Haechi (TV series)

*Haechi* OST
Haechi OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2019
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Vlending, SBS Contents Hub

*Haechi*
Haechi
	Promotional poster
Hangul	해치
Hanja	獬豸
Genre	Historical period; Adventure;
Written by	Kim Yi-young
Directed by	Lee Yong-suk
Starring	Jung Il-woo; Go Ara; Kwon Yul; Park Hoon;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	48
Production
Executive producers	Kim Nam-pyo; Sohn Ki-won;
Production location	Yongin Daejanggeum Park;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes
Production company	Kim Jong-hak Production
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	February 11 –; April 30, 2019

Haechi (Korean: 해치; Hanja: 獬豸; RR: Haechi) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jung Il-woo, Go Ara, Kwon Yul, and Park Hoon. Produced by Kim Jong-hak Production, it aired on SBS TV from February 11 to April 30, 2019, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 48 episodes.^[3]^[4]

Synopsis

Set during the Joseon Dynasty period, the series follows four people from different walks of life who come together to help Yi Geum, Prince Yeoning (later King Yeongjo) claim the throne and reform the Saheonbu.^[5]

Cast

Main

Jung Il-woo as Yi Geum, Prince Yeoning (later King Yeongjo)

An intelligent and zealous prince who is discriminated against for his mother's lowly background.

Go Ara as Chun Yeo-ji

A female police detective of the Saheonbu. One of the best female investigators, she has a talent for both martial arts and foreign languages. Later, she enters the palace as a court maid for Queen Dowager Inwon.

Kwon Yul as Bak Mun-su

A passionate man who seeks justice and aims to protect the weak and the poor. He is preparing for the civil service exam to become a public officer. Later, he becomes an investigator of Saheonbu, and a secret investigator for King Yeongjo.

Park Hoon as Dal-moon

Portraying himself as a beggar, he controls a network of informants and storytellers who collect information from all around Joseon's capital and influence common people's opinion.

Lee Geung-young as Min Jin-won, the late Queen Inhyeon's brother, a leader of the Noron political faction and one of the most seasoned politicians in Joseon court.
Jung Moon-sung as Yi Tan, Prince Milpung, Crown Prince Sohyeon's direct descendant. He believes that the Joseon throne should be owned by a descendant of Crown Prince Sohyeon. Using all means necessary, he tries to seize the position of Crown Prince and, subsequently, the throne.
Bae Jung-hwa [ko] as Chun Yoon-young / Bok-dan. Dreaming of becoming the Queen of Joseon, she helps Prince Milpung's cause and becomes his partner.
Han Sang-jin as Wi Byung-joo. An investigator of Saheonbu. Coming from a family of Namin (Southerners) political faction, he faces difficulties in his career as investigator, until he aligns himself with Noron political faction, and controls Saheonbu on their behalf.

Supporting

Han Ji-sang as Do Ji-kwang
Park Ji-yeon as Cho Hong
Yoo Jung-rae [ko] as Kyu Hwa-eun
Han Seung-hyun [ko] as Yi Yun, Crown Prince Hwiso (Later King Gyeongjong)
Nam Gi-ae as Queen Inwon
Choi Soo-im [ko] as Queen Jeongseong / Lady Seo^[6]
Jung Sun-won as Joo Young-han
Jung In-seo as Go-mi
Choi Min-chul as Yoon Hyuk
Jeon Bae-soo as Jang Dal
Ahn Seung-gyun as Ah Bong
Im Ho as Yi Kwang-jwa
Do Ki-seok [ko] as Kae Dol
Ha Sung-kwang as Ja Dong
Seo Eun-yul as Han Joon-jae
Lee Won-jae [ko] as Kim Chang-jib
Kim Jong-soo as Lee I-myung
Noh Young-hak as Yi Hwon, Prince Yeonryeong
Lee Jae-woo as New Inspector
Lee Pil-mo as Han Jeong Seok
Song Ji-in [ko] as Crown Princess Eo (Later Queen Seonui)
Go Joo-won as Yi In-Jwa
Lee Do-yeop as Jo Hyeon-myeong

Special appearance

Kim Kap-soo as Yi Sun, King Sukjong

Production

First script reading took place in December 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

On March 7, 2019, it was reported that during the filming of the drama, Go Ara ruptured her Anterior talofibular ligament which resulted in her being hospitalised and having to wear a cast.^[7]^[8]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Love Poem" (순애보)	Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom	Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan	Jung-in	4:11
2.	"Love Poem" (Inst.)		Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan		4:11
Total length:					8:22

Part 2

Released on April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Story Conveyed By The Wind" (바람이 전하는 이야기)	Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom	Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, HelloGoodBoy	Jeon Woo-sung (Noel)	4:56
2.	"Story Conveyed By The Wind" (Inst.)		Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, HelloGoodBoy		4:56
Total length:					9:52

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.


Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			TNmS	AGB Nielsen^[9]
			Nationwide	Nationwide	Seoul
1	February 11, 2019	The Lowly Prince (천한 왕자)	5.4%	6.0% (20th)	6.9% (16th)
2	February 11, 2019	The Lowly Prince (천한 왕자)	6.6%	7.1% (14th)	7.1% (11th)
3	February 12, 2019	Your Name Is... (너의 이름은)	6.0%	6.4% (15th)	7.3% (12th)
4	February 12, 2019	Your Name Is... (너의 이름은)	6.9%	6.9% (11th)	7.5% (8th)
5	February 18, 2019	The Misfortunes of Virtue (미덕의 불운)	6.0%	5.0% (NR)	5.8% (19th)
6	February 18, 2019	The Misfortunes of Virtue (미덕의 불운)	6.8%	6.3% (15th)	7.0% (14th)
7	February 19, 2019	The Night of Fate (운명이 헤매는 밤)	5.6%	5.1% (NR)	5.6% (20th)
8	February 19, 2019	The Night of Fate (운명이 헤매는 밤)	6.5%	5.9% (18th)	6.4% (15th)
9	February 25, 2019	Back to the Living (다시, 산자에게)	—	5.4% (NR)	6.0% (16th)
10	February 25, 2019	Back to the Living (다시, 산자에게)	6.0%	6.1% (17th)	6.4% (14th)
11	February 26, 2019	Wavering Alliance (흔들리는 동맹)	5.3%	5.0% (NR)	5.4% (NR)
12	February 26, 2019	Wavering Alliance (흔들리는 동맹)	6.7%	6.4% (13th)	6.8% (11th)
13	March 4, 2019	The Art of Propaganda (선동의 기술)	—	4.9% (NR)	5.5% (19th)
14	March 4, 2019	The Art of Propaganda (선동의 기술)	6.3%	6.4% (15th)	7.1% (9th)
15	March 5, 2019	The Beginning of the Counterattack (반격의 서막)	6.4%	6.6% (17th)	7.3% (14th)
16	March 5, 2019	The Beginning of the Counterattack (반격의 서막)	7.3%	7.9% (10th)	8.6% (5th)
17	March 11, 2019	The Strike of Man (사람의 가격)	5.7%	6.5% (18th)	6.8% (15th)
18	March 11, 2019	The Strike of Man (사람의 가격)	6.7%	7.5% (12th)	7.8% (11th)
19	March 12, 2019	The Girl with the Black Tattoo (검은 무신을 한 소녀)	5.9%	6.1% (18th)	6.8% (128th)
20	March 12, 2019	The Girl with the Black Tattoo (검은 무신을 한 소녀)	7.1%	7.2% (13th)	7.7% (10th)
21	March 18, 2019	The Limp, The Face with Smallpox Scars (절름발이, 얽은 얼굴, 아홉 손가락)	5.8%	5.5% (20th)	6.2% (16th)
22	March 18, 2019		6.8%	7.0% (11th)	7.6% (10th)
23	March 19, 2019	A Criminal Transaction (죄의 거래)	6.0%	5.7% (18th)	6.0% (16th)
24	March 19, 2019	A Criminal Transaction (죄의 거래)	7.0%	6.7% (12th)	7.3% (7th)
25	March 25, 2019	Temptation (미혹)	6.3%	6.5% (17th)	6.9% (14th)
26	March 25, 2019	Temptation (미혹)	6.5%	6.8% (12th)	7.2% (11th)
27	March 26, 2019	Decisive Battle (결전)	6.1%	6.7% (13th)	7.1% (12th)
28	March 26, 2019		6.9%	7.4% (9th)	8.3% (6th)
29	April 1, 2019		6.7%	7.2% (13th)	7.7% (9th)
30	April 1, 2019		7.6%	8.1% (9th)	8.7% (7th)
31	April 2, 2019	The Trace of Evil (악의 흔적)	7.1%	7.8% (7th)	8.6% (7th)
32	April 2, 2019	The Trace of Evil (악의 흔적)	7.8%	8.4% (5th)	9.1% (5th)
33	April 8, 2019	A Sorrowful Duty (슬픈 사명)	6.4%	7.5% (11th)	8.6% (7th)
34	April 8, 2019	A Sorrowful Duty (슬픈 사명)	7.0%	8.2% (8th)	9.1% (6th)
35	April 9, 2019	The Rights to Become a King (군왕의 자격)	7.1%	7.4% (15th)	7.4% (12th)
36	April 9, 2019	The Rights to Become a King (군왕의 자격)	8.3%	8.2% (7th)	8.5% (7th)
37	April 15, 2019	A Black Chaos (검은 환란)	6.1%	6.2% (16th)	6.4% (15th)
38	April 15, 2019		6.8%	7.1% (9th)	7.4% (9th)
39	April 16, 2019		6.3%	6.9% (10th)	7.4% (9th)
40	April 16, 2019		7.3%	8.1% (7th)	9.0% (7th)
41	April 22, 2019	Rebellion (변란)	6.6%	7.3% (10th)	8.1% (7th)
42	April 22, 2019	Rebellion (변란)	7.3%	8.0% (6th)	8.8% (5th)
43	April 23, 2019	Triumph (승전)	7.2%	7.5% (8th)	8.2% (8th)
44	April 23, 2019	Triumph (승전)	7.7%	8.2% (5th)	9.0% (5th)
45	April 29, 2019	An Old Hope (오래된 희망)	6.6%	6.9% (13th)	6.9% (11th)
46	April 29, 2019	An Old Hope (오래된 희망)	6.7%	7.0% (12th)	7.1% (7th)
47	April 30, 2019	Haechi: The Legendary Beast That Differentiates Good and Evil (해치: 선악을 구부하는 전설 속의 동물)	6.5%	7.1% (10th)	7.4% (9th)
48	April 30, 2019		7.3%	7.4% (8th)	7.7% (8th)
Average			6.6%	6.8%	7.4%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2019	SBS Drama Awards	Producer Award	Jung Il-woo	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama	Jung Il-woo	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama	Go Ara	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama	Kwon Yul	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama	Bae Jung-hwa	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Park Hoon	Nominated
		Best Character Award, Actor	Jung Moon-sung	Won
		Best Couple Award	Jung Il-woo and Go Ara	Nominated

Notes

^ ^a ^b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.^[1]