''Quiz of God'' () is a South Korean television series broadcast on cable channel OCN. It was the first

medical Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practic ...

forensic Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to Criminal law, criminal and Civil law (legal system), civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standard ...

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

investigation drama to air in Korea. The series follows genius but eccentric

neurosurgeon Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peri ...

and forensic doctor Han Jin-woo (played by

Ryu Deok-hwan Ryu Deok-hwan (; born June 12, 1987) is a South Korean actor. Career Ryu Deok-hwan began his career as a child actor on stage at age 6. Among his early TV drama appearances was a role on the popular ''Lifetime in the Country'' which he played f ...

) and his team as they solve suspicious deaths and unravel mysteries involving rare diseases. The title refers to a local saying that rare diseases are like quizzes God gives to humans so as not to become too arrogant. The first season dealt mostly with inherited rare diseases including

porphyria Porphyria is a group of liver disorders in which substances called porphyrins build up in the body, negatively affecting the skin or nervous system. The types that affect the nervous system are also known as acute porphyria, as symptoms are ra ...

phenylketonuria Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism that results in decreased metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine. Untreated PKU can lead to intellectual disability, seizures, behavioral problems, and mental disorders. It may also resu ...

muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ as to which muscles are primarily affe ...

Guillain–Barré syndrome Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. Typically, both sides of the body are involved, and the initial symptoms are changes in sensation or pain often ...

, reflex anoxic seizures and

Savant syndrome Savant syndrome () is a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average. The skills that savants excel at are generally related to memory. This may include rapid calcu ...

Fabry disease Fabry disease, also known as Anderson–Fabry disease, is a rare genetic disease that can affect many parts of the body, including the kidneys, heart, and skin. Fabry disease is one of a group of conditions known as lysosomal storage diseases. T ...

Kleine–Levin syndrome Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder characterized by persistent episodic hypersomnia and cognitive or mood changes. Many patients also experience hyperphagia, hypersexuality and other symptoms. Patients generally experience recurrent e ...

and

congenital insensitivity to pain Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP), also known as congenital analgesia, is one or more extraordinarily rare conditions in which a person cannot feel (and has never felt) physical pain. The conditions described here are separate from the HSAN g ...

with

anhidrosis Hypohidrosis is a disorder in which a person exhibits diminished sweating in response to appropriate stimuli. In contrast with hyp''er''hidrosis, which is a socially troubling yet often benign condition, the consequences of untreated hypohidrosi ...

were featured in the second season.

Series overview

Cast

Main

as Jin-woo Han, neurosurgeon and forensic doctor *

Yoon Joo-hee Yoon Joo-hee (born February 21, 1985) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the multi-season medical/ crime procedural cable TV series ''Quiz of God ''Quiz of God'' () is a South Korean television series broadcast on c ...

as Kyung-hee Kang, detective *

Choi Jung-woo Choi Jung-woo (born February 17, 1957) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then became active as a supporting actor in film and television, notably in the sitcom '' Standby'' and the procedural dramas ''Quiz of God ...

as Kyu-tae Jang * Park Joon-myun as Young-shil Jo,

medical examiner The medical examiner is an appointed official in some American jurisdictions who is trained in pathology that investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictio ...

* Kim Dae-jin as Seong-do Kim, forensic scientist *

Ahn Nae-sang Ahn Nae-sang (born December 25, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on the stage, and in 1994 made his film debut in the Bong Joon-ho short film ''Baeksekin'' ("White Man" or "White-collar worker"), followed by Jang Sun-woo's ''B ...

as Tae-shik Bae *

Lee Donghae Lee Dong-hae (born October 15, 1986), referred to as Donghae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM's ''Youth Best Contest'' in 2001. After four years of ...

as Han Shi-woo *

Kim Jae-kyung Kim Jae-kyung (born December 24, 1988), formerly known mononymously as Jaekyung, is a South Korean actress and singer. Before transitioning to acting full-time, she was a member and leader of the South Korean girl group Rainbow. Early life and ...

as Im Tae-kyung *

Yoon Bo-ra Yoon Bo-ra (born December 30, 1989), better known by the mononym Bora, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Sistar and its sub-group Sistar19. Early life and education Bora was bo ...

