Quiz of God
Promotional poster for season 1
Also known asQuiz from God
GenreCrime drama
Medical drama
Mystery
Created byPark Jae-beom
Developed byOCN
Studio Dragon (season 5)
Written byPark Jae-beom (season 1-3)
Park Dae-sung (season 4)
Lee Doo-il (season 4)
Kang Eun-sun (season 5)
Directed byLee Jun-hyeong (season 1)
Lee Jung-pyo (season 2)
Ahn Jin-woo (season 3)
Lee Min-woo-il (season 4)
Kim Jong-hyuk (season 5)
StarringRyu Deok-hwan
Yoon Joo-hee
Choi Jung-woo
Park Joon-myun
Kim Dae-jin
Ahn Nae-sang
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes62
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesEight Works
Curo Holdings
EveryShow (season 4 only)
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseOctober 8, 2010 (2010-10-08) –
January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)

Quiz of God[1][2][3] (Korean: 신의 퀴즈; Hanja: 神의 퀴즈; RR: Shineui Kwijeu; lit. God's Quiz) is a South Korean television series broadcast on cable channel OCN.[4] It was the first medical/forensic crime investigation drama to air in Korea. The series follows genius but eccentric neurosurgeon and forensic doctor Han Jin-woo (played by Ryu Deok-hwan) and his team as they solve suspicious deaths and unravel mysteries involving rare diseases.[5]

The title refers to a local saying that rare diseases are like quizzes God gives to humans so as not to become too arrogant. The first season dealt mostly with inherited rare diseases including porphyria, phenylketonuria, muscular dystrophy, Guillain–Barré syndrome, reflex anoxic seizures and Savant syndrome. Fabry disease, Kleine–Levin syndrome and congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis were featured in the second season.[6]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAirtime
First airedLast aired
1108 October 2010 (2010-10-08)10 December 2010 (2010-12-10)Fridays at 22:00 (KST)
21210 June 2011 (2011-06-10)26 August 2011 (2011-08-26)Fridays at 24:00 (KST)
31220 May 2012 (2012-05-20)12 August 2012 (2012-08-12)Sundays at 23:00 (KST)[7]
41218 May 2014 (2014-05-18)3 August 2014 (2014-08-03)Sundays at 23:00 (KST)
51614 November 2018 (2018-11-14)10 January 2019 (2019-01-10)Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 (KST)[8]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest appearances

