Brain (TV series)

Brain
Promotional poster for Brain
Genre	Medical drama Romance
Written by	Yoon Kyung-ah
Directed by	Yoo Hyun-ki Song Hyun-wook
Starring	Shin Ha-kyun Choi Jung-won Jung Jin-young Jo Dong-hyuk
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Location(s)	Korea
Running time	60 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s)	CJ E&M
Release
Original network	Korean Broadcasting System
Picture format	HDTV
Original release	14 November 2011 (2011-11-14) – 17 January 2012 (2012-01-17)
Chronology
Preceded by	Poseidon
Followed by	Dream High 2
External links
Website

Brain (Hangul: 브레인; RR: Beure-in) is a 2011 South Korean medical drama, starring Shin Ha-kyun, Choi Jung-won, Jung Jin-young and Jo Dong-hyuk. The series revolves around a top neurosurgeon who is obsessed with success and dreams of becoming the hospital director, then finds himself embroiled in professional rivalries and an unexpected romance. The series received positive reviews, particularly for Shin Ha-kyun's performance.

It aired on KBS2 from November 14, 2011 to January 17, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Lee Kang-hoon (Shin Ha-kyun) is a neurosurgeon in his early 30s. He graduated from Korea’s most prestigious medical school with the best grades and completed his residency. Ashamed of his poor, uneducated parents, he has sworn since he was young that he will change his own fate. He chose neurosurgery, the least popular department, because there he can easily gain privileges by making connections with senior doctors. Seo Joon-suk (Jo Dong-hyuk), who was born with everything, is the person Kang-hoon despises the most and views him as his rival. Kim Sang-chul (Jung Jin-young) is a caring, empathetic neurosurgeon professor in his mid-50s who acts as a mentor to Yoon Ji-hye (Choi Jung-won). Joon-suk likes Ji-hye, but she has feelings for Kang-hoon. The series takes a shocking turn when Kang-hoon learns that Sang-chul caused his father's death.