Beethoven Virus
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- Title: 베토벤 바이러스 / Beethoven Virus
- Genre: Romance, drama, comedy
- Episodes: 18
- Broadcast network: MBC
- Broadcast period: 2008-Sep-10 to 2008-Nov-12
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
Kang Gun Woo is a world renowned orchestra maestro who is a perfectionist in his work. He is not an easy person to work with and is feared by all his players. By chance, he comes across Du Ru Mi, a violinist, and a young cop who has the same name as his and discovers that even without formal training, the young Kang is a music genius. The three soon get tangled in a love triangle.
Cast
- Kim Myung Min as Kang Gun Woo / Kang Ma Eh (Conductor)
- Lee Ji Ah as Du Ru Mi (Violin)
- Jang Geun Suk as Kang Gun Woo (Trumpet)
Extended Cast
- Lee Soon Jae as Kim Gab Yong (Oboe)
- Hyun Jyu Ni as Ha Yi Deun (Flute)
- Song Ok Sook as Jung Hee Yun (Cello)
- Park Chul Min as Bae Yong Gi (Trumpet)
- Jung Suk Yong as Park Hyuk Kwon (Double Bass)
- Lee Bong Gyu as Park Jin Man (Hee Yun's husband)
- Kim Young Min as Jung Myung Hwan (Conductor, Kang Ma Eh's friend)
- Jo Se Eun as Kim Joo Yeon (Violin)
- Park Eun Joo as Kim Joo Hee (Violin)
- Lee Han Wie as Kang Chun Bae (mayor)
- Park Kil Soo as Kim Kye Jang
- Hwang Young Hee as Hyuk Kwon's wife
- Baek Jae Jin as refugees' leader (cameo, ep 10)
- Kim Ik as doctor (cameo, ep 10)
- Shin Dong Ki
Production Credits
- Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Production
- Chief Producer: Oh Kyung Hoon
- Producer: Park Chang Shik
- Director: Lee Jae Kyu
- Screenwriter: Hong Jin Ah, Hong Ja Ram
Awards
- 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards: Best Picture – Mini Series Award
- 2009 36th Korean Broadcasting Association Awards: Best Actor Award (Kim Myung Min)
- 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Actor Award (Kim Myung Min)
- 2008 21st Producers Awards of Korea: Best TV Drama Award
- 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Daesang (Grand Prize) (Kim Myung Min)
- 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year Award
- 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Jang Geun Suk)
- 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Special PD Award (Lee Jae Kyu)
- 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award - Supporting Actor (Park Chul Min)
- 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award - Mid-level Actor (Song Ok Sook)
- 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Hong Jin Ah and Hong Ja Ram)
- 2008 Grime Awards: Special Award (Song In-hyuk and Hong Sung-wook)
- 2008 National Assembly Society of Popular Culture & Media Awards: Most Popular Drama in 2008
- 2008 9th Broadcaster Awards: Best Performance in Broadcasting (Kim Myung Min)
- 2008 3rd Korea Drama Festival: Daesang (Grand Prize) (Kim Myung Min)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-10 | 1 | 15.7 (3rd) | 17.1 (3rd) |
| 2008-09-11 | 2 | 11.4 (10th) | 11.9 (8th) |
| 2008-09-17 | 3 | 12.7 (7th) | 13.3 (7th) |
| 2008-09-18 | 4 | 14.6 (8th) | 16.2 (6th) |
| 2008-09-24 | 5 | 18.0 (2nd) | 19.3 (2nd) |
| 2008-09-25 | 6 | 16.8 (4th) | 18.1 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-01 | 7 | 19.8 (2nd) | 21.5 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-02 | 8 | 17.4 (4th) | 18.8 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-08 | 9 | 18.4 (2nd) | 19.8 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-09 | 10 | 17.7 (2nd) | 18.9 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-16 | 11 | 20.2 (2nd) | 21.8 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-22 | 12 | 19.2 (3rd) | 21.1 (3rd) |
| 2008-10-23 | 13 | 18.5 (2nd) | 19.9 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-29 | 14 | 19.2 (2nd) | 20.6 (2nd) |
| 2008-10-30 | 15 | 19.7 (2nd) | 20.7 (2nd) |
| 2008-11-05 | 16 | 20.7 (2nd) | 22.2 (2nd) |
| 2008-11-06 | 17 | 19.5 (3rd) | 20.8 (3rd) |
| 2008-11-12 | 18 | 20.3 (2nd) | 22.2 (2nd) |
| 2008-11-13 | Special | 13.9 (9th) | 15.1 (6th) |
| Average | 17.8% | 19.1% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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