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Drama: Artificial City / Duke City (literal title)
Revised romanization: Gongjakdosi
Hangul: 공작도시
Director: Jeon Chang-Geun
Writer: Son Se-Dong
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 20
Release Date: December 8, 2021 - February 10, 2022
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 22:30
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Yoon Jae-Hee (Soo-Ae) is the second daughter-in-law of the chaebol family who runs the Sungjin Group. She works at art gallery Space Jin. In the past, she had a boyfriend she dated for years, but she dumped him to marry Jung Joon-Hyeok (Kim Kang-Woo). Jung Joon-Hyeok was born out of wedlock to the chaebol family.

Yoon Jae-Hee wants to make her husband the South Korean president. For that, she cooperates with the next public prosecutor general and she begins a war against her in-laws.

Notes

"Artificial City" takes over JTBC's Wed. & Thu. 22:30 time slot previously occupied by "Reflection of You” and followed by "Thirty Nine" February 16, 2022.

Cast



Soo-Ae	Kim Kang-Woo	Kim Mi-Sook	Lee E-Dam	Lee Hak-Joo
Yoon Jae-Hee	Jung Joon-Hyeok	Seo Han-Sook	Kim Yi-Seol	Han Dong-Min

Sungjin Group Family



Song Young-Chang	Kim Young-Jae	Kim Ji-Hyun	Lee Seo-An	Jung Hee-Tae
Jung Pil-Sung	Jung Joon-Il	Lee Joo-Yeon	Jung Eun-Jung	Yang Won-Rok



Seo Woo-Jin	Nam Gi-Ae
Jung Hyun-Woo	Min Ji-Young

Sungjin Group Employees



Kim Joo-Ryung	Ahn Jung-Ho
Go Sun-Mi	assistant (ep.8)

Prosecutors' Group



Lee Choong-Joo	Jung Hae-Kyun	Baek Ji-Won	Seo Jae-Hee
Park Jung-Ho	Jo Kang-Hyun	Kwon Min-Sun	Oh Ye-Rin

Seo Han-Sook's Group



Park Ji-Il	Nam Moon-Chul	Yum Dong-Hun
Assemblyman Min Sung-Sik	Editor-in-Chief Choi Hee-Joong	Kwak Ki-Hwan

Kim Yi-Seol's Group



Lee Gyu-Hyun	Hwang Sun-Hee	Park Myung-Shin
Park Yong-Seob	No Young-Joo	Kim Myung-Wan

Sungjin Art Space Jin

Seo Yi-An

Kim Da-Eun

JBC



Yoon Se-Woong	Baek Do-Gyum
station manager	staff

Yoon Jae-Hee's Home Employees



Kim Tae-Geum	Park Soo-Min
Violin Teacher Kim Ji-Su	Yoon Jae-Hee's maid

Yoon Jae-Hee's Family



Nam Myung-Ryul	Kwon Ye-Eun	Min Young
Yoon Jong-Pil	Yoon Jae-Hee (child) (ep.4)	Yoon Jae-Hee's mother (ep.4)

2014 Hyeongsan-dong Tragedy

Kim Min-Che

Sung-Hee's mother (ep.9)

Others



Hong Seong-Min	Dong Bang-Woo	Eom Ok-Ran
Cho Gyu-Seong	Minister Yu Jin-Seok	maid



Jung Byung-Ho	Na Mi-Hee	Park Jae-Wan	Kim Mi-Ra	Yoon Seo-Yeon
printer (ep.2)	art exhibition staff (ep.3)	wealthy family (ep.4)	wealthy family (ep.4)	wealthy family (ep.4)



Lee Eun-Ju	Ok Il-Jae	Kwak Na-Yeon	Seo Kwang-Jae	Kim Se-Dong
apartment neighbor (ep.6)	Myeongsung Company receptionist (ep.6)	Okryeonhoe Club wife (ep.6)	tailor (ep.6)	OB-GYN (ep.6-7)

Kim Young-Sun

nurse (ep.8,12)

