The First Responders

The First Responders
Promotional poster for season 2
Also known as
  • The First Responders 2
  • The Police Station Next to the Fire Station and the National Forensic Service
Hangul
소방서 옆 경찰서
Literal meaningThe Police Station Next to the Fire Station
Revised RomanizationSobangseo Yeop Gyeongchalseo
Genre
Developed byStudio S
Written byMin Ji-eun [ko] [1]
Directed by
Starring
Music byLee Kwang-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Cho Seung-hoon (CP)
  • Park Young-soo
Producers
  • Lee Him-chan
  • Park Sang-jin
  • Kim Yong-jin
Running time60~70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseNovember 12, 2022 (2022-11-12) –
September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09)

The First Responders[2] (Korean소방서 옆 경찰서) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won, Son Ho-jun, and Gong Seung-yeon.[3] The first season aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 from November 12 to December 30, 2022 on SBS TV (KST). The second season premiered on August 4, 2023 and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[4][5][6][7] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.[8]

Synopsis

It depicts the joint response field log between the police who catch criminals, and the firefighters who put out fires. The police and fire station jointly respond to fierce scenes of crimes, disasters and emergencies.[9]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Kim Rae-won as Jin Ho-gae, a police detective team inspector in Taewon who was formerly from the Regional Investigation Unit.[10][11]
  • Son Ho-jun as Bong Do-jin, a firefighter at Taewon Fire Station (Fire Bridge) who works as a fire investigator.[10][12]
  • Gong Seung-yeon as Song Seol, a paramedic at Taewon Fire Station who cares for even the smallest wounds.[10][13]

Supporting

People around Taewon Police Station

  • Seo Hyun-chul as Baek Cham, the chief detective of Taewon Police Station.[14]
  • Kang Ki-doong as Gongmyung Pil, the talented sergeant with great agility and good relationships, and the pillar of Taewon Police Station.[15]
  • Ji Woo as Bong An-na, chief of the Science Investigation Team of Taewon Police Station, and Bong Do-jin's younger sister.[16]
  • Baek Eun-hye as Woo Sam-soon, Forensic Team leader.[17]

People around Taewon Fire Station

  • Woo Mi-hwa as Dok Go-soon, an on-site fire police, and commander of Taewon Fire Station.[14]
  • Jung Jin-woo as Choi Ki-soo, a rescue worker at Taewon Fire Station who has a heart softer than anyone else.[18]
  • Lee Woo-je as Han Dong-woo, a doctor at Taewon Fire Station, and Song Seol's partner as an ambulance firefighter.[14]

People around national forensic scientist

People around Taewon General Hospital

  • Yang Jong-wook as Cha Jae-hee, an emergency medicine doctor a.k.a Teacher Cha. A specialist with a double board certification in emergency medicine and general surgery.[20]
  • Lee Hwa-jeong as Han Su-jin, a 2nd year resident at Taewon General Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine.[21]
Season 1
  • Heo Ji-won as Kwak Kyung-jun, Taewon General Hospital's emergency room head nurse. He was the real culprit who kidnapped Kim Hyeon-seo 7 years ago.[22][23]

Others

  • Jo Seung-yeon as Jin Cheol-jung, prosecutor of the Eastern District Attorney's Office and Jin Ho-gae's father.[14]
  • Lee Do-yeop as Ma Tae-hwa, son of the next presidential candidate and party leader, Ma Jung-do.[24]
  • Jeon Kook-hwan as Ma Jung-do, member of the National Assembly, and the next presidential candidate. Ma Tae-hwa's father.[25]
  • Seo Jae-gyu as Yeom Sang-goo, a prosecutor at the Eastern District Attorney's Office.[26]
  • Jo Hee-bong as Yang Chi-young, Ma Tae-hwa's lawyer who has multiple CPA Accountant Certifications.[27]
  • Oh Eui-shik as Kang Do-ha, National Forensic Officer and former Republic of Korea Air Force's EOD Captain.[28]
  • Jeon Sung-woo as Han Se-jin / Dex Kates, a Korean-American professor of forensic medicine at Aewol University in Jeju, and a forensic scientist assigned by the National Forensic Service. He was adopted by an American family.[29]

