017, and won several awards including the Grand Prize for television at the Baeksang Arts Awards . A spinoff series focused on Lee Joon-hyuk's character, titled Dongjae,

304-414: A musical family: his father Cho Kyung-soo  [ ko ] is a singer, and his older sister Cho Seo-yeon  [ ko ] acts in musical theatre . Cho himself also dreamed of becoming a musical actor from an early age, however in 1999 while a student at Dankook University he was persuaded to join auditions for Im Kwon-taek 's film Chunhyang , and he ended up winning the part from among

342-417: A strong rating performances as it took the lead rating for the first time against hit variety show Hyori's Homestay that aired in same time slot and became the highest rated program of the day among non-terrestrial channel programs. Cho Seung-woo Cho Seung-woo ( Korean :  조승우 ; born March 28, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in

380-435: A strong response to this "drama for thinking people". The New York Times listed the series in tenth place as their The Best TV Shows of 2017. At the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards , the series received eight nominations, including two considerations for Grand Prize for Television , winning one for the whole series. Cho Seung-woo and Lee Soo-yeon also won Best Television Actor and Best Television Screenplay , respectively. In

418-525: A three-year hiatus from musical to focus on film. In 2017, Cho starred in tvN's mystery thriller drama Stranger , playing a prosecutor who lacks empathetic abilities. The series was a hit and gained favorable reviews for its tight plot, gripping sequences and strong performances. Cho's performance in the Stranger also won him an Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor in TV category. In 2018, Cho starred in

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456-541: A tie after being extended 15 innings; the rivalry between the two was further heated up by regionalism at the time with Choi representing the Gyeongsang Province and Sun, the Jeolla Province . Cho starred as Choi opposite Yang Dong-geun as Sun. That same year, Cho also took on the lead role in the musical Zorro . After lead actor Ju Ji-hoon quit due to vocal chord problems, Cho joined

494-766: A villainous turn in H (2002), plus a leading role in Who Are U? (2002). In 2003, Cho acted in Kwak Jae-yong 's romance The Classic opposite Son Ye-jin , receiving good reviews for his sincere acting. His popularity continued to grow, and in 2004 he appeared in Im Kwon-taek's 99th film Low Life . Cho's breakthrough would come in early 2005 with the smash hit Marathon , where he played an autistic young man who only finds release in running. The film sold over 5 million tickets, and aged 26, Cho won several awards for his performance including Best Actor at

532-968: Is a portmanteau of words "MY" and "TEENAGER" and reportedly meant that the group would be composed of idols who are vibrant and bright as teenagers. The Music Works later introduced seven members: Lee Taevin, Chunjin, Eunsu, Kim Kookheon, Shin Junseop, Hanseul with Song Yuvin on Baek Ji-young 's nationwide concert Andante in Busan on August 27 with performed their upcoming track "Amazing" ( 어마어마하게 ). To further promote their group, MYTEEN performed at selected middle and high schools in each region of South Korea as part of their Follow MYTEEN tour between October and November 2016. In January 2017, they held their first international fan meeting at Hong Kong and had their first reality show Trainee Escape Project - Myteen Go! ( 연습생 탈출 프로젝트 - 마이틴 GO! ) aired on MBC Music . The group made their official debut on July 26 with

570-727: The 2005 Grand Bell Awards , Best Actor at 2005 Baeksang Arts Awards in film category, as well as Best Actor in the foreign film category at China's Hundred Flowers Awards . Nonetheless, he continued to pursue his career in musicals, with critically acclaimed appearances in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Jekyll and Hyde . His success at pursuing both film and musicals make him an unusual case among contemporary actors. Cho starred in Love Phobia (2006) opposite then-girlfriend Kang Hye-jung ; both were praised for their acting, but

608-413: The 2012 stage production of Doctor Zhivago just two weeks ahead of opening, turning the musical into a hit. He and Ryu Deok-hwan then played conjoined twins in actress Ku Hye-sun 's sophomore directorial effort The Peach Tree . Cho made his small screen debut in 2012 with The King's Doctor , a period drama based on a true story about a Joseon -era low-class veterinarian specializing in

646-605: The 2014 time travel thriller God's Gift - 14 Days , playing a private investigator who helps a mother ( Lee Bo-young ) save her child. Cho reprised one of his most beloved roles in Jekyll and Hyde for the musical's 10th anniversary in late 2014, and the 18,700 tickets sold out in just 10 minutes. Because of his ticket power, he was chosen as among the top 30 most influential people in Korean popular culture in 2006, and for four consecutive years in 2010 to 2014. Cho next plays

