Japan The Smile Has Left Your Eyes is a Japan–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border series titles indexed here.
Synopsis
하늘에서 내리는 일억개의 별
A detective thinks about quitting his job. He takes on a female university student murder case that was disguised as a suicide. The detective becomes obsessed with solving the case. He has a young sister and she meets a man. The man does not remember when he was little. He is not a good person, but she has sympathy for him. The detective tries to push the man away from his younger sister. The detective suspects that the man is somehow involved in the female university student murder case. The man and the detective's younger sister fall in love.
Japan × South Korea Co-Production
Other Japan×South Korea titles
Also On tvN
Other series that aired on tvN.
Other Titles From Fuji Television Network
Mystery + Drama in Japan
208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Smile Has Left Your Eyes itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes holds position #162 of 569 Japan seriess in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Smile Has Left Your Eyes premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan seriess in 2018.
The 3813th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (73th percentile) outruns review volume (44th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #984 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #111 of 426 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, South Korea |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Fuji Television Network, Studio Dragon, The Unicorn |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 16 |
| Release Date | October 3, 2018 |
| Official Site | program.tving.com |
Questions Answered
Who created The Smile Has Left Your Eyes?
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes was created by Song Hye-jin.
When did The Smile Has Left Your Eyes end?
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes finished its run with its final episode airing on November 22, 2018.
Where did The Smile Has Left Your Eyes air?
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes aired on tvN, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.