Bad and Crazy

***Bad and Crazy*** (Korean: 배드 앤 크레이지; RR: Baedeu aen Keureiji) is a 2021 South Korean television series, directed by Yoo Seon-dong and co-produced by Studio Dragon and Mink Entertainment, starring Lee Dong-wook, Wi Ha-joon, Han Ji-eun and Cha Hak-yeon. This iQIYI original series depicts story of 'bad and crazy' detectives who fight against police corruption. It premiered on tvN & iQIYI on December 17, 2021 and aired on every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST) till January 28, 2022.

## Synopsis

Ryu Soo-Yeol (Lee Dong-wook) works as a police officer for the Mooui Police Department. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K (Wi Ha-joon). K is a righteous person, but also a crazy person. Whenever he faces injustice, he meets it with a fist. He dreams of being a hero.

Meanwhile, Hee-Gyeom (Han Ji-eun) works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department. She is also a righteous person and enthusiastic at her job. She once dated Soo-Yeol.

## Casts

### Main

* Lee Dong-wook as Ryu Soo-yeol/In Jae-hui
	+ Nam Do-yoon as young In Jae-hui
* Wi Ha-joon as K
* Han Ji-eun as Lee Hui-gyeom
* Cha Hak-yeon as Oh Kyeong-tae

### Supporting

#### Munyang Police Agency

Anti-Corruption Investigation Division
* Sung Ji-ru as Bong-pil
* Cha Si-won as Jae-seon

Drug Crime Investigation Division
* Lee Hwa-ryongmas Gye-sik
* Shin Joo-hwan as Heo Jong-goo
* Jo Dong-in as Chan-ki Jeong
* Lee Sang-hong as Do In-beom

#### Drug organization

* Kim Hieo-ra as Brave Chief
* Won Hyun-jun as Andrei

### Others

* Lee Joo-hyeon as Tak Min-su
* Kang Ae-shim as Seo Seung-suk
* Kim Dae-gon as Ryu Dong-yeol
	+ Park Seon-hu as young Ryu Dong-yeol
* Lim Ki-hong as Assemblyman Do Yu-gon
* Nam Woo-joo as Jeong Hyeon-soo
* Park Se-joon as Nam Eun-seok
* Jung Sung-il as Shin Ju-hyeok / Jeong Yun-ho
	+ Jung Yoon-seok as young Jeong Yun-ho
* Park Ji-hong as Su Jan
* Park Min-sang as Shim Jeong-hun

### Special appearance

* Park Seo-yeon as Baek Young-joo (ep. 8)
* Yang Dae-hyuk as Park Seong-gwan
* Kim Seon-hwa as Doctor Hong

## Production

On March 31, 2021 it was announced that Yoo Seon-dong, the director of OCN 2020 TV series *The Uncanny Counter*, would be directing OCN's *Bad and Crazy*. One day later it was reported by Lee Dong-wook's agency, King Kong by Starship that he is considering the offer of appearing in the series positively. The series is third drama collaboration between iQIYI and Studio Dragon, after *My Roommate Is a Gumiho* and *Shooting Stars* (currently under production), with Mink Entertainment (*Drama Stage: Anthology*) joining as a co-producer. It was planned to air on OCN but later on broadcast channel was changed to tvN. On May 19, 2021 it was reported that Han Ji-eun received an invitation to appear in the series. On June 14, Cha Hak-yeon's agency, Fifty OneK reported that he was considering the proposal to appear in the series. On September 1, Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-eun were confirmed to cast as main lead in the TV series.

Script reading site was revealed by releasing stills on October 27, 2021.

### Filming

On August 8, filming of the series took place at Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, North Chungcheong Province.

## Release

The series was released on December 17, 2021 and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST). It is also available on iQIYI in 191 countries for streaming.

