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Schoolgirl Detectives

South Korean television series

Schoolgirl Detectives[1] (Korean: 선암여고 탐정단; Hanja: 선암女高 探偵團; RR: Seonamyeogo Tamjungdan; lit. Seonam Girls High School Detectives) is a South Korean television series based on the novel of the same title by Park Ha-ik.[2][3] Starring Jin Ji-hee, Kang Min-ah, Lee Hye-ri, Lee Min-ji, Stephanie Lee, and Kim Min-jun, it aired on jTBC from December 16, 2014, to March 17, 2015, for 14 episodes.[4][5]

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The series notably featured the first onscreen lesbian kiss on South Korean television.[6][7] A complaint was later filed with the Korea Communications Standards Commission, but civic groups such as LGBT awareness organization Rainbow Action against Sexual Minority Discrimination criticized such deliberations even taking place.[8]

Synopsis

Five students at the Seonam Girls' High School, Ahn Chae-yool (a classy girl, new to the school); Yoon Mi-do (the leader known as the school weirdo); Lee Yee-hee (wannabe actress/idol); Kim Ha-jae (computing expert); Choi Sung-yoon (baker and fellow peacemaker) form a detective club, and set out to solve mysteries around them, some involving bullying, abortion, and suicide.

Cast

Main

  • Jin Ji-hee as Ahn Chae-yool, a super-smart transfer student who unwillingly joins the high school detective club
  • Kang Min-ah as Yoon Mi-do, the leader of the detective club
  • Lee Hye-ri as Lee Ye-hee, a member of the detective club who wants to become an actress[9]
  • Lee Min-ji as Kim Ha-jae, a member of the detective club who is an expert about computers
  • Stephanie Lee as Choi Sung-yoon, a member of the detective club who is very tall and enjoys baking
  • Kim Min-jun as Ha Yeon-joon, a wise teacher who may have a mysterious past[10]

Supporting

People around Ahn Chae-yool
  • Han Ye-joon as Ha Ra-ohn, Yeon-joon's nephew
  • Lee Seung-yeon as Oh Yoo-jin, Chae-yool's mother
  • Jang Ki-yong as Ahn Chae-joon, Chae-yool's older brother
  • Choi Deok-moon as Ahn Hong-min, Chae-yool's father
Students
  • Cho Shi-yoon as Oh Hae-ni, president of Class 1-3
  • Han Ji-an as Nam Hyo-jo, school bully from Class 1-3
  • Heyne as Hong Dani, theater club senior member and Ye-hee's rival
  • Kyung Ji-eun as Seo Yi-na, theater club senior and Dani's friend
  • Jung Yeon-joo as Park Se-yoo, a senior student who wants to find her rabbit doll
  • Cheon Young-min as Jo Ah-ra, a student in trouble about her father's bakery
  • Kim So-hye as Han Soo-yeon, a senior class accused of porn video and homosexuality
  • Kang Sung-ah as Park Eun-bin, Soo-yeon's girlfriend
  • Han Seo-jin as Hwang Hye-ra, a senior class who commits fraud for the sake of justice.
  • Lee Joo-woo as Choi Mi-rae, an ex-student who committed suicide
  • Choi Joo-ri as Shim Yoon-kyung, Mi-rae's classmate
Teachers
  • Hwang Seok-jeong as Lee Yeo-joo, the principal of Seonam Girls' High School
  • Kim Sung-yoon as Jung Dong-soo, homeroom teacher of Class 1-3
  • Kim Hye-na as Shin Jang-mi, English language teacher
Extended
  • Lee Jung-hwan as Biting Man
  • Lee Jae-kyun as Choi Chang-hyun, Se-yoon's ex-boyfriend
  • Kim Byung-choon as Bakery owner, Ah-ra's father
  • Kim Jung-kyun as Mi-do's father
  • Guillaume Patry as Chae-joon's friend
  • Kang Joo-hee as MC
  • Hwang Shin-jung as Ra-ohn's stepmother
  • Bae Young-joon as Ra-ohn's manager
  • Baek Bong-ki as Kyung Jang-hyun, MU Entertainment caretaker
  • Kim Young-sun as Go Mi-ja, Chang-hyun's mother
  • Lee Byung-wook as Han In-soo, doctor

References

  1. [1]
    "Schoolgirl Detectives". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Jin, Eun-soo (23 December 2014). "Sleuth drama deals with teen issues". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  3. [3]
    Jones, Julie (23 December 2014). "When It Comes To Solving Mysteries, Girls Rule". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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    "HanCinema's Drama Preview: Seonam Girls High School Investigators". Hancinema. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  5. [5]
    "Hye-ri of Girl's Day poses at a press junket for her new TV series". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  6. [6]
    Stanley, Adrienne (26 February 2015). "Was The Girl-On-Girl Kiss In Seonam Girls High School Detectives Too Hot For K-Drama?". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  7. [7]
    Chen, Drackman (4 March 2015). "Seonam Girls High School Investigators brings South Korea its first on-screen lesbian kiss". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  8. [8]
    Kwon, Ji-youn (1 April 2015). "'Kissing girls' provide gays with new impetus". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
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    Sung, So-young (14 November 2014). "Hyeri signs up for teen drama series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  10. [10]
    "Kim Min Jun Set for Drama Comeback in Sunam Girls High School Detectives". Soompi. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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