Heart Surgeons
Heart Surgeons (Korean: 흉부외과: 심장을 훔친 의사들) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Go Soo, Um Ki-joon, and Seo Ji-hye.
It aired on SBS TV from September 27 to November 15, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.
| Heart Surgeons | |
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| 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) |
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| Directed by | Jo Young-kwang |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | The Story Works |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | September 27 – November 15, 2018 |
Synopsis
The series revolves around the thoracic surgery department of a hospital.
Cast
Main
- Go Soo as Park Tae-soo, a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant.
- 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.
- 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.
Supporting
- Kim Ye-won as Ahn Ji-na, a cardiology fellow and Soo-yeon's friend .
- 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.
- Ahn Nae-sang as Goo Hee-dong
- Jang So-yeon as Kang Eun-sook, a veteran nurse with over twenty years of experience in surgery.
- Choi Dae-hoon as Goo Dong-joon
- Jung Hee-tae as Lee Dae-young
- Park Kyung-hye as Lee Seon-young
- Lee Jae-won as Nam Woo-jin
- Oh Dong-min as Moon Seung-jae
- Nam Tae-boo as Lee Mi-ran
- Jung Yoo-min as Bae Yoo-ri, a scrub nurse.
- 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-cheol
- Seo Ha as Lee Ye-rin
Special appearances
- Woo Hyun as Han Sang-wok
- Shim Yi-young as Choi Seok-han's wife
- Jo Jae-ryong as Hwang Jin-chul
- Kim Min-seok as Surgeon (Ep 32)
- Shin Rin-ah as Lee Yoon-Seo
Production
- Writers Choi Soo-jin and Choi Chang-hwan and director Jo Young-kwang previously worked together on the 2017 TV series Innocent Defendant, along with Um Ki-joon as one of the lead stars.
- The first script reading with the cast was held in early August 2018.
Ratings
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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| TNmS | Nielsen Korea | |||
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | September 27, 2018 | 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 | — | 7.1% | 7.7% | |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Go Soo | Nominated | |
| 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 |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Heart Surgeons at IMDb
- Heart Surgeons at HanCinema
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