Voice
Main poster for season 4
Hangul
보이스
Genre
Created byOCN
Written byMa Jin-won
Directed by
  • Kim Hong-sun (S1)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (S1)
  • Lee Seung-yeong (S2)
  • Nam Ki-hoon (S3)
  • Shin Yong-whee (S4)
Creative directors
  • Kang In-goo
  • Kim Mi-ra
Starring
Composers
  • Gaemi (S1-3)
  • Lim Ha-young (S4)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes58
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Chan-ho
  • Choi Kwang-yong
  • Ma Jung-hoon
ProducerKim Ryun-hee
Cinematography
  • Kang Seung-ki
  • Choo Kwang-jae
EditorOh Sang-hwan
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkOCN
tvN (S4)
ReleaseJanuary 14, 2017 (2017-01-14) –
present (present)

Voice (Korean: 보이스; RR: Boiseu) is a South Korean crime-thriller television series starring Lee Ha-na, Jang Hyuk (Season 1), Lee Jin-wook (Season 2 & 3), and Song Seung-heon (Season 4) which follows the lives of 112 emergency call center and dispatch team members as they fight against crimes using the sounds that they hear. It premiered on OCN on January 14, 2017. The first season concluded on March 12.[1] The second season aired from August 11 to September 16, 2018.[2][3] The third season aired from May 11 to June 30, 2019.[4][5] The fourth season was premiered on June 18, 2021, and it aired on every Friday and Saturday at 22:50 KST on tvN till July 31, 2021.[6]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedAirtime
First airedLast airedNetwork
116January 14, 2017 (2017-01-14)February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12)OCNSaturday and Sunday at 22:00 (KST)
212August 11, 2018 (2018-08-11)September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST)
316May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11)June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST)
414[7]June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)[6]July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)tvNFriday and Saturday at 22:50 (KST)

Synopsis

Season 1

Moo Jin-hyuk (Jang Hyuk) is a "mad dog" detective who becomes guilt-ridden after his wife was murdered while he was at work. Kang Kwon-joo (Lee Ha-na) is a tough policewoman who is gifted with perfect psycho-acoustics skills and went for voice profiling. She was working at the call center when a brutal murder case took place and in the process of investigating, her father was killed. Three years later, Jin-hyuk and Kwon-joo team up as the "Golden Time team" and solve cases together, chasing after the psychopathic serial killer who took their loved ones.

Season 2

The Golden Time team solves urgent real-time incidents from phone calls received through the emergency service line. They race through the precarious time left for crime victims, who are held captive or being chased by their assailants and save them from the imminent danger. One day, a mysterious serial killer named Dr Fabre appears, A voice profiler police and center director of 112 call center, Kang Kwon-joo teams up with Dispatch Team Leader and stubborn Detective Do Kang-woo (Lee Jin-wook) to solve that crime. They try to arrest Dr Fabre while solving other diverse cases, including voice phising, date harassment, and illegal car racing.

Season 3

The Golden Time team solves urgent real-time incidents from phone calls received through the emergency service line. They race through the precarious time left for crime victims, who are held captive or being chased by their assailants, and save them from the imminent danger. One day, the team members face an international evil cartel that is behind a string of cyber crimes. In order to fight against the cartel and save lives within the golden time, a talented voice profiler police Kang Kwon-joo executes instructions to the detective field units, Do Kang-woo and his team.

Season 4

A serial killer with an enhanced hearing ability appears. The serial killer murders people using his enhanced ability. Because of this, Kang Kwon-joo, who also has an enhanced hearing ability, is driven into a corner. Kang Kwon-joo cooperates with Detective Derek Jo (Song Seung-heon) to catch the serial killer. Derek Jo is a person of principle, who doesn't allow mistakes. He is a team leader from the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department). His LAPD team dealt with criminal gangs.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Season 1[edit]

112 Report Center's Golden Time Team

The Police

Cases characters

Eunhyung-dong Policeman's Wife Murder Case (Ep. 1)

Eunhyung-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 1–2)

Burim-dong Child Abuse and Murder Case (Ep. 2–3)

Hongchang-dong Kidnapping Case (Ep. 4–6)

Surim-dong Chunsoo Townhouse Murder Case (Ep. 6–8)

Gwangchang-dong Club Fever Hostage Case (Ep. 9-10)

Bangha-dong Nakwon Welfare Center Case (Ep. 11–12)

Woogyeong-ri Bus accident Case (Ep. 14–15)

