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 18th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
@Bazz
hey bazz nice to see you here,hehehe! i agree with you about Kim Hyun Joon being one of the reason why BOF was sensational…SS501 was already famous in Korea & Japan that time esp KHJ bcoz of him in “We Got Married” as the Sanchu Couple. Lee Min Ho, Jang Keun Sook & Kim Hyun Joong was head to head in the 2010 most handsome face in korea. well of course LHM won that year, so that also proves that he’s also famous.
you’ve seen Mackarel Run? i haven’t seen that drama of LHM but now that you’ve mention it, you haven’t seen him there? oh no…should i watch it?
Lee Min Ho Fighting!
August 18th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Just watched ep2, and it was awesome! I enjoyed it much more than ep1. This show is seriously hilarious and exciting. You guys should totally give it a chance. Take it from someone of the I-think-Lee-Min-Ho-could-use-more-acting-lessons camp. This show is enjoyable even with his passable portrayal of Choi Young.
Choi Young is actually a pretty awesome character. On a better actor, he would have been all kinds of epic. As it is, he is still cool and bad-ass… I’m just not 100% into him yet. Still waiting for that one moment, that one scene, when he’ll become a real person in my eyes. ‘Cause right now I don’t see Choi Young… just LMH in a costume. But I have high hopes. Once LMH settles into this role and become more comfortable in the sageuk setting, I think he’ll be able to put on a better performance.
One thing to note about this drama:
Do NOT watch this without subs if you are non-korean. Be patient and wait to watch it with subs. The best parts of this show are the witty dialogues, the meaningful speeches, and the little jokes here and there that you’ll totally miss if you just watch it raw. And then your impression of the drama will be that it’s boring and uninteresting. That’s what happened to me with ep 1. Seriously, just watching raws and simultaneously reading recaps is not enough to get an accurate feel for this drama. Be fair to it, and watch it properly with subs before passing definitive judgement.
In some shows like “Arang and the Magistrate,” the funniness is in the acting. Skilled actors can bring a scene to life even if the writing is so-so (Not that the writing in Arang is like that. I’m just speaking in general terms). You can enjoy a show like Arang and understand what’s going on even if you don’t 100% understand what’s being said. Kudos to good plotting, compelling visuals, and talented acting on that one.
But when you’ve got a show like “Faith” whose awesomeness lies in the writing, you will miss out on the best part of it if you just watch without understanding what the characters are saying. When I went back and watch ep 1 again WITH subs, I found myself enjoying the show much much more. Lesson learned!
So… watch this show. Watch it with subs. Suspend your disbelief for some wtf parts of it. And have a blast. XD
August 18th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
@clairerosean
Hi, there
I’m watching the new dramas. Faith, To the beautiful you and Arang. Arang seems so good and funny and faith, as @KDaddict says “don’t take it seriously” and just enjoy it whenever you would check it. There are lots of great websites. You can check Dramacrazy.net.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
@ance (300)
What kind of “heavy dramas” do you mean? Like a makjang? (example, “Temptation of Wife”) The kind of drama with lots of over-the-top angst and ridiculous plotlines? Uhh… no thanks. The one good thing about LMH is that at least his choice in drama have improved. Both BOF and Personal Taste were terrible… but City Hunter and this new one is at least fun and compelling.
He doesn’t need to be in a “heavy drama” to show people he’s a good actor. There were a lot of scenes in City Hunter, for example, that were very serious and emotional. Like when Yoon Sung’s dad got injured by the mine and he had to carry him on his back. I was really impressed with LMH’s portrayal of a panicked and distraught youth desperate to save his father.
The point is, when the emotion is blatant and basic and unsophisticated, LMH totally rules. When the emotion must be subtle, intricate, and a bit obscure, however, his skills aren’t strong enough to pull it off. I’m saying this as someone who genuinely likes the guy, but can’t help but notice his flaws.
In any case, I think he will be fine. He is young and has a lot of time to hone his craft. He’ll get better with time.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
@KDaddict
I agree with the package thing. That’s completely right. It seems LMH is 30% acting+50% looks+ 20% charisma. I love deep dramas which teach you something, even if it is trivial. So i just start to watch any drama seriously and if it doesn’t need that spirit, i just give it up and enjoy. Specially when the genre is fantasy and sageuk.
August 18th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
@hny
Remember RP? The past and present time was different. 1 year of present was just 24 hours of the past. I think here also the same low rules. It took just a few hours for him to go and back.
@Jewel
You are right. Normal people’s ideas are always more correct than fans. But the point is whether they were his fans from the beginning? They weren’t. But at some point, they saw something unique in him and became his fans. And as people have different tastes, it’s not possible that all of them just fell for his looks. They love him as a package.
