Suspicious Partner[4] (Korean: 수상한 파트너; RR: Susanghan Pateuneo) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook and Nam Ji-hyun, with Choi Tae-joon and Kwon Nara. It aired on Seoul Broadcasting System from May 10 to July 13, 2017, at 22:00 (KST) on Wednesdays and Thursdays for 20 episodes.[5][6]
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Promotional poster
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Hangul | 수상한 파트너 |
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Written by | Kwon Ki-young |
Directed by | Park Sun-ho |
Starring |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20[a] |
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Executive producer | Park Young-soo |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 mins[a] |
Production company | The Story Works |
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Network | SBS |
Release | May 10 (2017-05-10) – July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) |
The show enjoyed modest viewership share, but it beat its competitor by topping the important 20-49 year old demographic, as well as streaming, popularity, and brand reputation charts for consecutive weeks.[7][8]
The series is about Noh Ji-wook (Ji Chang-wook), a prosecutor, and Eun Bong-hee (Nam Ji-hyun), a prosecutor trainee, and how they work together on a mysterious case involving a sly psychopath murderer. They find out how deeply connected they are by their past. A forgetful killer can be a dangerous thing. Noh Ji-wook is a prosecutor who changes jobs to become a private attorney due to circumstances. Eun Bong-hee is a prosecutor trainee under Ji-wook while he was a prosecutor. Attorney Ji Eun-hyuk (Choi Tae-joon) is a longtime family friend of Ji-wook who betrayed Ji-wook by cheating with Ji-wook's ex-girlfriend.
When a murderer strikes, Bong-hee suddenly finds herself as a suspect.[9]
The early working titles for the drama were Beware This Woman and Suspicious Romance.[16] The first script reading took place April 4, 2017 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.[17][18]
Both lead actors Ji Chang-wook and Nam Ji-hyun starred in Warrior Baek Dong-soo in 2011.
Suspicious Partner OST Album | |
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Soundtrack albumby
Various artists
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Released | 2017 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | Korean, English |
Label | SBS Contents Hub Vlending Co., Ltd. |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Why You?" (너는 왜) |
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| Seenroot | 03:36 |
2. | "Why You?" (Inst.) |
| 03:36 | ||
Total length: | 07:02 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "How Do I Say It?" (어떻게 말할까) |
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| O.WHEN | 04:27 |
2. | "How Do I Say It?" (Inst.) |
| 04:27 | ||
Total length: | 08:54 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Same Day" (똑같은 날) |
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| Ra.D | 04:01 |
2. | "The Same Day" (Inst.) |
| 04:01 | ||
Total length: | 08:02 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artists | Length |
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1. | "How About You" (어떨까 넌) |
| 1601 | Cheeze | 04:47 |
2. | "How About You" (Inst.) |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Eye Contact" (눈맞춤 (Acoustic Ver.)) |
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| Kim E-Z (Ggot Jam Project) | 03:30 |
2. | "Eye Contact" (Full Ver.) |
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| Kim E-Z (Ggot Jam Project) | 03:46 |
3. | "Eye Contact" (Acoustic Ver. (Inst.)) |
| 03:30 | ||
4. | "Eye Contact" (Full Ver. (Inst.)) |
| 03:46 | ||
Total length: | 14:32 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Breathing All Day" (숨쉬는 모든 날) |
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| Bumkey | 04:26 |
2. | "Breathing All Day" (Inst.) |
| 04:26 | ||
Total length: | 08:52 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I've Got a Feeling" (정이 들어버렸어) |
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| Kihyun (Monsta X) | 04:52 |
2. | "I've Got a Feeling" (Inst.) |
| 04:52 | ||
Total length: | 09:44 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Memory Of That Day" (그날의 기억) |
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| Kim Jong-wan (Nell) | 03:36 |
2. | "The Memory Of That Day" (Inst.) |
| 03:36 | ||
Total length: | 07:12 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Silly Love" |
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| Yoo Ha-jung | 03:47 |
