# Big (TV series)

Big (Korean: 빅) is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung. The romantic comedy/body swap series aired on KBS2 from June 4 to July 24, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Written by the Hong sisters, Big was Gong Yoo's first television series after The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince in 2007 and since being discharged from mandatory military service. The drama was well-received although it was criticized for its ending.

## Synopsis

Gil Da-ran (Lee Min-jung) is a struggling substitute teacher trying to get her certificate. She is engaged to a kind and handsome doctor, Seo Yoon-jae (Gong Yoo); it is a fairy-tale-come-true until one month before the wedding, Yoon-jae inexplicably becomes distant. At the same time, Da-ran meets an 18-year-old transfer student from the United States, Kang Kyung-joon (Shin Won-ho), who's got an attitude towards everyone except Da-ran. Kyung-joon gets into a fateful car accident with Yoon-jae and the two of them drive over the guard rail and into the deep waters. Yoon-jae tries to save Kyung-joon but in the process, Yoon-jae ostensibly dies and Kyung-joon ends up in a coma. Kyung-joon soon wakes up finding himself in Yoon-jae's body.

## Cast
### Main

* Gong Yoo as Kang Kyung-joon / Seo Yoon-jae
* Lee Min-jung as Gil Da-ran
* Bae Suzy as Jang Ma-ri
* Shin Won-ho as Kang Kyung-joon

### Supporting

* Baek Sung-hyun as Gil Choong-shik, Da-ran's brother
* Jang Hee-jin as Lee Se-young
* Kim Seo-ra as Ahn Hye-jung, Yoon-jae's mother
* Ahn Suk-hwan as Gil Min-kyu, Da-ran's father
* Yoon Hae-young as Lee Jung-hye, Da-ran's mother
* Jo Young-jin as Seo In-wook, Yoon-jae's father
* Choi Ran as Kim Young-ok, vice principal
* Moon Ji-yoon as Na Hyo-sang, PE teacher
* Shin Ji-soo as Lee Ae-kyung, math teacher and Da-ran's friend
* Jang Hyun-sung as Kang Hyuk-soo, Kyung-joon's uncle
* Go Soo-hee as Lee Kyung-mi, Kyung-joon's aunt-in-law
* Im Ji-eun as Kang Hee-soo, Kyung-joon's mother
* Lee Hee-jin as the bride (cameo, episode 1)

## Ratings

| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | 4 June 2012 | 8.9% | 10.4% | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| 2 | 5 June 2012 | 8.0% | 9.7% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 3 | 11 June 2012 | 7.1% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 4 | 12 June 2012 | 7.6% | 8.9% | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| 5 | 18 June 2012 | 8.2% | 10.1% | 8.0% | 9.3% |
| 6 | 19 June 2012 | 8.9% | 11.1% | 8.3% | 9.3% |
| 7 | 25 June 2012 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| 8 | 26 June 2012 | 7.8% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% |
| 9 | 2 July 2012 | 7.4% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 10 | 3 July 2012 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 9.0% |
| 11 | 9 July 2012 | 9.5% | 10.5% | 9.2% | 10.4% |
| 12 | 10 July 2012 | 9.6% | 11.0% | 8.9% | 10.1% |
| 13 | 16 July 2012 | 8.6% | 9.2% | 8.2% | 9.7% |
| 14 | 17 July 2012 | 8.6% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| 15 | 23 July 2012 | 10.1% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 10.8% |
| 16 | 24 July 2012 | 11.5% | 12.0% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| Average | Average | 8.7% | 9.8% | 8.5% | 9.5% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best OST | One Person – Huh Gak | Nominated |
| 2012 | 4th MelOn Music Awards | Best OST | One Person – Huh Gak | Nominated |
| 2012 | 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | One Person – Huh Gak | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Gong Yoo | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Min-jung | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Suzy | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Gong Yoo & Lee Min-jung | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Baek Sung-hyun & Suzy | Nominated |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Popularity Award | Suzy | Won |
| 2013 | 8th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama | Big | Nominated |
| 2013 | 8th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Gong Yoo | Nominated |
| 2013 | 8th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actress | Lee Min-jung | Nominated |
| 2013 | 8th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama OST | Hateful Person – BEAST | Nominated |
| 2013 | 8th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama OST | One Person – Huh Gak | Nominated |