{{Short description|2015 South Korean drama series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox television | image = Yong-pal poster.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = Promotional poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name |hangul=%_용팔%이 }} | alt_name = ''The Gang Doctor''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs-int.com/program/drama_detail.aspx?id=947|title=[English] The Gang Doctor|website=SBS International|publisher=Seoul Broadcasting System|access-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120355/http://www.sbs-int.com/program/drama_detail.aspx?id=947|archive-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | genre = Action<br>Medical<br>Romance | writer = Jang Hyuk-rin | director = Oh Jin-suk | starring = Joo Won<br/>Kim Tae-hee<br/>Jo Hyun-jae<br>Chae Jung-an | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = Park Gi-heon | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 18 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Moon Bo-mi | producer = Park Young-soo <br/> Kim Si-hwan | editor = Lee Hyun-ah <br/> Jung Il-won | location = | cinematography = Yoon Dae-young <br/> Choi Je-rak | camera = | runtime = 65 minutes | company = HB Entertainment | budget = | channel = Seoul Broadcasting System | first_aired = {{Start date|2015|8|5}} | last_aired = {{End date|2015|10|1}} | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations. --> }}

'''''Yong-pal'''''<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYmZmGMSpSk|title=《BEST》 Yong Pal 용팔이｜ 김태희, 자신 구하러 온 주원에 "올 줄 알았어"...'오열' EP18 20151001|website=YouTube|publisher=SBS Drama|language=ko|access-date=January 6, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322022051/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYmZmGMSpSk&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> ({{Korean|hangul=용팔이}}) is a 2015 South Korean drama series starring Joo Won, Kim Tae-hee, Chae Jung-an and Jo Hyun-jae.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ahn|first=Sung-mi|title=Kim Tae-hee plays ''Sleeping Beauty'' in new medical drama|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201507301730145055042_2|website=K-pop Herald|access-date=August 5, 2015|date=July 30, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016080636/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201507301730145055042_2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Ji-ryun|title=Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee Both Positively Considering New SBS Drama|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/93051/joo-won-and-kim-tae-hee-both-positively-considering-new-sbs-drama|website=enewsWorld|access-date=July 22, 2015|date=May 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008132755/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/93051/joo-won-and-kim-tae-hee-both-positively-considering-new-sbs-drama|archive-date=October 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Min-ji|title=Kim Tae-hee confirms drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3005320|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=June 17, 2015|date=June 13, 2015|archive-date=July 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725110413/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3005320|url-status=live}}</ref> It aired on SBS from August 5 to October 1, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Yong Pal'' Releases First Intense and Emotional Teaser Featuring Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee|url=http://www.soompi.com/2015/07/16/yong-pal-releases-first-intense-and-emotional-teaser-featuring-joo-won-and-kim-tae-hee/|website=Soompi|access-date=July 22, 2015|date=July 16, 2015|archive-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004222912/http://www.soompi.com/2015/07/16/yong-pal-releases-first-intense-and-emotional-teaser-featuring-joo-won-and-kim-tae-hee/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}} Originally slated for 16 episodes, due to the high ratings and popularity of the drama, it was extended by two episodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee's ''Yong Pal'' confirmed for an extension|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/09/joo-won-and-kim-tae-hees-yong-pal-confirmed-for-an-extension|website=Allkpop|access-date=September 15, 2015|date=September 14, 2015|archive-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119021011/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/09/joo-won-and-kim-tae-hees-yong-pal-confirmed-for-an-extension|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}}

This drama reunites Kim Tae-hee and Jo Hyun-jae who first worked together in the 2004 drama ''Forbidden Love''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dramafever.com/news/jo-hyun-jae-reunites-with-kim-tae-hee-for-upcoming-series-yong-pal/%7B%5B%7Bnotification.object.url%7D%5D%7D|title=Jo Hyun Jae joins Kim Tae Hee, Joo Won, and Chae Jung Ahn in SBS series Yong Pal|website=DramaFever|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=September 3, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

