# Bad Prosecutor

Bad Prosecutor (Korean: 진검승부; Hanja: 真劍勝負) is a South Korean television series starring Doh Kyung-soo and Lee Se-hee. It depicts the story of a prosecutor who truly punishes corrupt powers with expedient and trickery. The series aired on KBS2 on October 5 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) for 12 episodes.

## Synopsis

Bad Prosecutor is a story about prosecutor named Jin Jung (Doh Kyung-soo), armed with badness and grittyness, breaking the sanctuary created by wealth and power. He chooses expediency over the law, trick over the standard, and defect over sincerity. He will provide a sense of exhilaration by punishing corrupt officials who are eating away at this society.

## Cast
### Main

* Do Kyung-soo as Jin Jung
** Jung Hyeon-jun as young Jin Jung
    A prosecutor in the third division of the Central District Prosecutors' Office who stands on the side of the underprivileged.
* Lee Se-hee as Shin A-ra
    A senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office with perfect work skills and social skills.
* Ha Jun as Oh Do-hwan
    A prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

### Supporting
#### People related to Jin Jung

* Lee Si-eon as Go Joong-do
    A hacker with obscure skills who works with Jin Jung.
* Kim Sang-ho as Park Jae-kyung
    The head of the Civil Service Office of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
* Yeon Joon-seok as Lee Chul-ki
    Jin Jung's loyal and reliable detective.
* Joo Bo-young as Baek Eun-ji
    Daughter of the head of National Organization – White Gompa.

#### People related to the Central District Prosecutor's Office

* Kim Tae-woo as Kim Tae-ho
    The Chief Prosecutor of the crime department.
* Choi Kwang-il as Lee Jang-won
    Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Central Prosecutor's Office.
* Yoon Jung-seop as Investigator Park
    He is a veteran who worked with Shin A-ra.
* Hong Eui-jun as Investigator Kang Shin-jo
    Oh Do-hwan's loyal right arm.

#### People related to Kangsan Law Firm

* Kim Chang-wan as Seo Hyun-gyu
    Representative of Kangsan Law Firm and the primary antagonist of the series.
* Yoo Hwan as Seo Ji-han
    Son of Seo Hyun-gyu. Heir to Kangsan Law Firm and a culprit of the murder that leads to the event of the series.
* Kim Hieora as Director Tae Hyung-wook
    Seo Hyun-gyu's bodyguard and personal secretary.
* Kim Jung-young as Jang Jae-Hee
    A professor and Jin Jung's senior in university.

#### Others

* Kim Geun-soon as Jin Jung's mother
    She has a cool personality, and owns a restaurant.
* Shin Seung-hwan as Yoo Jin-cheol
    A gangster who runs an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.
* Jeong Jae-won as Min-goo
    The third person in the national organization White Gompa.

### Extended

* Lee Hyo-na as Park Ye-young
    The victim of the Seo Cho-dong murder case.
* Lee Woo-sung as Kim Hyo-jun
    A delivery man who has been identified as the culprit in the Seo Cho-dong murder case.

### Special appearance

* Lee Jong-hyuk as Jin Kang-woo
    Jin Jung's father and reporter.
* Keum Kwang-san as Fitness president

## Production

On October 28, 2022, it was reported that filming would end on October 31.

## Original soundtrack

The soundtrack album peaked on number 37 on weekly Circle Album Chart. As of December 2022, 3,400 copies have been sold.

### Part 7
## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 773 | 876 | 834 | 911 | 774 | 932 | 893 | 1005 | 1093 | 1060 | 795 | 1158 | 925 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | October 5, 2022 | 4.3% (15th) | 4.1% (15th) | 4.6% (15th) |
| 2 | October 6, 2022 | 5.0% (9th) | 4.8% (9th) | 5.1% (11th) |
| 3 | October 12, 2022 | 4.6% (12th) | 4.3% (14th) | 4.3% (15th) |
| 4 | October 13, 2022 | 5.0% (11th) | 4.7% (13th) | 4.9% (13th) |
| 5 | October 19, 2022 | 4.3% (14th) | 4.1% (13th) | 3.9% (16th) |
| 6 | October 20, 2022 | 5.1% (11th) | 4.8% (10th) | 4.3% (13th) |
| 7 | October 26, 2022 | 5.0% (14th) | 5.2% (8th) | 4.1% (17th) |
| 8 | October 27, 2022 | 5.6% (11th) | 5.7% (8th) | 4.8% (12th) |
| 9 | November 2, 2022 | 6.3% (6th) | 6.7% (6th) | 5.0% (13th) |
| 10 | November 3, 2022 | 6.2% (8th) | 6.0% (6th) | 5.2% (12th) |
| 11 | November 9, 2022 | 4.7% (12th) | 4.5% (13th) | 4.1% (16th) |
| 12 | November 10, 2022 | 6.3% (6th) | 5.9% (7th) | 4.9% (12th) |
| Average | Average | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. |||||

## Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress in Television | Kim Hieora | Nominated | |