684-510: The Good or the Bastard , premiered in 2024. In the first season, Hwang Si-mok ( Cho Seung-woo ) is an exemplary prosecutor who suffers from hypersensitivity to certain sound frequencies . After undergoing corrective surgery, he lost his sense of empathy and lacks social skills . While investigating a murder, he meets Police Lieutenant Han Yeo-jin ( Bae Doona ), who assists his efforts to solve

722-779: The auditions and made it into the Top 170. Chunjin and Junseop were eliminated in episodes 7 and 10 respectively while Kookheon made it into the finale but did not make the final cut. MYTEEN released their second EP F;UZZLE on July 10, 2018, with a total of seven tracks including the lead single "She Bad". They also held comeback showcase at the Ilchi Art Hall on the same day as the album's release. MYTEEN debuted in Japan with their first Japanese single album SHE BAD (Japanese ver.) on October 24, 2018. On December 30, 2018. The Music Works officially confirmed Taevin's departure from

760-582: The case. As they begin to unravel the mystery behind the murder, they find that their efforts are continually being obstructed by participants in a major corruption conspiracy between the Prosecutors' Office and a private chaebol (conglomerate) . In the second season, set two years later, a dispute arises between the Prosecutors' Office and the National Police Agency, with the former wanting control over all investigative proceedings while

798-513: The day among non-terrestrial channel programs. The program achieved its highest rating on the first-season finale, earning 6.568% nationwide rating and a 7.622% rating within Seoul-based viewers. On average, it was seen by 4.562% of total viewership. On the TNmS rating system, the series premiered with a 3.2% rating and ended its first season with a 7.1% rating. The last episode recorded noticeably

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836-491: The films The Classic (2003), Marathon (2005), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), and Inside Men (2015), as well as in the stage musicals Jekyll & Hyde , Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Man of La Mancha . He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas The King's Doctor (2012), God's Gift: 14 Days (2014), Stranger (2017–2020), Life (2018), Sisyphus: The Myth (2021) and Divorce Attorney Shin (2023). Cho Seung-woo grew up in

874-715: The first season began in April 2017, preceded by the first script reading with the cast at the CJ E&;M Center in Seoul. Script reading for the second season took place in January 2020. An accompanying soundtrack compilation to Stranger was released by Mog Communications and Kakao M on September 13, 2017, in South Korea. It was later reissued by Universal Music Group in overseas markets on May 11, 2018. A three-disc album,

912-487: The group. He decided to focus on his acting career. Kookheon and Yuvin have participated as the contestants in Produce X 101 . On March 15, they were revealed as the candidates for the center of Produce X 101's title song "X1-MA". On Episode 11, Kookheon was eliminated on the show, losing to iMe Korea's Lee Se-jin for the 20th and final place and thus did not make the finals. Yuvin placed 17th on Episode 11, and advanced to

950-399: The highest for any musical theatre actor in Korean history. While producers feared that demands for similarly high fees could follow (which could eventually put them out of business), others said that the fee was justified, based on the hope that Cho would help spark a renaissance in a once-vibrant but now-stagnant musical theatre industry. And true enough, when tickets went on sale, the demand

988-402: The latter seeks autonomous authority to conduct investigations. In the midst of their respective agencies' conflict, Hwang Si-mok and Han Yeo-jin team up to conduct their own independent investigation of a concealed case. The entire series was written by Lee Soo-yeon who was inspired by the Korean adage "We cannot rule those who want nothing" to create the character of Si-mok. Ahn Gil-ho directed

1026-681: The latter two discs features music composed by Kim Jun-seok and Jung Se-rin for the program. Ten songs were released from the soundtrack as singles in numbered parts from June to July 2017: "끝도없이 (Ad Infinitum)" by Richard Parkers, "먼지 (Dust)" Everlua, "소나기 (Downpour)" by Oohyo , "괴물처럼 (Monster Like)" by Tei , "웃어요 (Smile)" by Han Hee Jung & Sorae, the titular track "비밀의 숲 (Stranger)" by Yoon Do-hyun , "사랑할 것 처럼 (As if to Love)" by Kim Kookheon of Myteen , "물결 (A Billow)" by Yein of Lovelyz , "굿바이 잘가요 (Goodbye)"/"Back in Time" by Peter Han, and "묻는다 (Ask)" by Jung Won-bo of NeighBro & Jun Sang-geun. Of these,