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2021-12-08	1	3.576%	4.279%
2021-12-09	2	2.628%	2.920%
2021-12-15	3	3.895%	4.310%
2021-12-16	4	3.119%	3.977%
2021-12-22	5	4.072%	4.697%
2021-12-23	6	3.166%	4.183%
2021-12-29	7	3.561%	3.797%
2021-12-30	8	2.977%	3.854%
2022-01-05	9	3.414%	3.843%
2022-01-06	10	3.221%	3.773%
2022-01-12	11	3.929%	4.345%
2022-01-13	12	3.438%	3.732%
2022-01-19	13	-	-
2022-01-20	14	-	-
2022-01-26	15	-	-
2022-01-27	16	-	-
2022-02-02	17	-	-
2022-02-03	18	-	-
2022-02-09	19	-	-
2022-02-10	20	-	-

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

Kim May 21 2022 5:16 am Acting was good by most but story line lacked substance and relevance especially through 20 episodes. The ending was not clear, even if you thought it was ambiguous. The synopsis had potential but unfortunately was disappointing overall. Would not recommend.

Temmy May 15 2022 2:31 pm This is one of the most stupid kdrama series have ever watched. Why will you end the series like that after making jaee hui as a bad ass boss lady. This doesn't make sense,I can never recommend this series for anyone. There should be season 2 because you made me waste my time watching an headache series.

Rexas May 04 2022 2:40 pm I wouldn’t recommend this drama to anyone. Whoever read this because they’re planning to watch it, don’t! All in all it is just too depressing. Never have I ever regret this much watching a kdrama. Usually I’m open to unhappy ending. But this one is not only unhappy ending, it’s suck ending.

Kdramastan May 04 2022 12:15 am i watch dramas for a break from reality. everyone's life is hard and dramas give hope coz truth always wins over evil. Protagonist is expected to win and not give up. sadly this is the only drama where the protagonist accepts defeat and evil wins. What was that dialogue where JH tells her mom in law she will experience things she hasnt? stupid inconsistent writing in last 2 episodes. the rest was good though.

Netfax Apr 28 2022 12:20 pm I know her character was the devoted wife but her not sleeping with anyone for years is unrealistic. Women also have needs and shame Prosecutor Park even worse, this man was holding out for Yoon Jae-hui and nothing not even one night of passion or a real kiss happened after all that time. I am OK with the ending but I am really praying for a season 2 so many loose ends and unfinished business.

Malis Mar 20 2022 10:17 pm Story line good, But not the ending

Josew Mar 05 2022 3:48 pm Loved this drama, it was refreshing and with good acting and not just some ninja story where poor people acquire some supermen skills out of nowhere and win.

This felt more like documentary of faiths lost and never told of many people who suffer and public never knows about it , and if they do its mostly ignored.

There was not a single blameless character in this drama and all of them seen themselves as victims. Amazing acting . and what's wrong with you guys? are you 12 years old? who's only used to happy go lucky dramas that have some heroic endings? Not every drama has to have closure, and this one portrayed fight against the rich very realistically. If you wanted a heroine willing to sacrifice everything including her own child just to get back to powerful people, go watch anime.

Best in 22 so far ,i just loved everything about it.

Dee Cooper Feb 27 2022 8:39 pm Season 2 is needed. Nothing was resolved.

Barbara Lockett Feb 26 2022 2:53 am Will there be a season 2?

Sheyyy Feb 25 2022 2:16 pm I just googled the writer of this drama.. I am not surprised he could write something as miserable as this. Even if he wanted to make an illustration of an artificial city.. He could have at least made Jae Hui's character consistent. She should've continued being as badass as she was in the beginning I am so angry. And Jun Hyeok.. aaah I'm frustrated I am tired

Sheyyy Feb 25 2022 2:08 pm Whoever wrote this drama should be sued. You just demoralized the good people in the society by saying that no matter what.. Evil prevails

Sheyyyy Feb 25 2022 2:05 pm I seriously hate the ending of this drama It wasn't sad but annoying Jae Hui suffered but i still feel like the drama exagerrated a lot of things

Nope Feb 23 2022 5:48 am Yi seol my poor girl. Aigoo! This drama had good cast but story was 0/10.

