2018 South Korean television series
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Also known as Two Lives One Heart [ 1] Thoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic Surgery Hangul 흉부외과: 심장을 훔친 의사들
Hanja 胸部外科 - 心臟을 훔친 醫師들
Literal meaning Thoracic Surgery: Doctors Who Stole Your Heart Revised Romanization Hyungbuoegwa: Simjang-eul Humchin Uisadeul Genre Medical drama Created by Park Young-soo (SBS) Written by Choi Soo-jin Choi Chang-hwan Directed by Jo Young-kwang Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes 32[ a] Production Producers Lee Sang-min Park Hyung-ki Camera setup Single-camera Running time 35 minutes[ a] Production company The Story Works Original release Network SBS TV Release September 27 (2018-9-27 ) – (2018-11-15 )
Heart Surgeons [ 3] Korean : 흉부외과: 심장을 훔친 의사들 South Korean television series starringGo Soo ,Um Ki-joon , andSeo Ji-hye . It aired onSBS TV from September 27 to November 15, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST ) for 32 episodes.[ 4] [ 5]
The series revolves around thethoracic surgery department of a hospital.[ 6]
Go Soo as Park Tae-soo, a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant.[ 7] [ 8] Um Ki-joon as Choi Suk-han, a thoracic surgeon who is renowned for his skills but has not been treated fairly due to his humble medical background from a local university.[ 9] Seo Ji-hye as Yoon Soo-yeon, a thoracic surgical assistant. Also the daughter of the director of Taesan hospital, the main setting for this drama.[ 10] Kim Ye-won as Ahn Ji-na, a cardiology fellow and Soo-yeon's friend .[ 11] Jeong Bo-seok as Yoon Hyun-il, Soo-yeon's uncle and the chief of surgery.Nam Kyung-eup as Yoon Hyun-mok, Soo-yeon's father who is a hospital director and a genius pediatric heart surgeon.[ 12] Ahn Nae-sang as Goo Hee-dongJang So-yeon as Kang Eun-sook, a veteran nurse with over twenty years of experience in surgery.[ 13] Choi Dae-hoon as Goo Dong-joon[ 14] Jung Hee-tae as Lee Dae-young[ 15] Park Kyung-hye as Lee Seon-young[ 16] Lee Jae-won as Nam Woo-jin[ 17] Oh Dong-min as Moon Seung-jae[ 18] Nam Tae-boo as Lee Mi-ran[ 19] Jung Yoo-min as Bae Yoo-ri, a scrub nurse.[ 20] Cha Soon-bae as Lee Joong-do Son Kwang-eop as Son Jae-myung Jung Hyun-suk as Head Department Yoo Lee Duck-hee as Oh Jeong-ae, Tae-soo's mother. Jo Jae-yoon as Hwang Jin-cheolSeo Ha as Lee Ye-rin Special appearances [ edit ] Writers Choi Soo-jin and Choi Chang-hwan and director Jo Young-kwang previously worked together on the 2017 TV seriesInnocent Defendant Um Ki-joon as one of the lead stars.[ 21] The first script reading with the cast was held in early August 2018.[ 22] Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share TNmS[ 23] Nielsen Korea[ 24] Nationwide Nationwide Seoul 1 September 27, 2018[ b] 7.3% 6.9%(13th) 7.6%(10th) 2 7.7% 7.5%(9th) 8.1%(9th) 3 7.2% 6.2%(19th) 6.7% (15th) 4 6.9% 6.5%(17th) 6.9%(14th) 5 October 3, 2018 6.8% 6.8%(15th) 7.2%(12th) 6 8.0% 8.5%(8th) 8.8%(5th) 7 October 4, 2018 8.0% 6.9%(13th) 7.2%(12th) 8 9.0% 8.4%(9th) 8.6%(6th) 9 October 10, 2018 5.9% 5.8%(19th) 6.1% (18th) 10 7.3% 7.0%(14th) 7.3%(10th) 11 October 11, 2018 6.9% 7.4%(12th) 7.8%(11th) 12 7.5% 8.3%(9th) 8.5%(6th) 13 October 17, 2018 6.2% 5.7% (19th) 6.3%(19th) 14 7.0% 6.9%(13th) 7.9%(7th) 15 October 18, 2018 7.6% 7.2%(14th) 7.9%(12th) 16 8.3% 8.8% (9th) 9.7% (6th) 17 October 24, 2018 6.2% 5.7% (20th) 6.3%(18th) 18 7.1% 7.0%(14th) 7.7%(9th) 19 October 25, 2018 7.6% 6.7%(14th) 7.1%(12th) 20 7.7% 7.5%(11th) 8.0%(9th) 21 October 31, 2018 6.0% 6.5%(17th) 6.2%(18th) 22 6.6% 8.1%(11th) 7.5%(14th) 23 November 1, 2018 6.7% 7.6%(14th) 8.5%(13th) 24 7.0% 8.4%(13th) 9.6%(7th) 