Hur Jun, The Original Story

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Hur Jun, The Original Story
Hur Jun, the Original Story (구암 허준 - Gu-am Heo Joon) - poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Also known as 'Guam Heo Jun
Gu-am Heo Joon'
Genre Historical period drama
Medical drama
Romance
Written by Choi Wan-kyu
Directed by Kim Geun-hong
Kwon Sung-chang
Starring Kim Joo-hyuk
Baek Yoon-sik
Park Jin-hee
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 135
Production
Executive producer(s) Shin Hyun-chang
Running time 35 minutes
Release
Original network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release March 18 (2013-03-18) –
September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23)
Chronology
Related shows Hur Jun
External links
Website

Hur Jun, The Original Story (Hangul: 구암 허준; RR: Guam Heo Jun) is a 2013 South Korean television series about the life of Heo Jun, a commoner who rose up the ranks to become a royal physician in Joseon (he used the pen name "Guam").[1][2] It aired on MBC from March 18 to September 23, 2013 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:50 for 135 episodes.[3]

Heo Jun was the author of the famed oriental medicine textbook Dongui Bogam (lit. "Mirror of Eastern Medicine"), considered the defining text of traditional Korean medicine.[4] This was the fifth dramatization of his life.[5] Lead actor Kim Joo-hyuk is the son of Kim Mu-saeng, who also played the same character in the 1975 series Tenacity.[6][7]

Plot

Heo Jun is the son of a concubine and the governor of Yeongcheon. When he witnesses brilliant doctor Yoo Ui-tae save a dying person, he decides to become a doctor. First he works as a medicinal herb gatherer, then with the help of Ye-jin at Yoo Ui-tae's clinic, he studies rare medical texts imported from the Ming dynasty. With his expanded medical knowledge, Heo Jun begins to treat patients under Yoo Ui-tae's tutelage. But he later despairs of his inability to cure his mentor's stomach cancer. Despite the era's oppressive caste system and his commoner background, Heo Jun rises to the top of his field and becomes King Seonjo's royal physician.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Extended cast

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  • Ji Sang-hyuk as Sang-hwa
  • Jo Soo-jung as Soo-yeon
  • Jo Woo-jin as Woo Gong-bo
  • Lee Kye-in as Dol-swe
  • Hyun Chul-ho as Public officer Kim
  • Kim Byung-ki as Sung In-chul
  • Na Sung-kyun as Jung Sung-pil
  • Song Jae-hee as Lee Jung-myung
  • Kim Cheol-ki as Bae Chun-soo
  • Yoo Tae-woong as Kim Gong-ryang
  • Lee Chan as Kim Byung-jo
  • Shin Gook as Prime minister
  • Im Seung-dae as Eunuch
  • Joo Ah-sung as Gu Tae-hoon
  • Hwang Bo-mi as Lady Jang
  • Choi Hyun-seo as Eun-ok
  • Ryu Sung-hoon as Jang Jung
  • Hyun Chul-ho as Mr. Kim

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Kim Joo-hyuk Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Namgung Min Nominated
Golden Acting Award, Actor Baek Yoon-sik Nominated
Best New Actress Park Eun-bin Nominated

References

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External links

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