The King's Doctor () is a 2012 South Korean television series depicting (1625–1697), Joseon Dynasty veterinarian, starring Cho Seung-woo and Lee Yo-won. It aired on MBC from October 1, 2012 to March 25, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 50 episodes. The historical/period epic drama commemorated MBC's 51st anniversary.
Filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province, The King's Doctor was directed by Lee Byung-hoon, known for his previous works Hur Jun, Jewel in the Palace, Yi San and Dong Yi. This marked the first television drama for actor Cho Seung-woo in his 13-year film and stage career."Cho Seung-woo to make small screen debut in Jewel in the Palace director's next series" . 10Asia. May 8, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
Plot The life of a Joseon-era low-class veterinarian specializing in the treatment of horses, who rises to become the royal physician in charge of the King's health.
Cast
Main characters Cho Seung-woo as Baek Kwang-hyun Ahn Do-gyu as young Kwang-hyun Lee Yo-won as Kang Ji-nyeong Roh Jeong-eui as young Ji-nyeong/Young-dal Son Chang-min as Lee Myung-hwan Yoo Sun as Jang In-joo Lee Sang-woo as Lee Sung-ha Nam Da-reum as young Lee Sung-ha Lee Soon-jae as Ko Joo-man Han Sang-jin as King Hyeonjong Kim So-eun as Princess Sukhwi Jo Bo-ah as Seo Eun-seo
Supporting characters
Kang Ki-young as Horse Doctor Kim Chang-wan as Jung Sung-jo Jeon No-min as Kang Do-joon, Kwang-hyun's father Choi Su-rin as Joo In-ok Kim Hye-sun as Queen Inseon Lee Hee-do as Choo Ki-bae Maeng Sang-hoon as Oh Jang-bak Ahn Sang-tae as Ja-bong In Gyo-jin as Kwon Suk-chul as Yoon Tae-joo as Park Dae-mang as Jo Jung-chul Shin Gook as Shin Byung-ha as Court Lady Kwak as Ma Do-heum Lee Ga-hyun as Queen Myeongseong Joo Jin-mo as Sa-am Uhm Hyun-kyung as So Ka-young Park Hyuk-kwon as Baek Seok-gu Hwang Young-hee as Baek Seok-gu's wife Yoon Hee-seok as Seo Doo-shik as Jo Bi as Hong Mi-geum Oh In-hye as Jung Mal-geum Seo Beom-shik as Kang Jung-doo Im Chae-won as Lee Myung-hwan Na Sung-kyun as Park Byung-joo as Choi Ga-bi Heo Yi-seul as Park Eun-bi Yoo In-suk as farmer Han Choon-il as doctor at royal horse stable as doctor at royal horse stable Kim Ho-young as Oh Kyu-tae as First Secretary So Hyang as Kyu-soo Jung Dong-gyu as Shim Moon-kwan as Ji-pyung Lee Jong-goo as Lee Myung-hwan's stepfather Yang Han-yeol as young Ji-nyeong's friend as Doo-mok as Guru Uigeumbu Shin Joon-young as Byun as Joseon's officer Choi Eun-seok as Joseon's officer as Joseon's officer Park Gi-san as Joseon's officer as Joseon's officer
Guest appearances
Jung Gyu-woon as Crown Prince Sohyeon Kyung Soo-jin as Crown Princess Minhoe of the Kang clan Sunwoo Jae-duk as King Injo Choi Deok-moon as King Hyojong as Kim Ja-jeom Jang Young-nam as Do-joon's wife and Kwang-hyun's mother Seo Hyun-jin as So-yong Jo, later Gwi-in Jo as Lee Hyung-ik as Boo Tae-soo Lee Hee-jin as Woo-hee as Soo-bo, Woo-hee's older brother as Choi Hyun-wook as Hong Yoon-shik Kang Han-byeol as little crown prince, later King Sukjong Jung Yoon-seok as the child (ep 8)
