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Drama: The Defects / Child Shopping (literal title)
Revised romanization: Ayishopping
Hangul: 아이쇼핑
Director: Oh Ki-Hwan
Writer: Eom Se-Yoon (webcomic), Ryu Ga-Myeong (webcomic), An So-Jung
Network: ENA
Episodes: 8
Release Date: July 21 - August 12, 2025
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Kim Se-Hee (Yum Jung-Ah) is the chief director of a large hospital and the operator of a charity foundation. She is a highly respected doctor, but, unknown publicly, she is also the head of an illegal adoption organization that is run by Jung Hyeon (Kim Jin-Young). Kim Se-Hee holds a twisted belief that only superior genes should survive. In the case of a child that is adopted through their illegal operation and does not meet the adoptive parents' expectations, Kim Se-Hee's group provides a free refund for a certain period of time. When a child is returned by the adoptive parents, Kim Se-Hee's organization kills the child to destroy evidence of their crime. Kim Ah-Hyun (Won Jin-A) was one of the refunded children, but Kim Ah-Hyun dramatically survived. Now, she is the leader and a spiritual supporter of the survived children. She goes up against Kim Se-Hee for survival and revenge.

Notes

"The Defects" takes over the ENA's Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Salon de Holmes" and followed by "My Troublesome Star" on August 18, 2025.
Based on webcomic "Ayishopping” written by Eom Se-Yoon & illustrated by Ryu Ga-Myeong (published December 6, 2016 - January 30, 2018 via Kakao).

Cast



Yum Jung-Ah	Won Jin-A	Choi Young-Joon	Kim Jin-Young
Kim Se-Hee	Kim Ah-Hyun	Woo Tae-Sik	Jung Hyeon



Lee Na-Eun	Oh Seung-Jun	Ahn Ji-Ho	Kang Ji-Yong
So-Mi	Seok-Su	Joo-An	Choi Si-Woo

Police



Chun Sin-Hwan	Kang Hak-Soo	Son Seung-Taek	Park Jae-Seong	Kim Moon-Chan
Choi Hyeong-Seok	Jun Jae-Du (ep.6,8)	detective (ep.6)	detective (ep.6)	detective (ep.6)

Kim Se-Hee's Family



Kim Ji-An	Shin Yeon-Woo	Lee Min-Woo
Kim Ah-Hyun	Kim Ah-Hyun (child)	Kim Se-Hee's husband (ep.4)

(Han Yu-Na) So-Mi's Family



Lim Jae-Myung	Bae Min-Hee
Han Chul-Soo	Im Gyeong Mi

(Kwon Sung-Woo) Seok-Su's Family



Son Jong-Hak	Yang So-Min	Park Da-On
Kwon Kang-Man	Kwon Kang-Man's wife	Kwon Sung-Woo's brother

(Yoon Ji-Seok) Joo-An's Group



Song Young-Kyu	Lee Kyung-Hwa	Kim Yu-Jun
Yoon Se-Hoon	Mrs. Park	Joo Eun-Gyeol (ep.5)

Choi Si-Woo's Family



Kim Young-Joon	Choi Yu-Ha
Choi Hyun-Gyu	Park Min-Joo

Kim Se-Hee's Group



Do Yu	Lee Keun-Wook	Jang Hee-Jung	Kim Ji-Yu	Kim Soo-Ro
Gyu-Tae	security staff	Kim Se-Hee's mom	Kim Se-Hee (child)	refund processor (ep.1-2)



Park Ha-Joon	Jung Se-Hyun
Jung Hyeon (teen) (ep.3)	nurse (ep.4)

Kim Se-Hee's Client Group



Han Soo-Yeon	Sung Hoon	Ban Hye-Young	Kim Ro-Sa	Kim Kyung-Min
First Lady	President	client (ep.6)	Jang Jin-Young (ep.7-8)	Jang Jin-Young's husband (ep.7-8)



