A Beautiful Mind (TV series)

A Beautiful Mind (Korean: 뷰티풀 마인드; RR: Beutipul maindeu; lit. Beautiful Mind) is a South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Park So-dam, Yoon Hyun-min and Park Se-Young. It aired every Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 KST on KBS2 starting June 20, 2016.

A Beautiful Mind
Official Poster
Also known asDr. Frankenstein
GenreMedical
Melodrama
Mystery
Developed byKBS Drama Production
Written byKim Tae-hee
Directed byMo Wan-il
StarringJang Hyuk
Park So-dam
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes14[1]
Production
Executive producersJi Byung-hyun
Kim Dong-rae
ProducersKim Jin-woo
Yoon Jae-hyuk
Running time60 minutes
Production companyRaemongraein Co. Ltd.
DistributorKorean Broadcasting System
Release
Original networkKBS2
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseJune 20 (2016-06-20) 
August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02)
External links
Website
Beautiful Mind at Raemongraein Co. Ltd.

Though the drama had its supporters, the number of episodes were brought down to 14, from the planned 16 due to low viewership ratings.[2]

Synopsis

Inspired by Mary Shelley's gothic novel Frankenstein, it tells the story of a world-renowned but unsympathetic neurosurgeon and his involvement with the mysterious deaths in the hospital he works in.

Cast

Main

36 years old assistant professor at the department of neurology in Hyunsung hospital. He is a genius neurosurgeon who is unable to feel empathy. He is daring and has impeccable observational, deductive and logical skills which he uses to make lightning quick diagnosis. He creates the illusion of an empathy he cannot feel through the reading of minute physiological cues.
26 years old traffic policewoman who upholds onto her principles strongly. She is honest, straightforward and rules-sticking.
36 years old cardio-thoracic surgeon who is popular among patients and highly trusted by his colleagues. He's ranked first for being the doctor that patients want to visit the most, the staff that colleagues want to work with the most, and also the senior that juniors wants to take after.
34 years old senior research fellow at the department of neurology in Hyunsung hospital. She graduated from a university at the countryside and came from a disadvantaged background. She is a lady of both intelligence and looks.
58 years old head of cardio cerebrovascular center in Hyunsung Hospital. He is impartial and treats all patients the same.

