Vincenzo

***Vincenzo*** (Korean: 빈센조; RR: *Binsenjo*) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Song Joong-ki, Jeon Yeo-been, Ok Taec-yeon, Kim Yeo-jin and Kwak Dong-yeon. It aired on tvN from February 20, 2021, to May 2, 2021, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST); each episode was released on Netflix in South Korea and internationally after its television broadcast.

The first episode reached a 7.7% rating (AGB nationwide), making it the fourth highest-rated tvN drama premiere. The finale received 14.6% rating, making it the ninth highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history at the time. It also made the series the sixth highest-rated drama in tvN's history.

The series was also popular among international viewers through Netflix, maintaining its position in the top 10 TV shows on Netflix in the world since its start and reached the fourth rank on April 26. It ranked fourth on Forbes list of most-viewed Korean series on Netflix in 2021.

## Synopsis

At the age of 8, Park Joo-Hyeong went to Italy after he was adopted. He is now an adult and has the name of Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-Ki). He is a lawyer, who works for the Mafia as a consigliere. Because of a war between mafia groups, he flees to South Korea. In South Korea, he gets involved with Lawyer Hong Cha-Young (Jeon Yeo-Bin). She is the type of attorney who will do anything to win a case. Vincenzo Cassano falls in love with her. He also achieves social justice by his own way.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Song Joong-ki as Vincenzo Cassano / Park Joo-hyung
* Jeon Yeo-been as Hong Cha-young
* Ok Taec-yeon as Jang Jun-woo / Jang Han-seok
* Kim Yeo-jin as Choi Myung-hee
* Kwak Dong-yeon as Jang Han-seo

### Supporting

#### Geumga Plaza

* Yoo Jae-myung as Hong Yoo-chan
* Yoon Byung-hee as Nam Joo-sung
* Choi Young-joon as Cho Young-woon
* Choi Deok-moon as Tak Hong-shik
* Kim Hyung-mook as Toto
* Lee Hang-na as Kwak Hee-soo
* Kim Seol-jin as Larry Kang
* Kim Yoon-hye as Seo Mi-ri
* Yang Kyung-won as Lee Chul-wook
* Seo Ye-hwa as Jang Yeon-jin
* Kang Chae-min as Kim Young-ho
* Ri Woo-jin as Jeokha
* Kwon Seung-woo as Chaeshin

#### Ant Financial Management

* Kim Young-woong as Park Seok-do
* Lee Dal as Jeon Soo-nam
* Jung Ji-yoon as Yang Joo-eun

#### International Security Intelligence Service

* Im Chul-soo as Ahn Gi-seok
* Kwon Tae-won as Tae Jong-gu

#### Seoul Southeast District Prosecutors' Office

* Seo Jin-won as Hwang Jin-tae
* Hwang Tae-kwang as Seo Woong-ho
* Go Sang-ho as Jung In-kook

#### Cassano Family

* Salvatore Alfano as Paolo Cassano
* Luca Vaquer as Luca

#### Others

* Yoon Bok-in as Oh Gyeong-ja
* Jung Wook-jin¤as Lee Seon-ho
* Lee Do-guk as Hwang Gyu
* Kim Tae-hoon as Pyo Hyuk-pil

### Special appearances

* Jin Seon-kyu as an unnamed robber #1(Ep. 1)
* Lee Hee-joon as an unnamed robber #2 (Ep. 1)
* Jung Soon-won as an airport police (Ep. 1)
* Kim Jin-yi as past client (Ep. 4–5)
* Shin Seung-hwan as So Hyun-woo (Ep. 5)
* Jeong Yeong-ju as a lady driving out of the court (Ep. 5)
* Cha Soon-Bae as Judge Heo (Ep. 6)
* Ahn Chang-hwan as Gilbert
* Yoo Yeon as Kim Yeo-won (Ep. 7)
* Kim Byung-ji as coach of the youth football team (Ep. 7)
* Kim Sung-cheol as Hwang Min-sung (Ep. 8, 20)
* Im Chae-moo as an employee of Moomoo Land (Ep. 8)
* Jeon Gook-hyang as Seo Young-sun (Ep. 8, 20)
* Nichkhun and Hwang Chan-sung as leads of UCN drama "The Age of Stray Dogs and Wild Dogs" (Ep. 12)
* Yoon Kyung-ho as Nam Shin-bae (Ep. 13)
* Jeon Jin-oh as Park Chan-gi (Ep. 13)
* Lee Hye-jung as Jung Do-hee (Ep. 14–15)
* Keum Gwang-san as Keum Gwang-jin (Ep. 14)
* Jeon Jin-gi as Oh Jung-bae (Ep. 15)
* Lee Geung-young as Park Seung-joon (Ep. 17)
* Yoo Tae-woong as Kim Seok-woo (Ep. 17–20)

## Production

In May 2020, director Kim Hee-won and screenwriter Park Jae-bum teamed up for *Vincenzo*. In July 2020, it was reported that Song Joong-ki and Jeon Yeo-been are considering the offer to star in the series; while Ok Taec-yeon was confirmed for the cast. Song and Jeon confirmed their appearance in the following month.

The first script reading took place on January 5, 2021.

The drama serves as a reunion project for Kwak Dong-yeon and Kim Yeo-jin who both starred in the 2018 drama *My Strange Hero*. This drama also reunites Ok Taec-yeon and Jeon Yeo-been who worked together in *Save Me* (2017).

The series was planned to be partially shot in Italy but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, related scenes were augmented with CGI.[*citation needed*]

Episodes 17 and 18 were delayed one week due to the production team wanting to "improve quality" of the episodes.

The series was previously heavily criticized for showing bibimbap from a Chinese brand in one of the episodes, as part of a product placement deal with a Chinese company.

## Original soundtrack

* English
 Label | * Genie Music
* Stone Music Entertainment

### Singles

Original soundtrack (Part 1-6)
**Part 1**

**Part 2**

* Park Ye-seo
* Park Se-joon
* Park Se-joon

**Part 3**

* Park Se-joon
* Woo Ji-hoon
* Woo Ji-hoon

**Part 4**

**Part 5**

* Park Se-joon
* Kim Tae-hwan
* Kim Tae-hwan

**Part 6**

* Woo Ji-hoon
* John Park
* Woo Ji-hoon
* Woo Ji-hoon

## Notes

1. ↑ Vice-president for video contents at Logos Film's parent company

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## External links

* Official website (in Korean)
* *Vincenzo* at IMDb1
* *Vincenzo* at HanCinema
* *Vincenzo* on Netflix