# Distorted (TV series)

Distorted (Korean: 조작; Hanja: 造作; RR: Jojak; lit. Falsify) is a South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Uhm Ji-won, Yoo Jun-sang, Jeon Hye-bin and Moon Sung-keun. It aired on SBS from July 24 to September 12, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.

## Synopsis

Reporters Han Moo Young (Namkoong Min) and Lee Seok Min (Yoo Jun-sang), and Prosecutor Kwon Sora (Uhm Ji-won) struggle to unveil the truth that was falsified.

## Cast
### Main

* Namkoong Min as Han Moo-young
    A troublemaker who witnesses his brother, a reporter, die while trying to report on a big corruption scandal. To avenge his brother's death, he becomes a reporter himself.
* Uhm Ji-won as Kwon So-ra
    A prosecutor who graduated at the top of her class and became well known for becoming the youngest ever female rookie.
* Yoo Jun-sang as Lee Seok-min
    A journalist who is cynical and stubbor, he is a prickly person who's a sceptic with a lot of injustice to vent.
* Jeon Hye-bin as Oh Yoo-kyung
    A reporter from the Splash Team who has a long working history with Lee Seok-min.
* Moon Sung-keun as Koo Tae-won
    Director of Daehan Newspaper.

### Supporting
#### Aeguk Newspaper

* Jo Hee-bong as Yang Dong-sik
* Kim Kang-hyun as Lee Yong-sik
* Park Kyung-hye as Seo Na-rae
* Ahn Ji-hoon as Yang Sang-ho

#### Splash Team

* Park Sung-hoon as Na Sung-shik
* Oh Ah-yeon as Gong Ji-won

#### Prosecution

* Park Ji-young as Cha Yeon-soo
* Jung Hee-tae as Park Jin-woo
* Park Won-sang as Im Ji-tae

### Extended

* Choi Gwi-hwa as Yang Choo-sung
* Kim Gi-nam as Lee Byung-kwan
* Ryu Seung-soo as Jo Young-gi
* Kim Min-sang as Jung Hae-dong
* Jung Man-sik as Jun Chan-soo
* Park Jung-hak as Park Eung-mo
* Lee Joo-seung as Yoon Seon-woo
* Bae Hae-sun as Choi Su-yeon
* Kim Hye-seong as Song Tae-joon
* Kang Shin-hyo as Moon Shin-nam
* Park Sang-Hui
* Ha Kyung-min
* Seo Bo-ik
* Seo Ho-chul
* Ji Sung-hwan
* Yoo Jae-hoon
* Kim Jong-ho
* Kim Kyung-min
* Jo Jung-moon
* Choi Young
* Kim Myung-sun
* Yoon Hee-won
* Choi Jae-young
* Kim Yoon-sang
* Yoon Seo-young
* Kang Deuk-jong

### Special appearances

* Oh Jung-se as Han Chul-ho
    Han Moo-young's brother who died for whistleblowing an article on a big corruption scandal.
* Kim Jong-soo
* Jo Young-jin
* Lee Sang-hong
* Cha Soon-bae as Kim Sun-hong
* Yoo Ha-bok
* Kim Hyung-mook
* Jung Ok
* Park Hoon as an informant
* Joo Suk-tae as a lawyer (Ep. 7)

## Production

Filming began in early May without the female lead. First script reading with the entire cast took place in June and filming commenced straight after.

## Reception

Despite premiering later than its competitors by one week, the series topped ratings for its time slot. It received attention for revealing cases that remind viewers of the infamous "Sung Wan-jong List," one of the biggest political corruption scandals during the former Park Geun-hye administration, and swimmer Park Tae-hwan's doping test scandal.

