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. It aired from June 20 to August 8, 2016, on

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's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 KST time slot. Though the drama had its supporters, the number of episodes were brought down to 14, from the planned 16 due to low viewership ratings.

Synopsis

Inspired by Mary Shelley's gothic novel ''Frankenstein'', it tells the story of a world-renowned but unsympathetic neurosurgeon and his involvement with the mysterious deaths in the hospital he works in.

Cast

Main

as Lee Young-oh :36 years old assistant professor at the department of neurology in Hyunsung hospital. He is a genius neurosurgeon who is unable to feel empathy. He is daring and has impeccable observational, deductive and logical skills which he uses to make lightning quick diagnosis. He creates the illusion of an empathy he cannot feel through the reading of minute physiological cues. *

as Gye Jin-sung :26 years old traffic policewoman who upholds onto her principles strongly. She is honest, straightforward and rules-sticking. *

as Hyun Suk-joo :36 years old cardio-thoracic surgeon who is popular among patients and highly trusted by his colleagues. He's ranked first for being the doctor that patients want to visit the most, the staff that colleagues want to work with the most, and also the senior that juniors wants to take after. *

as Kim Min-jae :34 years old senior research fellow at the department of neurology in Hyunsung hospital. She graduated from a university at the countryside and came from a disadvantaged background. She is a lady of both intelligence and looks. *

Huh Joon-ho Huh Joon-ho (, born April 14, 1964) is a South Korean actor. His name was previously officially romanized as Hur Joon-ho and is sometimes romanized unofficially as Heo Joon-ho. His father was Heo Jang-kang, a well-known Korean actor. Huh bega ...

as Lee Gun-myung : 58 years old head of cardio cerebrovascular center in Hyunsung Hospital. He is impartial and treats all patients the same.

Supporting

* Kim Jong-Soo as Shin Dong-jae – Director of Hyunsung Hospital. Treats Gye Jin-sung as a daughter. *

Oh Jung-se Oh Jung-se (born February 26, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Missing 9'' (2017), '' When the Camellia Blooms'' (2019), ''Hot Stove League'' (2019), and ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' (2020) ...

as Kang Hyun-joon – Director of Hyunsung Hospital Foundation. He comes from a rich family and is ambitious. *

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as Kim Myung-soo – Three term assemblyman and aspiring presidential candidate. *

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as No Seung-chan – Team leader of police crime division. * Min Sung-wook as So Ji-yong – Doctor in department of neurosurgery. *

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as Chae Soon-ho – Assistant Minister for Planning and Coordination, Cardiothoracic Department at Hyunsung Hospital. *

Shim Yi-young Shim Yi-young (born Kim Jin-ah on January 31, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Career Shim Yi-young made her acting debut in Kim Ki-duk's ''Real Fiction'' in 2000, and has since appeared in films such as ''Bongja'', ''Paju'', and ''Love, In Betw ...

as Kim Yoon-kyung – Doctor in the department of anesthesiology, single mother raising a daughter on her own. *

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as Jang Moon-kyung – Nurse, pregnant. * Kim Do-hyun as Kwon Duk-joong – Associate professor in department of cardiology. * Kim Hyung-kyu as Yang Sung-eun – Third year resident. *

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as Hong Kyung-soo – Fellow in department of anesthesiology. * Mori.U as Lee Hye-joo – Nurse. * Jung Moon-sung as Hwang Jeong-hwan – Associate professor in department of radiology. * Jo Jae-wan as Oh Kyung-jin – Doctor in department of neurosurgery. *

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as Nam Ho-young – Male nurse. *

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as Yoo Jang-bae – Doctor in department of neurology. *

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as Park Soo-bum – Traffic police. *

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as Lee Si-hyun – Third year resident. * Yeon Je-wook as Song Ki-ho – Research fellow in department of thoracic-cardiovascular. * Woo Jung-gook as Lee Kwang-bok – Technician in Hyunsung Medical Center. *

Yoo Jae-myung Yoo Jae-myung (; born June 3, 1973) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the series ''Reply 1988'' (2015), '' Stranger'' (2017), ''Life'' (2018), ''Itaewon Class'' (2020) and '' Voice of Silence'' (2020). He won Best Suppor ...

