''I Can Hear Your Voice'' () is a 2013
South Korean television series starring
Lee Bo-young
Lee Bo-young (; born January 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas '' My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013), '' Whisper'' (2017), ''Mother'' (2018), '' When My Lo ...
,
Lee Jong-suk
Lee Jong-suk (, born 14 September 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakthrough role was in ''School 2013'' (2012). ...
,
Yoon Sang-hyun
Yoon Sang-hyun (born September 21, 1973) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in ''Queen of Housewives'' (2009), ''My Fair Lady'' (2009), '' Secret Garden'' (2011) and ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013).
Career
Yoo ...
, and
Lee Da-hee
Lee Da-hee (born March 15, 1985) is a South Korean model and actress. Her breakout role was in the 2013 SBS courtroom drama ''I Can Hear Your Voice.'' She is also known for her role as Kang Sa-ra in '' The Beauty Inside'' (2018) and Cha Hyeon i ...
. It aired on
SBS from June 5 to August 1, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
Originally set for 16 episodes, due to its successful ratings, the series was extended by 2 episodes.
Synopsis
After overcoming a difficult childhood, Jang Hye-sung (
Lee Bo-young
Lee Bo-young (; born January 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas '' My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013), '' Whisper'' (2017), ''Mother'' (2018), '' When My Lo ...
) becomes a lawyer, specifically a
public defender
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several countries provide people with public defenders, including the UK, Hungary and Singapore, ...
, but she is pragmatic, self-preserving and jaded. Her life changes when she encounters Park Soo-ha (
Lee Jong-suk
Lee Jong-suk (, born 14 September 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakthrough role was in ''School 2013'' (2012). ...
), a high school senior with the supernatural ability to read other people's thoughts by looking into their eyes. Soo-ha gained his mind-reading ability when witnessing his father getting murdered ten years previously. His father's death had initially been dismissed as a car accident until Hye-sung, then a high school girl (
Kim So-hyun
Kim So-hyun (; born June 4, 1999) is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child in 2006, initially gaining public attention for playing pivotal roles in ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012) and '' Missing You'' (2013).
She took on he ...
), gave a decisive testimony in court despite the killer's threats (
Jung Woong-in
Jung Woong-in (; born January 20, 1971) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
* ''Drive'' (TBA) as Na Jin-soo
* '' Seoul Vibe'' (Netflix Film/ 2022) as Chief Prosecutor
* ''Child for Children'' (2022) as Seung-won
* '' The Prison' ...
). Soo-ha has been searching for her ever since. As Hye-sung works with Soo-ha and a cop-turned-lawyer Gwan-woo (
Yoon Sang-hyun
Yoon Sang-hyun (born September 21, 1973) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in ''Queen of Housewives'' (2009), ''My Fair Lady'' (2009), '' Secret Garden'' (2011) and ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013).
Career
Yoo ...
), she gradually lets go of her pursuit of money and glory. Together, the unlikely team uses unconventional methods to solve their cases.
Cast
Main
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Lee Bo-young
Lee Bo-young (; born January 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas '' My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013), '' Whisper'' (2017), ''Mother'' (2018), '' When My Lo ...
as Lawyer Jang Hye-sung
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Kim So-hyun
Kim So-hyun (; born June 4, 1999) is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child in 2006, initially gaining public attention for playing pivotal roles in ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012) and '' Missing You'' (2013).
She took on he ...
as 15-year-old Hye-sung
:Smart and hardworking, Hye-sung was raised by a poor but loving mother. After being falsely accused of causing an incident involving fireworks, she gets expelled from high school. She bravely testifies on the witness stand, causing the murderer of Park Soo-ha's father to be convicted and imprisoned. But both experiences change her, and ten years later, Hye-sung is an apathetic public defender who doesn't care about her clients and only does her job for the salary.
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Lee Jong-suk
Lee Jong-suk (, born 14 September 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakthrough role was in ''School 2013'' (2012). ...
as Park Soo-ha
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Goo Seung-hyun
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as 9-year-old Soo-ha
:After witnessing his father killed (and almost getting killed himself), 9 year old Soo-ha gains the supernatural ability to read people's minds by looking at their eyes. When high school teenager Hye-sung testified in court to corroborate his testimony regarding the killer, he swore that he would always protect and guard her. He nurses a crush on her for a decade, but when he meets her again, he's dismayed to find her completely different from what he has expected.
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Yoon Sang-hyun
Yoon Sang-hyun (born September 21, 1973) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in ''Queen of Housewives'' (2009), ''My Fair Lady'' (2009), '' Secret Garden'' (2011) and ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013).
