Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil and Son Ye-jin. It aired on KBS2 from May 27 to July 30, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST).
The series is the third installment of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-hong and writer Kim Ji-woo, following Resurrection in 2005 and Lucifer in 2007.
Synopsis Han Yi-soo's (Kim Nam-gil) father is the chauffeur of the owners of Gaya Hotel Group, the family of Jo Hae-woo (Son Ye-jin). The chauffeur is persuaded to take the blame for a hit-and-run accident caused by the drunken son of the family. But when he changes his mind, he is murdered before he can recant. Yi-soo, then a high schooler, tries to find out the truth and exonerate his father. He calls Hae-woo, his first love, but a truck deliberately rams the phone box. Following the attempt on his life, Yi-soo disappears and ends up in Japan, where a wealthy and influential Japanese-Korean businessman, Yoshimura Junichiro (Lee Jae-gu) adopts him.
12 years later he returns to Korea with a new identity as Japanese-Korean businessman Yoshimura Jun and carefully laid plans. Hae-woo, who believed that Yi-soo was dead, becomes a prosecutor to find out the truth about what happened to him. She marries Oh Joon-young (Ha Seok-jin), the son of the Chief Prosecutor Oh Hyun-shik (Jung Won-joon) and also a close friend of Yi-soo in their school days. No one in Korea, including Hae-woo, recognizes Yi-soo, even though he constantly finds excuses to meet Hae-woo and even after Hae-woo realizes that Yi-soo is alive. Yi-soo and Hae-woo become caught between love and revenge.
Cast Main Kim Nam-gil as Han Yi-soo / Yoshimura Jun / Kim Joon Yeon Joon-seok as young Yi-soo Son Ye-jin as Jo Hae-woo, the only daughter and heir to Gaya Hotel Group, who refuses to live life as an heiress and becomes a prosecutor. Kyung Soo-jin as young Hae-woo Lee Jung-gil as Jo Sang-gook, Hae-woo's grandfather and CEO of Gaya Hotel Group. Ha Seok-jin as Oh Joon-young, Hae-woo's husband. Noh Young-hak as young Joon-young Lee Hanee as Jang Young-hee, Yi-soo's secretary. Nam Bo-ra as Han Yi-hyun, Yi-soo's sister. Ahn Seo-hyun as young Yi-hyun Park Won-sang as Detective Byun Bang-jin Kim Kyu-chul as Jo Eui-seon, Hae-woo's father. Lee Soo-hyuk as Kim Soo-hyun, prosecution office's investigator.
Supporting Lee Si-eon as Kim Dong-soo Oh Hee-joon as young Dong-soo Lee Jae-gu as Junichiro Yoshimura Jung Won-joong as Chief Prosecutor Oh Hyun-shik, Joon-young's father and Hae-woo's boss. Jung In-gi as Han Young-man, Yi-soo's father. Jung Kyung-soon as Mrs. Park Kim Min-sang as Jung Man-chul Jo Jae-wan as Detective Oh So Hee-jung as Kim Young-joo Choi Deok-moon as Kang Hee-soo Jung Ae-yeon as Lee Hwa-young Ham Sung-min as Lee-yu Joo Jin-mo as the old Korean man in Okinawa Min Sung-wook as reporter Jae Myung (cameo, episode 19–20)
Production This production marked Son Ye-jin's return to television three years after Personal Taste in 2010, and the first acting project for Kim Nam-gil after being discharged from mandatory military service. Regarding his revenge trilogy, director Park Chan-hong explained that the first part, Resurrection focused on the man seeking revenge; then part two The Devil included the victim of revenge in the story; and the last part took into account both the victim and perpetrator in the structure of the story.
On April 29, 2013, the production company Annex Telecom released promotional stills of the two leads, Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil, at the drama's first shoot on April 24–25 in Gangnam District, Seoul. This was followed by a 40-second teaser video on May 9, showing Kim and a shark swimming. Promoter Shall We Talk explained, "The reason we named the drama Shark and why Kim Nam-gil talks about sharks in the clip is because the lives of the two main characters are similar to that of sharks, which can't stop swimming."
Original soundtrack Shark's Tale - Various Artists 천국과 지옥 사이 (Between Heaven and Hell) - BoA 슬픈 동화 (Sad Story) - Jung Dong-ha of Boohwal Alone in the Dark - Various Artists 몇 날 며칠 (Countless Days) - Na Yoon-kwon Lost - Various Artists 지독한 사랑 (Poison Love) - Lim Jeong-hee Assassin - Various Artists 고독한 왈츠 (Lonely Waltz) - Various Artists
Ratings In the table below, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul 1 May 27, 2013 8.2% 8.7% 7.3% 8.2% 2 May 28, 2013 7.5% 7.0% 7.3% 3 June 3, 2013 7.4% 4 June 4, 2013 7.3% 7.9% 7.5% 5 June 10, 2013 8.8% 9.4% 7.4% 8.2% 6 June 11, 2013 8.5% 9.0% 8.0% 8.6% 7 June 17, 2013 7.9% 8.8% 6.9% 7.6% 8 June 18, 2013 6.9% 7.2% 6.2% 7.0% 9 June 24, 2013 7.8% 8.5% 7.5% 8.9% 10 June 25, 2013 7.0% 7.6% 7.4% 7.5% 11 July 1, 2013 9.4% 10.6% 9.4% 10.6% 12 July 2, 2013 10.3% 11.5% 9.7% 11.1% 13 July 8, 2013 9.4% 10.7% 9.9% 14 July 9, 2013 10.4% 11.3% 15 July 15, 2013 10.5% 11.6% 9.6% 10.1% 16 July 16, 2013 9.8% 10.1% 10.5% 11.3% 17 July 22, 2013 9.7% 10.8% 9.8% 10.0% 18 July 23, 2013 9.8% 10.8% 10.0% 10.4% 19 July 29, 2013 8.4% 8.7% 9.3% 10.5% 20 July 30, 2013 11.8% 10.3% 11.4% Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2013 Best New Actress Kyung Soo-jin Top Excellence Award, Actor Kim Nam-gil Top Excellence Award, Actress Son Ye-jin Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Kim Nam-gil Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Son Ye-jin Best New Actress Kyung Soo-jin Nam Bo-ra Best Young Actor Yeon Joon-seok 2014 Gold Remi Award for Dramatic TV Series Shark Best Screenplay Kim Ji-woo 9th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama Shark Outstanding Korean Drama OST Between Heaven and Hell - BoA Countless Days - Na Yoon-kwon
References
External links
Shark Korean Dramaice English