| Alt Name: | Investigation Couple | ||||||
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| 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.
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.
| Character | Portrayed by | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| Main | |||
| Baek Beom | Jung Jae-young | rowspan="2" colspan="2" | |
| Eun Sol | Jeong Yu-mi | ||
| Kang Hyun | Park Eun-seok | ||
| Do Ji-han | Oh Man-seok | rowspan="2" | |
| Jang Chul / Dr. K | No Min-woo | ||
| Supporting | |||
| Cha Soo-ho | Lee Yi-kyung | ||
| Stella Hwang | Stephanie Lee | ||
| Sally | Kang Seung-hyun | ||
| Jung Sung-joo | Ko Kyu-pil | rowspan="8" colspan="2" | |
| Han Soo-yeon | |||
| Park Joong-Ho | Joo Jin-mo | ||
| Ma Do-Nam | |||
| Kang Dong-Sik | Park Jun-gyu | ||
| Cheon Mi-Ho | Park Hee-jin | ||
| Yang Soo-Dong | |||
| No Han-Shin | Ahn Suk-hwan | ||
| Kal Dae-Cheol | |||
| Detective Park | rowspan="2" colspan="2" | ||
| Detective Kang | |||
| Lee Hye-sang | Yoon Ji-min | rowspan="2" | |
| Pyo Yoo-sung | Park Ji-il | ||
| Oh Man-sang | |||
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.
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
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.
Eun Sol's father
Eun Sol's mother
Eun Sol's housekeeper
Eun Sol's older brother
Baek Beom's father
He is a chief detective, a police lieutenant, from Gangdong police station's violent crimes unit.[11]
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
First script reading took place late March 2018 at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan, South Korea.[13]
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[14] | AGB Nielsen[15] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | May 14, 2018 | |||||
| 2 | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.1% | ||
| 3 | May 15, 2018 | 5.0% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.3% | |
| 4 | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 7.8% | ||
| 5 | May 21, 2018 | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.9% | ||
| 6 | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | ||
| 7 | May 22, 2018 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.8% | |
| 8 | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 6.5% | ||
| 9 | May 28, 2018 | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 6.5% | |
| 10 | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 6.9% | ||
| 11 | May 29, 2018 | 5.0% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.4% | |
| 12 | 5.6% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 7.1% | ||
| 13 | June 4, 2018 | 6.0% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 7.7% | |
| 14 | 7.0% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.5% | ||
| 15 | June 5, 2018 | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 7.2% | |
| 16 | 7.4% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 8.4% | ||
| 17 | June 11, 2018 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | |
| 18 | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.7% | |||
| 19 | June 25, 2018 | 6.2% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.3% | |
| 20 | 7.1% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 8.5% | ||
| 21 | July 3, 2018 | 6.6% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.3% | |
| 22 | 7.7% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 8.3% | ||
| 23 | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.6% | |||
| 24 | 7.1% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.8% | ||
| 25 | July 9, 2018 | 7.5% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.0% | |
| 26 | 8.3% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 9.0% | ||
| 27 | July 10, 2018 | 7.1% | 7.8% | 7.1% | 7.9% | |
| 28 | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.6% | ||
| 29 | July 16, 2018 | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6.9% | |
| 30 | 8.4% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.5% | ||
| 31 | July 17, 2018 | 7.5% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.2% | |
| 32 | ||||||
| Average | ||||||
| Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen[16] | TNmS[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | 2019/06/03 | N/A | |||
| 2 | 5.7% | 6.0% | 5.7% | ||
| 3 | 2019/06/04 | 4.1% | 4.8% | N/A | |
| 4 | 6.6% | 7.8% | 7.2% | ||
| 5 | 2019/06/10 | 4.3% | N/A | N/A | |
| 6 | 6.0% | 6.5% | 6.4% | ||
| 7 | 2019/06/11 | 4.1% | 4.9% | 4.8% | |
| 8 | 6.2% | 6.7% | 6.7% | ||
| 9 | 2019/06/17 | 5.9% | 6.5% | 6.0% | |
| 10 | 7.5% | 8.4% | 7.1% | ||
| 11 | 2019/06/18 | 6.1% | 7.0% | 6.0% | |
| 12 | 7.7% | 8.6% | 7.6% | ||
| 13 | 2019/06/24 | 6.8% | 7.7% | 5.9% | |
| 14 | 8.7% | 9.8% | 7.2% | ||
| 15 | 2019/06/25 | 6.1% | 6.5% | 6.1% | |
| 16 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 8.0% | ||
| 17 | 2019/07/01 | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.4% | |
| 18 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 8.6% | ||
| 19 | 2019/07/02 | 6.1% | 6.7% | 7.2% | |
| 20 | 8.6% | 9.4% | 8.9% | ||
| 21 | 2019/07/08 | 6.1% | 6.6% | 7.0% | |
| 22 | 8.3% | 8.8% | 8.5% | ||
| 23 | 2019/07/09 | 7.1% | 8.0% | 7.4% | |
| 24 | 9.0% | 9.8% | 9.2% | ||
| 25 | 2019/07/15 | 6.1% | 6.7% | 6.9% | |
| 26 | 8.2% | 8.8% | 8.7% | ||
| 27 | 2019/07/16 | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7.5% | |
| 28 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 9.1% | ||
| 29 | 2019/07/23 | 7.1% | 7.6% | 7.8% | |
| 30 | 9.5% | 10.1% | |||
| 31 | 2019/07/29 | 6.7% | 7.2% | N/A | |
| 32 | |||||
| Average | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Jung Jae-young | [18] | |
| Drama of the Year | Partners for Justice | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Jung Jae-young | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Jeong Yu-mi | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Park Eun-seok | ||||
| Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Park Jun-gyu |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32nd Grimae Awards | Best Actress | Jeong Yu-mi | [19] | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | Partners for Justice (season 2) | [20] | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Jung Jae-young | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Jeong Yu-mi | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Oh Man-seok | ||||
| Scene Stealer Award | No Min-woo | ||||
| Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Ko Kyu-pil | ||||
| Best New Actress | Kang Seung-hyun |