Yoon Kyung-ah is a South Korean television

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Career

For her first

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, Yoon Kyung-ah adapted the

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Dragon Zakura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norifusa Mita. Serialized in ''Weekly Morning'' from 2003 to 2007, it was released into 21 ''tankōbon'' by Kodansha between October 22, 2003, and August 23, 2007. It was adapted into li ...

'', which was previously adapted into a Japanese drama in 2005. ''

Master of Study ''Master of Study'' () is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS2 from January 4 to February 23, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. It starred Kim Su-ro, Bae Doona, Oh Yoon-ah, Yoo Seung-ho, Go Ah-sung, Lee Hy ...

'' (also known as ''God of Study'', 2010) is about a determined lawyer who takes up a teaching position at a failing high school. To save the school from the axe, he comes up with the unconventional plan of starting a special class curriculum devoted to getting the school's five worst students into the country's top university. It starred

Kim Su-ro Kim Soo-ro (born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Career Early career Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made hi ...

Bae Doona Bae Doona (; born October 11, 1979; also credited as Doona Bae), is a South Korean actress and photographer. She became known outside Korea for her roles as a political activist in Park Chan-wook's ''Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'' (2002), archer ...

, and

Oh Yoon-ah Oh Yoon-ah (born October 14, 1980) is a South Korean actress and a former racing model. Career Oh Yoon-ah began her career as a racing model ("race queen" or "pit babe"), and in 2000 she won the first Cyber Race Queen Contest. She became an en ...

as the teachers, and

Yoo Seung-ho Yoo Seung-ho (; born August 17, 1993) is a South Korean actor who rose to fame as a child actor in the film '' The Way Home'' (2002). Since then, he has starred in many television series and movie films as a child and teenager. After his two-yea ...

Go Ah-sung Go Ah-sung is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in '' The Host''. Her other notable works include ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), ''Samjin Company English Class'' (2020), as well as the TV dramas ''Master of Study' ...

, Lee Hyun-woo,

Park Ji-yeon Park Ji-yeon (born June 7, 1993), referred to as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. The group went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Apart from he ...

, and Lee Chan-ho as the students.

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Norifusa Mita is a Japanese manga artist born in 1958 from Iwate Prefecture. He is best known for '' Dragon Zakura'' for which he received the 29th Kodansha Manga Award. ''Dragon Zakura'' has been adapted to live-action television series in Japan and South Ko ...

said he was satisfied with the Korean adaptation because "the characters have depth," calling the series "energetic and entertaining." The high school drama reached viewership ratings of 26.8% and topped its timeslot for most of its run. Yoon reunited with ''Master of Study'' director Yoo Hyun-ki for ''

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'' (2011-2012), saying they chose the topic of

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because they wanted to tell a story about the human mind. In order to write realistic episodes, Yoon spent two months at a hospital interviewing doctors, nurses and patients. On set, a professor of neurosurgery and a head nurse with 27 years of experience also served as consultants. The series was actor Shin Ha-kyun's first network drama in eight years and his portrayal of an arrogant and ambitious second-year

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striving to succeed to overcome his underprivileged background brought him critical praise and renewed mainstream popularity, winning him the Daesang ("Grand Prize") at the 2011 KBS Drama Awards. ''Brain'' also starred Choi Jung-won,

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and

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. Yoon returned to the

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genre in 2013 with ''

Medical Top Team ''Medical Top Team'' () is a South Korean television series written by Yoon Kyung-ah and directed by Kim Do-hoon. It starred Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Ju Ji-hoon, Oh Yeon-seo and Choi Min-ho. The series began filming in August 2013, and aire ...

'', about doctors at the top of their respective fields/specialties gathered together on one team. Directed by Kim Do-hoon (who previously helmed hit

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Moon Embracing the Sun ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (, also known as ''The Moon that Embraces the Sun'' or ''The Sun and the Moon'') is a 2012 South Korean television drama series, starring Kim Soo-hyun, Han Ga-in, Jung Il-woo, and Kim Min-seo. It aired on MBC from Jan ...

''), it starred

Kwon Sang-woo Kwon Sang-woo (in Korean: 권상우, ''Kweon Sang-u''; born August 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film ''My Tutor Friend'' and the melodrama series ''Stairway to Heaven''. Career Kwon Sang- ...

Jung Ryeo-won Jung Ryeo-won (born January 21, 1981) is a South Korean-born Korean Australian actress. She began her entertainment career as a singer in the now-defunct girl group Chakra, and first rose to fame in the hit television series '' My Name Is Kim S ...

Ju Ji-hoon Ju Ji-hoon (born May 16, 1982) is a South Korean actor and model. His first leading role was in the 2006 hit drama ''Princess Hours''. His other notable works include ''The Devil'', '' Antique'', ''Mask'', '' Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds'' ...

Oh Yeon-seo Oh Yeon-seo (, born Oh Haet-nim []; June 22, 1987), is a South Korean actress, singer and model and is best known for her roles in television dramas '' My Husband Got a Family'' (2012), '' Jang Bo-ri is Here!'' (2014), ''Shine or Go Crazy'' (201 ...

, and Choi Minho.

Filmography

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, 2011-2012) *''

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, 2010)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Kyung-ah Living people South Korean screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people)