Lee Jae-Woo	Park Ji-Yeon	Cho Yu-Ha	O Sa-Rang	Hong Dal-Pyo
Seo Hoon (ep.7-8)	Kim Na-Yeon (ep.7-8)	Seo Eun-Jo (ep.7-8)	adoptive mom (ep.7-8)	Yoo Han-Gyeol (ep.7-8)

Lee Si-Hoo

adoptive dad (ep.7-8)

Others

Yoo Seung-Mok

smuggler



Kim Jin-Wook	Kim Yong-Jin	Jo Eun-Sol	Baek Jin-Wook	Hwang Suk-Jung
gambling den staff (ep.1)	reporter (ep.1)	orphan girl (ep.1)	electronics repairman (ep.4)	Dr. Park (ep.5,7)



Lee Dong-Kyu	Kim Jeong-Han	Kim Jang-Hwan	Jung Hyun-Suk	Choi Hyun-Joon
anchorman (ep.5)	Korean-Chinese gangster (ep.6)	anchorman (ep.6)	doctor (ep.7)	baseball coach (ep.7)

Additional Cast Members:

Oh Choong-Geun - Korean-Chinese gangster (ep.6)
Hong Ju-Won - funeral reporter
Jang Hee-Ju - church member (ep.5)

Trailers

Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2025-07-21	1	1.747%	1.963%
2025-07-22	2	2.063%	2.036%
2025-07-28	3	2.264%	2.670%
2025-07-29	4	2.199%	2.310%
2025-08-04	5	2.128%	2.094%
2025-08-05	6	2.175%	1.975%
2025-08-11	7	2.028%	1.815%
2025-08-12	8	2.312%	2.255%

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

Zeila Mar 30 2026 4:48 pm OK drama, it was worth watching...yeah, some big loopholes here and there. It's a shame so many people just focused on Dex. I thought he did just fine. The character he played was stoic and a long-time hit-man. He was reserved and unemotional, which fit the character very well. Make sure you watch the epilogue at the very end for complete satisfaction. That being said, the reason I just call it Ok is because of how it was filmed. It's soooo dark you sometimes can't see what the heck is going on and who is who. Took a lot of the enjoyment away.

G Nov 26 2025 4:57 am So the hot Ahjusshi Choi Young Joon is finally listed as a main cast member, yet his screen time is so little? Omg

Kell Nov 16 2025 3:29 am They handled 20+ men in suits easily, then got dropped by seven gangsters. Like huh?

Chamonks Aug 29 2025 3:15 am I really enjoyed watching this drama. Don't seems to find any boring scenes. This is my first time watching Dex acting and I would love to see him in action series. The series would be better if they added few more episode bcs I was curious to know about Tae Sik and Jung Hyun background. I wish See He didn't die so she could pay what she did to those kids.

Taiwo Aug 27 2025 8:58 pm The ending was justified but the evil woman was living In th past and could not let go and just wanting destruction, perfect my ass

Linna Aires Aug 25 2025 11:19 pm Don't pair Han Soo-Yeon with Sung Hoon as husband and wife.. It's totally unsuitable! Even though they are the same age, Han Soo-Yeon is more suitable to play Sung Hoon's mother.

Osha Aug 21 2025 9:35 pm This drama is amazing most of the time and i cried a lot in many scenes. But towards the end the storyline feels strange and the whole camp kill each other game doesn’t make sense to me.

Sheena Aug 21 2025 2:06 am I really cried a lot here. They really executed the whole story with a great performance & great actors. Im now checking the actors' other series hahaha.

One of the best series! Im Sheena from the Philippines!!!

nrges Aug 15 2025 8:48 am the acting is so bad only Se-Hee was good. Also, is this kdrama as a comedy? It's funny that, they don't have money to buy food but they have weapons? Are you kidding me? Were they able to break into a large organization with just a card?! Does the writer think I'm stupid enough to believe that?

May Aug 15 2025 2:39 am Watching Ep.4.....then Sung Hoon appeared as the SK President! OMG! He's the most handsomee president i ever watched in kdramaland!!