Season 1
  • Kim Seung-yeon as psychic
  • Kim Tae-woo as Jae-seok (ep. 1)
  • Kim Byung-ok as entertainment company CEO (ep. 2)
  • Park No-shik as Choi Kyung-ho (ep. 3)
  • Lee Ji-eun as Hong Seong-mi (ep. 3)
  • Lim Hwa-young as Yeo-rang (ep. 4)
  • Im Je-no as Joon-seo (ep. 5)
  • Jung Eun-pyo as gynecologist (ep. 6)
  • Lee Dal-hyung (ep. 7)
  • Seo Ji-seung as Shi-eun (ep. 8)
  • Ahn Yong-joon as Jung Ha-yoon (ep. 9–10)
  • Yoo Hae-jung as Eun-ok, abused child
Season 2
  • Choi Sang-hak
  • Han Yeo-wool
  • Han Yeong-gwang as Lee Kyeong-seok
  • Lee Kyeong-in as Deok-hoon
  • Seo Han-gyeol
  • Lee Han-wi as chief of police
  • Kim Jong-seok
  • Kim Jeong-gyoon
  • Kang Seong-min as Jang in-ho (ep. 3)
  • Oh Kwang-rok as Boss
  • Lee Il-hwa as Hwang Kyu-ri (ep. 5)
  • Jeon Moo-song as a priest (ep. 12)
  • Park Dae-won
Season 3
  • Yoo Jae-myung as Anesthesiologist Lee
  • Park Jae-jung as Park Jong-min
  • Kim Ga-eun as Yoon So-jung
  • Hong So-hee as Shin Hee-soo
  • Jung Joon-won as Woo-ram (ep. 4)
  • Alexander Lee as Lee Han-seo (ep. 6)
  • Yang Ohn-yoo as young Han-seo (ep. 6)
  • Choi Ah-ra as Chae-kyung
  • Go Kyung-pyo as Seo In-gak (ep. 10–12)
  • Kang Bit
  • Moon Ji-young as Mi-kyung
  • Yoon Joo-hee as Kang Kyung-hee (ep. 12)
Season 4
  • Lee Yoo as Min Ji-hee
  • Lee Do-yeon as Da-mi
  • Jang Seung-jo as Lee Jae-joon
  • Lee Soo-yong as Park Jung-wook/Panna Nuen
  • Cho Hye-jung as Jung Mi-hyang (ep. 1)
  • Kim Jin-geun as Mi-hyang's father (ep. 1)
  • Lim Yoon-ho as Ko Kyung-han (ep. 2)
  • Park Min-ji as Park Ha-young (ep. 2)
  • Song Ji-hyun as Ahn Hee-yeon (ep. 3)
  • Hwang Seung-eon as Ahn Hyo-yeon (ep. 3)
  • Choi Tae-hwan as Lee Soo-yong (ep. 4)
  • Han Ki-won as Hong Ki-joon (ep. 4)
  • Kim Heung-soo as Lee Jong-seok (ep. 5)
  • Baek Bong-ki as Lee Hwan-seung (ep. 6)
  • Kwon Eun-soo as Kim Han-sook (ep. 6)
  • Jang Kyung-yeob as Lee Jong-hyuk (ep. 7)
  • Seo Woo-jin as Kang Do-jin (ep. 7)
  • Ji-soo as Kim Eun-shil (ep. 7)
  • Sung Doo-sub as Lee Chul-min (ep. 8)
  • Jang Se-hyun as Lee Woo-min (ep. 8)
  • Jung So-young as Choi Seo-yeon (ep. 9)
  • Kim Bo-mi as Go Gil-nyeo (ep. 10)
  • Choi Ho-joong as Park Chan-hyung (ep. 10)
  • Yang Geum-seok as Jang Hae-won, Jin-woo's mother (ep. 10–12)
  • Choi Cheol-ho as Seo Sang-woo (ep. 11–12)
Season 5
  • Lee Sang-yi as Park Jae-sung (ep. 1,2)
  • Lee Young-sook as Kim Soo-soon, Jae-sung's mother (ep. 2)
  • Jung Myung-joon as Min Byung-tae (ep. 1,2)
  • Kim Kyung-min as Jung Chang-man (ep. 2)
  • Baek Su-ho as Im Doo-yeon (ep. 3,4)
  • Jo Seung-yeon as Lee Jae-hyung (ep. 4)
  • Park Se-hyun as Lee Ji-eun (ep. 4)
  • Kim Dong-bum as Huh Sang-chan (ep. 3,4)
  • Tak Woo-seok as Yoon Hyun-jong (ep. 5,6)
  • Seo Yu-jeong as Shin Yeon-hwa (ep. 5,6)
  • Han Seung-yong as Hwang Kyung-chul (ep. 5,6)
  • Shin Young-eun as Yoon Se-eun (ep. 5,6)
  • Jang Won as Kwon Young-pil (ep. 5,6)
  • Hong Ji-young as Nam Sang-bok's sister (ep. 7,8)
  • Yang Joo-ho as Nam Sang-bok's brother-in-law (ep. 7,8)
  • Im Yoo-sung as Kim Seo-joon, Nam Sang-bok's nephew (ep. 7,8)
  • Jeon Se-hyeon as Ra Hee-young (ep. 7,8)
  • Oh Yoo-jin as Lee Eun-soo (ep. 7,8)
  • Jang Won-hyuk as Yang Oh-soo (ep. 8)
  • Jung Hye-rin as Oh Soo-young (ep. 8)
  • Kang Jae-min as Shin Sun-woo (ep. 9,10)
  • Jung Woo-young as Lee Young-rak (ep. 9,10)
  • Choi Young-woo as Jeon Du-yeop (ep. 10)
  • Kim Do-kyung as Ha Yoon-woo (ep. 10)

