The Killer's Shopping List

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The Killer's Shopping List
Promotional poster
Promotional poster
Also known asThe Murderer's Shopping List
Hangul
살인자의 쇼핑목록
Hanja
殺人者의 쇼핑目錄
Revised RomanizationSar-injaui Syopingmongnok
Genre
Based onThe Murderer's Shopping List
by Kang Ji-young
Developed byStudio Dragon[1][2]
Written byHan Ji-wan[1]
Directed byLee Eon-hee[1]
Starring
Music byHwang Chan-hee[3]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time60 minutes[4]
Production companyBeyond J[2]
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseApril 27 (2022-04-27) –
May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
Related
A Shop for Killers

The Killer's Shopping List (Korean살인자의 쇼핑목록) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Seol-hyun, and Jin Hee-kyung. It aired on tvN from April 27 to May 19, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 8 episodes.[5]

Synopsis[edit]

It tells the story of Ahn Dae-sung (Lee Kwang-soo) and Do Ah-hee (Kim Seol-hyun) setting out to find the murderer after a body was found near the apartment where Ah-hee resides.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

He used to be a memorization genius, but has failed the 9th-grade civil service exam for 3 years, resulting in him being unable to find other jobs and having to work in MS Mart owned by his mother Jeong Myeong-sook.
Dae-sung's girlfriend who is a police officer from the Odong district.
Dae-sung's supportive and caring mother who owns the MS Mart.

Supporting[edit]

People around Ahn Dae-sung[edit]

Dae-sung's father and Myeong-sook's husband.
  • Lee Gyo-yeop as Jeong-yuk[8]
An employee of MS Mart and close friend of Dae-sung.

People around Do Ah-hee[edit]

  • Lee Yoon-hee as Kim Doo-hyun[9]
A good-hearted, compassionate police officer who helps a young ex-convict get back into society. Doo-hyun is someone who knows all about the events of 10-year-old Dae-sung at MS Mart and is always taking care of him.
  • Bae Myung-jin as Detective Ji Woong[10]

MS Mart people[edit]

An employee of MS Mart's vegetable department.
  • Kim Mi-hwa as Gong-san[12]
An employee of MS Mart with 10 years of experience.
  • Jo A-ram as Al-ba[13]
An part-timer employee with 7 years of experience.
An employee of MS Mart's seafood department.

Others[edit]

Nau-dong's daughter-in-law as the president of a neighborhood woman with a beautiful appearance and arrogant personality.
MS Mart's loyal customers at major events happening at the mall.
  • Jang Won-young as Oh Cheon-won[17]
  • Ryu Yeon-seok as Seo Cheon-gyu[17]
Seo Yul's father.
  • Ahn Se-bin as Seo Yul[17]

Special appearance[edit]

Production[edit]

On February 23, 2022, the photos from the script reading held in Sangam-dong, Seoul were published.[19]

Original soundtrack[edit]

Part 1[edit]

Released on April 28, 2022[20]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Why, Why, Why, Why?" (왜,왜,왜,왜)
  • Kim Tae-gyun
  • Park Jeong-beom
  • Kim Tae-gyun
  • Lee Kwan-hyung
  • Park Jeong-beom
  • SungA
  • Hwang Chan-hee
6band3:01
2."Why, Why, Why, Why?" (왜,왜,왜,왜; Inst.) 
  • Kim Tae-gyun
  • Lee Kwan-hyung
  • Park Jeong-beom
  • SungA
  • Hwang Chan-hee
 3:01
Total length:6:02

Part 2[edit]

Released on May 5, 2022[21]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Orange Dream"Q.PD (Chansline)
  • Q.PD (Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
Nokdu4:36
2."Orange Dream" (Inst.) 
  • Q.PD (Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
 4:36
Total length:9:12

Part 3[edit]

Released on May 12, 2022[22]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Nothing"Antaswell (Chansline)
  • Jang Joo-na (Chansline)
  • Antaswell (Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
Koonta3:02
2."Nothing" (Inst.) 
  • Jang Joo-na (Chansline)
  • Antaswell (Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
 3:02
Total length:6:04

Part 4[edit]

Released on May 19, 2022[23]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Que Sera Sera"Choi Min-ji (Chansline)
  • Choi Min-ji (Chansline)
  • Kim Si-won (Chansline)
  • Kim Seong-min (Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
Lim Yeon3:32
2."Que Sera Sera" (Inst.) 
  • Choi Min-ji (Chansline)
  • Kim Si-won (Chansline)
  • Kim Seong-min (Chansline)
  • Hwang Chan-hee
 3:32
Total length:7:04

Viewership[edit]

The Killer's Shopping List : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678
1816786570640535735571866690
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[24]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[24]
Nationwide Seoul
1 April 27, 2022 3.625% (1st) 4.034% (1st)
2 April 28, 2022 3.482% (2nd) 3.759% (2nd)
3 May 4, 2022 2.443% (2nd) 2.398% (3rd)
4 May 5, 2022 2.793% (2nd) 2.534% (2nd)
5 May 11, 2022 2.253% (2nd) 2.207% (3rd)
6 May 12, 2022 3.270% (2nd) 3.217% (2nd)
7 May 18, 2022 2.517% (2nd) 2.721% (2nd)
8 May 19, 2022 3.688% (2nd) 3.808% (2nd)
Average 3.009% 3.085%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • 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).

Spin-offs[edit]

A spin-off of the series titled A Shop for Killers (Korean킬러들의 쇼핑몰; RRKilleodeului Syopingmol), starring Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hye-jun in the lead roles, is set to premiere in 2024.[25][26]

References[edit]

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    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 5, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 12, 2022. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
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