| A Girl Who Sees Smells | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Girl Who Sees Smell[1] |
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| Based on | The Girl Who Sees Smells by Seo Soo-kyung aka Man Chwi[3] |
| Written by | Lee Hee-myung |
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| Music by | Park Se-joon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Yong-jin |
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| Editor | Jang Si-yeon |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production company | SBS Plus |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | April 1 (2015-04-01) – May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) |
A Girl Who Sees Smells[4] (Korean: 냄새를 보는 소녀;RR: Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo;MR: Naemsaerŭl Bonŭn Sonyŏ) is a 2015 SouthSouth Korean drama adapted from theKTOONwebtoon of the same title by Seo Soo-kyung a/k/a Man Chwi.[a][1] StarringPark Yoo-chun,Shin Se-kyung,Namgoong Min andYoon Jin-seo, it aired onSBS on Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 for 16 episodes from April 1 to May 21, 2015.[5][6][7][8]
Its earlyworking title wasSensory Couple (감각남녀;Gamgangnamnyeo), before reverting to the name of the original webtoon. It reached top of the Contents Power Index (CPI) rankings for the most influential dramas.[9]
Choi Eun-seol (Shin Se-kyung) arrives home to find her parents murdered. When they are later found with abarcode carved into their skin, detective Oh Jae-pyo (Jung In-gi) realizes that the now-comatose daughter Eun-seol is the sole surviving witness. That same night, Choi Moo-gak (Park Yoo-chun) is at the hospital visiting his younger sister (Kim So-hyun), also named Choi Eun-seol, who is treated for mild injuries after a bus accident. However, when Moo-gak returns to her bed, he finds her dead with her throat slit.
Eun-seol comes out of her coma six months later, but has no memories at all of her life before waking up at the hospital, and her left eye has turned blue with no scientific explanation. She has also gained the unique ability to "see" smells as visible colors and shapes, and can even trace where people have been because their lingering scents are like a trail. Wanting to protect her, Jae-pyo adopts her and invents a new life for her, telling her that he is her real father and that her name is Oh Cho-rim. Three years and six months pass, and Cho-rim is a cheerful girl who's adjusted to her ability. She dreams of a becoming a comedian and works as a gofer for a small theater company called Frog Troupe.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| TNmS Ratings[10] | AGB Nielsen[11] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | April 1, 2015 | 5.6% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| 2 | April 2, 2015 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 3 | April 8, 2015 | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.9% |
| 4 | April 9, 2015 | 7.8% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| 5 | April 15, 2015 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 7.5% |
| 6 | April 16, 2015 | 8.5% | 9.8% | 7.5% | 7.7% |
| 7 | April 22, 2015 | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.4% |
| 8 | April 23, 2015 | 9.2% | 10.5% | 8.3% | 8.5% |
| 9 | April 29, 2015 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| 10 | April 30, 2015 | 9.3% | 10.7% | 8.0% | 8.4% |
| 11 | May 6, 2015 | 8.0% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 12 | May 7, 2015 | 8.6% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| 13 | May 13, 2015 | 9.1% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 9.2% |
| 14 | May 14, 2015 | 10.1% | 11.4% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| 15 | May 20, 2015 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 9.6% | 9.5% |
| 16 | May 21, 2015 | 11.9% | 14.4% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| Average | 8.4% | 9.7% | 7.8% | 8.2% | |
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Yoo-chun | Nominated |
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Yoo-chun | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Namkoong Min | Won | ||
| Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Yoon Jin-seo | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Park Yoo-chun and Shin Se-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Best OST | "Spring Is Gone by Chance" byYuju &Loco | Won |