A Girl Who Sees Smells

A Girl Who Sees Smells
Promotional poster
Also known asGirl Who Sees Smell[1]
Genre
Based onThe Girl Who Sees Smells
by Seo Soo-kyung aka Man Chwi[3]
Written byLee Hee-myung
Directed by
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Yong-jin
Producers
  • Lee Yong-seok
  • Min Yeon-hong
  • Jang Sung-wook
Cinematography
  • Lee Gil-bok
  • Jung Min-gyun
EditorJang Si-yeon
Running time65 minutes
Production companySBS Plus
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseApril 1 (2015-04-01) –
May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21)

A Girl Who Sees Smells[4] (Korean: 냄새를 보는 소녀; RR: Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo; MR: Naemsaerŭl Bonŭn Sonyŏ) is a 2015 South South Korean drama adapted from the KTOON webtoon of the same title by Seo Soo-kyung a/k/a Man Chwi.[a][1] Starring Park Yoo-chun, Shin Se-kyung, Namgoong Min and Yoon Jin-seo, it aired on SBS on Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 for 16 episodes from April 1 to May 21, 2015.[5][6][7][8]

Its early working title was Sensory Couple (감각남녀; Gamgangnamnyeo), before reverting to the name of the original webtoon. It reached top of the Contents Power Index (CPI) rankings for the most influential dramas.[9]

Plot

Choi Eun-seol (Shin Se-kyung) arrives home to find her parents murdered. When they are later found with a barcode carved into their skin, detective Oh Jae-pyo (Jung In-gi) realizes that the now-comatose daughter Eun-seol is the sole surviving witness. That same night, Choi Moo-gak (Park Yoo-chun) is at the hospital visiting his younger sister (Kim So-hyun), also named Choi Eun-seol, who is treated for mild injuries after a bus accident. However, when Moo-gak returns to her bed, he finds her dead with her throat slit.

Eun-seol comes out of her coma six months later, but has no memories at all of her life before waking up at the hospital, and her left eye has turned blue with no scientific explanation. She has also gained the unique ability to "see" smells as visible colors and shapes, and can even trace where people have been because their lingering scents are like a trail. Wanting to protect her, Jae-pyo adopts her and invents a new life for her, telling her that he is her real father and that her name is Oh Cho-rim. Three years and six months pass, and Cho-rim is a cheerful girl who's adjusted to her ability. She dreams of a becoming a comedian and works as a gofer for a small theater company called Frog Troupe.

Cast

Main

  • Park Yoo-chun as Detective Choi Moo-gak, the male lead of the series. After the murder of his sister, Moo-gak is determined to become a police inspector and take revenge for his sister's death. He is desensitised and is unable to smell or taste his food.
  • Shin Se-kyung as Oh Cho-rim/Choi Eun-seol, the female lead who witnessed the murder of her parents and lived on as the sole witness of the barcode serial murders. She has a strange ability, being able to see smells as patterns in the air. Eun-seol forms a team with Moo-gak, with whom she works to solve barcode murders.
  • Namkoong Min as Chef Kwon Jae-hee/Jay Kwon Ford
  • Yoon Jin-seo as Yeom Mi

Supporting

Special appearances

  • Kim So-hyun as Choi Eun-seol (ep 1–2, 5)
  • Kim Dong-kyun as Park Hyung-jin (ep 1)
  • Bang Eun-hee as Yang Mi-yeon (ep 1)
  • Heo Joon-suk as Kang Sang-moon (ep 1)
  • Kim Bo-mi as Convenience store clerk (ep 1)
  • Kim Il-joong as himself, TV Entertainment Tonight hosts (ep 1)
  • Jang Ye-won as himself, TV Entertainment Tonight hosts (ep 1)
  • Running Man cast as Themselves (ep 1)
  • Park Han-byul as Joo Ma-ri (ep 2)
  • Oh Jung-tae as Autoclub employee (ep 2)
  • Park Young-soo as Arrested man at the police station (ep 2)
  • Dan-woo as Driver that hit a car in the mountain (ep 2–3)
  • Son Se-bin as Driver's girlfriend (ep 2–3)
  • Ha Soo-ho as Hwang Ki-soo (ep 4)
  • Kim Ho-chang as Tak Min-seok (ep 4)
  • Oh Tae-kyung as Yang Seok-jin (ep 5)
  • Lee Jung-shin as Himself (ep 6)
  • Julian Quintart (ep 10)

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 April 1, 2015 5.6% 7.1% 5.6% 6.1%
2 April 2, 2015 6.0% 6.6% 6.1% 6.8%
3 April 8, 2015 6.6% 7.1% 7.0% 7.9%
4 April 9, 2015 7.8% 8.8% 7.8% 8.0%
5 April 15, 2015 7.4% 8.4% 7.1% 7.5%
6 April 16, 2015 8.5% 9.8% 7.5% 7.7%
7 April 22, 2015 7.3% 8.0% 8.1% 8.4%
8 April 23, 2015 9.2% 10.5% 8.3% 8.5%
9 April 29, 2015 7.9% 8.5% 6.8% 7.0%
10 April 30, 2015 9.3% 10.7% 8.0% 8.4%
11 May 6, 2015 8.0% 9.4% 7.5% 8.1%
12 May 7, 2015 8.6% 9.8% 6.9% 6.7%
13 May 13, 2015 9.1% 10.6% 8.7% 9.2%
14 May 14, 2015 10.1% 11.4% 9.5% 9.7%
15 May 20, 2015 10.9% 13.5% 9.6% 9.5%
16 May 21, 2015 11.9% 14.4% 10.8% 11.4%
Average 8.4% 9.7% 7.8% 8.2%

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Recipient Result
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Park Yoo-chun Nominated
4th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Shin Se-kyung Nominated
23rd SBS Drama Awards
 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Park Yoo-chun Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Shin Se-kyung Nominated
Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries Namkoong Min Won
Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries Yoon Jin-seo Won
Best Couple Award Park Yoo-chun and Shin Se-kyung Nominated
Melon Music Awards
 Best OST "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco Won

Notes

  1. ^ "Man Chwi" is a syllabic abbreviation of the Korean phrase Manhwa-e chwihada (만화에 취하다; lit. "Get into the comic").

References

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  2. ^ a b Kwon, Ji-yeon (April 6, 2015). "Convincing plot key to supernatural drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Kinanthy, Lintang Dewi; Puspita, Inas Twinda (May 25, 2023). "Sinopsis A Girl Who Can See Smell, Gadis yang Bisa Melihat Warna Aroma". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "A Girl Who Sees Smells". SBS International. Seoul Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Kwon, Ji-yeon (April 6, 2015). "Convincing plot key to supernatural drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (March 6, 2015). "Park Yoo Chun, Shin Se Kyung, Nam Goong Min and More Read Scripts Together for The Girl Who Sees Smells". M-wave. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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  8. ^ Kim, Jae-heun (May 10, 2015). "Park Yoo-chun and Namkoong Min want to swap roles". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Girl who Sees Smell ranks first in Contents Power Index | Beatus Corner". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  11. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
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