Promotional poster |
써클: 이어진 두 세계 |
Sseokeul: Ieojin Du Segye |
Circle: Two Worlds Connected |
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Lee Myung-han |
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Min Jin-ki |
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1601 |
"Alive" by UJi feat. Andup |
Kim Soo-jin |
South Korea |
Korean |
12 |
Park Sung-jae |
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Single-camera setup |
60 minutes |
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tvN |
tvN |
1080i [HDTV] |
Dolby Digital |
May 22 – June 27, 2017 |
Circle[1] [Korean: 써클: 이어진 두 세계] is a 2017 South Korean science fiction television series starring Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Kang-woo, Gong Seung-yeon, and Lee Gi-kwang. The series features two parallel plots set in the years 2017 and 2037, both centered on twin brothers' struggle with the discovery and development of an advanced alien technology that could either be a boon or bane for the entire human race.
It aired on tvN for 12 episodes at 23:00 KST on Mondays and Tuesdays from May 22 to June 27, 2017.[2][3][4]
Synopsis[edit]
In the year 2007, before the main events of the drama, 11-year-old fraternal twin brothers Kim Woo-jin [Jung Ji-hoon] and Kim Bum-gyun [Kim Ye-joon], along with their neuroscientist father Dr. Kim Kyu-chul [Kim Joong-ki], witness the arrival of a female humanoid alien [Gong Seung-yeon]. Out of pity and curiosity, the family brings the alien with them and adopts her as a member of the family. The twins become fond of her, especially Woo-jin who names her Byul.[a] By chance, Dr. Kim discovers Byul's secret: she had brought with her an advanced form of technology that can record, and even lock, memories and convert them into video. In order to closely study this alien technology, Dr. Kim isolates himself from his family to work secretly on Byul in what he calls the "Beta Project." Dr. Kim never goes back home, making the twin Bum-gyun think Byul has taken their father captive, though Woo-jin believes their father has abandoned them.
In 2017, Woo-jin [Yeo Jin-goo], now a 21-year-old college student in neuroscience, feels that a series of suicides in his university is somehow linked to Bum-gyun [An Woo-yeon], who has been searching for aliens, particularly Byul. While in pursuit of the case, Woo-jin meets Han Jung-yeon [Gong Seung-yeon], a computer science student who, to his great shock, looks very much like Byul. She is also investigating the multiple suicides, all of which she thinks are actually murder.
In 2037, South Korea is now divided into Normal Earth,[b] a heavily polluted place where crimes are rampant, and Smart Earth,[c] a clean, peaceful, and crime-free city. Kim Joon-hyuk [Kim Kang-woo] is a Normal Earth crimes detective who tries to get into Smart Earth to investigate a case of twin brothers who went missing in 2017. In doing so, he starts to uncover the dark truth lurking behind Smart Earth being “crime-free.”
Each episode of the drama, except the last, contains two parts: Part 1: Beta Project,[d] which contains a plot set in 2017, and Part 2: A Great New World,[e] which contains a plot set in 2037. The two plots merge in the twelfth and final episode of the series, titled Circle: One World.[f]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Yeo Jin-goo as Kim Woo-jin [Beta Project] / Circulate 3 [A Great New World][3]
- Jung Ji-hoon as young Woo-jin
- Kim Kang-woo as Kim Joon-hyuk [born Kim Bum-gyun][3]
