The King's Doctor |
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Promotional poster for The King's Doctor |
Also known as |
- Horse Doctor
- The Horse Healer
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Genre |
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Written by |
Kim Yi-young |
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Directed by |
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Starring |
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Country of origin |
South Korea |
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Original language(s) |
Korean |
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No. of episodes |
50 |
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Production |
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Cinematography |
- Kim Young-cheol
- Kim Hyeong-geun
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Running time |
70 minutes |
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Release |
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Original network |
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
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Original release |
October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) – March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25) |
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Chronology |
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Preceded by |
Golden Time |
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Followed by |
Gu Family Book |
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External links |
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Website |
The King's Doctor (Hangul: 마의; Hanja: 馬醫; RR: Ma-ui; lit. Horse Doctor) is a 2012 South Korean television series depicting Baek Gwang-hyeon (1625–1697), Joseon Dynasty veterinarian, starring Cho Seung-woo and Lee Yo-won. It aired on MBC from October 1, 2012 to March 25, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 50 episodes. The historical/period epic drama commemorated MBC's 51st anniversary.[1]
Filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province,[2] The King's Doctor was directed by Lee Byung-hoon, known for his previous works Hur Jun, Jewel in the Palace, Yi San and Dong Yi.[3] This marked the first television drama for actor Cho Seung-woo in his 13-year film and stage career.[4]
Plot
The life of a Joseon-era low-class veterinarian specializing in the treatment of horses, who rises to become the royal physician in charge of the King's health.[5]
Cast
Supporting characters
- Kim Chang-wan as Jung Sung-jo
- Jeon No-min as Kang Do-joon, Kwang-hyun's father
- Choi Soo-rin as Joo In-ok
- Kim Hye-sun as Queen Inseon
- Lee Hee-do as Choo Ki-bae
- Maeng Sang-hoon as Oh Jang-bak
- Ahn Sang-tae as Ja-bong
- In Gyo-jin as Kwon Suk-chul
- Jang Hee-woong as Yoon Tae-joo
- Yoon Bong-gil as Park Dae-mang
- Choi Beom-ho as Jo Jung-chul
- Shin Gook as Shin Byung-ha
- Ahn Yeo-jin as Court Lady Kwak
- Lee Kwan-hoon as Ma Do-heum
- Lee Ga-hyun as Queen Myeongseong
- Joo Jin-mo as Sa-am
- Uhm Hyun-kyung as So Ka-young
