The Defects (TV series)

The Defects
Promotional poster
Hangul
아이쇼핑
Lit.Eyeshopping
RRAisyoping
MRAisyop'ing
Genre
Based on
Child Shopping
by
  • Um Se-yoon
  • Ryu Ga-myeong
Written byAn So-jung
Directed byOh Ki-hwan
Starring
Music by
  • Lee Ji-soo
  • Shin Do-hwi
  • Seo Ga-nui
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time60 minutes[1]
Production companies
  • Group 8
  • Takeone Studio
Original release
NetworkENA
ReleaseJuly 21 (2025-07-21) –
August 12, 2025 (2025-08-12)

The Defects (Korean: 아이쇼핑; lit. Eyeshopping) is a 2025 South Korean television series and starring Yum Jung-ah, Won Jin-a, Choi Young-joon, and Kim Jin-young. It aired on ENA from July 21, to August 12, 2025, and subsequently streaming on Genie TV every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).

Synopsis

The Defects is an action thriller depicting the desperate survival and revenge of children who barely survived on the brink of death after being abandoned by their adoptive parents.

Cast

Main

CEO of SH Medical Foundation and President of the Illegal Adoption Organization.
Leader and spiritual leader of Child Survivors.
A worker who disposes of abandoned adopted children. He later becomes their savior.
A member of the organization, and a loyal subordinate of President Kim.

Supporting

She is one of the children abandoned by her adoptive parents. Despite her painful past, she lives with enthusiasm alongside other children, including Ah-hyeon.
  • Oh Seung-jun as Seok-soo[4]
One of the surviving children, he is Ah-hyeon's loyal supporter.
One of the surviving children.

Others

With her stunning looks and brilliant intelligence, everything about her resembles Se-hee.
  • Son Jong-hak as Kwon Kang-man
Seok-soo's father. A prominent candidate for the next presidential election and leader of the ruling party. He has strong support from Se-hee.

Production

The series is written by An So-jung. It is directed by Oh Ki-hwan, whose work includes SF8 (2020), and How to Be Thirty (2022), and produced by Group 8 and Takeone Studio.[2]

Viewership

The Defetcs : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678
1392471493491469472477515TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[6]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[6]
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 21, 2025 1.747% (2nd) 1.963% (2nd)
2 July 22, 2025 2.063% (3rd) 2.036% (2nd)
3 July 28, 2025 2.264% (2nd) 2.670% (2nd)
4 July 29, 2025 2.199% (2nd) 2.310% (3rd)
5 August 4, 2025 2.094% (2nd) 2.128% (2nd)
6 August 5, 2025 2.175% (3rd) 1.975% (3rd)
7 August 11, 2025 2.028% (2nd) 1.815% (2nd)
8 August 12, 2025 2.312% (2nd) 2.255% (2nd)
Average
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

References

  1. ^ 아이쇼핑 [The Defects]. Group 8. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Choi, Hee-jae (June 11, 2025). 염정아, 셀럽 의사 된다…스릴러 '아이쇼핑' ENA 편성 [Yeom Jeong-ah becomes a celebrity doctor… Thriller 'I Shopping' to be aired on ENA]. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2025 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Kim, Saet-byeol (July 18, 2025). "이나은, '아이쇼핑'으로 6년 만에 복귀…염정아·원진아와 호흡" [Lee Na-eun returns after 6 years with 'I Shopping'… Working with Yeom Jeong-ah and Won Jin-ah]. The Fact (in Korean) – via Naver.
  4. ^ Ahn, Seung-kil (June 12, 2025). 오승준 '아이쇼핑' 캐스팅…염정아X원진아와 호흡 [Oh Seung-jun cast in 'iShopping'… Working with Yeom Jeong-ah and Won Jin-ah]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Jang, Da-hee (July 21, 2025). 안지호, '아이쇼핑'으로 액션 스릴러 도전…새로운 얼굴 기대 [Ahn Ji-ho, challenges action thriller with 'I Shopping'… Expect a new face]. MBC entertainment news (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Naver.
  6. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
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