''Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist'' () is a
South Korean television series broadcast by
tvN, starring
Kim Min-jae in the title role, along with
Kim Hyang-gi and
Kim Sang-kyung. Based on the novel of the same title that won the Excellence Award in the 2016 Korea Story Contest, it depicts the stories of psychiatrists in
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
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The first season aired from August to September 2022 with a total of 12 episodes.
The second season aired from January to February 2023 with a total of 10 episodes. It is also available for streaming on
Viu in selected regions.
Series overview
Synopsis
Yoo Se-yeop (
Kim Min-jae) is a genius physician for the royal family, but is expelled from the capital after falling victim to a conspiracy. He later meets an eccentric teacher, Gye Ji-han (
Kim Sang-kyung), and a widow, Seo Eun-woo (
Kim Hyang-gi), in the mysterious and beautiful Gyesu Village. He is reborn as a true doctor who aims to heal people's hearts, writing the prescription of happiness.
Cast
Main
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Kim Min-jae as Yoo Se-yeop / Yoo Se-poong
: Born to a noble family, he becomes the head
acupuncturist of the palace. When the King dies after he performs acupuncture on him, he is expelled from the palace and his father is murdered. Traumatised by these events, he can no longer practice acupuncture and cannot sleep because of nightmares. After wandering around for a year, he arrives at Gyesu Village, where he gains the nickname Poong.
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Kim Hyang-gi as Seo Eun-woo
: A young widow who listens to the stories of those who are sick. She is the daughter of the magistrate of Sorak. Following her husband's death on her wedding day, she was constantly bullied by her in-laws, who attempt to enforce her to suicide (multiple times), so that the family will reap the rewards of her being declared a virtuous woman (
Yeolnyeo). After being freed from her in-laws, she starts learning medicine at Gyesu Clinic in order to become a female physician.
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Kim Sang-kyung as Gye Ji-han
: The head of Gyesu Clinic. A geeky doctor and Yoo Se-poong's 'outside-of-the-box' teacher. Though he appears to be greedy for money, he is a warm-hearted person who helps those in need.
Supporting
;Gyesu Village
* Ahn Chang-hwan as Man-bok
: Yoo Se-poong's loyal servant who stays with him after his expulsion from the capital. Together they relocate to Gyesu Village after wandering around the countryside for a year.
* Jeon Guk-hyang as 'Grandmother'
: An old woman with dementia who mistakes Yoo Se-yeop for her son, Poong.
* Yeon Bora as Nam-hae
: The housekeeper and cook of Gyesu Clinic.
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Kim Su-an as Ip-bun
: Gye Ji-han's daughter.
* Han Chang-min as Jang-goon
: An autistic boy in charge of the medicine warehouse of Gyesu Clinic.
;Royal Court
* Yoo Sung-joo as Cho Tae-hak
: The
Left State Councillor. He controls the court and moves Joseon behind the king.
* Lee Seo-hwan as Shin Gwi-soo
: An ambitious physician in the royal court.
* Oh Kyung-joo as the Crown Prince
: The Crown Prince, who becomes the King following his father's death. He has a close relationship with Yoo Se-poong.
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Kang Young-seok as Jeon Kang-il
[ ("Da-bi" is misspelling)]
: An inspector who comes to inspect the county council.
* Woo Da-vi as Lee Seo-yi
: A royal princess and King's half-sister.
* Jang Sun as Court Lady Jung
: A court lady who serves princess Lee Seo-yi.
;Sorak
County
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
* Jung Won-chang as Cho Shin-woo
: A Royal Inspector who grew up in Sorak, and the adopted son of Cho Tae-hak.
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Kim Hak-sun as Seo Hyun-ryeong
: The
magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judi ...
of Sorak, and Seo Eun-woo's father.
* Kim Hyung-Mook as Im Soon-man
: A greedy nobleman in Sorak.
;Others
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Jung Min-ah as Queen
* Baek Sung-cheol as Ahn Hak-soo
: Sorak's new governor
Special appearances
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Ahn Nae-sang as the King
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Jang Hyun-sung as Minister Yoo Hoo-myung
: Yoo Se-poong's father.
[
* Oh Dae-hwan as a palace physician][
* Kim Joo-ryoung as Seo Eun-woo's mother-in-law
* Go Geon-han as Lee Ho-jun
: Seo Eun-woo's brother-in-law.
* Lee Sang-yi as Kim Yun-gyeom
: The son of Grandmother.
* ]Jang Hee-ryung
Jang Hee-ryung (; born November 11, 1993) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for starring in web series, notably ''Dream Knight'' (2015), ''72 Seconds'' (2015) and ''The Boy Next Door'' (2017).
Filmography Film
Television ...
as Hyo-yeon
: A noble lady.
* Baek Seok-kwang as Gil-su
: Hyo-yeon's fiancé.
* Moon Yong-il as Gaeban
: Hyo-yeon's servant.
Production
On March 31, 2022, a bus carrying the production staff of ''Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist'' was involved in a collision. A PD from the directing department was killed, and ten others were injured in the accident. Filming of the drama was halted. On May 11, 2022, the production company announced that the drama had resumed filming the previous week.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Viewership
References
External links
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''Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist''
at Daum
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