Extended

  • Lee Ji-won as Kim So-hee, the kidnapped victim in Episode 1.[30]
  • Yoon Seok-hyun as Jo Doo-chil, the murderer who tried to kill Kim So-hee, and who met Jin Ho-gae again in prison.[31]
  • Jung Jae-eun as Kim So-hee's mother.[32]
  • Kim Min-seo as Kim Hyeon-seo, high school student who attempts suicide due to blackmail.[33]
  • Cha Seong-je as Yang Jun-tae, Hyeon-seo's class president. The person who was the direct cause of Hyeon-seo's suicide, he introduced illegal internet gambling to Hyeon-seo.[34]
  • Noh Sussanna as Woo Mi-young, Park Tae-hoon's ex-girlfriend. Later revealed as Park Tae-hoon's killer.[35]
  • Won Woo-jun as Park Tae-hoon, reported missing while preparing for the civil service exam. Woo Mi-young's ex-boyfriend.[36]
  • Jung Wook-jin as Choi Seok-doo, a part-time employee in a convenience store, and the real drug buyer.[37]
  • Ji Hyung-jun as Kim Hyung[38]
  • Kwak Ji-hye as Song Ha-eun, an 18-year-old old high school student who aborted her baby and disposed of it in her mother's bag.[39]
  • Lee Ji-ha as Gong Ju-soon[40]
  • Choi Hee-jin as Bang Ja-kyung, Song Ha-eun's mother.[41]
  • Lee So-ee as Kim Hyeon-seo, a girl who was kidnapped 7 years ago, and was last seen by Jin Ho-gae.[42]
  • Choi Won-young as Ha Young-doo, Korea's first serial arsonist.[43]

Special appearances

  • Yoon Seo-hyun as Cho Man-sik, Kim Hyeon-seo's real father.[44][45]
  • Lee Tae-gum as Min Won-in, the owner of the car that Choi Ki-soo drives.[46][47]
  • Choi Moo-sung as Seok Mun-go, an anesthesiologist and Seok Mi-jung's father.[48][49]
  • Seo Dong-won as the Mutual Aid Company president.[50]

Production

Casting

On January 24, 2022, actors Kim Rae-won, Son Ho-jun, and Gong Seung-yeon were confirmed to have joined the cast as the leads.[3]

Filming

On March 3, 2022, it was reported that PD Lee Him-chan, who was working as a producer for The First Responders, had died on January 30, and his family complained that it was due to the pressure of hard work.[51] Due to the incident, filming for the series was halted in February 2022, and it was resumed in May.[52]

Release

The series was originally scheduled for release in the first half of 2022, but was postponed to the second half of the year.[3]

On January 5, 2022, it was reported that the series would have a total of two seasons with 12 episodes per season.[9] In September, it was officially announced that the first season would air on November 12, while the second season would air in the second half of 2023.[4]

On November 22, 2022, writer Min Ji-eun confirmed in an interview that there will be a second season.[53]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on November 12, 2022[54]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fire"
  • J.SEASON
  • Zeenan
  • CUZD
  • DONNA
Kihyun3:50
2."Fire" (Inst.) 
  • CUZD
  • DONNA
 3:50
Total length:7:00

Part 2

Released on November 18, 2022[55]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."To Anywhere (어디로든)"
  • CHAEIPAPA
  • Earl Drain
  • G-GANG
  • CHAEIPAPA
  • Earl Drain
  • Yoo Young-jun
Standing Egg4:29
2."To Anywhere (어디로든)" (Inst.) 
  • CHAEIPAPA
  • Earl Drain
  • Yoo Young-jun
 4:29
Total length:8:58

Part 3

Released on November 25, 2022[56]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Heaven For You"
  • Earl Drain
  • CHAEIPAPA
  • CHAEIPAPA
  • Earl Drain
  • Holynn
  • Kim Hyun-jun
Chen4:23
2."Heaven For You" (Inst.) 
  • CHAEIPAPA
  • Earl Drain
  • Holynn
  • Kim Hyun-jun
 4:23
Total length:8:46

