# Wanted (South Korean TV series)

Wanted (Korean: 원티드; RR: Wontideu) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Ah-joong, Ji Hyun-woo, Uhm Tae-woong and Park Hae-joon. It aired on SBS TV on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) from June 22 to August 18, 2016 for 16 episodes.

## Plot

Jung Hye-in (Kim Ah-joong) is a top actress in Korea who reigns over dramas, movies, and commercials. The drama begins when Jung Hye-in's son is kidnapped on the day she announces her retirement. With the help of PD Shin Dong-wook (Uhm Tae-woong) and police detective Cha Seung-in (Ji Hyun-woo), she ends up participating in a live reality show where she follows the kidnapper's orders, and in the process uncovers clues towards catching the culprit and finding her son.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Kim Ah-joong as Jung Hye-in – 35-year-old, actress
* Ji Hyun-woo as Cha Seung-in – 33-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team
* Uhm Tae-woong as Shin Dong-wook – 38-year-old, "Jung Hye-in's Wanted" PD
* Park Hae-joon as Song Jeong-ho – 42-year-old, Hye-in's husband, UCN's CEO

### Broadcast production member

* Lee Moon-sik as Choi Joon-goo – 48-year-old, Head of UCN Drama Bureau, "Wanted" executive producer
* Park Hyo-joo as Yeon Woo-shin – 35-year-old, freelance broadcasting writer
* Jun Hyo-seong as Park Bo-yeon – 26-year-old, assistant director

### Investigation team

* Shin Jae-ha as Lee Young-gwan – 27-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team newcomer, Seung-in's partner
* Kim Sun-young as Oh Mi-ok – 39-year-old, profiler, inspector of Police Hall's crime information support section
* Kim Byeong-ok as Jung Jung-ki – 54-year-old, Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team leader
* Ji Hyun-joon [ko] as Park Young-sik – 38-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team
* Jo Ji-hwan [ko] as Yoo Dong-joon – 31-year-old, detective of Kangnam Police station's homicide investigation team

### People around Jung Hye-in

* Bae Yoo-ram as Kwon Kyung-hoon – 25-year-old, Hye-in's manager
* Lee Seung-joon as Jang Jin-woong – 36-year-old, internet entertainment show "Star Live" reporter
* Park Ho-san [ko] as Ham Tae-seop – SG Group CEO, Tae-young's older brother
* Park Min-su [ko] as Song Hyun-woo – 7-year-old, Jeong-ho and Hye-in's son

### Events and mission-related people

* Han Geun-seop [ko] as Park Se-hyung – Hyun-woo kidnap's suspect
* Shim Eun-woo as Lee Ji-eun – BJ
* Jung Wook [ko] as Kim Woo-jin – teacher, Han-sol's father (first mission)
* Kim Ye-jun as Kim Han-sol – child found in the car trunk (first mission)
* Son Jong-hak [ko] as Ha Dong-min – Soo Jeong Hospital's Head of Pediatrics (second mission)
* Han Min [ko] as Kim Sang-mi – Soo Jeong Hospital nurse (second mission)
* N/A as Kim Hae-joo – people who solicited the killing of Kim Sang-mi (second mission)
* Park Sang-wook as Jo Nam-cheol – old hand
* Choo Gyo-jin as Im Hyung-soon – people who was killed by Jo Nam-cheol
* Ahn Soo-bin as Kim Yang-hee – Jo Nam-cheol's girlfriend
* Seo Hyun-chul as Kim Sang-sik – Jo Seung-in's police senior
* Lee Jae-gyun [ko] as Na Soo-hyun – coffee shop's part-time staff
* Park Sung-geun [ko] as Go Hyung-joon – detective investigating the disappearance of Na Jae-hyun
* Jin Hyun-kwang [ko] as Moon Sung-hyuk
* Jang Joon-ho [ko] as Lee Yong-hwan – Lee Ji-eun's father
* Choi Hong-il [ko] as Lee Tae-gyun – Police Hall chief
* Han Ga-rim [ko] as Kim So-hyun – Song Jeong-ho's lady
* Baek Seung-hyeon as Choi Pil-gyu – lawyer
* Lee Jae-woo [ko] as Ham Tae-young – Jung Hye-in's deceased husband, Hyun-woo's biological father

### Extended cast

* Ri Min [ko] as Kim Hong-joon – director of film "Mother" in which starred Jung Hye-in
* Jung Hyun-seok [ko] as Broadcasting PD – successor PD of the program directed by Shin Dong-wook
* Lee Chang [ko] as talk show "Kiss and Talk" PD
* Kim Sung-kyung as talk show "Kiss and Talk" MC
* Joo Woo-jae as talk show "Kiss and Talk" guest
* Hwang Young-hee as internet entertainment show "Star Live" editor-in-chief
* Yeo Woon-bok as debate program's police panelist
* Go In-beom [ko] as Cha Seung-in's father
* Shin Young-jin as autopsy responsibility
* Kang Chan-yang as nurse
* Choi Yoo-ri [ko] as Na Young-hyun – Na Soo-hyun's younger sister
* Oh Hee-joon as Pierrot
* Kim Min-sang as Kaepko
* Kang Heon as convenience store's customer
* Song Young-gyu [ko]
* Kim Jeong-hak [ko]
* Son Seon-geun [ko] as Police Hall deputy
* Kang Dong-yeop [ko] as Kim Sang-oh – Ham Tae-seop's lawyer
* Sung Min-soo as Kang Young-min – Internal Affairs Department's police officer
* Jung Dong-gyu [ko]
* Kim Ji-eun as Nurse

## Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | TNmS Ratings | TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | June 22, 2016 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 5.9% | 6.7% |
| 2 | June 23, 2016 | 6.6% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 8.2% |
| 3 | June 29, 2016 | 6.2% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 8.0% |
| 4 | June 30, 2016 | 7.0% | 8.6% | 7.6% | 8.6% |
| 5 | July 6, 2016 | 5.7% | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.5% |
| 6 | July 7, 2016 | 8.4% | 10.0% | 7.1% | 7.9% |
| 7 | July 13, 2016 | 7.1% | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.0% |
| 8 | July 14, 2016 | 7.2% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 9.0% |
| 9 | July 20, 2016 | 5.5% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 10 | July 21, 2016 | 6.9% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| 11 | July 27, 2016 | 5.8% | 7.8% | 6.0% | 7.1% |
| 12 | July 28, 2016 | 6.7% | 8.3% | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| 13 | August 3, 2016 | 5.3% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| 14 | August 4, 2016 | 6.1% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| 15 | August 17, 2016 | 4.7% | 6.1% | 4.7% | <6.9% |
| 16 | August 18, 2016 | 5.1% | 6.7% | 4.9% | <6.7% |
| Average | Average | 6.33% | 7.99% | 6.37% | <7.36% |

## Remark

* Episode 15 and 16 wasn't aired on August 10 and 11 due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was re-scheduled to be aired on August 17 and 18, 2016.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ah-joong | Nominated |
| 2016 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama | Park Hyo-joo | Nominated |
| 2016 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actress in a Genre Drama | Jun Hyo-seong | Won |