Yong-pal
| Yong-Pal | |
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| Also known as | The Gang Doctor |
| 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(s) | Park Gi-heon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Moon Bo-mi |
| Producer(s) | Park Young-soo Kim Si-hwan |
| Cinematography | Yoon Dae-young Choi Je-rak |
| Editor(s) | Lee Hyun-ah Jung Il-won |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production company(s) | HB Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | August 5 – October 1, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Yong-Pal (Hangul: 용팔이; RR: Yongpal-i) is a 2015 South Korean drama series starring Joo Won, Kim Tae-hee, Chae Jung-an and Jo Hyun-jae. It aired on SBS from August 5 to October 1, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes. Originally slated for 16 episodes, due to the high ratings and popularity of the drama, it was extended by two episodes.
This drama reunites Kim Tae-hee and Jo Hyun-jae who first worked together in the 2004 drama Forbidden Love.
Joo Won 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. Joining a team of corrupt physicians Kim rescues "sleeping beauty" Kim Tae Hee, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.
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.
There is talk that the drama Yong-pal which starred Joo Won and Kim Tae-hee could be remade for American audiences. It was reported in December 2015 that a Russian remake produced by Sony Pictures Studios was in development.
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