# 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) for 16 episodes.

## 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.

## Cast
### Main

* Jung Yong-hwa as Shin Ha-ru, a neuroscientist who has an "extraordinary brain"
** Seo Woo-jin as young Shin Ha-ru
* Cha Tae-hyun as Geum Myung-se, a detective who has an "altruistic brain"
* Kwak Sun-young as Seol So-jung, a forensic hypnosis investigator who has an "anxious brain"
* Ye Ji-won as Kim Mo-ran, Myung-se's ex-wife who has a "sexual brain"

### Supporting
#### People around Ha-ru

* Jung Dong-hwan as Hwang Dong-woo, a murderer and a death row inmate who has a "psychopath brain"
* Kim Soo-jin as Shin Ji-hyung, a neurosurgeon at Korea University Hospital who has a "middle-aged brain"
* 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"

#### 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"
* Kim Ah-song as Geum I-na, Myung-se's daughter who has a "teenage brain"

### Extended

* Kim Kang-il as Kang Seong-ha, a murderer
* Park Sang-hoon as Ho-young
* Han Ji-wan as Han Yeon-hee
* Lee Won-jung as Kim Joon-young
* Oh Yoon-hong

### Special appearances

* Jang Ho-il as Kim Jae-won
* Moon Won-joo as O Sang-gi
* Han Soo-yeon as Jung In-young
* Jang Dong-seon
* Jung Jin-young as Park Jin-young
* Lee Sang-sook as Lee Jeong-ja
* Lee Seung-joon as Heo Bum-soo
* Jeon Ik-ryeong as Kim Jae-suk
* Im Do-hwa as a virtual human
* Ha Si-eun

## Production

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

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | 1 | 911 | 712 | N/A | N/A | 700 | 686 | 671 | 596 | 660 | 605 | N/A | 530 | 757 | 662 | 676 | 763 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | 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) | N/A |
| 4 | January 10, 2023 | 3.3% (21st) | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | January 16, 2023 | 4.3% (18th) | 4.2% (18th) | N/A |
| 6 | January 17, 2023 | 4.4% (16th) | 4.6% (13th) | 3.4% (20th) |
| 7 | January 30, 2023 | 4.0% (19th) | 3.7% (18th) | N/A |
| 8 | January 31, 2023 | 3.3% (20th) | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | February 6, 2023 | 3.9% (17th) | 3.8% (17th) | N/A |
| 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) | N/A |
| 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 | Average | 4.0% | — | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. |||||