# The Killer's Shopping List

The Killer's Shopping List (Korean: 살인자의 쇼핑목록) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Seol-hyun, and Jin Hee-kyung. It aired on tvN from April 27 to May 19, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 8 episodes.

## Synopsis

It tells the story of Ahn Dae-sung (Lee Kwang-soo) and Do Ah-hee (Kim Seol-hyun) setting out to find the murderer after a body was found near the apartment where Ah-hee resides.

## Cast
### Main

* Lee Kwang-soo as Ahn Dae-sung
    He used to be a memorization genius, but has failed the 9th-grade civil service exam for 3 years, resulting in him being unable to find other jobs and having to work in MS Mart owned by his mother Jeong Myeong-sook.
* Kim Seol-hyun as Do Ah-hee
    Dae-sung's girlfriend who is a police officer from the Odong district.
* Jin Hee-kyung as Jeong Myeong-sook
    Dae-sung's supportive and caring mother who owns the MS Mart.

### Supporting
#### People around Ahn Dae-sung

* Shin Sung-woo as Ahn Young-choon
    Dae-sung's father and Myeong-sook's husband.
* Lee Gyo-yeop as Jeong-yuk
    An employee of MS Mart and close friend of Dae-sung.

#### People around Do Ah-hee

* Lee Yoon-hee as Kim Doo-hyun
    A good-hearted, compassionate police officer who helps a young ex-convict get back into society. Doo-hyun is someone who knows all about the events of 10-year-old Dae-sung at MS Mart and is always taking care of him.
* Bae Myung-jin as Detective Ji Woong

#### MS Mart people

* Oh Hye-won as Ya-chae
    An employee of MS Mart's vegetable department.
* Kim Mi-hwa as Gong-san
    An employee of MS Mart with 10 years of experience.
* Jo A-ram as Al-ba
    An part-timer employee with 7 years of experience.
* Park Ji-bin as Saeng-sun
    An employee of MS Mart's seafood department.

#### Others

* Moon Hee-kyung as Young-sun
    Nau-dong's daughter-in-law as the president of a neighborhood woman with a beautiful appearance and arrogant personality.
* Kwon So-hyun as Lee Kyung-ah
    MS Mart's loyal customers at major events happening at the mall.
* Jang Won-young as Oh Cheon-won
* Ryu Yeon-seok as Seo Cheon-gyu
    Seo Yul's father.
* Ahn Se-bin as Seo Yul

### Special appearance

* Park Chul-min as Ah-hee's father

## Production

On February 23, 2022, the photos from the script reading held in Sangam-dong, Seoul were published.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | 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 | Average |
| | 1 | 816 | 786 | 570 | 640 | 535 | 735 | 571 | 866 | 690 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | April 27, 2022 | 3.625% (1st) | 4.034% (1st) |
| 2 | April 28, 2022 | 3.482% (2nd) | 3.759% (2nd) |
| 3 | May 4, 2022 | 2.443% (2nd) | 2.398% (3rd) |
| 4 | May 5, 2022 | 2.793% (2nd) | 2.534% (2nd) |
| 5 | May 11, 2022 | 2.253% (2nd) | 2.207% (3rd) |
| 6 | May 12, 2022 | 3.270% (2nd) | 3.217% (2nd) |
| 7 | May 18, 2022 | 2.517% (2nd) | 2.721% (2nd) |
| 8 | May 19, 2022 | 3.688% (2nd) | 3.808% (2nd) |
| Average | Average | 3.009% | 3.085% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. 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). ||||

## Spin-offs

A spin-off of the series titled A Shop for Killers (Korean: 킬러들의 쇼핑몰; RR: Killeodeului Syopingmol), starring Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hye-jun in the lead roles, is set to premiere in 2024.