Inspector Koo

2021 South Korean television series

Inspector Koo

Promotional poster

Hangul|

구경이

Genre|

* Action[1]
* Thriller[1]
* Comedy[2]

Written by| Sung Cho-yi[3]
Directed by| Lee Jung-heum[3]
Starring|

* Lee Young-ae
* Kim Hye-jun
* Kim Hae-sook
* Kwak Sun-young
* Baek Sung-chul
* Cho Hyun-chul

Composer| Kim Tae-seong
Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 12[4]
Production
Executive producer| Sung Min-seon
Producers|

* Park Seong-hye
* Kim Young-bae
* Park Seong-eun
* Kim Ji-won
* Park Woo-ram
* Yoon Jae-soon

Cinematography|

* Hwang Min-sik
* Han Seung-hoon

Editor| Shin Min-kyung
Running time| 70 minutes[5]
Production companies|

* KeyEast[2]
* Group8[2]
* JTBC Studios[6]

Original release
Network| JTBC
Release| October 30 (2021-10-30) –
December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)

Inspector Koo[7] (Korean: 구경이; RR: Gu Gyeong-i) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae in the title role, alongside Kim Hye-jun, Kim Hae-sook, Kwak Sun-young, Baek Sung-chul and Cho Hyun-chul. The series is about the battle of a former police officer against a female college student who is a serial killer.[3] It aired on JTBC from October 30 to December 12, 2021, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST).[8] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[9]

## Synopsis

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It follows the story of Koo Kyung-yi (Lee Young-ae), whose world is all about games and alcohol, as she digs into a mysterious serial murder case completely disguised as an accident.[4][10]

## Cast

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### Main

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* Lee Young-ae as Koo Kyung-yi, an intelligent policewoman-turned-insurance investigator in her 40s who investigates a murder case.[1][2]
* Kim Hye-jun as K / Song Yi-kyung (real name), a mysterious college student and a passionate amateur theater actress.[11][12]
* Kim Hae-sook as Yong Sook (Director Yong), the director of a foundation.[12]
* Kwak Sun-young as Na Je-hee, the head of NT Life Insurance's investigation team.[12]
* Baek Sung-chul as Santa / Han Kwang-wook, Kyung-yi's assistant.[13][14]
* Cho Hyun-chul as Oh Kyung-soo, an investigator at NT Life Insurance.[15]

### Supporting

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#### People around K

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* Lee Hong-nae as Geon-wook, K's supporter.[16]
* Bae Hae-sun as Jung-yeon, K's aunt.

#### People around Director Yong

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* Jung Seok-yong as Manager Kim
* Choi Dae-chul as Heo Sung-tae, Director Yong's eldest son.
* Park Ji-bin as Heo Hyun-tae, Director Yong's second son.[17]

### Extended

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* Choi Young-joon as Jang Seong-woo, a high school theater teacher.[18]

### Special appearances

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* Kim Kang-hyun [ko] as Kim Min-gyu[19]
* Park Ye-young as Yoon Jae-young[19]
* Park Kang-seop as Dae-ho[20]
* Shin Yoon-seop as Park Gyu-il[21]
* Kim Soo-ro as Gotham[22]
* Ahn Shin-woo as Security team leader[23]

## Production

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* Early working title of the series is Incredible Koo Kyung-yi (경이로운 구경이; Gyeong-iroun Gu Gyeong-i).[24]
* The first script reading of the cast was held in May 2021, and filming started the next month.[12][25]

## Viewership

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Inspector Koo : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Season| Episode number

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1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12
| 1| 599| 571| 468| 647| 454| 650| 513| 553| N/A| 454| N/A| 598

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[26]

Average TV viewership ratings  Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[26][27]

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Nationwide  | Seoul
1  | October 30, 2021  | 2.640% (7th) | 2.666% (5th)
2  | October 31, 2021  | 2.642% (N/A) | 3.027% (7th)
3  | November 6, 2021  | 2.305% (10th) | 2.241% (10th)
4  | November 7, 2021  | 2.747% (10th) | 3.464% (5th)
5  | November 13, 2021  | 1.809% (N/A) | N/A
6  | November 14, 2021  | 2.548% (8th) | 3.036% (7th)
7  | November 20, 2021  | 1.800% (N/A) | 2.510% (7th)
8  | November 21, 2021  | 2.185% (N/A) | 2.717% (9th)
9  | December 4, 2021  | 1.699% (N/A) | N/A
10  | December 5, 2021  | 1.808% (N/A)
11  | December 11, 2021  | 1.515% (N/A)
12  | December 12, 2021  | 2.312% (N/A) | 2.864% (7th)
Average  | 2.168% | —[a]

* In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* N/A denotes that the rating/ranking is not known.
* This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

## Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination  Award ceremony  | Year  | Category  | Recipient  | Result  | Ref.