- Park Hyuk-kwon as Baek Seok-gu
- Hwang Young-hee as Baek Seok-gu's wife
- Yoon Hee-seok as Seo Doo-shik
- Kim Young-im as Jo Bi
- Oh Eun-ho as Hong Mi-geum
- Oh In-hye as Jung Mal-geum
- Seo Beom-shik as Kang Jung-doo
- Im Chae-won as Lee Myung-hwan
- Na Sung-kyun as Park Byung-joo
- Lee Sook as Choi Ga-bi
- Heo Yi-seul as Park Eun-bi
- Yoo In-suk as farmer
- Han Choon-il as doctor at royal horse stable
- Jeon Heon-tae as doctor at royal horse stable
- Kim Ho-young as Oh Kyu-tae
- Na Jae-kyun as Do Seung-ji
- So Hyang as Kyu-soo
- Jung Dong-gyu as Shim Moon-kwan
- Kim Tae-jong as Ji-pyung
- Lee Jong-goo as Lee Myung-hwan's stepfather
- Yang Han-yeol as young Ji-nyeong's friend
- Oh Jung-tae as Doo-mok
- Kang Shin-jo as Guru Uigeumbu
- Shin Joon-young as Byun
- Kim Ik-tae as Joseon's officer
- Choi Eun-seok as Joseon's officer
- Ki Yeon-ho as Joseon's officer
- Park Gi-san as Joseon's officer
- Song Yong-tae as Joseon's officer
Episode ratings
- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Original broadcast date |
Episode |
Average audience share |
TNmS Ratings[8] |
AGB Nielsen[9] |
Nationwide |
Seoul National Capital Area |
Nationwide |
Seoul National Capital Area |
2012-10-01 | 01 | 10.0% (15th) | 11.7% (8th) | 8.7% (16th) | 9.1% (17th) |
2012-10-02 | 02 | 12.5% (9th) | 13.1% (7th) | 9.7% (15th) | 10.7% (10th) |
2012-10-08 | 03 | 5.9% (NR) | 6.9% (NR) | 6.6% (NR) | 7.6% (NR) |
2012-10-09 | 04 | 9.2% (17th) | 9.2% (19th) | 10.0% (12th) | 11.0% (11th) |
2012-10-15 | 05 | 11.7% (14th) | 13.4% (5th) | 10.4% (13th) | 12.1% (8th) |
2012-10-16 | 06 | 12.5% (7th) | 12.6% (6th) | 12.9% (6th) | 13.9% (5th) |
2012-10-22 | 07 | 15.0% (3rd) | 16.1% (3rd) | 14.3% (4th) | 15.6% (3rd) |
2012-10-23 | 08 | 15.3% (5th) | 16.9% (4th) | 14.3% (5th) | 16.9% (3rd) |
2012-10-29 | 09 | 13.1% (4th) | 14.8% (4th) | 13.4% (3rd) | 15.2% (3rd) |
2012-10-30 | 10 | 14.0% (9th) | 16.0% (5th) | 13.5% (7th) | 15.1% (5th) |
2012-11-05 | 11 | 14.5% (5th) | 16.0% (4th) | 14.7% (4th) | 15.9% (4th) |
2012-11-06 | 12 | 15.5% (4th) | 17.1% (4th) | 15.4% (4th) | 16.8% (4th) |
2012-11-12 | 13 | 13.8% (9th) | 14.0% (5th) | 14.6% (4th) | 16.4% (4th) |
2012-11-13 | 14 | 16.4% (4th) | 17.8% (3rd) | 16.8% (4th) | 18.5% (3rd) |
2012-11-19 | 15 | 15.7% (5th) | 17.9% (4th) | 17.8% (3rd) | 20.0% (3rd) |
2012-11-20 | 16 | 16.7% (4th) | 17.4% (4th) | 18.1% (3rd) | 20.3% (3rd) |
2012-11-26 | 17 | 17.0% (4th) | 19.1% (3rd) | 17.7% (3rd) | 19.5% (3rd) |
2012-11-27 | 18 | 17.8% (4th) | 19.9% (3rd) | 18.9% (3rd) | 20.6% (2nd) |
2012-12-03 | 19 | 19.1% (4th) | 21.4% (3rd) | 18.0% (3rd) | 19.7% (3rd) |
2012-12-04 | 20 | 18.7% (2nd) | 21.7% (1st) | 17.8% (2nd) | 19.1% (1st) |
2012-12-10 | 21 | 17.6% (3rd) | 19.7% (1st) | 16.0% (4th) | 17.5% (2nd) |
2012-12-11 | 22 | 17.4% (3rd) | 20.7% (3rd) | 17.4% (3rd) | 18.8% (3rd) |
2012-12-17 | 23 | 17.5% (3rd) | 19.0% (3rd) | 17.7% (3rd) | 19.0% (3rd) |
2012-12-18 | 24 | 18.0% (3rd) | 19.7% (3rd) | 18.9% (3rd) | 20.6% (2nd) |
2012-12-24 | 25 | 17.2% (3rd) | 19.3% (3rd) | 17.1% (3rd) | 19.1% (3rd) |
2012-12-25 | 26 | 20.2% (3rd) | 21.7% (3rd) | 19.1% (3rd) | 19.9% (3rd) |