Character appearances

Character Portrayed by Series
Season 1
(2010)		 Season 2
(2011)		 Season 3
(2012)		 Season 4
(2014)		 Season 5
(2018)
Main
Han Jin-woo Ryu Deok-hwan Main
Kang Kyung-hee Yoon Joo-hee Main Guest Main
Jang Kyu-tae Choi Jung-woo Main Guest
Jo Young-shil Park Joon-myun Main
Kim Seong-do Kim Dae-jin Main
Bae Tae-shik Ahn Nae-sang Main
Han Shi-woo Lee Donghae Main
Im Tae-kyung Kim Jae-kyung Main
Jung Seung-bin Yoon Bo-ra Main
Moon Soo-an Park Hyo-joo Main
Hyeon Sang-pil Kim Jaewon Main
Recurring
Go Yoon-jung Park Da-an Recurring
Nam Joo-nam Kim Geon-woo Recurring
Park Seung-wook Chu Seung-wook Recurring
Jung Ha-yoon Ahn Yong-joon Guest Recurring
Min Ji-yool Lee Seol-hee Recurring Guest
Cha Woo-bin Kim Se-hyun Recurring
Lee Young-eun Lee Ha-rin Recurring
Lee Ran Park Hee-von Recurring
Yoo So-yi Han Seo-jin Recurring
Nam Ki-yong Kang Sung-pil Recurring
Gu Doo-jin Han Seung-hyun Recurring
Jo Il-yeob Yoon Jin-young Recurring
Kwak Hyeok-min Kim Jun-han Recurring
Nam Sang-bok Kim Ki-doo Recurring
Lim Si-hyun Yoo Jung-rae Recurring

Episodes

Quiz of God : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[12]

Season 1 (2010)

Ep. Original broadcast date Title Rare Disease
1 October 8, 2010 Dracula's Tragedy (드라큘라의 비극) Porphyria
2 October 15, 2010 The Lost City of Idols (잃어버린 아이돌의 도시) Guillain-Barré Syndrome
3 October 22, 2010 Assassin (어쌔신) Lipodysthrophy / Highlander Syndrome
4 October 29, 2010 God's Daughter (신이 내린 딸) Muscular Dystrophy
5 November 5, 2010 Protein Tracer (단백질 추적자) Phenylketonuria
6 November 12, 2010 Fan Death (팬 데쓰) Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
7 November 19, 2010 Paper Doll (종이인형) Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
8 November 26, 2010 Last Present (마지막 선물) Reflex Asystolic Syncope
9 December 3, 2010 Thanatos (Part 1) (타나토스 1) Aquagenic Urticaria / Evans Syndrome
10 December 10, 2010 Thanatos (Part 2) (타나토스 2) Williams Syndrome

Season 2 (2011)

Ep. Original broadcast date Title Rare Disease
1 June 10, 2011 Wrist Cutting Syndrome (Part 1) (리스트 컷 신드롬 1) Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia
2 June 17, 2011 Wrist Cutting syndrome (Part 2) (리스트 컷 신드롬 2) \
3 June 24, 2011 Elephant Man (엘리펀트 맨) Von Recklinghausen Disease
4 July 1, 2011 Lovesick (Lovesick) Long QT Syndrome
5 July 8, 2011 The Definition of Psychopath (사이코패스의 정의)
6 July 15, 2011 Maniac (매니악)
7 July 22, 2011 A Bomb in My Ears (내 귀에 폭탄)
8 July 29, 2011 White (화이트)
9 August 5, 2011 Blood Sale (블러드 세일)
10 August 12, 2011 Monster (몬스터)
11 August 19, 2011 The Last Sacred War (Part 1) (마지막 성전 1)
12 August 26, 2011 The Last Sacred War (Part 2) (마지막 성전 2)

