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2018 South Korean TV series
Cross Promotional poster
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 episodes16 Executive producers Production company Logos Film Distributor tvN Original network tvN Picture format 1080i (HDTV )Audio format Dolby Digital Original release January 29 (2018-01-29 ) – March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20 ) Website Production website
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 's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 KST time slot from January 29 to March 20, 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Synopsis [ ]
A gifted young man learns medicine out of a desire to avenge his father who was brutally murdered fifteen years ago.[5]
Cast [ ]
Main [ ]
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.
A world-renowned expert in liver transplants and chief of the organ transplant center.
An organ transplant coordinator who is the only daughter of Jung-hoon.
An organ transplant specialist.[6]
The daughter of the hospital chairman. She is a first-year fellow doctor and a maternity specialist.[7]
Supporting [ ]
Production [ ]
The series is formerly known as Cross: God's Gift (크로스: 신의 선물 ; Keuroseu: Sin-eui Seonmul ).[8]
Go Kyung-pyo and Yang Jin-sung previously worked together in the 2017 TV series Chicago Typewriter .[9]
The first script reading of the cast was held in late November 2017 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong .[10]
On February 24, 2018, actor Cho Jae-hyun was removed from the TV series following his admission of committing sexual harassment.[11] [12]
Original soundtrack [ ]
Part 1 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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
Ratings [ ]
Cross : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[13]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[14]
TNmS[15]
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%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
References [ ]
^ "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 DongA. 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" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
^ "TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver" . TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2018 .
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