Faith @ The Great Doctor
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Title: 신의 / Faith
Chinese Title: 信義 / 神醫
Also Known as: The Great Doctor
Genre: Romance, Historical, Fantasy, Time-Travel, Medical
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-13 to 2012-Oct-30
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Synopsis
This drama shows the love between a warrior from the Goryeo Period and a female doctor from the present day, their love transcending time and space.
Yoo Eun Soo (Kim Hee Sun) is a 33-year old plastic surgeon in the year 2012. She was originally a general surgeon, but quickly found that it was an overworked, under-paid profession and jumped ship to plastic surgery. Her dream is to someday open her own practice. But one day, Choi Young (Lee Min Ho) kidnaps her and takes her back to the Goryeo era because needing her medical skills. Their love story spans centuries but also warring beliefs. He gave up on love to be an unflinching warrior.
Cast
Main Cast
Lee Min Ho as Choi Young
Kim Hee Sun as Yoo Eun Soo
Yoo Oh Sung as Ki Cheol
Lee Philip as Jang Bin
Ryu Duk Hwan as King Gong Min
Park Se Young as Princess Nogook
Supporting Cast
Sung Hoon as Cheon Eum Ja
Shin Eun Jung as Hwa Soo In
Lee Byung Joon as Jo Il Sin
Baek Gwang Doo as Baek Choong Suk
Kim Jong Moon as Oh Dae Man
Jung Yoo Chan as Joo Suk
Kang Chang Mook as Deol Bae
Yoon Kyun Sang as Deok Man
Kim Soo Yun as Deo Gi
Kim Mi Kyung as Court lady Choi
Kwon Min as Ahn Do Chi
Park Yoon Jae as Duk Heung (the king’s uncle)
Other
Choi Won Hong as Kyung Chang (King Choong Jung)
Oh Jae Moo as Lee Sung Gye
Lee Sook as Man Bo Sibling
Song Kyung Chul (송경철) as Man Bo Sibling
Song Min Hyung as Lee Je Hyun
Kim Hyung Jong as Lee Saek
Park Jin Soo (박진수) as Shin Bi Geosa
Ji Yoon Ho (지윤호) as Ji Ho
Choi Chang Yub as Si Wool
Lee Soo (이수) as Ahn Jae
Choi Min Soo as Moon Chi Hoo (Leader of Crescent Moons)
Kim Hyo Sun as Mae Hee
Ahn Jae Wook as Eun-Soo’s ex-boyfriend (ep.1)
Park Hwi Soon as Eun Soo’s second man
Oh Kwang Rok as fortune teller
Oh Hyun Chul as King Choong Hye
Park Sang Won as Yuan Envoy / Son Yoo (ep 19)
Production Credits
Production Company: KIMJONGHAK Production
Director: Kim Jong Hak
Screenwriter: Song Ji Na
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2012-08-13 | 1 | 12.2 (9th) | 13.8 (5th) | 9.4 (16th) | 10.8 (10th) |
| 2012-08-14 | 2 | 11.8 (9th) | 13.1 (7th) | 10.3 (9th) | 11.4 (7th) |
| 2012-08-20 | 3 | 13.4 (10th) | 15.8 (5th) | 10.3 (17th) | 11.6 (10th) |
| 2012-08-21 | 4 | 13.2 (8th) | 15.5 (5th) | 11.5 (12th) | 12.8 (7th) |
| 2012-08-27 | 5 | 12.9 (11th) | 14.5 (6th) | 10.6 (16th) | 11.6 (13th) |
| 2012-08-28 | 6 | 13.1 (10th) | 14.8 (8th) | 12.2 (14th) | 13.5 (13th) |
| 2012-09-03 | 7 | 12.3 (8th) | 13.9 (7th) | 9.8 (12th) | 10.9 (8th) |
| 2012-09-04 | 8 | 12.6 (11th) | 13.9 (7th) | 11.0 (12th) | 12.4 (8th) |
| 2012-09-10 | 9 | 11.6 (13th) | 12.8 (6th) | 11.8 (10th) | 13.2 (6th) |
| 2012-09-11 | 10 | 11.7 (14th) | 13.0 (9th) | 11.2 (10th) | 11.4 (9th) |
| 2012-09-17 | 11 | 11.8 (15th) | 13.5 (9th) | 10.4 (16th) | 11.3 (13th) |
| 2012-09-18 | 12 | 11.2 (13th) | 12.2 (8th) | 10.1 (13th) | 11.0 (11th) |
| 2012-09-24 | 13 | 10.7 (11th) | 12.2 (7th) | 9.7 (12th) | 10.9 (10th) |
| 2012-09-25 | 14 | 10.2 (17th) | 11.6 (10th) | 9.0 (17th) | 9.7 (15th) |
