Bad Thief, Good Thief () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Seohyun, Kim Ji-hoon, Lim Ju-eun and others. It replaced Father, I'll Take Care For You and aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) from May 13 to November 5, 2017 for 50 episodes.

Plot The story of the descendants of the Korean activists during the Japanese colonial rule who became the important figures of the history. They were unaware of their identity as it will harm their lives.

Cast Main cast Ji Hyun-woo as Jang Dol-mok / Kim Soo-hyun Kim Kang-hoon as young Jang Dol-mok Baek-san's descendant and an Olympic-level fencer. His identity is hidden by his foster father as he is the key to find the treasure map. He is also a vigilante who specializes in exposing corruptions of the upper-class. Seohyun as Kang So-joo Moon So-hee as young Kang So-joo A police-woman-turned-investigator who struggles to fight against the abusive officials. Kim Ji-hoon as Han Joon-hee / Jang Min-jae Nam Da-reum as young Jang Min-jae Moon Woo-jin as child Jang Min-jae Dol-mok's missing adopted brother. He holds grudges because of his bitter past and vows to change his ill-fated life. Eventually, he becomes a prosecutor who seeks to gain power in the legal ladders to take down corrupted powerful people. Lim Ju-eun as Yoon Hwa-young as young Yoon Hwa-young So-joo's friend turns enemy. A wolf in sheep's clothing. She likes to get everyone's attention. She appears to like Joon-hee but only actually frustrated because he shows no signs of liking her.

Supporting People around Jang Dol-mok Ahn Gil-kang as Jang Pan-soo Jung Kyung-soon as Park Ha-kyung Shin Eun-jung as Min Hae-won

People around Kang So-joo Kim Jung-tae as Kang Sung-il, So Joo's father

Yoon Joong-tae's family and Hong family Choi Jong-hwan as Yoon Joong-tae Choi Su-rin as Hong Shin-ae Jang Gwang as Hong Il-kwon Seo Yi-sook as Hong Mi-ae as Lee Chang-young … as Yang Ki-young as Lee Yoon-ho Jeon Jin-seo as young Lee Yoon-ho Han Jung-soo as Choi Tae-suk

Extended

Lee Joo-sil as Kim Soon-chun Lee Jung-eun as Kwon Jung-hee Woo Hee-jin as Park Sun-jin Lee Se-chang as Lee Eun-suk Lee Sang-woo as Oh Song-sik Yoon Ji-won as Go Eun-ji Ryu Ji-an as Park Yeo-wool Shorry J as Heo Jong-bum Kim Joon-won as Choi Kang-gyu Lee Bong-won as Nam Jong-hab Jo Duk-hyun as Kim Chan-gi Kang Ji-won as Secretary Heo Ko Byung-wan as Song Gook-hyun

Special appearances Kim Dae-sung Kim Young-hee Yoon Yong-hyun as Lee Chul-ho

Ratings In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

Date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul 1 May 13, 2017 8.7% 9.4% 9.1% 9.2% 2 May 14, 2017 9.6% 9.7% 8.9% 9.0% 3 May 20, 2017 6.8% 7.4% 4 May 21, 2017 8.8% 8.8% 9.4% 9.4% 5 May 27, 2017 9.7% 9.5% 9.5% 9.2% 6 May 28, 2017 11.0% 11.6% 11.6% 11.7% 7 June 3, 2017 8.9% 9.3% 10.4% 10.1% 8 June 4, 2017 10.4% 11.2% 10.7% 10.3% 9 June 10, 2017 9.4% 10.4% 10.8% 11.1% 10 June 11, 2017 11.7% 11.5% 11.8% 11.9% 11 June 17, 2017 9.3% 9.6% 11.6% 12.1% 12 June 18, 2017 11.4% 11.2% 13.2% 13 June 24, 2017 9.7% 10.4% 10.4% 10.3% 14 June 25, 2017 10.2% 9.8% 12.3% 12.1% 15 July 1, 2017 8.5% 9.6% 10.9% 11.3% 16 July 2, 2017 11.3% 11.9% 11.0% 11.0% 17 July 8, 2017 10.5% 11.2% 10.5% 10.6% 18 July 9, 2017 11.0% 11.8% 11.9% 11.4% 19 July 15, 2017 10.1% 10.9% 10.4% 10.4% 20 July 16, 2017 11.9% 12.0% 12.1% 21 July 22, 2017 10.5% 10.1% 9.9% 9.8% 22 July 23, 2017 11.3% 11.0% 11.3% 11.1% 23 July 29, 2017 10.1% 10.0% 9.7% 9.5% 24 July 30, 2017 11.8% 11.7% 11.9% 11.5% 25 August 5, 2017 9.2% 9.6% 9.4% 9.0% 26 August 6, 2017 10.1% 10.3% 10.8% 10.5% 27 August 12, 2017 8.9% 8.4% 8.6% 8.4% 28 August 13, 2017 10.3% 10.5% 10.5% 10.2% 29 August 19, 2017 9.9% 9.8% 9.6% 9.6% 30 August 20, 2017 9.4% 9.2% 11.0% 10.8% 31 August 26, 2017 9.1% 8.2% 8.7% 8.6% 32 August 27, 2017 10.6% 9.9% 12.1% 12.1% 33 September 2, 2017 6.7% 8.0% 7.9% 34 September 3, 2017 10.0% 10.0% 10.5% 10.2% 35 September 9, 2017 7.9% 7.6% 8.0% 7.6% 36 September 10, 2017 9.5% 8.1% 10.2% 9.9% 37 September 16, 2017 7.7% 7.9% 8.4% 8.1% 38 September 17, 2017 9.9% 9.6% 11.4% 10.6% 39 September 23, 2017 7.7% 8.3% 8.0% 40 September 24, 2017 10.5% 10.6% 11.8% 11.2% 41 September 30, 2017 7.8% 7.5% 8.5% 8.4% 42 October 1, 2017 9.8% 9.8% 11.6% 10.9% 43October 8, 2017 10.1% 10.3% 11.4% 11.6% 44 8.9% 8.8% 11.7% 11.7% 45 October 14, 2017 7.8% 7.6% 8.3% 7.8% 46 October 15, 2017 10.6% 9.7% 12.5% 12.3% 47October 28, 2017 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% 48 11.8% 11.9% 11.8% 11.1% 49November 5, 2017 9.2% 8.5% 9.9% 9.5% 50 11.6% 12.4% Average

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Best New ActressSeohyun 2017 MBC Drama Awards Newcomer Award: Best New Actress Top Excellence Actress (Weekend Drama) Golden Acting Award, Actor (Weekend Drama) Ahn Gil-kang

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External links

Bad Thief, Good Thief at MBC Global Media