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, Kim Sang-ho and

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. It was broadcast by cable channel OCN. Season 1 aired from November 18, 2011 to January 13, 2012 on Fridays at 24:00 for 9 episodes. It was a hit on Korean cable, reaching a peak viewership rating of 3.91%. It also won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 6th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards in 2012. Season 2 aired from April 14 to June 30, 2013 on Sundays at 23:00 for 12 episodes.

Series overview

Season 1

Plot

"Special Affairs Team TEN" is a criminal investigation unit that tackles the most violent, hardcore crimes in South Korea. These crimes usually have less than a 10% rate for arrests. Following the motto of "No more unsolved cases," the detectives chase those who attempt to commit the perfect crime, facing some of the most twisted and perverted criminals that they have ever encountered in their careers. Yeo Ji-hoon (

) was a former ace detective with keen deductive powers and a strong logical mind, who now works as a police academy instructor. But he gives up teaching crime-solving to get back into the field after the brutal murder of his wife. Called "the monster who catches monsters" for thinking like his targets, Ji-hoon is tasked to be the lead investigator of the special task force TEN. The team includes: Nam Ye-ri (

), a profiling specialist; Baek Do-shik ( Kim Sang-ho), a veteran cop who possesses a keen sense of intuition, which he honed from 24 years on the job, and who good-naturedly chides the team to always treat people like human beings; and Park Min-ho (

), a "pretty boy" rookie who impressed Ji-hoon in class, and is the man on the ground who does all the running and grunt work.

Cast

as Yeo Ji-hoon *

as Nam Ye-ri * Kim Sang-ho as Baek Do-shik *

as Park Min-ho *Kim Hae-in as Kim Eun-young/Seo Eun-bi (ep 1) *

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as Kim Sun-woo, manager of Queen's Nest (ep 4) *

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as Seung Yi-han (ep 4) *

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as Kim Yoon-seok *

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as Seo Yoo-rim *Choi Min as Gwangsoo unit detective * Kim Ji-young as Min Chae-won *Kim Moon-ho as Sal In-ja *

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as young cop *Choi Beom-ho as Bureau chief Jung Woo-shik *Min Woo-ki as panty man *Kahlid Elijah Tapia as Jason *

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as Ji Jin-hyeok

Season 2

Plot

Yeo Ji-hoon has suddenly disappeared. The other members of the team, Baek Do-shik, Nam Ye-ri and Park Min-ho are initially confused by the situation, but they soon find a message which explains Ji-hoon's intentions. Team TEN then chases after a

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known as "Murderer F." As they get closer to Murderer F, they are in for a shock.

Cast

as Yeo Ji-hoon *

as Nam Ye-ri * Kim Sang-ho as Baek Do-shik *

as Park Min-ho *

as Seo Yoo-rim *Choi Jae-woong as Shin Young-geun *

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as chief *

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as Shim Yi-ho (ep 3) *Kim Hyun-sung as Kang Jong-yoon (ep 4-5) *Lee Hyun-kyung as Choi Sang-hee (ep 6) *Jung So-young as Yang Sun-hwa (ep 6) *Kang Sung-min as Do Sung-gyu (ep 6) *

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as Bae Seo-yeon (ep 7) *

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as Song Hwa-young (ep 8) *Jang Won-young as Park Eun-soo (ep 8) *Song Yoo-ha as Kang Jin-wook (ep 8) *

as Kim Yoon-uk (ep 8) *Min Sung-wook as Jang Seok-beom (ep 9) *Kang Ki-hwa as Lee Ji-soo (ep 9) *Im Seung-dae as Ji-soo's husband (ep 9) *

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as Yoon Seo-hyun (ep 9) * Sung Ji-ru as Ma Seok-gi (ep 11-12) *Lee Moo-saeng as Ji Jin-hyuk (ep 11-12) * Lee Jun-hyeok

References

External links

''Special Affairs Team TEN'' official website
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''TEN 2'' official website
* {{OCN original series OCN television dramas 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings South Korean crime television series South Korean thriller television series Television series by MBC C&I