Episode ratings In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Original broadcast date Episode Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 2012-10-01 01 10.0% (15th) 11.7% (8th) 8.7% (16th) 9.1% (17th) 2012-10-02 02 12.5% (9th) 13.1% (7th) 9.7% (15th) 10.7% (10th) 2012-10-08 03 (NR) (NR) (NR) (NR) 2012-10-09 04 9.2% (17th) 9.2% (19th) 10.0% (12th) 11.0% (11th) 2012-10-15 05 11.7% (14th) 13.4% (5th) 10.4% (13th) 12.1% (8th) 2012-10-16 06 12.5% (7th) 12.6% (6th) 12.9% (6th) 13.9% (5th) 2012-10-22 07 15.0% (3rd) 16.1% (3rd) 14.3% (4th) 15.6% (3rd) 2012-10-23 08 15.3% (5th) 16.9% (4th) 14.3% (5th) 16.9% (3rd) 2012-10-29 09 13.1% (4th) 14.8% (4th) 13.4% (3rd) 15.2% (3rd) 2012-10-30 10 14.0% (9th) 16.0% (5th) 13.5% (7th) 15.1% (5th) 2012-11-05 11 14.5% (5th) 16.0% (4th) 14.7% (4th) 15.9% (4th) 2012-11-06 12 15.5% (4th) 17.1% (4th) 15.4% (4th) 16.8% (4th) 2012-11-12 13 13.8% (9th) 14.0% (5th) 14.6% (4th) 16.4% (4th) 2012-11-13 14 16.4% (4th) 17.8% (3rd) 16.8% (4th) 18.5% (3rd) 2012-11-19 15 15.7% (5th) 17.9% (4th) 17.8% (3rd) 20.0% (3rd) 2012-11-20 16 16.7% (4th) 17.4% (4th) 18.1% (3rd) 20.3% (3rd) 2012-11-26 17 17.0% (4th) 19.1% (3rd) 17.7% (3rd) 19.5% (3rd) 2012-11-27 18 17.8% (4th) 19.9% (3rd) 18.9% (3rd) 20.6% (2nd) 2012-12-03 19 19.1% (4th) 21.4% (3rd) 18.0% (3rd) 19.7% (3rd) 2012-12-04 20 18.7% (2nd) 21.7% (1st) 17.8% (2nd) 19.1% (1st) 2012-12-10 21 17.6% (3rd) 19.7% (1st) 16.0% (4th) 17.5% (2nd) 2012-12-11 22 17.4% (3rd) 20.7% (3rd) 17.4% (3rd) 18.8% (3rd) 2012-12-17 23 17.5% (3rd) 19.0% (3rd) 17.7% (3rd) 19.0% (3rd) 2012-12-18 24 18.0% (3rd) 19.7% (3rd) 18.9% (3rd) 20.6% (2nd) 2012-12-24 25 17.2% (3rd) 19.3% (3rd) 17.1% (3rd) 19.1% (3rd) 2012-12-25 26 20.2% (3rd) 21.7% (3rd) 19.1% (3rd) 19.9% (3rd) 2013-01-01 27 18.1% (3rd) 20.0% (3rd) 18.1% (3rd) 19.4% (3rd) 2013-01-07 28 18.3% (3rd) 20.7% (3rd) 16.6% (3rd) 17.7% (3rd) 2013-01-08 29 20.3% (3rd) 22.1% (2nd) 18.3% (3rd) 19.7% (3rd) 2013-01-14 30 18.9% (3rd) 21.1% (3rd) 18.1% (3rd) 19.5% (3rd) 2013-01-15 31 20.5% (3rd) 23.0% (2nd) 19.2% (3rd) 20.4% (3rd) 2013-01-21 32 19.4% (3rd) 21.3% (2nd) 20.1% (3rd) 21.8% (3rd) 2013-01-22 33 20.7% (3rd) 22.9% (2nd) 20.0% (3rd) 21.4% (3rd) 2013-01-28 34 19.4% (3rd) 22.2% (2nd) 18.4% (3rd) 20.1% (3rd) 2013-01-29 35 21.5% (3rd) 24.4% (2nd) 21.0% (3rd) 21.5% (3rd) 2013-02-04 36 22.8% (3rd) 24.8% (2nd) 22.4% (3rd) 24.2% (2nd) 2013-02-05 37 (2nd) (2nd) (3rd) (2nd) 2013-02-11 38 20.8% (3rd) 24.1% (2nd) 19.3% (3rd) 20.7% (3rd) 2013-02-12 39 19.5% (4th) 22.2% (3rd) 20.3% (2nd) 22.7% (2nd) 2013-02-18 40 21.2% (3rd) 24.1% (2nd) 19.4% (3rd) 21.4% (3rd) 2013-02-19 41 19.7% (3rd) 22.5% (2nd) 18.1% (4th) 19.0% (4th) 2013-02-25 42 20.6% (3rd) 23.3% (3rd) 19.6% (3rd) 22.0% (3rd) 2013-02-26 43 20.0% (3rd) 21.5% (3rd) 19.7% (3rd) 21.9% (3rd) 2013-03-04 44 18.4% (3rd) 20.6% (3rd) 18.4% (3rd) 20.6% (3rd) 2013-03-05 45 18.8% (3rd) 20.5% (2nd) 18.5% (4th) 20.4% (2nd) 2013-03-11 46 19.6% (3rd) 21.7% (3rd) 18.8% (3rd) 20.6% (3rd) 2013-03-12 47 18.9% (4th) 21.0% (4th) 19.4% (3rd) 21.4% (3rd) 2013-03-18 48 18.0% (5th) 20.5% (4th) 18.8% (3rd) 20.9% (3rd) 2013-03-19 49 17.9% (5th) 19.6% (5th) 19.1% (4th) 21.1% (3rd) 2013-03-25 50 17.2% (4th) 18.4% (5th) 17.8% (4th) 20.2% (3rd) Average 17.3% - 17.1% -
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2012 Grand Prize (Daesang) Cho Seung-woo Best Drama The King's Doctor Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Cho Seung-woo Son Chang-min Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Lee Yo-won Yoo Sun Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Han Sang-jin Lee Sang-woo Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Kim Hye-sun Best New Actress Kim So-eun
International broadcast Country Channel Series premiere Title NHK 馬医 (Umai) SCTV Phim tổng hợp Ngự y của hoàng đế Channel 25 Морины эмч (Morinii emch) Rupavahini ඉසිවර වෙදැදුරු (Isiwara Wedaduru) Cambodian Television Network ពេទ្យសេះម្ចាស់ស្នេហ៍ (Pet Seh Mchas Sne) Indosiar King's Doctor GMA Network TRT 1
References
External links Horse Doctor Official MBC website