The series is supposed to be air on OCN channel

## Viewership

***Bad and Crazy* : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)**

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea

## Notes

1. ↑ Due to the live broadcast of the Korea national soccer team friendly match on 15 January, the episode 10 will be aired on January 21, 2022.
2. ↑ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frater, Patrick (September 7, 2021). "IQiyi Sets 'Bad and Crazy' as Third Korean Series for International Markets". *Variety*. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
2. ↑ Kang Jin-ah (September 7, 2021). "이동욱, 이번엔 형사...tvN '배드 앤 크레이지'" [Lee Dong-wook, detective this time... tvN 'Bad and Crazy']. *Newsis* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
3. ↑ Lee Jeong-hyun (September 7, 2021). "이동욱, tvN 금토극 '배드 앤 크레이지' 주연" [Lee Dong-wook, starring in tvN's Friday-Saturday drama 'Bad and Crazy']. *Yonhap News* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021.
4. ↑ Hong Se-young (September 7, 2021). "이동욱·위하준·한지은, tvN·iQIYI '배드 앤 크레이지' 확정 [공식]" [Lee Dong-wook, Wi Ha-jun, Han Ji-eun, tvN, iQIYI ‘Bad and Crazy’ confirmed [Official]]. *Sports Donga* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
5. ↑ Tae Yu-na (September 9, 2021). "[공식] '마인' 차학연, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…이동욱과 호흡" [[Official] 'Main' Cha Hak-yeon to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook]. *Ten Asia* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
6. ↑ Ahn Byung-gil (October 29, 2021). "성지루 '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정 [공식]" [Ji-ru Seong confirmed to appear in ‘Bad and Crazy’ [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Naver.
7. ↑ Kim Soo-jung (December 6, 2021). "차시원, '배앤크' 출연...이동욱 든든한 파트너" [Cha Si-won to appear in 'Bae & K'... Lee Dong-wook's reliable partner] (in Korean). Exports news. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Naver.
8. ↑ Kim Su-jeong (November 24, 2021). "신예 이승헌, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연...열혈 형사 役" [Rookie Seung-heon Lee to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... as a hot-blooded detective]. *Export News* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
9. ↑ Yoon Sung-cheol (November 30, 2021). "김히어라 '배드 앤 크레이지' 합류..마약조직 수장 변신 [공식]" [Heera Kim joins 'Bad and Crazy'... Transforms into a drug gang leader [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Naver.
10. ↑ Jeon Hyo-jin (November 30, 2021). "원현준, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정" [Won Hyun-jun confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Naver.
11. ↑ Kang Jin-ah (October 27, 2021). "이동욱·위하준, 나쁜놈 vs 미친놈…'배드 앤 크레이지' 대본 리딩" [Lee Dong-wook and Wi Ha-jun, the bad guy vs the crazy guy... 'Bad and Crazy' script reading]. *Newsis* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
12. ↑ Yoo Jung-min (November 15, 2021). "김대곤, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정...이동욱과 호흡" [Kim Dae-gon confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook]. *Ten Asia* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
13. ↑ Ahn Eun-jae (October 19, 2021). "배우 남우주, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…위하준·이동욱과 호흡[공식]" [Actor Nam Woo-joo to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Wi Ha-jun and Lee Dong-wook [Official]]. *Sports Seoul* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
14. ↑ Kim Myung-mi (December 3, 2021). "박세준 '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정…이동욱과 호흡(공식입장)" [Park Se-joon confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Naver.
15. ↑ Yoo Byung-cheol (January 7, 2022). "정성일, tvN '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연…신 스틸러 활약 기대" [Jung Sung-il to appear in tvN's 'Bad and Crazy'... New stealer action expected] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Naver.
16. ↑ Park, Pan-seok (January 22, 2022). "배앤크' 정윤석, 어린 윤호로 맹활약…살벌한 연기력" ['Ba & C' Jung Yun-seok, as a young Yun-ho... bloody acting skills]. *OSEN* (in Korean). Retrieved January 22, 2022.