| 2012-10-01 | 15 | 11.1 (7th) | 12.7 (7th) | 9.3 (14th) | 9.9 (11th) |
| 2012-10-02 | 16 | 9.6 (17th) | 10.2 (13th) | 9.5 (18th) | 9.7 (13th) |
| 2012-10-08 | 17 | 13.2 (6th) | 14.1 (6th) | 10.5 (12th) | 11.4 (9th) |
| 2012-10-09 | 18 | 11.5 (15th) | 13.0 (8th) | 9.9 (13th) | 10.6 (13th) |
| 2012-10-15 | 19 | 9.2 (17th) | 10.6 (13th) | 8.8 (19th) | 9.5 (17th) |
| 2012-10-16 | 20 | 10.7 (11th) | 11.9 (7th) | 9.9 (8th) | 10.9 (8th) |
| 2012-10-22 | 21 | 10.2 (19th) | 11.7 (9th) | 9.3 (19th) | 10.5 (12th) |
| 2012-10-23 | 22 | 9.7 (17th) | 11.6 (9th) | 8.9 (17th) | 10.0 (14th) |
| 2012-10-29 | 23 | 9.1 (20th) | 10.3 (13th) | 8.7 | 9.7 (15th) |
| 2012-10-30 | 24 | 10.5 (16th) | 11.4 (11th) | 10.1 (14th) | 10.9 (13th) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here
Note
Lee Philip injured his eyes during the drama and was forced to have surgery. So they killed his character abruptly after episode 19.
Awards
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Actor Awards (Mini Series), Lee Min Ho (Faith)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Awards, Lee Min Ho (Faith)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Park Se Young (Faith)
Poster
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Hey people, Ep 1 with english subs is out over at dramafever.
http://www.dramafever.com/drama/4123/1/Faith/
Go watch it if you haven’t seen it yet.
August 15th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Sound like another good series. Other players are good, but The lead actress is quite old with tick&flashy makeup, too sophisticated, noisy, not posses credible look as doctor. Hope her character will change as the series go on.
August 16th, 2012 at 12:00 am
This is very like Dr. Jin . i an not interested this series !!! this is old story !!! Too boring
August 16th, 2012 at 3:44 am
no its different from Dr Jin. give some time to story
August 16th, 2012 at 5:25 am
i like soooooooooooooooooooo much lee min ho
August 16th, 2012 at 5:42 am
Ep1
I love when a drama starts in the middle of the story without any introduction to characters, and you suddenly enter to a unfamiliar mysterious world. Using the black color and visual effects also adds to the suspense and the mystery of the drama.
This is exactly what separates the two worlds -past and present- The present is a bright and simple world with ordinary people without any mystical feature.
LMH.When he became this manly and mature? Although all the actors have their particular acting traits and LMH is not an exception but here, even from the first moments of the drama, i can see a different LMH. I know it’s very soon for judging his acting but it seems he ‘s gotten very mature comparing to his other roles. His character is a cold and serious character but i can see he has a kind, gentle side too. I still don’t have any idea about the female lead.
August 16th, 2012 at 9:37 am
i want see next episode.
i hope rating come up soon
August 16th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Great start to Faith. Loving all the characters and loving this mysterious, fantasy world I find myself in.
August 16th, 2012 at 10:37 am
Wow. Caught my attention.
August 16th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
This drama is great !!!!!!
