One Ordinary Day (Korean어느 날; RREoneu Nal; lit. One Day) is a 2021 South Korean web series starring Kim Soo-hyun and Cha Seung-won. It is based on the British television series Criminal Justice written by Peter Moffat. It premiered on Coupang Play in South Korea on November 27, 2021,[5][6] and aired a total of 8 episodes.[7] It is streaming exclusively through Viu outside South Korea.[8]

One Ordinary Day
Promotional poster
Also known asThat Night (former)
Hangul
어느 날
Literal meaningOne Day
Revised RomanizationEoneu Nal
McCune–ReischauerŎnŭ Nal
Genre
Created byChorokbaem Media[1]
Based onCriminal Justice
by Peter Moffat
Developed byCoupang Play[2]
Written byKwon Soon-kyu
Directed byLee Myung-woo
Starring
Music byGaemi (music manager)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Ahn Hye-yeon (Coupang Play)
  • Kim Seong-han (Coupang Play)
  • Yoo Ho-seong (Chorokbaem Media)
Producers
  • Kim Sang-heon (Chorokbaem Media)
  • Yu Jin-oh (Studio M)
  • Kim Mi-hye (Gold Medalist)
  • Lee Ro-be (Gold Medalist)
Editors
  • Im Seon-kyung
  • Lee Ji-hye
Running time55–79 minutes[3]
Production companies
Budget20 billion[4]
Original release
NetworkCoupang Play
ReleaseNovember 27 (2021-11-27) –
December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)

Synopsis

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On a day no different from any other, a straight-A university student Kim Hyun-soo (Kim Soo-hyun) makes the mistake of his life. Just as any other college kid would, Hyun-soo is on his way to hang out with his friends. Late at night, he takes his father's taxi to head over to where his friends are. Hong Gook-hwa (Hwang Se-on), a sad-looking mysterious girl mistakes Hyun-soo's taxi for an on-duty cab and hops in. That was the beginning of everything. All the choices Hyun-soo made that night leads the normal university student to becoming the prime suspect in a violent murder case. While Hyun-soo shivers from fear and the fact that he is falsely accused, everyone still points to him as the only possible murderer. In this hopeless situation, those who stretch out a helping hand are a low-life attorney, Shin Joong-han (Cha Seung-won), and a criminal kingpin who rules the prison food chain, Do Ji-tae (Kim Sung-kyu). To prove his innocence in any way possible, Hyun-soo gives everything he has to fight against the police and the Korean prosecution.

Cast

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Main

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A normal college student whose life turns upside down when he unexpectedly becomes the key suspect of the murder case.
A lawyer who barely passed the bar exam and the only person who reaches out to help Kim Hyun-soo.
A violent criminal who has been serving a prison sentence for 10 years and has control over the prison.

Supporting

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  • Kim Hong-pa as Park Sang-beom, the head of the detective department working on Hyun-soo's case[11]
  • Kim Shin-rok as Ahn Tae-hee, a prosecutor working on Hyun-soo's case[12]
  • Yang Kyung-won as Park Doo-sik[11]
  • Lee Seol as Seo Soo-jin, a rookie lawyer who follows Hyun-soo's case[13]
  • Jung Ji-ho, a National Forensic Service (NFS) staff[14]
  • Kim Young-ah as Hong Jeong-ah, a NFS staff[15]
  • Moon Ye-won as Kang Da-kyung, a journalist who investigates Hyun-soo's case to write exclusive articles[16]

Others

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Production

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On January 5, 2021, it was announced that The Studio M, Chorokbaem Media and Gold Medalist would co-produce a television series based on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) crime series Criminal Justice.[18] BBC Studios confirmed the adaptation on January 13, through its media centre.[19] Kim Soo-hyun and Cha Seung-won stars in leading roles, Kwon Soon-kyu wrote the screenplay, and Lee Myung-woo directed the series.[20] Filming began in the first half of 2021.[18] It is Coupang Play's first original series with exclusive broadcast rights in South Korea.[1]

Awards and nominations

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Ceremony Year Award Recipient Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama Kim Soo-hyun Nominated [21]
Popularity Star Award, Actor Nominated
Asian Television Awards 2022 Best Original Digital Drama Series One Ordinary Day Nominated [22]
Best Leading Male Performance – Digital Kim Soo-hyun Nominated
Best Direction (Fiction) Lee Myung-woo Won
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor Yang Kyung-won Nominated [23]

References

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  3. ^ One Ordinary Day on Viu:
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  14. ^ Sun, Jin-ah (June 3, 2021). "정지호, '어느 날' 출연 확정…김수현·차승원과 호흡(공식)". MK Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Naver.
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