as Jung Seung-bin *

Park Hyo-joo Park Hyo-joo (born October 8, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the period police procedural ''Chosun Police Season 1'' (also known as ''Byeolsungeom''), as well as her supporting roles in the hit film ''P ...

as Moon Soo-an *

Kim Jaewon Kim JaewonThe actor indicates a preference of spelling his name "Jaewon" (without a space or hyphen) on hiofficial website (born 18 February 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas ''Romance'' (2002), '' Listen t ...

as Hyeon Sang-pil

Recurring

* Park Da-an as Go Yoon-jung * Kim Geon-woo as Nam Joo-nam * Chu Seung-wook as Park Seung-wook *

Park Ji-a Park Ji-Ah (; born February 25, 1972), is a South Korean actress. She is a recurring actress in Kim Ki-duk's films, having appeared in five of his works from 2002 to 2008. Her performance in ''Breath'' was described as "terrific" by ''Variety'' a ...

as Seo Yeon-joo *

Ahn Yong-joon Ahn Yong-joon (born November 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series * ''Under the Queen's Umbrella'' (2022); Cameo (episode 12) * '' Secret House'' (2022) * ''Tunnel'' (2017) * ''Make Your Wish'' (MBC, 2014) * '' Two ...

as Jung Ha-yoon * Lee Seol-hee as Min Ji-yool * Kim Se-hyun as Cha Woo-bin * Lee Ha-rin as Lee Young-eun *

Park Hee-von A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. N ...

as Lee Ran * Han Seo-jin as Yoo So-yi * Kang Sung-pil as Nam Ki-yong * Han Seung-hyun as Gu Doo-jin *

Seo Yoo-jung Seo Yoo-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Forbidden Love'', '' Steal Heart'', '' Family's Honor'', '' Mr. Sunshine'', ''Royal Family'', ''If Tomorrow Comes'' and ''Bloody Heart ''Bloody Heart'' ( ...

as Shin Yeon-hwa * Yoon Jin-young as Jo Il-yeob *

Choi Go Choi Go is a South Korean child actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Nobody Knows'', '' My Country: The New Age'', and ''Her Private Life''. He is best known for his role in the drama ''Into the Ring'' as Kim Ja-ryon ...

as Han Jin-woo *

Kim Jun-han Kim Jun-han (born March 29, 1983) is a South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing sc ...

as Kwak Hyeok-min *

Han Ji-wan Han Ji-wan (; born August 14, 1987) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her drama roles in '' Rugal'', '' Search: WWW'' and '' I Do, I Do''. Biography and career She was born on August 14, 1987 in South Korea. She attended Chu ...

as Hong Na-yeo *

Kwon Eun-soo Kwon Eun-soo (born February 4, 1989) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her lead roles in ''If You Were Me 4'' as So-young and ''Wild Flowers'' as Eun-soo. She also did a supporting role and appeared in the famous and pop ...

as Kim Han-sook *

Go Geon-han Go Geon-han is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Clean with Passion for Now'', ''The Tale of Nokdu'' and ''Sweet Home''. He also appeared in movies '' Friend: The Great Legacy'' and ''The Battle of Jan ...

as Kang Soo-ha's son * Kim Ki-doo as Nam Sang-bok * Yoo Jung-rae as Lim Si-hyun

Guest appearances

* Kim Seung-yeon as psychic * Kim Tae-woo as Jae-seok (ep. 1) * Kim Byung-ok as entertainment company CEO (ep. 2) * Park No-shik as Choi Kyung-ho (ep. 3) * Lee Ji-eun as Hong Seong-mi (ep. 3) *

Lim Hwa-young Lim Hwa-young (, born October 6, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series References 1984 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses People from Seoul South Korean film actresses South K ...

as Yeo-rang (ep. 4) * Im Je-no as Joon-seo (ep. 5) *

Jung Eun-pyo Jung Eun-pyo (born March 27, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is active in both stage and screen since 1990, notably in the film ''Kilimanjaro'' (for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards) and the television dramas ''Moon ...

