| Yong-pal | |
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Yong-pal promotional poster
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| Also known as | The Gang Doctor |
| Genre | Medical drama Action Romance Drama |
| Written by | Jang Hyuk-rin |
| Directed by | Oh Jin-suk |
| Starring | Joo Won Kim Tae-hee Chae Jung-an Jo Hyun-jae |
| Composer(s) | Park Gi-heon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Originallanguage(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executiveproducer(s) | Moon Bo-mi |
| Producer(s) | Park Young-soo Kim Si-hwan |
| Editor(s) | Lee Hyun-ah Jung Il-won |
| Cinematography | Yoon Dae-young Choi Je-rak |
| Running time | 65 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Productioncompany(s) | HB Entertainment |
Yong-pal is a 2015 South Korean drama series starring Joo Won, Kim Tae-hee, Chae Jung-an and Jo Hyun-jae. It airs on SBS on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes, beginning 5 August 2015. Originally it slated for 16 episodes, but due to drama popularity it has been extended by two episodes. The drama will then end with a total of eighteen episodes on October
Synopsis :
Kim Tae-hyun is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay for his sister's medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong-pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with criminals and corrupt plutocrats. Joining a team of corrupt physicians Kim rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo-jin, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.
Cast
Main Character :
Joo Won as Kim Tae-hyun
A skilled surgeon, who under the alias Yong-pal moonlights as a mercenary doctor for hire
Kim Tae-hee as Han Yeo-jin
A chaebol heiress placed in a coma by her enemies
Chae Jung-an as Lee Chae-young
Han Do-joon's wife
Jo Hyun-jae as Han Do-joon
Han Yeo-jin's half-brother, who covets his sister's inheritance
Supporting characters :
Jung Woong-in as Chief Lee
Stephanie Lee as Cynthia
Song Kyung-chul as Doo-chul
Ahn Se-ha as Man-sik
Bae Hye-sun as Nurse Hwang
Jo Bok-rae as Park Tae-yong
Cha Soon-bae as Chief Shin
Kim Mi-kyung as Charge nurse, surgery
Oh Na-ra as Charge nurse, intensive care
Park Pal-young as Hospital director
Park Hye-soo as Kim So-hyun
Do Yong-gu as Tae-hyun's father
Kim Na-woon as Tae-hyun's mother
Nam Myung-ryul as Chae-young's father
Jang Gwang as Chairman Go
Yoo Seung-mok as Detective Lee
Jo Hwi as Detective Kim
Kim Dong-seok
Lee Jooyeon
Choi Min as Sung Hoon (cameo ep 1&2)