Good Doctor (TV series)

Good Doctor

Promotional poster for Good Doctor
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
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Sung-geun
Producer(s) Lee Jae-hoon
Park Woo-ram
Editor(s) Kim Mi-kyung
Location(s) Korea
Cinematography Kim Jae-hwan
Kim Yong-soo
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Logos Film
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release August 5 (2013-08-05) – October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
Chronology
Preceded by Shark
Followed by Marry Him If You Dare
External links
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]

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

Supporting characters

Sungwon University Hospital officials
Department of Pediatric Surgery
A warm and friendly fourth-year resident, who first approaches Park Shi-on when he is shunned by the others.
Nursing division
Children's ward
Extended cast

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
TNmS Ratings[19] AGB Nielsen[20]
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
2013
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actress (TV) Moon Chae-won Nominated
Korea Drama Awards
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
APAN Star Awards
Excellence Award, Actor Joo Sang-wook Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress Moon Chae-won Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor Joo Won Nominated
KBS Drama Awards[21]
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
Korea Producers & Directors' (PD) Awards[22]
Best Performer Joo Won Won
Best Drama Good Doctor Won
Baeksang Arts Awards[23]
 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
Banff World Media Festival[24]
Best Serial Drama Good Doctor Won
Korea Broadcasting Awards[25]
Best Drama Good Doctor Won
Seoul International Drama Awards[26]
 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]

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Gwang-kuk (5 August 2013). "PREVIEW: KBS Mon/Tue Drama Good Doctor". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Mes" is derived from the Dutch word for knife, and is commonly used in Korea/Japan to refer to a scalpel.
  3. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (28 May 2013). "Joo Won Cast as Lead of KBS2's Green Scalpel". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  4. ↑ Kang, Jung-yeon (29 May 2013). "Joo Won to Turn Doctor in Medical Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  5. ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (31 July 2013). "Joo Won Ready to Become Good Doctor". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  6. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (3 August 2013). "Joo Won Says He'll Showcase a Different Type of Autistic Character". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  7. ↑ Han, Jae-hee (20 August 2013). "Unusual doctor in spotlight". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  8. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (5 June 2013). "Moon Chae Won Cast in Green Scalpel as Joo Won's Costar". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  9. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (3 August 2013). "Moon Chae Won Says She Aims to be More Professional Than Pretty". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  10. ↑ "Moon Chae-Won Scores Another Hit with Medical Drama". hancinema. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  11. ↑ Kang, Jung-yeon (4 June 2013). "Joo Sang-uk Joins Medical Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  12. ↑ "Joo Sang-wook ready to play doctor". KBS Global. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  13. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (3 August 2013). "Joo Sang Wook was So Stressed about Good Doctor That He Nearly Went Bald". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  14. ↑ An, So-hyoun (24 June 2013). "Kim Young Kwang Cast for Good Doctor". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  15. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (4 September 2013). "Good Doctor Delivers Meaningful Cameos". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  16. ↑ "Park Ki Woong Compliments Joo Won's Acting in Good Doctor". Soompi. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  17. ↑ "Good Doctor the final Cameo is Park Gi-Woong". Innolife. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  18. ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (7 August 2013). "Good Doctor makes strong debut on TV charts". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  19. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  20. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  21. ↑ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  22. ↑ "한국PD대상 수상자들, 세월호 실종자 무사 귀환 기도 배우 주원 "진도에서 기적이 일어나길 바란다"". PD Journal (in Korean). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  23. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (28 May 2014). "Jun Ji Hyun and Song Kang Ho Receive Highest Honors at the Baeksang Arts Awards". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  24. ↑ "Rockie Awards Category Winners Announced". 9 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  25. ↑ "Winners from 41st Korea Broadcasting Awards". Beatus Corner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  26. ↑ Lee, Min-ji (5 September 2014). "You Who Came From the Stars Wins Four Awards at Seoul International Drama Awards". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
  27. ↑ 드라마 '굿닥터' 제작진에 감사패 전달. Able News (in Korean). 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  28. ↑ "'KBS 굿닥터', 장애인먼저실천상 대상". Able News (in Korean). 10 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  29. ↑ "10월 이달의 좋은프로그램상에 KBS '의궤,8일간의 축제'". KBS News (in Korean). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  30. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (22 May 2014). "Daniel Dae Kim Wants to Bring North Korean Defector Story to Screen (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  31. ↑ "Daniel Dae Kim to remake Good Doctor for CBS". The Korea Times. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  32. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (1 September 2014). "Good Doctor to be adapted". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-01.

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