Joe Aug 15 2025 2:29 am This is definitely 'Best Korean Thriller Drama of 2025'!! Yum Jung Ah x Won Jin Ah's acting are insanely amazing! And other cast also nailed their characters! 10/10!

Mel65076 Aug 13 2025 7:07 pm Omg... This kdrama is so bad... The story, dex acting so bad. Too much using gun

Kookie Aug 13 2025 3:02 pm I agree with Dae, I don't get the negative reviews. What plot holes exactly? I don't think they understand the meaning of a "plot hole". As for the people complaining about the fight scenes being unrealistic, since when have fights in movies or series ever been realistic? The drama was pretty good. It's very dark but still enjoyable, and the ending is good and makes sense. If you like action thrillers, then this is definitely something for you.

Dae Aug 13 2025 9:15 am I don't trust online review anymore. Because i saw many people said this drama is not worth watching, but turns blind, this drama is Amazing!!!! People said dex cant act? This is his first drama, and he nailed it! He brings the character well. The plot is also good. The ending is satisfied.

Kaz Aug 12 2025 12:09 pm Interesting, really? This film is full of plot holes and has a boring story. This is the first time I've learned that guns don't need to be reloaded to shoot an entire army.

belss Aug 12 2025 8:51 am first time this genre of kdrama.. im loving it

ZANA Aug 08 2025 9:38 pm wow wow the storyline definitely soooo entertaining! however I’m extremely frustrated—every time someone tries to reveal the truth, they end up dead, burn. It’s infuriating! ughh this jinyoung ahjussiii.

Rose Aug 07 2025 10:09 am This series is so interesting I can't believe it will end by next week

Ryunami Aug 06 2025 7:49 am I cant believe this show will end next week. How this show going to end with just two episodes left?

Iya Aug 05 2025 6:06 pm Yum Jung Ah really is obsessed having smart kids. I suddenly remember Ye Suh in Sky Castle.

Max Aug 05 2025 10:47 am Just finished ep 4, what is this? john wick? 1 girl can fight 20 man? And the bomb explode just near her but that’s the only injury she get?

Rosalie Aug 04 2025 4:56 pm Love, love, love this drama

Olya_1004 Aug 03 2025 9:56 pm Not sure why most of these comments are about Dex but he isn't doing as bad as people are saying. It's only his second role in a drama so obviously he won't be amazing but also not awful. So far I actually like this,it's a unique premise and although I am beyond pissed and disgusted by the actions of the people towards the kids I do enjoy it. To commenter Sandy below - they are acting emotional because they are literally kids who grew up with parents who tried to have them killed. Not sure why that would be shocking or annoying to a viewer. Basically they were saved within the last couple of years so of course the trauma is still very fresh and they are living in fear.

loz Aug 03 2025 9:05 am am i the only one who likes dex's acting? its not bad whatsoever.

Sandy Aug 03 2025 5:52 am I'm on ep 4 right now but it's disappointing sso far. The defects are acting so emotional! And the dedective!! Why did he show the picture to assembly guy? So many stupid decisions that lead to many unnecessary situations.

Ryunami Jul 31 2025 5:41 am I'm hoping Dex's character will have a change in heart after ep. 4

rei Jul 29 2025 3:42 pm I’ve always loved WJA. Thank you for casting her in this amazing series! Won Jin-ah, fighting! Love, love love. x

LO Jul 29 2025 12:13 pm Am disappointed that Rex accepted the role of a crook. He is a You Tuber and did well in the Survival Reality show. Being a actor is not his actual profession so best to accept the role of a hero

Har Lay Jul 29 2025 12:11 pm What an incredible drama? It's worth to watch!

theseguysare Jul 29 2025 10:55 am This drama is so good. Unfortunately, people keep talking about Dex! Yes, he's the acting hole! But that's it! The other aspects are good. This drama got its highlight thanks to Dex, and got bad reviews also thanks to Dex! But this drama is not about him! Please stop talking about him, it's enough, he's not that significant!

