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The Killing Vote
Promotional poster
Hangul
국민사형투표
Hanja
國民死刑投票
Literal meaningNational Death Penalty Vote
Revised RomanizationGungminsahyeongtupyo
McCune–ReischauerKungminsahyŏngt'up'yo
Genre
Based onNational Death Penalty Vote
by Uhm Se-yoon and Jung Yi-pum[3]
Written byJo Yoon-young[4]
Directed byPark Shin-woo[4]
Starring
Music byKoo Ja-wan
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Seul-gi (CP)[5]
  • Jeon Su-jeong[5]
  • Kim Eun-mi[5]
Producers
  • Han Jeong-hwan[5]
  • Kim Hee-yeol[5]
  • Park Sang-hyun[5]
Production companies
Budget₩15.36 billion[6]
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseAugust 10 (2023-08-10) –
November 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)

The Killing Vote[7] (Korean: 국민사형투표) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, and Lim Ji-yeon. It is based on a popular webtoon of the same Korean title serialized on Kakao Webtoon and KakaoPage.[8] It aired on SBS TV from August 10 to November 16, 2023, every Thursday at 21:00 (KST) for 12 episodes.[9] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[10]

Synopsis

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The series follows a mysterious figure known as Gaetal,[a] who conducts surveys via text message to decide whether to put certain vicious criminals to death, then murders them if more than fifty percent of those who respond favor a death sentence.[11][12]

Cast

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Main

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  • Park Hae-jin as Kim Moo-chan: the head of Team 1 of Southern Provincial Police Agency's regional investigation unit.[9]
  • Park Sung-woong as Kwon Seok-joo: a long-term prison inmate who turned himself in after personally killing the rapist of his eight-year-old daughter.[9]
  • Lim Ji-yeon as Joo Hyeon: a five-year police officer at the Cyber Safety Bureau of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA).[8]

Supporting

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People around Moo-chan

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  • Shin Jung-geun as Choi Jin-soo: a twenty-year veteran police officer and Moo-chan's partner.[13]
  • Go Geon-han as Kim Jordan: Hyeon's colleague who is an inspector at the Cyber Safety Bureau of SMPA.[14][15]
  • Oh Ha-nee as Kang Yoon-ji: a police officer and a former national taekwondo athlete.[16]
  • Kwon Do-hyung as Ban Sang-jae: a member of the Special Investigation Headquarters.[15][17]

People around Seok-joo

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  • Kim Yoo-mi as Min Ji-young: a member of the National Assembly who becomes the next presidential candidate.[13][18]
  • Kim Kwon as Lee Min-soo: a high school teacher.[19]
  • Cha Rae-hyung as Park Chul-min: a prison guard at Cheongnang Prison.[15]

People around Joo Hyeon

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  • Choi Yu-hwa as Chae Do-hee: a journalist-turned-host.[20]
  • Kwon Ah-reum as Joo Min: Hyeon's younger sister who is a third-year high school student.[21]
  • Seo Young-joo as Kim Ji-hoon: a high school student who lost his parents in an accident as a child.[13][22]
  • Oh Ji-hye as Yang Hye-jin: Ji-hoon's grandmother who is an internal medicine doctor.[15]

Extended

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  • Gong Do-eun as Hye-mi: Min's best friend.[23]
  • Chae Ri-eun as Ji-young's secretary.[24]
  • Ahn Young-hoon as Byun Woo-taek[25]

Killing Vote Targets

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  • Kim Min-sik as Bae Gi-cheol: a vicious criminal who has around 200,000 cases of sexual exploitation of minors.[26]
  • Jeong Hae-na as Eum Eun-kyeong: a serial killer who killing three husbands and abuse the kids.
  • Kim Jung-heon as Oh Jeong-ho: a doctor and a former army captain.[27]

Special appearances

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Production

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In March 2023, production company Pan Entertainment announced that it had signed a supply contract with Studio S for the production of the series worth 15.36 billion won.[6][30]

Release

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Originally, the series was scheduled to broadcast the first two episodes consecutively on August 10, 2023 from 21:00 (KST). However, the broadcast of the first episode was postponed to 22:10 (KST) due to a special news report about Typhoon Khanun. Hence, the second episode aired on August 17.[9][31]

Viewership

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The Killing Vote : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1844690794759620720600606559594659556667
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[32]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[32] TNmS[33]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 August 10, 2023 4.1% (13th) 4.1% (11th) N/A
2 August 17, 2023 3.8% (13th) 3.9% (10th) 3.4% (17th)
3 August 24, 2023 4.1% (11th) 4.0% (9th) N/A
4 August 31, 2023 4.1% (11th) 4.3% (9th) 3.1% (19th)
5 September 7, 2023 3.4% (14th) 3.1% (15th) N/A
6 September 14, 2023 4.1% (12th) 4.4% (9th)
7 September 21, 2023 3.1% (15th) 3.0% (14th) 2.7% (20th)
8 October 12, 2023 2.8% (18th) 3.2% (16th) N/A
9 October 19, 2023 2.7% (21st) 3.0% (17th)
10 October 26, 2023 3.2% (17th) 3.2% (16th) 2.9% (19th)
11 November 9, 2023 3.3% (17th) 3.7% (12th) N/A
12 November 16, 2023 3.1% (16th) 2.9% (18th)
Average 3.5% 3.5% —[b]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
SBS Drama Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Park Sung-woong Won [34]
Best Young Actor Choi Hyun-jin Won
Best New Actress Kwon Ah-reum Won [35]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Park Hae-jin Nominated [36]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Lim Ji-yeon Nominated
Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Shin Jung-geun Nominated [37]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Kim Kwon Nominated [38]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Kim Yoo-mi Nominated [39]

Notes

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  1. ^ Gaetal (개탈) means "dog mask" in Korean.[11]
  2. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  32. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 10, 2023. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 17, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 24, 2023. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 7, 2023. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 14, 2023. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. September 21, 2023. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 12, 2023. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 19, 2023. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. October 26, 2023. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. November 9, 2023. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. November 16, 2023. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  33. ^ TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). TNmS. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). TNmS. September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). TNmS. September 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). TNmS. October 27, 2023. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Break News.
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  38. ^ Lee, Dong-gun (December 29, 2023). "[SBS 연기대상] 이준·홍경 우수연기상…"스태프분들 역할 9할" [[SBS Acting Awards] Lee Joon-Hong Kyung - Best Actor..."The staff played 9% of the role]. Media Pen (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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