Everything you need to know about Ji Chang Wook’s The Worst of Evil

Premiering on September 27th and in their latest Korean production, Disney+ brought together the King of Action Ji Chang Wook, and Wi Ha Joon in a new crime action series called The Worst of Evil. 

Set in the 1990s, The Worst of Evil is a new crime-action Kdrama following the story of an investigation launched to take down a major cartel based in Gangnam city in Seoul. The cartel is responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, Japan, and China.

Starring as the main detective, Ji Chang Wook will play the role of Kang Joon Mo, a detective who undertakes the dangerous mission of going undercover to infiltrate the Gangnam Alliance and earn the trust of mob boss Jung Ki Chul.

The ruthless leader of the Gangnam Alliance Jung Ki Chul is played by the star Wi Ha Joon, a gang leader who clawed his way to the top of the ladder after suffering through a tough childhood.

With the mission being a minefield, Kang Joon Mo’s wife and fellow cop Yu Eui-Jung, played by Im Se-mi, joins the operation in hopes of speeding up the process of entrapping the Gangnam Alliance.

The Worst of Evil trailer has piqued the interest of all Kdrama lovers around the world, who are anticipating what appears to be a show that will keep its audience on their toes with a well-executed plot and storyline.

In his interview with Soompi, Ji Chang Wook expressed his interest in the role saying: “As soon as I read the script for ‘The Worst of Evil,’ I felt that the drama definitely had its own unique color. I was confident that it would be a very new and different kind of crime-action drama, with a much younger vibe [than past dramas in the same genre]”.

Meanwhile, co-star Im Se-mi said: “The three characters are sort of intertwined, and emotional turmoil and confusion arise and carry out the story. It’s going to be quite entertaining”.

Wi Ha Joon, who has been in the Netflix shows “Squid Game” (2021) and “Little Women” (2022), described the next series as a new form of crime thriller aimed at dark genre lovers.

“It’s not a story you can watch with your family for a good laugh, but it will make you feel something different,” Wi said during a press conference in Seoul on Tuesday.

According to Wi, his boss character has two faces: a cold-blooded drug lord who has spent painful days in his life and a man who desires love from his first love, Eui-jung.