Trish Feb 20 2022 6:53 am What a waste to watch...

Aggy Feb 18 2022 1:32 am It was not really a good drama. Although The Actors deserve a good Applause for their Performances. Jae Hae and Yi Seol were excellent . I love Hyun Woo.- he is adorable. He is so cute. N Hyeo Wan Sook the Despot did act so well- so Cool collected and evil. The husband of Jae Hae. was pathetic. Sorry. Weakling weakling Not sure if I like the ending. It was an open ended Final Episode. Will there be a Season 2. I hope so.

us8q9 Feb 17 2022 1:23 pm what a waste.. Don't watch this drama if you don't want to feel like your time is wasted!!

first i don't feel sorry for jee hee's sadness at all. but I'm annoyed with the ending like this? at least in the end the evil got its retribution. I don't know what I expected from this drama.

in the early episodes, the character development of the characters was quite good, but it was getting worse and worse. I still don't understand what data jee hee gave to han dong min?? ahhh I really want to be angry, watching this is like watching a stupid show written by a fool.

Faithful Feb 15 2022 9:30 pm There should be punishment please Let Yun jae hui take revenge

Faithful Feb 15 2022 9:28 pm Will there be season 2??

Winnie Feb 15 2022 11:21 am Park Y-Seob’s trial is still going on, Jun-hyuk raped Kim Yi-Seo should be revealed in newspaper, the reporter concealing the truth yet to be dealt with, thus, the story line of artificial city is hanging . Sungjin group controlling seems weird , it should be vanished for meddling

CJ Feb 11 2022 12:15 pm Another season please. And hoping that Han Sook, Jeon Hyeok, and Pil Sung rot in jail or be exiled somewhere. And that Jae Hee and Hyun Woo be reunited.

Whatjustgosh Feb 11 2022 8:43 am Jae hee herself was a scumbag and deserves no good. Just because she faced casting couch meant she should lose all logic and turn around all her morals to make that philanderer a prez and do all shady stuff she could do for it just because she wants power and never to be trampled over when daily she got trampled by psycho mil and psycho husband. I always rooted for her fall. As of yi seol i never understood how she was raped , her bro friend says she went their for a talk abt demolition, like really you go for a talk in an escorts bling bling dress with escort girls? Won't common sense tell you what next will happen? Then it was her bro friend again who leaves her in drugged state in junhyuks room like what the hell was that? Why he did that to an unconscious female friend and then curses jhyuk for raping her.

Writing was very weak and inconsistent there were times jae hee would turn out too smart to beat witch mil but most of the show she was grovelling over the feet of a woman for power who herself was married to her driver and still cooked food for him despite that he cheated on her with a maid. Entering into show mil wants jaehee divorced we arent told why mil wants divorce then she suddenly changes after shootng incident and helps jae hee we are not told why , may be because she thinks she can shoot herself she will go all lengths to make rapist son a prez but then looking at her manipulations and power it was so clear she could have done it all herself without any jaehee. Like what on earth was writers purpose of writing the show? What point are you trying to make? Just writing rubbish to fill slots gor 10-12 weekw

As of lee seol i wish she did more than a constipated face expression in show and fully opened up to jae hee. Why yi seol acted as a robot was beyond me, also why she went to meet junhyuk knowing shes in danger and got killed.

Erna Feb 11 2022 7:48 am (SPOILERS!) I understand that this is what reality looks like, that the rich will always get their way no better what. But it is precisely why the audience wants Jae Hee to take revenge so that we can have some hope in this kind of present world. But one thing good is that she did still keep her conscience and got out of that family. She did all this for her son. The writer could at least show some mother met son scenes at the end. The writer also shouldn’t have killed off Lee Seol but instead made her and Jae Hee be friends at the end and maybe open a business.

tran Feb 11 2022 2:47 am @sf, even you're smart and capable but with no connection or give yourself in you cannot get the job you want. That what happened to her at her first job. He wanted her to sleep with him if she wants the job. I think she's got the job at SungJin because her father break his principles to rule in favour for SungJin group. Correcte if my understanding not correct.

