# The Road: The Tragedy of One

The Road: The Tragedy of One (Korean: 더 로드: 1의 비극) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Kim No-won and starring Ji Jin-hee, Yoon Se-ah, Kim Hye-eun and Kim Sung-soo. Based on the work by Rintaro Norizuki, the series tells the story of the ugly desires, secrets, guilt and salvation of 'Royal the Hill', where only the top 1% of Korea live. It premiered on tvN on August 4, 2021, and aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22.30 (KST) for 12 episodes.

## Synopsis

"Royal the Hill" is a posh place where the top one percent of Koreans live. The series tells the secrets, desires, guilts and salvation of the residents of this place.
Baek Soo-hyeon (Ji Jin-hee) the protagonist is a trusted anchor with strong beliefs. His words are taken as the truth, but he is a cold-hearted man. He will use any means to get what he desires. He is married to Seo Eun-soo (Yoon Se-ah), who is a daughter of the chairman of the Jegang Group, a heavy weight having influence in the political and economic worlds.
On a torrential rainy night a tragic incident takes place and the secrets connected with it result in silence, avoidance, and confusion, which eventually leads to another tragedy.

## Cast
### Main

* Ji Jin-hee as Baek Soo-hyeon
** Park Sang-hoon as young Baek Soo-hyun
    45 years old, BSN News night anchor, a trusted journalist, a faithful family head. He is hiding a dark secret
* Yoon Se-ah as Seo Eun-soo
    42 years old, a popular miniature artist, Baek Soo-hyeon's wife, the daughter of the steel group chairman, Seo Gi-tae
* Kim Hye-eun as Cha Seo-yeong
    42 years old, BSN late night news anchor, always hungry for success

### Supporting
#### People around Baek Soo-hyeon and Seo Eun-soo

* Chun Ho-jin as Seo Gi-tae
    65 years old, father of Seo Eun-soo, the president of a leading conglomerate, self-righteous and overbearing
* Kim Min-joon as Baek Yeon-woo
    12 years old, son of Soo-hyeon and Eun-su
* Kang Sung-min as Oh Jang-ho
    41 years old, documentary director, husband of Eun-soo's younger sister, Eun-ho
* Kim Sung-soo as Sim Seok-hoon
    45 years old, detective of the Metropolitan Investigation Unit, once the childhood friend of Baek Soo-hyeon from hometown, they cut off ties after a middle school girl disappeared in their hometown, Yeongsan
* Jo Seong-joon as Seo Jeong-wook
    The son of Seo Ki-tae and Bae Baek-suk, Seo Jung-wook is someone who is afraid of Seo Ki-tae, but his name goes up and down every time he has a drug problem, including the Gap-jil case.

#### People around Cha Seo-yeong

* Ahn Nae-sang as Choi Nam-gyu
    55 years old, husband of Cha Seo-young, a former lawyer and CEO of a large investment firm
* Lee Seo as Choi Se-ra
    21 years old, daughter of Choi Nam-gyu and his first wife.
* Nam Ki-won as Choi Jun-young
    12 years old, son of Nam-gyu and Seo-young

#### Steelmaking Foundation

* Kang Kyung-hun as Bae Kyung-Sook
    45 years old, chairman of the steelmaking foundation
* Ha Min as Yang Yang
    55 years old, head of planning department, steelmaking cultural foundation
* Jo Seong-joon as Seo Jeong-wook
    22 years old, son of Seo Gi-tae and Bae Kyung-Sook
* Kim Roi-ha as Hwang Tae-seop
    60 years old, 4th term National Assembly member
* Hyun Woo-sung as Jo Sang-mu
    Seo Gi-tae's right-hand man, 40 years old, director of the steelmaking group

##### Press people

* Baek Ji-won as Kwon Yeo-jin
    49 years old, Soo-hyeon's senior, a former news anchor and the first female director of BSN's news agency
* Oh Yong as Kang Jae-yeol
    45 years old, Newsnight producer
* Joo Ye-eun as Park Mun-hwa :33 years old, Newsnight reporter

#### Others

* Lee Jong-hyuk as Yoon Dong-pil
    45 years old, CEO of a large entertainment establishment
* Jo Jung-hwan as Park Seong-hwan
    41 years old, freelance entertainment reporter and has a bad relationship with Baek Soo-hyeon
* Han Joo-wan as Kim Young-shin
    35 years old, detective of the Metropolitan Investigation Unit
* Kang Sung-min as Oh Jang Ho

### Special appearance

* Son Yeo-eun as Lee Mi-do
    35 years old, Dark Dining employee

## Production

On March 30, 2021, the main cast of the drama was confirmed as Ji Jin-hee, Yoon Se-ah and Kim Hye-eun. On May 12, Yoon Se-ah posted photos from filming site. On June 25 announcing the premiere date, photos from script reading site were released.

## 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 | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 699 | 859 | 546 | 679 | 404 | 452 | 362 | 444 | 347 | 502 | 400 | 583 | 523 |