Tunnel
Promotional poster
Genre
Created by
Written byLee Eun-mi
Directed byShin Yong-hwi
Starring
Opening theme"The Leopard of Mt. Kilimanjaro" (킬리만자로의 표범) – Cho Yong-pil
ComposerKim Joon-seok
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Choi Kyung-sook
  • Kim Jin-yi
Producers
  • Kim Sung-min
  • Park Ji-young
Cinematography
  • Choi Sung-ho
  • Yoo Hyuk-joon
EditorYoo Sung-yeop
Running time65 minutes
Production companyThe Unicorn
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseMarch 25 (2017-03-25) –
May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)

Tunnel (Korean: 터널; RR: Teoneol) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Yoon Hyun-min and Lee Yoo-young.[1][2] It replaced Voice and aired on cable network OCN on Saturdays and Sundays in the 22:00 (KST) from March 25 to May 21, 2017 for 16 episodes.[3] The series was inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders.[4]

The series was a hit in China.[5] It received a Thai remake in 2019,[6] and an Indonesian remake was announced in 2020.[7]

Synopsis

In 1986, Park Gwang-ho works as a successful detective in an enthusiastic manner. However, his life changes when he takes the lead in a serial homicide case and when he passes through a tunnel while chasing the "culprit". He time travels 30 years into the future (2016), where he meets a new partner, Kim Seon-jae, an eccentric elite detective that has a high ability in investigation. When the serial killer continues his "modus operandi" of his murders that happened 30 years ago, the detective duo works together with a Criminal psychologist, Professor Shin Jae-yi to solve the unsolved murders and to catch the murderer.

Cast

Main

Hwayang police station's criminal sergeant detective mysteriously disappeared in 1986 and appears in 2016.
Hwayang police station's elite criminal lieutenant detective in 2016.
Park Gwang-ho and Shin Yeon-sook's only daughter. University professor and criminal psychological counselor in 2016.

Supporting

Criminal Team 1

Hwayang police station's criminal team 1 leader in 2016, previously a criminal corporal detective and the youngest of his team in 1986.

Extended

Park Gwang-ho's wife in 1986. She died in a car accident in 1991.
Hwayang University's Faculty of Medicine forensic doctor in 2016. He was actually the real culprit of the mysterious 1986 Hwayang serial killings.
Reporter Oh who often searched for information at Hwayang police station in 1986; now as a taxi driver in 2016 who wants to become a police officer, named Oh Ji-hoon.
Criminal corporal police in 2016 with three years of experience, also named Park Gwang-ho but born in 1988, the youngest of team 1 but missed since the first day of transferring work and entangled in an unexplained pursuit leading to his death.
Hwayang police station's criminal department leader in 1986.
Psychologist and the president of Hwayang University in 2016.

Case characters

Women Mass Murder Case at Hwayang in 1985–1986 (Ep. 1-3)

First victim, her corpse was discovered in a field.
High school student and the second victim, her corpse was discovered at Haein riverside.
Rose cafe's staff and the third victim. Her corpse was discovered at the reeds area near Sungyoo mountain.
Kim Wan's wife and Kim Seon-jae's mother. She was the fourth victim who was killed on the way back home, at the bare ground near the military base.
Seo Yi-soo's husband and Kim Seon-jae's father. He was a military officer in 1986.
The fifth victim but still alive at this time, then she changed her name as Kim Jeong-hye.
The sixth victim who was killed in a tunnel, which is the beginning of Park Gwang-ho's disappearance after he met again the perpetrator.

Suicide at Hwayang Psychiatric Hospital (former Hwayang Chapel) in 2016 (Ep. 2)

Victim. Mental patient in 2016, previously a murder suspect in 1986 and captured in 1990 after three murders.

Kim Jeong-hye's Murder Case in 2016 (Ep. 2–3)

Victim of this case, previously named Kim Young-ja. (see the case above)
Murder perpetrator. He had feelings for the victim but wasn't reciprocated because of his fake hand.

Local House Robbery and Yoon Dong-woo's Murder Case in 2016 (Ep. 4)

SAFE security company's former employee was fired for theft, one of the roberry perpetrators in the local houses protected by SAFE was arrested at the scene, and who stabbed the first knife at Dong-woo.

Choi Hong-seok's Murder Case (Ep. 5)

Teacher and the perpetrator. His son, Kim Ji-hoon, was killed by Choi Hong-seok in the military enlistment.

Impersonation and Jo Dong-ik's Murder Case (Ep. 6)

Seon-Hwa Dressmaking Shop's Fire Case (Ep. 8)

Chain Murder Case (Ep. 7, 9–16)

Others

Special appearances

Original soundtrack

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Circle of Life (세상은 다시)[28]"JK Kim Dong-wook[29]3:59
2."Circle of Life (세상은 다시)" (Inst.) 3:59
Total length:7:58

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[30] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 March 25, 2017 2.760% 2.900% 2.9%
2 March 26, 2017 3.131% 3.268% 3.2%
3 April 1, 2017 4.228% 4.689% 4.1%
4 April 2, 2017 3.555% 3.293% 4.3%
5 April 8, 2017 3.522% 3.733% 3.6%
6 April 9, 2017 4.042% 3.922% 3.3%
7 April 15, 2017 3.863% 3.951% 4.1%
8 April 16, 2017 5.179% 5.100% 4.9%
9 April 22, 2017 4.700% 4.942% 4.3%
10 April 23, 2017 5.413%[31] 5.536% 5.4%
11 April 29, 2017 4.921% 4.967% 4.4%
12 April 30, 2017 5.375% 5.480% 5.1%
13 May 13, 2017 5.491% 5.779% 4.9%
14 May 14, 2017 6.263%[32] 6.901% 4.9%
15 May 20, 2017 5.843% 6.510% 5.4%
16 May 21, 2017 6.490% 7.057% 6.0%
Average 4.674% 4.877% 4.4%

Remake

An Indonesian adaptation starring Donny Alamsyah and Hana Malasan, and directed by Ifa Isfansyah as one of the three directors assigned to direct different episodes, Tanya Yuson and Shanty Harmayn served as the showrunners, while Fourcolors Films produce the show.[35]

References

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