Heart Surgeons
2018 South Korean television series
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Heart Surgeons[3] (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.[4][5]
Also known as
- Two Lives One Heart[1]
- Thoracic Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hangul
흉부외과: 심장을 훔친 의사들
Hanja
胸部外科 - 心臟을 훔친 醫師들
Lit.Thoracic Surgery: Doctors Who Stole Your Heart
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Promotional poster | |
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| Hangul | 흉부외과: 심장을 훔친 의사들 |
| Hanja | 胸部外科 - 心臟을 훔친 醫師들 |
| Lit. | Thoracic Surgery: Doctors Who Stole Your Heart |
| RR | Hyungbuoegwa: simjangeul humchin uisadeul |
| MR | Hyungbuoegwa: simjangŭl humch'in ŭisadŭl |
| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | Park Young-soo (SBS) |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Jo Young-kwang |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| 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.[6]
Cast
Main
- Go Soo as Park Tae-soo, a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant.[7][8]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
Supporting
- Kim Ye-won as Ahn Ji-na, a cardiology fellow and Soo-yeon's friend .[11]
- 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.[12]
- 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.[13]
- Choi Dae-hoon as Goo Dong-joon[14]
- Jung Hee-tae as Lee Dae-young[15]
- Park Kyung-hye as Lee Seon-young[16]
- Lee Jae-won as Nam Woo-jin[17]
- Oh Dong-min as Moon Seung-jae[18]
- Nam Tae-boo as Lee Mi-ran[19]
- Jung Yoo-min as Bae Yoo-ri, a scrub nurse.[20]
- 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.[21]
- The first script reading with the cast was held in early August 2018.[22]
Ratings
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[23] | Nielsen Korea[24] | |||
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | September 27, 2018[b] | 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 | —[c] | 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 | [25] |
| 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
- In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
- Episodes 1 to 4 aired back-to-back due to the broadcast of the film Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days the previous day.
- Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.