AMAN Jul 23 2025 3:48 am there was a line in first episode that is stuck with me "People don't even abandon their Pet like this how can they abandon their children like that" it's fiction but people like that exist in real world also..it's good to watch something different in kdramas..but i think for Jung Hyeon's character they should have cast someone established actor who has more experience because that character looks like a main & strong negative character to me & Kim Jin-Young(Dex) is just a new actor he isn't leaving impact on that role, he should have chosen small roles at first and work on his acting skills first before going for main roles..just like other actors do.

zeroone Jul 23 2025 12:53 am I'm so happy Won Jin-A have a great project again TT Welcome back, Eonni TT

zeroone Jul 23 2025 12:50 am I'm so happy Won Jin-A have a great project again. Welcome back, Eonni

Totallytwisted Jul 22 2025 11:39 pm Unfortunately a lot of adoption agency has this superior mentality that children should meet ....other people needs???? Watched eps 2 not sure if I will keep watching it.

Diamond M Jul 22 2025 8:22 pm I'm very hooked with the first episode.... Dare you to watch this! I Love the twist and the storyline...

Llav Jul 22 2025 12:33 pm Very worth to watch... i love it

Emerald V Jul 22 2025 4:32 am Just finished episode 1! It's quite good! Read a lot of Kim Jin-Young's "bad" acting. He is nervous and stiff since it's his first acting, maybe. I also saw that he is quite stiff... and his lips are barely moving when talking. But, I still think he played a good villain role. <3 No matter what the critics say, it's my cuppa tea... and I'm gonna watch and support until the end!! BTW... "Choi Si-Woo"'s acting is To Die For! Kid is Sooooooooo good!!

ZANA Jul 21 2025 11:45 pm Lol I accidentally watched the first episode because I saw Naeun there and cant really recognized/not familiar with other casts exc for Yeom Jungah. However, judging from the first episode, the storyline and synopsis was quite interesting!! Looking forward for the upcoming episodezzzz

