A Girl Who Sees Smells[4] (Korean: 냄새를 보는 소녀; RR: Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo; MR: Naemsaerŭl Bonŭn Sonyŏ) is a 2015 South Korean television series adapted from the KTOON webtoon of the same title by Seo Soo-kyung a/k/a Man Chwi.[a][2][3] Starring Park Yoo-chun, Shin Se-kyung, Namgoong Min and Yoon Jin-seo, it aired on SBS on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes from April 1 to May 21, 2015.[5][6][7][8]
| A Girl Who Sees Smells | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Sensory Couple,[1][unreliable source?] The Girl Who Sees Smells,[2][unreliable source?] Girl Who Sees Smell[3] |
| Genre | Romance Suspense Fantasy |
| Based on | The Girl Who Sees Smells by Seo Soo-kyung a/k/a Man Chwi[2] |
| Written by | Lee Hee-myung |
| Directed by | Baek Soo-chan Oh Chung-hwan |
| Starring | Park Yoo-chun Shin Se-kyung Namgoong Min Yoon Jin-seo |
| Music by | Park Se-joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Yong-jin |
| Producers | Lee Yong-seok Min Yeon-hong Jang Sung-wook |
| Cinematography | Lee Gil-bok Jung Min-gyun |
| Editor | Jang Si-yeon |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production company | SBS Plus |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | April 1 – May 21, 2015 |
Its early working title was Sensory Couple (감각남녀; Gamgangnamnyeo), before reverting to the name of the original webtoon.[1] The drama managed to top the Contents Power Index (CPI) rankings for the most influential dramas.[9]
Synopsis
editChoi Eun-seol (Shin Se-kyung) arrives home to find her parents murdered. When the murderer is distracted, she escapes but is hit by a car. Eun-seol's parents are later found with a barcode carved into their skin, the work of the "Barcode" serial killer. The lead detective on the case, Oh Jae-pyo (Jung In-gi) realizes that the now-comatose daughter Eun-seol is the sole surviving witness.
On that same night, Choi Moo-gak (Park Yoo-chun) is at the hospital visiting his younger sister (Kim So-hyun), also named Choi Eun-seol, who's being treated for mild injuries after a bus accident. But when he returns to her bed, he finds her dead with her throat slit.
Six months later, Eun-seol comes out of her coma. But she has no memories at all of her life before waking up at the hospital, and her left eye has turned blue with no scientific explanation. She has also gained the unique ability to "see" smells as visible colors and shapes, and can even trace where people have been because their lingering scents are like a trail. To protect her, Jae-pyo adopts her and invents a new life for her, telling her that he's her real father and that her name is Oh Cho-rim. Three years and six months pass, and Cho-rim is a cheerful girl who's adjusted to her ability. She dreams of a becoming a comedian, and works as a gofer for a small, struggling theater company called Frog Troupe.
On the other hand, Moo-gak had been so traumatized by his sister's death that after two months of no sleep and constant pain, he'd fainted and was clinically dead for ten days. When he woke up, he'd lost the sense of smell and taste, and is unable to feel pain. And unlike his previous warm personality, Moo-gak is now stoic, emotionless, and speaks in a monotone. He leaves his job at the aquarium to become a police officer, vowing to reopen the case and catch the killer. But to do so, he must first get promoted to detective, and has to prove himself to the head of the homicide unit Detective Kang Hyuk (Lee Won-jong) in ten days or to never ask for a promotion again. Cho-rim also needs a skit partner for her upcoming audition in ten days, and when she offers to help him with his cases in exchange, they decide to team up. After a model (Park Han-byul) turns up dead, seemingly another victim of the Barcode serial killer, Moo-gak joins the investigation headed by Lieutenant Yeom Mi (Yoon Jin-seo), and he zeroes in on two possible suspects: the model's boyfriend, chef Kwon Jae-hee (Namgoong Min) and her doctor (Song Jong-ho).
Cast
editMain
edit- Park Yoo-chun as Detective Choi Moo-gak
After the murder of his sister, Moo-gak is determined to become a police inspector and take revenge for his sister's death. He is desensitised and is unable to smell or taste his food.
- Shin Se-kyung as Oh Cho-rim/Choi Eun-seol
Cho-rim witnessed the murder of her parents and lived on as the sole witness of the barcode serial murders. She has a strange ability-being able to see smells as patterns in the air. She forms a team with Moo-gak, and together, they work to solve the series of barcode murders.
