Beethoven Virus | |
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Genre |
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Written by |
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Directed by | Lee Jae-kyoo |
Starring | |
Music by | Lee Pil-ho |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Oh Kyung-hoon |
Producer | Park Chang-shik |
Cinematography |
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Production company | Kim Jong-hak Production |
Original release | |
Network | MBC TV |
Release | September 11 November 12, 2008 | –
Beethoven Virus ( Korean: 베토벤 바이러스; RR: Betoben Baireoseu) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Myung-min, Lee Ji-ah, and Jang Keun-suk. [1] The show drew attention for being the first Korean drama to depict the lives of classical musicians, an orchestra and ordinary people who dream of becoming musicians. [2] [3] It aired on MBC from September 10 to November 12, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
Kang Gun-woo (or Kang Mae) is a world-renowned orchestra maestro who is a perfectionist in his work. He is not an easy person to work with and is feared by all his players. By chance, he comes across a woman named Du Ru-mi who plays the violin, and a young cop also named Kang Gun-woo who is a musical genius, even without formal training. The three soon get tangled in a love triangle as Kang Mae attempts to salvage a local orchestra.
Du Ru-mi works as a public civil officer, but she never loses her dream of playing in the orchestra one day. Her chance finally arrived when she submitted, and got approved, on the idea of making Seokran a music city, and with that she has the budget to hire an orchestra.
However, her elation was short lived, as she was scammed for 300 million won (300 thousand US dollars in 2008) by the promoter, and the professional members refuse to play without being paid. As the last resort, she assembled a group of players whom are willing to perform for free, among them include:
With a huge effort from Du Ru-mi, the orchestra was finally formed. However, awaiting them is the world class conductor Kang Gun-woo, whom demands the best performance from the very best players. It is his first time returning to Korea after 10 years, after his spectacular refusal to conduct a performance, in front of the president and the general public, due to his orchestra was not good enough.
It didn't take Maestro Kang long to discover the dismal standards of the members, and he demands to immediately return back to Vienna after the first rehearsal. However, as Du Ru-mi and Kang Gun-woo help rescuing Maestro Kang's dog from an overdose, Maestro Kang agrees on conducting the local orchestra. Though the tension is high and multiple times Maestro Kang was deciding to quit, he stayed till the end and led the local orchestra to do a nearly impossible performance. With that, Maestro Kang is offered a director position for the newly created Seokran Orchestra, a lifetime position that he has been dreaming for many years. He decides to accept the position, but fires all the local orchestra members, much to their collective dismay.
The local members are outraged, but have to concede as Maestro Kang is hiring people for the orchestra, and this time with the true professionals whom standard are unquestionably higher. But they don't give up. They stand in as the temporary members, and privately in secret they practice Beethoven Ninth's Symphony, hoping they will be selected when Maestro Kang selects this symphony to be performed. And their chance finally comes when Maestro Kang bows to public demand.
At the drama's press conference prior to airing, Kim Myung-min, who plays the talented yet difficult maestro Kang, actually conducted Ennio Morricone's Gabriel's Oboe, and Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dances with a full orchestra in front of reporters and fans who came to the venue. [4] Kang is based on real-life conductor Shin-ik Hahm. [5]
Several famous musicians made cameo appearances in the drama, including pianist Dong-Hyek Lim and violist Richard Yongjae O'Neill. [6]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2008 | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Beethoven Virus | Nominated |
Best Director | Lee Jae-kyoo | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Hong Jin-ah and Hong Ja-ram | Nominated | ||
21st Grimae Awards | Special Award, Drama category | Song In-hyuk and Hong Sung-wook | Won | |
The National Assembly Society of Popular Culture & Media Awards | Most Popular Drama in 2008 | Beethoven Virus | Won | |
9th Broadcaster Awards | Best Performance in Broadcasting | Kim Myung-min | Won | |
2nd Korea Drama Awards [7] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actor | Jang Keun-suk | Nominated | ||
21st Korean Producers and Directors' Awards | Best Drama | Beethoven Virus | Won | |
MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) [8] | Kim Myung-min | Won | |
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actress | Lee Ji-ah | Nominated | ||
Golden Acting Award, Supporting Actor | Park Chul-min | Won | ||
Golden Acting Award, Veteran Actress | Song Ok-sook | Won | ||
PD Award | Lee Soon-jae | Won | ||
Best New Actor | Jang Keun-suk | Won | ||
Best New Actress | Juni | Nominated | ||
Writer(s) of the Year | Hong Jin-ah and Hong Ja-ram | Won | ||
Special Award, PD category | Lee Jae-kyoo | Won | ||
Viewer's Favorite Drama of the Year | Beethoven Virus | Won | ||
2009 | 36th Korean Broadcasting Association Awards | Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | Won |
4th Seoul International Drama Awards [9] | Best Miniseries | Beethoven Virus | Runner-up | |
Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | Nominated | ||
3rd International Drama Festival in Tokyo [10] | Special Award for Foreign Programs | Beethoven Virus | Won |
The series aired in the Philippines on Q Channel 11 (now GTV) beginning April 12, 2010, on Mondays to Fridays at 2:00 p.m. [11] It aired in Japan on Fuji TV beginning February 1, 2011, on Mondays to Fridays, at 2:07-3:57 p.m. [12]
It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 beginning July 21, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30-4:00 a.m. [13]
It aired in Indonesia on B-Channel beginning October 9, 2013, on Wednesday & Thursday at 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Beethoven Virus | |
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Genre |
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Written by |
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Directed by | Lee Jae-kyoo |
Starring | |
Music by | Lee Pil-ho |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Oh Kyung-hoon |
Producer | Park Chang-shik |
Cinematography |
|
Production company | Kim Jong-hak Production |
Original release | |
Network | MBC TV |
Release | September 11 November 12, 2008 | –
Beethoven Virus ( Korean: 베토벤 바이러스; RR: Betoben Baireoseu) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Myung-min, Lee Ji-ah, and Jang Keun-suk. [1] The show drew attention for being the first Korean drama to depict the lives of classical musicians, an orchestra and ordinary people who dream of becoming musicians. [2] [3] It aired on MBC from September 10 to November 12, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
Kang Gun-woo (or Kang Mae) is a world-renowned orchestra maestro who is a perfectionist in his work. He is not an easy person to work with and is feared by all his players. By chance, he comes across a woman named Du Ru-mi who plays the violin, and a young cop also named Kang Gun-woo who is a musical genius, even without formal training. The three soon get tangled in a love triangle as Kang Mae attempts to salvage a local orchestra.
