Director: Park Noo-ri
A neighborhood known for glossy surfaces gets a much darker read in "Gangnam B-Side" (2024), a South Korean thriller where a string of disappearances pulls three very different people into the same investigation for three very different reasons.
What is Gangnam B-Side about?
The story opens with Jae-Hee, a woman who appears to hold a key piece of information about a series of unexplained disappearances tied to Seoul's Gangnam district. Before she can act on what she knows, she disappears as well, leaving behind more questions than answers. From there, three figures converge on the case from separate angles: a determined detective working within the system, an outlaw operating well outside it, and a prosecutor with a personal stake in seeing the truth surface. Their paths cross and clash as each pursues the same tangled mystery for reasons that don't always align, exposing layers of corruption and secrets tucked beneath Gangnam's affluent image. The series moves at a brisk, tension-driven pace typical of Korean crime dramas, using its ensemble structure to keep multiple threads of the investigation moving without losing sight of the missing woman at its center.
Cast & crew
Ji Chang-wook, Jo Woo-jin, and Ha Yoon-kyung lead an ensemble that also includes musician-actress BIBI, alongside Jeong Jae-kwang, Um Mun-suk, Oh Ye-ju, and Hyun Bong-sik. Director Park Noo-ri balances the show's multiple perspectives across detective, outlaw, and prosecutor storylines.
Context & significance
"Gangnam B-Side" sits within the recent run of Korean crime thrillers that use a glamorous, wealthy setting as a contrast to the crime underneath it, a genre pairing that has traveled well internationally thanks to tight plotting and strong ensemble casts. Its hour-long episodes and IMDb rating in the low-7s place it among the more solidly reviewed entries in that current wave.
Where & how to watch
"Gangnam B-Side" streams on K-Time with a free account login, offered with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles alongside a Persian-language interface. Browsing this page and the wider catalog requires no payment information.