Lee Yeong Oh (Jang Hyuk), who is a genius neurosurgeon, is the best at what he does but because of an accident in his frontal lobe, he lacks sympathy for his patients and has erratic personalities. When a series of bizarre patient deaths occur at the hospital, police investigators converge around Yeong Oh. Rookie cop, Gye Jin Sung (Park So Dam), who is a detective in the violent crimes division, is sent to investigate Yeong Oh.
Cast:
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Jang Hyuk
Lee Young Oh
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Park So Dam
Gye Jin Sung
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Yoon Hyun Min
Hyun Suk Joo
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Park Se Young
Kim Min Jae
Review:
by ines of mydramalist
""Beautiful Mind" is probably the most underrated drama this year. It's an hidden gem, I guarantee you. It tells the story of a world-renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Lee Young Oh, who is unable to feel empathy, and his involvement with the mysterious deaths in the hospital he works in. Gye Jin Sung is a policewoman who upholds onto her principles strongly and starts investigating him.
To me, what really made this drama one of my favourites on my currently watching list is the one and only Dr. Lee Young Oh. Thank you Jang Hyuk for the incredible acting, I got chills! This character is what made me so excited to watch a new episode week after week. I just wanted to see more of him and try to decipher is mind, which is indeed a "Beautiful Mind". I won't even lie: emotionally damaged characters are my favourite kind of characters. The psychological aspect of this story is just brilliant.
I've read a lot of negative comments about how Gye Jin Sung is a clueless, stupid and annoying character but I couldn't disagree more! It's true she lets herself be carried away by her emotions and makes decisions impulsively but I guess that's exactly how she's supposed to be, so we can see the contrast between her and Dr. Lee Young Oh. Even though they're completely different, the romance wasn't forced. They needed each other so they could both find a balance between "brain and heart" and become better characters. Park So Dam did a really good job with her character. I've only watched her once in "Because It's The First Time" and she didn't impress me much. However, she surprised in this drama.
A big shoutout to all of the cast. The chemistry between all the actors was pretty good. (Power Rangers doctors, thank you for the laughs!)
All the episodes were really interesting and the story never dragged. The only negative thing I have to point out is about the research on regenerative medicine. Sometimes the scenes related to this were kind of repetitive and boring but they turned out better over the episodes.
The OST suited the mood of each scene wonderfully. Every time "Dirt" by Bernard Park played my heart ached for Dr. Lee Young Oh even more. God, how I love this song! It conveys so many emotions, it really touches your heart in a special place. All of the other instrumental songs were extremely appropriate to the tense atmosphere.
I recommend this drama to anyone who loves psychological and medical dramas. I promise you won't waste your time. Don't give up on this just because it ended earlier than planned. I don't know how the ending would be if there were two more episodes but I can say that I'm pretty satisfied with how things were wrapped up!"
My Rating: 10.0
Mydramalist Rating: 8.6
Asianwiki Rating: 9.0
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