Heart Surgeons () 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.
Synopsis The series revolves around the thoracic surgery department of a hospital.
Cast Main Go Soo as Park Tae-soo, a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant. 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. 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.
Supporting Kim Ye-won as Ahn Ji-na, a cardiology fellow and Soo-yeon's friend . 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. 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. Choi Dae-hoon as Goo Dong-joon Jung Hee-tae as Lee Dae-young Park Kyung-hye as Lee Seon-young Lee Jae-won as Nam Woo-jin Oh Dong-min as Moon Seung-jae Nam Tae-boo as Lee Mi-ran Jung Yoo-min as Bae Yoo-ri, a scrub nurse. 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. The first script reading with the cast was held in early August 2018.
Ratings Broadcast dateAverage audience share TNmSNielsen KoreaNationwideNationwideSeoul 1September 27, 2018 7.3% 6.9% 7.6% 2 7.7% 7.5% 8.1% 3 7.2% 6.2% 4 6.9% 6.5% 6.9% 5October 3, 2018 6.8% 6.8% 7.2% 6 8.0% 8.5% 8.8% 7October 4, 2018 8.0% 6.9% 7.2% 8 8.4% 8.6% 9October 10, 2018 5.8% 10 7.3% 7.0% 7.3% 11October 11, 2018 6.9% 7.4% 7.8% 12 7.5% 8.3% 8.5% 13October 17, 2018 6.2% 6.3% 14 7.0% 6.9% 7.9% 15October 18, 2018 7.6% 7.2% 7.9% 16 8.3% 17October 24, 2018 6.2% 6.3% 18 7.1% 7.0% 7.7% 19October 25, 2018 7.6% 6.7% 7.1% 20 7.7% 7.5% 8.0% 21October 31, 2018 6.0%6.5% 6.2% 22 6.6% 8.1% 7.5% 23November 1, 2018 6.7% 7.6% 8.5% 24 7.0% 8.4% 9.6% 25November 7, 2018 6.1% 5.8% 6.3% 26 7.4% 7.1% 7.8% 27November 8, 2018 rowspan="3" 6.4% 7.5% 28 7.5% 8.8% 29November 14, 2018 5.8% 6.6% 30 6.4% 7.3% 8.3% 31November 15, 2018 7.4% 7.8% 8.9% 32 7.9% 8.4% 9.4% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.2018SBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday DramaGo SooExcellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday DramaUhm Ki-joonExcellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday DramaSeo Ji-hyeBest Supporting ActorChoi Dae-hoonBest Supporting ActressPark Kyung-hyeProducer's Award for ActorUhm Ki-joon
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