External Links

Official Website

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 |1picture=File:The Defects-Chun Sin-Hwan1.jpeg
 |1name=Chun Sin-Hwan (1983){{!}}Chun Sin-Hwan
-|1charactername=Detective Choi
+|1charactername=Choi Hyeong-Seok
+|2picture=File:The Defects-Kang Hak-Soo1.jpg
+|2name=Kang Hak-Soo (1973){{!}}Kang Hak-Soo
+|2charactername=Jun Jae-Du (ep.6,8)
+|3picture=File:The Defects-Son Seung-Taek1.jpg
+|3name=Son Seung-Taek (1980){{!}}Son Seung-Taek
+|3charactername=detective (ep.6)
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+|4name=Park Jae-Seong (1995){{!}}Park Jae-Seong
+|4charactername=detective (ep.6)
+|5picture=File:The Defects-Kim Moon-Chan.jpg
+|5name=Kim Moon-Chan (1977){{!}}Kim Moon-Chan
+|5charactername=detective (ep.6)
 }}
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 |2charactername=Kim Ah-Hyun (child)
+|3picture=File:The Defects-Lee Min-Woo.jpeg
+|3name=Lee Min-Woo
+|3charactername=Kim Se-Hee's husband (ep.4)
 }}
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 ===(Kwon Sung-Woo) Seok-Su's Family===
-{{CastPictures2
+{{CastPictures3
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 |1name=Son Jong-Hak
 |1charactername=Kwon Kang-Man
-|2picture=File:The Defects-Yang So-Min.jpeg
+|2picture=File:The Defects-Yang So-Min1.jpg
 |2name=Yang So-Min
 |2charactername=Kwon Kang-Man's wife
+|3picture=File:The Defects-Park Da-On.jpg
+|3name=Park Da-On (2014){{!}}Park Da-On
+|3charactername=Kwon Sung-Woo's brother
 }}
-===(Yoon Ji-Seok) Joo-An's Family===
+===(Yoon Ji-Seok) Joo-An's Group===
-{{CastPictures1
+{{CastPictures3
 |1picture=File:The Defects-Song Young-Kyu.jpeg
 |1name=Song Young-Kyu
 |1charactername=Yoon Se-Hoon
+|2picture=File:The Defects-Lee Kyung-Hwa.jpg
+|2name=Lee Kyung-Hwa
+|2charactername=Mrs. Park
+|3picture=File:The Defects-Kim Yu-Jun.jpg
+|3name=Kim Yu-Jun (2000){{!}}Kim Yu-Jun
+|3charactername=Joo Eun-Gyeol (ep.5)
 }}
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 ===Kim Se-Hee's Group===
-{{CastPictures3
+{{CastPictures7-5
+|1picture=File:The Defects-Do Yu1.jpeg
+|1name=Do Yu
+|1charactername=Gyu-Tae
+|2picture=File:The Defects-Lee Keun-Wook1.jpg
+|2name=Lee Keun-Wook (1994){{!}}Lee Keun-Wook
+|2charactername=security staff
+|3picture=File:The Defects-Jang Hee-Jung1.jpeg
+|3name=Jang Hee-Jung
+|3charactername=Kim Se-Hee's mom
+|4picture=File:The Defects-Kim Ji-Yu.jpeg
+|4name=Kim Ji-Yu (2012){{!}}Kim Ji-Yu
+|4charactername=Kim Se-Hee (child)
+|5picture=File:The Defects-Kim Soo-Ro.jpg
+|5name=Kim Soo-Ro (1970){{!}}Kim Soo-Ro
+|5charactername=refund processor (ep.1-2)
+|6picture=File:The Defects-Park Ha-Joon1.jpg
+|6name=Park Ha-Joon (2006){{!}}Park Ha-Joon
+|6charactername=Jung Hyeon (teen) (ep.3)
+|7picture=File:The Defects-Jung Se-Hyun01.jpg
+|7name=Jung Se-Hyun (1998){{!}}Jung Se-Hyun
+|7charactername=nurse (ep.4)
+}}
+===Kim Se-Hee's Client Group===
+{{CastPictures11
 |1picture=File:The Defects-Han Soo-Yeon.jpg
 |1name=Han Soo-Yeon
 |1charactername=First Lady
-|2picture=File:The Defects-Do Yu1.jpeg
+|2picture=File:The Defects-Sung Hoon1.jpeg
-|2name=Do Yu
+|2name=Sung Hoon
-|2charactername=Gyu-Tae
+|2charactername=President
-|3picture=File:The Defects-Kim Soo-Ro.jpg
+|3picture=File:The Defects-Ban Hye-Young.jpg
-|3name=Kim Soo-Ro (1970){{!}}Kim Soo-Ro
+|3name=Ban Hye-Young (1985){{!}}Ban Hye-Young
-|3charactername=refund processor (ep.1-2)
+|3charactername=client (ep.6)
+|4picture=File:The Defects-Kim Ro-Sa1.jpeg
+|4name=Kim Ro-Sa (1974){{!}}Kim Ro-Sa
