A Girl Who Sees Smells
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- Drama: A Girl Who Sees Smells (English title) / The Girl Who Sees Smells
- Revised romanization: Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo
- Hangul: 냄새를 보는 소녀
- Director: Baek Soo-Chan
- Writer: Man Chwi (original comic), Lee Hee-Myung
- Network: SBS
- Episodes: 16
- Release Date: April 1 - May 21, 2015
- Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
3 years ago, a man lost his younger sister in the "Bar Code" murder case. Since then he has lost his senses. A girl miraculously survived the "Bar code" murder case. Since then, she has lost her memory, but also has gained the ability to see smells.
Notes
- "The Girl Who Sees Smells" takes over the Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "Hyde Jekyll, Me" and followed by "Mask" on May 27, 2015.
- Based on the webcomic "Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo" by Man Chwi (first published from July 23, 2013 via cartoon.media.olleh.com).
- Singer/actress Bae Suzy was first offered the lead female role, but declined due to scheduling conflicts with her Kpop group Miss A.
- Brief Korean working title was "Gamgaknamnyeo" (literally "Sensory Couple") before changing back to its original title of "Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo" (literally "The Girl Who Sees Smells").
- First script reading took place during the first week of March, 2015 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea.
Cast
 |  |  |  |
| Park Yoo-Chun | Shin Se-Kyung | Namkoong Min | Yoon Jin-Seo |
| Choi Moo-Gak | Oh Cho-Rim / Choi Eun-Seol | Kwon Jae-Hee | Yeom Mi |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Lee Won-Jong | Song Jong-Ho | Jung Chan-Woo | Choi Tae-Joon | Jo Hee-Bong |
| Kang Hyeok | Chun Baek-Gyeong | Wang Ja-Bang | Ye Sang-Gil | Ki Choong-Do |
 |  |  |  |
| Oh Cho-Hee | Nam Chang-Hie | Jung In-Gi | Kim So-Hyun |
| Eo Woo-Ya | Jo In-Bae | Oh Jae-Pyo | Choi Eun-Seol |
Additional Cast Members:
- Choi Jae-Hwan - Detective Tak Ji-Seok
- Park Jin-Joo - Ma Ae-Ri (Cho-Rim's friend)
- Kim Byung-Ok - chief of investigation team
- Kim Dong-Gyun - Park Hyeong-Jin
- Bang Eun-Hee - Yang Mi-Yeon (Eun-Seol's mother)
- Kim Ki-Cheon - Kim Joong-In
- Shin Soo-Ho - detective
- Oh Jin-Ha - Choi Eun-Seol's old friend
- Heo Joon-Seok - Kang Sang-Moon (cameo)
- Kim Bo-Mi - convenience store part-time employee (cameo)
- Park Han-Byul - Joo Ma-Ri (cameo)
- Lee Jung-Shin - idol star (cameo)
- Kim Il-Joong - Night of TV Entertainment host
- Jang Ye-Won - Night of TV Entertainment host
- Seo In-Sung - restaurant kid
- Song Ji-Hyo - TV Show Running Man MC (cameo)
- Yoo Jae-Suk - TV Show Running Man MC (cameo)
- Kim Jong-Kook - TV Show Running Man MC (cameo)
- Ha Dong-Hoon - TV Show Running Man MC (cameo)
- Garie - TV Show Running Man MC (cameo)
- Lee Kwang-Soo - TV Show Running Man MC (cameo)
- Oh Jung-Tae - car center worker (cameo)
- Ha Soo-Ho - Hwang Gi-Soo (cameo)
- Kim Ho-Chang - Tak Min-Seok (cameo)
- Oh Tae-Kyung - Yang Seok-Jin (cameo)
- Dan Woo - (cameo)
- Son Se-Bin (cameo)
- Jung Hyun-Suk
- Min Chae-Yeon
- Min Jun-Ho
- Choi Jung-Hoo
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | TNmS | AGB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2015-04-01 | 1 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 2015-04-02 | 2 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 2015-04-08 | 3 | NR | NR | 7.0% (19th) | 7.9% (15th) |
| 2015-04-09 | 4 | NR | 8.8% (18th) | 7.8% (19th) | 8.0% (18th) |
| 2015-04-15 | 5 | NR | 8.4% (17th) | NR | 7.5% (19th) |
| 2015-04-16 | 6 | 8.5% (16th) | 9.8% (13th) | 7.5% (16th) | 7.7% (16th) |
| 2015-04-22 | 7 | NR | 8.0% (17th) | 8.1% (14th) | 8.4% (14th) |
| 2015-04-23 | 8 | 9.2% (15th) | 10.5% (9th) | 8.3% (17th) | 8.5% (16th) |
| 2015-04-29 | 9 | NR | 8.5% (18th) | NR | NR |
| 2015-04-30 | 10 | 9.3% (12th) | 10.7% (10th) | 8.0% (14th) | 8.4% (13th) |
| 2015-05-06 | 11 | 8.0% (19th) | 9.4% (13th) | 7.5% (17th) | 8.1% (13th) |
| 2015-05-07 | 12 | 8.6% (18th) | 9.8% (13th) | NR | NR |
| 2015-05-13 | 13 | 9.1% (13th) | 10.6% (10th) | 8.7% (13th) | 9.2% (12th) |
| 2015-05-14 | 14 | 10.1% (10th) | 11.4% (9th) | 9.5% (11th) | 9.7% (10th) |
| 2015-05-20 | 15 | 10.9% (9th) | 13.5% (3rd) | 9.6% (10th) | 9.5% (10th) |
| 2015-05-21 | 16 | 11.9% (7th) | 14.4% (3rd) | 10.8% (7th) | 11.4% (7th) |
Source: TNS Media Korea & AGB Nielson
- NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielson.
Awards
- 2015 SBS Drama Awards - December 31, 2015
- Best Actor (mini series) (Park Yoo-Chun)
- Special Actor (mini series) (Namkoong Min)
- Ten Star Award (Park Yoo-Chun/Shin Se-Kyung)
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Categories:
- South Korean Drama Series
- 2015 South Korean Drama Series
- Drama Series
- 2015 Drama Series
- Unclassified Drama Series
- 2015 Unclassified Drama Series
- K Unclassified Drama Series
- SBS Drama Series
- 2015 SBS Drama Series