''Cheo Yong'' (; lit. Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo-yong) is a

South Korean television series Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...

starring

Oh Ji-ho Oh Ji-ho (born April 14, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas '' Couple or Trouble'' (2006), '' The Slave Hunters'' (2010), '' Queen of the Office'' (2013) and ''My Fair Lady'' (2016). Career Oh was born and ...

, Oh Ji-eun and

Jun Hyo-seong Jun Hyo-seong (Hangul: 전효성; Hanja: 全烋星; born October 13, 1989) often simply known as Hyoseong or Hyosung, is a South Korean singer and actress. In 2005, she was a finalist in Mnet's ''Battle Shinhwa'' which led to her signing a re ...

. The first season aired on cable channel OCN from February 9 to April 6, 2014 for 10 episodes. The second season aired from August 23, 2015 to October 18, 2015, with

and

reprising their roles, and with Ha Yeon-joo playing the protagonist's new partner.

Series overview

Plot

Detective Yoon Cheo-yong was born with the supernatural ability to see, hear and touch ghosts. He solves mysterious, unsolved cases along with tough and passionate colleague Ha Sun-woo, and Han Na-young, the ghost of a high school girl.

Cast

Main characters

as Yoon Cheo-yong :A detective who loses his family and partner in a tragic incident. He goes from elite detective in the

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s unit to a lowly district cop, completely disengaged from life for seven years. Born with the supernatural ability to see, hear, and touch ghosts, one day Cheo-yong starts talking back to the schoolgirl ghost who keeps haunting him and strangely enough, communicating with the undead is what brings him back to the land of the living. He starts to work mysterious cases with his partner Ha Sun-woo, with the added help of "dead signs" that the victims' souls leave behind. * Oh Ji-eun as Ha Sun-woo (season 1) :A detective in the regional investigation unit who is famous for her tenacity. Her keen sense of observation makes her particularly good at spotting a suspect's weak point, which also comes in handy for her specialty —

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s. Sun-woo is so dogged in her pursuit of closing cases that other cops find her hard to work with. *

as Han Na-young :The departed spirit of an ebullient high school girl who roams around a local police investigation unit aiding its inquiries. * Ha Yeon-joo as Jung Ha-yoon (season 2)

Supporting characters

Joo Jin-mo Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' Happy End'' (1999) in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), ...

as Kang Ki-young (season 2) * Han Sung-yun as Kim Yeon-jin * Kim Jin-yi as Dong-mi's friend *

Yoo Min-kyu Yoo Min-kyu (born September 18, 1987) is a South Korean actor. Career Yoo began working as a runway and magazine model in 2006. He then joined and won the audition competition ''Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy'' in 2011, which led to his acting ...

as Park Min-jae (season 1) *

Choi Deok-moon Choi Deok-moon (born 1970) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Theater References External links * * * Choi Deok-moonat Daum Choi Deok-moonat Naver Movies {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Deok-moon 1970 births Livin ...

as Yang Soo-hyuk *

Seo Cho-won Seo Cho-won (서초원; born September 6, 1995) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for supporting roles in dramas. She has appeared in the school series '' Who Are You: School 2015'' as Cho-won. Filmography Television Ref ...

as Supporting *

Oh Woo-jin Oh Woo-jin (오우진; born March 26, 1991) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his supporting roles. He has played a supporting role in the school series '' Who Are You: School 2015'' as Woo-jin and also appeared in the movie '' ...

as Student (season 2) *

Kim Kwon Kim Kwon (born Kim Keon-woo on May 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He played minor roles in television dramas such as '' Secret Love Affair'' (2014), ''Heard It Through the Grapevine'' (2015), and ''Marry Me Now ''Marry Me Now'' () is a ...

as Han Tae-kyung (season 2) *

Im Kang-sung Im Kang-sung is a South Korean actor, model and singer. He is known for his roles in dramas such as My Healing Love, Money Flower and Hidden Identity. He also appeared in movie Voice of Silence as Yong-seok. Personal life Im Kang-sung was m ...

as Jo Nam-ho (season 2) *Yoo Seung-mok as Byun Gook-jin *Yeon Je-wook as Lee Jong-hyun

Guest appearances

Baek Sung-hyun Baek Sung-hyun (; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean actor. Career Baek Sung-hyun made his acting debut in the 1994 film ''I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me'' when he was five years old. The child actor practically grew up onscreen, pl ...

