December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16) – March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)
Schoolgirl Detectives[1] (
Korean: 선암여고 탐정단;
Hanja: 선암女高 探偵團;
RR: Seonamyeogo Tamjungdan;
lit. Seonam Girls High School Detectives) is a South Korean television series based on the novel of the same title by Park Ha-ik.[2][3] Starring
Jin Ji-hee,
Kang Min-ah,
Lee Hye-ri,
Lee Min-ji,
Stephanie Lee, and
Kim Min-jun, it aired on
jTBC from December 16, 2014, to March 17, 2015, for 14 episodes.[4][5]
The series notably featured the first onscreen
lesbian kiss on South Korean television.[6][7] A complaint was later filed with the
Korea Communications Standards Commission, but civic groups such as
LGBT awareness organization Rainbow Action against Sexual Minority Discrimination criticized such deliberations even taking place.[8]
Synopsis
Five students at the Seonam Girls' High School, Ahn Chae-yool (a classy girl, new to the school); Yoon Mi-do (the leader known as the school weirdo); Lee Yee-hee (wannabe actress/idol); Kim Ha-jae (computing expert); Choi Sung-yoon (baker and fellow peacemaker) form a detective club, and set out to solve mysteries around them, some involving bullying, abortion, and suicide.
Cast
Main
Jin Ji-hee as Ahn Chae-yool, a super-smart transfer student who unwillingly joins the high school detective club
Kang Min-ah as Yoon Mi-do, the leader of the detective club
Lee Hye-ri as Lee Ye-hee, a member of the detective club who wants to become an actress[9]
Lee Min-ji as Kim Ha-jae, a member of the detective club who is an expert about computers
Stephanie Lee as Choi Sung-yoon, a member of the detective club who is very tall and enjoys baking
Kim Min-jun as Ha Yeon-joon, a wise teacher who may have a mysterious past[10]