# The Ghost Detective

The Ghost Detective (Korean: 오늘의 탐정) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Choi Daniel, Park Eun-bin and Lee Ji-ah. It aired on KBS2 from September 5 to October 31, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST).

## Synopsis

Detective Lee Da-il (Choi Daniel), who catches ghosts, tries to solve the case of his assistant, Jung Yeo-wool's (Park Eun-bin) younger sibling's bizarre death. He runs into a mysterious woman in red called Sunwoo Hye (Lee Ji-ah) who appears at every crime scene.

## Cast
### Main

* Choi Daniel as Lee Da-il, a sharp and tenacious detective who displays his abilities only when he is investigating a case that interests him.
* Park Eun-bin as Jung Yeo-wool, a cheerful, persistent and strong assistant detective.
* Lee Ji-ah as Sunwoo Hye, a mysterious woman who always wears a red dress and carries both an innocent and spooky vibe with her.
** Heo Jung-eun as young Sunwoo Hye

### Supporting

* Kim Won-hae as Han Sang-seop, a local private investigator and chief of a detective agency.
* Lee Jae-kyun as Park Jung-dae, a smart and vigorous police detective.
* Lee Joo-young as Gil Chae-won, a medical examiner who has the ability to communicate with ghosts.
* Shin Jae-ha as Kim Gyeol
* Chae Ji-an as Jung Yi-rang
* Park Joo-hee as Baek Da-hee, a lawyer from a top firm.
* Yoo Su-bin as Kang Eun-jung, an aspiring journalist.
* Hyun Bong-sik as detective
* Ye Soo-jung as Da-il's mother
* Kim Min-sang as Detective Squad Chief Sim
* Mi Ram as Chan-mi, a kindergarten teacher.
* Woo Ki-hoon as Pil-seung
* Shin Cheol-jin as Grandpa's Ghost

## Production

* Early working title of the series is A Few Good Men (어퓨굿맨; Eopyugunmaen).
* First script reading was held in June 2018 at KBS Annex Building.

## Ratings

| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share (nationwide) | Average audience share (nationwide) |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | TNmS | Nielsen Korea |
| 1 | September 5, 2018 | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| 2 | September 5, 2018 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
| 3 | September 6, 2018 | N/A | 3.5% |
| 4 | September 6, 2018 | N/A | 4.0% |
| 5 | September 12, 2018 | N/A | 3.5% |
| 6 | September 12, 2018 | N/A | 3.6% |
| 7 | September 13, 2018 | N/A | 2.0% |
| 8 | September 13, 2018 | N/A | 2.7% |
| 9 | September 19, 2018 | N/A | 3.3% |
| 10 | September 19, 2018 | N/A | 3.8% |
| 11 | September 20, 2018 | N/A | 3.0% |
| 12 | September 20, 2018 | N/A | 3.3% |
| 13 | September 27, 2018 | N/A | 2.6% |
| 14 | September 27, 2018 | N/A | 2.6% |
| 15 | October 3, 2018 | N/A | 2.8% |
| 16 | October 3, 2018 | N/A | 2.7% |
| 17 | October 4, 2018 | N/A | 2.3% |
| 18 | October 4, 2018 | N/A | 2.2% |
| 19 | October 10, 2018 | N/A | 2.3% |
| 20 | October 10, 2018 | N/A | 2.2% |
| 21 | October 11, 2018 | N/A | 2.0% |
| 22 | October 11, 2018 | N/A | 2.2% |
| 23 | October 17, 2018 | N/A | 2.3% |
| 24 | October 17, 2018 | N/A | 2.3% |
| 25 | October 18, 2018 | N/A | 1.8% |
| 26 | October 18, 2018 | N/A | 2.0% |
| 27 | October 24, 2018 | N/A | 2.1% |
| 28 | October 24, 2018 | N/A | 2.1% |
| 29 | October 25, 2018 | N/A | 1.7% |
| 30 | October 25, 2018 | N/A | 1.9% |
| 31 | October 31, 2018 | N/A | 2.3% |
| 32 | October 31, 2018 | N/A | 2.1% |
| Average | Average | — | 2.67% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. ||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Choi Daniel | Won |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Eun-bin | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kim Won-hae | Won |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Lee Joo-young | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Heo Jung-eun | Nominated |