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.[unreliable source?] Kang Seung-hyun and No Min-woo were announced as second series leads. It aired on MBC from June 3 to July 29, 2019.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedTime slot
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
116May 14, 2018(2018-05-14)July 17, 2018(2018-07-17)MBC TVMondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)
216June 3, 2019(2019-06-03)July 29, 2019(2019-07-29)Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:00 (KST)

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-youngMain
Eun SolJeong Yu-mi
Kang HyunPark Eun-seokMainGuest
Do Ji-hanOh Man-seokRecurringMain
Jang Chul / Dr. KNo Min-woo
Supporting
Cha Soo-hoLee Yi-kyungRecurringGuest
Stella HwangStephanie Lee
SallyKang Seung-hyunRecurring
Jung Sung-jooKo Kyu-pilRecurring
Han Soo-yeonNoh Susanna[ko]
Park Joong-HoJoo Jin-mo
Ma Do-NamSong Young-gyu
Kang Dong-SikPark Jun-gyu
Cheon Mi-HoPark Hee-jin
Yang Soo-DongKim Young-woong[ko]
No Han-ShinAhn Suk-hwan
Kal Dae-CheolLee Do-Guk[ko]Recurring
Detective ParkKim Ki-moo[ko]Recurring
Detective KangMin Pil-joon[ko]
Lee Hye-sangYoon Ji-minRecurring
Pyo Yoo-sungPark Ji-il
Oh Man-sangKim Do-hyun (actor)[ko]RecurringGuest

Main

Main cast of series 2

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.

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.

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

Forensic Investigator

  • Noh Susanna[ko] as Han Soo-yeon

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.

  • Kim Young-woong[ko] as Yang Soo-dong

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

  • Baek Seung-hoon[ko] as Seo Jung-min

An Investigator who works with Kang Hyun.

People around Eun Sol

  • Ko In-beom[ko] as Eun Ki-sang

Eun Sol's father

  • Kim Seo-ra[ko] as Han Mi-mo

Eun Sol's mother

  • Kang Sun-sook as Byeolgyo woman (벌교댁)

Eun Sol's housekeeper

  • Heo Woong as Eun Ji-sung

Eun Sol's older brother

People around Baek Beom

  • Choi Jong-ryul[ko] as Baek Ho-cheol

Baek Beom's father

Police

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

  • Kim Ki-moo[ko] as Detective Park
  • Min Pil-joon[ko] as Detective Kang

Others

  • Kim Do-hyun[ko] as Oh Man-sang

A criminals who committed multiple crimes

  • Hong Seo-jun[ko] as Yoon Tae-joon

Oh Man-sang's lawyer

Jang Deuk-nam's older sister

  • Yoo Yeon as Jo Hee-jin

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

  • Ok Ye-rin as Han Seo-hyun - Su-yeon's daughter, a victim of child abuse in kindergarten

Production

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

Original soundtrack

Series 1

Part 1

Released on May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Can't Breathe"Earattack, JooheonEarattackMonsta X (Kihyun, Jooheon)03:25
2."Can't Breathe (Inst.)"Earattack03:25
Total length:06:50

Part 2

Released on May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Truth"Min Yeon-jae1601JK Kim Dong-wook03:50
2."Truth (Eng. Ver.)"Min Yeon-jae1601JK Kim Dong-wook03:50
3."Truth (Inst.)"160103:50
Total length:11:30

Part 3

Released on June 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Walking" (걸어가)TaeyunmiGaemi, Kim Se-jinMinzy03:31
2."Walking (Inst.)" (걸어가 (Inst.))Gaemi, Kim Se-jin03:31
Total length:07:02

Part 4

Released on June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It's Alright" (괜찮아)HanaGaemiLee Seok-hoon03:45
2."It's Alright (Inst.)" (괜찮아 (Inst.))Gaemi03:45
Total length:07:30

Part 5

Released on June 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Sun Like A Star"Gaemi, Heo Sung-jin, yuNdAkHeo Sung-jin, Ha Hyung-jooG.Urban, yuNdAk (OBROJECT)03:20
2."Sun Like A Star (Inst.)"Heo Sung-jin, Ha Hyung-joo03:20
Total length:06:40

Part 6

Released on July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."White Rain" (하얀비)Gaemi, HangzooGaemiHangzoo, Stella Jang03:35
2."White Rain (Inst.)" (하얀비 (Inst.))Gaemi03:35
Total length:07:10

Series 2

Part 1

Released on June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Back on me"Seol Gi-tae (설기태)TEAM SNOW, Gaemi (개미)Kim Yong-jin03:03
2."Back on me (Inst.)"

