Good Doctor (TV series)
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Promotional poster for Good Doctor
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| Genre | Medical drama Romance Comedy |
| Written by | Park Jae-bum |
| Directed by | Ki Min-soo Kim Jin-woo |
| Starring | Joo Won Moon Chae-won Joo Sang-wook |
| Composer(s) | Choi Cheol-ho |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Kim Sung-geun |
| Producer(s) | Lee Jae-hoon Park Woo-ram |
| Production location(s) | Korea |
| Cinematography | Kim Jae-hwan Kim Yong-soo |
| Editor(s) | Kim Mi-kyung |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | Logos Film |
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| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Original release | August 5 – October 8, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Shark |
| Followed by | Marry Him If You Dare |
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| Website | |
Good Doctor (Hangul: 굿 닥터; RR: Gut Dakteo) is a 2013 South Korean medical drama television series starring Joo Won, Moon Chae-won, Joo Sang-wook, Chun Ho-jin, Kwak Do-won and Ko Chang-seok. It aired on KBS2 from August 5 to October 8, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Joo Won played an autistic savant who becomes a genius pediatric surgeon.[1]
The early working title was Green Scalpel (Hangul: 그린 메스; RR: Geurin Meseu; lit. "Green Mes"[2]).[3][4]
Contents
Plot
Park Shi-on (Joo Won) is an autistic savant who was sent to a specialized care center as a child, where he was discovered to have a genius-level memory and keen spatial skills. He eventually enters the field of pediatric surgery as a resident, where he is given 6 months to prove himself capable. However, due to his atypical mental and emotional condition, Shi-on faces conflict from his peers and patients, who view him as childlike and unreliable. Most critical is the hotheaded surgeon Kim Do-han (Joo Sang-wook), who labels him a soulless robot of a doctor who can only rely heavily on his photographic memory instead of feeling what the patient needs. Despite help from understanding and fair colleagues like Cha Yoon-seo (Moon Chae-won) and Han Jin-wook (Kim Young-kwang), the hospital is a fierce and competitive world and the challenges Shi-on faces become only greater when he falls in love with Yoon-seo.
Cast
Main characters
- Joo Won as Park Shi-on[5][6][7]
- Moon Chae-won as Cha Yoon-seo[8][9][10]
- Joo Sang-wook as Kim Do-han[11][12][13]
- Kim Min-seo as Yoo Chae-kyung
Supporting characters
- Sungwon University Hospital officials
- Chun Ho-jin as Choi Woo-seok, hospital director
- Kwak Do-won as Kang Hyun-tae, hospital deputy director
- Na Young-hee as Lee Yeo-won
- Jo Hee-bong as Go Choong-man, head of the Pediatric Surgery department
- Lee Ki-yeol as Lee Hyuk-pil, managing director of the hospital foundation
- Jung Man-sik as Kim Jae-joon, head of the Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery department
- Kim Chang-wan as President Jung
- Department of Pediatric Surgery
- Kim Young-kwang as Han Jin-wook[14]
- A warm and friendly fourth-year resident, who first approaches Park Shi-on when he is shunned by the others.
- Yoon Park as Woo Il-kyu, second-year resident
- Yoon Bong-gil as Hong Gil-nam, second-year resident
- Wang Ji-won as Kim Sun-joo, intern
- Nursing division
- Ko Chang-seok as Jo Jung-mi, senior nurse
- Jin Kyung as Nam Joo-yeon, head nurse
- Lee Ah-rin as Ga-kyung
- Ha Kyu-won as Hye-jin
- Children's ward
- Kim Hyun-soo as Na In-hae
- Uhm Hyun-kyung as Na In-young
- Ahn Sung-hoon as Lee Woo-ram
- Yoo Je-gun as Park Ho-suk
- Lee Jang-kyung as Kim Ye-eun
- Oh Eun-chan as Cha Dong-jin
- Yoo Hae-jung as Eun-ok
- Jung Yun-seok as Lee Kyu-hyun
- Extended cast
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Oh Kyung-joo, Shi-on's mother
- Jung Ho-keun as Park Choon-sung, Shi-on's father
- Choi Ro-woon as young Shi-on
- Seo Hyun-chul as Byung-soo
- Jeon Joon-hyuk as Park Yi-on, Shi-on's older brother
- Ban Min-jung as Kyu-hyun's mother
- Kwak Ji-min as Lee Soo-jin (guest appearance, ep 10-12)[15]
- Moon Hee-kyung as Mrs. Jang, Soo-jin's mother-in-law
- Kim Sun-hwa as Eun-ok's aunt
- Ryu Deok-hwan as adult Yi-on (cameo, ep 10)
- Seo Kang-joon as one of the punks who want to beat up Shi-on (ep 12)
- In Gyo-jin as Soo-jin's husband (cameo, ep 12)
- Yoo Jae-myung as the killer (ep 15)
- Kim Young-hee as staff of the family restaurant (ep 17)
- Gong Jung-hwan as Professor of Neurosurgery Department (ep 17)
- Park Ki-woong as Woong-ki (cameo, ep 20)[16][17]
Ratings
Good Doctor made a strong debut on the TV ratings chart.[18] It maintained the number one spot in its timeslot for most of its run, with an average viewership rating of 17.4% (TNmS) and 18.0% (AGB Nielsen).
