White Tower
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- Title: 하얀거탑 / Hayan Geotap
- Also known as: Behind the White Tower
- Episodes: 20
- Broadcast network: MBC
- Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-06 to 2007-Mar-11
- Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:40
- Original Soundtrack: White Tower OST
- Related TV shows: Shiroi Kyoto (1978), Shiroi Kyoto (2003)
Synopsis
The story is about politics and power struggle among doctors at a hospital. Friends can switch allegiance and enemies can turn supportive in split seconds. Dr.Jang Joon Hyeok (Kim Myung Min) was an ambitous surgeon who wanted nothing more than to be the department head when his boss retired. His effort was frustrated by his boss Dr. Lee who brought in Dr.Noh Min Guk (Cha In Pyo) from the States with the intention of letting him be the next department head. Dr. Lee's wife has also set her sight on Dr. Noh to be her future son-in-law whereas the daughter, Lee Yoon Jin (Song Sun Mi) has something else on her mind.Dr Choi Do Young (Lee Sun Gyun) was a good friend of Dr. Jang and he did not like to get involved in any of hospital's politics but only to concentrate on his work and heal patients. But when Dr. Jang was being sued by a patient's family for causing his death due to negligence, he joined force with Lee Yoon Jin to stand up for the patient's right at the risk of losing his post at the hospital and friendship.
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Cast
- Kim Myung Min as Jang Joon Hyeok
- Lee Sun Gyun as Choi Do Young
- Cha In Pyo as Noh Min Guk
- Song Sun Mi as Lee Yoon Jin
- Kim Bo Kyung as Kang Hee Jae
- Lee Jung Gil as Lee Ju Won
- Kim Chang Wan as Woo Yong Gil
- Byun Hee Bong as Oh Kyung Hwan
- Im Sung Uhn as Min Soo Jung (Jong Hyuk's wife)
- Jung Han Yong as Min Won Jang / Min Choon Sik
- Jung Young Sook as Joon Hyuk's mother
- Ki Tae Young as Yeom Dong Il
- Lee Seung Min as Ha Eun Hye
- Lee Hee Do as Yoo Pil Sang
- Jang So Yun as Yoo Mi Ra
- Han Sang Jin as Park Gun Ha
- Kim Yong Min as Ham Min Seung
- Nam Yoon Jung as Lee Ju Won's wife
- Park Kwang Jung as Park Chang Sik
- Shin Kwi Sik as Won Yong Min
- Lee Ji Eun as Jin Joo
- Jang Hyun Sung
- Jung Kyung Ho
- Choi Bum Ho
- Jo Moon Ui
- Yoon Ye Ri
- Yang Hee Kyung as Hong Song Hee
- Park Hyuk Kwon
- Son Young Soon
- Kim Young Im
- Maeng Bong Hak
- Kim Jung Hak
- Park Young Ji
- Joo Boo Jin
Production Credits
- Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Production
- Chief Producer: Jo Joong Hyun
- Producer: Park Chang Shik
- Director: Ahn Pan Suk
- Original writing: novel "Shiroi Kyoto" by Yamasaki Toyoko
- Screenwriter: Lee Ki Won
- Composer: Kim Soo Jin
Awards
- 2008 20th Producers Awards of Korea: Best Performer (Kim Myung Min)
- 2007 43rd Baeksang Awards: Best Producer (Ahn Pan Suk)
- 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Acting Award (Kim Myung Min)
- 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actor in a TV Drama (Kim Myung Min)
- 2007 Grimae Award: Best Actor (Kim Myung Min)
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