Dr. Frost (Korean: 닥터 프로스트; RR: Dakteo Peuroseuteu) is a South Korean television series based on Lee Jong-beom's webtoon of the same name that was first serialized on web portal Naver in 2011.[1][2] Starring Song Chang-eui in the title role, it aired on OCN from November 23, 2014, to February 1, 2015, on Sundays at 23:00 for 10 episodes.[3]
| Dr. Frost | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Crime Thriller Mystery |
| Based on | Dr. Frost by Lee Jong-beom |
| Written by | Heo Ji-young |
| Directed by | Sung Yong-il |
| Starring | Song Chang-eui Jung Eun-chae Lee Yoon-ji Sung Ji-ru Choi Jung-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Production company | Studio 605 |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | November 23, 2014 – February 1, 2015 |
Plot
editBaek Nam-bong is a handsome, thirty-four year old professor of psychology by day and bartender by night, and he is nicknamed "Dr. Frost" because of his premature white hair. He sustained a frontal lobe injury in his childhood, which heightened his reasoning centers to genius-level, but left him unable to feel empathy, love, sorrow and other emotional responses.
Nam-bong also volunteers at the university's counseling center, where he meets the cheerful and meddlesome Yoon Sung-ah, who's on the fast track to graduate early, and who becomes his teaching assistant. Nam-bong has a love-hate relationship with his colleague Song Sun, a professor with a cold personality who was also his classmate in university. His mentor is Chun Sang-won, the head of the department of psychology. Given his excellent deductive skills, Nam-bong officially (and unofficially) assists veteran detective Nam Tae-bong in solving crimes.
Cast
edit- Song Chang-eui as Baek Nam-bong
- Jung Eun-chae as Yoon Sung-ah
- Lee Yoon-ji as Song Sun
- Sung Ji-ru as Nam Tae-bong
- Choi Jung-woo as Chun Sang-won
- Lee Hee-jin as Yoo Anna/Sung-hye
- Yoon Jong-hoon as Kang Jin-wook
- Im Kang-sung as Kim Jung-hoon
- Kim Ga-young as Da-rae
- Yeo Eui-joo as Young-ho
- Yoo Gun as Bae Doo-han
- Kim Pub-lae as Park Do-chul
- Lee Si-won as Song Sul (Song Sun's younger sister)
- Song Jong-ho as Moon Sung-hyun
- Choi Soo-han as young Moon Sung-hyun
- Seo Yi-an as Park In-young
- Cha Joo-young as Lee Ji-hye
- Park Sun-cheon as Orphanage director
- Joo Ho-min
- Ha Il-kwon
- Lee Jong-beom
- Seok Woo
- Choi Woo-shik as Kim Jung-hoon
Ratings
editIn the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 23, 2014 | 1.8% |
| 2 | November 30, 2014 | 1.4% |
| 3 | December 7, 2014 | 1.6% |
| 4 | December 14, 2014 | 1.0% |
| 5 | December 21, 2014 | 0.8% |
| 6 | January 4, 2015 | 0.8% |
| 7 | January 11, 2015 | 0.8% |
| 8 | January 18, 2015 | 0.9% |
| 9 | January 25, 2015 | 1.1% |
| 10 | February 1, 2015 | 0.6% |
| Average | 1.1% | |
References
edit- ^ Lee, Yeong-hui (19 February 2013). "Korean Web toons take a trip to France". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ Sohn, Ji-young (27 May 2014). "Everything about webtoons on show at national library". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Upcoming Drama Doctor Frost Holds Its First Script Reading with Song Chang Ui and Jung Eun Chae Among Others". Soompi. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
External links
edit- Dr. Frost official OCN website Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- Dr. Frost at HanCinema
- Dr. Frost at IMDb
- Dr. Frost webtoon at Naver (in Korean)