Yong-pal
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]
| 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | August 5 – October 1, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
This drama reunites Kim Tae-hee and Jo Hyun-jae who first worked together in the 2004 drama Forbidden Love.[8]
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Main
- A skilled surgeon, who under the alias Yong-pal moonlights as a mercenary doctor for hire
- Kim Tae-hee as Han Yeo-jin[11]
- A chaebol heiress placed in a coma by her enemies
- Jo Hyun-jae as Han Do-joon
- Han Yeo-jin's half-brother, who covets his sister's inheritance.
- Chae Jung-an as Lee Chae-young
- Han Do-joon's wife.
Supporting
- Jung Woong-in as Chief Lee Ho-joon
- Stephanie Lee as Cynthia Park
- Song Kyung-chul as Doo-chul
- Min Jin-Woong as Lee Sang-Chul
- Ahn Se-ha as Man-sik
- Bae Hae-sun as Nurse Hwang
- Im Kang-sung as Cha Sae-hoon
- Jo Bok-rae as Park Tae-yong
- Cha Soon-bae as Chief Shin
- Kim Mi-kyung as Charge nurse, surgery
- Oh Na-ra as Charge nurse, intensive care
- Park Pal-young as Hospital director
- Park Hye-su as Kim So-hyun
- Choi Joon-Yong as Tae-hyun's father
- Kim Na-woon as Tae-hyun's mother
- Nam Myung-ryul as Chae-young's father
- Jang Gwang as Chairman Go
- Yoo Seung-mok as Detective Lee
- Jo Hwi as Detective Kim
- Choi Min as Choi Sung-hoon (guest)
Special appearances
- Lim Hwa-young as Han Song-yi
- Kim Jae-young as Yong Pal 2 (ep.18)
Original soundtrack
| Yong-pal OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Neowiz Entertainment Daum and HB Entertainment |
Part 1
| 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 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Actullay, I'm..." (사실은내가) | Jung In | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Actually, I'm..." (Inst.) | 4:16 | |
| Total length: | 8:22 | ||
Part 4
| 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 | ||
Part 5
| 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 | ||
Part 6
| 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 | ||
Part 7
| 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 | ||
Part 8
| 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 |
Viewership
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]
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[13] | AGB Nielsen[14] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | August 5, 2015 | 9.2% (9th) | 11.2% (5th) | 11.6% (4th) | 12.9% (3rd) |
| 2 | August 6, 2015 | 11.8% (5th) | 14.9% (3rd) | 14.1% (3rd) | 16.0% (3rd) |
| 3 | August 12, 2015 | 12.5% (5th) | 15.8% (3rd) | 14.5% (3rd) | 16.3% (3rd) |
| 4 | August 13, 2015 | 15.3% (3rd) | 18.8% (2nd) | 16.3% (3rd) | 17.8% (2nd) |
| 5 | August 19, 2015 | 16.4% (3rd) | 19.4% (2nd) | 18.0% (2nd) | 20.3% (2nd) |
| 6 | August 20, 2015 | 18.1% (3rd) | 20.7% (2nd) | 20.4% (2nd) | 22.2% (2nd) |
| 7 | August 26, 2015 | 17.1% (3rd) | 21.2% (2nd) | 19.2% (2nd) | 21.4% (1st) |
| 8 | August 27, 2015 | 18.4% (2nd) | 21.9% (1st) | 20.5% (2nd) | 22.8% (2nd) |
| 9 | September 2, 2015 | 15.7% (4th) | 18.2% (2nd) | 17.0% (3rd) | 19.1% (2nd) |
| 10 | September 3, 2015 | 16.3% (2nd) | 19.3% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) | 19.3% (2nd) |
| 11 | September 9, 2015 | 15.9% (3rd) | 18.4% (2nd) | 19.3% (2nd) | 21.7% (2nd) |
| 12 | September 10, 2015 | 18.2% (2nd) | 21.3% (2nd) | 19.1% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) |
| 13 | September 16, 2015 | 18.0% (2nd) | 21.0% (2nd) | 21.5% (2nd) | 23.7% (1st) |
| 14 | September 17, 2015 | 19.5% (2nd) | 21.8% (2nd) | 20.9% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) |
| 15 | September 23, 2015 | 17.8% (2nd) | 20.0% (2nd) | 20.0% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) |
| 16 | September 24, 2015 | 19.2% (2nd) | 21.0% (1st) | 20.2% (2nd) | 22.3% (2nd) |
| 17 | September 30, 2015 | 16.4% (3rd) | 18.2% (2nd) | 18.4% (3rd) | 20.0% (2nd) |
| 18 | October 1, 2015 | 19.6% (2nd) | 21.4% (2nd) | 20.4% (2nd) | 21.6% (2nd) |
| Average | 16.4% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 20.2% | |
- Key
- Blue-lowest rating episode
- Red-highest rating episode
Awards and nominations
| 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 | ||
| Best Drama | Yong-pal | Won | ||
| 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 Hye-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 |
Remake
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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- "2015 APAN Star Awards – Nominees List". November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- "'용팔이', 한류대상 드라마부문상 수상…'용팔이 잘지내니' - #용팔이 - 대한민국 No1. HD포토뉴스". topstarnews. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Yong-pal at HanCinema
- Yong-pal at IMDb
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