2021 South Korean television series
Inspector Koo Promotional poster
Hangul 구경이
Genre Written by Sung Cho-yi[ a] [ 4] Directed by Lee Jung-heum[ 4] Starring Composer Kim Tae-seong Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes 12[ 5] Production Executive producer Sung Min-seon Producers Park Seong-hye Kim Young-bae Park Seong-eun Kim Ji-won Park Woo-ram Yoon Jae-soon Cinematography Hwang Min-sik Han Seung-hoon Editor Shin Min-kyung Running time 70 minutes[ 6] Production companies Original release Network JTBC Release October 30 (2021-10-30 ) – (2021-12-12 )
Inspector Koo [ 8] Korean : 구경이 RR : Gu Gyeong-i South Korean television series starringLee Young-ae in the title role, alongsideKim Hye-jun ,Kim Hae-sook ,Kwak Sun-young ,Baek Sung-chul andCho Hyun-chul . The series is about the battle of a former police officer against a female college student who is a serial killer.[ 4] JTBC from October 30 to December 12, 2021, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST ).[ 9] streaming onNetflix in selected regions.[ 10]
It follows the story of Koo Kyung-yi (Lee Young-ae ), whose world is all about games and alcohol, as she digs into a mysterious serial murder case completely disguised as an accident.[ 5] [ 11]
Lee Young-ae as Koo Kyung-yi, an intelligent policewoman-turned-insurance investigator in her 40s who investigates a murder case.[ 1] [ 2] Kim Hye-jun as K / Song Yi-kyung (real name), a mysterious college student and a passionate amateur theater actress.[ 12] [ 13] Kim Hae-sook as Yong Sook (Director Yong), the director of a foundation.[ 13] Kwak Sun-young as Na Je-hee, the head of NT Life Insurance's investigation team.[ 13] Baek Sung-chul as Santa / Han Kwang-wook, Kyung-yi's assistant.[ 14] [ 15] Cho Hyun-chul as Oh Kyung-soo, an investigator at NT Life Insurance.[ 16] People around Director Yong [ edit ] Jung Seok-yong as Manager Kim Choi Dae-chul as Heo Sung-tae, Director Yong's eldest son.Park Ji-bin as Heo Hyun-tae, Director Yong's second son.[ 18] Special appearances [ edit ] Early working title of the series isIncredible Koo Kyung-yi (경이로운 구경이 Gyeong-iroun Gu Gyeong-i [ 25] The first script reading of the cast was held in May 2021, and filming started the next month.[ 13] [ 26] Inspector Koo : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 599 571 468 647 454 650 513 553 N/A 454 N/A 598
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea [ 27] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share[ 27] [ 28] Nationwide Seoul 1 October 30, 2021 2.640%(7th) 2.666%(5th) 2 October 31, 2021 2.642%(N/A) 3.027%(7th) 3 November 6, 2021 2.305%(10th) 2.241% (10th) 4 November 7, 2021 2.747% (10th) 3.464% (5th) 5 November 13, 2021 1.809%(N/A) N/A 6 November 14, 2021 2.548%(8th) 3.036%(7th) 7 November 20, 2021 1.800%(N/A) 2.510%(7th) 8 November 21, 2021 2.185%(N/A) 2.717%(9th) 9 December 4, 2021 1.699%(N/A) N/A 10 December 5, 2021 1.808%(N/A) 11 December 11, 2021 1.515% (N/A) 12 December 12, 2021 2.312%(N/A) 2.864%(7th) Average 2.168% — [ b] In the table above, theblue numbers red numbers N/A denotes that the rating/ranking is not known. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS ,SBS ,MBC andEBS ).