@... I have such high hope for the reporter to be truthful and honest and yet big disappointment. I'm sure I'll not be like him. I'm a dirt poor with my principles haha. And I rather die a poor person. Anyway, I thought JaeHee character should have much to learn from, I thought she came to the rich to change the system, to exposed their dirty businesses,, but too bad she's not that smart nor clever. There's no hope in this drama.

.. Feb 11 2022 1:06 am ..SPOILERS.. it's been a long time since a show made me feel this much depressed & helpless .. I don't know if I'd want a different ending though.. You get carried away, as the FL does, with the possibility of a "win"... There's no winning if you have morals, if there are things you cannot turn your back from . The first episodes are confusing & it is not explicitly clear why anyone does anything .. But, it is all implied if you watch carefully, and believe chars when they show&tell you who they are .. Dongmin succumbed to evil while the secretary showed a little glimpse of humanity.. And at the very least, JH got out, just like her unexpected friend YS wanted... Now, breaking the rock with eggs was impossible, but maybe someday, somehow, somebody cracks it..

sf Feb 10 2022 11:36 pm In fact, what did she want and why? She was not from a poor family she was educated then, why did she want to fight with the giants? Be a leader in a proper community for you. She has changed the community, and she has become a slave.

Ray Feb 09 2022 9:37 am I hope yoon jae hee happy ending ??

kellie Feb 05 2022 8:30 pm Too much thrown at the viewer at the beginning, too many characters, too many vague relationships, too much talk,. You're in the deep end of the pool and you don't know how you got there. From the comments here it doesn't seem to improve later. Too bad. I'm in it for Kim Mi-sook -- I'd watch her embroider doilies.

ssuga Feb 05 2022 2:50 am Two episodes left and I'm expecting big things to happen. The story has been very slow until ep 15.

Winnie Feb 02 2022 7:44 pm In ep 17 now, when all and any nasty deeds of the mother in law of Jae Hi and secretary Gu be revealed to the public?

tran Jan 28 2022 9:55 pm I'm team Jae Hee. As long as she doesn't kill a person whatever she has to do to achieve her goal I'm on her side. I hope the writer will give her a satisfactory outcome.

Mimi Jan 22 2022 9:15 am JunHyeok may attract to YiSeol, but plot twist here, how about if YiSeol actually have feeling for JaeHee - like romantic lesbian relationship?

Sando Jan 15 2022 10:14 am The only kdrama that I can watch one whole episode, without doing other stuff in between.

No sense Jan 12 2022 11:35 pm It has become a disappointment n is going around and around in circles making zero sense . Also chaebol mom in law marrying a driver and staying loyal to him even till now are a stretch. Despite all misogyny in k society noone marries off daughter to drivers in rich class and no rich woman acts subservient to him through out. Shes shown most powerful woman in korea and at home she even cooks for a husband and respects him who was her driver, is uneducated,cheated on her, is extremely ill mannered,doesnt know his boundaries and most importantly always psychologically abuses her son. n what part of world this happens? not even in third world countries.

Also drama started with jae hi and her mil as sworn rivals and very shrewd merciless women always oneupmanning each other now suddenly their dynamics totally changed . Her mil planned to kick her out for last whole decade , was always super hostile to her, now she sudddenly changes behavior and acts like real mom. Also how jun hyok can become president without any prior career in politics at all.

Even though its true, in rich class all across the world men endlessly cheat on wives with infinite number of women and wives stay silent for money and power they gain from husband and to have husbands wealth transferred to their kids but still seeing jae hi going to extremes to cover up her husbands crappy cheating acts and continuing to support and baby sit him really really disgusts me. Its as if as a woman she gives no respect to herself. The portrayal of women in show seems like a disrespect to them. I dont care about jun hyeoks downfall but i surely want jae hui to be taken down and humiliated for doing all wrong things just to gain power.