as gynecologist (ep. 6) * Lee Dal-hyung (ep. 7) * Seo Ji-seung as Shi-eun (ep. 8) *

as Jung Ha-yoon (ep. 9–10) *

Yoo Hae-jung Yoo Hae-jung (born October 9, 2000) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * * 2000 births Living people South Korean television actresses South Kore ...

as Eun-ok, abused child * Choi Sang-hak * Han Yeo-wool * Han Yeong-gwang as Lee Kyeong-seok * Lee Kyeong-in as Deok-hoon * Seo Han-gyeol *

Lee Han-wi Lee Han-wi (born June 17, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1983, Lee has become a prolific supporting actor on Korean film and television. He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing In music and other pe ...

as chief of police * Kim Jong-seok * Kim Jeong-gyoon * Kang Seong-min as Jang in-ho (ep. 3) *

Oh Kwang-rok Oh Kwang-rok (born August 28, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Theater References External links Oh Kwang-rokat SidusHQ iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talen ...

as Boss *

Lee Il-hwa Lee Il-hwa (born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared in numerous television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fictio ...

as Hwang Kyu-ri (ep. 5) *

Jeon Moo-song Jeon Moo-song (born September 28, 1941) is a South Korean actor. Jeon began his career on stage in the play 'Chunhyangjeon' in 1964 and has since been active in Korean theatre, film and television. In 1977, he performed as the title character ...

as a priest (ep. 12) * Park Dae-won *

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 Anesthesiologist Lee *

Park Jae-jung Park Jae-jung (born June 24, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He played the leading role in the television dramas '' You Are My Destiny'' (2008) and ''Joseon Mystery Detective Jeong Yak-yong'' (2009). Park also appeared in the second season of re ...

as Park Jong-min * Kim Ga-eun as Yoon So-jung * Hong So-hee as Shin Hee-soo * Jung Joon-won as Woo-ram (ep. 4) * Alexander as Lee Han-seo (ep. 6) * Yang Ohn-yoo as young Han-seo (ep. 6) * Choi Ah-ra as Chae-kyung *

Go Kyung-pyo Go Kyung-pyo (; born June 11, 1990) is a South Korean actor and comedian. He gained recognition for his role in the television series ''Reply 1988'' (2015–16) and has since starred in ''Don't Dare to Dream'' (2016) and '' Chicago Typewriter'' ...

as Seo In-gak (ep. 10–12) * Kang Bit * Moon Ji-young as Mi-kyung *

as Kang Kyung-hee (ep. 12) * Lee Yoo as Min Ji-hee * Lee Do-yeon as Da-mi *

Jang Seung-jo Jang Hyun Deok (장현덕), known professionally as Jang Seung Jo is a South Korean actor, known for his roles in ''Money Flower'' (2017), ''Familiar Wife'' (2018) and ''Encounter'' (2018). In recent years, Jang also starred in several other dra ...

as Lee Jae-joon * Lee Soo-yong as Park Jung-wook/Panna Nuen *

Cho Hye-jung Cho Hye-jung (; born December 22, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her role in 2017 TV series ''Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo''. Early life and education Cho was born to Cho Jae-hyun and his college sweetheart on December 22 ...

as Jung Mi-hyang (ep. 1) * Kim Jin-geun as Mi-hyang's father (ep. 1) *

Lim Yoon-ho Lim Yoon-Ho (born October 20, 1989), also known as Im Yoon-Ho, is a South Korean actor. He debuted in the MBC's television series ''7th Grade Civil Servant'' (2013) and left a strong impression on the viewers with his acting performance. Film ...

as Ko Kyung-han (ep. 2) *

Park Min-ji Park Min-ji (born July 22, 1989) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Min-ji 1989 births Living people South Korean child actresses 21st-century South Korean ...

as Park Ha-young (ep. 2) * Song Ji-hyun as Ahn Hee-yeon (ep. 3) *

Hwang Seung-eon Hwang Seung-eon (; born October 31, 1988) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She was a member of the co-ed project group Temporary Idols under YG Entertainment. She has appeared in numerous films, television series, variety shows, and ...

