# Gangnam B-Side

Gangnam B-Side (Korean: 강남 비-사이드) is a 2024 South Korean crime thriller television series written and directed by Park Noo-ri [ko] with Joo Won-gyu, and starring Jo Woo-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Ha Yoon-kyung, and Kim Hyeong-seo. Set in the Seoul regional district of Gangnam frequently at night, a detective, a broker, and a prosecutor team up to chase after a black connection. It was released on Disney+ from November 6 to 27, 2024.
Gangnam B-Side was invited as one of the six drama series in the On Screen section of the 29th Busan International Film Festival.

## Synopsis

Kang Dong-woo, who led a police force corruption probe, is thereafter rejected by his peers and estranged from his family. After relocating to a peaceful rural outpost, he finds himself drawn once more into the shady Gangnam district of Seoul when his daughter's friend named Kim Jae-hee goes missing. Along with broker Yoon Gil-ho and prosecutor Min Seo-jin, Dong-won will reenter the world of vice, narcotics, and corruption in an attempt to unearth a plot that might bring down some of the wealthiest elite in the city.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Jo Woo-jin as Kang Dong-woo
    A detective who graduated from an elite police academy but was demoted overnight. He gets deeply involved in unexpected incidents due to his personality of pushing forward without hesitation when he gets fixated on something.
* Ji Chang-wook as Yoon Gil-ho
    A mysterious broker who has control over Gangnam who has lived a life at the bottom in the darkest part of the flashy city in order to survive.
* Ha Yoon-kyung as Min Seo-jin
    A prosecutor who graduated from a local national university and has been working her way up the ranks at the prosecutor's office with no connections.
* Kim Hyeong-seo as Kim Jae-hee
    A runaway club ace.

### Supporting

* Oh Ye-ju as Kang Ye-seo
    Dong-woo's daughter.
* Jung Jae-kwang as MD Jung Kwon

## Episodes

| No. | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | Park Noo-ri [ko] | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 6, 2024 (2024-11-06) |
| 2 | Park Noo-ri | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 6, 2024 (2024-11-06) |
| 3 | Park Noo-ri | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 13, 2024 (2024-11-13) |
| 4 | Park Noo-ri | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 13, 2024 (2024-11-13) |
| 5 | Park Noo-ri | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 20, 2024 (2024-11-20) |
| 6 | Park Noo-ri | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 20, 2024 (2024-11-20) |
| 7 | Park Noo-ri | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27) |
| 8 | Park Noo-ri | Joo Won-gyu & Park Noo-ri | November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27) |

## Production
### Development

Developed under the working title Bulk (Korean: 벌크; RR: Beolkeu), Gangnam B-Side is produced by Sanai Pictures [ko] with Plus M Entertainment and Story Rooftop. Park Noo-ri [ko], who directed Money (2019), both directed and penned it with Joo Won-gyu.
In February 2024, Disney+ announced that the series was one of the Korean originals that would be releasing in 2024.

### Casting

In January 2023, Jo Woo-jin and Ha Yoon-kyung were cast and confirmed to appear as lead actors for the series while Cha Eun-woo was still in discussion. Two months later, it was confirmed by both Fantagio and Sanai Pictures officials that Cha decided not to appear. In an interview with Kim Hyeong-seo in October 2023, she revealed that she went to audition for Bulk. Ji Chang-wook was cast in November 2023, and confirmed to appear by his company in February 2024.

### Filming

Principal photography began at the end of November 2023, and lasted for about six months.

## Release

Disney+ announced that Gangnam B-Side was scheduled for released in the second half of 2024. It has been confirmed that the series would premiere on November 6, 2024.
The series was invited as one of the six drama series in the On Screen section of the 29th Busan International Film Festival between October 2–11, 2024, where three out of eight episodes would have its world premiere.