2013-01-01 | 27 | 18.1% (3rd) | 20.0% (3rd) | 18.1% (3rd) | 19.4% (3rd) |
2013-01-07 | 28 | 18.3% (3rd) | 20.7% (3rd) | 16.6% (3rd) | 17.7% (3rd) |
2013-01-08 | 29 | 20.3% (3rd) | 22.1% (2nd) | 18.3% (3rd) | 19.7% (3rd) |
2013-01-14 | 30 | 18.9% (3rd) | 21.1% (3rd) | 18.1% (3rd) | 19.5% (3rd) |
2013-01-15 | 31 | 20.5% (3rd) | 23.0% (2nd) | 19.2% (3rd) | 20.4% (3rd) |
2013-01-21 | 32 | 19.4% (3rd) | 21.3% (2nd) | 20.1% (3rd) | 21.8% (3rd) |
2013-01-22 | 33 | 20.7% (3rd) | 22.9% (2nd) | 20.0% (3rd) | 21.4% (3rd) |
2013-01-28 | 34 | 19.4% (3rd) | 22.2% (2nd) | 18.4% (3rd) | 20.1% (3rd) |
2013-01-29 | 35 | 21.5% (3rd) | 24.4% (2nd) | 21.0% (3rd) | 21.5% (3rd) |
2013-02-04 | 36 | 22.8% (3rd) | 24.8% (2nd) | 22.4% (3rd) | 24.2% (2nd) |
2013-02-05 | 37 | 24.2% (2nd) | 26.7% (2nd) | 23.7% (3rd) | 25.8% (2nd) |
2013-02-11 | 38 | 20.8% (3rd) | 24.1% (2nd) | 19.3% (3rd) | 20.7% (3rd) |
2013-02-12 | 39 | 19.5% (4th) | 22.2% (3rd) | 20.3% (2nd) | 22.7% (2nd) |
2013-02-18 | 40 | 21.2% (3rd) | 24.1% (2nd) | 19.4% (3rd) | 21.4% (3rd) |
2013-02-19 | 41 | 19.7% (3rd) | 22.5% (2nd) | 18.1% (4th) | 19.0% (4th) |
2013-02-25 | 42 | 20.6% (3rd) | 23.3% (3rd) | 19.6% (3rd) | 22.0% (3rd) |
2013-02-26 | 43 | 20.0% (3rd) | 21.5% (3rd) | 19.7% (3rd) | 21.9% (3rd) |
2013-03-04 | 44 | 18.4% (3rd) | 20.6% (3rd) | 18.4% (3rd) | 20.6% (3rd) |
2013-03-05 | 45 | 18.8% (3rd) | 20.5% (2nd) | 18.5% (4th) | 20.4% (2nd) |
2013-03-11 | 46 | 19.6% (3rd) | 21.7% (3rd) | 18.8% (3rd) | 20.6% (3rd) |
2013-03-12 | 47 | 18.9% (4th) | 21.0% (4th) | 19.4% (3rd) | 21.4% (3rd) |
2013-03-18 | 48 | 18.0% (5th) | 20.5% (4th) | 18.8% (3rd) | 20.9% (3rd) |
2013-03-19 | 49 | 17.9% (5th) | 19.6% (5th) | 19.1% (4th) | 21.1% (3rd) |
2013-03-25 | 50 | 17.2% (4th) | 18.4% (5th) | 17.8% (4th) | 20.2% (3rd) |
Average | 17.3% | - | 17.1% | - |
References
- ↑ "The King's Doctor, Cho Seung-woo's Drama Posters". MBC Global Media. September 15, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Dramas Shot in Dramia". MBC Dramia. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (November 19, 2012). "Historical fantasies a passing fancy?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Cho Seung-woo to make small screen debut in Jewel in the Palace director's next series". 10Asia. May 8, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ Lee, Rachel (June 25, 2012). "Jo Seung-woo to star in MBC historical drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ Lim, Ju-ri (October 4, 2012). "Star of screen, stage accepts drama challenge". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ Nam, Woo-jeong (September 25, 2012). "Horse Doctor Lee Yo Won talks about her relationship with Cho Seung Woo". StarN News. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Big Winners of 2012 Announced at Drama Awards Ceremonies of Major Broadcasters". TenAsia. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ↑ "King's Doctor to air in Japan". The Korea Herald. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (8 March 2013). "Horse Doctor to Air in Japan and Other Asian Countries". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
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