en The End of the World (TV series)

*The End of the World*
The End of the World
	Promotional poster
Hangul	세계의 끝
Genre	Disaster
Based on	Infectious Disease; by Bae Young-ik
Written by	Park Hye-ryun
Directed by	Ahn Pan-seok
Starring	Yoon Je-moon; Jang Kyung-ah; Jang Hyun-sung;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	Drama House
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	March 16 –; May 5, 2013

The End of the World^[1] (Korean: 세계의 끝; RR: Segyeui Kkeut) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yoon Je-moon, Jang Kyung-ah and Jang Hyun-sung. Based on the 2010 novel Infectious Disease by Bae Young-ik, it aired on JTBC from March 16 to May 5, 2013.^[2]

Synopsis

As a virus with a 100% fatality rate spreads in Seoul, Kang Joo-hun (Yoon Je-moon) and other investigators from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention try to find a cure.

Cast

Main

Yoon Je-moon as Kang Joo-hun^[3]
Jang Kyung-ah as Lee Na-hyun^[4]
Jang Hyun-sung as Yoon Gyu-jin

Supporting

Kim Chang-wan as Choi Soo-chul
Park Hyuk-kwon as Kim Hee-sang
Gil Hae-yeon as Jung Sang-sook
Lee Hwa-ryong as Park Do-kyung
Song Sam-dong as Kim Dae-ik
Kim Yong-min as Eo Gi-young
Ye Soo-jung as Na-hyun's mother
Park In-young as Kim Soo-jin
Heo Jung-do as Lee Sung-wook
Jun Suk-chan as Oh Jung-soo
Yoon Bok-in as Park Joo-hee
Jang Yong-cheol as Son Byung-shik
Park Seo-yeon as Soo-jung
Kim Jong-tae as Boo San-hae

Production

The series was originally scheduled to air for 20 episodes but, due to the low ratings, JTBC announced on April 11, 2013 that The End of the World would be shortened by 8 episodes (bringing the total number of episodes to 12). The time slot was also changed: from April 14 to the last broadcast, only one episode was aired a week instead of the usual two.^[5]

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)
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nationwide
1	March 16, 2013	0.761%
2	March 17, 2013	0.599%
3	March 23, 2013	0.411%
4	March 24, 2013	0.463%
5	March 30, 2013	0.300%
6	March 31, 2013	0.293%
7	April 6, 2013	0.400%
8	April 7, 2013	0.417%
9	April 14, 2013	0.443%
10	April 20, 2013	0.519%
11	April 27, 2013	0.326%
12	May 5, 2013	0.279%
Average		0.434%

This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

^ "JTBC worldwide : The End of the World". JTBC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "'세계의 끝' 안판석 감독, '아내의 자격' 흥행 재현할까". OSEN [ko] (in Korean). February 28, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Yoon Je-moon cast for the leading role of "At The End of The World"". HanCinema. January 6, 2013.
^ "Yoon Je-moon and Jang Kyung-ah reunite". HanCinema. February 5, 2013.
^ "'세계의 끝', 조기종영 20회→12회.."시청률 부진 때문"". OSEN [ko] (in Korean). April 11, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

External links

[1] "JTBC worldwide : The End of the World". JTBC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[2] "'세계의 끝' 안판석 감독, '아내의 자격' 흥행 재현할까". OSEN [ko] (in Korean). February 28, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[3] "Yoon Je-moon cast for the leading role of "At The End of The World"". HanCinema. January 6, 2013.

[4] "Yoon Je-moon and Jang Kyung-ah reunite". HanCinema. February 5, 2013.

[5] "'세계의 끝', 조기종영 20회→12회.."시청률 부진 때문"". OSEN [ko] (in Korean). April 11, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

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