- Namkoong Min as Chef Kwon Jae-hee/Jay Kwon Ford
- Yoon Jin-seo as Yeom Mi
Supporting
edit- Jung In-gi as Oh Jae-pyo
- Nam Chang-hee as Jo In-bae
- Oh Cho-hee as Eo Woo-ya
- Jung Chan-woo as Wang Ji-bang
- Park Jin-joo as Ma Ae-ri
- Lee Won-jong as Kang Hyuk
- Choi Tae-joon as Ye Sang-gil
- Jo Hee-bong as Ki Choong-do
- Kim Byeong-ok as Chief of Police
- Choi Jae-hwan as Tak Ji-seok
- Jung Hyun-suk as Detective Kim
- Kim Gi-cheon as Kim Joong-in
- Song Jong-ho as Dr. Chun Baek-kyung
- Heo Jung-eun as Ji-eun
Special appearances
edit- Kim So-hyun as Choi Eun-seol (ep 1–2, 5)
- Kim Dong-kyun as Park Hyung-jin (ep 1)
- Bang Eun-hee as Yang Mi-yeon (ep 1)
- Heo Joon-suk as Kang Sang-moon (ep 1)
- Kim Bo-mi as Convenience store clerk (ep 1)
- Kim Il-joong as himself, TV Entertainment Tonight hosts (ep 1)
- Jang Ye-won as himself, TV Entertainment Tonight hosts (ep 1)
- Running Man cast as Themselves (ep 1)
- Park Han-byul as Joo Ma-ri (ep 2)
- Oh Jung-tae as Autoclub employee (ep 2)
- Park Young-soo as Arrested man at the police station (ep 2)
- Dan-woo as Driver that hit a car in the mountain (ep 2–3)
- Son Se-bin as Driver's girlfriend (ep 2–3)
- Ha Soo-ho as Hwang Ki-soo (ep 4)
- Kim Ho-chang as Tak Min-seok (ep 4)
- --- as Chef Hong (ep 5)
- Oh Tae-kyung as Yang Seok-jin (ep 5)
- Lee Jung-shin as Himself (ep 6)
- Julian Quintart (ep 10)
Ratings
edit| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[10] | AGB Nielsen[11] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | April 1, 2015 | 5.6% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| 2 | April 2, 2015 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 3 | April 8, 2015 | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.9% |
| 4 | April 9, 2015 | 7.8% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| 5 | April 15, 2015 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 7.5% |
| 6 | April 16, 2015 | 8.5% | 9.8% | 7.5% | 7.7% |
| 7 | April 22, 2015 | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.4% |
| 8 | April 23, 2015 | 9.2% | 10.5% | 8.3% | 8.5% |
| 9 | April 29, 2015 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| 10 | April 30, 2015 | 9.3% | 10.7% | 8.0% | 8.4% |
| 11 | May 6, 2015 | 8.0% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 12 | May 7, 2015 | 8.6% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| 13 | May 13, 2015 | 9.1% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 9.2% |
| 14 | May 14, 2015 | 10.1% | 11.4% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| 15 | May 20, 2015 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 9.6% | 9.5% |
| 16 | May 21, 2015 | 11.9% | 14.4% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| Average | 8.4% | 9.7% | 7.8% | 8.2% | |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Yoo-chun | Nominated |
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Yoo-chun | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Namkoong Min | Won | ||
| Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Yoon Jin-seo | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Park Yoo-chun and Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Best OST | "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco | Won |
Notes
edit- ^ "Man Chwi" is a syllabic abbreviation of the Korean phrase Manhwa-e chwihada (만화에 취하다; lit. "Get into the comic").
References
edit- ^ a b Jones, Julie (February 27, 2015). "Park Yoochun To Romance Shin Se Kyung in Sensory Couple". KDramaStars. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c E. Kim (April 2, 2015). ""The Girl Who Sees Smells" Writer Calls Shin Se Kyung's Casting "the Work of God"". Soompi. Viki Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Sung, So-young (February 28, 2015). "New drama from a webtoon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "[English] A Girl Who Sees Smells". SBS International. Seoul Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (April 6, 2015). "Convincing plot key to supernatural drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (March 6, 2015). "Park Yoo Chun, Shin Se Kyung, Nam Goong Min and More Read Scripts Together for The Girl Who Sees Smells". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (March 10, 2015). "JYJ′s Park Yoo Chun and Shin Se Kyung Unveil Opening Scene Filming for The Girl Who Sees Smells". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Jae-heun (May 10, 2015). "Park Yoo-chun and Namkoong Min want to swap roles". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "The Girl who Sees Smell ranks first in Contents Power Index | Beatus Corner". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2015.