''Detectives in Trouble'' (; lit. ''Crime Squad'') is a 2011 South Korean

police procedural The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agency, law enforcement agencies ...

television series starring Song Il-kook,

Lee Jong-hyuk Lee Jong-hyuk (; born July 31, 1974) is a South Korean actor. After more than a decade of leading and supporting roles on stage, film and television, he gained newfound mainstream popularity through the 2012 romantic comedy series Series may r ...

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, Park Sun-young,

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and Kim Joon. It aired on

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from March 7 to April 26, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Plot

Based on real-life cases, this

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focuses on a group of detectives in the

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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.

Cast

Main cast

* Song Il-kook as Park Se-hyuk 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. *

as Jung Il-do Team leader of Homicide Department Team 2, and later the director. *

as Jo Min-joo 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. * Park Sun-young as Heo Eun-young Mother of Hae-in. Divorced wife of Park Se-hyuk. *

Sunwoo Sun Sunwoo Sun (; born March 21, 1975), birth name Jung Yoo-jin, is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2003, but rose to stardom in 2009 with the television drama '' Queen of Housewives''. Other notable films and series include ''M ...

as Jin Mi-sook 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. *

as Team leader Kwon Young-sool Retired team leader of Homicide Department Team 2. * Kim Joon as Shin Dong-jin Computer genius in Homicide Department Team 2. *

as Nam Tae-shik 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. *

Kim Jong-kook Kim Jong-kook (; born April 25, 1976) is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean duo Turbo in 1995. The duo was considered to be one of the most popular idols in that time and sold out millions of ...

as Shua In Pang

Supporting cast

*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 *

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as Ji Young-ho *

Lee El Kim Ji-hyun (; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her Supporting character, supporting roles in the film ''Inside Men (film), Inside Men'' (2015), the television series ''It's ...

as Yoo Hye-min *

Kim Kyu-chul Kim Kyu-chul (born April 6, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's '' Seopyeonje'', considered one of the classics of Korean cinema. Kim b ...

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

* Jo Jae-yoon as Yang Do-soo (ep. 1) *

Hwang Kwang-hee Hwang Kwang-hee (; born August 25, 1988), also known mononymously as Kwanghee, is South Korean singer, actor, and TV personality. He debuted in 2010 as a member of the boy band ZE:A. He is also known for his appearances on variety shows and wa ...

as Hyun-soo (ep. 1) *

Lee Min-woo Lee Min-woo (; born July 28, 1979), also known by the stage name M, is a South Korean entertainer and singer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a solo artist in 20 ...

as Lee Dong-suk (ep. 1-3) * Kim Yoon-hye as Lee So-min (ep. 7-8) *Won Jong-rye as Il-do's mother (ep. 13)

Production

Kim Seung-woo Kim Seung-woo (, c. February 24, 1969) is a South Korean actor and talk show host. Filmography Film *'' Chasing'' (2016) *''Horny Family'' (2013) *'' I Am a Dad'' (2011) *'' 71: Into the Fire'' (2010) *'' Iris: The Movie'' (2010) *''Curling ...

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

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

Notes

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External links

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