25 November 7, 2018 6.1% 5.8%(NR) 6.3%(19th) 26 7.4% 7.1%(13th) 7.8%(11th) 27 November 8, 2018 N/A 6.4%(17th) 7.5%(14th) 28 7.5%(14th) 8.8%(12th) 29 November 14, 2018 5.8%(NR) 6.6%(18th) 30 6.4% 7.3%(14th) 8.3%(9th) 31 November 15, 2018 7.4% 7.8%(14th) 8.9%(8th) 32 7.9% 8.4%(11th) 9.4%(9th) Average — [ c] 7.1% 7.7% In the table above, theblue numbers red numbers NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Awards and nominations [ edit ] Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref. 2018 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Go Soo Nominated [ 25] Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Uhm Ki-joon Nominated Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Seo Ji-hye Won Best Supporting Actor Choi Dae-hoon Nominated Best Supporting Actress Park Kyung-hye Nominated Producer's Award for Actor Uhm Ki-joon Won
^a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[ 2] ^ Episodes 1 to 4 aired back-to-back due to the broadcast of the filmAlong with the Gods: The Last 49 Days ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown. ^ "Two Lives One Heart (title in the URL)" .Seoul Broadcasting System .^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017)."Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks" .The Korea Times . RetrievedApril 17, 2020 – viaPressReader . ^ SBS [흉부외과] - 1차 티저 / 'Heart Surgeons' Teaser Ver.1 YouTube (in Korean). SBSNOW. RetrievedAugust 29, 2018 .^ Lee, Woo-in."고수·엄기준·서지혜X'피고인' 제작진…'흉부외과' 믿보의드 완성 [종합]" .Naver . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 . ^ [종합] 고수·엄기준·서지혜·김예원, '흉부외과' 확정..'피고인' 영광 어게인 OSEN (in Korean). August 7, 2018. RetrievedAugust 8, 2018 .^ Jeon, Hyung-hwa.고수, '흉부외과' 출연 확정.."시놉시스·대본 반해 결정" Naver . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 . ^ Yoo, Soo-kyung."[단독] 고수, SBS '흉부외과' 주연 유력…브라운관 복귀 시동" .Naver Hankook Ilbo . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 . ^ Jeon Hyeong Hwa (June 15, 2018)."Go Soo In New Medical Drama" .Star News . RetrievedAugust 3, 2018 . ^ Lee, Jeong-hyun."엄기준, SBS '흉부외과'서 한번 더 악역" .Naver Yonhap News Agency . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 . ^ Kim, Jin-seok."[단독]서지혜, SBS '흉부외과' 女주인공 확정" .Naver Ilgan Sports . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 . ^ [공식입장] 김예원, '흉부외과' 캐스팅..깡·근성 있는 악바리 캐릭터 Naver . RetrievedAugust 8, 2018 .^ "Nam Kyung-eup to Join "Cardiothoracic Surgery" as Seo Ji-hye's Father" .HanCinema . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 .^ " .HanCinema Nate . RetrievedAugust 7, 2018 .^ Yoo, Chung-hee (July 19, 2018)."씬스틸러 최대훈, SBS '흉부외과' 출연... 대세활약 이어간다" .Naver . RetrievedAugust 3, 2018 . ^ "정희태, '흉부외과' 배짱 두둑한 마취과 의사役...고수·엄기준과 호흡" .Naver . RetrievedAugust 8, 2018 .^ 박경혜, '흉부외과' 합류…"첫 의학 드라마, 책임감 느낀다" Naver . RetrievedAugust 8, 2018 .^ "[공식입장] 이재원, SBS '흉부외과' 합류..고수 단짝 남우진役 '절친케미' .Naver ^ [공식]오동민, '흉부외과' 캐스팅...고수-엄기준-서지혜와 호흡 Naver Sports Chosun . August 13, 2018.^ [공식입장] 남태부, '흉부외과' 캐스팅 확정..남자 간호사 된다 Naver ^ [공식] 정유민, '흉부외과' 간호사役 캐스팅…고수-서지혜와 호흡 Naver Sports Chosun . August 27, 2018. RetrievedAugust 27, 2018 .^ Yoo, Ji-hye."[공식입장] 엄기준, SBS '흉부외과' 출연 확정...'피고인' 팀과 재회" .Naver . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 . ^ Kim, Jae-yoon."SBS 새 수목극 '흉부외과', 고수x엄기준x서지혜 환상호흡으로 대본리딩 시간 순삭" .SBS funE . RetrievedAugust 29, 2018 . ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" .TNMS Ratings (in Korean). RetrievedJanuary 13, 2018 .^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" .Nielsen Korea (in Korean). RetrievedJuly 25, 2018 .^ "[SBS 연기대상] 감우성·김선아, 공동 대상..베스트 커플상까지(종합)" .News1 (in Korean). 1 January 2019.
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