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Yong-pal | |
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Also known as | The Gang Doctor [1] |
Genre | Action Medical Romance |
Written by | Jang Hyuk-rin |
Directed by | Oh Jin-suk |
Starring | Joo Won Kim Tae-hee Jo Hyun-jae Chae Jung-an |
Composer | Park Gi-heon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Moon Bo-mi |
Producers | Park Young-soo Kim Si-hwan |
Cinematography | Yoon Dae-young Choi Je-rak |
Editors | Lee Hyun-ah Jung Il-won |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Production company | HB Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Release | August 5 – October 1, 2015 |
Yong-pal [2] (Korean : 용팔이; RR : Yongpal-i) is a 2015 South Korean drama series starring Joo Won, Kim Tae-hee, Chae Jung-an and Jo Hyun-jae. [3] [4] [5] It aired on SBS from August 5 to October 1, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes. [6] Originally slated for 16 episodes, due to the high ratings and popularity of the drama, it was extended by two episodes. [7]
This drama reunites Kim Tae-hee and Jo Hyun-jae who first worked together in the 2004 drama Forbidden Love . [8]
Kim Tae Hyun is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay for his sister's medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong-pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with criminals and corrupt plutocrats. [9] Joining a team of corrupt physicians Kim rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo Jin, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.
Yong-pal OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Recorded | 2015 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label | Neowiz Entertainment Daum and HB Entertainment |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "To My Love" (사랑하는그대에게) | The One (singer) | 3:41 |
2. | "To My Love" (Inst.) | 3:41 | |
Total length: | 7:22 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "A Nightmare" (악몽) | Yong Jun-hyung (Highlight) and Heo Ga-yoon (4minute) | 3:51 |
2. | "A Nightmare" (Inst.) | 3:51 | |
Total length: | 7:02 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Actually, I'm..." (사실은내가) | Jung In | 4:16 |
2. | "Actually, I'm..." (Inst.) | 4:16 | |
Total length: | 8:22 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "So we are" (이렇게우리) | Baek A-yeon | 3:57 |
2. | "So we are" (Inst.) | 3:57 | |
Total length: | 4:14 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Come to me" (내게 와줘서) | K.Will | 3:57 |
2. | "Come to me" (Inst.) | 3:57 | |
Total length: | 4:14 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Only remember me" (나하나만) | Park Hye-soo | 3:57 |
2. | "Only remember me" (Inst.) | 3:57 | |
Total length: | 4:14 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Hear you" (니가들려) | Ahn Se-ha | 3:23 |
2. | "I Hear you" (Inst.) | 3:23 | |
Total length: | 6:46 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Suddenly one day" (어느날갑감자기) | Jin Min-ho | 3:48 |
2. | "Suddenly one day" (Inst.) | 3:48 | |
Total length: | 7:22 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Main theme of Yong-pal" (Opening Title) | Various Artists | 3:32 |
2. | "Black Room" | Various Artists | 2:36 |
3. | "Hero" | Various Artists | 2:09 |
4. | "Its not that" | Various Artists | 2:11 |
5. | "I never get caught" | Various Artists | 2:35 |
6. | "Let's be friend" | Various Artists | 2:48 |
7. | "Light of Hope" | Various Artists | 3:07 |
8. | "My Mother" | Various Artists | 2:59 |
9. | "Persuit" | Various Artists | 3:07 |
10. | "Precious Family" | Various Artists | 3:27 |
11. | "Run and Run" | Various Artists | 3:30 |
12. | "Sleeping Witch" | Various Artists | 2:45 |
13. | "The Battle" | Various Artists | 2:22 |
14. | "Tae-Hyun's Family" | Various Artists | 2:55 |
15. | "Wound of a question" | Various Artists | 2:18 |
