Hur Jun, The Original Story

Hur Jun, The Original Story (Korean: 구암 허준; RR: Guam Heo Jun) is a 2013 South Korean television series about the life of Heo Jun, a commoner who rose up the ranks to become a royal physician in Joseon (he used the pen name "Guam").[1][2] It aired on MBC from March 18 to September 23, 2013 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:50 for 135 episodes.[3]

Hur Jun, The Original Story
Promotional poster
GenreHistorical drama
Medical drama
Romance
Written byChoi Wan-kyu
Directed byKim Geun-hong
Kwon Sung-chang
StarringKim Joo-hyuk
Park Jin-hee
Park Eun-bin
Namkoong Min
Baek Yoon-sik
ComposerHong Dong Pyo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes135
Production
Executive producerShin Hyun-chang
ProducerYoo Hyun Jong
Running time35 minutes
Production companyMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
DistributorMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release
Original networkMBC TV
Original releaseMarch 18 (2013-03-18) –
September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23)
Chronology
Related showsHur Jun
External links
Website

Heo Jun was the author of the famed oriental medicine textbook Dongui Bogam (lit. "Mirror of Eastern Medicine"), considered the defining text of traditional Korean medicine.[4] This was the fifth dramatization of his life.[5] Lead actor Kim Joo-hyuk is the son of Kim Mu-saeng, who also played the same character in the 1975 series Tenacity.[6][7]

Plot

Heo Jun is the son of a concubine and the governor of Yeongcheon. When he witnesses brilliant doctor Yoo Ui-tae save a dying person, he decides to become a doctor. First he works as a medicinal herb gatherer, then with the help of Ye-jin at Yoo Ui-tae's clinic, he studies rare medical texts imported from the Ming dynasty. With his expanded medical knowledge, Heo Jun begins to treat patients under Yoo Ui-tae's tutelage. But he later despairs of his inability to cure his mentor's stomach cancer. Despite the era's oppressive caste system and his commoner background, Heo Jun rises to the top of his field and becomes King Seonjo's royal physician.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Extended cast
  • Ji Sang-hyuk as Sang-hwa
  • Jo Soo-jung as Soo-yeon
  • Jo Woo-jin as Woo Gong-bo
  • Lee Kye-in as Dol-swe
  • Hyun Chul-ho as Public officer Kim
  • Kim Byung-ki as Sung In-chul
  • Na Sung-kyun as Jung Sung-pil
  • Song Jae-hee as Lee Jung-myung
  • Kim Cheol-ki as Bae Chun-soo
  • Yoo Tae-woong as Kim Gong-ryang
  • Lee Chan as Kim Byung-jo
  • Shin Gook as Prime minister
  • Im Seung-dae as Eunuch
  • Joo Ah-sung as Gu Tae-hoon
  • Hwang Bo-mi as Lady Jang
  • Choi Hyun-seo as Eun-ok
  • Ryu Sung-hoon as Jang Jung
  • Hyun Chul-ho as Mr. Kim

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaKim Joo-hyukNominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaNamkoong MinNominated
Golden Acting Award, ActorBaek Yoon-sikNominated
Best New ActressPark Eun-binNominated

References
  1. "Hur Jun, the Original Story script reading of MBC's new drama series". MBC Global Media. March 7, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. "Hur Jun, the Original Story Casts Interview". MBC Global Media. April 9, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. Kang, Jung-yeon (March 14, 2013). "Heo Jun, production report conference". BNTNews. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. Chung, Suzy (March 27, 2013). "Heo Jun, the Legendary Doctor of Joseon". The Korea Blog. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. Oh, Jean (March 13, 2013). "Period piece overload? Spring drama lineup goes heavy on historical settings". The Korea Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  6. Kang, Hyo-jin (March 6, 2013). "Kim Joo Hyuk seeks to bring his new interpretation of Heo Jun in Gu Am Heo Jun". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013.
  7. Kim, Yeon-ji (October 22, 2013). "Hur Jun role was actor's "destiny"". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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