Cross (TV series)
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| Hangul | 크로스 |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Studio Dragon (led by Jinnie Choi) |
| Written by | Choi Min-seok |
| Directed by | Shin Yong-hwi |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 60 minutes[1] |
| Production company | Logos Film |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | January 29 – March 20, 2018 |
Cross (Korean: 크로스; RR: Keuroseu) is a 2018 medical thriller South Korean television series starring Go Kyung-pyo, Cho Jae-hyun, and Jeon So-min. It aired on tvN from January 29 to March 20, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST).[2][3][4][5]
Synopsis
[edit]A gifted young man learns medicine out of a desire to avenge his father who was brutally murdered fifteen years ago.[6]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Go Kyung-pyo as Kang In-gyu, a genius first-year resident doctor working in the organ transplant department of Sunrim Hospital who graduated atop of his class all throughout medical school and passed his doctor's licensing exams with a perfect score.
- Cho Jae-hyun as Go Jung-hoon, a world-renowned expert in liver transplants and chief of the organ transplant center.
- Jeon So-min as Go Ji-in, an organ transplant coordinator who is the only daughter of Jung-hoon.
- Jin Yi-han[a] as Lee Joo-hyuk, an organ transplant specialist.[7]
- Yang Jin-sung as Son Yeon-hee, the daughter of the hospital chairman. She is a first-year fellow doctor and a maternity specialist.[8]
Supporting
[edit]- Jang Gwang as Son Young-sik
- Kim Jong-goo as Lee Sang-hoon
- Heo Sung-tae as Kim Hyung-beom
- Yoo Seung-mok as Baek Ji-nam
- Woo Ki-hoon as Lee-dong
- Kim Dae-gon as Jae-hyun
- Woo Hyun as Noh Jong-il
- Kim Ji-eun as Social Services staff
- Seo Woo-jin as Ha Kwan-woo
Production
[edit]- The series is formerly known as Cross: God's Gift (크로스: 신의 선물; Keuroseu: Sin-eui Seonmul).[9]
- Go Kyung-pyo and Yang Jin-sung previously worked together in the 2017 TV series Chicago Typewriter.[10]
- The first script reading of the cast was held in late November 2017 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong.[11]
- On February 24, 2018, actor Cho Jae-hyun was removed from the TV series following his admission of committing sexual harassment.[12][13]
Original soundtrack
[edit]Part 1
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Swear" | Lee Ha-jin | Dingo | Salt N Paper | 04:49 |
| 2. | "I Swear" (Inst.) | Dingo | 04:49 | ||
| Total length: | 09:38 | ||||
Part 2
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thousand Times" | Blank | Simon Petren, Maja Keuc | Samuel | 03:36 |
| 2. | "Thousand Times" (Inst.) | Simon Petren, Maja Keuc | 03:36 | ||
| Total length: | 07:12 | ||||
Part 3
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Childhood" | Choi Go-eun | Choi Go-eun | Choi Go-eun | 03:45 |
| 2. | "Childhood" (Inst.) | Choi Go-eun | 03:45 | ||
| Total length: | 07:30 | ||||
Part 4
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only I'm Alone" (나만 혼자) | Lee Ha-jin | POPKID, Dingo | GB9 | 03:26 |
| 2. | "Only I'm Alone" (Inst.) | POPKID, Dingo | 03:27 | ||
| Total length: | 06:53 | ||||
Part 5
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Want You And I Need You" (원하고 바래요) | minGtion | minGtion, Kim Yeon-seo | Taeha, Ahin (Momoland) | 03:20 |
| 2. | "I Want You And I Need You" (Inst.) | minGtion, Kim Yeon-seo | 03:20 | ||
| Total length: | 06:40 | ||||
Viewership
[edit]Cross : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[14]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 882 | 865 | 1034 | 1031 | 930 | 1129 | 853 | 1002 | 680 | 745 | 652 | 712 | 591 | 724 | 662 | 847 | 834 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[15] | TNmS[16] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | January 29, 2018 | 3.877% | 4.601% | 3.7% | |
| 2 | January 30, 2018 | 3.930% | 4.405% | 3.9% | |
| 3 | February 5, 2018 | 4.493% | 5.167% | 4.4% | |
| 4 | February 6, 2018 | 4.733% | 4.999% | 4.1% | |
| 5 | February 12, 2018 | 4.257% | 5.236% | 3.6% | |
| 6 | February 13, 2018 | 4.575% | 5.195% | 4.0% | |
| 7 | February 19, 2018 | 3.224% | 3.650% | 3.6% | |
| 8 | February 20, 2018 | 4.194% | 5.141% | 3.6% | |
| 9 | February 26, 2018 | 3.224% | 3.615% | 3.2% | |
| 10 | February 27, 2018 | 3.671% | 4.244% | 3.7% | |
| 11 | March 5, 2018 | 3.181% | 3.870% | 2.9% | |
| 12 | March 6, 2018 | 3.421% | 4.009% | 4.0% | |
| 13 | March 12, 2018 | 3.103% | 3.833% | 2.9% | |
| 14 | March 13, 2018 | 3.398% | 3.722% | 3.5% | |
| 15 | March 19, 2018 | 3.292% | 3.964% | 3.4% | |
| 16 | March 20, 2018 | 4.222% | 5.034% | 4.2% | |
| Average | 3.799% | 4.417% | 3.7% | ||
Note
[edit]- ^ Credited as Kim Ji-han.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cross (2018)". CJ ENM. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "New tvN medical drama "Cross: God's Gift" woos Go Kyung-pyo and Cho Jae-hyun". HanCinema. Star Today. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]조재현·고경표, tvN '크로스' 투톱 주인공". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "<크로스> 전소민, 고경표-조재현과 만났다! 첫 메디컬 출사표.. 기대감 UP". Naver (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Medical thriller 'Cross' crosses between good and evil, legal and illegal". Yonhap News Agency. January 25, 2018.
- ^ Kim, Yoon-ji. '크로스' 측 "고경표·조재현, 캐스팅 확정…1월 첫방송". Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ <크로스> 김지한-양진성, 고경표-조재현-전소민과 호흡..'크로스군단' 완성!. Naver (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "Yang Jin-sung to star in "Cross: God's Gift" with Go Kyung-pyo and Cho Jae-hyun". HanCinema. Star In. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Jang, Ah-reum. "tvN 측 "'크로스' 내년 편성 예정…조재현X고경표 검토 중' [공식]". Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Yoon-ji. 양진성, '크로스' 합류…고경표·조재현과 호흡. Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin. "'크로스' 고경표X조재현X전소민, 완벽한 대본리딩 현장공개". Naver (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Jo, Yoon-sun (February 24, 2018). [공식입장 전문] '크로스'측 "조재현 하차 결정, 최대한 빠른 시기에 진행". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Jin, Min-ji. "Cho Jae-hyun embroiled in Me Too scandal: Veteran actor plans to step down from current starring role in tvN series 'Cross'". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Korean) - Cross at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
- Cross at Logos Film (in Korean)
- Cross at HanCinema
- Cross at IMDb
