Two Cops (Korean : 투깝스 ; RR : Tukkapseu ) is a South Korean television series starring Jo Jung-suk , Lee Hye-ri , and Kim Seon-ho . The series aired on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST ), from November 27, 2017, to January 16, 2018.
Two Cops Promotional poster
Hangul 투깝스
Genre Written by Byun Sang-soon Directed by Oh Hyun-jong Starring Country of origin South Korean Original language Korean No. of episodes32 Executive producer Jung Chan-hee Camera setup Single camera Running time 35 min Production company People Story Company Network MBC Release November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27 ) – January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16 )
A single-minded, dedicated violent crimes detective who finds himself cohabiting his own body with the soul of a sleazy con artist; and falls in love with a feisty rookie reporter.
Cha Dong-tak: A dedicated and fierce detective in the violent crimes unit, who is serious and inflexible in life; but possesses an awkward and endearing charm.
Gong Su-chang: A skilled con man who tricks people with his sly techniques.
A determined and feisty rookie reporter trying to clear her late father's name.
A con-artist whose soul inhabits Cha Dong-tak's body.
A fellow detective who trusts Cha Dong-tak with all his heart. He is from a rich family and likes to brag about it, but he's also smart and a positive thinker.
A bar owner who is known for his knife skills and loyalty.
A detective who is a troublemaker and mood maker. He is loyal and constantly seeks justice.
Song Ji-an's friend.
A prosecutor who is Ji-an's friend
Han Ji-min was offered the leading role but she declined.
Two Cops serves as the second production of People Story Company (the company behind The Emperor: Owner of the Mask ).[ 8]
The series is based on a script by Byun Sang-soon which was one of the winners of the 2016 KBS TV Drama Miniseries Competition.[ 9] [ 10] The series was planned for broadcast on KBS 2TV (under the production of People Story Company) as a prize for winning the competition, but due to "irreconcilable differences" between KBS, People Story Company and writer Byun, it was shelved[ 8] before MBC decided to pick the series up for broadcast. Instead, KBS 2TV aired Don't Trust Her (later re-titled as Witch at Court ).
Released on December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Don't Ask" (묻지 말기로 해) Seo Dong-sung Park Sung-il Voisper 03:53 2. "Don't Ask" (Inst.) Park Sung-il 03:53 Total length: 07:46
Released on December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Fall In Love" Lohi Lohi U Sung-eun 04:21 2. "Fall In Love" (Inst.) Lohi 04:21 Total length: 08:42
Released on December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Dreamer" TAIBIAN Kim Chang-rak, Han Kyung-soo, Choi Han-sol The Vane 03:36 2. "Dreamer" (Inst.) Kim Chang-rak, Han Kyung-soo, Choi Han-sol 03:36 Total length: 07:12
Released on December 26, 2017 (2017-12-26 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "You Make Me" Lee Chi-hoon Choi Jae-man SALTNPAPER 04:23 2. "You Make Me" (Inst.) Choi Jae-man 04:23 Total length: 08:46
Released on January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "By The Way" (그런데 말야) Seo Dong-sung Shin Hyung, Kim Jin-hoon Gu Yoon-hoe 04:28 2. "By The Way" (Inst.) Shin Hyung, Kim Jin-hoon 04:28 Total length: 08:56
Released on January 8, 2018 (2018-01-08 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Coat" (외투) Park Sung-il, Lee Chi-hoon Park Sung-il Lim Jeong-hee 03:26 2. "Coat" (Inst.) Park Sung-il 03:26 Total length: 06:52
Released on January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Lie" Seo Dong-sung Park Sung-il, Uncle Sam Car, the garden 03:10 2. "Lie" (Inst.) Park Sung-il, Uncle Sam 03:10 Total length: 06:20
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Episode #
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS Ratings
AGB Nielsen[ 11]
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
Seoul
1
November 27, 2017
5.5% (NR)
6.1% (NR)
4.6% (NR)
5.2% (NR)
2
6.0% (NR)
6.2% (20th)
5.1% (NR)
5.4% (NR)
3
