The Ghost Detective

The Ghost Detective (Korean: 오늘의 탐정) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Choi Daniel, Park Eun-bin and Lee Ji-ah. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot from September 5 to October 31, 2018.[3][4][5]

The Ghost Detective
Promotional poster
Hangul
오늘의 탐정
Literal meaningToday's Detective
Revised RomanizationOneur-ui Tamjeong
Genre
Created byKBS Drama Division
Written byHan Ji-wan
Directed byLee Jae-hoon
Starring
Music byPark Jun-oh
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[lower-alpha 1]
Production
Executive producers
  • Jung Ah-reum
  • Kim Seong-gon
  • Lee Gun-joon
ProducerYoon Jae-hyuk
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Production companies
  • Beyond J[2]
  • NK Mulsan
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original releaseSeptember 5 (2018-09-05) –
October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)

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.[6]

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.[7]
  • Park Eun-bin as Jung Yeo-wool, a cheerful, persistent and strong assistant detective.[8]
  • 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.[9]

Supporting
  • Kim Won-hae as Han Sang-seop, a local private investigator and chief of a detective agency.[11]
  • Lee Jae-kyun as Park Jung-dae, a smart and vigorous police detective.[12]
  • Lee Joo-young as Gil Chae-won, a medical examiner who has the ability to communicate with ghosts.[13]
  • Shin Jae-ha as Kim Gyeol[14]
  • Chae Ji-an as Jung Yi-rang[14]
  • Park Joo-hee as Baek Da-hee, a lawyer from a top firm.[15]
  • Yoo Su-bin as Kang Eun-jung, an aspiring journalist.[16]
  • Hyun Bong-sik as detective
  • Ye Soo-jung as Da-il's mother
  • Kim Min-sang as Detective Squad Chief Sim
  • Mi Ram as Chan-mi, a kindergarten teacher.[17]
  • Woo Ki-hoon as Pil-seung
  • Shin Cheol-jin as Grandpa's Ghost

Production
  • Early working title of the series is A Few Good Men (어퓨굿맨; Eopyugunmaen).[18]
  • First script reading was held in June 2018 at KBS Annex Building.[19]

Original soundtrack
The Ghost Detective
OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2018 (2018)
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1
Released on September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."To You" (너에게)Ji HoonRocoberryPark Na-rae (Spica)3:15
2."To You" (Inst.) Rocoberry 3:15
Total length:6:30

Part 2
Released on September 12, 2018 (2018-09-12)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Twinkle" (빛나던)Ji Hoon
  • Lee Seung-joo
  • Jang Ji-hye
Cha Ji-hye3:44
2."Twinkle" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Seung-joo
  • Jang Ji-hye
 3:44
Total length:7:28

Part 3
Released on September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."One Day" (하루)Ji Hoon
  • Goo Hye-rim
  • Yoon Sung-joon
  • Lee Hyung-soon (Chansline)
Lee Bo-ram3:45
2."One Day" (Inst.) 
  • Goo Hye-rim
  • Yoon Sung-joon
  • Lee Hyung-soon (Chansline)
 3:45
Total length:7:30

Part 4
Released on October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Reason I Have Waited" (내가 기다리는 이유)Ji HoonAhn Young-minWheesung2:52
2."The Reason I Have Waited" (Inst.) Ahn Young-min 2:52
Total length:5:44

Part 5
Released on October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You, You, You" (그대 그대 그대)Ji HoonHwang Chan-heeYoon Mi-rae3:50
2."You, You, You" (Inst.) Hwang Chan-hee 3:50
Total length:7:40

Part 6
Released on October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dream Me" (나라는 꿈)Ji HoonLee Seung-jooJoy (Red Velvet), Mark (NCT)3:25
2."Dream Me" (Inst.) Lee Seung-joo 3:25
Total length:6:50

Ratings
Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share (nationwide)
TNmS[20] Nielsen Korea[21]
1 September 5, 2018 4.6% 3.7%
2 5.6% 4.4%
3 September 6, 2018 N/A 3.5%
4 4.0%
5 September 12, 2018 3.5%
6 3.6%
7 September 13, 2018 2.0%
8 2.7%
9 September 19, 2018 3.3%
10 3.8%
11 September 20, 2018 3.0%
12 3.3%
13 September 27, 2018[lower-alpha 2] 2.6%
14
15 October 3, 2018 2.8%
16 2.7%
17 October 4, 2018 2.3%
18 2.2%
19 October 10, 2018 2.3%
20 2.2%
21 October 11, 2018 2.0%
22 2.2%
23 October 17, 2018 2.3%
24
25 October 18, 2018 1.8%
26 2.0%
27 October 24, 2018 2.1%
28
29 October 25, 2018 1.7%
30 1.9%
31 October 31, 2018 2.3%
32 2.1%
Average —[lower-alpha 3] 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
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 2018 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Choi Daniel Won [22]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Eun-bin Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Kim Won-hae Won
Best New Actress Lee Joo-young Nominated
Best Young Actress Heo Jung-eun Nominated

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.[1]
  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
  1. Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
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  17. "Mi Ram Joins "The Ghost Detective"". Hancinema. Nate. August 30, 2018.
  18. Choi, Yoon-na. 박은빈·최다니엘 측 "'오늘의 탐정', 출연 검토 중"[종합]. Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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  20. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  21. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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