Big Thing (TV series)

Big Thing

Promotional poster for Big Thing
Also known as Daemul
The President
Lady President
Genre Drama, Romance, Politics
Based on Daemul 
by Park In-kwon
Written by Yoo Dong-yoon
Directed by Oh Jong-rok
Jo Hyun-tak
Starring Go Hyun-jung
Kwon Sang-woo
Cha In-pyo
Lee Soo-kyung
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 24
Production
Executive producer(s) Goo Bon-geun
Lee Myung-woo
Location(s) Korea
Running time Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Lee Kim Productions
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release 6 October (2010-10-06) – 23 December 2010 (2010-12-23)
Chronology
Preceded by My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox
Followed by Sign
External links
Website

Big Thing (Hangul: 대물; hanja: 大物; RR: Daemul) is a 2010 South Korean television drama based on manhwa artist Park In-kwon's comic Daemul, and stars Go Hyun-jung as Korea's first female president.[1][2][3] Number one in its timeslot for 11 consecutive weeks,[4] it gained successful ratings due to its cast and story arcs based on topical and controversial themes.[5][6]

Plot

Anchorwoman Seo Hye-rim (Go Hyun-jung), who gets fired while protesting about her husband's undeserved death, enters politics through the proposal of Kang Tae-san (Cha In-pyo), a member of the ruling party and a strong candidate for the next presidential elections. With the help of Ha Do-ya (Kwon Sang-woo) whom she's known since childhood, Seo becomes the first female president of Korea. With political pressure and threats of potential impeachment from her rival Kang and his allies, Seo faces the crises and challenges of her term.[7]

Cast

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2010-10-06 01 17.4% (1st) 17.8% (1st)
2010-10-07 02 21.2% (1st) 21.4% (1st)
2010-10-13 03 23.0% (1st) 22.2% (1st)
2010-10-14 04 23.4% (1st) 22.7% (1st)
2010-10-20 05 24.7% (1st) 23.3% (1st)
2010-10-21 06 26.0% (1st) 25.9% (1st)
2010-10-27 07 25.0% (1st) 23.9% (1st)
2010-10-28 08 26.0% (1st) 25.4% (1st)
2010-11-03 09 24.4% (1st) 23.3% (1st)
2010-11-04 10 24.3% (1st) 24.1% (1st)
2010-11-10 11 23.9% (1st) 23.1% (1st)
2010-11-11 12 24.8% (1st) 24.2% (1st)
2010-11-17 13 24.2% (1st) 22.9% (1st)
2010-11-18 14 25.1% (1st) 24.3% (1st)
2010-11-24 15 23.8% (1st) 22.9% (1st)
2010-11-25 16 27.5% (1st) 27.0% (1st)
2010-12-01 17 23.7% (1st) 22.4% (1st)
2010-12-02 18 25.0% (1st) 24.4% (1st)
2010-12-08 19 24.2% (1st) 23.3% (1st)
2010-12-09 20 25.8% (1st) 25.3% (1st)
2010-12-15 21 25.2% (1st) 24.6% (1st)
2010-12-16 22 27.0% (1st) 26.2% (1st)
2010-12-22 23 24.0% (2nd) 23.3% (2nd)
2010-12-23 24 25.8% (1st) 25.1% (1st)
Average 24.4% 23.7%

Source: TNS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2010
SBS Drama Awards[8]
Grand Prize (Daesang) Go Hyun-jung Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Kwon Sang-woo Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Go Hyun-jung Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Cha In-pyo Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special Lee Jae-yong Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special Lee Soo-kyung Won
Producer's Award Cha In-pyo Won
Top 10 Stars Go Hyun-jung Won
Kwon Sang-woo Won
Achievement Award Park Geun-hyung Won
2011
47th Baeksang Arts Awards
Best Actor (TV) Kwon Sang-woo Nominated
4th Korea Drama Awards
Best Actor Kwon Sang-woo Nominated

International broadcast

References

  1. Chung, Ah-young (17 March 2008). "Actress Ko to Return as President in New Drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung to turn 1st female president in new drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  3. "Drama Tackles Presidency". KBS Global. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. Kim, Heidi (24 December 2010). "SBS The President ends run on top for 11th consecutive week". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  5. Han, Sang-hee (5 October 2010). "Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. Kang, Hye-ran (4 November 2010). "Resilient actress relishes dramatic return". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  7. Lee, Seung-han (30 September 2010). "Preview: SBS TV series The President". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  8. Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  9. "Lady President". Hanryū Alpha. Fuji Television. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  10. "GMA-7's Big Thing and Cinderella Man end this week". GMANetwork.com. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

External links

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