Big () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung. The romantic comedy/body swap series aired on KBS2 from June 4 to July 24, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Written by the Hong sisters, Big was Gong Yoo's first television series after Coffee Prince in 2007 and since being discharged from mandatory military service. The drama was well-received although it was criticized for its ending.
Synopsis Gil Da-ran (Lee Min-jung) is a struggling substitute teacher trying to get her certificate. She is engaged to a kind and handsome doctor, Seo Yoon-jae (Gong Yoo); it is a fairy-tale-come-true until one month before the wedding, Yoon-jae inexplicably becomes distant. At the same time, Da-ran meets an 18-year-old transfer student from the United States, Kang Kyung-joon (Shin Won-ho), who's got an attitude towards everyone except Da-ran. Kyung-joon gets into a fateful car accident with Yoon-jae and the two of them drive over the guard rail and into the deep waters. Yoon-jae tries to save Kyung-joon but in the process, Yoon-jae ostensibly dies and Kyung-joon ends up in a coma. Kyung-joon soon wakes up finding himself in Yoon-jae's body.
Cast Main Gong Yoo as Kang Kyung-joon / Seo Yoon-jae Lee Min-jung as Gil Da-ran Bae Suzy as Jang Ma-ri Shin Won-ho as Kang Kyung-joon
Supporting Baek Sung-hyun as Gil Choong-shik, Da-ran's brother Jang Hee-jin as Lee Se-young Kim Seo-ra as Ahn Hye-jung, Yoon-jae's mother Ahn Suk-hwan as Gil Min-kyu, Da-ran's father Yoon Hae-young as Lee Jung-hye, Da-ran's mother Jo Young-jin as Seo In-wook, Yoon-jae's father Choi Ran as Kim Young-ok, vice principal Moon Ji-yoon as Na Hyo-sang, PE teacher Shin Ji-soo as Lee Ae-kyung, math teacher and Da-ran's friend Jang Hyun-sung as Kang Hyuk-soo, Kyung-joon's uncle Go Soo-hee as Lee Kyung-mi, Kyung-joon's aunt-in-law Im Ji-eun as Kang Hee-soo, Kyung-joon's mother Lee Hee-jin as the bride (cameo, episode 1)
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Ratings Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSAGB NielsenNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul 14 June 20128.9%10.4%7.9%8.9%25 June 20128.0%9.7% 7.4% 8.1%311 June 2012 7.1%8.4%8.4%9.4%412 June 20127.6%8.9%7.9%8.9%518 June 20128.2%10.1%8.0%9.3%619 June 20128.9%11.1%8.3%9.3%725 June 20128.5%9.7%8.9%10.4%826 June 2012 7.8%9.2%7.9%8.7%92 July 2012 7.4% 7.8%8.1%9.1%103 July 2012 8.8%9.8%8.1%9.0%119 July 20129.5%10.5%9.2%10.4%1210 July 20129.6%11.0%8.9%10.1%1316 July 20128.6%9.2%8.2%9.7%1417 July 2012 8.6%9.4%7.8%8.8%1523 July 201210.1%10.2%9.7%10.8%1624 July 2012 11.5% 12.0% 11.1% 12.2%Average 8.7% 9.8% 8.5% 9.5%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2012 Best OST One Person – Huh Gak Best OST Best OST Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Gong Yoo Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Min-jung Suzy Best Couple Award Gong Yoo & Lee Min-jung Baek Sung-hyun & Suzy Popularity Award Suzy 2013 Outstanding Korean Drama Big Outstanding Korean Actor Gong Yoo Outstanding Korean Actress Lee Min-jung Outstanding Korean Drama OST Hateful Person – BEAST One Person – Huh Gak
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