A Girl Who Sees Smells (Korean: 냄새를 보는 소녀) 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. 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.
Its early working title was Sensory Couple (감각남녀; Gamgak namnyeo), before reverting to the name of the original webtoon. It reached top of the Contents Power Index (CPI) rankings for the most influential dramas.
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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