Big Thing (TV series)

Big Thing
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Also known asDaemul
The President
Lady President
GenreDrama
Romance
Political drama
Based onDaemul
by Park In-kwon
Written byYoo Dong-yoon
Directed byOh Jong-rok
Jo Hyun-tak
StarringGo Hyun-jung
Kwon Sang-woo
Cha In-pyo
Lee Soo-kyung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producersGoo Bon-geun
Lee Myung-woo
Production locationKorea
Running timeWednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companyVictory Contents
Original release
NetworkSeoul Broadcasting System
Release6 October (2010-10-06) –
23 December 2010 (2010-12-23)
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Big Thing (Korean대물; Hanja大物; RRDaemul) is a 2010 South Korean television drama based on manhwa artist Park In-kwon's comic Daemul, and stars Go Hyun-jung as South Korea's first female president.[1][2][3] Number one in its timeslot for 11 consecutive weeks,[4] it gained successful ratings due to its cast and story arcs based on topical and controversial themes.[5][6]

  1. ^ Chung, Ah-young (17 March 2008). "Actress Ko to Return as President in New Drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. ^ Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung to turn 1st female president in new drama". Asiae. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  3. ^ "Drama Tackles Presidency". KBS Global. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. ^ Kim, Heidi (24 December 2010). "SBS The President ends run on top for 11th consecutive week". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  5. ^ Han, Sang-hee (5 October 2010). "Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. ^ Kang, Hye-ran (November 4, 2010). "Resilient actress relishes dramatic return". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.