Big Thing
Promotional poster
Also known asDaemul
The President
Lady President
GenreDrama
Romance
Political drama
Based onDaemul
by Park In-kwon
Written byYoo Dong-yoon
Directed byOh Jong-rok
Jo Hyun-tak
StarringGo Hyun-jung
Kwon Sang-woo
Cha In-pyo
Lee Soo-kyung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producersGoo Bon-geun
Lee Myung-woo
Production locationKorea
Running timeWednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companyVictory Contents
Original release
NetworkSeoul Broadcasting System
Release6 October (2010-10-06) –
23 December 2010 (2010-12-23)

Big Thing (Korean: 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 South 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 South 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

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. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.

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