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Yong Pal

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2015 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Drama, Action & Adventure

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans. If you loved 24, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 18 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
  • It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Operating under the alias Yong-pal, a surgeon gets enmeshed in a dark conspiracy involving a chaebol heiress forcibly put in a medically induced coma.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    9 wins and 9 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 30K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

  • Joo WonKim Tae-hyeon
  • Kim Tae-heeHan Yeo-jin
  • Jo Hyun-jaeHan Do-joon
  • Chae Jung-anLee Chae-young
  • Jung Woong-inChief Lee
  • Stephanie LeeCynthia Park
  • Jo Bok-raePark Tae-yong
  • Park Hye-suKim So-hyeon
  • Kang Ji-wooHan Yeo-jin (child)
  • Choi ShangSung-Hoon