The end of 2014 pleased the trainers of the whole world with an excellent action from the channel KBS2. The drama "Healer", or "Healer" (Healer / Hilleo), launched on small screens in South Korea in December. The detective, dressed in an action movie with sparkling humor and gentle romance, won the hearts of the audience.
Plot
The very first minutes of the series introduce us to the charming and charismatic journalist Kim Moon Ho. He works on one of the leading channels and covers the most high-profile incidents of Seoul. He spits on the rules and tells the truth from the screens, for which he constantly receives reprimands from his superiors. In pursuit of revealing reports, he goes to hot spots, interviews those from whom society has turned its back. He fights for freedom of speech, trying to be worthy of his idols.
Choi Young Shin is a weird journalist for a small Internet portal that publishes news about the life of stars. She longs to become a real reporter. In her room are the posters of Kim Moon Ho and Oriana Fallaci, an Italian journalist.
So Joon Ho, known as worker Healer, does any job. They turn to him, if you need to steal information from competitors, to find a person. He takes on everything except murders. In his phone there are only three numbers: the boss and part-time brilliant hacker, assistant and food delivery service. He lives in an abandoned warehouse and dreams of saving money for his own uninhabited island.
All three are united by the mystery of the past, and the only clue is a five-person photo taken by little Kim Moon Ho many years ago. The photo shows friends who joined together to repel state power. During tough censorship of the media, they conducted clandestine broadcasting and published the Healer magazine. It all ended when one of his friends was imprisoned for 11 years.
By order of Kim Moon Ho, Joong Ho is contacting Choi Young Shin to learn more about the girl. He gets a rookie reporter job under the name Pak Bon Soo. The eccentric and eccentric girl brings color to the gray life of the protagonist. But this is bad luck - she falls in love not with her cowardly assistant Bon Soo, but with an inaccessible, but so captivating and courageous Healer.
The cast of the drama "Healer" ("Healer")
The image of a true-hearted journalist was embodied by Yu Ji Tae, who has a solid filmography. This beautiful man is not only an actor, but also a model. He recently debuted as a director. Since 1997, he received awards as a model, and since 2000 he has proved himself as an actor. Married to actress Kim Hye Jin. The son grows up in the family.
Cute Choi Yong Shin was played by Park Min Young, familiar to fans of the drama “War of the Son”, “The Scandal in Songyungwang”, “City Hunter” and other talented roles. The actress appears not only on small screens, but also starred in the film "Cat. Eyes That See Death."
The image of Joon Ho secured the role of an action star for actor Ji Chan Wook. But he is good at playing dramatic roles. You can verify this by watching the historical drama "Empress Ki". Fame came to him after the main role in the series "Warrior Baek Ton Su" in 2011.
The eccentric but wise Ajuma, which is swiftly bursting in Russian, was played by the magnificent Kim Mi Gene. This actress appears in secondary roles, but her heroines always give dramas an unforgettable touch. The woman has been filming since 1999. For her 54 years, she played in 49 dramas.
Interesting information about the actors from the drama "Healer / Healer"
- The star Park Min Young was opened by agency employees, seeing her page on social networks. She starred in the video of the famous Big Bang band - Haru Haru.
- Ji Chan Wook joined the army on August 14, 2017. But before that, he pleased the fans with the main role in the drama "Suspicious Partner", in which he did not have to fight. Well, almost ... The actor has a sensual voice, participates in musicals and performs soundtracks for dramas.
- Handsome Yu Ji Thee will be back soon on KBS2's new Crazy Dog. He began his career as a dancer, but the injury did not allow to reach great heights in this art form.
On set
How was the drama "Healer" shot (Healer, 2014)? The actors of the series created a very friendly atmosphere on the set, and the chemistry between the main pair seemed to have passed from the screen into reality. The work process was accompanied by the fervent laugh of Park Min Young, and echoed by her booming laughter, Ji Chan Uk. The actors became very friends with children acting as heroes at an early age. Ji Chan Wook spoke very warmly about his understudy, who performs complex stunts in action scenes. The stuntman, in turn, said that communicating with the star is easy and pleasant.
Voiceover
You can not ignore the beautiful skeleton. They created tension, a romantic mood, forced to empathize with the heroes throughout all twenty episodes. The title song Eternal love was performed by the Danish band Michael learns to rock. The lyrical fret that the composition tunes in accompanies all the romantic moments of the drama. But the list of foreign performers did not end there. Ost When You Hold Me Tight was performed by Chilean singer Yael Meyer. The song, written specifically for the drama, gave it lightness.