as Jang Dae-seok (ep 1-2, 9-10) *Kang Ki-hwa as Min Joo-yeon (ep 1) * Kim Young-jae as Doctor (ep 1, 2) *Jeon Ji-ahn as Kim Hye-sun (ep 2) *

Oh Hee-joon Oh Hee-joon is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' Gangnam Beauty'', '' How to Buy a Friend'', '' 365: Repeat the Year'', '' Cheese in the Trap'' and ''All of Us Are Dead ''All of Us Are Dead'' () is a Sout ...

as Ghost hunter cameraman (ep 3) *

Moon Se-yoon Moon Se-yoon (born May 11, 1982), is a South Korean comedian and television personality. He made his debut in the entertainment industry as a comedian and is a fixed cast member of ''2 Days & 1 Night'', ''Amazing Saturday'' and '':ko:맛있는 � ...

as Ghost hunter cameraman (ep 3) *Jung So-young as Choi Yeon-seo / Kang Mi-soo (ep 3) *Kwon Min as Song Byung-chang (ep 3) *Jang Eun-ah as Oh Hyun-jin (ep 3) *Jo Jae-wan as Kim Jae-kwang (ep 3) *Woo Jin-hee as Kang Je-yi (ep 4) *Jo Deok-hyun as Vice principal (ep 4) * Kim Na-hyun as Park Seul-gi (ep 4) * Ji Su-min as Student (ep 4) *Jeon Chang-gul as Fisherman (ep 6) *Lee Sang-in as Lee Dong-mi (ep 6) *Kang Sung-pil as Ghost (ep 6) *Kang Sung-min as Choi Yong-joon (ep 6) *Lee Jae-hee as young Yong-joon (EP 6) *Kim Hee-ryung as Ahn Gil-ja, Yong-joon's mother (ep 6) *Yeom Hye-ah as Jang Hye-ji (ep 7) *Jo Yong-jin as Lee Byung-hoon (ep 7) *Yang Eun-yong as Park Myung-hee (ep 7) *

Kang Suk-jung Kang Suk-jung (born June 18, 1979) is a South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, la ...

as Im Dong-chul (ep 7) *Seo Ho-chul as Park Yoo-seok (ep 7) *Heo Jung-kyu as Uhm Jin-won (ep 7) *Park Woo-chun as Jo Byung-woo (ep 8) * Kim Byung-chul as offender (ep 9) * Song Tae-yoon as Kang Jae-sup (ep 9, season 2) *

Oh Min-suk Oh Min-suk (born April 22, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He was known by his ex-stage name Han Ki-joo. Filmography Film Television series Web series Television shows Music videos Awards and nominations Notes Reference ...

as Han Tae (ep 10) *Park Jung-hak as Moon Doo-hyun (ep 10) *

Kim Dong-wook Kim Dong-wook (born July 29, 1983) is a South Korean actor. After appearing in student short films and several minor parts, Kim became a star through his supporting role in the popular TV series '' Coffee Prince'' (2007), followed by box office ...

as Lee Cheol-gyu (season 2, ep 1-2) *

Yeon Jung-hoon Yeon Jung-hoon (born November 6, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for generational epic '' East of Eden'' (2008), crime procedural ''Vampire Prosecutor'' (2011-2012) and the domestically popular weekend drama '' Pots of Gold'' (201 ...

as police officer (season 2, ep 5) *

Lee Bit-na Lee Bit-na (, born August 29, 1995) is a South Korean actress. Early life Lee was born on August 29, 1995. Career Lee started her acting career in 2009 and acted in her first television drama 4 years later, in 2013. She is signed under Urb ...

as Lee Ji-yeon (season 2, ep 8)

Title origins

The name "Cheo Yong" is inspired by a character in a

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from the

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of ...

dynasty; Cheo-yong discovers that his wife has committed infidelity with the god of

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, and he sings and dances until the god kneels before him in apology. Since then, people have attached an image of Cheo-yong to their gates to dispel evil spirits and invite auspicious energies.

Original soundtrack

Season 1

Season 2

References

External links

''Cheo Yong'' season one official OCN website

''Cheo Yong'' season two official OCN website
* * {{OCN original series OCN television dramas 2014 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings Ghosts in television Occult detective fiction South Korean crime television series South Korean thriller television series South Korean fantasy television series