# A Bloody Lucky Day

A Bloody Lucky Day (Korean: 운수 오진 날) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-min, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Lee Jung-eun based on a webtoon of the same name by Aporia, which was published on Naver. It is an original drama of TVING and is available for streaming on its platform. It also aired on tvN on November 20, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:30 (KST).
The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 was released on November 24, 2023, and Part 2 was released on December 8, 2023, at 12:00 (KST).
A Bloody Lucky Day premiered at the On Screen section of the 28th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2023, where two of ten episodes were screened.

## Synopsis

Oh Taek (Lee Sung-min), an ordinary taxi driver, is offered a high fee to take a passenger to Mokpo. He reluctantly agrees, but soon realizes that his passenger is a serial killer. Oh Taek must now embark on a terrifying drive, using all of his cunning and resourcefulness to survive.

## Cast
### Main

* Lee Sung-min as Oh Taek
* Yoo Yeon-seok as Geum Hyeok-soo
* Lee Jung-eun as Hwang Soon-kyu

### Supporting

* Ki Eun-soo as Koo Chae-ri
* Han Dong-hee as Yoon Se-na
* Tae Hang-ho as Yang Seung-taek
* Lee Kang-ji as Soon-kyu's son
* Joo Yeon-woo as Gong Cheon-seok
* Oh Hye-won as No Hyun-ji
* Jung Man-sik as Kim Joong-min

## Production and release

On April 19, 2023, Paramount+ and TVING announced the production of the series.
The series first premiered on TVING in South Korea before it was available globally on Paramount+ in the U.S, Canada, the U.K, Australia, Latin Americas, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria on February 1, 2024. Paramount Global Content Distribution handled global sales outside South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
On October 18, 2023, it was announced that the series would be broadcast on tvN ahead of its released on TVING. The series also aired on tvN Asia under the agreement with Paramount.

## Reception
### Viewership

| Season | Season | 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 | Average |
| | 1 | 860 | 634 | 467 | 398 | 370 | 393 | 357 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 495 |
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 | November 20, 2023 | 4.109% (1st) | 4.746% (1st) |
| 2 | November 21, 2023 | 2.656% (2nd) | 2.994% (2nd) |
| 3 | November 27, 2023 | 2.135% (1st) | 2.315% (1st) |
| 4 | November 28, 2023 | 2.146% (2nd) | 2.463% (2nd) |
| 5 | December 4, 2023 | 1.920% (3rd) | 2.135% (2nd) |
| 6 | December 5, 2023 | 2.389% (2nd) | 2.468% (2nd) |
| 7 | December 11, 2023 | 2.105% (2nd) | 2.285% (2nd) |
| 8 | December 12, 2023 | 2.668% (2nd) | 3.330% (2nd) |
| 9 | December 18, 2023 | 2.17% (1st) | N/A |
| 10 | December 19, 2023 | 2.41% (2nd) | N/A |
| Average | Average | 2.471% | 2.842% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series 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). ||||

### 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. |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Actor | Yoo Yeon-seok | Nominated | |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |