SeriesSupernatural Psychological

The Girl Who Sees Smells2015

Name: The Girl Who Sees Smells
Genre: Supernatural, Psychological
Released: 2015-04-01
Rating: 7

“The most fragrant story that will tantalize your senses”

Created by Man Chwi, Lee Hee-myung

7.0

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Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.1TMDB 7.3

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Year

2015

Seasons

Network

SBS

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 4 wins & 4 nominations total

The premise

With help from a young woman with synesthesia, a cop who lost his sense of pain tracks down the serial killer who brought tragedy to both their lives.

Horror Vault's take

A K-drama crime thriller with a supernatural twist, this series pairs a detective with a rare pain-blindness condition alongside a young woman whose synesthesia lets her perceive scent as vivid visual data. Together they close in on a serial killer whose shadow stretches across both their tragic pasts. Equal parts romcom and cat-and-mouse thriller, the show balances warmth and dread in a way that keeps viewers guessing without leaning fully into either genre.

Content: Violence, Serial Killer Themes, Depictions Of Trauma And Loss

Episode Guide

· 15h 39m total· Apr 2015 → May 2015

S1.E1 · Episode 1Premiere
Apr 1, 2015 · 58 min
After her parents are murdered, a young woman awakens from a coma with total amnesia, and crosses paths with a cop who suffered a loss of his own.
S1.E2 · Episode 2
Apr 2, 2015 · 58 min
Choi Mu-gak agrees to help Oh Cho-rim with her comedy skit in exchange for assistance on a case that could earn him a spot in the Violent Crimes Unit.
S1.E3 · Episode 3
Apr 8, 2015 · 58 min
Cho-rim leads Mu-gak to a body in the river and is later followed. Mu-gak reveals to Cho-rim how he lost his sense of pain, taste and smell.
S1.E4 · Episode 4
Apr 9, 2015 · 58 min
A new barcoded body is found, but Lt. Yeom Mi suspects it's a copycat killer's work. An accidental injury brings Cho-rim to Dr. Cheon Baek-gyeong.
S1.E5 · Episode 5
Apr 15, 2015 · 58 min
When a strangled chef falls off a roof, Kwon Jae-hui becomes a suspect, but a scent leads Cho-rim elsewhere. Mu-gak learns why Baek-gyeong went to Jeju.