The King's Doctor

The King's Doctor

Promotional poster for The King's Doctor
Also known as
  • Horse Doctor
  • The Horse Healer
Genre
Written by Kim Yi-young
Directed by
Starring
Composer(s)
  • Kim Jun-seok
  • Jung Se-rin
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 50
Production
Cinematography
  • Kim Young-cheol
  • Kim Hyeong-geun
Running time 70 minutes
Release
Original network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) – March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul 마의
Hanja 馬醫
Revised Romanization Ma-ui
McCune–Reischauer Maŭi

The King's Doctor (Hangul: 마의; hanja: 馬醫; RR: Ma-ui; lit. Horse Doctor) is a 2012 South Korean television series depicting Baek Gwang-hyeon (1625–1697), Joseon Dynasty veterinarian, starring Jo Seung-woo and Lee Yo-won. It aired on MBC from October 1, 2012 to March 25, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 50 episodes. The historial/period epic drama commemorated MBC's 51st anniversary.[1]

Filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province,[2] The King's Doctor was directed by Lee Byung-hoon, known for his previous works Hur Jun, Jewel in the Palace, Yi San and Dong Yi.[3] This marked the first television drama for actor Jo Seung-woo in his 13-year film and stage career.[4]

Plot

The life of a Joseon-era low-class veterinarian specializing in the treatment of horses, who rises to become the royal physician in charge of the King's health.[5]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

  • Kim Chang-wan as Jung Sung-jo
  • Jeon No-min as Kang Do-joon, Kwang-hyun's father
  • Choi Soo-rin as Joo In-ok
  • Kim Hye-sun as Queen Inseon
  • Lee Hee-do as Choo Ki-bae
  • Maeng Sang-hoon as Oh Jang-bak
  • Ahn Sang-tae as Ja-bong
  • In Gyo-jin as Kwon Suk-chul
  • Jang Hee-woong as Yoon Tae-joo
  • Yoon Bong-gil as Park Dae-mang
  • Choi Beom-ho as Jo Jung-chul
  • Shin Gook as Shin Byung-ha
  • Ahn Yeo-jin as Court Lady Kwak
  • Lee Kwan-hoon as Ma Do-heum
  • Lee Ga-hyun as Queen Myeongseong
  • Joo Jin-mo as Sa-am
  • Uhm Hyun-kyung as So Ka-young
  • Park Hyuk-kwon as Baek Seok-gu
  • Hwang Young-hee as Baek Seok-gu's wife
  • Yoon Hee-seok as Seo Doo-shik
  • Kim Young-im as Jo Bi
  • Oh Eun-ho as Hong Mi-geum
  • Oh In-hye as Jung Mal-geum
  • Seo Beom-shik as Kang Jung-doo
  • Im Chae-won as Lee Myung-hwan
  • Na Sung-kyun as Park Byung-joo
  • Lee Sook as Choi Ga-bi
  • Heo Yi-seul as Park Eun-bi
  • Yoo In-suk as farmer
  • Han Choon-il as doctor at royal horse stable
  • Jeon Heon-tae as doctor at royal horse stable
  • Kim Ho-young as Oh Kyu-tae
  • Na Jae-kyun as Do Seung-ji
  • So Hyang as Kyu-soo
  • Jung Dong-gyu as Shim Moon-kwan
  • Kim Tae-jong as Ji-pyung
  • Lee Jong-goo as Lee Myung-hwan's stepfather
  • Yang Han-yeol as young Ji-nyeong's friend
  • Oh Jung-tae as Doo-mok
  • Kang Shin-jo as Guru Uigeumbu
  • Shin Joon-young as Byun
  • Kim Ik-tae as Joseon's officer
  • Choi Eun-seok as Joseon's officer
  • Ki Yeon-ho as Joseon's officer
  • Park Gi-san as Joseon's officer
  • Song Yong-tae as Joseon's officer

