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| Director: | Lee Jung-heum | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Num Episodes: | 32 | ||
| Producer: | Park Hyung-ki | ||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||
| Runtime: | 35 minutes | ||
| Company: | The Story Works (SBS) | ||
| Network: | SBS TV |
Distorted[1] 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.[2] [3]
Reporters 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.[4] [5]
A troublemaker 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.[8]
A prosecutor who graduated at the top of her class and became well known for becoming the youngest ever female rookie.
A journalist who is cynical and stubbor, he is a prickly person who's a sceptic with a lot of injustice to vent.
A reporter from the Splash Team who has a long working history with Lee Seok-min.
Director of Daehan Newspaper.
Han Moo-young's brother who died for whistleblowing an article on a big corruption scandal.
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.[16]
Despite premiering later than its competitors by one week, the series topped ratings for its time slot.[17] 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.[18]
| Distorted OST | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Released: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Language: | Korean |
| Date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[19] | AGB Nielsen[20] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | July 24, 2017 | 9.3% (18th) | 12.3% (5th) | 11.6% (6th) | 13.5% (5th) | |
| 2 | 9.6% (16th) | 12.4% (4th) | 12.6% (4th) | 14.6% (4th) | ||
| 3 | July 25, 2017 | 8.7% (12th) | 11.4% (5th) | 10.4% (6th) | 11.7% (5th) | |
| 4 | 10.5% (7th) | 13.3% (4th) | 12.5% (4th) | 13.8% (4th) | ||
| 5 | July 31, 2017 | 9.1% (14th) | 10.8% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) | 12.3% (5th) | |
| 6 | 9.8% (13th) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.0% (4th) | 13.3% (4th) | ||
| 7 | August 1, 2017 | 8.3% (15th) | 10.6% (5th) | 9.5% (7th) | 10.6% (5th) | |
| 8 | 10.2% (10th) | 12.7% (4th) | 12.1% (4th) | 13.3% (4th) | ||
| 9 | August 7, 2017 | 9.0% (15th) | 11.7% (5th) | 10.3% (8th) | 11.1% (5th) | |
| 10 | 9.7% (14th) | 12.7% (4th) | 11.8% (4th) | 12.8% (4th) | ||
| 11 | August 8, 2017 | 8.7% (12th) | 11.2% (6th) | 10.1% (6th) | 11.4% (5th) | |
| 12 | 10.2% (9th) | 12.7% (4th) | 11.4% (4th) | 13.0% (4th) | ||
| 13 | August 14, 2017 | 7.6% (19th) | (10th) | 9.9% (9th) | 11.1% (6th) | |
| 14 | 8.4% (15th) | 9.5% (7th) | 11.4% (4th) | 12.6% (4th) | ||
| 15 | August 15, 2017 | 7.9% (15th) | 8.8% (6th) | 10.6% (6th) | 11.8% (5th) | |
| 16 | 9.1% (8th) | 10.5% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) | 13.8% (4th) | ||
| 17 | August 21, 2017 | 8.0% (17th) | 9.6% (6th) | 9.7% (11th) | 10.7% (7th) | |
| 18 | 9.2% (14th) | 11.2% (4th) | 11.2% (6th) | 12.5% (4th) | ||
| 19 | August 22, 2017 | 9.3% (11th) | 11.2% (5th) | 10.2% (7th) | 11.4% (5th) | |
| 20 | 10.6% (8th) | 13.1% (3rd) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.5% (4th) | ||
| 21 | August 28, 2017 | 8.7% (16th) | 9.7% (10th) | 9.6% (10th) | 10.5% (7th) | |
| 22 | 9.6% (13th) | 11.2% (4th) | 10.9% (6th) | 11.9% (5th) | ||
| 23 | August 29, 2017 | 8.0% (16th) | 9.6% (8th) | 9.9% (9th) | 11.0% (5th) | |
| 24 | 9.0% (13th) | 10.5% (5th) | 11.6% (4th) | 13.0% (4th) | ||
| 25 | September 4, 2017 | 8.6% (16th) | 10.6% (5th) | 10.0% (8th) | 10.6% (6th) | |
| 26 | 9.2% (13th) | 10.7% (4th) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) | ||
| 27 | September 5, 2017 | (15th) | 9.1% (6th) | 10.3% (5th) | 11.3% (5th) | |
| 28 | 8.7% (11th) | 10.3% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) | 13.3% (4th) | ||
| 29 | September 11, 2017 | 9.1% (15th) | 10.6% (9th) | 10.3% (10th) | 11.2% (5th) | |
| 30 | 10.4% (13th) | 11.9% (4th) | 12.4% (5th) | 13.4% (4th) | ||
| 31 | September 12, 2017 | 11.0% (10th) | 12.7% (4th) | 11.0% (6th) | 11.6% (5th) | |
| 32 | 11.8% (8th) | 13.1% (3rd) | 12.4% (4th) | 13.0% (4th) | ||
| Average | 9.22% | 11.13% | 11.08% | 12.23% | ||