==Synopsis== Kim Tae Hyun is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay for his sister's medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong-pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with criminals and corrupt plutocrats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dramabeans.com/2015/07/joo-won-leaps-across-rooftops-for-yong-pal/|title=Joo Won Leaps Across Rooftops for Yong-pa|date=July 23, 2015|website=Dramabeans|access-date=July 23, 2015|archive-date=July 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724022651/http://www.dramabeans.com/2015/07/joo-won-leaps-across-rooftops-for-yong-pal/|url-status=live}}</ref> Joining a team of corrupt physicians Kim rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo Jin, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.

==Cast==

===Main=== *Joo Won as Kim Tae-hyun<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jo|first1=Yeon-kyeong|title=Joo Won Says He Fell for Kim Tae Hee's Looks and Personality|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/96213/joo-won-says-he-fell-for-kim-tae-hees-looks-and-personality|website=enewsWorld|access-date=August 3, 2015|date=July 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182639/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/96213/joo-won-says-he-fell-for-kim-tae-hees-looks-and-personality|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> **Jung Yoon-seok as young Tae-hyun :A skilled surgeon, who under the alias Yong-pal moonlights as a mercenary doctor for hire. He falls in love with Yeo-jin. *Kim Tae-hee as Han Yeo-jin<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Jin-seok|title=Kim comfortable in supporting role|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3011333|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=November 10, 2015|date=November 10, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117091809/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3011333|url-status=live}}</ref> :A chaebol heiress placed in a coma by her enemies to get their revenge. She falls in love with Tae-hyun. *Jo Hyun-jae as Han Do-joon :Han Yeo-jin's half-brother, who covets his sister's inheritance. *Chae Jung-an as Lee Chae-young :Han Do-joon's wife.

===Supporting=== *Jung Woong-in as Chief Lee Ho-joon *Stephanie Lee as Cynthia Park *Song Kyung-chul as Doo-chul *Min Jin-Woong as Lee Sang-Chul *Ahn Se-ha as Man-sik *Bae Hae-sun as Nurse Hwang *Im Kang-sung as Cha Sae-hoon *Jo Bok-rae as Park Tae-yong *Cha Soon-bae as Chief Shin *Kim Mi-kyung as Kang Soo-min, Charge nurse, surgery *Oh Na-ra as Charge nurse, intensive care *Park Pal-young as Hospital director *Park Hye-su as Kim So-hyun *Choi Joon-Yong as Tae-hyun's father *Kim Na-woon as Tae-hyun's mother *Nam Myeong-ryeol as Chae-young's father *Jang Gwang as Chairman Go *Yoo Seung-mok as Detective Lee Hyung-sa *Jo Hwi as Detective Kim *Choi Min as Choi Sung-hoon (guest)

===Special appearances=== * Lim Hwa-young as Han Song-yi *Kim Jae-young as Yong Pal 2 (ep.18)

== Original soundtrack == {{Infobox album | name = ''Yong-pal'' OST | type = Soundtrack | artist = Various artists | cover = | released = | recorded = 2015 | genre = Soundtrack | length = | language = {{hlist|Korean|English}} | label = Neowiz Entertainment<br>Daum and HB Entertainment }}

===Part 1=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|08|12}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = To My Love | note1 = {{lang|ko|사랑하는그대에게}} | extra1 = The One (singer) | length1 = 3:41 | title2 = To My Love | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:41 | total_length = 7:22 }}

===Part 2=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|08|19}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = A Nightmare | note1 = {{lang|ko|악몽}} | extra1 = Yong Jun-hyung (Highlight) and Heo Ga-yoon (4minute) | length1 = 3:51 | title2 = A Nightmare | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:51 | total_length = 7:02 }}

===Part 3=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|09|02}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Actually, I'm... | note1 = {{lang|ko|사실은내가}} | extra1 = Jung In | length1 = 4:16 | title2 = Actually, I'm... | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 4:16 | total_length = 8:22 }}

