Brain Works

Brain Works (Korean: 두뇌공조) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Jung Yong-hwa, Cha Tae-hyun, Kwak Sun-young, and Ye Ji-won. It aired on KBS2 from January 2 to February 28, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:50 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes.[5][7]

Brain Works
Promotional poster
Hangul
두뇌공조
Hanja
頭腦共助
Literal meaningBrain Cooperation[1]
Revised RomanizationDunoegongjo
McCune–ReischauerTunoegongjo
Genre
Written byPark Kyung-seon[3]
Directed by
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerPark Ki-ho (KBS)
Producers
  • Ahn Je-hyeon
  • Shin Sang-yoon
  • Lee Seung-bum
Running time75 minutes[4]
Production companySamhwa Networks[5]
Budget₩6.4 billion[6]
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original releaseJanuary 2 (2023-01-02) –
February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)

Synopsis

Brain Works is a science-themed comedic investigative drama that follows the story of two men, who cannot stand each other, as they partner up to solve a criminal case involving a rare brain disease.[8][9]

Cast

Main

People around Ha-ru
  • Jung Dong-hwan as Hwang Dong-woo, a murderer and a death row inmate who has a "psychopath brain"[8][12]
  • Kim Soo-jin as Shin Ji-hyung, a neurosurgeon at Korea University Hospital who has a "middle-aged brain"[8][12]
  • Lim Chul-hyung as Park Chi-guk, head of the Brain Hub Center, a brain science research institute affiliated with Korea University Hospital, who has a "political brain"[12][13]

People around Myung-se
  • Woo Hyun as Kim Gil-joong, chief of the neuroscience team at the Seobu Police Station who has a "menopausal brain"[8][12]
  • Kim Ah-song as Geum I-na, Myung-se's daughter who has a "teenage brain"[12]

Extended

Special appearances

Production

It was reported that filming for the series was scheduled to start in July 2022.[27]

Viewership
Brain Works : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910111213141516
1911712N/AN/A700686671596660605N/A530757662676763
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[28] TNmS[29]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 January 2, 2023 5.2% (14th) 4.3% (18th) 4.4% (18th)
2 January 3, 2023 4.1% (17th) 3.8% (19th) N/A
3 January 9, 2023 3.9% (20th) 3.7% (18th)
4 January 10, 2023 3.3% (21st) N/A
5 January 16, 2023 4.3% (18th) 4.2% (18th)
6 January 17, 2023 4.4% (16th) 4.6% (13th) 3.4% (20th)
7 January 30, 2023[lower-alpha 1] 4.0% (19th) 3.7% (18th) N/A
8 January 31, 2023[lower-alpha 1] 3.3% (20th) N/A
9 February 6, 2023 3.9% (17th) 3.8% (17th)
10 February 7, 2023 3.7% (17th) 3.8% (16th) 3.5% (20th)
11 February 13, 2023 3.7% (19th) 3.3% (19th) 3.8% (18th)
12 February 14, 2023 3.4% (18th) 3.6% (18th) N/A
13 February 20, 2023 4.3% (16th) 4.3% (15th)
14 February 21, 2023 4.0% (17th) 4.2% (14th) 4.0% (15th)
15 February 27, 2023 4.2% (16th) 4.2% (16th) 3.4% (20th)
16 February 28, 2023 4.9% (8th) 5.1% (7th) N/A
Average 4.0% —[lower-alpha 2] —[lower-alpha 2]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings.
  • N/A denotes rating that was not released.

Notes
  1. Originally scheduled to air on January 23 and 24, 2023, the broadcast of episodes 7 and 8 was postponed to January 30 and 31 respectively, due to Korean New Year holiday.[30]
  2. Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References
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  14. Moon Ji-yeon (January 3, 2023). "[SC리뷰] 정용화·차태현, '두뇌공조' 5.2% 출발..코믹 조합 KBS 살리나" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Naver.
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  16. Kim Myung-mi (February 13, 2023). "'두뇌공조' 정용화-차태현-한지완, 초집중 비상 대책 회의 포착" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. Jo Hyun-jeong (February 7, 2023). "[두뇌공조] 이복동생 위해 기억상실 극복하고 스스로 살인 누명 뒤집어쓴 이원정" (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. Son Jin-ah (December 19, 2022). "장호일, '두뇌공조' 특별출연…차태현과 인연→단번에 O.K" [Jang Ho-il makes a special appearance in 'Brain Cooperation'… A relationship with Cha Tae-hyun → O.K at once] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. Son Bong-seok (December 30, 2022). "배우 한수연, '두뇌공조' 특별 출연···전설의 기타리스트 아내 정인영 역" [Actress Han Soo-yeon, special appearance in 'Brain Cooperation'··· as Jung In-young, the wife of a legendary guitarist] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. Park Soo-in (December 26, 2022). "장동선 박사 '두뇌공조' 특별출연 "실제 뇌과학자 출연하면 재밌겠다 생각"" [Dr. Jang Dong-seon made a special appearance in 'Brain Cooperation' "I thought it would be fun to appear as a real neuroscientist"] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. Cha Hye-young (January 12, 2023). "정진영 작가, '두뇌공조' 특별 출연 "배우 아내 박준면, 연기 지도 엄격했다" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.
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  23. Park Soo-in (January 28, 2023). "이승준 '두뇌공조' 특별출연 "아내 있지만 가상인간과 사랑에 빠지는 인물"" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. Jo Hyeon-jung (January 31, 2023). "[두뇌공조] "내 남편한테 함부로 말하지 마…" 남편 조롱하는 상간남 응징하는 전익령" (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Naver.
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  28. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Daum.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
    • "Ep. 16" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  29. TNmS ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Break News (in Korean). January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Break News (in Korean). January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10". Break News (in Korean). February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Break News (in Korean). February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
    • "Ep. 14". Break News (in Korean). February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 15". Break News (in Korean). February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  30. Hyun Jung-min (January 22, 2023). "'두뇌공조', 23·24일 결방…1~6회 몰아보기 특집 편성" (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Naver.
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