Part 2

Released on July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dr. K (닥터K)"Jeong Bom (정봄), KT SnowPark Jeong-hwan (박정환), TEAM SNOW, Gaemi (개미)No Min-woo02:33
2."Dr. K (닥터K) (Inst.)"

Part 3

Released on July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Poison"MINUEMINUEI'll03:28
2."Poison (Inst.)"

Part 4

Released on July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Geu Iyu (그 이유)"Seol Gi-tae (설기태), Hyeon Jeong (현정)Gaemi (개미)Lee Seok-hun (이석훈)04:15
2."그 이유 (Inst.)"

Part 5

Released on July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Neobakke moreugetta (너밖에 모르겠다)"Park Gyeong-don (박경돈)Park Gyeong-donLee Dong-wook (이동욱)03:59
2."너밖에 모르겠다 (Inst.)"

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.

Series 1

Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmSAGB Nielsen
NationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul
1May 14, 20184.3% (NR)4.4%4.5% (NR)4.7% (NR)
24.7% (NR)4.8%4.9% (NR)5.1% (NR)
3May 15, 20185.0% (NR)5.2%4.7% (NR)5.3% (NR)
45.9% (NR)6.3%6.5% (13th)7.8% (10th)
5May 21, 20184.3% (NR)4.5%4.7% (NR)4.9% (NR)
65.1% (NR)5.3%5.2% (NR)5.4% (NR)
7May 22, 20185.3% (NR)5.5%5.6% (NR)5.8% (NR)
86.5% (17th)6.7%6.3% (17th)6.5% (18th)
9May 28, 20185.8% (NR)6.6%5.8% (20th)6.5% (17th)
106.8% (20th)7.0%6.7% (16th)6.9% (14th)
11May 29, 20185.0% (NR)5.8%5.6% (18th)6.4% (17th)
125.6% (NR)6.3%6.4% (15th)7.1% (10th)
13June 4, 20186.0%6.8%7.0% (13th)7.7% (10th)
147.0%7.9%7.7% (8th)8.5% (6th)
15June 5, 20186.2%6.5%6.7% (10th)7.2% (10th)
167.4%7.6%8.2% (5th)8.4% (5th)
17June 11, 20186.7%7.0%6.9% (16th)7.1% (15th)
187.8%7.9%7.7% (7th)
19June 25, 20186.2%6.8%6.5% (19th)7.3% (10th)
207.1%7.6%8.1% (7th)8.5% (6th)
21July 3, 20186.6%7.1%6.8% (17th)7.3% (14th)
227.7%7.9%8.0% (10th)8.3% (9th)
236.2%6.3%6.6% (20th)
247.1%7.4%7.5% (13th)7.8% (12th)
25July 9, 20187.5%8.1%7.4% (15th)8.0% (10th)
268.3%8.5%9.0% (6th)9.0% (8th)
27July 10, 20187.1%7.8%7.1% (13th)7.9% (9th)
288.7%9.3%9.0% (5th)9.6% (5th)
29July 16, 20186.5%6.6%6.7% (15th)6.9% (15th)
308.4%8.7%8.4% (6th)8.5% (7th)
31July 17, 20187.5%8.0%7.7% (8th)8.2% (6th)
329.5%10.2%9.6% (5th)10.3% (4th)
Average6.6%7.0%6.7%7.3%

Series 2

Ep.Original broadcast dateAGB NielsenTNmS
NationwideSeoul Capital AreaNationwide
12019/06/033.7%N/A4.0%
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%10.1%
312019/07/296.7%7.2%N/A
329.9%10.4%
Average6.90%－－

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2018MBC Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Jung Jae-youngNominated
Drama of the YearPartners for JusticeNominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday DramaJung Jae-youngWon
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday DramaJeong Yu-miWon
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesPark Eun-seokNominated
Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesPark Jun-gyuNominated
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
201932nd Grimae AwardsBest ActressJeong Yu-miWon
MBC Drama AwardsDrama of the YearPartners for Justice (season 2)Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesJung Jae-youngNominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesJeong Yu-miNominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesOh Man-seokWon
Scene Stealer AwardNo Min-wooWon
Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesKo Kyu-pilNominated
Best New ActressKang Seung-hyunNominated

Notes

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