Distorted () is a South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Uhm Ji-won, Yoo Jun-sang, Jeon Hye-bin and Moon Sung-keun. It aired on SBS from July 24 to September 12, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.
Synopsis Reporters and ex-Judo athlete Han Moo Young (Namkoong Min) and Lee Seok Min (Yoo Jun-sang), and Prosecutor Kwon Sora (Uhm Ji-won) struggle to unveil the truth that was falsified.
Cast Main Namkoong Min as Han Moo-young A disgraced ex-Judo athlete who witnesses his brother, a reporter, die while trying to report on a big corruption scandal. To avenge his brother's death, he becomes a reporter himself. Uhm Ji-won as Kwon So-ra A prosecutor who graduated at the top of her class and became well known for becoming the youngest ever female rookie. Yoo Jun-sang as Lee Seok-min A journalist who is cynical and stubborn, he is a prickly person who's a sceptic with a lot of injustice to vent. Jeon Hye-bin as Oh Yoo-kyung A reporter from the Splash Team who has a long working history with Lee Seok-min. Moon Sung-keun as Koo Tae-won Director of Daehan Newspaper.
Supporting Aeguk Newspaper Jo Hee-bong as Yang Dong-sik as Lee Yong-sik Park Kyung-hye as Seo Na-rae as Yang Sang-ho
Splash Team Park Sung-hoon as Na Sung-shik Oh Ah-yeon as Gong Ji-won
Prosecution Park Ji-young as Cha Yeon-soo Jung Hee-tae as Park Jin-woo Park Won-sang as Im Ji-tae
Extended
Choi Gwi-hwa as Yang Choo-sung Kim Gi-nam as Lee Byung-kwan Ryu Seung-soo as Jo Young-gi as Jung Hae-dong Jung Man-sik as Jun Chan-soo as Park Eung-mo Lee Joo-seung as Yoon Seon-woo Bae Hae-sun as Choi Su-yeon Kim Hye-seong as Song Tae-joon Kang Shin-hyo as Moon Shin-nam Park Sang-Hui Ha Kyung-min Seo Bo-ik Seo Ho-chul Ji Sung-hwan Yoo Jae-hoon Kim Jong-ho Kim Kyung-min Jo Jung-moon Choi Young Kim Myung-sun Yoon Hee-won Choi Jae-young Kim Yoon-sang Yoon Seo-young Kang Deuk-jong
Special appearances Oh Jung-se as Han Chul-ho Han Moo-young's brother who died for whistleblowing an article on a big corruption scandal. Kim Jong-soo Jo Young-jin Lee Sang-hong Cha Soon-bae as Kim Sun-hong Yoo Ha-bok Kim Hyung-mook Jung Ok Park Hoon as an informant Joo Suk-tae as a lawyer (Ep. 7)
Production Filming began in early May without the female lead. First script reading with the entire cast took place in June and filming commenced straight after.
Reception Despite premiering later than its competitors by one week, the series topped ratings for its time slot. It received attention for revealing cases that remind viewers of the infamous "Sung Wan-jong List," one of the biggest political corruption scandals during the former Park Geun-hye administration, and swimmer Park Tae-hwan's doping test scandal.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Ratings In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
DateAverage audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul1July 24, 20179.3% (18th)12.3% (5th)11.6% (6th)13.5% (5th)29.6% (16th)12.4% (4th)12.6% (4th)14.6% (4th)3July 25, 20178.7% (12th)11.4% (5th)10.4% (6th)11.7% (5th)410.5% (7th)13.3% (4th)12.5% (4th)13.8% (4th)5July 31, 20179.1% (14th)10.8% (5th)11.3% (5th)12.3% (5th)69.8% (13th)11.6% (4th)12.0% (4th)13.3% (4th)7August 1, 20178.3% (15th)10.6% (5th)9.5% (7th)10.6% (5th)810.2% (10th)12.7% (4th)12.1% (4th)13.3% (4th)9August 7, 20179.0% (15th)11.7% (5th)10.3% (8th)11.1% (5th)109.7% (14th)12.7% (4th)11.8% (4th)12.8% (4th)11August 8, 20178.7% (12th)11.2% (6th)10.1% (6th)11.4% (5th)1210.2% (9th)12.7% (4th)11.4% (4th)13.0% (4th)13August 14, 20177.6% (19th) (10th)9.9% (9th)11.1% (6th)148.4% (15th)9.5% (7th)11.4% (4th)12.6% (4th)15August 15, 20177.9% (15th)8.8% (6th)10.6% (6th)11.8% (5th)169.1% (8th)10.5% (4th)12.2% (4th)13.8% (4th)17August 21, 20178.0% (17th)9.6% (6th)9.7% (11th)10.7% (7th)189.2% (14th)11.2% (4th)11.2% (6th)12.5% (4th)19August 22, 20179.3% (11th)11.2% (5th)10.2% (7th)11.4% (5th)2010.6% (8th)13.1% (3rd)11.6% (4th)12.5% (4th)21August 28, 20178.7% (16th)9.7% (10th)9.6% (10th)10.5% (7th)229.6% (13th)11.2% (4th)10.9% (6th)11.9% (5th)23August 29, 20178.0% (16th)9.6% (8th)9.9% (9th)11.0% (5th)249.0% (13th)10.5% (5th)11.6% (4th)13.0% (4th)25September 4, 20178.6% (16th)10.6% (5th)10.0% (8th)10.6% (6th)269.2% (13th)10.7% (4th)11.6% (4th)12.2% (4th)27September 5, 2017 (15th)9.1% (6th)10.3% (5th)11.3% (5th)288.7% (11th)10.3% (4th)12.2% (4th)13.3% (4th)29September 11, 20179.1% (15th)10.6% (9th)10.3% (10th)11.2% (5th)3010.4% (13th)11.9% (4th)12.4% (5th)13.4% (4th)31September 12, 201711.0% (10th)12.7% (4th)11.0% (6th)11.6% (5th)3211.8% (8th)13.1% (3rd)12.4% (4th)13.0% (4th)Average9.22%11.13%11.08%12.23%
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