# Misty (TV series)

Misty (Korean: 미스티) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-joo and Ji Jin-hee. The series marks Kim Nam-joo's small screen comeback after six years. It aired on JTBC from February 2 to March 24, 2018, every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST).

## Synopsis

Go Hye-ran (Kim Nam-joo) becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Her husband Kang Tae-wook (Ji Jin-hee) ends up being her legal counsel despite their marriage being on the rocks.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Nam-joo as Go Hye-ran, a skilled and popular anchorwoman.
** Park Shi-woo [ko] as young Go Hye-ran
* Ji Jin-hee as Kang Tae-wook, a former prosecutor now working as a public defender.
* Jeon Hye-jin as Seo Eun-joo, Kevin Lee's wife and Hye-ran's friend from school.
* Im Tae-kyung as Ha Myung-woo, a prisoner.
** Seo Ji-hoon as young Ha Myung-woo
* Go Jun as Lee Jae-yeong / Kevin Lee, a pro-golfer and Seo Eun-joo's husband.
* Jin Ki-joo as Han Ji-won, junior anchorwoman and Hye-ran's rival.
* Ahn Nae-sang as Kang Ki-joon, a detective.

### Supporting
#### People at JBC

* Lee Geung-young as Jang Gyu-seok, JBC news director.
* Lee Sung-wook as Oh Dae-woong
* Koo Ja-sung as Kwak Gi-seok, a junior reporter.
* Lee Ah-hyun as Lee Yun-jung

#### Extended

* Kim Hyung-jong [ko] as Prosecutor Byun Woo-hyun
* Lee Jun-hyeok as Jung Ki-chan
* Kim Soo-jin as Yoon Song-yi, Hye-ran's best friend and magazine reporter.
* Kang Deuk-jong [ko] as Choi Ki-seop
* Shin Kang-woo as Park Sung-jae
* Jun Kook-hwan [ko] as Tae-wook's father
* Kim Bo-yeon as Tae-wook's mother
* Yeon Woon-kyung [ko] as Lee Young-shil, Hye-ran's mother.
* Jung Young-ki [ko] as Baek Dong-hyun, Kevin Lee's manager.
* Kim Bum-soo as Kim Bum-soo, winner of journalist of the year award.
* Kwak In-joon [ko] as Han Ki-hoon
* Lee Sang-yi
* Myung Ji-yun
* Goo Bon-seok
* Son Kwang-eop [ko] as Senior Go
* Yang Dae-hyuk as Floor Director
* Jo Jae-wan [ko]
* Yang Hee-myung
* Seo Byung-deok
* Lee Do-hyun
* Lee Tae-hyun
* Oh Joo-hwan
* Lee Do-yoon
* Jo Soo-hyuk
* Go Man-kyoo
* Kim Kwang-tae
* Yoon Bong-kil [ko] as Kyoo Do-kwan
* Kim Jung-hak [ko]
* Ha Eun
* Kim Hyung-mook [ko] as Yoon Ho-young
* Jun Eun-hye
* Lee Joo-seok
* Yang Young-jo [ko]
* Maeng Bong-hak [ko]
* Lee Kyoo-seop [ko]
* Nam Kyung-eup [ko] as Kang In-han
* Kim Myung-gon as Jung Dae-han
* Han Ki-joong [ko]
* Choi Bum-ho [ko]
* Lee Tae-ho
* Jin Hyun-kwang [ko]
* Choi Il-joon [ko]
* Hwang In-joon
* Min Dae-shik
* Kang Chan-yang
* Han Joong-ki
* Choi Seung-il
* Jun Jin-ki [ko]
* Shin Sun-hee
* Park Hun-rak [ko]
* Park So-yeon
* Jung Myung-joon [ko]
* Kim Joon-hee
* Hae Sun
* Lee Se-wook
* Kang Choong-hoon
* Jin Soo-nam
* Yook Hyo-myung
* Oh Seung-chan
* Son In-yong [ko]
* Kang Hoo-jae
* Song Hyun-jin
* Sun Hyun-jin
* Sun Ah-rin
* Lim Jung-min
* Lee Jin-seung
* Jung Hyun-woo
* Lee Kwan-young
* Lim Yong-soon
* Kang Chul-sung [ko]
* Kim Wang-do

### Special appearances

* Han Suk-joon
* Lee Geum-hee
* Song Min-gyo [ko]
* Choo Ja-hyun

## Production

* The series marks musical actor Im Tae-kyung small screen debut.
* The first script reading of the cast was held in October 2017 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong.
* Filming started in South Korea in October 2017. The staff and main actors then departed for Thailand in November for one week filming.
* Misty was rated 19 for the first 4 episodes by the Korea Communications Commission due to violence and sexual content. However, the rating was changed to rated 15 starting on episode 5.

## 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 | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 0.725 | 1.101 | 0.761 | 1.029 | 1.116 | 1.510 | 1.248 | 1.322 | 1.402 | 1.720 | 1.317 | 1.428 | 1.391 | 1.820 | 1.356 | 1.715 | 1.310 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Misty | Nominated |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Mo Wan-il | Nominated |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Hye-jin | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Nam-joo | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actress | Jin Ki-joo | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Actress | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
| 2019 | 23rd Asian Television Awards | Best Direction (Fiction) | Mo Wan-il | Nominated |
| 2019 | 23rd Asian Television Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kim Nam-joo | Won |