Brain Works (2023)
Synopsis
Two ill-fated men become a comic duo to investigate criminal cases involving a rare brain disease together.
First Air Date: 2023-01-02
Last Air Date: 2023-02-28
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 16
Created By: Park Ki-ho
Networks: KBS2
Top Cast
- Jung Yong-hwa as Shin Ha-ru
- Cha Tae-hyun as Geum Myeong-se
- Kwak Sun-young as Seol So-jeong
- Ye Ji-won as Kim Mo-ran
- Jeong Dong-hwan as Hwang Dong-woo
- Kim Soo-jin as Shin Ji-hyeong
- Im Cheol-hyung as Park Chi-guk
- Woo Hyeon as Kim Gil-joong
- Kim Ah-song as Geum I-na
- Shim Ji-yu as Han Ji-yul
Seasons
Season 1 (2023)
Putting aside their disdain for each other, a kindhearted detective and an arrogant neuroscientist team up to solve a series of mind-bending crimes.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Cooperation As Yet Unheard Of
Dr. Shin Ha-ru is fired after illegally acquiring a criminal’s brain. He volunteers to help Detective Geum Myeong-se's bureau — and to make him pay.
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Ep. 2: The Most Brilliant Moment
Ha-ru and Myeong-se's first case involves a famous guitarist and his wife, who turned herself in for his murder. But Ha-ru turns the case on its head.
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Ep. 3: I Don't Know My Wife's Face
A Vietnamese woman is found dead with her face and hands burnt. Her husband suffers prosopagnosia; her best friend has disappeared. Both are suspects.
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Ep. 4: Things That Are Visible When You Close Your Eyes
New evidence and test results drastically change the face of the case. A killer approaches Ha-ru, saying he wants to donate his brain to neuroscience.
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Ep. 5: The Girl With The Wicked Spirit
A 6-year-old with aphasia gets turned in by her mother. She believes a demon has possessed her daughter to kill — and her husband has paid the price.
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Ep. 6: How To Be Saved Forever
Ha-ru exposes the truth before the child’s exorcism can take place. And a tablet reveals some dirt on the detective, much to the doctor's delight.
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Ep. 7: A Man Cheating With His Wife
Ha-ru’s attempt to sully Myeong-se embarrassingly backfires. A man reports his wife missing to the police, claiming a "virtual human" attacked her.
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Ep. 8: Love, The Basic Instinct
After a husband's confession, his wife shows symptoms of conversion disorder. Who killed who? Ha-ru gives up his revenge and leaves the department.
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Ep. 9: Reset Man
A suspect whose memory resets every 30 minutes claims he has killed his mother. Ha-ru returns, intrigued by a patient with anterograde amnesia.
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Ep. 10: Though Memories Fade, feat. How to Forget Bad Memories
The stepbrother becomes a prime suspect as the siblings’ harrowing tale comes to light. On his date with So-jeong, Myeong-se gets a call about a body.
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Ep. 11: A Brain on Trial
The perpetrator who left a mysterious note at the murder scene demands a reduced sentence. Unaware of Dong-u’s plan, Ha-ru appears as a witness.
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Ep. 12: The Effects Love and Breakups Have on the Brain
Ha-ru's statement in court stirs up the media. When he unravels the cause of Kim Mo-ran’s hypersexuality, Myeong-se and So-jeong get tangled up in it.
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Ep. 13: A Teenage Brain Versus A Psychopath Brain
A bleeding boy is found unconscious in I-na's bedroom. All of her friends claim she's the one responsible, and unfortunately, the evidence agrees.
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Ep. 14: The Best Revenge
Ha-ru helps prove I-na's innocence. As he and Myeong-se's family bond, Ha-ru finally discovers Myeong-se’s flaw, leading to his untimely resignation.
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Ep. 15: Episode 15
Ha-ru learns that his parents weren't killed in a car accident but murdered. To find their killer, Ha-ru must accept a psychopath's dangerous offer.
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Ep. 16: Episode 16
Myeong-se and Ha-ru must play the sympathy game, or else. The hostages will be released if their brain waves sync. Can two heads work better than one?
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