Schoolgirl Detectives
| Schoolgirl Detectives | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Teen Mystery Romance Comedy |
| Based on | Seonam Girls High School Investigators by Park Ha-ik |
| Written by | Shin Kwang-ho |
| Directed by | Yeo Woon-hyuk Yoo Jung-hwan |
| Starring | Jin Ji-hee Kang Min-ah Lee Hye-ri Lee Min-ji Stephanie Lee Kim Min-joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yeo Woon-hyuk |
| Producers | Jung Ah-reum Park Hyun-seo |
| Production location | Seoul |
| Editor | Shin Ki-hwan |
| Running time | 60 minutes Wednesdays at 23:00 (KST) |
| Production companies | Wellmade Yedang Happy Campus Projects |
| Original release | |
| Network | jTBC |
| Release | December 16, 2014 – March 17, 2015 |
Schoolgirl Detectives[1] (Korean: 선암여고 탐정단; 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-joon, it aired on jTBC from December 16, 2014 to March 17, 2015 for 14 episodes.[4][5]
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 that such deliberations should even take place.[8]
Plot
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 characters
- 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-joon as Ha Yeon-joon, a wise teacher who may have a mysterious past[10]
Supporting characters
- 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 want to help find her rabbit doll
- Cheon Young-min as Jo Ah-ra, a student have trouble about her father bakery
- Kim So-hye as Han Soo-yeon, a senior class accused of porn video and homossexuality
- Kang Sung-ah as Park Eun-bin, Soo-yeon's girlfriend
- Han Seo-jin as Hwang Hye-ra, a senior class who commit 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 cast
- 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
- ^ "Schoolgirl Detectives". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (23 December 2014). "Sleuth drama deals with teen issues". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ Jones, Julie (23 December 2014). "When It Comes To Solving Mysteries, Girls Rule". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ "HanCinema's Drama Preview: Seonam Girls High School Investigators". Hancinema. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ "Hye-ri of Girl's Day poses at a press junket for her new TV series". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (1 April 2015). "'Kissing girls' provide gays with new impetus". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ Sung, So-young (14 November 2014). "Hyeri signs up for teen drama series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ "Kim Min Jun Set for Drama Comeback in Sunam Girls High School Detectives". Soompi. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
External links
Categories:
- 2014 South Korean television series debuts
- 2015 South Korean television series endings
- 2010s South Korean television series
- Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company television dramas
- South Korean LGBT-related television shows
- Television programs based on South Korean novels
- South Korean teen dramas
- South Korean mystery television series