16. | "Yeo Jin's Destiny" | Various Artists | 2:44 |
17. | "Yeo Jin's Theme" | Various Artists | 2:47 |
18. | "Yong-pal" | Various Artists | 3:12 |
Since it began airing, Yong-pal recorded steadily increasing viewership ratings, eventually hitting an impressive 20 percent by its sixth episode. It consistently topped other shows in its Wednesday-Thursday timeslot, eventually becoming one of the top-rated Korean drama primetime miniseries of 2015. [12]
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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Nielsen Korea [13] | TNmS [14] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | August 5, 2015 | 11.6%(4th) | 12.9%(3rd) | 9.2%(9th) | 11.2%(5th) |
2 | August 6, 2015 | 14.1% (3rd) | 16.0% (3rd) | 11.8% (5th) | 14.9% (3rd) |
3 | August 12, 2015 | 14.5% (3rd) | 16.3% (3rd) | 12.5% (5th) | 15.8% (3rd) |
4 | August 13, 2015 | 16.3% (3rd) | 17.8% (2nd) | 15.3% (3rd) | 18.8% (2nd) |
5 | August 19, 2015 | 18.0% (2nd) | 20.3% (2nd) | 16.4% (3rd) | 19.4% (2nd) |
6 | August 20, 2015 | 20.4% (2nd) | 22.2% (2nd) | 18.1% (3rd) | 20.7% (2nd) |
7 | August 26, 2015 | 19.2% (2nd) | 21.4% (1st) | 17.1% (3rd) | 21.2% (2nd) |
8 | August 27, 2015 | 20.5% (2nd) | 22.8% (2nd) | 18.4% (2nd) | 21.9%(1st) |
9 | September 2, 2015 | 17.0% (3rd) | 19.1% (2nd) | 15.7% (4th) | 18.2% (2nd) |
10 | September 3, 2015 | 17.4% (2nd) | 19.3% (2nd) | 16.3% (2nd) | 19.3% (2nd) |
11 | September 9, 2015 | 19.3% (2nd) | 21.7% (2nd) | 15.9% (3rd) | 18.4% (2nd) |
12 | September 10, 2015 | 19.1% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) | 18.2% (2nd) | 21.3% (2nd) |
13 | September 16, 2015 | 21.5%(2nd) | 23.7%(1st) | 18.0% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) |
14 | September 17, 2015 | 20.9% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) | 19.5% (2nd) | 21.8% (2nd) |
15 | September 23, 2015 | 20.0% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) | 17.8% (2nd) | 20.0% (2nd) |
16 | September 24, 2015 | 20.2% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) | 19.2% (2nd) | 21.0% (1st) |
17 | September 30, 2015 | 18.4% (3rd) | 20.0% (2nd) | 16.4% (3rd) | 18.2% (2nd) |
18 | October 1, 2015 | 20.4% (2nd) | 21.6% (2nd) | 19.6%(2nd) | 21.4% (2nd) |
Average | 18.3% | 20.2% | 16.4% | 19.1% | |
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Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Joo Won | Nominated | |
Best Drama | Yong-pal | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, actress | Kim Tae-hee | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Jang Hyuk-rin | Won | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Tae-hee | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Chae Jung-an | Won | ||
2015 Hallyu Awards [17] | Best Drama | Yong-pal | Won | |
Grimae Awards [18] | Grand Prize | Yoon Dae-young, Choi Je-rak | Won | |
Best Director | Oh Jin-seok | Won | ||
Grand Prize (Daesang) | Joo Won | Won | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Tae-hee | Won | ||
Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jung Woong-in | Nominated | ||
Jo Hyun-jae | Nominated | |||
Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Bae Hae-sun | Nominated | ||
PD Award | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
Top 10 Stars | Joo Won | Won | ||
Kim Tae-hee | Won | |||
Chinese Netizen Popularity Award | Joo Won | Won | ||
Kim Tae-hee | Nominated | |||
Netizen Popularity Award | Joo Won | Nominated | ||
Kim Tae-hee | Nominated | |||
Best Couple Award | Joo Won and Kim Tae-hee | Won | ||
2016 | Best Actor (TV) | Joo Won | Nominated |
There was a talk that the drama Yong-pal which starred Joo Won and Kim Tae-hee could be remade for American audiences. [20] It was reported in December 2015 that a Russian remake produced by Sony Pictures Studios was in development. [21]
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