Knightforsure Jan 10 2022 3:52 pm Pretty boring and a real waste of Kim Kang Woo's talent

Remember Jan 10 2022 3:22 am I don't know what twists will unfold but I'm going to say this now. Jae Hee has more chemistry with Jung Ho while Joon Hyeok has more chemistry with Yi seol (Although we know he's just looking for another youngie to play with). Idk the what the story btw Yi seol and Jun hyeok is but I could take a solid guess after watching the most recent ep. Yi seol shouldn't trust Jae Hee too much!

T Jan 06 2022 3:45 pm Ok I still think the writer is trying to throw you off a bit by adding so many characters in the mix but my guess to what this boils down to is Kim Yi-Seol had a baby with Jung Joon-Hyeok and that child is now living with Jung Joon-Hyeok and Yoon Jae-Hee but Kim Yi-Seol wants revenge on Jung Joon-Hyeok for basically sexually assaulting her and not even remembering he did it. I don't understand where her revenge plot for her roommate ties in but I think this is basically what is the underlying issue to the story here.

Tch Jan 05 2022 7:12 pm First 3 eps were good and then it went boring and flat. Whats the point in acting larger than life when everything is sorted by mil and if she still kneels before her to give 1 more chance. What is female leads achievement? None. All Mils power.

Vanilla Jan 01 2022 9:44 pm I would say this drama has an interesting premise. It always gives viewers some things to think and solve. The MIL seems to have some humane side. I may be wrong. But one thing I am really curious is do Jun Huk and Jae Hee love each other or not? Otherwise, why is Jae Hee doing all these things? Is it really worth it? Actually, it would be nice if she just leave that family, divorced her husband and go married to the prosecutor. That would be the perfect ending for me.

Hawhaw Dec 31 2021 11:00 am This is getting uglier... repeatable scenes, i still see the female lead weak and being controlled by her MIL-- I hope on next eps it won't be more draggy or else I'll stop watching it. So boring and not exciting to watch at all. The genre is fine on me but the scene, and storyline seems like disappointing.

Henry Dec 31 2021 8:56 am Great actress Soo ae ❤️?? deserve daesang Grand prize of artificial city ? great drama so mystery.

... Dec 31 2021 4:45 am I can't watch it legally so I'm waiting for any platform to take this drama because this is so good.... Love to see soo ae rejected the trash now we are breaking up for this masterpiece..

Show me Dec 28 2021 10:16 pm @country bumpkin its only fl's makeup its something called glass skin which majority k actors do and it gives same effect as that of egg white applied on skin. I personally dislike that look and off lately majority actors would not wear this look in dramas (dont know about award shows or other events tho) but soo ae is doing it now and it is extremely overdone and looks very unnatural,like why apply so much glass skin makeup. She should tone it down. I dont get if someone fails ivf ans has hormonal imbance to not get pregnany than how can she fall preg with any other man? Didnt want hyeon wu to be illegitimate son but well oh... ..

Teddy bear Dec 26 2021 4:02 am Really hope it can be broadcast on netflix.

Virgo Dec 26 2021 3:51 am The lighting is ok and their makeup is also fine.

Country bumpkin Dec 25 2021 2:49 pm Dear make-up artists; Could you make their faces less glowing? Either too many face whitening lotions or the light projectors caused or whatever other reasons for that, they look unhealthy.

Chiiee Dec 24 2021 3:58 am The plot is like a merry-go-round. Some moments, I think I've gotten a grasp on what's going on but most times I'm just confused. I will continue watching it though..

Seaview Dec 22 2021 9:39 pm A lot of twists and turns but it is interesting. Quite addictive actually because you will wonder what will happen after next.