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 5 August 2013 | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2 | 6 August 2013 | 13.6% | 14.6% | 14.0% | 15.1% |
| 3 | 12 August 2013 | 13.8% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 16.2% |
| 4 | 13 August 2013 | 15.9% | 16.9% | 15.8% | 15.8% |
| 5 | 19 August 2013 | 16.5% | 17.6% | 18.0% | 18.5% |
| 6 | 20 August 2013 | 18.4% | 20.4% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| 7 | 26 August 2013 | 17.2% | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.2% |
| 8 | 27 August 2013 | 17.5% | 19.0% | 18.4% | 18.5% |
| 9 | 2 September 2013 | 17.0% | 18.3% | 17.4% | 17.4% |
| 10 | 3 September 2013 | 18.5% | 20.5% | 18.4% | 18.3% |
| 11 | 9 September 2013 | 18.3% | 20.2% | 18.3% | 18.7% |
| 12 | 10 September 2013 | 20.0% | 22.2% | 19.4% | 19.4% |
| 13 | 16 September 2013 | 17.5% | 19.3% | 17.9% | 18.4% |
| 14 | 17 September 2013 | 18.9% | 20.3% | 18.6% | 19.3% |
| 15 | 23 September 2013 | 18.5% | 20.2% | 19.6% | 20.3% |
| 16 | 24 September 2013 | 20.9% | 22.7% | 21.5% | 22.8% |
| 17 | 30 September 2013 | 18.0% | 20.5% | 20.3% | 21.1% |
| 18 | 1 October 2013 | 19.0% | 21.4% | 20.6% | 21.5% |
| 19 | 7 October 2013 | 17.6% | 20.1% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| 20 | 8 October 2013 | 19.5% | 22.4% | 19.2% | 19.5% |
| Average | 17.4% | 18.9% | 18.0% | 18.5% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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Top Excellence Award, Actress (TV) | Moon Chae-won | Nominated |
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Top Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Won | Nominated | |
| Joo Sang-wook | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | ||
| Best Writer | Park Jae-bum | Won | ||
| Best Drama | Good Doctor | Nominated | ||
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Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Sang-wook | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actress | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
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Best Couple Award | Joo Won and Moon Chae-won | Won | |
| Netizen Award, Actor | Joo Won | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Moon Chae-won | Won | ||
| Actor of the Year (selected by directors) | Joo Won | Won | ||
| Best Young Actor | Jung Yun-seok | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Actress | Kim Hyun-soo | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Kim Young-kwang | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jo Hee-bong | Nominated | ||
| Ko Chang-seok | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jin Kyung | Nominated | ||
| Kim Min-seo | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Joo Sang-wook | Won | ||
| Joo Won | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Moon Chae-won | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Won | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | ||
| 2014 |
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Best Performer | Joo Won | Won |
| Best Drama | Good Doctor | Won | ||
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Most Popular Actor (TV) | Joo Won | Nominated | |
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor (TV) | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
| Best Director (TV) | Ki Min-soo | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama | Good Doctor | Won | ||
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Best Serial Drama | Good Doctor | Won | |
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Best Drama | Good Doctor | Won | |
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People's Choice Actor | Joo Won | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Actress | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Korean Drama OST | I'm Loving You - 2BiC | Nominated | ||
| I'm Just Crying - Baek Ji-young | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Korean Actor | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Korean Actress | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Korean Drama | Good Doctor | Nominated | ||
| Silver Bird Prize for Best Mini-series (Runner-up) | Good Doctor | Won |
In November 2013, the Korea Association of the Welfare Institutes for the Disabled gave the series a plaque of recognition for creating awareness about autism and how socially challenged individuals can contribute to society.[27] In December 2013, Good Doctor also received an award from the Disability Awareness Campaign Headquarters and was designated as a "Good Program" by the Korea Communications Standards Commission.[28][29]
Remake
An American remake produced by Daniel Dae Kim is in development at CBS. The story of a pediatric surgeon with Asperger syndrome will be set in Boston and is projected to air in August 2015.[30][31][32]
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