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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress – Television | Kim Hye-jun | Won  | [28]
Bechdel Day  | 2022  | Bechdel's Choice 5  | Inspector Koo | Won  | [29]
Best Actress  | Lee Young-ae | Won  | [30]
Producer  | Park Seong-hye  | Won

## Notes

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1. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Kang Joo-il. "이영애, 히키코모리 탐정으로 안방극장 복귀?". Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
2. ^ a b c d Yim Seung-hye. "Actor Lee Young-ae set for return to the small screen in new drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
3. ^ a b c Kim Bo-young. "이영애 측 "'경이로운 구경이' 출연 제안 받아, 확정 NO" [공식]". Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
4. ^ a b "Lee Young-ae's Comeback "Sightseeing" and Ahn Eun-jin's "Only One Person" Confirmed for JTBC". HanCinema. News1 Korea. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
5. ^ "Inspector Koo". JTBC Worldwide. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
6. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon. "'구경이' 첫 티저 공개…이영애 파격 변신". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
7. ^ "Inspector Koo [Title in the URL]". JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved October 13, 2021.
8. ^ Park Soo-in (October 8, 2021). "'구경이' 이영애 코믹 열연→'명탐정 코난' 남도일 목소리 깜짝 등장". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
9. ^ Robinson, Jacob (October 5, 2021). "Netflix K-Drama 'Inspector Koo' Season 1: Coming to Netflix in October 2021". What's on Netflix. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
10. ^ "Inspector Koo". JTBC Studios. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
11. ^ Kim Jin-seok. "[단독]김혜준, 이영애 복귀작 '구경이' 주연 확정". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
12. ^ a b c d Moon Ji-yeon. "이영애 4년 만의 컴백..'구경이' 10월 공개 앞두고 대본 리딩". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
13. ^ "Rookie Baek Sung-chul to Star in "Sightseeing"". HanCinema. Star News. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
14. ^ Park Soo-in (July 20, 2021). "백성철 '구경이' 출연, 이영애 오른팔 된다 "영광스러운 마음"" [Baek Gyung-cheol's 'Goo-kyung' appearance, Lee Young-ae's right arm]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
15. ^ "조현철, JTBC '구경이' 출연 확정..이영애와 호흡[공식]". Naver (in Korean). Star New. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
16. ^ "Lee Hong-nae to Star in Lee Young-ae's Comeback Drama "Sightseeing"". HanCinema. Newsen. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
17. ^ Jin Hyang-hee (October 12, 2021). "박지빈, JTBC '구경이'로 안방 복귀…성인 연기자로 2막" [Park Ji-bin returns to the small screen with JTBC's 'Gu Kyung-i'... Act 2 as an adult actor] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved October 12, 2021 - via Naver.
18. ^ Park Soo-in (October 14, 2021). "슬의' 최영준 '구경이'로 안방극장 컴백, 이영애와 어떤 관계되나" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Naver.
19. ^ a b Im Chae-ryung (November 1, 2021). "[어게인TV] '구경이' 이영애, 박예영에게 따귀 맞아..."소원대로 죽어줬는데 왜?"" (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved November 1, 2021 - via Naver.
20. ^ Jang Woo-young (November 4, 2021). "박강섭, '구경이' 캐스팅…대호 役 3화부터 등장 [공식]" (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved November 4, 2021 - via Naver.
21. ^ Yoo Byung-cheol (November 8, 2021). "'구경이' 신윤섭, 김혜준의 또 다른 희생양 됐다" (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Retrieved November 8, 2021 - via Naver.
22. ^ Kim Ye-sol (November 20, 2021). "'구경이' 김수로, 폭탄테러에 분노… 경호실장 폭행에 유기견 죽이기 '악행'" ['Inspector Koo' Kim Soo-ro, furious over bombing... 'Evil deed' to kill abandoned dog in assault by head of security] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved November 20, 2021 - via Naver.
23. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (November 22, 2021). "안신우, 김수로에 피해 입은 경호팀장으로 특별 출연...묵직한 존재감 ('구경이')" [Ahn Shin-woo, special appearance as the head of the security team who was damaged by Kim Soo-ro... A heavy presence ('Inspector Koo')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 22, 2021 - via Naver.
24. ^ Kim Jin-seok. "[단독]이영애였다… 드라마 '경이로운 구경이' 주인공". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
25. ^ Lee Se-hyeon. "이영애 '구경이' 출연 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
26. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea Cable Daily -TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS". Nielsen Korea. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
27. ^ "구경이: 시청률" [Inspector Koo: ratings]. Naver. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
28. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (May 6, 2022). "구교환-김혜준 TV 신인상 (백상예술대상)". Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2022 - via Naver.
29. ^ Kim Seong-hyun (August 19, 2022). "서른, 아홉'·'구경이', 성평등 기여한 작품 '벡델데이' 선정 쾌거" [Thirty, Nine' · 'Gu Kyung-i', a splendid feat selected for 'Bechdel Day', a work that contributed to gender equality] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved August 19, 2022 - via Naver.
30. ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (August 19, 2022). "구경이' 이영애, 시리즈 부문 벡델리안 선정..'옷소매..' 백델초이스5" [Gukyungi' Lee Young-ae, selected as Bechdelian in the series category..'Clothes..' Baekdel's Choice 5] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved August 19, 2022 - via Naver.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Inspector Koo at IMDb
* Inspector Koo at HanCinema

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