Sisyphus: The Myth | |
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Also known as | Sisyphus[1] |
Hangul | 시지프스: the myth |
Revised Romanization | Sijipeuseu: the myth |
McCune–Reischauer | Shijip'ŭsŭ: the myth |
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Created by | JTBC |
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Directed by | Jin Hyuk |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Executive producer | Jung Seung-son |
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Running time | 70 minutes[2] |
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Network | JTBC |
Release | February 17 April 8, 2021 | –
Sisyphus: The Myth[5][6] (Korean: 시지프스: the myth) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Cho Seung-woo and Park Shin-hye.[7] Labeled as "JTBC's 10th Anniversary Special Drama", it aired on JTBC from February 17 to April 8, 2021;[8][9] each episode was released on Netflix in South Korea and internationally after its television broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).[10][11]
A series of unexplainable events introduces a famous engineer and physicist (Cho Seung-woo) to dangerous secrets and to a beautiful woman (Park Shin-hye) from the future who has come looking for him. Together they must break the time loop to prevent a nuclear war from happening.
In May 2016, Lee Je-in and Jeon Chan-ho signed a contract with Seoul Broadcasting System's Studio S to write a 20-episode television series which could not be broadcast on any other channel. Studio S provided them with a workplace, but the production was eventually cancelled due to the difficulties with finding directors and actors. In December 2018, the duo were put in charge of writing the remaining 16 episodes of Fates & Furies when the previous screenwriter left after 4 episodes. However, Studio S did not pay the ₩60 million writing fees due within 15 days after the conclusion of the series. The duo terminated their contract with Studio S afterward and turned to JTBC for the broadcast of Sisyphus: The Myth. Studio S filed a lawsuit which they lost in November 2020.[14]
In late September 2019, JTBC confirmed that Cho Seung-woo and Park Shin-hye would star in Sisyphus: The Myth with Jin Hyuk directing.[15]
Principal photography began in May 2020, with Cho Seung-woo joining after completing his role in the second season of Stranger.[16] Filming was completed in early December.[17] Production was temporarily halted in late November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
Sisyphus: The Myth OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
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Genre | Soundtrack |
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Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Stay (tempus) (Prod. GroovyRoom)" | GSoul |
| GSoul | 3:21 |
2. | "Stay (tempus) (Prod. GroovyRoom)" (inst.) |
| 3:21 | ||
Total length: | 6:42 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Fight For Love (Aria for Myth)" |
| Oh Joon-sung | Sumi Jo | 4:21 |
2. | "Fight For Love (Aria for Myth)" (inst.) | Oh Joon-sung | 4:22 | ||
Total length: | 8:43 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "My Last Love (In Paradisum)" |
| Oh Joon-sung | Ailee | 4:18 |
2. | "My Last Love (In Paradisum)" (inst.) | Oh Joon-sung | 4:18 | ||
Total length: | 8:36 |
Part 4
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "You're My Light (Lacrimosa)" |
| Oh Joon-sung | Park Won | 4:29 |
2. | "You're My Light (Lacrimosa)" (inst.) | Oh Joon-sung | 4:29 | ||
Total length: | 8:58 |
Part 5
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "True (Vertitas)" | DOKO | DOKO | DOKO | 2:40 |
2. | "True (Vertitas)" (inst.) | 2:40 | |||
Total length: | 5:20 |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 1.374 | 1.577 | 1.419 | 1.445 | 1.184 | 1.190 | 1.101 | 1.039 | 1.114 | 1.189 | 1.053 | 1.085 | 1.018 | 1.062 | 0.807 | 1.029 | 1.168 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[23] | |||
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
1 | February 17, 2021 | 5.608% (4th) | 6.766% (3rd) | ||
2 | February 18, 2021 | 6.677% (4th) | 8.063% (3rd) | ||
3 | February 24, 2021 | 6.167% (4th) | 6.200% (3rd) | ||
4 | February 25, 2021 | 6.178% (4th) | 6.771% (4th) | ||
5 | March 3, 2021 | 5.240% (4th) | 6.036% (4th) | ||
6 | March 4, 2021 | 4.972% (5th) | 5.620% (4th) | ||
7 | March 10, 2021 | 4.633% (5th) | 5.040% (4th) | ||
8 | March 11, 2021 | 4.848% (4th) | 5.574% (4th) | ||
9 | March 17, 2021 | 4.905% (4th) | 5.372% (4th) | ||
10 | March 18, 2021 | 4.804% (5th) | 5.038% (4th) | ||
11 | March 24, 2021 | 4.435% (4th) | 4.834% (4th) | ||
12 | March 25, 2021 | 4.637% (4th) | 5.160% (4th) | ||
13 | March 31, 2021 | 4.302% (6th) | 5.106% (4th) | ||
14 | April 1, 2021 | 4.246% (6th) | 4.971% (4th) | ||
15 | April 7, 2021 | 3.394% (9th) | 3.925% (5th) | ||
16 | April 8, 2021 | 4.363% (9th) | 4.878% (6th) | ||
Average | 4.963% | 5.585% | |||
The show scored 7.2 on IMDB.[24] Pierce Conran, writing in the South China Morning Post, criticized the plot for being internally inconsistent, with different rules about time travel added only to be broken later, undermining other elements of the show.[25]