===Part 4=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|09|9}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = So we are | note1 = {{lang|ko|이렇게우리}} | extra1 = Baek A-yeon | length1 = 3:57 | title2 = So we are | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:57 | total_length = 4:14 }}

===Part 5=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|09|16}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Come to me | note1 = {{lang|ko|내게 와줘서}} | extra1 = K.Will | length1 = 3:57 | title2 = Come to me | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:57 | total_length = 4:14 }}

===Part 6=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|09|24}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Only remember me | note1 = {{lang|ko|나하나만}} | extra1 = Park Hye-soo | length1 = 3:57 | title2 = Only remember me | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:57 | total_length = 4:14 }}

===Part 7=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|09|30}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = I Hear you | note1 = {{lang|ko|니가들려}} | extra1 = Ahn Se-ha | length1 = 3:23 | title2 = I Hear you | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:23 | total_length = 6:46 }}

===Part 8=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2015|09|30}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Suddenly one day | note1 = {{lang|ko|어느날갑감자기}} | extra1 = Jin Min-ho | length1 = 3:48 | title2 = Suddenly one day | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:48 | total_length = 7:22 }}

{{track listing | extra_column= Artist | headline = Disc 2: | title1 = Main theme of Yong-pal | note1 = Opening Title | extra1 = Various Artists | length1 = 3:32 | title2 = Black Room | note2 = | extra2 = Various Artists | length2 = 2:36 | title3 = Hero | note3 = | extra3 = Various Artists | length3 = 2:09 | title4 = Its not that | note4 = | extra4 = Various Artists | length4 = 2:11 | title5 = I never get caught | note5 = | extra5 = Various Artists | length5 = 2:35 | title6 = Let's be friend | note6 = | extra6 = Various Artists | length6 = 2:48 | title7 = Light of Hope | note7 = | extra7 = Various Artists | length7 = 3:07 | title8 = My Mother | note8 = | extra8 = Various Artists | length8 = 2:59 | title9 = Persuit | note9 = | extra9 = Various Artists | length9 = 3:07 | title10 = Precious Family | note10 = | extra10 = Various Artists | length10 = 3:27 | title11 = Run and Run | note11 = | extra11 = Various Artists | length11 = 3:30 | title12 = Sleeping Witch | note12 = | extra12 = Various Artists | length12 = 2:45 | title13 = The Battle | note13 = | extra13 = Various Artists | length13 = 2:22 | title14 = Tae-Hyun's Family | note14 = | extra14 = Various Artists | length14 = 2:55 | title15 = Wound of a question | note15 = | extra15 = Various Artists | length15 = 2:18 | title16 = Yeo Jin's Destiny | note16 = | extra16 = Various Artists | length16 = 2:44 | title17 = Yeo Jin's Theme | note17 = | extra17 = Various Artists | length17 = 2:47 | title18 = Yong-pal | note18 = | extra18 = Various Artists | length18 = 3:12 }}