+|4charactername=Jang Jin-Young (ep.7-8)
+|5picture=File:The Defects-Kim Kyung-Min1.jpeg
+|5name=Kim Kyung-Min (1975){{!}}Kim Kyung-Min
+|5charactername=Jang Jin-Young's husband (ep.7-8)
+|6picture=File:The Defects-Lee Jae-Woo1.jpeg
+|6name=Lee Jae-Woo (1981){{!}}Lee Jae-Woo
+|6charactername=Seo Hoon (ep.7-8)
+|7picture=File:The Defects-Park Ji-Yeon.jpeg
+|7name=Park Ji-Yeon (1984){{!}}Park Ji-Yeon
+|7charactername=Kim Na-Yeon (ep.7-8)
+|8picture=File:The Defects-Cho Yu-Ha1.jpeg
+|8name=Cho Yu-Ha (2007){{!}}Cho Yu-Ha
+|8charactername=Seo Eun-Jo (ep.7-8)
+|9picture=File:The Defects-O Sa-Rang.jpeg
+|9name=O Sa-Rang (1981){{!}}O Sa-Rang
+|9charactername=adoptive mom (ep.7-8)
+|10picture=File:The Defects-Hong Dal-Pyo.jpg
+|10name=Hong Dal-Pyo (actor){{!}}Hong Dal-Pyo
+|10charactername=Yoo Han-Gyeol (ep.7-8)
+|11picture=File:The Defects-Lee Si-Hoo.jpg
+|11name=Lee Si-Hoo (1978){{!}}Lee Si-Hoo
+|11charactername=adoptive dad (ep.7-8)
 }}
 ===Others===
-{{CastPictures3
+{{CastPictures1
+|1picture=File:The Defects-Yoo Seung-Mok.jpeg
+|1name=Yoo Seung-Mok
+|1charactername=smuggler
+}}
+{{CastPictures10
 |1picture=File:The Defects-Kim Jin-Wook01.jpg
 |1name=Kim Jin-Wook (1995){{!}}Kim Jin-Wook
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 |3name=Jo Eun-Sol (2015){{!}}Jo Eun-Sol
 |3charactername=orphan girl (ep.1)
+|4picture=File:The Defects-Baek Jin-Wook1.jpg
+|4name=Baek Jin-Wook (1993){{!}}Baek Jin-Wook
+|4charactername=electronics repairman (ep.4)
+|5picture=File:The Defects-Hwang Suk-Jung1.jpg
+|5name=Hwang Suk-Jung
+|5charactername=Dr. Park (ep.5,7)
+|6picture=File:The Defects-Lee Dong-Kyu.jpg
+|6name=Lee Dong-Kyu (1977){{!}}Lee Dong-Kyu
+|6charactername=anchorman (ep.5)
+|7picture=File:The Defects-Kim Jeong-Han1.jpg
+|7name=Kim Jeong-Han (1983){{!}}Kim Jeong-Han
+|7charactername=Korean-Chinese gangster (ep.6)
+|8picture=File:The Defects-Kim Jang-Hwan01.jpg
+|8name=Kim Jang-Hwan (1982){{!}}Kim Jang-Hwan
+|8charactername=anchorman (ep.6)
+|9picture=File:The Defects-Jung Hyun-Suk.jpeg
+|9name=Jung Hyun-Suk (1976){{!}}Jung Hyun-Suk
+|9charactername=doctor (ep.7)
+|10picture=File:The Defects-Choi Hyun-Joon.jpeg
+|10name=Choi Hyun-Joon (1983){{!}}Choi Hyun-Joon
+|10charactername=baseball coach (ep.7)
 }}
 '''Additional Cast Members:'''
-* [[Lee Kyung-Hwa]]
+* [[Oh Choong-Geun (1986)|Oh Choong-Geun]] - Korean-Chinese gangster (ep.6)
+* [[Hong Ju-Won (1987)|Hong Ju-Won]] - funeral reporter
+* [[Jang Hee-Ju (1973)|Jang Hee-Ju]] - church member (ep.5)
 ==Trailers==
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-| 2025-07-29 || 4 || - || -
+| 2025-07-29 || 4 || 2.199% || 2.310%
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+| 2025-08-04 || 5 || 2.128% || 2.094%
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-| 2025-08-05 || 6 || - || -
+| 2025-08-05 || 6 || 2.175% || 1.975%
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-| 2025-08-11 || 7 || - || -
+| 2025-08-11 || 7 || 2.028% || 1.815%
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-| 2025-08-12 || 8 || - || -
+| 2025-08-12 || 8 || 2.312% || 2.255%
 |}

Difference between revisions of "The Defects"

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Police

Kim Se-Hee's Family

(Han Yu-Na) So-Mi's Family

(Kwon Sung-Woo) Seok-Su's Family

(Yoon Ji-Seok) Joo-An's Group

Choi Si-Woo's Family

Kim Se-Hee's Group

Kim Se-Hee's Client Group

Others

Trailers

Episode Ratings

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