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Written by
  
Kim Ho-soo

Country of origin
  
South Korea

First episode date
  
16 December 2016

Number of episodes
  
12

Language
  
Korean

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Directed by
  
Kang Il-soo

Original language(s)
  
Korean

Final episode date
  
28 January 2017

Network
  
JTBC

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Based on
  
Solomon's Perjury by Miyuki Miyabe

Starring
  
Kim Hyun-soo Jang Dong-yoon Seo Ji-hoon Cho Jae-hyun Seo Young-joo

Genres
  
Thriller film, Mystery, Teen film

Similar
  
We Will Eat Well, Our Gap‑soon, Blow Breeze, The Gentlemen Of Wolgy, Guardian: The Lonely and Great

Solomon's Perjury (Hangul: 솔로몬의 위증; RR: Sollomon-ui Hwijung) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-soo, Jang Dong-yoon, Seo Ji-hoon, Seo Young-joo and Cho Jae-hyun based on the novel of the same title by Japanese novelist Miyuki Miyabe. It aired on cable network JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 8.30 p.m. KST from December 16, 2016 to January 28, 2017 with 12 episodes.

Contents

Plot

A student from an elite high school fell to his death on Christmas day. Just as the police and the school were ready to wrap it up as a suicide, a student claimed to have witnessed the murder. That witness got into car accident soon after. The students became restless and uneasy. Hounded by the media and frustrated with the surrounding adults who ignored their pleas and questions, they decided to hold their own school trial, where each student had their own role to play.

Main characters

  • Kim Hyun-soo as Go Seo-yeon
  • Jang Dong-yoon as Han Ji-hoon
  • Seo Ji-hoon as Bae Joon-young
  • Seo Young-joo as Lee So-woo
  • Cho Jae-hyun as Han Kyung-moon

    • Supporting characters

    Classmates
  • Baek Cheol-min as Choi Woo-hyuk
  • Shin Se-hwi as Lee Joo-ri
  • Woo Ki-hoon as Kim Min-seok
  • Seo Shin-ae as Park Cho-rong
    • The Adults
  • Ahn Nae-sang as Go Sang-joong
  • Kim Yeo-jin as Seo-yeon's mother
  • Lee Gyeong-shim as Joon-young's mother
  • Choi Joon-yong as Woo-hyuk's father
  • Shim Yi-young as Detective Oh
  • Heo Jung-do as Reporter Park
  • Shin Eun-jung as teacher Kim
  • Ji Yi-soo as homeroom teacher
  • Oh Yoon-hong as student advisor
  • Yoo Ha-bok as the Principal
  • Ryu Tae-ho as the Vice Principal

    • Ratings

    In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

    Note:

  • 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 & EBS).
  • Episode 5-6 were delayed a week due to the special New Year broadcast of JTBC's variety shows Phantom Singer and Package Tour on 30-31 December 2016.

    • Production

    The series is directed by Kang Il-soo (KBS 2TV's Emperor of the Sea, The Kingdom of the Winds and Jeon Woo-chi, KBS 1TV's Taejo Wanggun).

    JTBC released the first video teaser on November 18, 2016 through the YouTube channel of its drama unit.

    The first cast and crew meeting happened on November 22, 2016 at the JTBC studios in Sangam-dong, Seoul.

    International broadcast

    Streaming rights to this drama is held by On Demand Korea and Viki.

    References

    Solomon's Perjury (TV series) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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