With the premise of a female police officer investigating a mysterious unsolved murder case taking place in her neighborhood with the help of her shopkeeper boyfriend and his mother, taking only the help of a lone receipt issued from the mother’s supermarket, we’re sure you can’t contain your excitement about the premiere of tvN’s The Killer’s Shopping List! The show is based on a novel of the same name written by Kang Ji Young and is starring versatile actors such as Lee Kwang Soo and Kim Seol Hyun, the wait for the release of The Killer’s Shopping List Episode 1 is a hard one for sure.
tvN’s The Killer’s Shopping List is directed by Lee Eon Hee, who has previous experience in directing murder mysteries as she also directed The Accidental Detective 2: In Action (2018). She also served as the screenwriter of the Korean cult-classic movie Take Care of My Cat (2001). Meanwhile, the scriptwriter of The Killer’s Shopping List is Han Ji Wan, who has an extensive list of writing suspense and thriller dramas like The Ghost Detective (2018). In this article, we will reveal the release date of The Killer’s Shopping List Episode 1 and also fill you in on the lead actress Seolhyun’s thoughts on the preparation for her role.
Seolhyun on Learning Boxing for Playing A Police Officer on the show
Seolhyun shared the reason behind choosing The Killer’s Shopping List as her next project: “the premise of deducing the culprit of a string of killings through store receipts was way too exciting and interesting to me. My character Do Ah Hee is really attractive because she is a total professional at her job as a police officer, and also has a straight-cut purpose of protecting her neighborhood and her boyfriend, Ahn Dae Sung.”
About her similarity to the character, Kim Seol Hyun reveals, “we have a synchro-rate of about 50%: we are both quite loveable and frank, but we differ in instances of saying everything that she wants to without holding back. This is, of course, part of Do Ah Hee’s charisma!”
Seol Hyun on expanding her acting range with an active role: “I learned boxing for the first time in preparation for my role in the drama. Other than that, I practiced a lot of the action sequences required throughout the show.”
Seol Hyun did nothing but rave about her co-stars, Lee Kwang Soo and Jin Hee Kyung: “The two senior actors took good care of me and were such mood-makers on set. Hee Kyung sunbaenim always told me to do what my heart desires to. They even took into account and accepted all of the ideas I came up with during filming.”
Lee Kwang Soo plays Ahn Dae Sung, an aspirant for civil service exams (that he has failed three times), who works as the keeper of MS Mart, which is owned by his mother, Han Myung Sook (played by Jin Hee Kyung). About Lee Kwang Soo, Seol Hyun says, “Kwang Soo sunbaenim always make the atmosphere very comfortable, and he always listened carefully and solved all of my concerns regarding acting.”
About the observation-point of The Killer’s Shopping List, Seol Hyun says that all the characters in the show have two sides. The reveal of the culprit isn’t the only mystery of the show since each, and every character in the show has at least one secret they are hiding. Watch a special Episode 0, aka an Episode 1 highlight of The Killer’s Shopping List, below to satiate your thirst for now.
The Killer’s Shopping List Episode 1 Release Date
The Killer’s Shopping List Episode 1 will be released on 27th April 2022 (Wednesday) at 10:30 PM KST. In other time zones, that is 7 PM IST, 11:30 PM AEST, and 8:30 AM EST. The Killer’s Shopping List will be airing its pilot on the Korean television channel tvN. It will be replacing the airtime of previously airing tvN drama Kill Heel.
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Watch The Killer’s Shopping List Episode 1 Online – Streaming Details
The Killer’s Shopping List Episode 1 will air on the South Korean television platform tvN at first. The Killer’s Shopping List will be a short drama with a total of eight episodes, and each episode will have a total runtime of 60 minutes. Viewers wanting to catch up on episodes later can do so on the online streaming service Rakuten Viki by clicking here. You can also watch The Killer’s Shopping List Episode 1 on Viu and iQiyi on the day after airing, i.e. 28th April 2022, provided you are one of the selected countries they provide their services on.
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