## Ratings

* In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Date | TNmS Ratings | TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | July 24, 2017 | 9.3% (18th) | 12.3% (5th) | 11.6% (6th) | 13.5% (5th) |
| 2 | July 24, 2017 | 9.6% (16th) | 12.4% (4th) | 12.6% (4th) | 14.6% (4th) |
| 3 | July 25, 2017 | 8.7% (12th) | 11.4% (5th) | 10.4% (6th) | 11.7% (5th) |
| 4 | July 25, 2017 | 10.5% (7th) | 13.3% (4th) | 12.5% (4th) | 13.8% (4th) |
| 5 | July 31, 2017 | 9.1% (14th) | 10.8% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) | 12.3% (5th) |
| 6 | July 31, 2017 | 9.8% (13th) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.0% (4th) | 13.3% (4th) |
| 7 | August 1, 2017 | 8.3% (15th) | 10.6% (5th) | 9.5% (7th) | 10.6% (5th) |
| 8 | August 1, 2017 | 10.2% (10th) | 12.7% (4th) | 12.1% (4th) | 13.3% (4th) |
| 9 | August 7, 2017 | 9.0% (15th) | 11.7% (5th) | 10.3% (8th) | 11.1% (5th) |
| 10 | August 7, 2017 | 9.7% (14th) | 12.7% (4th) | 11.8% (4th) | 12.8% (4th) |
| 11 | August 8, 2017 | 8.7% (12th) | 11.2% (6th) | 10.1% (6th) | 11.4% (5th) |
| 12 | August 8, 2017 | 10.2% (9th) | 12.7% (4th) | 11.4% (4th) | 13.0% (4th) |
| 13 | August 14, 2017 | 7.6% (19th) | 8.6% (10th) | 9.9% (9th) | 11.1% (6th) |
| 14 | August 14, 2017 | 8.4% (15th) | 9.5% (7th) | 11.4% (4th) | 12.6% (4th) |
| 15 | August 15, 2017 | 7.9% (15th) | 8.8% (6th) | 10.6% (6th) | 11.8% (5th) |
| 16 | August 15, 2017 | 9.1% (8th) | 10.5% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) | 13.8% (4th) |
| 17 | August 21, 2017 | 8.0% (17th) | 9.6% (6th) | 9.7% (11th) | 10.7% (7th) |
| 18 | August 21, 2017 | 9.2% (14th) | 11.2% (4th) | 11.2% (6th) | 12.5% (4th) |
| 19 | August 22, 2017 | 9.3% (11th) | 11.2% (5th) | 10.2% (7th) | 11.4% (5th) |
| 20 | August 22, 2017 | 10.6% (8th) | 13.1% (3rd) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.5% (4th) |
| 21 | August 28, 2017 | 8.7% (16th) | 9.7% (10th) | 9.6% (10th) | 10.5% (7th) |
| 22 | August 28, 2017 | 9.6% (13th) | 11.2% (4th) | 10.9% (6th) | 11.9% (5th) |
| 23 | August 29, 2017 | 8.0% (16th) | 9.6% (8th) | 9.9% (9th) | 11.0% (5th) |
| 24 | August 29, 2017 | 9.0% (13th) | 10.5% (5th) | 11.6% (4th) | 13.0% (4th) |
| 25 | September 4, 2017 | 8.6% (16th) | 10.6% (5th) | 10.0% (8th) | 10.6% (6th) |
| 26 | September 4, 2017 | 9.2% (13th) | 10.7% (4th) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) |
| 27 | September 5, 2017 | 7.5% (15th) | 9.1% (6th) | 10.3% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) |
| 28 | September 5, 2017 | 8.7% (11th) | 10.3% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) | 13.3% (4th) |
| 29 | September 11, 2017 | 9.1% (15th) | 10.6% (9th) | 10.3% (10th) | 11.2% (5th) |
| 30 | September 11, 2017 | 10.4% (13th) | 11.9% (4th) | 12.4% (5th) | 13.4% (4th) |
| 31 | September 12, 2017 | 11.0% (10th) | 12.7% (4th) | 11.0% (6th) | 11.6% (5th) |
| 32 | September 12, 2017 | 11.8% (8th) | 13.1% (3rd) | 12.4% (4th) | 13.0% (4th) |
| Average | Average | 9.22% | 11.13% | 11.08% | 12.23% |