Joo-won leaps across rooftops for Yong-pal

105 July 23, 2015July 23, 2015

by girlfriday

It’s a bird! It’s Healer! No, it’s Yong-pal! Who says secret night errand boys get all the fun? Apparently doctors can have code names and rooftop chases too, and if this second teaser is any indication, this doc will be getting into his fair share of scrapes and seeing plenty of action. Is it too much to hope that he meets a hacker ajumma to help him along the way?

Joo-won stars in the new SBS drama as a brilliant surgeon who moonlights as a doctor-for-hire on the wrong side of the law. He takes any and every job that pays and asks no questions, which is why his regular clients are scary gangsters and rich people with secrets to keep. In the teaser, someone asks who Yong-pal is, and the guy explains that his name means “skilled quack.”

He says that this doctor runs around town fixing up gangsters for money, and everyone says that if you get treated by Yong-pal, you won’t die. Joo-won asks nonchalantly, “Want to make a bet, whether he lives or dies?” A high-speed chase ensues, but he refuses to stop because if he does, he can’t continue paying for his sister’s medical bills and she dies.

We get just a tiny glimpse of Kim Tae-hee, the chaebol heiress who’s been placed in a prolonged coma by her greedy half-brother Jo Hyun-jae, and then Joo-won closes out the teaser with the line, “The only things that matter in this world are money and connections.”

I don’t like that the music choice makes the show seem flippant, but the action is definitely a draw since I prefer my heroes leaping headlong into danger. Genius surgeons are a dime a dozen in dramaland, but I’m excited about this jaded, mercenary character who’ll skirt the line between right and wrong. And probably make me swoon while he’s doing it.

Yong-pal follows Mask on Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning August 5.

Via Ten Asia, Osen

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1 RockPaperScissors

July 23, 2015 at 8:05 AM

Can't wait - swoon...

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2 cherkell

July 23, 2015 at 8:09 AM

OH COME ON. Maybe 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,' but can't these scriptwriters come up with something ORIGINAL anymore?

And if Michael Learns To Rock submits a tune for the OST... I'm shooting my television. *drops mic and leaves*

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shin rae mi

July 23, 2015 at 8:20 AM

It has a different story with Healer. Healer was paid to find a missing girl, while Yongpal is paid to heal a girl. Healer is about journalism and corruption. While Yongpal is about doctors, gangsters and chaebols. Healer is an errand boy while Yongpal is a doctor. If a drama's hero is wearing black, has a codename and leaps roofs, it doesn't mean it is copying Healer.

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pogo 🍉

July 23, 2015 at 8:38 AM

yep, so totally different! It also has different actors and a different writer and PD!

/snerk

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AP

July 23, 2015 at 10:07 AM

I honestly that was a sarcastic comment till I read the last line.

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fantasy

July 23, 2015 at 10:23 AM

The moment I saw the pic, the word came into my mind is Healer and surprisingly gf also thought about Healer :)

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sweettangerine

July 23, 2015 at 8:38 AM

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Daehoney

July 23, 2015 at 8:40 AM

Oh, come on. As if Healer is original...
Btw, not digging the music nor the teaser. Sooo generic. Kinda hope they throw KTH's scene in the church with dramatic instrumental music as the teaser.

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Trinity 🍆

July 23, 2015 at 8:54 AM

That's like saying since he is a doctor the screenwriters are copying Good Doctor. Just because it has similarities doesn't mean it's unoriginal. By your comment you could say Healer copied the James Bond movies by incorporating parkour.

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damadelpuente

July 23, 2015 at 9:20 AM

oh, camon. It's a long-limbed heroe wearing black, jumping through roof tops!! Among all the cliches in dramaland, this is the one we shouldn't complain about. I seriously don't mind getting more of this kind of thing.

Plus, the stories and motivations seem different. in Healer, Ji Chang Wook lived isolated from society and worked as Healer solely for the money (he even had a goal of buying an island where he could live alone), while here Joo Won looks like he still has a regular life (steady job plus a sister), while at the same time he'll have to moonlight it as a mob doctor, and all of this is to earn money to save his sister. Their motivations and circunstances aren't the same. The parkour is just aesthetics (and aesthetics that look cool enough, so I don't really mind).

