Big Thing (TV series)

*Big Thing*
Big Thing
	Promotional poster
Also known as	Daemul; The President; Lady President
Genre	Drama; Romance; Political drama
Based on	Daemul; by Park In-kwon
Written by	Yoo Dong-yoon
Directed by	Oh Jong-rok ; Jo Hyun-tak
Starring	Go Hyun-jung; Kwon Sang-woo; Cha In-pyo; Lee Soo-kyung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	Goo Bon-geun; Lee Myung-woo
Production location	Korea
Running time	Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	Victory Contents
Original release
Network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Release	6 October –; 23 December 2010

Big Thing (Korean: 대물; Hanja: 大物; RR: Daemul) is a 2010 South Korean television drama based on manhwa artist Park In-kwon's comic Daemul, and stars Go Hyun-jung as South Korea's first female president.^[1]^[2]^[3] Number one in its timeslot for 11 consecutive weeks,^[4] it gained successful ratings due to its cast and story arcs based on topical and controversial themes.^[5]^[6]

Plot

Anchorwoman Seo Hye-rim (Go Hyun-jung), who gets fired while protesting about her husband's undeserved death, enters politics through the proposal of Kang Tae-san (Cha In-pyo), a member of the ruling party and a strong candidate for the next presidential elections. With the help of Ha Do-ya (Kwon Sang-woo) whom she's known since childhood, Seo becomes the first female president of South Korea. With political pressure and threats of potential impeachment from her rival Kang and his allies, Seo faces the crises and challenges of her term.^[7]

Cast

Go Hyun-jung as Seo Hye-rim
Kwon Sang-woo as Ha Do-ya
Cha In-pyo as Kang Tae-san
Lee Soo-kyung as Jang Se-jin
Park Geun-hyung as Jo Bae-ho (president of Democratic Party)
Lee Soon-jae as Baek Sung-min (former President)
Choi Il-hwa as Kim Myung-hwan (Tae-san's father-in-law)
Lee Jae-yong as Gong Sung-jo (Do-ya's boss)
Ahn Suk-hwan as Son Bon-Shik (media director)
Im Hyun-sik as Ha Bong-do (Do-ya's father)
Lee Joo-Shil as Yoon Myung-Ja (Hye-rim's mother)
Kim Jae-bin as Park Dong-Hwa (Hye-rim's son)
Seo Ji-young as Kim Ji-soo (Tae-san's wife, Myung-hwan's daughter)
Song Ok-sook as Madam Min – Min Kyung-woo (friend of Se-jin's mother)
Jang Young-nam as Wang Joong-ki (electoral specialist)
Park Ji-il as Chief of Staff
Kim Il-woo as Oh Jae-bong (Bae-ho's subordinate)
Yum Dong-Hyun as Seo Soon-Jae
Lee Moon-soo as Kim Tae-bong (corrupt senator)
Kim Jin-ho as Kim Hyun-gab (Tae-bong's subordinate)
Shin Seung-hwan as Kim Chul-Gyu (Kim Tae-bong's son)
Yoon Joo-sang as Min Dong-ho (president of the adversary party)
Goo Ji-sung as Park Myung-young (Do-ya's secretary)
Ko Jun as Hwang Jae-man (killer)
Kim Tae-woo as Park Min-goo (Hye-rim's late husband) (cameo, ep 1)
Im Dong-Yub as vice manager (cameo)
Rainbow as girlband (cameo, ep 5)
Oh Seung-ah as Mina

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2010-10-06	01	17.4% (1st)	17.8% (1st)
2010-10-07	02	21.2% (1st)	21.4% (1st)
2010-10-13	03	23.0% (1st)	22.2% (1st)
2010-10-14	04	23.4% (1st)	22.7% (1st)
2010-10-20	05	24.7% (1st)	23.3% (1st)
2010-10-21	06	26.0% (1st)	25.9% (1st)
2010-10-27	07	25.0% (1st)	23.9% (1st)
2010-10-28	08	26.0% (1st)	25.4% (1st)
2010-11-03	09	24.4% (1st)	23.3% (1st)
2010-11-04	10	24.3% (1st)	24.1% (1st)
2010-11-10	11	23.9% (1st)	23.1% (1st)
2010-11-11	12	24.8% (1st)	24.2% (1st)
2010-11-17	13	24.2% (1st)	22.9% (1st)
2010-11-18	14	25.1% (1st)	24.3% (1st)
2010-11-24	15	23.8% (1st)	22.9% (1st)
2010-11-25	16	27.5% (1st)	27.0% (1st)
2010-12-01	17	23.7% (1st)	22.4% (1st)
2010-12-02	18	25.0% (1st)	24.4% (1st)
2010-12-08	19	24.2% (1st)	23.3% (1st)
2010-12-09	20	25.8% (1st)	25.3% (1st)
2010-12-15	21	25.2% (1st)	24.6% (1st)
2010-12-16	22	27.0% (1st)	26.2% (1st)
2010-12-22	23	24.0% (2nd)	23.3% (2nd)
2010-12-23	24	25.8% (1st)	25.1% (1st)
Average		24.4%	23.7%

Source: TNS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2010	SBS Drama Awards^[8]	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Go Hyun-jung	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Kwon Sang-woo	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Go Hyun-jung	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Cha In-pyo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special	Lee Jae-yong	Won
		Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special	Lee Soo-kyung	Won
		Producer's Award	Cha In-pyo	Won
		Top 10 Stars	Go Hyun-jung	Won
		Top 10 Stars	Kwon Sang-woo	Won
		Achievement Award	Park Geun-hyung	Won
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor (TV)	Kwon Sang-woo	Nominated
2011	4th Korea Drama Awards	Best Actor	Kwon Sang-woo	Nominated

References

^ Chung, Ah-young (17 March 2008). "Actress Ko to Return as President in New Drama". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
^ Park, So-yeon (December 31, 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung to turn 1st female president in new drama". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
^ "Drama Tackles Presidency". KBS Global. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
^ Kim, Heidi (24 December 2010). "SBS The President ends run on top for 11th consecutive week" Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
^ Han, Sang-hee (5 October 2010). "Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
^ Kang, Hye-ran (November 4, 2010). "Resilient actress relishes dramatic return". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
^ Lee, Seung-han (30 September 2010). "Preview: SBS TV series The President" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

External links

[1] Chung, Ah-young (17 March 2008). "Actress Ko to Return as President in New Drama". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

[2] Park, So-yeon (December 31, 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung to turn 1st female president in new drama". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

[3] "Drama Tackles Presidency". KBS Global. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-12-02.

[4] Kim, Heidi (24 December 2010). "SBS The President ends run on top for 11th consecutive week" Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-29.

[5] Han, Sang-hee (5 October 2010). "Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

[6] Kang, Hye-ran (November 4, 2010). "Resilient actress relishes dramatic return". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

[7] Lee, Seung-han (30 September 2010). "Preview: SBS TV series The President" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

[8] Ko, Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

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