Two Weeks (Korean: 투윅스; RR: Tuwikseu) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Kim So-yeon, Ryu Soo-young, Park Ha-sun, Kim Hye-ok, Jo Min-ki and Lee Chae-mi.[1] It aired on MBC from August 7 to September 26, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[2][3]
| Two Weeks | |
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| Written by | So Hyun-kyung |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Go Dong-sun |
| Producer | Kim Moon-soo |
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| Editor | Baek Hae-gyeong |
| Production company | JS Pictures |
| Distributor | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Original network | MBC TV |
| Original release | August 7 (2013-08-07) – September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) |
Jang Tae-san is a small-time gangster who has learned to survive with his fist and wits. He meets and falls in love with a college student, Seo In-hye, who sees a good heart and wounded soul underneath his tough exterior.[4] When In-hye gets pregnant, Tae-san prepares to leave the gangster organization to start a life with her. But he is blackmailed by the gang boss, Moon Il-seok, who wants Tae-san to be his fall guy for an assault charge and go to prison in his place; Il-seok threatens to kill In-hye if Tae-san refuses. So Tae-san tells In-hye to get an abortion and cruelly breaks up with her, then goes off to prison for several years.
Eight years later, Tae-san is running a small pawnshop. One day, In-hye unexpectedly pays him a visit and tells him that she cut ties with her disapproving family and had the baby after all. But her daughter Soo-jin has been diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Since she isn't a match, that leaves Tae-san. Reeling from the discovery that he's a father and wanting to do something good for once in his meaningless life, Tae-san agrees to the undergo the surgery, which is scheduled to take place in two weeks. But he becomes embroiled in political intrigue when Il-seok conspires with a corrupt politician Jo Seo-hee to frame Tae-san for the murder of an undercover agent, who had infiltrated the gang under the orders of prosecutor Park Jae-kyung. Tae-san is arrested by detective Im Seung-woo, who happens to be In-hye's current fiancé. While being transported, the police car he's in gets into an accident and Tae-san escapes. Now a fugitive, he is hunted by both the police and an assassin, and what ensues is two weeks of his desperate struggle to save his life and his daughter's.
| Two weeks OST | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2013 |
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| Label | Sony Music Star Entry Entertainment |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Run" (운영) | Neil | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Run" (Inst.) | 2:58 | |
| Total length: | 6:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Leaves" (사랑의잎) | Ahn Ye-seul | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Love Leaves" (Inst.) | 4:24 | |
| Total length: | 8:28 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Day You Come" (나가오는날) | Yoo Seung-woo | 3:55 |
| 2. | "The Day You Come" (Inst.) | 3:55 | |
| Total length: | 7:00 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Killing My Heart" (가슴을이다) | Kim Bo-kyung | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Killing My Heart" (Inst.) | 4:10 | |
| Total length: | 8:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "This Is the Person" (이사럄이다) | Dick Punks | 3:20 |
| 2. | "This Is the Person" (Inst.) | 3:20 | |
| Total length: | 6:40 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Turning" (서노외) | TOXIC | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Turning" (Inst.) | 2:59 | |
| Total length: | 7:18 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Cry My Love" (울지마사랑아) | The One | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Don't Cry My Love" (Inst.) | 3:53 | |
| Total length: | 7:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Two Weeks Title" (Opening Title) | Various Artists | 0:47 |
| 2. | "Chase of Maze" | Various Artists | 3:28 |
| 3. | "I'm Your Father" | Various Artists | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Investigation" | Various Artists | 1:35 |
| 5. | "Launch" | Various Artists | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Misconception" | Various Artists | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Mountain and Sun" | Various Artists | 2:23 |
| 8. | "Plans" | Various Artists | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Two Weeks Memories" | Various Artists | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Two Weeks Memories (orchestra ver. )" | Various Artists | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Two Weeks Memories (slow ver. )" | Various Artists | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Two Weeks Memories (tension ver. )" | Various Artists | 2:36 |
| 13. | "Dangerous Game" | Various Artists | 2:35 |
| 14. | "Lost Memories" | Various Artists | 2:45 |
| 15. | "Time" | Various Artists | 2:30 |
| 16. | "Very Dangerous" | Various Artists | 1:10 |
| 17. | "Who Is There?" | Various Artists | 1:56 |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| TNmS Ratings[13] | AGB Nielsen[14] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | August 7, 2013 | 7.6% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 8.9% |
| 2 | August 8, 2013 | 7.7% | 9.2% | 8.0% | 9.8% |
| 3 | August 14, 2013 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 10.0% | 12.1% |
| 4 | August 15, 2013 | 8.8% | 10.5% | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| 5 | August 21, 2013 | 8.6% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 6 | August 22, 2013 | 9.2% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 12.0% |
| 7 | August 28, 2013 | 8.5% | 10.7% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 8 | August 29, 2013 | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 13.4% |
| 9 | September 4, 2013 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 9.5% | 10.6% |
| 10 | September 5, 2013 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| 11 | September 11, 2013 | 9.4% | 11.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% |
| 12 | September 12, 2013 | 9.4% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 12.4% |
| 13 | September 18, 2013 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 8.7% | 10.0% |
| 14 | September 19, 2013 | 8.6% | 10.4% | 8.8% | 9.7% |
| 15 | September 25, 2013 | 9.3% | 10.5% | 9.4% | 10.8% |
| 16 | September 26, 2013 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% |
| Average | 9.1% | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.0% | |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2013 | 2nd APAN Star Awards |
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Joon-gi | Won |
| Excellence Award, Actress | Kim So-yeon | Won | ||
| Acting Award, Actor | Chun Ho-jin | Nominated | ||
| Best Writer | So Hyun-kyung | Won | ||
MBC Drama Awards |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Joon-gi | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim So-yeon | Nominated | ||
| Park Ha-sun | Nominated | |||
| Golden Acting Award, Actor | Jo Min-ki | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Lee Joon-gi | Nominated |
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Park Ha-sun | Nominated |
It began airing in Japan on cable channel KNTV on December 27, 2013.[15]
It began airing in Thailand on digital television MONO29 on 2015.[16]
It began airing across in Southeast Asia on KIX on June 25, 2020 at 10 PM (GMT+8).
in 2019, Fuji Tv made Japanese adaption of series which Haruma Miura and Kyoko Yoshine in leading roles, it was last works of Miura before his death in 2020[17][18]