==Viewership== Since it began airing, ''Yong-pal'' recorded steadily increasing viewership ratings, eventually hitting an impressive 20 percent by its sixth episode. It consistently topped other shows in its Wednesday-Thursday timeslot, eventually becoming one of the top-rated Korean drama primetime miniseries of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onetvasia.com/special/gang-doctor-gets-two-extra-episodes|title=The Gang Doctor Gets Two Extra Episodes|work=ONE TV ASIA|access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="3" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}} ! rowspan="3" | Original broadcast date ! colspan="4" | Average audience share |- ! colspan="2" | Nielsen Korea<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=AGB Nielsen Media Research |access-date=August 5, 2015 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |archive-date=December 26, 2013 }}</ref> ! colspan="2" | TNmS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |title=TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=TNmS Ratings |access-date=August 5, 2015 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |archive-date=November 28, 2013 }}</ref> |- ! width="90" | Nationwide ! width="90" | Seoul ! width="90" | Nationwide ! width="90" | Seoul |- ! 1 | August 5, 2015 | '''{{color|blue|11.6%}}''' {{small|(4th)}} | '''{{color|blue|12.9%}}''' {{small|(3rd)}} | '''{{color|blue|9.2%}}''' {{small|(9th)}} | '''{{color|blue|11.2%}}''' {{small|(5th)}} |- ! 2 | August 6, 2015 | 14.1% {{small|(3rd)}} | 16.0% {{small|(3rd)}} | 11.8% {{small|(5th)}} | 14.9% {{small|(3rd)}} |- ! 3 | August 12, 2015 | 14.5% {{small|(3rd)}} | 16.3% {{small|(3rd)}} | 12.5% {{small|(5th)}} | 15.8% {{small|(3rd)}} |- ! 4 | August 13, 2015 | 16.3% {{small|(3rd)}} | 17.8% {{small|(2nd)}} | 15.3% {{small|(3rd)}} | 18.8% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 5 | August 19, 2015 | 18.0% {{small|(2nd)}} | 20.3% {{small|(2nd)}} | 16.4% {{small|(3rd)}} | 19.4% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 6 | August 20, 2015 | 20.4% {{small|(2nd)}} | 22.2% {{small|(2nd)}} | 18.1% {{small|(3rd)}} | 20.7% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 7 | August 26, 2015 | 19.2% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.4% {{small|(1st)}} | 17.1% {{small|(3rd)}} | 21.2% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 8 | August 27, 2015 | 20.5% {{small|(2nd)}} | 22.8% {{small|(2nd)}} | 18.4% {{small|(2nd)}} | '''{{color|red|21.9%}}''' {{small|(1st)}} |- ! 9 | September 2, 2015 | 17.0% {{small|(3rd)}} | 19.1% {{small|(2nd)}} | 15.7% {{small|(4th)}} | 18.2% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 10 | September 3, 2015 | 17.4% {{small|(2nd)}} | 19.3% {{small|(2nd)}} | 16.3% {{small|(2nd)}} | 19.3% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 11 | September 9, 2015 | 19.3% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.7% {{small|(2nd)}} | 15.9% {{small|(3rd)}} | 18.4% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 12 | September 10, 2015 | 19.1% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.0% {{small|(2nd)}} | 18.2% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.3% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 13 | September 16, 2015 | '''{{color|red|21.5%}}''' {{small|(2nd)}} | '''{{color|red|23.7%}}''' {{small|(1st)}} | 18.0% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.0% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 14 | September 17, 2015 | 20.9% {{small|(2nd)}} | 22.3% {{small|(2nd)}} | 19.5% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.8% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 15 | September 23, 2015 | 20.0% {{small|(2nd)}} | 22.3% {{small|(2nd)}} | 17.8% {{small|(2nd)}} | 20.0% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 16 | September 24, 2015 | 20.2% {{small|(2nd)}} | 22.3% {{small|(2nd)}} | 19.2% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.0% {{small|(1st)}} |- ! 17 | September 30, 2015 | 18.4% {{small|(3rd)}} | 20.0% {{small|(2nd)}} | 16.4% {{small|(3rd)}} | 18.2% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! 18 | October 1, 2015 | 20.4% {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.6% {{small|(2nd)}} | '''{{color|red|19.6%}}''' {{small|(2nd)}} | 21.4% {{small|(2nd)}} |- ! colspan="2" | Average ! {{color|green|18.3%}} ! {{color|green|20.2%}} ! {{color|green|16.4%}} ! {{color|green|19.1%}} |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:85%" | * In the table above, the '''{{color|blue|blue numbers}}''' represent the lowest ratings and the '''{{color|red|red numbers}}''' represent the highest ratings. |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | rowspan="24"|2015 | rowspan="4"|{{center| 8th Korea Drama Awards<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hye-won|url=http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201509091751191466965_2|title=Candidates for ''2015 Korea Drama Awards'' revealed|website=K-pop Herald|access-date=September 9, 