17. ↑ Lee Seul-bi (January 22, 2022). "박지홍, 유쾌한 빌런 수잔→美친 존재감 (배앤크)" [Ji-Hong Park, a pleasant villain Susan → A beautiful presence (Bae & K)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Naver.
18. ↑ Kim Young-woong (January 7, 2022). "배우 박서연, tvN '배드 앤 크레이지' 특별 출연" [Actress Park Seo-yeon to make a special appearance in tvN's 'Bad and Crazy'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Naver.
19. ↑ Ha Ji-won (January 14, 2022). "양대혁, '배앤크' 특별 출연... 추격 액션 활약" [Yang Dae-hyeok, special appearance in 'Bae & K'... Active in pursuit action]. *Xports News* (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Naver.
20. ↑ Ha Ji-won (January 21, 2022). "김선화, '배앤크' 특별출연…이동욱과 갈등 예고" [Kim Seon-hwa to make a special appearance in 'Bae & K'... Notice of conflict with Lee Dong-wook]. *Export News* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
21. ↑ Kim Seong-hyeon (March 31, 2021). "'경이로운 소문' 유선동 감독, OCN '배드 앤 크레이지' 연출 맡는다(공식)" ['Wonderful Rumor' Director Yoo Seon-dong to direct OCN's 'Bad and Crazy' (official)]. *YTN* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
22. ↑ Kim Na-yeon (April 1, 2021). "이동욱 측 "'배드앤크레이지' 출연 긍정 검토 중" [공식입장]" [Lee Dong-wook's side "Considering positive review for 'Bad and Crazy'" [Official position]]. *Sports Today* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021.
23. ↑ Kang Nae-ri (September 7, 2021). "이동욱X위하준X한지은, '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 확정…12월 방송" [Lee Dong-wook X Wi Ha-jun X Han Ji-eun confirmed to appear in 'Bad and Crazy'... December broadcast]. *YTN* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
24. ↑ William Schwartz (May 19, 2021). "[HanCinema's News] Han Ji-eun Considers "Bad and Crazy"". *HanCinema*. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
25. ↑ Park Eun-hae (June 14, 2021). "차학연 측 "OCN '배드 앤 크레이지' 출연 긍정 검토 중"(공식)" [Cha Hak-yeon's side "Considering positive review for OCN's 'Bad and Crazy'" (official)]. *Newsen* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
26. ↑ Moon Ji-yeon (September 1, 2021). "[단독] 이동욱·한지은 '배드앤크레이지' tvN 금토라인업..'해피니스' 후속" [[Exclusive] Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-eun's 'Bad and Crazy' tvN Friday-Saturday lineup... 'Happiness' follow-up]. *Sports Chosun* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
27. ↑ Ahn Yoon-ji (October 27, 2021). "'배드 앤 크레이지' 이동욱→위하준, 대본리딩 현장 공개..12월 첫방" ['Bad and Crazy' Lee Dong-wook → Wi Ha-jun, the script reading site released.. First broadcast in December]. *Star News* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
28. ↑ Lim Seon-woo (August 5, 2021). "드라마 '배드 앤 크레이지' 촬영…8일 밤 청주 오창읍 통제" [Filming for the drama 'Bad and Crazy'... Control of Ochang-eup, Cheongju on the night of the 8th]. *Newsis* (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
29. ↑ Han Hae-sun (November 15, 2021). "이동욱X위하준 '배드 앤 크레이지', 12월 17일 첫방[공식]" [Lee Dong-wook X Wi Ha-jun's 'Bad and Crazy' premieres on December 17th [Official]]. *Star News* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
30. ↑ "배드 앤 크레이지 OST Part 1" [Our Bad and Crazy OST Part.1]. *Melon*. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
31. ↑ "배드 앤 크레이지 OST Part 2" [Our Bad and Crazy OST Part.2]. *Melon*. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
32. ↑ "배드 앤 크레이지 OST Part 3" [Our Bad and Crazy OST Part.3]. *Melon*. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
33. ↑ "배드 앤 크레이지 OST Part 4" [Our Bad and Crazy OST Part.4]. *Melon*. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "Nielsen Korea Ratings for latest episode". *Nielsen Korea* (in Korean). January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
35. ↑ "배드 앤 크레이지: 시청률" [Bad and Crazy: ratings]. *Naver*. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
36. ↑ Ahn Yoon-ji (January 13, 2022). "'배드 앤 크레이지' 15일 휴방..이동욱→차학연 비하인드 공개" ['Bad and Crazy' closed on the 15th... Lee Dong-wook → Cha Hak-yeon's behind-the-scenes release]. *Star News* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

## External links

* Official website (in Korean)
* iQiyi Official online watch
* *Bad and Crazy* at Naver (in Korean)
* *Bad and Crazy* at Daum (in Korean)
* *Bad and Crazy* at HanCinema
* *Bad and Crazy* at IMDb1