1064-423: The majority of the first season with the assistance of Yoo Je-won, while Park Hyun-seok took over the filming duties for the second season. Unlike usual South Korean dramas, the series was developed as a potential multi-seasonal program, with most of the filming have already been pre-produced prior to its broadcast. In January 2017, Cho Seung-woo and Bae Doona were offered the lead roles. The same month Shin Hye-sun

1102-504: The melodrama wasn't a commercial success. He then headlined Tazza: The High Rollers with Kim Hye-soo , the 2006 film adaptation of Huh Young-man 's same-titled manhwa , which went on to become one of the biggest Korean blockbuster hits of all time . He followed that with Go Go 70s , about a rock and roll band during the height of the Park Chung Hee military regime ; and The Sword with No Name , in which he played

1140-699: The period film Feng Shui , the third installment of the "divining art trilogy" by Han Jae-rim. He also starred in JTBC's medical drama Life . In 2020, Cho revived his role in Stranger Season 2 as Hwang Simok. In 2023, Cho played the titular role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera in Busan, Seoul and Daegu, alternating the part with Choi Jae-rim , Julian Jootaek Kim , and Jeon Dong-seok. 2004.12.24—2005.02.14 Myteen MYTEEN ( Korean :  마이틴 ; short for M ake Y our Teen ager)

1178-479: The release of their first EP titled MYTEEN GO! . The EP contains seven tracks with the title track "Amazing". Their debut showcase was held at the Ilchi Art Hall on the same day as the album's release. They made their official debut stage on the music program M Countdown on the next day. In October 2017, four members (Chunjin, Eunsu, Kookheon and Junseop) participated on the survival show MIXNINE , where only three members (Chunjin, Kookheon and Junseop) passed

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1216-458: The singing competition show Superstar K6 in 2014, where he finished in TOP4. He later signed The Music Works and debuted as a soloist with releasing digital single "To The Bone It's You" featuring BtoB 's Minhyuk on May 30, 2016. Later that month, The Music Works also announced that Song Yuvin would debut with an upcoming boy group in the first half of 2017 named MYTEEN . The group's name

1254-530: The songs "소나기 (Downpour)" and "사랑할 것 처럼 (As if to Love)" have managed to enter the South Korean Gaon BGM Music Chart at numbers 80 and 79, respectively. Part 3 The pilot episode of Stranger aired on June 10, 2017, on tvN, replacing Chicago Typewriter . Netflix secured the worldwide streaming rights for the series for US$ 200,000 per episode, except in Korea and China, and released them in simultaneous broadcast with tvN as

1292-689: The treatment of horses who rises to become the royal physician. Cho won the highest award ("Daesang," or Grand Prize) at the MBC Drama Awards for his performance in The King's Doctor , then returned to the stage in 2013 in Hedwig , reprising one of his most memorable musical roles. Cho continued working in television. He portrayed the poet Yi Sang in Crow's-Eye View , a single-episode anthology as part of MBC's Drama Festival. Cho then starred in

1330-425: Was a South Korean boy band formed by The Music Works in 2016 and debuted in 2017 with the release of their first extended play titled MYTEEN GO! . At the time of their disbandment, the group consisted of six members: Chunjin, Eunsu, Kim Kookheon, Shin Junseop, Song Yuvin , and Hanseul. Member Lee Tae-vin departed from the group on December 30, 2018. MYTEEN disbanded on August 21, 2019. Song Yuvin competed in

1368-419: Was added to the cast. It was the first television drama Cho Seung-woo had accepted since God's Gift - 14 Days in 2014, after venturing into musical theatre for seven years. For the second season, cast members Cho Seung-woo, Bae Doona, Lee Joon-hyuk and Yoon Se-ah, were all confirmed to reprise their roles. Jeon Hye-jin and Choi Moo-sung were also confirmed to join the lead cast in January 2020. Filming of

1406-426: Was described as a "domestic and international success". Though ratings-wise, the program was not a "smash hit", pundits and audiences praised it as a "league of its own". Korean culture critic Ha Jae-geun described the character as a "fantasy that was borne out of a time of distrust". In her review for The Korea Times , columnist Park Jin-hai commended the writing as "finely intertwined", and wrote that audiences gave

1444-521: Was so high that the online reservation server broke down after 15 minutes, with all of the performances in which Cho was scheduled to appear already sold out. His 2011 sports movie Perfect Game revisited one of the most exciting matches in Korean baseball history, between Choi Dong-won of the Lotte Giants and Sun Dong-yeol of the Haitai Tigers in the summer of 1987, which ended in

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