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).
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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
Yum Jung-ah as Kim Se-hee
CEO of SH Medical Foundation and President of the Illegal Adoption Organization.
Won Jin-ah as Kim Ah-hyeon
Leader and spiritual leader of Child Survivors.
Choi Young-joon as Woo Tae-sik
A worker who disposes of abandoned adopted children. He later becomes their savior.
Kim Jin-young as Jung-hyeon
A member of the organization, and a loyal subordinate of President Kim.
Supporting
Lee Na-eun as So-mi
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
One of the surviving children, he is Ah-hyeon's loyal supporter.
Ahn Ji-ho as Joo-an
One of the surviving children.
Song Young-kyu as Yoon Se-hoon
Kim Jian as Kim Ah-hyun
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.