Partners for Justice (Korean: 검법남녀) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young and Jeong Yu-mi. The first series aired on MBC in May 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at the 22:00 (KST). In October 2018, MBC announced that it was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2019. Kang Seung-hyun and No Min-woo were announced as second series leads. It aired on MBC from June 3 to July 29, 2019.
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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
Main
Jung Jae-young as Baek Beom
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.
Jeong Yu-mi as Eun Sol
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.
Park Eun-seok as Kang Hyun
An elite prosecutor who is Eun Sol's senior.
Oh Man-seok as Do Ji-han
A chief prosecutor who newly transfers to the 8th Eastern District replacing Kang Hyun. He is experienced and clever.
No Min-woo as Jang Chul / Dr. K (season 2)
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
Stephanie Lee as Stella Hwang (season 1)
A researcher and toxicologist at the National Forensic Service.
Kang Seung-hyun as Sally (season 2)
A new toxicologist at the National Forensic Service who replaced Stella.
Ko Kyu-pil as Jung Sung-joo
Forensic Investigator
Noh Susanna as Han Soo-yeon
Forensic Investigator
Joo Jin-mo as Park Joong-ho
Director of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences
Song Young-kyu as Ma No-dam
Director of the Forensic Investigation Division
Park Jun-gyu as Kang Dong-sik
A sixth-grade civil servant. He used to be a violent crime detective for 15 years.
Park Hee-jin as Cheon Mi-ho
An administrative assistant of Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.
Kim Young-woong as Yang Soo-dong
An Investigator who works with Do Ji-han.
Ahn Suk-hwan as No Han-shin
Chief Prosecutor of the criminal department of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.
Production
First script reading took place late March 2018 at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan, South Korea.
Original soundtrack
Ratings
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.