Seaview Dec 22 2021 9:36 pm So far, what I can gather is this: - Soo Ae wants her husband Kim Kang Woo to be the president. In the process, she needs to overcome the many obstacles created by her MIL so as to achieve her goal - her husband is a flirt - the docent who always follows her may have ulterior motives, maybe for revenge or she likes Soo Ae? This is the mystery part - then there is the ex-boyfriend who still cares so much about Soo Ae. Will they get together or will anything happen to him?

The story is a psychological thriller so it may seem to have a lot of subplots but it is actually quite addictive once you get into the hang of it. An interesting and fun drama.

T Dec 21 2021 4:59 pm We are already 4 episodes in and I still don't have a handle of what is going on. The writing of this drama is all over the place...too many plays, to many characters being thrown around and its happening all at once with no type of character or plot building to what is supposed to be going on in the story. I hope this drama get a little better but as it stands the writing sucks.

Enjoyable Dec 20 2021 8:37 pm Its available on viki tho subs come late. It has many elements from drama Mine like second son being illegitimate, same museum and art galleries are used that were in Mine , art gallery plotline being involved though in here female lead is the art enthusiast unlike mine, a sister in law here too. Few things are common but by and large its a different show with its own different plotline and is more meaningfully written. Its a good show though it gets you tense every second of its airtime. Its all about mil creating an event to kick out junior dil and junior dil creating a much bigger event to retain position and bring down mil then again mil creating another big event to subjugate dil and the cycle repeats till the drama will end but its well written.

mtolent213 Dec 14 2021 8:41 pm Oh my, musical actor Lee Choong Joo!!! Yes!!!! ???

At first, when I saw him in the funeral scene, I thought, "This guy looks familiar." Then I thought of musicals and had to check out the cast of the drama. Yes, Lee Choong Joo is in this drama!

... Dec 09 2021 1:48 am I heard that this drama got good review on 1st episode but I can't watch it because jtbc doesn't release this on any application.. I'm upset @jtbc ??

Riverview Nov 28 2021 11:57 am I will watch whatever show she is in but wish that she can act in more shows. Looking stylish is her forte so am looking forward to her new drama.

Yes please Nov 27 2021 6:52 am Glad soo ae rejected that song hyekyo drama and decided to take this drama.. this drama sounds so promising especially with the intense headache festival drama (which is I really love rather than watching boring melodrama)

Prince Nov 19 2021 12:42 pm Can't wait!! The teasers look good!!

Zara Nov 11 2021 6:37 am They should make a drama on her life story

Wowww Nov 10 2021 7:25 pm Soo Ae OMG I've missed her so much I could cry. I can't wait wait this to air!!!!

Jack Sep 17 2021 7:55 am @Cobi, I heard the drama is airing in December this year. They are still filming.

Black Aug 25 2021 5:32 am Wow I thought Soo Ae really love Woman with passion character. She want to be president wife too in King of Ambition,. Is it the second time she played with Kim Kang Woo? I remember the two played role in High Society

Cobi May 22 2021 8:45 am Which month is it going to be aired? Can’t wait! Want to see the charismatic and beautiful Korean actress Soo Ae on screen ASAP.

meeks Feb 07 2021 8:40 pm Sounds interesting!!!

Kiya Feb 04 2021 10:28 pm This sounds like High Society, Soo Ae's movie with Park Hae Il. There she tried to make her husband being an assemblyman. Waiting!

Nomnom Feb 04 2021 5:38 pm My favorite!! Sooae! The plot sounds interesting icannot wait!

i love seo woo Feb 04 2021 4:59 am Yay! a comeback for soo ae!

Daisy Feb 03 2021 9:28 pm This seems to have the vibes of Mask. Only, Soo Ae is a fiercer version of her timid character in Mask.

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Difference between revisions of "Artificial City"

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Sungjin Group Family

Sungjin Group Employees

Prosecutors' Group

Seo Han-Sook's Group

Kim Yi-Seol's Group

Sungjin Art Space Jin

JBC

Yoon Jae-Hee's Home Employees

Yoon Jae-Hee's Family

2014 Hyeongsan-dong Tragedy

Others

Trailers

Episode Ratings

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