Detectives in Trouble (Korean강력반; Hanja強力班; RRGangryeokban; lit. Crime Squad) is a 2011 South Korean police procedural television series starring Song Il-kook, Lee Jong-hyuk, Song Ji-hyo, Park Sun-young, Jang Hang-sun, Sung Ji-ru and Kim Joon. It aired on KBS2 from March 7 to April 26, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[1]

Detectives in Trouble
Promotional poster for Detectives in Trouble
Also known asCrime Squad
GenrePolice procedural
Written byPark Sung-jin
Lee Soo-hyun
Heo Ji-young
Directed byKwon Kye-hong
StarringSong Il-kook
Song Ji-hyo
Lee Jong-hyuk
Ending theme"Believe" by T-Max
Country of originSouth Korea
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersJung Hae-ryong
Heo Dong-woo
Kwon Jung-woo
ProducersYoon Sung-sik
Lee Eun-jin
Running timeMondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companiesNewday Pictures
Dream Star Company
Original release
NetworkKorean Broadcasting System
ReleaseMarch 7 (2011-03-07) –
April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)

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Based on real-life cases, this Korean drama focuses on a group of detectives in the Seoul Gangnam Police Homicide Division who solve crimes with their variety of skills and investigative methods. At the forefront of the team is the hotheaded detective Park Se-hyuk and the cold, commanding police chief, Jung Il-do. Se-hyuk's impulsive, act-first-think-later methods, instincts honed on the streets, and pesky habit of threatening resignation clashes with his superior Il-do's strict, by-the-book style. The two also share a painful past, with Il-do being the detective on the case involving the death of Se-hyuk's daughter. Along with tenacious reporter Jo Min-joo and the rest of the homicide squad, they must now overcome their differences to solve crimes together.[2][3]

Cast

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Main cast

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A hot headed detective with an act-first-think-later behavior. He's the father of Hae-in, and joins the police force to help find the truth about his daughter's death. He has a bad relation with his superior Jung Il-do, as he believes that Jung Il-do caused his daughter's death.

Team leader of Homicide Department Team 2, and later the director.

A hot blooded reporter working for shocking.com. She works with Park Se-hyuk and gets exclusive news from the homicide department cases, and at the same time aids them in their investigations. She has a crush on Park Se-hyuk.

Mother of Hae-in. Divorced wife of Park Se-hyuk.

A police who dreams of joining the homicide department. Before joining the department, she worked as a patrol police and had the nickname cold feet, as she would always freeze in front of criminals and thus lose them. She dies in ep 7-8 to save a high school girl from a fire accident.

Retired team leader of Homicide Department Team 2.

Computer genius in Homicide Department Team 2.

Detective in Homicide Department Team 2 who trusts Park Se-hyuk wholeheartedly. He is also the neighbor of Yoo-mi and Jo Min-joo.

  • Kim Sun-kyung as Im Eun-kyung

Team leader of Homicide Department Team 2.

Supporting cast

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  • Choo So-young as Yoon Sung-hee
  • Park Joon-hyuk as Kang Sung-chul
  • Joo Ho as Choi Tae-soo
  • Choi Min as Byun Sang-tae
  • Jang Nam-yeol as Ma Jong-pil
  • Evan as Alex Lee
  • Lee Yeong-hoon as Kim Young-tae
  • Park Jung-woo as Kim Chul-min
  • Kim Young-hoon as Ji Young-ho
  • Lee El as Yoo Hye-min
  • Kim Kyu-chul as Jo Sang-tae
  • Oh Yong as Reporter Nam
  • Lee Yeon-joo as Seol-hee
  • Oh Ji-yeon as Oh Eun-joo
  • Song Shi-yeon as Park Eun-ah
  • Baek Seung-hee as Shin Yoo-mi
  • Kim Yoo-bin as Park Hae-in, Se-hyuk's daughter

Guests

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Production

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Kim Seung-woo was originally cast in the role of Jung Il-do, but dropped out for personal reasons a month before the show's premiere and was replaced by Lee Jong-hyuk.[5]

Sunwoo Sun left the drama after episode 7, reportedly due to her dissatisfaction with how her character was written.[6] She was written out, and replaced on the "squad" by Kim Sun-kyung.

Notes

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  • 1Credited as Woori.

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Heidi (6 January 2011). "Actor Song Il-kook turns detective in new drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  2. ^ Kim, Heidi (9 March 2011). "PREVIEW: KBS TV series Detectives in Trouble - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  3. ^ Kim, Heidi (27 April 2011). "SBS Midas stands sole winner on TV chart while Detectives... bid adieu". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  4. ^ "Detectives In Trouble Song Il-gook, "Like a real detective compliment"". Hancinema. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  5. ^ "Lee Jong-hyuk substitute for Kim Seung-woo in KBS Detectives in Trouble". Hancinema. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  6. ^ "Something missing? Friendship appearance? Seon Woo-seon, drops out of Detectives in Trouble". Hancinema. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
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