2. | "Silly Love" (Inst.) |
| 03:47 | ||
Total length: | 07:34 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "101 Reasons Why I Like You" (네가 좋은 백 한가지 이유) |
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| Ji Chang-wook | 03:43 |
2. | "101 Reasons Why I Like You" (Inst.) |
| 03:43 | ||
Total length: | 07:26 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | |||
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Nielsen Korea[21] | TNmS[22] | |||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
1 | May 10, 2017 | Hope for the Future | 6.3% (17th) | 6.5% (14th) | 6.1% (19th) | 7.4% (14th) |
2 | 6.8% (13th) | 6.9% (12th) | 6.8% (15th) | 8.2% (8th) | ||
3 | May 11, 2017 | Take It | 6.1% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 7.0% (NR) |
4 | 7.2% (18th) | 7.7% (14th) | 7.0% (NR) | 7.9% (18th) | ||
5 | May 17, 2017 | Restraining Order | 6.6% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) | 6.9% (NR) | 8.5% (12th) |
6 | 8.0% (13th) | 8.5% (9th) | 7.4% (18th) | 8.2% (15th) | ||
7 | May 18, 2017 | Reunion and Reunion | 6.8% (19th) | 6.9% (18th) | 6.0% (NR) | 6.6% (20th) |
8 | 7.4% (14th) | 7.8% (12th) | 6.4% (NR) | |||
9 | May 24, 2017 | Humanity Becomes Hostage | 6.8% (20th) | 7.2% (18th) | 6.5% (NR) | 6.9% (NR) |
10 | 8.3% (11th) | 8.7% (10th) | 7.4% (17th) | 8.2% (14th) | ||
11 | May 25, 2017 | The Beginning That Hasn't Begun | 7.1% (17th) | 7.9% (13th) | 6.1% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) |
12 | 7.8% (14th) | 8.5% (11th) | 6.5% (NR) | 6.6% (20th) | ||
13 | May 31, 2017 | Alibi | 7.5% (16th) | 8.2% (13th) | 6.9% (18th) | 7.7% (15th) |
14 | 9.3% (8th) | 10.0% (8th) | 7.9% (15th) | 9.0% (10th) | ||
15 | June 1, 2017 | Untruthful Truth Game | 8.4% (13th) | 8.6% (11th) | 7.2% (17th) | 8.3% (14th) |
16 | 9.3% (11th) | 9.6% (8th) | 7.8% (16th) | 8.9% (12th) | ||
17 | June 7, 2017 | Eun Bong-hee's Prime | 8.4% (13th) | 9.1% (10th) | 7.3% (17th) | 7.5% (13th) |
18 | 9.8% (8th) | 10.2% (7th) | 7.7% (NR) | 8.1% (NR) | ||
19 | June 8, 2017 | Truth vs. Secret | 8.0% (12th) | 8.5% (10th) | 7.3% (17th) | 7.3% (16th) |
20 | 9.6% (9th) | 10.2% (8th) | 8.3% (11th) | 8.4% (10th) | ||
21 | June 14, 2017 | In This Limited World | 7.7% (14th) | 8.3% (9th) | 7.0% (NR) | 8.2% (13th) |
22 | 9.1% (7th) | 9.8% (6th) | 7.8% (16th) | 8.7% (9th) | ||
23 | June 15, 2017 | 48 Hours Later | 7.8% (14th) | 8.2% (10th) | 6.9% (19th) | 7.6% (13th) |
24 | 9.4% (7th) | 9.8% (6th) | 7.6% (16th) | 8.1% (10th) | ||
25 | June 21, 2017 | Attributable Reasons | 9.0% (9th) | 10.3% (8th) | 6.6% (20th) | 6.7% (16th) |
26 | 10.5% (7th) | 11.7% (5th) | 7.8% (15th) | 8.5% (9th) | ||
27 | June 22, 2017 | The Memory of That Day | 8.4% (11th) | 8.8% (10th) | 7.5% (16th) | 7.9% (13th) |
28 | 9.7% (8th) | 10.4% (8th) | 8.0% (15th) | 8.1% (12th) | ||
29 | June 28, 2017 | Postponement | 6.7% (17th) | 7.2% (13th) | 6.1% (NR) | 7.9% (13th) |
30 | 8.6% (9th) | 9.5% (7th) | 6.7% (17th) | 8.0% (10th) | ||
31 | June 29, 2017 | The Discovery of a Memory | 7.7% (14th) | 8.4% (9th) | 6.3% (NR) | 7.3% (14th) |
32 | 8.6% (10th) | 9.1% (8th) | 6.8% (17th) | 7.8% (11th) | ||
33 | July 5, 2017 | Testing the Waters | 7.2% (17th) | 7.8% (13th) | 6.9% (NR) | 7.5% (16th) |
34 | 9.2% (7th) | 9.8% (7th) | 7.2% (20th) | 7.4% (17th) | ||
35 | July 6, 2017 | Return | 8.0% (17th) | 8.5% (9th) | 7.3% (19th) | 8.8% (13th) |
36 | 9.2% (9th) | 9.9% (7th) | 7.9% (17th) | 9.4% (10th) | ||
37 | July 12, 2017 | In Court | 7.2% (16th) | 7.4% (15th) | 6.9% (20th) | 7.7% (19th) |
38 | 9.2% (8th) | 9.4% (7th) | 8.0% (17th) | 8.7% (13th) | ||
39 | July 13, 2017 | Return to the Daily Life | 8.5% (12th) | 9.0% (9th) | 8.6% (15th) | 9.5% (10th) |
40 | 9.5% (8th) | 10.2% (6th) | 8.7% (14th) | 8.9% (13th) | ||
Average | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 8.7% | ||
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Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress (Drama) | Nam Ji-hyun | Nominated | |
25th SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | Ji Chang-wook | Nominated | [23] | |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | Choi Tae-joon | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | Nam Ji-hyun | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Kwon Nara | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ye-won | Nominated | |||
Best Couple Award | Ji Chang-wook and Nam Ji-hyun | Nominated |
그러나 전체 시청률을 제외한TV화제성, 브랜드 평판, 2049 시청률 등에서는 '수트너'가 압도적으로1위다. 전체 가구 시청률에서20세에서49세까지의 시청률을 별도로 산정한 '2049 시청률'은 '수트너'가6연속1위를 차지했고, TV 화제성에서는3주 연속1위를 유지했다. '수트너'의 주인공인 지창욱은5주 연속TV드라마 출연자 화제성1위에 이름을 올렸다.