Box office The film was released on 1,184 screens on January 5, 2022. As per Korean Film Council (Kofic) integrated computer network, the film ranked at no. 2 at the Korean box office in the opening weekend with 374,432 cumulative admissions. it is at 13th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2022, with gross of US$5.56 million and 679,503 admissions.
Critical response Kim Mi-hwa of Star News praising the lead cast stated, "
Cho Jin-woong and
Choi Woo-shik, who are diametrically opposite in terms of appearance and character, brings joy to the viewers." She also praised the performances of supporting cast of
Park Hee-soon,
Kwon Yul, and
Park Myung-hoon and wrote, "savory performances of various supporting actors breathe life into the film." Kim felt that the film "is a mix of stories of police, gangsters, and drugs familiar to Korean audiences." But she stated that "the new chemistry that comes out of them mixes with flavor like a seasoning." She criticised the sound quality, writing, "not being able to hear the lines well in some scenes even though the actors utter the lines clearly." Concluding she wondered, "[whether the film] will be able to captivate the audience with a delicious movie made with familiar ingredients." ==Awards and nominations==