- Ahn Woo-yeon as 21-year-old Kim Bum-gyun
- Kim Ye-jun as young Bum-gyun
- Gong Seung-yeon as Han Jung-yeon [a.k.a. Byul, Bluebird][5]
- Lee Gi-kwang as Lee Ho-soo[6]
Supporting[edit]
Part 1: Beta Project[edit]
People around Woo-jin[edit]- Jung In-sun as Park Min-young
- Seo Hyun-chul as Detective Hong Jin-hong
- Kim Joong-ki as Dr. Kim Kyu-chul
- Shin Dam-soo as Detective Choi
- Song Young-gyu as Han Yong-woo[7]
- Han Sang-jin as Park Dong-gun
- Shin Joo-hwan as Lee Hyun-suk
Part 2: A Great New World[edit]
Normal Earth people[edit]- Kim Min-kyung as Dr. Park Min-young
- Seo Hyun-chul as Detective Hong Jin-hong
- Oh Eui-shik as Lee Dong-soo
- Jung Joon-won as young Dong-soo [in Beta Project]
- Kwon Hyuk-soo as Detective Oh
Others[edit]
- Cha Myung-wook as Park Jin-gyu
- Jeon Suk-kyung [Voice]
- Kang Chung-hoon [Voice]
- Ryu Eun-ji [Voice]
- Park Young-jae [Voice]
- Park Ji-a as Woman Waiting for Bus [Ep. 1, Part 2]
- Park Eun-ji
- Johyun as Announcer in A Great New World [Ep. 1]
- Jang Ji-woo as Smart City Security Agent [Ep. 1, Part 2]
- Jang Joo-hee
- Kim Sa-hee as Doctor in Smart City
- Choi Sung-jae as Humans B Central Control Room Agent
- Kim Ji-sung as Kim Nan-hee
- Tae-ha as Choi Soo-bin [Ep. 3 and 7, Part 2]
- Ha Yoon-seo as Kang So-yoon
- Noh Haeng-ha
- Lee Tae-kyung as Section Chief Go
Original soundtrack[edit]
2017 |
Soundtrack |
Korean, English |
CJ E&M |
Part 1[edit]
"Walk With Me" [같이 걸을까] | Lee Juck |
| Kwak Jin-eon | 03:11 |
"Walk With Me" [Inst.] |
| 03:11 | ||
06:22 |
Part 2[edit]
"Alive" |
| 1601 | UJi [Bestie] feat. Andup | 02:59 |
"Alive" [Inst.] | 1601 | 02:59 | ||
05:58 |
Ratings[edit]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
May 22, 2017 | 2.883% | 3.771% | 2.7% |
May 23, 2017 | 2.337% | 3.116% | 2.1% |
May 29, 2017 | 2.133% | 2.646% | 2.2% |
May 30, 2017 | 2.250% | 2.735% | 2.3% |
June 5, 2017 | 1.702% | 2.104% | 2.0% |
June 6, 2017 | 2.188% | 2.688% | 2.6% |
June 12, 2017 | 2.053% | 2.309% | 2.0% |
June 13, 2017 | 1.866% | 1.972% | 2.2% |
June 19, 2017 | 1.587% | 1.986% | 2.1% |
June 20, 2017 | 1.820% | 2.175% | 2.0% |
June 26, 2017 | 2.160% | 2.812% | 1.9% |
June 27, 2017 | 2.455% | 2.776% | 2.2% |
- 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[edit]
- ^ Hangul: 별, RR: byeol, lit. "star"
- ^ Hangul: 일반지구, RR: Ilbanjigu
- ^ Hangul: 스마트지구, RR: Seumateujigu
- ^ Hangul: 베타 프로젝트, RR: Beta peurojekteu
- ^ Hangul: 멋진 신세계, RR: Meotjin sinsegye
- ^ Hangul: 써클: 하나의 세겨, RR: Sseokeul: hana-ui segye
References[edit]
- ^ "Circle 여진구x김강우! tvN 최초 SF추적극 써클 이어진 두 세계 170414 EP.1". YouTube [in Korean]. tvN Drama via Youtube. 2017-04-14. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "tvN이 새롭게 선보이는 SF 추적극 이 여진구, 김강우로 남주인공 캐스팅을 확정 짓고 본격적인 제작에 돌입한다". imBC. 2017-03-03.
- ^ a b c "Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Kang-woo to star in tvN's new drama 'Circle'". The Korea Herald. 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Alien sci-fi drama 'Circle' enjoys fandom". The Korea Times. June 18, 2017.
- ^ "[단독] 공승연, tvN '써클' 여주인공 확정..김강우·여진구와 호흡". Naver. 2017-03-02.
- ^ "[단독] 이기광, tvN '써클' 합류…하이라이트 후 첫 드라마". Naver. 2017-03-03.
- ^ "송영규 '써클: 이어진 두 세계' 출연…여진구·김강우와 호흡". news.chosun.com. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research [in Korean]. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". www.tnms.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
External links[edit]
- Official website [in Korean]
- Circle at IMDb
- Circle at HanCinema