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SS

July 23, 2015 at 9:25 AM

Before Healer, there was City Hunter...young man in black cap, black mask and quite a bit of jumping and leaping.

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SS

July 23, 2015 at 9:26 AM

ooops...this was meant as reply to cherkell

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Michelle

July 23, 2015 at 4:37 PM

To be fair, City Hunter was really not leaping buildings, and had a mask. Different from Healer.

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Daehoney

July 23, 2015 at 11:49 PM

Both conceal their identity and act weak in the office, driven by curiousity of the past (+revenge), wear black, have shopisticated stuffs to support their work, have someone to help them from the back, and was shot in the chest in the last episode.
Truth be said, both are nothing original (CH was adapted from a manga).

Michelle

July 24, 2015 at 5:06 AM

Healer was not driven by the past though. One of his job became more personal, but Healer's agenda is buying an island.

CH didn't act weak in the office. Did you watch the drama? He acted like an ass to Nana, unlike Healer.

CH had guns not really sophisticated stuffs.

mira

July 23, 2015 at 11:47 AM

Do you mean "thriller" ?
I mean healer is also a thriller you know ? ;)

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Pearl~ai88

July 24, 2015 at 3:56 PM

There's nothing new under the sun. It doesn't have to be original, just good.

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3 es

July 23, 2015 at 8:14 AM

ahahaha so the doctor version of Healer. i'm excited!!

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4 Darkness

July 23, 2015 at 8:14 AM

The first image looks like Healer lol
Wait to go !

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5 saidcool93

July 23, 2015 at 8:18 AM

Excited For This Drama

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June

July 23, 2015 at 7:58 PM

Same! C:

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6 mary

July 23, 2015 at 8:24 AM

I finally watched the teaser. It's made me curious about the chars. (But yeah, that music is terrible... It skews toward comedy too much)

I don't mind something similar to Healer. The more dramas I watch, the more I realize that I don't mind recycled things, as long as they're well executed. And hey, if Kim Tae Hee becomes as awesome and proactive as Chae Young Shin, wouldn't that be great, too?

PS also excited for evil Jo Hyun Jae.

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glowry

July 24, 2015 at 4:10 AM

Chae Young Shin just become my most favorite heroin in no time! she's really awesome..
smart heiress will be so great so hopefully the heroin character in here is not disappointing..

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7 growingbeautifully

July 23, 2015 at 8:24 AM

I'm so amused by the Healer reference!!! :D If rooftop chases include parkour, I'm in!!! No who am I kidding, I'm going to watch this anyway Healer-ish or not! LOL!

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8 pigtookie

July 23, 2015 at 8:25 AM

oh this guy is literally a Healer!

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mary

July 23, 2015 at 9:13 AM

Hahahaha +1

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gem28

July 23, 2015 at 9:31 AM

I was thinking the same think, so we have Healer 2.0 who actually heals people.........lol

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miilo

July 23, 2015 at 11:26 AM

Lol!

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PinkSushi

July 23, 2015 at 11:27 PM

AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA

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NahlaJW

July 24, 2015 at 2:59 AM

LOL xD

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9 avenus

July 23, 2015 at 8:30 AM

I miss Joo Won. I feel that this is perfect for him.

I will stick with this drama thru crazy storylines as long as it is not as bad as 7th Grade Civil Servant. *His worst drama ever and I knew it was going to be bad even before it even started.

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10 melody~

July 23, 2015 at 8:43 AM

He IS a Healer. I mean, he's a doctor :) But still, seems a bit "healer-ish" to me. Can't wait to watch it and I do hope we have hacker ajumma jumping out of nowhere to help our Yong-pal :))

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SS

July 23, 2015 at 8:59 AM

Someone mentioned that Kim Mi Kyung was in one of the script reading pics. The face was out of focus so I couldn't really tell, it did look like her though. However, I have not seen KMK name in the casting so no hope there for hacker ahjumma.

