The Ghost Detective
Genre
CreatorKBS Drama Division
WriterHan Ji-wan
DirectorLee Jae-hoon
Starring
MusicPark Jun-oh
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Num episodes32[a]
Executive producer
  • Jung Ah-reum
  • Kim Seong-gon
  • Lee Gun-joon
ProducerYoon Jae-hyuk
CameraSingle-camera
Runtime35 minutes[a]
Company
NetworkKBS2
First airedSeptember 5, 2018
Last airedOctober 31, 2018
The Ghost Detective
Hangul^오늘의 탐정
LkToday's Detective

The Ghost Detective () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Choi Daniel, Park Eun-bin and Lee Ji-ah. It aired on KBS2 from September 5 to October 31, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST).[2][3][4]

Synopsis

Detective Lee Da-il (Choi Daniel), who catches ghosts, tries to solve the case of his assistant, Jung Yeo-wool's (Park Eun-bin) younger sibling's bizarre death. He runs into a mysterious woman in red called Sunwoo Hye (Lee Ji-ah) who appears at every crime scene.[5]

Cast

Main

  • Choi Daniel as Lee Da-il, a sharp and tenacious detective who displays his abilities only when he is investigating a case that interests him.[6]
  • Park Eun-bin as Jung Yeo-wool, a cheerful, persistent and strong assistant detective.[7]
  • Lee Ji-ah as Sunwoo Hye, a mysterious woman who always wears a red dress and carries both an innocent and spooky vibe with her.[8]

Supporting

Production

  • Early working title of the series is A Few Good Men (Korean: 어퓨굿맨).[17]
  • First script reading was held in June 2018 at KBS Annex Building.[18]

Original soundtrack

The Ghost Detective
OST
soundtrack
ArtistVarious Artists
Released2018
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean · English
LabelStone Music Entertainment · Nyam Nyam Entertainment

Ratings

Ep.Broadcast dateAverage audience share (nationwide)
TNmS[19]Nielsen Korea[20]
1September 5, 20183.7%
2
3September 6, 2018rowspan=303.5%
44.0%
5September 12, 20183.5%
63.6%
7September 13, 20182.0%
82.7%
9September 19, 20183.3%
103.8%
11September 20, 20183.0%
123.3%
13September 27, 2018[b]2.6%
14
15October 3, 20182.8%
162.7%
17October 4, 20182.3%
182.2%
19October 10, 20182.3%
202.2%
21October 11, 20182.0%
222.2%
23October 17, 20182.3%
24
25October 18, 20181.8%
262.0%
27October 24, 20182.1%
28
29October 25, 2018
301.9%
31October 31, 20182.3%
322.1%
Average—[c]2.67%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRef.
20182018 KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesChoi Daniel[21]
Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesPark Eun-bin
Best Supporting ActorKim Won-hae
Best New ActressLee Joo-young
Best Young ActressHeo Jung-eun

Notes

  1. ^ In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[22]
  2. ^ No episodes were aired on September 26 due to the broadcast of a Chuseok special.
  3. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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