Schoolgirl Detectives

South Korean television series

Schoolgirl Detectives

Promotional poster

Also known as| Detectives of Seonam Girls' High School
Sunam Girls High School Detectives
Sunam Girls High School Detective Team
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-jun
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 (2014-12-16) –
March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)

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]

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

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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

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### Main

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* 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

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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

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1. ^ "Schoolgirl Detectives". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
2. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (23 December 2014). "Sleuth drama deals with teen issues". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
3. ^ Jones, Julie (23 December 2014). "When It Comes To Solving Mysteries, Girls Rule". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
4. ^ "HanCinema's Drama Preview: Seonam Girls High School Investigators". Hancinema. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (1 April 2015). "'Kissing girls' provide gays with new impetus". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
9. ^ Sung, So-young (14 November 2014). "Hyeri signs up for teen drama series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
10. ^ "Kim Min Jun Set for Drama Comeback in Sunam Girls High School Detectives". Soompi. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Schoolgirl Detectives at HanCinema
* Schoolgirl Detectives at IMDb

*[No.]: Number
*[lit.]: literal translation