I’m not his fan even if he is super hot. But it seems some of the people don’t criticize him, they are bombing him with their harsh words. As you see he is not famous for his acting skills.
August 18th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
lee min ho always make a something new for every him drama,,that’s why i like him,, and this girl from sad love story right?? uwah she’s comeback !!
August 19th, 2012 at 12:29 am
@Tonberry 304
you have a good point there maybe i just go carried away…my comment wasn’t intend to only you…for that i’m sorry…i can’t judge his acting here i Faith coz i’ve been saving this drama last, and waiting for more episode so i can enjoy it well. i didn’t mean to offend you.
about the “heavy dramas” i also don’t enjoy those kind of genres. it’s too difficult to understand those kind of dramas.
anyway thanks for your intelligent criticism…i sure also hope for LMH maturity as an actor.
August 19th, 2012 at 1:52 am
This show is great, I like it. LMH will never disappoint you.
I’m also watching Arang, To the beautiful you and answer me 1997.
1997 is surprisingly good, I really love it. I recommend you guys give it a try. A very nice drama to show high school life and growing up story. It has many funny moments. I hope Joon Jae is Si Won’s hubby, not his big brother.
August 19th, 2012 at 4:21 am
@ance #308
Hey, don’t say that. I wasn’t offended at all. ^^ And I didn’t think that your comment was directed at only me either. I was just browsing through the comments and randomly responding to things that piqued my interest. I didn’t mean to come off sounding offended. I was just presenting my side of the argument regarding my criticism of LMH. It doesn’t apply to everyone, and doesn’t mean that you are wrong. It just means that our opinions are different. So don’t gooooo. D:
August 19th, 2012 at 5:59 am
Just wanna say that of all the magic powers we’ve seen so far, Philip Lee’s powers look the coolest. He uses it well. First, he uses it to heal and fight. He didn’t just blast everyone away like Choi Young did in ep1, but incorporated the magic into his martial arts, so it looked really bad-ass.
I don’t really understand Choi Young’s power yet, and what it is exactly, so I can’t say if it’s awesome or not. But he can blow a whole gang of policemen away, so it’s really powerful. If the king’s got a general with that kind of destructive powers at his disposal, why would he need to have some foreign healer with him to impress the people? The general who can blow people up is obviously cooler. So is the healer he already has. =_=
The flute player’s powers look like the gayest so far. When he used it to kill that bug…and acting all dramatic and intense about it like it was some kind of awesome bad-ass thing…I seriously burst out laughing. That was the lamest use of magic powers I have seen so far. Like, dude, it’s just a bug. Chill.
And speaking of the flute player…his hairstyle does not look as good on screen as I thought. In the trailer, we didn’t get a close look at him, so I thought he looked alright. But in the actual drama, it looked really gay. The whole ponytail thing on top looks like the kind of hairstyle a little girl would wear. I hope they created a compelling personality for him at least…
August 19th, 2012 at 8:54 am
Hi guys! Here’s my opinion regarding this drama: At first, I wasn’t really looking forward to this drama cause of the synopsis (Dr Jin wasn’t that great in my opinion… and d’synopsis of this drama is almost similar to Dr Jin – which is unfortunate). But I downloaded it anyway – just wanted to see Min Ho’s acting. I’m not a fan of LMH – I find his acting seems to be similar in all of his drama (I don’t find City Hunter that enjoyable either – largely due to his acting in there keeps reminding me of his character in BOF). And I still get the same feeling after watching Ep 1 & 2 of Faith (in regards to his acting).
But I do agree that Choi Young is an awesome character! I sincerely hope LMH will be able to grasp and settle into this role in the upcoming episodes.. Cause right now, in my eyes, he’s just the same LMH.
However, I have a confession to make. This story is way much better than Dr Jin and I’m glad LMH is in it (shows that he knows how to find good scripts). Can’t believe that I actually enjoy this drama way more than I thought I would. (You have to watch it with subs tho). The main lead actress – I think she’s awesome. She actually starred in ‘The Myth’ with Jackie Chan – also as the main lead. Didn’t notice that till someone mentioned it to me. She’s a veteran. LMH’s lucky to be able to act beside her. No wonder he called her noona in one of the interviews =.=” This show is definitely under my watchlist <3
August 19th, 2012 at 11:33 am
I like the magical world of Faith. Loving all the characters right now, except that insane advisor to the King. Looking forward to Monday to see what happen next.