I think actor An Seha who acts as a loanshark will be the one who helps Yongpal. It's purely out of self interest because Yongpal owes him money. Who knows, if it's like Jo Jae Yun type of loanshark, it could be funny.

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no name #6

July 23, 2015 at 2:36 PM

Kim Mi Kyung is in the cast list. I think she's a nurse or some other hospital employee though. It'll be interesting to see how the different pieces fit - gangsters, regular hospital employees, baddies on the 12th floor, etc.

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SS

July 23, 2015 at 8:08 PM

I thought i just needed to fix my hearing :D now my eyes too...how did I miss that!

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June

July 23, 2015 at 8:50 PM

Yay yay yay! Was hoping for a nurse ajumma when girlfriend said hacker ajumma, hope my wish comes true!
Doctor will need assistant help during surgery too, ha :p

11 pogo 🍉

July 23, 2015 at 8:46 AM

He looks REALLY good, more like Kang Dong-won than ever.

(I wonder if someone will ever line up a project where Kang Dong-won and Joo-won play brothers, with Park Shi-yeon and Yoon So-hee as unnie/dongsaeng)

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kororo

July 23, 2015 at 9:06 AM

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12 Daehoney

July 23, 2015 at 8:51 AM

+1. I will definitely watch. He was literally mistaken as KDW in the past.

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Daehoney

July 23, 2015 at 8:52 AM

That's for @pogo btw.

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13 puji

July 23, 2015 at 8:56 AM

joo won and jo hyun jae saranghaeyo.. :))

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14 puji

July 23, 2015 at 8:56 AM

joo won and jo hyun jae saranghaeyo.. :))
i love their acting in bridal mask and 49 days..

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15 mayo

July 23, 2015 at 9:09 AM

Lol as if Healer was anything original. I bet this drama will be more successful in terms of ratings and quality than Healer.

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capricorn

July 23, 2015 at 2:59 PM

... the 1st 3 seconds of the teaser I thought I was watching 'Healer' and basically they styled Joo Won's character like 'Healer' with the same hair, cap, clothes, and carry on. I didn't think of any other drama like 'City Hunter' only because there is an uncanny similarity in the styling of the character... it ain't Joo Won's fault, but the styling is most similar to 'Healer' IMO

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16 nhisayshi

July 23, 2015 at 9:11 AM

I am so waiting for this drama. The cast is promising so I hope that the writers wouldn't screw everything up. Furthermore, I am worried about the chemistry between the leads. When watching the Teaser, I don't feel like they are able to convey any connection or love through the screen. Maybe it is because they haven't really looked at each other in the eye.
Yet, it is too early to say anything! I hope that Kim Tae Hee's character will be complex and challenging, hoping so!

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17 DonaldAJohnson

July 23, 2015 at 9:19 AM

nice

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18 nonski ⭐️A forever JIN who crash landed on Hyun Bins heart❤️!

July 23, 2015 at 9:27 AM

can't wait, Joo Won is one great actor and this is gonna be create original or not...

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19 fab

July 23, 2015 at 9:58 AM

I sooo don't mind the HEALER resemblance here! ?
Looking goooood Kang-ah. ^^

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20 wackycashew

July 23, 2015 at 10:04 AM

I'm looking forward to this... Mask is a tough act to follow, but I wanna see Wonnie in action, performing surgeries, and getting chased. XD

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21 DongniPongni

July 23, 2015 at 10:09 AM

So looking forward to this. I love how Joo Won looks all dark and untidy in the stills. It's a nice breather from all the dramas I've watched lately (fluffy and too much make up).
Who cares if it kind of resembles Healer? I loved that show and if this is something similar or even better, then I'm on board!
Can't wait, for this. I hope it's amazing.

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22 Miky

July 23, 2015 at 10:10 AM

Really really wish this one will be really GOOD and full of action and twists and complex characters at least our hero and villain,not really into this one for the romance angle so bring on the action and hope for a good plot!

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23 Klava

July 23, 2015 at 10:16 AM

It's healer
pwahaha,almost cracked a rib at the reference. I'm looking forward to this but everytime I see a new teaser or still, I'm reminded Mask is almost over and that is not a good thing.