Do You Know Taekwondo?

Do You Know Taekwondo?

Promotional poster for Do You Know Taekwondo?
Genre Sports, Drama, Comedy
Written by Yoo Bo-ra
Directed by Kim Young-kyun
Starring Im Ji-kyu
Niel
Han Yeo-reum
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
Production
Running time 68 minutes
Sunday at 23:15 (KST)
Broadcast
Original channel Korean Broadcasting System
Original airing October 7, 2012
External links
Website

Do You Know Taekwondo? (Hangul: 태권, 도를 아십니까?; RR: Taekwon, Doreul Ahshibnikka? also ) is a South Korean television film starring Im Ji-kyu, Niel, and Han Yeo-reum. It aired on October 7, 2012 as part of Drama Special, a weekly program on KBS2 showing short dramas (usually single episodes), with each episode having a different story, cast, director, and writer.[1][2][3]

Plot

Yoon Do-hyeon dreams of becoming an action star but like his father before him can only get roles as a stunt actor. Out of the blue he is called up by the sports director of his old school, the school Taekwondo team has lost its coach and he wants Yoon Do-hyeon to take over as coach. Although Yoon was on the school Taekwondo team he was not the star athlete, of the same name, that the director thinks he is. However Yoon is just scraping by and takes the job anyway.

The school Taekwondo team is a far cry from the team that Yoon Do-hyeon was a member of, it has just six students who attend training just to bump up their course credits or to avoid detention. To cap it all the three best students at Taekwondo are outright bullies. In order to cut costs the school principal orders the Taekwondo team to be cut if it cannot attract more students.

Despite scepticism by the students Yoon manages to bluff his way through the sessions, using the two skills he does have. His stage combat experience makes him an excellent judge of distance and timing, so much so, that until he loses his concentration, he is impossible to hit. His second skill comes from a lifetime of being bullied by his elder brother, Yoon is very good at taking a beating and not getting hurt. This is enough to convince Choi Myeong-seong, the target of the bullies attacks, to ask Yoon for additional training.

When it appears that Yoon's protege was able to single-handedly defeat all three bullies at the same time, Yoon's reputation as a teacher rises and he finds his class full of those wanting to learn from him, saving the team from being disbanded.

Cast

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[4] AGB Nielsen[5]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 7 October 2012 2.8% 3.2% <8.5% <7.4%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012 KBS Drama Awards[6] Special Short Drama Actor Im Ji-kyu Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (8 October 2012). <태권, 도를 아십니까>, 삶을 살리는 싸움의 기술. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "HanCinema's Drama Review: Drama Special - Do You Know Tae-Kwon-Do?". Hancinema. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Do you know Taekwondo? 태권, 도를 아십니까 (Drama Special / 2012.10.07)". KBS World via YouTube. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  5. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  6. ↑ "KBS Drama Awards Nominees and Winners". AsianWiki. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

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