as Ahn Hyo-yeon (ep. 3) *

Choi Tae-hwan Choi Tae-hwan (born February 28, 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. Filmography Film TV movies Television series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Tae-hwan 1989 births Living people 21st-century South Korean ...

as Lee Soo-yong (ep. 4) * Han Ki-won as Hong Ki-joon (ep. 4) * Kim Heung-soo as Lee Jong-seok (ep. 5) *

Baek Bong-ki Baek Bong-ki (born December 16, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the noir film ''Once Upon a Time in High School'' (2004) and the military sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational come ...

as Lee Hwan-seung (ep. 6) *

as Kim Han-sook (ep. 6) * Jang Kyung-yeob as Lee Jong-hyuk (ep. 7) * Seo Woo-jin as Kang Do-jin (ep. 7) * Ji-soo as Kim Eun-shil (ep. 7) * Sung Doo-sub as Lee Chul-min (ep. 8) * Jang Se-hyun as Lee Woo-min (ep. 8) * Jung So-young as Choi Seo-yeon (ep. 9) * Kim Bo-mi as Go Gil-nyeo (ep. 10) * Choi Ho-joong as Park Chan-hyung (ep. 10) *

Yang Geum-seok Yang Geum-seok (born January 22, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1961 births Living people South Korean ...

as Jang Hae-won, Jin-woo's mother (ep. 10–12) *

Choi Cheol-ho Choi Cheol-ho (; born 2 March 1970) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame after appearing in the hit drama ''Queen of Housewives'' (also known as ''My Wife is a Superwoman'', 2009). Other notable roles include King Seonjo in '' The Immortal L ...

as Seo Sang-woo (ep. 11–12) * Lee Sang-yi as Park Jae-sung (ep. 1,2) * Lee Young-sook as Kim Soo-soon, Jae-sung's mother (ep. 2) * Jung Myung-joon as Min Byung-tae (ep. 1,2) * Kim Kyung-min as Jung Chang-man (ep. 2) *

Baek Su-ho Baek Su-ho (born Baek Seung-hwan on April 17, 1998) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in movies or television. An adult who ...

as Im Doo-yeon (ep. 3,4) * Jo Seung-yeon as Lee Jae-hyung (ep. 4) * Park Se-hyun as Lee Ji-eun (ep. 4) * Kim Dong-bum as Huh Sang-chan (ep. 3,4) * Tak Woo-seok as Yoon Hyun-jong (ep. 5,6) * Seo Yu-jeong as Shin Yeon-hwa (ep. 5,6) * Han Seung-yong as Hwang Kyung-chul (ep. 5,6) * Shin Young-eun as Yoon Se-eun (ep. 5,6) * Jang Won as Kwon Young-pil (ep. 5,6) * Hong Ji-young as Nam Sang-bok's sister (ep. 7,8) * Yang Joo-ho as Nam Sang-bok's brother-in-law (ep. 7,8) * Im Yoo-sung as Kim Seo-joon, Nam Sang-bok's nephew (ep. 7,8) * Jeon Se-hyeon as Ra Hee-young (ep. 7,8) * Oh Yoo-jin as Lee Eun-soo (ep. 7,8) * Jang Won-hyuk as Yang Oh-soo (ep. 8) * Jung Hye-rin as Oh Soo-young (ep. 8) * Kang Jae-min as Shin Sun-woo (ep. 9,10) * Jung Woo-young as Lee Young-rak (ep. 9,10) * Choi Young-woo as Jeon Du-yeop (ep. 10) * Kim Do-kyung as Ha Yoon-woo (ep. 10)

Character appearances

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

Season 2 (2011)

Season 3 (2012)

Season 4 (2014)

Season 5: Reboot (2018-2019)

International broadcast

The first three seasons aired in Japan on BS-Japan, and the fourth season aired on DATV starting from December 16, 2014.

Notes

References

External links

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''Quiz of God – Season 3'' official website
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''Quiz of God – Season 4'' official website
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''Quiz of God – Season 5 (Reboot)'' official website
* {{Works by Studio Dragon OCN television dramas Korean-language television shows 2010 South Korean television series debuts South Korean medical television series