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starring

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, Park Ji-hyun, , , and Kwak Si-yang. It is based on a format created by Sreda, and a remake of the 2015 Russian television series, '' Silver Spoon''. The first season aired on

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from January 26, to March 23, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 ( KST). A second season has been confirmed. It is also available for

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in South Korea, and on

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in selected regions.

Synopsis

The series narrates the storyline of Jin I-soo, an immature third generation

chaebol A chaebol ( , ; , ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group. Several dozen large South Kore ...

turned detective, and Lee Gang-hyun, a veteran detective in the violent crime department. Gang-hyun initially holds reservations about I-soo, seeing him as a disruption in her life. However, a pivotal moment in their relationship ultimately leads to them becoming partners.

Cast and characters

Main

as Jin I-soo ** Jang Sun-yool as young Jin I-soo : An immature third generation chaebol turned detective who loves having fun. He catches criminals by mobilizing not only his enormous wealth and personal connections of the chaebol family, but also his brilliant brain power and various activity skills acquired while having fun. * Park Ji-hyun as Lee Gang-hyun ** Nam Goong-rin as young Lee Gang-hyun : A veteran detective who loves risking her life during investigation, and apprehending criminals. She is the first female team leader in the violent crime department. * as Park Jun-young : Gang-hyun's friend and a member of Gangha Police Station's violent crime department. He dreamed of becoming a soccer player but decided to join the police force to not burden his mother. * as Choi Kyung-jin : The youngest member of Gangha Police Station's violent crime department. * Kwak Si-yang as Jin Seung-ju : I-soo's older brother who is vice chairman of Hansu Group.

Supporting

Gangha Police Station

* Kim Byung-chun as Hwang Sung-gu : Chief of Gangha Police Station. * Lee Do-yeop as Park Chan-gun : Chief detective of Gangha Police Station. * Kim Gyeol as Ahn Byeong-sik : Team 2 leader of Gangha Police Station's violent crime department.

I-soo's family

Jang Hyun-sung Jang Hyun-sung (; born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the ''Hakjeon'' Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's a ...

as Jin Myeong-chul : I-soo's father who is chairman of Hansu Group. * Kim Myung-soo as Cho Jeong-hun : I-soo's secretary who is honorary director of Hansu Group. * Jeon Hye-jin as Cho Hee-ja : Jin Myung-chul's wife and I-soo's step mother. She is the daughter of the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy.

Gang-hyun's family

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as Lee Hyung-jun : Gang-hyun's father who is a former head of the criminal division at Gangha Police Station. *

Yoon Yoo-sun Yoon Yoo-sun (; born January 17, 1969) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1975, and continued acting as an adult in film and television, including in '' The Story of Two Women'' (1994), ''Even If the Wind Bl ...

as Ko Mi-sook : Gang-hyun's mother.

Others

* Jeong Ga-hee as Yoon Ji-won : A forensic doctor at the National Forensic Service. * Choi Dong-gu as Kim Young-hwan : I-soo's friend from middle school who is CEO of a movie production company. * Seo Dong-won as Lee Gi-seok : Team leader of SBC Investigative Reporting. *

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as Wang Jong-tae : A third-term member of the National Liberal Party and candidate for the Seoul mayoral election.

Extended

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as Kim Jeong-yeon * Lee Dal as Cheon Tae-sung : The youngest son of DN Group. * Kwon Hyuk-beom as Cheon Tae-young : CEO of DN Studio and the second son of DN Group. * Cheon Hee-ju as Jung I-na : A model of STM who is found dead on a yacht, and the illegitimate child of DN Group. * Park Se-jun as Kwon Do-jun : Young-jae's assistant. * Yang Jae-sung as Cheon Bang-ho : Chairman of DN Group. * Kim Ro-sa as Lee Su-min : CEO of DN Agent and the second wife of DN Group. * Kim Nak-kyun as Park Jong-wook : Hyeon-ju's secretary. *

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as Lee Ye-seon : Gyeong-sun's daughter. * Lee Eun-joo as Oh Gyeong-sun : The paint attacker. *

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as Bo-ri : A member of Oryun community. * Kim Bum-soo as Bae Jin-kyu : Hwa-young's lover who has seven convictions of fraud. * Lee Hwa-jung as Lee Hwa-jung : An art gallery director. * Jin Cho-rok as an auction manager * Myung Jae-hwan as Choi Seon-u : CEO of SW Soft and an entrepreneur who is called a legend in the Korean IT industry. * Jung Jin-woo as Cho Sung-gu : Seon-u's subordinate and leader of Customer Management Team at SW Soft. * Lee Kwan-hun as Kim Do-young : A solver who handles complaints from high ranking people. * Park Jin-young as Yoo Myeong-suk : A professor and psychiatrist at Hankook University Hospital and Yu-kyung past advisor. * Choi Sung-hyuk as Woo Sang-tae : A manager and stalker of Yu-ra.

Special appearances

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as himself * Ahn Se-ho as Lee Chang-hyun : A serial killer. *

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as Oh Byeong-su *

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as himself * Park Se-ri * Yoo Hee-kwan as himself *

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as himself * Cho Gue-sung as himself *

Park Bo-kyung Park Bo-kyung (; born 27 November 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Now, We Are Breaking Up'', '' Beyond Evil'', '' Link: Eat, Love, Kill'', and ''Little Women''. She also appeared in movies '' Hello ...

as CEO Ha Hye-kyung * Kim Sun-kyung as Choi Hyeon-ju : CEO of DN Broadcast and the first wife of DN Group. *

Park Hyung-soo Park Hyung-soo (born December 3, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Arthdal Chronicles'', ''The Devil Judge'', Ballerina (2023 film), Ballerina, ''Crash Landing on You'' and ''Happiness (South Korean TV ...

as Cheon Tae-jun : Vice chairman of DN Media and the first son of DN Group. * Lee Hwang-eui as Noh Young-jae : A famous painter who was found dead at the site of his private exhibition. * Lee Jin-hee as Joo Hwa-young : Wife and murderer of Young-jae. *

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as Kim Seon-young : I-soo's mother who committed suicide in the bathtub. He believed she died in a car accident through

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as Tae Cho-hee : Kyung-jin's girlfriend. * Kim Joong-hee as Park Jae-geun : A serial murderer pretending to be part of a volunteer organization that would take portrait photos for free. *

Han Joon-woo Han Jun-woo (; born 28 March 1984) is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas ''Be Melodramatic'' (2019), ''My Unfamiliar Family'' (2020), ''Memorials'' (2020) ''Pachinko'' (2022), and '' Agency'' (2023). Early life ...

as Go Young-bum : A serial murderer pretending to be part of a volunteer organization that would take portrait photos for free. * Ha Yoon-kyung as Hong Eun-a : I-soo's ex-girlfriend. *

Lee Na-eun Lee Na-eun (; born May 5, 1999), also known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean actress and former singer. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group April (girl group), April, formed by DSP Media in 2015. She is best known for h ...

as Han Yu-ra : A celebrity who was murdered at the filming location. * Choi Hee-jin as Seo Yu-kyung : A psychiatrist at YK Hospital. *

Kang Sung-yeon Kang Sung-yeon (; born July 21, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1996 through MBC's Open Recruitment. Although her main profession was acting, she also contributed songs to several soundtracks and released two alb ...

as Baek Sang-hee : An actress who is cold and scary. She has the nickname "Ice Witch." * Choi Tae-joon as Ha Nam-su : A famous celebrity with a huge fandom who stalks Yu-ra after their breakup.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Viewership

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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