Season 3 (2012)

Ep. Original broadcast date Title
1 May 20, 2012 Unidentified Organism (미확인 생명체)
2 May 27, 2012 Hospice (호스피스)
3 June 3, 2012 CRPS (CRPS)
4 June 10, 2012 Pits of Hell (지옥도)
5 June 17, 2012 Death Mask (데스마스크)
6 June 24, 2012 Congressman Lee's Murder (이명관 의원 살인사건)
7 July 1, 2012 Toxic Drama (Toxic Drama)
8 July 8, 2012 Spirits of the Dead (원귀)
9 July 15, 2012 Han Jin-woo Syndrome (한진우 신드롬)
10 July 22, 2012 Synapse (시냅스)
11 July 29, 2012 Phantom in the Brain (Part 1) (팬텀 인 더 브레인 1)
12 August 12, 2012 Phantom in the Brain (Part 2) (팬텀 인 더 브레인 2)

Season 4 (2014)

Ep. Original broadcast date Title
1 May 18, 2014 Scarlet Tears (붉은 눈물)
2 May 25, 2014 Angel's Nails (천사의 손톱)
3 June 1, 2014 Serpentine Dance (뱀의 춤)
4 June 8, 2014 One Warm Day (어느 따뜻한 날)
5 June 15, 2014 Dead Man Walking (데드 맨 워킹)
6 June 22, 2014 Modern Times (모던 타임즈)
7 June 29, 2014 X (X)
8 July 6, 2014 Superman (슈퍼맨)
9 July 13, 2014 The Pianist's Lover (피아니스트의 연인)
10 July 20, 2014 God's Proxy (신의 대리인)
11 July 27, 2014 Goodbye Moebius (Part 1) (굿바이 뫼비우스 1)
12 August 3, 2014 Goodbye Moebius (Part 2) (굿바이 뫼비우스 2)

Season 5: Reboot (2018-2019)

Ep. Original broadcast date Title Ratings
AGB Nielsen (Seoul)[13]
1 November 14, 2018 The Fire Demon (화마) 1.926%
2 November 15, 2018 2.566%
3 November 21, 2018 Mad World (매드 월드) 2.009%
4 November 22, 2018 2.215%
5 November 28, 2018 Hope for Heaven (천국을 찾아서) 2.178%
6 November 29, 2018 2.259%
7 December 5, 2018 The New Narcissism (뉴 나르시시즘) 2.126%
8 December 6, 2018 2.352%
9 December 12, 2018 A Single Moon (하나의) 2.096%
10 December 13, 2018 2.610%
11 December 19, 2018 Remember (Remember) 2.428%
12 December 20, 2018 2.509%
13 January 2, 2019 Just... (Just...) 2.007%
14 January 3, 2019 2.233%
15 January 9, 2019 Only One (Only One) 2.184%
16 January 10, 2019 2.688%
Average 2.274%

International broadcast

The first three seasons aired in Japan on BS-Japan,[14][15][16] and the fourth season aired on DATV starting from December 16, 2014.[17]

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as Na Yoon

References

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  10. ^ Jeon, Su-mi (30 April 2014). "Super Junior's Donghae Says Ryu Deok Hwan was a Huge Help in Acting for God's Quiz 4". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  11. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (15 May 2014). "Dong-hae joins God's Quiz". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  12. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  14. ^ "ドラマ 神のクイズ ｜ BS11". www.bs11.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15.
  15. ^ "ドラマ 神のクイズ シーズン2 ｜ BS11". www.bs11.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-04-28.
  16. ^ "ドラマ 神のクイズ シーズン3 ｜ BS11". www.bs11.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-11-20.
  17. ^ "韓流・華流イケメン見るなら！-Datv".

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