How many episodes are in Idol I?

Idol I has 12 episodes in this listed season.

When does Idol I premiere?

Idol I premieres on 2025-12-22.

Is Idol I a new series?

Idol I is a new series (Season 1).

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Idol I(2025)

Also known as I dol I • Idol Eye • Idol Kid

Archived · ENA

7.31212 eps

S01

ComedyMysteryDrama

ON AIR: DEC 22Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Idol I puts a criminal lawyer at the center of a murder case where her client also happens to be the idol she has followed obsessively for fifteen years. The comedy comes from watching someone genuinely sharp at her job fight to stay professional when every instinct is pulling in the opposite direction. It is a courtroom procedural and a workplace drama, but the fangirl premise keeps undercutting both with a specific, recognizable kind of chaos.

Se-na's legal competence is never really in question; what keeps things moving is how hard she has to work to keep her personal feelings from leaking into her professional judgment. The case itself carries real stakes, a murder charge that demands rigorous advocacy, and the show uses that pressure to test whether fifteen years of devotion helps or gets in the way.

Best for

courtroom fangirl comedy, workplace rivalry and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Mystery

Commitment

Season 1 · 12 episodes

Where

ENA

Official Premise

Maeng Se-na, a top star criminal lawyer who has been a fangirl for fifteen years, tries to prove her favorite idol’s innocence, who is suspected of murder.

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Strongest Match

Pro Bono keeps the courtroom energy but swaps idol obsession for public-interest workplace pressure and warm, funny recalibration. Watch a sharp, efficiency-obsessed lawyer juggle boss-employee friction and real cases, with jokes landing right alongside heartfelt moments, like Idol I’s legal competence colliding with personal priorities.

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Why this pick

Matlock delivers the same courtroom satisfaction, where quick thinking and confidence turn tense rooms into solvable puzzles. Like Idol I, it leans on a capable outsider outmaneuvering polished opposition through strategy and timing, but the humor is drier and the danger feels heavier, moving faster toward courtroom wins.

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Why this pick

Elsbeth brings light crime mystery fun to the same legal-comedy lane as Idol I, with an attorney whose quirks create the tension. Expect playful courtroom moments and clever traps built from observation, where colleagues and suspects get thrown off by the protagonist’s odd logic, keeping things lighter and more episodic than Idol I.

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