The Road: The Tragedy of One

The Road: The Tragedy of One  is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Kim No-won and starring Ji Jin-hee, Yoon Se-ah, Kim Hye-eun and Kim Sung-soo. Based on the work by Rintaro Norizuki, the series tells the story of the ugly desires, secrets, guilt and salvation of 'Royal the Hill', where only the top 1% of Korea live. It premiered on tvN on August 4, 2021, and aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22.30 (KST) for 12 episodes.

Synopsis
"Royal the Hill" is a posh place where the top one percent of Koreans live. The series tells the secrets, desires, guilts and salvation of the residents of this place.

Baek Soo-hyeon (Ji Jin-hee) the protagonist is a trusted anchor with strong beliefs. His words are taken as the truth, but he is a cold-hearted man. He will use any means to get what he desires. He is married to Seo Eun-soo (Yoon Se-ah), who is a daughter of the chairman of the Jegang Group, a heavy weight having influence in the political and economic worlds.

On a torrential rainy night a tragic incident takes place and the secrets connected with it result in silence, avoidance, and confusion, which eventually leads to another tragedy.

Main

 * Ji Jin-hee as Baek Soo-hyeon
 * Park Sang-hoon as young Baek Soo-hyun
 * 45 years old, BSN News night anchor, a trusted journalist, a faithful family head. He is hiding a dark secret


 * Yoon Se-ah as Seo Eun-soo
 * 42 years old, a popular miniature artist, Baek Soo-hyeon's wife, the daughter of the steel group chairman, Seo Gi-tae


 * Kim Hye-eun as Cha Seo-yeong
 * 42 years old, BSN late night news anchor, always hungry for success

People around Baek Soo-hyeon and Seo Eun-soo

 * Chun Ho-jin as Seo Gi-tae
 * 65 years old, father of Seo Eun-soo, the president of a leading conglomerate, self-righteous and overbearing


 * Kim Min-joon as Baek Yeon-woo
 * 12 years old, son of Soo-hyeon and Eun-su


 * Kang Sung-min as Oh Jang-ho
 * 41 years old, documentary director, husband of Eun-soo's younger sister, Eun-ho


 * Kim Sung-soo as Sim Seok-hoon
 * 45 years old, detective of the Metropolitan Investigation Unit, once the childhood friend of Baek Soo-hyeon from hometown, they cut off ties after a middle school girl disappeared in their hometown, Yeongsan


 * Jo Seong-joon as Seo Jeong-wook
 * The son of Seo Ki-tae and Bae Baek-suk, Seo Jung-wook is someone who is afraid of Seo Ki-tae, but his name goes up and down every time he has a drug problem, including the Gap-jil case.

People around Cha Seo-yeong

 * Ahn Nae-sang as Choi Nam-gyu
 * 55 years old, husband of Cha Seo-young, a former lawyer and CEO of a large investment firm


 * Lee Seo as Choi Se-ra
 * 21 years old, daughter of Choi Nam-gyu and his first wife.


 * Nam Ki-won as Choi Jun-young
 * 12 years old, son of Nam-gyu and Seo-young

Steelmaking Foundation

 * Kang Kyung-hun as Bae Kyung-Sook
 * 45 years old, chairman of the steelmaking foundation


 * Ha Min as Yang Yang
 * 55 years old, head of planning department, steelmaking cultural foundation


 * Jo Seong-joon as Seo Jeong-wook
 * 22 years old, son of Seo Gi-tae and Bae Kyung-Sook


 * Kim Roi-ha as Hwang Tae-seop
 * 60 years old, 4th term National Assembly member


 * Hyun Woo-sung as Jo Sang-mu
 * Seo Gi-tae's right-hand man, 40 years old, director of the steelmaking group

Press people

 * Baek Ji-won as Kwon Yeo-jin
 * 49 years old, Soo-hyeon's senior, a former news anchor and the first female director of BSN's news agency


 * Oh Yong as Kang Jae-yeol
 * 45 years old, Newsnight producer


 * Joo Ye-eun as Park Mun-hwa :33 years old, Newsnight reporter

Others

 * Lee Jong-hyuk as Yoon Dong-pil
 * 45 years old, CEO of a large entertainment establishment


 * Jo Jung-hwan as Park Seong-hwan
 * 41 years old, freelance entertainment reporter and has a bad relationship with Baek Soo-hyeon


 * Han Joo-wan as Kim Young-shin
 * 35 years old, detective of the Metropolitan Investigation Unit


 * Kang Sung-min as Oh Jang Ho

Special appearance

 * Son Yeo-eun as Lee Mi-do
 * 35 years old, Dark Dining employee

Production
On March 30, 2021, the main cast of the drama was confirmed as Ji Jin-hee, Yoon Se-ah and Kim Hye-eun. On May 12, Yoon Se-ah posted photos from filming site. On June 25 announcing the premiere date, photos from script reading site were released.