Part 4

Released on December 2, 2022[57]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Rescue 구해"
  • Paloalto
  • Paloalto
  • Yosi
  • Park Gi-sung
Paloalto2:54
2."Rescue 구해" (Inst.) 
  • Paloalto
  • Yosi
  • Park Gi-sung
 2:54
Total length:5:08

Part 5

Released on December 9, 2022[58]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Name of You 너란이름"
  • ALDRAIN
  • SENTIMENTAL
  • SCENERY
Sondia3:33
2."The Name of You 너란이름" (Inst.) 
  • SENTIMENTAL
  • SCENERY
 3:33
Total length:6:66

Part 6

Released on December 16, 2022[59]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hold My Breath"
  • J.SEASON
  • Red Sock
  • INAN
  • Red Sock
  • INAN
  • Kim Mi-sung
ROSE4:13
2."Hold My Breath" (Inst.) 
  • Red Sock
  • INAN
  • Kim Mi-sung
 4:13
Total length:8:26

Viewership

The First Responders : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
11.6191.8361.6851.4471.4871.9331.6781.6351.7431.5311.9071.9591.705
21.3991.0841.2731.2611.3321.1621.2131.1221.0981.3921.4511.8651.304
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[60][61]

Season 1

Season 2

Average TV viewership ratings (season 2)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[61] TNmS[65]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 August 4, 2023 7.1% (5th) 7.5% (3rd) N/A[c]
2 August 5, 2023 5.1% (4th) 5.4% (8th)
3 August 11, 2023 6.5% (7th) 6.7% (7th) 6.3% (9th)
4 August 12, 2023 6.0% (3rd) 6.1% (2nd) 5.6% (6th)
5 August 18, 2023 6.3% (7th) 6.5% (5th) 6.0% (10th)
6 August 19, 2023 6.1% (3rd) 6.0% (3rd) N/A
7 August 25, 2023 6.2% (7th) 6.5% (5th) 4.9% (12th)
8 August 26, 2023 6.3% (3rd) 6.6% (3rd) N/A
9 September 1, 2023 5.5% (7th) 5.7% (8th) 5.4% (12th)
10 September 2, 2023 6.5% (4th) 6.4% (4th) N/A
11 September 8, 2023 8.0% (3rd) 7.8% (3rd)
12 September 9, 2023 9.3% (2nd) 9.0% (2nd)
Average 6.6% 6.7% [d]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Kim Rae-won Won [66]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Gong Seung-yeon Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Kang Ki-doong Won
Best Young Actress Kim Min-seo Won
Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Rae-won Nominated [67]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Son Ho-jun Nominated [68]
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama Ji Woo Nominated [69]
2023 Best Supporting Actress in a Seasonal Drama Son Ji-yoon Won [70]
Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Rae-won Nominated [71]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama Nominated [72]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal Drama Gong Seung-yeon Nominated [73]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Seasonal Drama Kang Ki-doong Nominated [74]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Seasonal Drama Woo Mi-hwa Nominated [75]
Best Supporting Actor in a Seasonal Drama Oh Eui-shik Nominated [76]
Best Young Actress Ahn Se-bin Nominated [77]
Scene Stealer Award Jeon Sung-woo Nominated [78]

Notes

  1. ^ Episode 11 will not air due to the 2022 SBS Entertainment Awards and will air on December 23 instead.[63]
  2. ^ Episode 12 will not air due to the SBS Gayo Daejeon and will air on December 30 instead.[64]
  3. ^ Due to unknown reasons, TNmS did not issue the average TV viewership ratings for all free-to-air television programs in South Korea from August 4 to 10, 2023. TNmS resumed issuing those for the August 11, 2023 24-hour period on August 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

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    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). TNmS. December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Break News.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). TNmS. December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Break News.
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  74. ^ 신재하 - 우수 연기상 시즌제 #모범택시2 #2023SBS연기대상 #SBSdrama [ShinJaeHa - Best Actor Seasonal #ModelTaxi2 #2023SBS Acting Awards #SBSdrama] (in Korean). SBS Drama. December 30, 2023. Event occurs at 2.14. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via YouTube.
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