Career
Yoo ...
as Cha Gwan-woo
:A cop who brings his idealism, empathy and attention to detail to his new job as a public defender. Though outwardly geeky and meek, he has a keen intelligence that sees new angles in his cases.
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Lee Da-hee
Lee Da-hee (born March 15, 1985) is a South Korean model and actress. Her breakout role was in the 2013 SBS courtroom drama ''I Can Hear Your Voice.'' She is also known for her role as Kang Sa-ra in '' The Beauty Inside'' (2018) and Cha Hyeon i ...
as Seo Do-yeon
**
Jung Min-ah as 15-year-old Do-yeon
:A prosecutor who comes from a rich, well-connected family, with her father being a judge and her mother a doctor. Do-yeon has always pushed herself to become the perfect daughter to please her parents. She was in rivalry with Hye-sung in high school and when a fireworks accident nearly caused her to lose her eyesight, she blames Hye-sung for it, despite the latter's denials. Do-yeon was also a witness to the murder of Park Soo-ha's father, but at the last minute, she loses her courage and doesn't testify.
Supporting
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Jung Woong-in
Jung Woong-in (; born January 20, 1971) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
* ''Drive'' (TBA) as Na Jin-soo
* '' Seoul Vibe'' (Netflix Film/ 2022) as Chief Prosecutor
* ''Child for Children'' (2022) as Seung-won
* '' The Prison' ...
as Min Joon-gook, the murderer of Soo-ha's father, with whom he had a grudge with. He was jailed for 10 years as a result of Hye-sung's testimony, which decisively led to him convicted of murder. He was currently released and bent on revenge against Hye-sung and Soo-ha for them getting him convicted of murder.
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Yoon Joo-sang
Yoon Joo-sang (born June 25, 1949) is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in ''Iris''.''
Filmography
Film
*''Cane (Hoichori)'' (2011)
*'' Miss Gold Digger'' (2007)
...
as Lawyer Shin Sang-deok
* Choi Sung-joon as Choi Yoo-chang, clerk of the public defenders' office
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Kim Kwang-kyu
Kim Kwang-kyu (born January 7, 1941) is a South Korean poet and translator."김광규 " biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
Kim was born in Seoul and studied German language and literature at Seoul Nationa ...
as Judge Kim Gong-sook
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Kim Ga-eun
Kim Ga-eun (born January 8, 1989) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Web series
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
South Korean television actresses
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as Go Sung-bin, Soo-ha's classmate
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Park Doo-shik
Park Doo-shik (born 1 January 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his main roles in movie Gangsters (2019) and dramas such as Drama Stage Season 2: All About My Rival in Love, Heroes (2015). Park also appeared in the famous and popula ...
as Kim Choong-ki, Soo-ha's classmate
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Kim Hae-sook
Kim Hae-sook (; born December 30, 1955) is a South Korean actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in ...
as Eo Choon-shim, Hye-sung's mother
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Kim Byeong-ok
Kim Byeong-ok (born October 11, 1960) is a South Korean actor. A veteran supporting actor, he is best known for his role as Mr. Han in '' Oldboy''.
Career
In 2015, he was featured in a controversial Maxim
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as Hwang Dal-joong, Joon-gook's cellmate
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Jung Dong-hwan
Jung Dong-hwan (born August 5, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in ''Late Autumn'' (1982), ''Jung-kwang's Nonsense'' (1986), and ''A Top Knot ...
as Judge Seo Dae-seok, Do-yeon's father
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Lee Jung-hyuk
Lee Jung-hyuk is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his in dramas such as ''I Can Hear Your Voice'', ''On the Way to the Airport'' and he is also known for his roles in movies such as ''Fists of Legend
''Fists of Legend'' () is ...
as Lee Jung-hoon
* Jang Hee-soo as Do-yeon's mother
* Jo Deok-hyeon as Park Joo-hyeok, Soo-ha's father
* Kim Soo-yeon as Moon Dong-hee, Sung-bin's classmate who is an upcoming entertainer
* Jang Hee-woong as Prosecutor Jo, nicknamed "Mr. Grass-like Hair"
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Kim Hye-yoon
Kim Hye-yoon (born November 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress and model. She first became known through her portrayal as Kang Ye-seo in JTBC's television series ''Sky Castle'' (2018–2019) and received her first leading role with MBC's '' Ext ...
as Kim Yun-jin (Ep. 1)
Special appearances
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Ratings
In the table below,
the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and
the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Awards and nominations
Notes
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2013 South Korean television series debuts
2013 South Korean television series endings
Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
Korean-language television shows
Television shows about telepathy
South Korean fantasy television series
South Korean legal television series
Television shows written by Park Hye-ryun
Television series by Kim Jong-hak Production
Television series by Doremi Entertainment