Du Ru-mi works as a public civil officer, but she never loses her dream of playing in the orchestra one day. Her chance finally arrived when she submitted, and got approved, on the idea of making Seokran a music city, and with that she has the budget to hire an orchestra.
However, her elation was short lived, as she was scammed for 300 million won (300 thousand US dollars in 2008) by the promoter, and the professional members refuse to play without being paid. As the last resort, she assembled a group of players whom are willing to perform for free, among them include:
With a huge effort from Du Ru-mi, the orchestra was finally formed. However, awaiting them is the world class conductor Kang Gun-woo, whom demands the best performance from the very best players. It is his first time returning to Korea after 10 years, after his spectacular refusal to conduct a performance, in front of the president and the general public, due to his orchestra was not good enough.
It didn't take Maestro Kang long to discover the dismal standards of the members, and he demands to immediately return back to Vienna after the first rehearsal. However, as Du Ru-mi and Kang Gun-woo help rescuing Maestro Kang's dog from an overdose, Maestro Kang agrees on conducting the local orchestra. Though the tension is high and multiple times Maestro Kang was deciding to quit, he stayed till the end and led the local orchestra to do a nearly impossible performance. With that, Maestro Kang is offered a director position for the newly created Seokran Orchestra, a lifetime position that he has been dreaming for many years. He decides to accept the position, but fires all the local orchestra members, much to their collective dismay.
The local members are outraged, but have to concede as Maestro Kang is hiring people for the orchestra, and this time with the true professionals whom standard are unquestionably higher. But they don't give up. They stand in as the temporary members, and privately in secret they practice Beethoven Ninth's Symphony, hoping they will be selected when Maestro Kang selects this symphony to be performed. And their chance finally comes when Maestro Kang bows to public demand.
At the drama's press conference prior to airing, Kim Myung-min, who plays the talented yet difficult maestro Kang, actually conducted Ennio Morricone's Gabriel's Oboe, and Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dances with a full orchestra in front of reporters and fans who came to the venue. [4] Kang is based on real-life conductor Shin-ik Hahm. [5]
Several famous musicians made cameo appearances in the drama, including pianist Dong-Hyek Lim and violist Richard Yongjae O'Neill. [6]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Beethoven Virus | Nominated |
Best Director | Lee Jae-kyoo | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Hong Jin-ah and Hong Ja-ram | Nominated | ||
21st Grimae Awards | Special Award, Drama category | Song In-hyuk and Hong Sung-wook | Won | |
The National Assembly Society of Popular Culture & Media Awards | Most Popular Drama in 2008 | Beethoven Virus | Won | |
9th Broadcaster Awards | Best Performance in Broadcasting | Kim Myung-min | Won | |
2nd Korea Drama Awards [7] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actor | Jang Keun-suk | Nominated | ||
21st Korean Producers and Directors' Awards | Best Drama | Beethoven Virus | Won | |
MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) [8] | Kim Myung-min | Won | |
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actress | Lee Ji-ah | Nominated | ||
Golden Acting Award, Supporting Actor | Park Chul-min | Won | ||
Golden Acting Award, Veteran Actress | Song Ok-sook | Won | ||
PD Award | Lee Soon-jae | Won | ||
Best New Actor | Jang Keun-suk | Won | ||
Best New Actress | Juni | Nominated | ||
Writer(s) of the Year | Hong Jin-ah and Hong Ja-ram | Won | ||
Special Award, PD category | Lee Jae-kyoo | Won | ||
Viewer's Favorite Drama of the Year | Beethoven Virus | Won | ||
2009 | 36th Korean Broadcasting Association Awards | Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | Won |
4th Seoul International Drama Awards [9] | Best Miniseries | Beethoven Virus | Runner-up | |
Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | Nominated | ||
3rd International Drama Festival in Tokyo [10] | Special Award for Foreign Programs | Beethoven Virus | Won |
The series aired in the Philippines on Q Channel 11 (now GTV) beginning April 12, 2010, on Mondays to Fridays at 2:00 p.m. [11] It aired in Japan on Fuji TV beginning February 1, 2011, on Mondays to Fridays, at 2:07-3:57 p.m. [12]
It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 beginning July 21, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30-4:00 a.m. [13]
It aired in Indonesia on B-Channel beginning October 9, 2013, on Wednesday & Thursday at 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.