Brain Works
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Brain Works (Korean: Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Jung Yong-hwa, Cha Tae-hyun, Kwak Sun-young, and Ye Ji-won. It aired on KBS2 from January 2 to February 28, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:50 (KST) for 16 episodes.[5][7]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]Brain Works is a science-themed comedic investigative drama that follows the story of two men, who cannot stand each other, as they partner up to solve a criminal case involving a rare brain disease.[8][9]
Cast
[edit | edit source]Main
[edit | edit source]- Jung Yong-hwa as Shin Ha-ru, a neuroscientist who has an "extraordinary brain"[10][11]
- Seo Woo-jin as young Shin Ha-ru[12]
- Cha Tae-hyun as Geum Myung-se, a detective who has an "altruistic brain"[10][11]
- Kwak Sun-young as Seol So-jung, a forensic hypnosis investigator who has an "anxious brain"[10][11]
- Ye Ji-won as Kim Mo-ran, Myung-se's ex-wife who has a "sexual brain"[10][11]
Supporting
[edit | edit source]People around Ha-ru
[edit | edit source]- Jung Dong-hwan as Hwang Dong-woo, a murderer and a death row inmate who has a "psychopath brain"[8][13]
- Kim Soo-jin as Shin Ji-hyung, a neurosurgeon at Korea University Hospital who has a "middle-aged brain"[8][13]
- Lim Chul-hyung as Park Chi-guk, head of the Brain Hub Center, a brain science research institute affiliated with Korea University Hospital, who has a "political brain"[13][14]
People around Myung-se
[edit | edit source]- Woo Hyun as Kim Gil-joong, chief of the neuroscience team at the Seobu Police Station who has a "menopausal brain"[8][13]
- Kim Ah-song as Geum I-na, Myung-se's daughter who has a "teenage brain"[13]
Extended
[edit | edit source]- Kim Kang-il as Kang Seong-ha, a murderer[15]
- Park Sang-hoon as Ho-young[16]
- Han Ji-wan as Han Yeon-hee[17]
- Lee Won-jung as Kim Joon-young[18]
- Oh Yoon-hong[19]
Special appearances
[edit | edit source]- Jang Ho-il as Kim Jae-won[20]
- Moon Won-joo as O Sang-gi[21]
- Han Soo-yeon as Jung In-young[22]
- Jang Dong-seon[23]
- Jung Jin-young as Park Jin-young[24]
- Lee Sang-sook as Lee Jeong-ja[25]
- Lee Seung-joon as Heo Bum-soo[26]
- Jeon Ik-ryeong as Kim Jae-suk[27]
- Im Do-hwa as a virtual human[28]
- Ha Si-eun[29]
Production
[edit | edit source]It was reported that filming for the series was scheduled to start in July 2022.[30]
Viewership
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| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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| Nielsen Korea[31] | TNmS[32] | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | January 2, 2023 | 5.2% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.3% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.4% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 2 | January 3, 2023 | 4.1% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.8% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 3 | January 9, 2023 | 3.9% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.7% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 4 | January 10, 2023 | 3.3% (21st)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A | |
| 5 | January 16, 2023 | 4.3% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.2% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 6 | January 17, 2023 | 4.4% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.6% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.4% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 7 | January 30, 2023 | 4.0% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.7% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 8 | January 31, 2023 | 3.3% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A | |
| 9 | February 6, 2023 | 3.9% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.8% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 10 | February 7, 2023 | 3.7% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.8% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.5% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 11 | February 13, 2023 | 3.7% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.3% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.8% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 12 | February 14, 2023 | 3.4% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.6% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| 13 | February 20, 2023 | 4.3% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.3% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 14 | February 21, 2023 | 4.0% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.2% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.0% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 15 | February 27, 2023 | 4.2% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.2% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 3.4% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 16 | February 28, 2023 | 4.9% (8th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.1% (7th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | N/A |
| Average | 4.0% | —[a] | —[a] | |
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