August 19th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@Tonberry 310
thanks Tonberry for understanding…truth is i don’t know much about LHM, i just a fan (not the addicted one) who love to watch his dramas, so whenever his name comes up i checked it out. thanks again for the constructive critisism, you’re right about us having different opinions. “we all have our own opinion” it’s either you stick with it or don’t say anything at all. i’m just happy to find smart people (like you) watching KDramas and give an interesting insight about each dramas. i’m still in battle with myself if i should watch this drama now or i should wait until it has more episodes…i can’t stand the waiting…in Arang & the Magistate i can’t sleep thinking of what might happen, if i watch Faith i think my brain will just freeze (because of too much excitement),hehehehe!
thanks again…and it’s nice to gain a friend… ;D
August 19th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@ance
If you can find subs for it, then you should totally watch it now when it’s still new and popular and everyone is talking about it. That way you’ll have people to discuss things with if you want.
I’m kinda like you. I usually don’t watch dramas that are just coming out. I always wait until all the episodes are in, and watch everything at once. But with this show and Arang, this is the first time I’m watching as soon as the subs are available. And the experience so far has been quite fun. I like being able to watch it and then immediately discussing what happened with another viewer online. ^^ It’s nice.
August 19th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
love the drama already by just watching the actors and actress
August 19th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
My own observation between Faith and Arang are the lead actors.Lee min Ho is the same in acting,he’s the most overrated actor.Good for him that God gave him good looks because he can’t act really.The lead actor in Arang he is truly a real actor. ^^
Faith is a nice drama for me,not the same with Dr.Jin cos this one has powers!I like the actress too…
August 19th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
@Tonberry
i guess you’re right, why wait when it’s still hot…i’ll just finish what i’m watching right now then i’ll start with Faith so i can join the discussion here. i was just wondering, does the writers of this drama or the production team take time to look at this site? there are a lot of suggestions and opinions of fans here, are they even considering some of our thoughts? wouldn’t it be nice if they’re even considering what the fans would want in the flow/ending of the drama?just curious i guess… anyway thanks a lot!
August 19th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
i decided to see the first episode and i’am really sure i’m not gonna watch it anymore,………(lost my 50% interest) now i just watch bridal mask and i wanna try five finger. After bridal mask end i’m gonna see Arang too
August 19th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
As viewers, we enjoy diff shows n actors for diff reasons. It doesn’t always have to be meaningful messages or impressive acting. Somehow eps 1n 2 of Faith remind me of this clip that I love: Both (Faith n clip) take sth profound n make it fun, n also the special effect of electricity. Note what the 2 men say at the v end.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USw_vRlRx5M
August 20th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
@sara-305,
I watched Reply 1997 last nite. Whereas I didn’t know any of the young actors, didn’t think they were emoting particularly well, or had a lot of charisma, I did enjoy the show enormously. It has heart n reminds me of my days as a teenager w my close friends. For me, the total package of any indiv actor counts less than the Total Package of the show. If it solicits an attitude like myphim’s as stated in #313, it succeeds.
August 20th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
Yay, it’s Monday again. Looking forward to the third episode. Choi Young will live again!
August 20th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
@KDaddict (295)
Yes, I also like Johnny Deep as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. It really has great plots, cinematography, and all cast can portray their roles well enough to capture a lot of viewers. But can’t find those attractions in faith. These two can’t be compared.
@sara (306)
I’m a normal kdfan who find and watch interesting stores with great acts. I didn’t see most of the comments about lmh’s acting in this site have harsh words, and also haven’t said lmh fans just fall for his looks. If the actors in faith including lmh were really good in acting, there will be many good comments about the great acting & storyline like in “Arang & the Magistrate”. But now, the thing which can be clearly seen is that many of lmh fans (not all) commenting here are too easily tempered and talking really harshly to other kdfans. Calm yourself down first please….
August 20th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
@Jewel-323,
The Pirates franchise is the most successful series in the history of Hollywood. Anyone would know that It n Faith r distinctly different shows. I said “I watch them in the same spirit”. It is my non-chalant approach to them that is similar, not them. Pt of clarification.
August 20th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
@Jewel
I’m neither angry nor a LMH fan. I just stated my opinion regarding to how some people treat him here or in any other website and i didn’t particularly talking about you coz you weren’t one of those haters. My one and only bias is Lee Seung gi but sometimes i protest if i think something is not right, Of course in my opinion.
@KDaadict-321
Agree. Reply to 1997 is very heart warming. Although i don’t have any nostalgia for the story coz my only love in 1997 was Titanic. But the unpredictable story-line, great acting -specially Shi won’s mom & dad’s- and the style of the story telling is so comforting and enjoyable that you feel you are watching a family documentary. SIG was very good in Love rain but here he really nailed it .