2015|date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181010/http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201509091751191466965_2|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Joo Won | {{nom}} |- | Best Drama | ''Yong-pal'' | {{nom}} |- | Top Excellence Award, actress | Kim Tae-hee | {{won}} |- | Best Screenplay | Jang Hyuk-rin | {{won}} |- | rowspan="3"|{{center| 4th APAN Star Awards<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 APAN Star Awards – Nominees List|url=http://beatuscorner.com/2015-apan-star-awards-nominees-list/|access-date=November 23, 2015|date=November 23, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906192225/http://beatuscorner.com/2015-apan-star-awards-nominees-list/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Joo Won | {{nom}} |- | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Tae-hee | {{nom}} |- | Best Supporting Actress | Chae Jung-an | {{won}} |- | {{center| 2015 Hallyu Awards<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'용팔이', 한류대상 드라마부문상 수상…'용팔이 잘지내니' - #용팔이 - 대한민국 No1. HD포토뉴스|url=http://article.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=164115#_adtep|website=topstarnews|access-date=December 11, 2015|date=December 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114308/http://article.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=164115#_adtep|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} | Best Drama | ''Yong-pal'' | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|{{center| Grimae Awards<ref>{{cite web|title=Yeon Jeong-hoon and Soo-ae to receive Excellence in Acting Awards at Grime Awards 2015|url=http://www.hancinema.net/yeon-jeong-hoon-and-soo-ae-to-receive-excellence-in-acting-awards-at-grime-awards-2015-89377.html|website=Hancinema|access-date=December 11, 2015|date=December 10, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222141852/http://www.hancinema.net/yeon-jeong-hoon-and-soo-ae-to-receive-excellence-in-acting-awards-at-grime-awards-2015-89377.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | Grand Prize | Yoon Dae-young, Choi Je-rak | {{won}} |- | Best Director | Oh Jin-seok | {{won}} |- | rowspan="14"|{{center| 23rd SBS Drama Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joencorner.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/2015-sbs-drama-awards-winners/|title=2015 SBS Drama Awards Winners|website=joencorner|access-date=January 1, 2016|date=January 1, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214400/https://joencorner.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/2015-sbs-drama-awards-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}}}} | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Joo Won | {{won}} |- | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Joo Won | {{nom}} |- | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Tae-hee | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jung Woong-in | {{nom}} |- | Jo Hyun-jae | {{nom}} |- | Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Bae Hae-sun | {{nom}} |- | PD Award | Joo Won | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|Top 10 Stars | Joo Won | {{won}} |- | Kim Tae-hee | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"|Chinese Netizen Popularity Award | Joo Won | {{won}} |- | Kim Tae-hee | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|Netizen Popularity Award | Joo Won | {{nom}} |- | Kim Tae-hee | {{nom}} |- | Best Couple Award | Joo Won and Kim Tae-hee | {{won}} |- |2016 |{{center| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards}} | Best Actor (TV) | Joo Won | {{nom}} |}

==Remake== There was a talk that the drama ''Yong-pal'' which starred Joo Won and Kim Tae-hee could be remade for American audiences.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Julie|title=Will 'Yong Pal' Be Adapted For American TV?|url=http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/104695/20151110/will-yong-pal-be-adapted-for-american-tv.htm|website=kdramastars|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=November 10, 2015|archive-date=December 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224201859/http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/104695/20151110/will-yong-pal-be-adapted-for-american-tv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}} It was reported in December 2015 that a Russian remake produced by Sony Pictures Studios was in development.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Javabeans|title=Drama news bites: December 23, 2015|url=http://www.dramabeans.com/2015/12/drama-news-bites-december-23-2015/|website=Dramabeans|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=December 24, 2015|archive-date=December 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224192453/http://www.dramabeans.com/2015/12/drama-news-bites-december-23-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|URL=http://program.sbs.co.kr/builder/programMainList.do?pgm_id=22000008289}} {{in lang|ko}} *{{hancinema drama|Yong-pal-yi}} *{{IMDb title|5010664}}

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