Supporting

  • Kim Jong-Soo as Shin Dong-jae – Director of Hyunsung Hospital. Treats Gye Jin-sung as a daughter.
  • Oh Jung-se as Kang Hyun-joon – Director of Hyunsung Hospital Foundation. He comes from a rich family and is ambitious.
  • Ryu Seung-soo as Kim Myung-soo – Three term assemblyman and aspiring presidential candidate.
  • Gong Hyung-jin as No Seung-chan – Team leader of police crime division.
  • Min Sung-wook as So Ji-yong – Doctor in department of neurosurgery.
  • Lee Jae-ryong as Chae Soon-ho – Assistant Minister for Planning and Coordination, Cardiothoracic Department at Hyunsung Hospital.
  • Shim Yi-young as Kim Yoon-kyung – Doctor in the department of anesthesiology, single mother raising a daughter on her own.
  • Ha Jae-sook as Jang Moon-kyung – Nurse, pregnant.
  • Kim Do-hyun as Kwon Duk-joong – Associate professor in department of cardiology.
  • Kim Hyung-kyu as Yang Sung-eun – Third year resident.
  • Jeon Sung-woo as Hong Kyung-soo – Fellow in department of anesthesiology.
  • Mori.U as Lee Hye-joo – Nurse.
  • Jung Moon-sung as Hwang Jeong-hwan – Associate professor in department of radiology.
  • Jo Jae-wan as Oh Kyung-jin[6] – Doctor in department of neurosurgery.
  • Jang Ki-yong as Nam Ho-young – Male nurse.
  • Lee Sung-wook as Yoo Jang-bae – Doctor in department of neurology.
  • Jung Hee-tae as Park Soo-bum – Traffic police.
  • Lee Si-won as Lee Si-hyun – Third year resident.
  • Yeon Je-wook as Song Ki-ho – Research fellow in department of thoracic-cardiovascular.
  • Woo Jung-gook as Lee Kwang-bok – Technician in Hyunsung Medical Center.
  • Yoo Jae-myung as Noh Seung-chan.
  • Park Eun-hye as Shim Eun-ha – Pathologist (cameo, ep. 3-5).
  • Kim Dae-gon as Kim-min
  • Seo Jun-young as Lee Sang-joon – Patient (cameo, ep. 2 and 9).
  • Baek Seung-hwan as teenage Lee Young-oh.
  • Park Ha-joon as kid Lee Young-oh.
  • Son Jong-hak as Oh Young-bae – President of Green Pharmacy, ex-doctor of Hyunsung Medical Center.
  • Jang Hyuk-Jin as Kim Soo-in – Reporter.
  • Park Sun-chun as Gye Jin-sung's mother.
  • Jo Byung-gyu as Gye Jin-sung's brother.
  • Lee Dong-kyu as Kang Chul-min – traffic accident victim (Ep. 1).
  • Ryu Tae-ho as Coroner Yang – pathologist doing Kang Chul-min's autopsy (Ep. 1).
  • Bang Dae-han as Dong-joon – Deaf son of Kang Chul-min (Ep. 1).
  • Kim Beo-rae as Kang Il-do – Kang Hyun-joon's father.
  • Heo Joon-suk as Hong Il-bum – Patient's father (Ep. 3).
  • Baek Ji-won as wife of glioblastoma patient (Ep. 6).
  • Kang Eui-sik as Doctor in countryside clinic (Ep. 7).
  • Kim Da-ye as heart transplant patient (Ep. 7).
  • Lee Jae-wook as Patient who refused to admit drinking alcohol after surgery (Ep. 9).
  • Hwang Tae-kwang as Choi Sang-hyuk – TV anchorman (Ep. 10).
  • Lee Do-hyun as Choi Yo-sub – Choi Sang-hyuk's son (Ep. 10).
  • Lee Jae-woo as Jo Yoon-ho – Patient with Ewing's sarcoma in spine (Ep. 12-13).
  • Seo Yoon-ah as Jo Yoon-ho's wife (Ep. 12-13).
  • Won Ki-joon as Yum Kyun-ho – Cellist with tumor (Ep. 14).
  • Yang Hee-myung as Detective Chun.
  • Kim Hyun-sook as secretary.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dirt (먼지)"Bernard Park3:46
2."Dirt (먼지)" (Inst.) 3:46
Total length:7:32

Part 2

No.TitleArtistLength
1."I'll Hold You (안아줄께)"Nu Ri4:15
2."I'll Hold You (안아줄께)" (Inst.) 4:15
Total length:8:30

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Nationwide
1 June 20, 2016 4.5% 4.1%
2 June 21, 2016 4.3% 4.5%
3 June 27, 2016 4.8% 4.7%
4 June 28, 2016 4.0% 4.5%
5 July 4, 2016 4.1% 3.5%
6 July 5, 2016 4.0% 4.0%
7 July 11, 2016 3.7% 3.5%
8 July 12, 2016 3.5% 4.3%
9 July 18, 2016 3.8% 4.4%
10 July 19, 2016 4.0% 3.9%
11 July 25, 2016 3.2% 3.4%
12 July 26, 2016 3.7% 3.9%
13 August 1, 2016 2.0% 2.8%
14 August 2, 2016 2.6% 3.2%
Average3.7%3.9%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016
9th Korea Drama Awards Best Screenplay
Kim Tae-hee
Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
Jang Hyuk
Nominated
Best New Actress
Park So-dam
Nominated
Best Young Actor
Baek Seung-hwan
Nominated

References

  1. "[단독] '뷰티풀 마인드' 16→14회, 결국 조기종영 최종 결정". Naver.
  2. "KBS's Beautiful Mind to end abruptly with 14th episode". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. July 24, 2016.
  3. 재배포금지>, <ⓒ “텐아시아” 무단전재 (7 June 2016). "- '뷰티풀 마인드' 박소담, 상큼+풋풋 여순경으로 변신 완료텐아시아". 텐아시아.
  4. "'뷰티풀 마인드' 박소담, 상큼+풋풋 여순경으로 변신 완료텐아시아 | 텐아시아". 텐아시아. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  5. http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=241&aid=0002552499%5B%5D
  6. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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