Big Thing (Korean: 대물; Hanja: 大物; RR: Daemul) is a 2010 South Korean television drama based on manhwa artist Park In-kwon's comic Daemul, and stars Go Hyun-jung as South Korea's first female president.[1][2][3] Number one in its timeslot for 11 consecutive weeks,[4] it gained successful ratings due to its cast and story arcs based on topical and controversial themes.[5][6]
| Big Thing | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Daemul The President Lady President |
| Genre | Drama Romance Political drama |
| Based on | Daemul by Park In-kwon |
| Written by | Yoo Dong-yoon |
| Directed by | Oh Jong-rok Jo Hyun-tak |
| Starring | Go Hyun-jung Kwon Sang-woo Cha In-pyo Lee Soo-kyung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Goo Bon-geun Lee Myung-woo |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company | Victory Contents |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | 6 October – 23 December 2010 |
Plot
editAnchorwoman Seo Hye-rim (Go Hyun-jung), who gets fired while protesting about her husband's undeserved death, enters politics through the proposal of Kang Tae-san (Cha In-pyo), a member of the ruling party and a strong candidate for the next presidential elections. With the help of Ha Do-ya (Kwon Sang-woo) whom she's known since childhood, Seo becomes the first female president of South Korea. With political pressure and threats of potential impeachment from her rival Kang and his allies, Seo faces the crises and challenges of her term.[7]
Cast
edit- Go Hyun-jung as Seo Hye-rim
- Kwon Sang-woo as Ha Do-ya
- Cha In-pyo as Kang Tae-san
- Lee Soo-kyung as Jang Se-jin
- Park Geun-hyung as Jo Bae-ho (president of Democratic Party)
- Lee Soon-jae as Baek Sung-min (former President)
- Choi Il-hwa as Kim Myung-hwan (Tae-san's father-in-law)
- Lee Jae-yong as Gong Sung-jo (Do-ya's boss)
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Son Bon-Shik (media director)
- Im Hyun-sik as Ha Bong-do (Do-ya's father)
- Lee Joo-Shil as Yoon Myung-Ja (Hye-rim's mother)
- Kim Jae-bin as Park Dong-Hwa (Hye-rim's son)
- Seo Ji-young as Kim Ji-soo (Tae-san's wife, Myung-hwan's daughter)
- Song Ok-sook as Madam Min – Min Kyung-woo (friend of Se-jin's mother)
- Jang Young-nam as Wang Joong-ki (electoral specialist)
- Park Ji-il as Chief of Staff
- Kim Il-woo as Oh Jae-bong (Bae-ho's subordinate)
- Yum Dong-Hyun as Seo Soon-Jae
- Lee Moon-soo as Kim Tae-bong (corrupt senator)
- Kim Jin-ho as Kim Hyun-gab (Tae-bong's subordinate)
- Shin Seung-hwan as Kim Chul-Gyu (Kim Tae-bong's son)
- Yoon Joo-sang as Min Dong-ho (president of the adversary party)
- Goo Ji-sung as Park Myung-young (Do-ya's secretary)
- Ko Jun as Hwang Jae-man (killer)
- Kim Tae-woo as Park Min-goo (Hye-rim's late husband) (cameo, ep 1)
- Im Dong-Yub as vice manager (cameo)
- Rainbow as girlband (cameo, ep 5)
- Oh Seung-ah as Mina
Ratings
edit- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-06 | 01 | 17.4% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) |
| 2010-10-07 | 02 | 21.2% (1st) | 21.4% (1st) |
| 2010-10-13 | 03 | 23.0% (1st) | 22.2% (1st) |
| 2010-10-14 | 04 | 23.4% (1st) | 22.7% (1st) |
| 2010-10-20 | 05 | 24.7% (1st) | 23.3% (1st) |
| 2010-10-21 | 06 | 26.0% (1st) | 25.9% (1st) |
| 2010-10-27 | 07 | 25.0% (1st) | 23.9% (1st) |
| 2010-10-28 | 08 | 26.0% (1st) | 25.4% (1st) |
| 2010-11-03 | 09 | 24.4% (1st) | 23.3% (1st) |
| 2010-11-04 | 10 | 24.3% (1st) | 24.1% (1st) |
| 2010-11-10 | 11 | 23.9% (1st) | 23.1% (1st) |
| 2010-11-11 | 12 | 24.8% (1st) | 24.2% (1st) |
| 2010-11-17 | 13 | 24.2% (1st) | 22.9% (1st) |
| 2010-11-18 | 14 | 25.1% (1st) | 24.3% (1st) |
| 2010-11-24 | 15 | 23.8% (1st) | 22.9% (1st) |
| 2010-11-25 | 16 | 27.5% (1st) | 27.0% (1st) |
| 2010-12-01 | 17 | 23.7% (1st) | 22.4% (1st) |
| 2010-12-02 | 18 | 25.0% (1st) | 24.4% (1st) |
| 2010-12-08 | 19 | 24.2% (1st) | 23.3% (1st) |
| 2010-12-09 | 20 | 25.8% (1st) | 25.3% (1st) |
| 2010-12-15 | 21 | 25.2% (1st) | 24.6% (1st) |
| 2010-12-16 | 22 | 27.0% (1st) | 26.2% (1st) |
| 2010-12-22 | 23 | 24.0% (2nd) | 23.3% (2nd) |
| 2010-12-23 | 24 | 25.8% (1st) | 25.1% (1st) |
| Average | 24.4% | 23.7% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Go Hyun-jung | Won | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Kwon Sang-woo | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Go Hyun-jung | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Cha In-pyo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special | Lee Jae-yong | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special | Lee Soo-kyung | Won | ||
| Producer's Award | Cha In-pyo | Won | ||
| Top 10 Stars | Go Hyun-jung | Won | ||
| Kwon Sang-woo | Won | |||
| Achievement Award | Park Geun-hyung | Won | ||
| 2011 | Best Actor (TV) | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Kwon Sang-woo | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Chung, Ah-young (17 March 2008). "Actress Ko to Return as President in New Drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung to turn 1st female president in new drama". Asiae. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Drama Tackles Presidency". KBS Global. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ Kim, Heidi (24 December 2010). "SBS The President ends run on top for 11th consecutive week". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (5 October 2010). "Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Kang, Hye-ran (November 4, 2010). "Resilient actress relishes dramatic return". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Lee, Seung-han (30 September 2010). "Preview: SBS TV series The President". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". Asiae. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
External links
edit- Official website
(in Korean) - Big Thing at HanCinema
- Big Thing at IMDb
