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 1st, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Speak about age differences, I think that many Korean dramas have a lead actress older than male actor. I don’t know if Korean man like noona.
Still sometimes it makes me sad. But I think the writer wants to make the great story with this pairing.
Minho Oppa FIGHTING!!
August 1st, 2012 at 6:12 pm
when this drama series will be launching officially nationwide in which the dvd will be released soon? i am waiting for min ho drama soon^
August 1st, 2012 at 10:27 pm
@ KDaddict: Hello you!
Thanks for the cheers. I don’t write as much as I would want to (real life and all…) but it’s fun. I also tend to comment a bit less on other sites but only cause I don’t have time: Still read what you write tho.
August 1st, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Oppa Min Ho Fighting!!!
August 1st, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I’m KDrama Addict
August 2nd, 2012 at 7:50 am
KDaddict 81,
Well, she is an yeemo and looks like an yeemo, alright. No doubt about that.
But I will still watch this drama, just because of LMH. I hope there won’t be many romantic scenes.
August 3rd, 2012 at 12:15 am
Oppa fighting, , i love you so much <3<3
August 3rd, 2012 at 3:13 am
can’t wait to watch this movie soon
August 3rd, 2012 at 5:39 am
im gonna watch it because of both Kim hee sun & Lee min ho…
August 3rd, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Segeralah drama seri korea ini tayang..karena saya sudah tidak sabar untuk menyaksikannya..Oppa fighting
August 3rd, 2012 at 2:54 pm
@Charlie-106,
In that case: I hope she doesn’t ruin the viewing experience on Faith for you, as Moon So Ri utterly utterly ruined Legend for me! Good luck.
August 3rd, 2012 at 3:00 pm
oppa…. although this is your first attempt with historical drama. m sure u will do ur best. n about the age gap, i think it really doesn’t matter until the script and acting is good! all de best n gud luck
August 3rd, 2012 at 4:42 pm
love lee minho… =)
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:27 pm
every time,most of the time all of the korean drama are really nice to watch especially if lee min ho are the main actor, he’s really good at acting and he his really so handsome to be exact hoping that there will be more interesting movie or series that we can enjoy to watch”,)FIGHTING OPPA…..
August 4th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
I can’t wait to watch this! I miss LMH so much! <3
August 5th, 2012 at 12:43 am
Eight more days to go. Faith fighting!!!
August 5th, 2012 at 10:41 am
can’t waitiiiing >,<..
August 5th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Kim Hee Sun was cast for this drama waaay before Lee Min Ho. Even during the tough times when they could not find a lead actor for Faith, she stuck around and waited 2 years…2 YEARS… for the production team to come together. All you idiots who are complaining that they should find a younger actress to pair with Lee Min Ho can shove it.
Also, her character is supposed to be some kind of great surgeon. Have you ever met any surgeons under the age of 30? They have to find an actress that is within the appropriate age range, so Kim Hee Sun is perfect for this role.
August 5th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
hmmm..another medical drama..i hope it will be good and fast paced… but Kim Hee Sun is too old for Lee Min Ho..i hope they’ll have a good chemistry though,…i’m looking forward to this..
August 6th, 2012 at 5:27 am
@PizzaHead: I completely agree with you on this. Plus in the ancient times men matured quicker than now (physically & mentally): You could be married and with a child at 18. The lifespan wasn’t that good either: If LMH’s character finds a woman he loves I will certainly not oppose!
PS: Am I the only one who almost never checks out the age of actors/actresses? Sometimes I find it weird and I do some googling but otherwise…
August 6th, 2012 at 5:34 am
Lee Min Ho, I am so glad to see a new project of yours that I have been waiting for for so long <3 <3 <3
August 6th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
hmm i’m quite not interested in watching this drama since its storyline seems be same with dr.jin..
August 6th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
@erika Lmao, i think you didnt watch the teasers at all.Anyway to each their own.In this drama it is not about curing everybody, it is about a ‘warrior’ fighting with people with supernatural powers as you can see from the teasers….Lee min ho will never choose a bad project smh.
August 6th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
i feel the same with erika, i see lee min ho’s drama but never finish it BBF remake of meteor garden so i’m not interesing, personal taste not really good and city hunter i just watch it untill 3 episode, i think he should choose nonusual character to show his acting ability
August 6th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
can’t wait this drama airing!! hehe ^^