Ben gave her wonderful voice to another bewitching ost - You. And, of course, the touching and sensual singing of the leading actor in the drama "Healer", actor Zhi Chan Uk, gives rise to millions of goosebumps. And the name I Will Protect You carries away in dreams of the same protector for yourself. On the themes from the drama, a lot of fan videos and covers from fans have been created.
Chilleromania
Fandom can now boast not only actors and performers. The drama brought together fans from all over the world. They gathered to conduct competitions for the best fan art, video and cover, discussed what was happening in the series, looked for hidden subtext. But when the drama came to an end, the fan club turned into a support group for those who found it difficult to say goodbye to the heroes.
End of filming
Filming of the last series ended on February 10. She aired on the evening of the same day. This is a typical situation for South Korean dramas when the filming process goes in parallel with the show. The next day, the cast of the drama "Healer" ("Healer"), along with everyone who participated in the project, celebrated the end of the series in the restaurant. A multinational crowd gathered at the entrance. Not only Korean fans arrived, but also fans from China, Japan and the countries of South America in order to see idols with just one eye.
All the most interesting from the interview
Screenwriter Song Jin Na shared her vision of heroes and events on her website. She posted answers to 50 questions posed by viewers from around the world. From this impromptu interview you can understand the characters a little deeper. Ajuma Min Ja is so attached to money because after the death of her son she helps sick children. For the same purpose, she knits children's hats and socks, until she accompanies Healer on assignments.
It also reveals the problem posed by the author: the attitude of generations and the interaction of people in the modern world. So, the scene where the heroine falls asleep on the hand of an unfamiliar guy shows that feelings can and should be transmitted through touch, and not via SMS. A girl who could not fall asleep if there is an outsider in the room shows that she feels protected with the hero. As the actors themselves say, the roles in the drama "Healer" are spelled out in such detail that they can live without them playing.
Ji Chan Wook also shared his thoughts on the project in interviews for various publications. Once he admitted that, finding in the script another romantic scene, he sighed heavily: "Again?" This drama became the richest in sensual moments in the career of an actor. He admits that he was very nervous during the filming, because they were not really a couple. What if a partner doesn’t like something? But Park Min Yong was grateful to the attentive attitude of Chiang Uk, and the audience enjoyed the couple’s burning chemistry.
Ji Chan Wook confessed to the reporter that he called Park Min Yong Noon (older sister) at the meeting, but she did not like it at all. And when he turned to “you”, she measured with a contemptuous look. In the future, they talked to "you" during joint work. Both actors admit that shooting in pairs brought a lot of joyful moments. Playing together was easy and fun. Viewers can appreciate their sincerity from the video from the shoot.
Ratings
The first episode of the drama was watched by 7.8% of the audience in Korea. The ratings peaked in the thirteenth episode - 13.3%, and the project ended with 9%. The final was watched by 200-250 million online viewers worldwide. Fans in Korea rented a small cinema hall to say goodbye to the drama on the big screen. Some actors of the picture came to the show. And although the ratings were not very high, reviews of the series "Healer" (Healer) were only laudatory.
Viewers voted for the drama as the best project of 2014. By all accounts, this is a high-end action movie with exciting tricks and professionally set fights. Many celebrate the great play of actors and memorable images. Millions of viewers also watched the love line.
Awards
In 2015, at the KBS Drama Awards, the actors of the drama "Healer" and she herself received several awards:
- "The best drama."
- "Best Actor" (Zhi Chan Wook).
- "Best Actress" (Park Min Young).
- "The best romantic couple."
The most memorable scene
The scene of salvation in the elevator can be called the most breathtaking in the drama "Healer". The actors coped with their tasks perfectly - the moment turned out to be very tense. Choi Young Shin sets off for a high-rise building under construction and falls into a skillfully set trap. Reporter Kim Moon Ho is already hurrying to help her, but she is afraid not to be in time. Then he sends the order to Healer, and So Joon Ho gets to the place. Upon discovering that Choi Young Shin is locked in a malfunctioning elevator that threatens to fall at any second, he, without hesitation, jumps into the mine and rescues the beauty from captivity.
According to Song Jin Na (screenwriter), the scene was very expensive, but the director still insisted on writing it. Then she and her assistants studied the structure of the elevators, so that the scene of salvation looked the most plausible. Zhi Chang Wook admits that this moment was the most difficult during the filming, but also the most fun. The scene was shot for two days.