Others

Season 2

Season 3

Others

Season 4

Other

Special appearances

Production

Development and casting

On November 2, 2017, a source from OCN confirmed production for the second season of Voice. On April 17, 2018, it was confirmed that Lee Ha-na would be reprising her lead female role and Lee Jin-wook would be joining season 2 as the new male lead.[32] OCN announced a third season to be broadcast in the first half of 2019, with Lee Ha-na and Lee Jin-wook confirmed to reprise their roles.[33] The first script reading took place on May 23, 2018, at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[34] During the press conference of the second season, director Lee Seung-young shared that the season would have 12 episodes as the writer wrote season 2 with season 3 in mind.[35]

In September 2018, OCN officially confirmed a third season scheduled to be broadcast in the first half of 2019.[36] It was later announced that both Lee Ha-na and Lee Jin-wook had confirmed to reprise their roles.[33] The first script reading took place in February 2019 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[15]

Music

Singles from Voice (Parts 1–3)

Part 1

Released on February 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Word Up"Kim Young-geun03:13
2."Word Up" (Inst.) 03:13

Part 2

Released on February 19, 2017 (2017-02-19)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Voice (목소리)"Kim Yoon-ah03:45
2."Voice" (Inst.) 03:45

Part 3

Released on March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."My Ears Are Open (내 귀는 열려)"Changmo04:18
2."My Ears Are Open" (Inst.) 04:18
Voice 2 Special OST
No.TitleArtistLength
1."목소리" (Voice)Kim Yeon-ji 
2."I Got Your Back"Black Nine 
3."I Hear You"Yeseo 
4."Perfect Asymmetry"Desolate Circle 
5."Let Me Hear Your Voice"myunDo 
6."Stay There"Dmeanor 
7."I Can Hear You (Voice Main Title Metal ver.)"개미 
8."Shork"이성구 
9."Run Over"박정환 [창작] 
10."Devils"박윤서 
11."Here I Am"박미선 
12."Go to Hell"이건영 
13."Mask Man"개미 
14."I Can Hear You (Light ver.)"개미 
15."Sentimental"이규옥 
16."Run Over 2"박정환 [창작] 

Season 4

Voice 4
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • Warner Music
  • Music ground

Part 1

Released on June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26)[37]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Coming to You"RGBYRGBYGRASS3:12
2."Coming to You" (Inst.)   3:12

Part 2

Released on July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02)[38]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Your Voice"Bang Bang-seon, Eo Ji-hyeELDORADOKang Seung-yoon3:45
2."Your Voice" (Inst.)   3:45

Part 3

Released on July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10)[39]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."No Way to Go"NuvocityNuvocityKLANG3:26
2."No Way to Go" (Inst.)   3:26

Part 4

Released on July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)[40]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hear for You"Hong Ji-hyunHong Ji-hyunElaine4:00
2."Hear for You" (Inst.)   4:00

Part 5

Released on July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)[41]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Promise You"Hana Choi (CLEF), CLEF CREWSeong-hee Kim (CLEF), Park Soo-yeon (CLEF), CLEF CREWKim Jae-hwan3:12
2."Promise You" (Inst.)   3:12

Reception

OCN announced that the VOD rights for “Voice” were sold to 56 countries including the United States, Canada, France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, and more.[42][43]

Controversy

Halfway airing through the series, the drama was submitted for Korea's censorship board review due to viewers' complaints of it showing excessive violence.[44][45] It was subsequently issued an advisory warning.[46] OCN then changed its viewing rating from the original of 15+ to 19+ for episodes 11, 12 and 16 in order to make the story as realistic as possible.[47][48]

Viewership

Ratings for the first season set new records for OCN dramas when it aired in South Korea, proving to be a hit among viewers. It is one of the highest rated dramas in Korean cable television history and ranked first among cable TV dramas for many consecutive weeks.[49][50][51]

Upon its premiere, the second season set the record for the highest premiere rating of an OCN television series.[52] Despite its shorter run, the second season surpassed the first season's ratings and eventually became the highest-rated OCN television series, breaking viewership records previously held by Tunnel (2017).[53]

Voice : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
21.1281.3621.3881.5011.5021.6200.6521.4991.2891.8161.6501.957–1.447
30.8761.3801.0641.1921.0061.4381.0921.1801.0791.2200.9391.1771.0121.2711.0601.5341.158
40.7770.9150.8780.9980.9551.0540.9870.9940.9381.1131.0270.9200.9301.251–0.981
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[54]

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 Korean Film Shining Star Awards Drama Star Award Jang Hyuk Won [64]

Adaptations

A Japanese remake, titled Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room, aired from July 13 to September 19, 2019, on Nippon TV at 22.00 JST[65]

A Thai remake, titled Voice สัมผัสเสียงมรณะ, was aired from November 4, to December 24, 2019, on True4U.[66]

Notes

  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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