| Yong-pal | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| 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 (2015-08-05) – October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01) |
Yong-pal[2] (Korean:용팔이;RR:Yongpari) is a 2015South Korean drama series starringJoo Won,Kim Tae-hee,Chae Jung-an andJo Hyun-jae.[3][4][5] It aired onSBS from August 5 to October 1, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.[6][unreliable source?] Originally slated for 16 episodes, due to the high ratings and popularity of the drama, it was extended by two episodes.[7][unreliable source?]
This drama reunites Kim Tae-hee and Jo Hyun-jae who first worked together in the 2004 dramaForbidden 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, achaebolheiress, from amedically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.
| Yong-pal OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Neowiz Entertainment Daum and HB Entertainment |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Nightmare" (악몽) | Yong Jun-hyung (Highlight) andHeo Ga-yoon (4minute) | 3:51 |
| 2. | "A Nightmare" (Inst.) | 3:51 | |
| Total length: | 7:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Actually, I'm..." (사실은내가) | Jung In | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Actually, I'm..." (Inst.) | 4:16 | |
| Total length: | 8:22 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 andKim Tae-hee | Won | ||
| 2016 | Best Actor (TV) | Joo Won | Nominated |
There was a talk that the dramaYong-pal which starredJoo Won andKim Tae-hee could be remade for American audiences.[20][unreliable source?] It was reported in December 2015 that a Russianremake produced bySony Pictures Studios was indevelopment.[21]