Villains Everywhere

Villains Everywhere
Promotional poster
Hangul
빌런의 나라
RRBilleonui nara
MRPillŏnŭi nara
Genre
Written by
  • Chae Woo
  • Park Kwang-yeon
Directed by
  • Kim Young-jo
  • Choi Jung-eun
Starring
Music byLee Chang-hee (CP)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Kiho [ko] (CP)
  • Jo Il-hyung
  • Kim Jae-hoon
  • Jo Min-guk
Producers
  • Yoon Joon-hee
  • Yoon Eun-seok
  • Hwang Bo-ram
  • Lim Young-jin
  • Choi In-su
  • Kim Seung-ha
  • Lee Won-geon
Running time70 minutes
Production company
  • Studio Plum
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseMarch 19 (2025-03-19) –
April 24, 2025 (2025-04-24)

Villains Everywhere (Korean: 빌런의 나라) is a 2025 South Korean television series co-written by Chae Woo and Park Kwang-yeon, co-directed by Kim Young-jo and Choi Jung-eun, and starring Oh Na-ra, Soo Yoo-jin, Seo Hyun-chul, Song Jin-woo, and Park Young-gyu. It aired on KBS2 from March 19, to April 24, 2025, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST).

Synopsis

The series revolves around the daily lives of two middle-aged sisters and their families.

Cast and characters

Main

A mother who lives for each day as if there is no tomorrow. She experiences a dazzling love story while traveling the world as a former flight attendant, but keeps her past a secret from her conservative, old-fashioned husband.
Researcher in Korean cuisine.
Father of Oh Na-ra and Oh Yoo-jin. Once a brilliant sculptor in 1978, his career took a downward turn.
Oh Na-ra's husband and the head of the planning team at a large company.
  • Song Jin-woo as Song Jin-woo
Oh Yoo-jin's husband and the planning team manager at the same company as Hyun-chul.

Supporting

She lives in Oh Na-ra's house. She is a second-year student at Narajo High School, beautiful, from a wealthy family, and a musical girl who plays the contrabass.
  • Han Sung-min as Seo I-na
The daughter of Oh Na-ra and Seo Hyun-chul. Contrary to her simple and innocent appearance, she has a strong personality.
  • Jeong Min-gyu as Seo Young-hoon
Son of Oh Na-ra and Seo Hyun-chul. He is in the same class as Goo Won-hee.
The eldest son of Oh Yoo-jin and Song Jin-woo. He has the perfect balance of face, height, and brains.
  • Jo Dan as Song Ba-da
The second son of Oh Yoo-jin and Song Jin-woo.

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings (Nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
1 March 19, 2025 2.7% (20th)
2 March 20, 2025 2.2% (24th)
3 March 26, 2025 1.5% (29th)
4 March 27, 2025 2.3% (25th)
5 April 2, 2025 1.6% (30th)
6 April 3, 2025 1.3% (33rd)
7 April 9, 2025 1.5% (29th)
8 April 10, 2025 1.6% (31st)
9 April 16, 2025 1.3% (31st)
10 April 17, 2025 1.6% (32nd)
11 April 23, 2025 1.3% (31st)
12 April 24, 2025 1.4% (34th)
Average 1.7%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Son, Bong-seok (2025-02-11). '빌런의 나라' 오나라X소유진 이어 최예나X한성민X정민규X은찬X조단 출연! ['Villain's Country' Oh Na-ra X So Yu-jin, Choi Ye-na X Han Sung-min X Jung Min-gyu X Eun-chan X Jordan appear!]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-02-11 – via Naver.
  2. 1 2 3 KBS Drama (March 19, 2025). " 에라이! " 우당탕탕 험난하게 시작되는 서현철의 아침! [빌런의 나라] | KBS 250319 방송 ["Erai!" Seo Hyun-cheol's morning starts off rough and tumble! [Villain's Country]] (Television production) (in Korean). KBS Drama. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Villains Everywhere". welcon.kocca. KBS Media. Archived from the original on 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Villains Everywhere: Upcoming KBS Drama Releases New Stills Introducing Supporting Characters". www.ibtimes.sg. 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Oh, Myeong-eon (2025-02-10). KBS 시트콤 '빌런의 나라'에 오나라·소유진·서현철 출연 [Oh Na-ra, So Yu-jin, and Seo Hyun-chul to Appear in KBS Sitcom 'Villain's Country']. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-02-11 – via Naver.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Jin, Hyo-jin (February 12, 2025). '빌런의 나라' 웃음 스틸 대본리딩 현장 ['Villain's Country' Laughter Stills Script Reading Site]. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-02-14 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea. March 19, 2025. Archived from the original on April 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ 빌런의 나라 시청률 [Villains Everywhere ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved March 20, 2025.