Guest appearances

Episode ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[8] AGB Nielsen[9]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
2012-10-01 01 10.0 (15th) 11.7 (8th) 8.7 (16th) 9.1 (17th)
2012-10-02 02 12.5 (9th) 13.1 (7th) 9.7 (15th) 10.7 (10th)
2012-10-08 03 5.9 6.9 6.6 7.6
2012-10-09 04 9.2 (17th) 9.2 (19th) 10.0 (12th) 11.0 (11th)
2012-10-15 05 11.7 (14th) 13.4 (5th) 10.4 (13th) 12.1 (8th)
2012-10-16 06 12.5 (7th) 12.6 (6th) 12.9 (6th) 13.9 (5th)
2012-10-22 07 15.0 (3rd) 16.1 (3rd) 14.3 (4th) 15.6 (3rd)
2012-10-23 08 15.3 (5th) 16.9 (4th) 14.3 (5th) 16.9 (3rd)
2012-10-29 09 13.1 (4th) 14.8 (4th) 13.4 (3rd) 15.2 (3rd)
2012-10-30 10 14.0 (9th) 16.0 (5th) 13.5 (7th) 15.1 (5th)
2012-11-05 11 14.5 (5th) 16.0 (4th) 14.7 (4th) 15.9 (4th)
2012-11-06 12 15.5 (4th) 17.1 (4th) 15.4 (4th) 16.8 (4th)
2012-11-12 13 13.8 (9th) 14.0 (5th) 14.6 (4th) 16.4 (4th)
2012-11-13 14 16.4 (4th) 17.8 (3rd) 16.8 (4th) 18.5 (3rd)
2012-11-19 15 15.7 (5th) 17.9 (4th) 17.8 (3rd) 20.0 (3rd)
2012-11-20 16 16.7 (4th) 17.4 (4th) 18.1 (3rd) 20.3 (3rd)
2012-11-26 17 17.0 (4th) 19.1 (3rd) 17.7 (3rd) 19.5 (3rd)
2012-11-27 18 17.8 (4th) 19.9 (3rd) 18.9 (3rd) 20.6 (2nd)
2012-12-03 19 19.1 (4th) 21.4 (3rd) 18.0 (3rd) 19.7 (3rd)
2012-12-04 20 18.7 (2nd) 21.7 (1st) 17.8 (2nd) 19.1 (1st)
2012-12-10 21 17.6 (3rd) 19.7 (1st) 16.0 (4th) 17.5 (2nd)
2012-12-11 22 17.4 (3rd) 20.7 (3rd) 17.4 (3rd) 18.8 (3rd)
2012-12-17 23 17.5 (3rd) 19.0 (3rd) 17.7 (3rd) 19.0 (3rd)
2012-12-18 24 18.0 (3rd) 19.7 (3rd) 18.9 (3rd) 20.6 (2nd)
2012-12-24 25 17.2 (3rd) 19.3 (3rd) 17.1 (3rd) 19.1 (3rd)
2012-12-25 26 20.2 (3rd) 21.7 (3rd) 19.1 (3rd) 19.9 (3rd)
2013-01-01 27 18.1 (3rd) 20.0 (3rd) 18.1 (3rd) 19.4 (3rd)
2013-01-07 28 18.3 (3rd) 20.7 (3rd) 16.6 (3rd) 17.7 (3rd)
2013-01-08 29 20.3 (3rd) 22.1 (2nd) 18.3 (3rd) 19.7 (3rd)
2013-01-14 30 18.9 (3rd) 21.1 (3rd) 18.1 (3rd) 19.5 (3rd)
2013-01-15 31 20.5 (3rd) 23.0 (2nd) 19.2 (3rd) 20.4 (3rd)
2013-01-21 32 19.4 (3rd) 21.3 (2nd) 20.1 (3rd) 21.8 (3rd)
2013-01-22 33 20.7 (3rd) 22.9 (2nd) 20.0 (3rd) 21.4 (3rd)
2013-01-28 34 19.4 (3rd) 22.2 (2nd) 18.4 (3rd) 20.1 (3rd)
2013-01-29 35 21.5 (3rd) 24.4 (2nd) 21.0 (3rd) 21.5 (3rd)
2013-02-04 36 22.8 (3rd) 24.8 (2nd) 22.4 (3rd) 24.2 (2nd)
2013-02-05 37 24.2 (2nd) 26.7 (2nd) 23.7 (3rd) 25.8 (2nd)
2013-02-11 38 20.8 (3rd) 24.1 (2nd) 19.3 (3rd) 20.7 (3rd)
2013-02-12 39 19.5 (4th) 22.2 (3rd) 20.3 (2nd) 22.7 (2nd)
2013-02-18 40 21.2 (3rd) 24.1 (2nd) 19.4 (3rd) 21.4 (3rd)
2013-02-19 41 19.7 (3rd) 22.5 (2nd) 18.1 (4th) 19.0 (4th)
2013-02-25 42 20.6 (3rd) 23.3 (3rd) 19.6 (3rd) 22.0 (3rd)
2013-02-26 43 20.0 (3rd) 21.5 (3rd) 19.7 (3rd) 21.9 (3rd)
2013-03-04 44 18.4 (3rd) 20.6 (3rd) 18.4 (3rd) 20.6 (3rd)
2013-03-05 45 18.8 (3rd) 20.5 (2nd) 18.5 (4th) 20.4 (2nd)
2013-03-11 46 19.6 (3rd) 21.7 (3rd) 18.8 (3rd) 20.6 (3rd)
2013-03-12 47 18.9 (4th) 21.0 (4th) 19.4 (3rd) 21.4 (3rd)
2013-03-18 48 18.0 (5th) 20.5 (4th) 18.8 (3rd) 20.9 (3rd)
2013-03-19 49 17.9 (5th) 19.6 (5th) 19.1 (4th) 21.1 (3rd)
2013-03-25 50 17.2 (4th) 18.4 (5th) 17.8 (4th) 20.2 (3rd)
Average 17.3% - 17.1% -

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012
MBC Drama Awards
 Best New Actress Kim So-eun Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Han Sang-jin Nominated
Lee Sang-woo Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Kim Hye-sun Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Jo Seung-woo Won
Son Chang-min Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Lee Yo-won Nominated
Yoo Sun Nominated
Best Drama The King's Doctor Nominated
Grand Prize (Daesang)[10] Jo Seung-woo Won

References

  1. ↑ "The King’s Doctor, Cho Seung-woo's Drama Posters". MBC Global Media. September 15, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dramas Shot in Dramia". MBC Dramia. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Oh, Jean (November 19, 2012). "Historical fantasies a passing fancy?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Cho Seung-woo to make small screen debut in Jewel in the Palace director's next series". 10Asia. May 8, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ Lee, Rachel (June 25, 2012). "Jo Seung-woo to star in MBC historical drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  6. ↑ Lim, Ju-ri (October 4, 2012). "Star of screen, stage accepts drama challenge". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  7. ↑ Nam, Woo-jeong (September 25, 2012). "Horse Doctor Lee Yo Won talks about her relationship with Cho Seung Woo". StarN News. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  8. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Big Winners of 2012 Announced at Drama Awards Ceremonies of Major Broadcasters". TenAsia. January 1, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

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