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A Beautiful Mind (뷰티풀 마인드; Beutipul maindeu; lit. Beautiful Mind) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Park So Dam, Yoon Hyun Min and Park Se Young. It aired every Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 KST on KBS2 starting June 20, 2016.
Though the drama had its supporters, the number of episodes were brought down to 14, from the planned 16 due to low viewership ratings.
Synopsis[]
Lee Yeong Oh is a genius neurosurgeon who just came back to Korea after finishing his studies abroad. He now works with his father, Lee Gun Myung, who is the head of the cardio-cerebrovascular center at Hyunsung hospital. However, Yeong Oh lacks empathy towards his patients due to his antisocial personality disorder. One day, traffic policewoman Gye Jin Sung sees a murder in front of her, which was disguised as a traffic accident. She rushes the victim to Hyunsung hospital, where her crush Surgeon Hyun Suk Joo, of the cardiothoracic section, and Surgeon Yeong Oh operate on him. Unfortunately, the patient dies and she starts suspecting Surgeon Yeong Oh of foul play. Meanwhile, a series of bizarre patient deaths start occurring at the hospital and Yeong Oh starts investigating it.[1]
Cast[]
- Jang Hyuk as Lee Young Oh
- Baek Seung Hwan as Young Lee Young Oh
- 36 years old assistant professor at the department of neurology in Hyunsung hospital. He is a genius neurosurgeon who is unable to feel empathy. He is daring and has impeccable observational, deductive and logical skills which he uses to make lightning quick diagnosis. He creates the illusion of an empathy he cannot feel through the reading of minute physiological cues.
- Park So Dam as Gye Jin Sung
- 26 years old traffic policewoman who upholds onto her principles strongly. She is honest, straightforward and rules-sticking.
- Yoon Hyun Min as Hyun Suk Joo
- 36 years old cardio-thoracic surgeon who is popular among patients and highly trusted by his colleagues. He's ranked first for being the doctor that patients want to visit the most, the staff that colleagues want to work with the most, and also the senior that juniors wants to take after.
- Park Se Young as Kim Min Jae
- 34 years old senior research fellow at the department of neurology in Hyunsung hospital. She graduated from a university at the countryside and came from a disadvantaged background. She is a lady of both intelligence and looks.
- Heo Joon Ho as Lee Gun Myung
- 58 years old head of cardio cerebrovascular center in Hyunsung Hospital. He is impartial and treats all patients the same.
- Kim Jong Soo as Shin Dong Jae
- Oh Jung Se as Kang Hyun Joon
- Lee Jae Ryong as Chae Soon Ho
- Ryu Seung Soo as Kim Myung Soo
- Min Sung Wook as So Ji Yong
- Kim Do Hyun as Kwon Duk Joong
- Lee Sung Wook as Yoo Jang Bae
- Jo Jae Wan as Oh Kyung Jin
- Jung Moon Sung as Hwang Jung Hwan
- Shim Yi Young as Kim Yoon Kyung
- Jeon Sung Woo as Hong Kyung Soo
- Lee Shi Won as Lee Shi Hyun
- Dong Ha as Yang Sung Eun
- Yeon Je Wook as Song Ki Ho
- Woo Jung Kook as Lee Kwang Bok
- Ha Jae Sook as Jang Moon Kyung
- Mo Ri Yoo as Lee Hae Joo
- Jang Ki Yong as Nam Ho Young
- Jung Hee Tae as Park Soo Bum
- Gong Hyung Jin as Detective Noh Sung Chan
- Yang Hee Myung as Detective Chun
- Yoo Jae Myung as Noh Seung Chan
- Park Eun Hye as Shim Eun Ha
- Seo Joon Young as Lee Sang Joon
- Jo Byung Kyoo as Jin Sung's brother
- Woo Don Gi as Lee Kwang Bok
- Jo Ah In
- Jang Hyuk Jin
- Ahn Ji Hye
Soundtrack[]
Episodes[]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode | Title | Aired | Average audience share | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TNmS | AGB Nielsen | |||||
Nationwide | Nationwide | |||||
Episode 01 | "The Death Of Kang Chul Min" | June 20, 2016 | 4.5% | 4.1% | ||
Episode 02 | "The Live Surgery" | June 21, 2016 | 4.3% | 4.5% | ||
Episode 03 | "Someone Who Can Drink Alone Has Nothing To Fear" | June 27, 2016 | 4.8% | 4.7% | ||
Episode 04 | "There Is A Murderer At Hyunsung Medical Centre" | June 28, 2016 | 4.0% | 4.5% | ||
Episode 05 | "The Real Perpetrator" | July 4, 2016 | 4.1% | 3.5% | ||
Episode 06 | "She Knew All Along" | July 5, 2016 | 4.0% | 4.0% | ||
Episode 07 | "Can I Someday Be Able To Feel?" | July 11, 2016 | 3.7% | 3.5% | ||
Episode 08 | "Dr. Lee Is The Only One Who Can Save Him" | July 12, 2016 | 3.5% | 4.3% | ||
Episode 09 | "I Want To Live" | July 18, 2016 | 3.8% | 4.4% | ||
Episode 10 | "Who Hurt You?" | July 19, 2016 | 4.0% | 3.9% | ||
Episode 11 | "I've Never Been Afraid Until Now" | July 25, 2016 | 3.2% | 3.4% | ||
Episode 12 | "Surgery Won't Be Easy" | July 26, 2016 | 3.7% | 3.9% | ||
Episode 13 | "I Love You" | August 1, 2016 | 2.0% | 2.8% | ||
Episode 14 | "An Illegal Surgery" | August 2, 2016 | 2.6% | 3.2% | ||
Average | 3.7% | 3.9% |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Best Screenplay | Kim Tae Hee | Nominated |
KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jang Hyuk | ||
Best New Actress | Park So Dam | |||
Best Young Actor | Baek Seung Hwan |
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "Becky's Back" and was followed by "Love in the Moonlight" on August 22, 2016.[3]
- Actor Yoo Ah-In was offered the lead role but he declined the offer.[3]
- Similarly, the actor Lee Jong-Suk had been offered the lead role but he declined the offer.[3]
- The early working title was "Dr. Frankenstein."[3]
- The drama was originally scheduled to air 16 episodes but was shortened to 14 episodes due to low ratings.[3]