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Also known as | Quiz from God |
Genre | Crime drama Medical drama Mystery |
Created by | Park Jae-bum |
Developed by | OCN Studio Dragon (season 5) |
Written by | Park Jae-bum (season 1-3) Park Dae-sung (season 4) Lee Doo-il (season 4) Kang Eun-sun (season 5) |
Directed by | Lee 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) |
Starring | Ryu Deok-hwan Yoon Joo-hee Choi Jung-woo Park Joon-myun Kim Dae-jin Ahn Nae-sang |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 62 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Eight Works Curo Holdings EveryShow (season 4 only) |
Release | |
Original network | OCN |
Original release | October 8, 2010 – January 10, 2019 |
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 | Episodes | Originally aired | Airtime | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 10 | 8 October 2010 | 10 December 2010 | Fridays at 22:00 (KST) | |
2 | 12 | 10 June 2011 | 26 August 2011 | Fridays at 24:00 (KST) | |
3 | 12 | 20 May 2012 | 12 August 2012 | Sundays at 23:00 (KST) [7] | |
4 | 12 | 18 May 2014 | 3 August 2014 | Sundays at 23:00 (KST) | |
5 | 16 | 14 November 2018 | 10 January 2019 | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 (KST) [8] |
Character | Portrayed by | Series | ||||
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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 |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
5 | 471 | 669 | 574 | 553 | 542 | 559 | 529 | 505 | 498 | 647 | 498 | 646 | 542 | 541 | 472 | 736 | 561 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Rare Disease |
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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 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Rare Disease |
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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) | |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title |
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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) |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title |
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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) |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Ratings |
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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% |
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