as Noh Seung-chan. *

Park Eun-hye Park Eun-hye (born February 21, 1977) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in ''Dae Jang Geum'', which led to her popularity in China. She also played the lead role in the Taiwanese drama, ''Silence (TV series), Silence'', ...

as Shim Eun-ha – Pathologist (cameo, ep. 3–5). * Kim Dae-gon as Kim-min *

Seo Jun-young Seo Jun-young (, born Kim Sang-gu, 김상구, April 24, 1987) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in award-winning indie ''Bleak Night'', period drama ''Deep Rooted Tree'', coming-of-age film Coming of age is a young p ...

as Lee Sang-joon – Patient (cameo, ep. 2 and 9). *

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as teenage Lee Young-oh. * Park Ha-joon as kid Lee Young-oh. * Son Jong-hak as Oh Young-bae – President of Green Pharmacy, ex-doctor of Hyunsung Medical Center. *

Jang Hyuk-Jin Jang Hyuk-jin (Korean: 장혁진, born Jang Seok-hyeon on 16 August 1971) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts – Department of Theater. He is better known for '' Dr. Romantic'' (2016), ''Suspicious Partner'' ...

as Kim Soo-in – Reporter. * Park Sun-chun as Gye Jin-sung's mother. *

Jo Byeong-kyu Cho Byeong-kyu (born April 23, 1996) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''SKY Castle'' (2018–2019), ''Hot Stove League'' (2019–2020), and ''The Uncanny Counter ''The Uncanny Counter'' () is a ...

as Gye Jin-sung's brother. * Lee Dong-kyu as Kang Chul-min – traffic accident victim (Ep. 1). * Ryu Tae-ho as Coroner Yang – pathologist doing Kang Chul-min's autopsy (Ep. 1). * Bang Dae-han as Dong-joon – Deaf son of Kang Chul-min (Ep. 1). * Kim Beo-rae as Kang Il-do – Kang Hyun-joon's father. * Heo Joon-suk as Hong Il-bum – Patient's father (Ep. 3). *

Baek Ji-won Baek Ji-won (born 30 April 1973) is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Horticultural Science from Kyung Hee University. She made her acting debut in 1996 in play ''My father got cancer''. She is known for her role in television series '' ...

as wife of glioblastoma patient (Ep. 6). * Kang Eui-sik as Doctor in countryside clinic (Ep. 7). * Kim Da-ye as heart transplant patient (Ep. 7). *

Lee Jae-wook Lee Jae-wook (; born May 10, 1998) is a South Korean actor and model. He made his acting debut in the science fiction thriller '' Memories of the Alhambra'' (2018–2019) and gained popularity after starring in the office romance '' Search: WWW' ...

as Patient who refused to admit drinking alcohol after surgery (Ep. 9). * Hwang Tae-kwang as Choi Sang-hyuk – TV anchorman (Ep. 10). *

Lee Do-hyun Lim Dong-hyun, (; born April 11, 1995) better known by his stage name Lee Do-hyun (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Hotel del Luna'' (2019), ''18 Again'' (2020), ''Sweet Home'' (2020), and ''Youth of May'' (2021 ...

as Choi Yo-sub – Choi Sang-hyuk's son (Ep. 10). * Lee Jae-woo as Jo Yoon-ho – Patient with Ewing's sarcoma in spine (Ep. 12–13). * Seo Yoon-ah as Jo Yoon-ho's wife (Ep. 12–13). *

Won Ki-joon Won Ki-joon (born February 12, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He starred in television dramas such as ''Jumong'' (2006), ''Gourmet'' (2008), and ''Everybody Say Kimchi ''Everybody Say Kimchi'' () is a 2014 South Korean morning comedy-drama s ...

as Yum Kyun-ho – Cellist with tumor (Ep. 14). * Yang Hee-myung as Detective Chun. *

Kim Hyun-sook Kim Hyun-sook (born October 16, 1978) is a South Korean actress and comedian. She is best known for playing the title character in ''Ugly Miss Young-ae'', a long-running sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational come ...

as secretary.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beautiful Mind(TV Series) Korean-language television shows 2016 South Korean television series debuts 2016 South Korean television series endings South Korean medical television series South Korean mystery television series Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Television series by RaemongRaein