Good Doctor | |
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Hangul | 굿 닥터 |
Genre | Medical drama Romance Comedy |
Created by | Park Jae-beom |
Directed by | Ki Min-soo Kim Jin-woo |
Starring | |
Composer | Choi Cheol-ho |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kim Sung-geun Lee Jang-soo Yoo Hong-gu |
Producers | Lee Jae-hoon Park Woo-ram |
Cinematography | Kim Jae-hwan Kim Yong-soo |
Editor | Kim Mi-kyung |
Production company | Logos Film |
Original release | |
Network | KBS2 |
Release | August 5 October 8, 2013 | –
Related | |
The Good Doctor (US) Good Doctor (Japan) Mucize Doktor (Turkey) Life After Death (Hong Kong) Yun Zindagi Ki Raah Mein (India) |
Good Doctor (Korean: 굿 닥터; RR: Gut Dakteo) is a 2013 South Korean medical drama television series starring Joo Won, Moon Chae-won, Joo Sang-wook, Kim Min-seo, 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.[1] The early working title was Green Scalpel (Korean: 그린 메스; RR: Geurin Meseu; lit. "Green Mes"[2]).[3][4]
Park Si-on (Joo Won) is a savant on the autism spectrum 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 six months to prove himself capable. However, due to his atypical mental and emotional condition, Si-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). Do-han was requested by the young surgeon's mentor, Choi Woo-seok (Chun Ho-jin), who is also a director of the hospital, to guide him but is unwilling to do so, as he 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 Si-on faces become only greater when he falls in love with Yoon-seo, a fellow doctor at the hospital.
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 18.0% (AGB Nielsen) and 17.4% (TNmS).
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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Nielsen Korea[19] | TNmS Ratings[20] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | August 5, 2013 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
2 | August 6, 2013 | 14.0% | 15.1% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
3 | August 12, 2013 | 15.3% | 16.2% | 13.8% | 14.6% |
4 | August 13, 2013 | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.9% | 16.9% |
5 | August 19, 2013 | 18.0% | 18.5% | 16.5% | 17.6% |
6 | August 20, 2013 | 19.0% | 20.0% | 18.4% | 20.4% |
7 | August 26, 2013 | 17.4% | 18.2% | 17.2% | 18.1% |
8 | August 27, 2013 | 18.4% | 18.5% | 17.5% | 19.0% |
9 | September 2, 2013 | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.0% | 18.3% |
10 | September 3, 2013 | 18.4% | 18.3% | 18.5% | 20.5% |
11 | September 9, 2013 | 18.3% | 18.7% | 18.3% | 20.2% |
12 | September 10, 2013 | 19.4% | 19.4% | 20.0% | 22.2% |
13 | September 16, 2013 | 17.9% | 18.4% | 17.5% | 19.3% |
14 | September 17, 2013 | 18.6% | 19.3% | 18.9% | 20.3% |
15 | September 23, 2013 | 19.6% | 20.3% | 18.5% | 20.2% |
16 | September 24, 2013 | 21.5% | 22.8% | 20.9% | 22.7% |
17 | September 30, 2013 | 20.3% | 21.1% | 18.0% | 20.5% |
18 | October 1, 2013 | 20.6% | 21.5% | 19.0% | 21.4% |
19 | October 7, 2013 | 19.0% | 20.0% | 17.6% | 20.1% |
20 | October 8, 2013 | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 22.4% |
Average | 18.0% | 18.5% | 17.4% | 18.9% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2013 | 26th Grimae Awards |
Best Drama | Good Doctor | Won |
Nominated | ||||
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 | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Sang-wook | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Won | Won | ||
Actor of the Year (selected by directors) | Won | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actress | Moon Chae-won | 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 | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Jo Hee-bong | Nominated | ||
Ko Chang-seok | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jin Kyung | Nominated | ||
Kim Min-seo | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Kim Young-kwang | Nominated | ||
Best Young Actor | Jung Yun-seok | Nominated | ||
Best Young Actress | Kim Hyun-soo | Nominated | ||
Best Couple Award | Joo Won and Moon Chae-won | Won | ||
Netizen Award, Actor | Joo Won | Won | ||
Popularity Award, Actress | Moon Chae-won | Won | ||
2014 | Best Drama | Good Doctor | Won | |
Best Performer | Joo Won | Won | ||
Best Drama | Good Doctor | Won | ||
Best Director | Ki Min-soo | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
Best Serial Drama | Good Doctor | Won | ||
Korea Broadcasting Awards[25] |
Best Drama | Won | ||
Best Mini-series | Runner-up |
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]
Main article: The Good Doctor (American TV series) |
An American remake of the same name, produced by Daniel Dae Kim, debuted in late September 2017 on ABC. The story of a surgeon with autism is set in San Jose, California, airing during fall of 2017.[30][31][32]
Main article: Good Doctor (Japanese TV series) |
A Japanese remake of the same name starred Kento Yamazaki, Juri Ueno, and Naohito Fujiki aired from July 12 to September 13, 2018, on Fuji TV.
A Turkish remake called Mucize Doktor produced by Asena Bülbüloğlu debuted on September 12, 2019, on Fox Turkey.
Dr. Koo Hei-sun is a character inspired by Park Si-on in Life After Death, produced by Kwan Shu-ming and Kwan Man-sum. It debuted on June 8, 2020, on TVB.