Partners for Justice explained

Alt Name:Investigation Couple
Native Name:
Hangul:검법남녀
Hanja:檢法男女
Rr:Geombeomnamnyeo
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:32 (season 1–2)
Producer:Moon Bo-mi
Runtime:70 minutes (35 minutes per episode)
Network:MBC TV

Partners for Justice is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young and Jeong Yu-mi.[1] The first series aired on MBC in May 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at the 22:00 (KST).[2] [3] In October 2018, MBC announced that it was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2019.[4] [5] [6] Kang Seung-hyun and No Min-woo were announced as second series leads.[7] It aired on MBC from June 3 to July 29, 2019.

Series overview

Synopsis

About a forensic doctor, Baek Beom, who is skillful at his work but has an eccentric personality, and prosecutor, Eun Sol, who is a rookie prosecutor with a warm heart. She has a bright personality and comes from a wealthy family background. They come to work together to solve cases.

Cast

Character appearances

CharacterPortrayed bySeason
12
Main
Baek BeomJung Jae-youngrowspan="2" colspan="2"
Eun SolJeong Yu-mi
Kang HyunPark Eun-seok
Do Ji-hanOh Man-seokrowspan="2"
Jang Chul / Dr. KNo Min-woo
Supporting
Cha Soo-hoLee Yi-kyung
Stella HwangStephanie Lee
SallyKang Seung-hyun
Jung Sung-jooKo Kyu-pilrowspan="8" colspan="2"
Han Soo-yeon
Park Joong-HoJoo Jin-mo
Ma Do-Nam
Kang Dong-SikPark Jun-gyu
Cheon Mi-HoPark Hee-jin
Yang Soo-Dong
No Han-ShinAhn Suk-hwan
Kal Dae-Cheol
Detective Parkrowspan="2" colspan="2"
Detective Kang
Lee Hye-sangYoon Ji-minrowspan="2"
Pyo Yoo-sungPark Ji-il
Oh Man-sang

Main

A forensic doctor with ten years of experience at the National Forensic Service. Although his skills are recognized, he is eccentric and has a picky personality.

A rookie prosecutor working in the 8th Eastern District. She was born into a wealthy family and possesses photographic memory. She is bright and warm-hearted, albeit a little clumsy.

An elite prosecutor who is Eun Sol's senior.[8]

A chief prosecutor who newly transfers to the 8th Eastern District replacing Kang Hyun. He is experienced and clever.

He is a warm but quiet doctor who works at Hanju Hospital. He has Dissociative identity disorder (DID). His other identity is called Dr. K.

Supporting

People of National Forensic Service (NIS)

A researcher and toxicologist at the National Forensic Service.[9]

A new toxicologist at the National Forensic Service who replaced Stella.

Forensic Investigator

Forensic Investigator

Director of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences

Director of the Forensic Investigation Division

People of Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office

A sixth-grade civil servant. He used to be a violent crime detective for 15 years.

An administrative assistant of Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

An Investigator who works with Do Ji-han.

Chief Prosecutor of the criminal department of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

Chief Judge of the Seoul Eastern District Court.

A prosecutor at Kang Hyun's office

An Investigator who works with Kang Hyun.

People around Eun Sol

Eun Sol's father

Eun Sol's mother

Eun Sol's housekeeper

Eun Sol's older brother

People around Baek Beom

Baek Beom's father

Police

He is a chief detective, a police lieutenant, from Gangdong police station's violent crimes unit.[11]

Others

A criminals who committed multiple crimes

Oh Man-sang's lawyer

Jang Deuk-nam's older sister

Dong-woo's aunt, Han-soo's younger brother, Gil-ja's daughter

Yeon Mi-rae's boyfriend

Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Seon Hospital, Jang Deuk-nam's doctor and the criminal who killed Seo Jeong-min

Production

First script reading took place late March 2018 at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan, South Korea.[13]

Original soundtrack

Series 1

Part 6

Series 2

Part 5

Ratings

Series 1

Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmS[14] AGB Nielsen[15]
NationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul
1May 14, 2018
24.7% 4.8%4.9% 5.1%
3May 15, 20185.0% 5.2%4.7% 5.3%
45.9% 6.3%6.5% 7.8%
5May 21, 20184.5%4.7% 4.9%
65.1% 5.3%5.2% 5.4%
7May 22, 20185.3% 5.5%5.6% 5.8%
86.5% 6.7%6.3% 6.5%
9May 28, 20185.8% 6.6%5.8% 6.5%
106.8% 7.0%6.7% 6.9%
11May 29, 20185.0% 5.8%5.6% 6.4%
125.6% 6.3%6.4% 7.1%
13June 4, 20186.0%6.8%7.0% 7.7%
147.0%7.9%7.7% 8.5%
15June 5, 20186.2%6.5%6.7% 7.2%
167.4%7.6%8.2% 8.4%
17June 11, 20186.7%7.0%6.9% 7.1%
187.8%7.9%7.7%
19June 25, 20186.2%6.8%6.5% 7.3%
207.1%7.6%8.1% 8.5%
21July 3, 20186.6%7.1%6.8% 7.3%
227.7%7.9%8.0% 8.3%
236.2%6.3%6.6%
247.1%7.4%7.5% 7.8%
25July 9, 20187.5%8.1%7.4% 8.0%
268.3%8.5%9.0% 9.0%
27July 10, 20187.1%7.8%7.1% 7.9%
288.7%9.3%9.0% 9.6%
29July 16, 20186.5%6.6%6.7% 6.9%
308.4%8.7%8.4% 8.5%
31July 17, 20187.5%8.0%7.7% 8.2%
32
Average

Series 2

Original broadcast dateAGB Nielsen[16] TNmS[17]
NationwideSeoul Capital AreaNationwide
12019/06/03N/A
25.7%6.0%5.7%
32019/06/044.1%4.8%N/A
46.6%7.8%7.2%
52019/06/104.3%N/AN/A
66.0%6.5%6.4%
72019/06/114.1%4.9%4.8%
86.2%6.7%6.7%
92019/06/175.9%6.5%6.0%
107.5%8.4%7.1%
112019/06/186.1%7.0%6.0%
127.7%8.6%7.6%
132019/06/246.8%7.7%5.9%
148.7%9.8%7.2%
152019/06/256.1%6.5%6.1%
168.3%9.1%8.0%
172019/07/015.9%6.4%6.4%
188.5%9.3%8.6%
192019/07/026.1%6.7%7.2%
208.6%9.4%8.9%
212019/07/086.1%6.6%7.0%
228.3%8.8%8.5%
232019/07/097.1%8.0%7.4%
249.0%9.8%9.2%
252019/07/156.1%6.7%6.9%
268.2%8.8%8.7%
272019/07/166.7%7.4%7.5%
289.3%9.4%9.1%
292019/07/237.1%7.6%7.8%
309.5%10.1%
312019/07/296.7%7.2%N/A
32
Average

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2018MBC Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Jung Jae-young[18]
Drama of the YearPartners for Justice
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday DramaJung Jae-young
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday DramaJeong Yu-mi
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesPark Eun-seok
Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesPark Jun-gyu
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
201932nd Grimae AwardsBest ActressJeong Yu-mi[19]
MBC Drama AwardsDrama of the Year Partners for Justice (season 2)[20]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesJung Jae-young
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesJeong Yu-mi
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesOh Man-seok
Scene Stealer AwardNo Min-woo
Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Ko Kyu-pil
Best New ActressKang Seung-hyun

External links

Notes and References

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