KHS sooooooooooooo pretty and cute
LMH also looks very smartttttt
arhh can’t wait for the nxt ep
August 16th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Faith ( The great Doctor) Ep 2 Eng sub
http://krdramawatch.blogspot.com/2012/08/faith-great-doctor-ep-2-eng-sub.html
August 16th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
If you take away the magic element, this kind of show is a dime a dozen. I feel like I’ve seen it all before (no, not referring to Dr. Jin. I didn’t even watch that show), and there is nothing special about the story or the characters other than their magic powers. It’s just another political saguek about ppl fighting for power…same old, same old. Lee Min ho is boring and still can’t emote. (Did he get worst after cityhunter?) He would be great playing a robot for his next drama. It’s basically what he is now. Kim Hee Sun is ditzy and screechy and had 0 chemistry with lmh. Yup, I’m dropping this drama.
August 16th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
I hope Yoo Eun Soo is Park Min Young…:(
August 16th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Not interesting story same genre time travel so boring….lmh not a good actor
August 16th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
watched 2eps…it still looks ok to me…will continue to watch it…hope it gets better =) btw…Lee Min Ho is hot LOL XD
August 17th, 2012 at 6:03 am
Ep2
The door of heaven is closed and the doctor’s destiny will change forever. I love her being confused and scared. It’s so natural that she doesn’t know what to do at the moment but still is caring for her patient. Her acting is good and i don’t feel their age gap at all.
CY is a very interesting character. He is cold, lonely, brave and loyal person with great swordsmanship and martial skills yet just looks for a opportunity to sleep. I’m very glad. That annoying hidden smirk is not in LMH’s face anymore. Now his eyes can covey lots of emotions and i can feel two leads chemistry.
@Jerry
It’s a bit unfair to say he is like a robot. If there are two robots among actors, they are Younghwa and Kim Hyun Joong whose whole body turn instead of their neck when you call them.
August 17th, 2012 at 7:45 am
i really like it, its different than any other drama i’ve seen……..
August 17th, 2012 at 8:10 am
i really want see next episode.i think we must wait for great story and great drama
August 17th, 2012 at 11:01 am
i’m not too impressed after 2 episodes. ep 1 i was reminded of QIM, ep 2 of Jin. Aside from the beautiful visuals, most things are mediocre. I hope it gets better since LMH is one of the reasons i m watching. He is not the best actor, neither is he bad. Whats weird sometimes is when he was great at emoting, his words came out monotonous. but there is definitely a lot of hotness.
August 17th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
i really like that drama and i am very keen to see the next episode…
August 17th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I love ep2 of Faith…I like the king everytime he delivered a speech and so with Lee Philip…Kim Hee Sun is quite funny I like her when she’s already in Goryeo:)hahah esp when she said they are filming a movie lol ofcors with all their get up who woudn’t think they are really filming a film?lol
As for Lee Min Ho when he talk he seem like reading his script no emotion at all…no conviction everytime he delivered his speech.But without a doubt he’s hot with his costume!He don’t sound like a General in Goryeo Dynasty.
August 17th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Lee Min Ho is good when he gets mad:) that’s his forte…he’s good in delivering anger in acting!
August 17th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Is this show good? Anybody here recommend it? Seems like 1/3 of yu hate it, 1/3 of yu like it, and 1/3 thinks its just ok. I’m not familiar with any of these actors. All new faces to me b/c i dunt watch much drama recently. Are they any good?
August 17th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
@LilDuckling,
If LMH, Philip Lee, etc. r new faces to you, then you are probably relatively new to Korean drama. Welcome.
Do u know this website: dramabeans.com
They have reviews out for the 1st two eps of Faith.
http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/08/faith-episode-1/
That’s a good place to find out all rounded info abt KDs.
August 17th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
It is super boring. If LEE Min Ho is not in it, seriously half the people would not be watching it. The story is boring, the supporting actors look like really bad extras. Its almost a little shocking. Pity Lee Min Ho to be in something like this when his usual drama standard is so high and this drama being so lame is not even his fault.