November 28, 2017[ 12]
5.5% (NR)
5.5% (20th)
3.3% (NR)
3.6% (NR)
4
6.4% (17th)
6.8% (14th)
3.6% (NR)
3.7% (NR)
5
December 4, 2017[ 13]
8.0% (16th)
7.6% (14th)
7.1% (20th)
7.8% (17th)
6
8.6% (13th)
8.5% (7th)
8.2%(15th)
8.9%(11th)
7
December 5, 2017[ 14]
6.7% (16th)
6.5% (16th)
6.3% (NR)
6.9% (17th)
8
7.7% (12th)
7.6% (10th)
7.3% (14th)
8.0% (11th)
9
December 11, 2017
7.3% (20th)
7.8% (14th)
7.1% (NR)
7.9% (18th)
10
8.1% (15th)
8.6% (10th)
8.1% (15th)
8.8% (12th)
11
December 12, 2017
6.2% (19th)
6.0% (20th)
6.0% (NR)
6.9% (NR)
12
7.6% (14th)
7.7% (11th)
7.0% (16th)
7.2% (17th)
13
December 18, 2017
7.5% (18th)
7.8% (16th)
6.3% (NR)
7.2% (NR)
14
8.7% (15th)
9.2% (10th)
7.4% (18th)
7.7% (17th)
15
December 19, 2017
5.6% (NR)
5.6% (20th)
5.1% (NR)
5.3% (NR)
16
6.3% (18th)
6.1% (16th)
6.1% (NR)
6.4% (NR)
17
December 25, 2017
6.7% (NR)
7.0% (13th)
6.8% (NR)
7.0% (18th)
18
8.2% (13th)
8.4% (8th)
7.7% (17th)
8.0% (11th)
19
December 26, 2017[ 15]
6.0% (NR)
6.8% (NR)
5.3% (NR)
6.1% (NR)
20
6.9% (NR)
7.3% (NR)
6.2% (18th)
6.6% (17th)
21
January 1, 2018[ 16]
7.5% (20th)
7.6%
6.7% (NR)
6.8% (NR)
22
8.1% (17th)
8.5%
7.9% (19th)
8.3% (16th)
23
January 2, 2018[ 17]
8.5% (14th)
8.6%
6.3% (19th)
6.4% (20th)
24
9.5% (11th)
10.0%
7.7% (15th)
8.2% (10th)
25
January 8, 2018
7.6% (18th)
7.8%
6.6% (NR)
6.7% (18th)
26
9.0% (11th)
9.1%
7.6% (16th)
7.5% (12th)
27
January 9, 2018
6.9% (17th)
7.1%
6.5% (NR)
6.7% (15th)
28
8.5% (10th)
9.3%
8.2% (12th)
8.8% (9th)
29
January 15, 2018
8.0% (15th)
8.2%
7.5% (17th)
7.7% (15th)
30
9.5% (9th)
9.6%
9.3% (10th)
9.3% (8th)
31
January 16, 2018
8.5% (12th)
9.3%
7.7% (14th)
8.5% (9th)
32
10.1% (8th)
10.3%
9.7% (7th)
9.9% (5th)
Average
7.5%
7.7%
6.7%
7.1%
Awards and nominations
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Year
Award
Category
Nominated
Result
Ref.
2017
MBC Drama Awards
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Jo Jung-suk
Nominated
[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Drama of the Year
Two Cops
Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Jo Jung-suk
Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Lee Hye-ri
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Kim Seon-ho
Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Im Se-mi
Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Lee Si-eon
Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama
Moon Ji-in
Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor
Jo Jung-suk
Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress
Lee Hye-ri
Nominated
Best New Actor
Kim Seon-ho
Won
Best Character Award, Comic Character
Nominated
2018
6th APAN Star Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
Jo Jung-suk
Nominated
[ 21]
2018
215th PD of the Month Award
Best Drama
Two Cops
Won
[ 22]
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^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "Two Cops: Episodes 3-4" . Dramabeans . December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2021 .
^ "Two Cops: Episodes 5-6" . Dramabeans . December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2021 .
^ "Two Cops: Episodes 7-8" . Dramabeans . December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ "Two Cops: Episodes 19-20" . Dramabeans . December 28, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "Two Cops: Episodes 21-22" . Dramabeans . January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^ "Two Cops: Episodes 23-24" . Dramabeans . January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .
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^ Oh Ji-eun (December 30, 2017). "[2017 MBC 연기대상] 김상중, 데뷔 27년만 지상파 첫 대상... '역적' 8관왕(종합)" . Zenith News (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
^ Jang Ah-reum (December 30, 2017). "[2017 MBC 연기대상] 김상중, 데뷔 27년만 대상…'역적' 7관왕 싹쓸이" . News1 Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트" . Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
^ "EBS '다큐프라임-번아웃 키즈' 외 5편 이달의 PD상 수상" [EBS 'Documentary Prime - Burnout Kids' and 5 others won the PD of the Month Award]. PD저널 (in Korean). 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2024-03-26 .