Awards and nominations [ edit ] ^ Sung Cho-yi is actually thepen name of two film writers who decided to write dramas together as a duo. This was revealed in an exclusive interview that the writers had withCine21 [ 3] KeyEast .^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown. ^a b c Kang Joo-il."이영애, 히키코모리 탐정으로 안방극장 복귀?" .Naver Sports Kyunghyang . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 . ^a b c d Yim Seung-hye."Actor Lee Young-ae set for return to the small screen in new drama" .Korea JoongAng Daily . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 . ^ Park, Da-hae (March 12, 2023)."[인터뷰] '구경이' 성초이 작가가 요즘 꽂혀있다는 작품들" [Interview: Works that authors Seong Choi ofInspector Koo are into these days].Cine21 Hankyoreh Media Group . RetrievedFebruary 4, 2025 . ^a b c Kim Bo-young."이영애 측 "'경이로운 구경이' 출연 제안 받아, 확정 NO" [공식]" .Naver . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 . ^a b "Lee Young-ae's Comeback "Sightseeing" and Ahn Eun-jin's "Only One Person" Confirmed for JTBC" .HanCinema . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 .^ "Inspector Koo" .JTBC Worldwide . Archived fromthe original on January 5, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2022 .^ Jeong Hee-yeon." .Naver . RetrievedSeptember 17, 2021 . ^ "Inspector Koo [Title in the URL]" .JTBC . RetrievedOctober 13, 2021 .^ Park Soo-in (October 8, 2021)." .Naver . RetrievedOctober 8, 2021 . ^ Robinson, Jacob (October 5, 2021)."Netflix K-Drama 'Inspector Koo' Season 1: Coming to Netflix in October 2021" .What's on Netflix . RetrievedOctober 18, 2021 . ^ "Inspector Koo" .JTBC Studios . RetrievedAugust 31, 2021 .^ Kim Jin-seok."[단독]김혜준, 이영애 복귀작 '구경이' 주연 확정" .Naver Ilgan Sports . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 . ^a b c d Moon Ji-yeon."이영애 4년 만의 컴백..'구경이' 10월 공개 앞두고 대본 리딩" .Naver Sports Chosun . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2021 . ^ "Rookie Baek Sung-chul to Star in "Sightseeing" .HanCinema . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 .^ Park Soo-in (July 20, 2021)."백성철 '구경이' 출연, 이영애 오른팔 된다 "영광스러운 마음" [Baek Gyung-cheol's 'Goo-kyung' appearance, Lee Young-ae's right arm].Naver . RetrievedJuly 20, 2021 . ^ "조현철, JTBC '구경이' 출연 확정..이영애와 호흡[공식]" .Naver . RetrievedAugust 31, 2021 .^ "Lee Hong-nae to Star in Lee Young-ae's Comeback Drama "Sightseeing" .HanCinema . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 .^ Jin Hyang-hee (October 12, 2021)."박지빈, JTBC '구경이'로 안방 복귀…성인 연기자로 2막" [Park Ji-bin returns to the small screen with JTBC's 'Gu Kyung-i'... Act 2 as an adult actor] (in Korean).Maeil Business Newspaper . RetrievedOctober 12, 2021 – viaNaver . ^ Park Soo-in (October 14, 2021)."슬의' 최영준 '구경이'로 안방극장 컴백, 이영애와 어떤 관계되나" (in Korean). Newsen. RetrievedOctober 14, 2021 – viaNaver . ^a b Im Chae-ryung (November 1, 2021)."[어게인TV] '구경이' 이영애, 박예영에게 따귀 맞아..."소원대로 죽어줬는데 왜?" (in Korean).Herald Pop . RetrievedNovember 1, 2021 – viaNaver . ^ Jang Woo-young (November 4, 2021)."박강섭, '구경이' 캐스팅…대호 役 3화부터 등장 [공식]" (in Korean). OSEN. RetrievedNovember 4, 2021 – viaNaver . ^ Yoo Byung-cheol (November 8, 2021)." (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. RetrievedNovember 8, 2021 – viaNaver . ^ Kim Ye-sol (November 20, 2021)." ['Inspector Koo' Kim Soo-ro, furious over bombing... 'Evil deed' to kill abandoned dog in assault by head of security] (in Korean). OSEN. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 – viaNaver . ^ Yoo Jeong-min (November 22, 2021)."안신우, 김수로에 피해 입은 경호팀장으로 특별 출연...묵직한 존재감 ('구경이')" [Ahn Shin-woo, special appearance as the head of the security team who was damaged by Kim Soo-ro... A heavy presence ('Inspector Koo')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. RetrievedNovember 22, 2021 – viaNaver . ^ Kim Jin-seok."[단독]이영애였다… 드라마 '경이로운 구경이' 주인공" .Naver Ilgan Sports . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 . ^ Lee Se-hyeon."이영애 '구경이' 출연 [공식]" .Naver Sports Kyunghyang . RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 . ^a b "Nielsen Korea Cable Daily -TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS" .Nielsen Korea . RetrievedNovember 1, 2021 .^ "구경이: 시청률" [Inspector Koo: ratings].Naver . RetrievedNovember 1, 2021 .^ Jeong Hee-yeon (May 6, 2022)."구교환-김혜준 TV 신인상 (백상예술대상)" .Sports Dong-a (in Korean). RetrievedMay 6, 2022 – viaNaver . ^ Kim Seong-hyun (August 19, 2022)."서른, 아홉'·'구경이', 성평등 기여한 작품 '벡델데이' 선정 쾌거" [Thirty, Nine' · 'Gu Kyung-i', a splendid feat selected for 'Bechdel Day', a work that contributed to gender equality] (in Korean).YTN . RetrievedAugust 19, 2022 – viaNaver . ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (August 19, 2022)."구경이' 이영애, 시리즈 부문 벡델리안 선정..'옷소매..' 백델초이스5" [Gukyungi' Lee Young-ae, selected as Bechdelian in the series category..'Clothes..' Baekdel's Choice 5] (in Korean). MT Star News. RetrievedAugust 19, 2022 – viaNaver .
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