The King of Pigs

***The King of Pigs*** (Korean: 돼지의 왕; RR: *Dwaejiui Wang*) is a 2022 South Korean web series starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Sung-kyu, and Chae Jung-an.  It is scheduled to premiere on TVING on March 18, 2022.

## Synopsis

Hwang Kyung-Min (Kim Dong-Wook) was traumatized by school violence 20 years ago, but he now hides those feelings. He appears to be a happy person, enjoying life with his wife. An unexpected case causes his hidden emotions to reappear. Meanwhile, Detective Jung Jong-Suk (Kim Sung-Kyu) receives a mysterious message from his friend he knew 20 years ago. That leads him to remember the school violence that took place back then. Chasing the mysterious message, he tries to stop more murders with the help of Detective Kang Jin-A (Chae Jung-An). She is a detective with charisma and enthusiastic about her work.

## Cast

### Main

* Kim Dong-wook as Hwang Kyung-min
* Kim Sung-kyu as Jung Jong-seok
* Chae Jung-an as Kang Jin-ah

### Supporting

#### People around Hwang Kyung-min

* Han Soo-yeon as Park Min-joo
* Lee Ji-ha as Kyung-min's mother.

#### Others

* Hwang Man-ik as Park Seong-jin.
* Jung Eui-jae as Jin Hae-soo
* Oh Min-suk as Kang Min
* Ji Chan as Cho Pil-doo
* Park Jin as Doo Man-jae

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The King of Pigs (2022)". *CJ ENM*. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
2. ↑ "The King of Pigs". *Studio Dragon*. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
3. ↑ Kim, Mi-hwa (August 17, 2021). "연상호 감독 '돼지의 왕' 드라마로..김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 [공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
4. ↑ Kim Mi-hwa (August 17, 2021). "연상호 감독 '돼지의 왕' 드라마로..김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 [공식]". *Star News* (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
5. ↑ Yoo Jung-min (February 11, 2022). "'돼지의 왕' 김동욱 뒤로 보이는 수상한 돼지 그림자...의미심장한 티저 포스터 공개 | 텐아시아" ['King of Pigs' Kim Dong-wook's shadow of a suspicious pig behind him... Significant teaser poster released]. *Ten Asia* (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
6. ↑ Bae Hyo-joo (August 16, 2021). "연상호 원작 '돼지의 왕' 김동욱X김성규X채정안 캐스팅 확정[공식]" [Casting confirmed for Kim Dong-wook X Kim Seong-gyu X Chae Jung-an in 'The King of Pigs' by Yeon Sang-ho [official]]. *Newsen* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lee Da-won (August 16, 2021). "연상호 '돼지의 왕' 드라마化…김동욱·김성규·채정안 출연" [Yeon Sang-ho's drama 'The King of Pigs'... Starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Seong-gyu, and Chae Jung-an]. *Sports Kyunghyang* (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
8. ↑ Yoo Byung-cheol (September 15, 2021). "한수연, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 김동욱 아내 박민주 역 합류" [Han Su-yeon joins Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs' as Kim Dong-wook's wife, Park Min-joo]. *Korea Economy TV* (in Korean). Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Naver.
9. ↑ Choi Hee-jae (September 2, 2021). "이지하, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김동욱과 母子 호흡 [공식입장]". *Xports News* (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
10. ↑ Moon Ji-yeon (September 14, 2021). "[공식] 황만익, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정..김동욱·김성규와 호흡" [[Official] Hwang Man-ik confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Kim Dong-wook and Kim Seong-gyu]. *Sports Chosun* (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
11. ↑ Moon Ji-yeon (October 7, 2021). "[공식] 정의제, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정" [[Official] Jung Eui-je confirmed to appear in Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs']. *Sports Chosun* (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
12. ↑ Lee Min-ji (October 13, 2021). "오민석, 티빙 오리지널 '돼지의 왕' 출연…대학병원 부교수 변신(공식)" [Oh Min-seok to appear in Teabing's original 'The King of Pigs'... Transformed into an associate professor at a university hospital (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Naver.
13. ↑ Jang Woo-young (October 22, 2021). "지찬, '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정…김성규와 호흡 [공식]" [Jichan confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs'... Breathing with Sungkyu Kim [Official]]. *OSEN* (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.
14. ↑ Kim Hye-jeong (March 10, 2022). "배우 박진 '돼지의 왕' 출연 확정[공식]" [Actor Park Jin confirmed to appear in 'The King of Pigs' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Naver.