Kwak Shi-yang, Kang Sang-joon, Park Ji-hyun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Kim Shin-bi
With the year coming to a close soon, a new batch of dramas are getting ready to hit the airwaves, including SBS’s Chaebol x Detective. The upcoming show stars Ahn Bo-hyun (See You in My 19th Life) and Park Ji-hyun (Reborn Rich) as your classic buddy cop duo, and promises to deliver tons of laughs.
Jin Yi-su (Ahn Bo-hyun) is a third-generation son of a chaebol family and lands a job as a detective through connections. Unlike your typical K-drama cop, Yi-su has both money and power — the epitome of “young and rich.” Transparent and shrewd, his favorite thing to do is play, but it will be hard to shirk his duties with his new partner around.
As the first female team leader of the Violent Crimes division, detective Lee Kang-hyun (Park Ji-hyun) is very much the opposite of her new junior. Her favorite thing to do is investigate cases, which will likely put her at odds with Yi-su. Described as easygoing and lax with traditions, Kang-hyun has plenty of things on her plate from solving a variety of mysteries to handling her new, annoying partner.
Also part of the Violent Crimes unit is Kang Sang-joon (True to Love) as Park Jun-young. He is Kang-hyun’s best friend and a level-headed detective who makes decisions based off reason rather than emotions. Lastly, rounding out the team is youngest member and “mascot” Choi Kyung-jin played by Kim Shin-bi (Revenant). Besides the main group, the show boasts plenty of veteran actors in its cast as well as a special appearance by Kwak Shi-yang (Cafe Minamdang) who will be playing Yi-su’s brother.
Written by Kim Ba-da (My Name) and directed by PD Kim Jae-hong who will be taking the helm on his first main project, Chaebol x Detective is slated to premiere sometime next month in the Friday-Saturday slot following My Demon.