Beethoven Virus

About Beethoven Virus

Kang Gun Woo is an orchestra conductor in his 40's. He is a workaholic conductor who has a very bad reputation. He is known for doing absolutely anything in order to create the very best music.

List of Beethoven Virus Episodes

Episode	Title	Release	Prerelease
Beethoven Virus
1	Episode 1	12/03/2009	-
2	Episode 2	12/03/2009	-
3	Episode 3	12/03/2009	-
4	Episode 4	12/03/2009	-
5	Episode 5	12/03/2009	-
6	Episode 6	12/03/2009	-
7	Episode 7	12/10/2009	-
8	Episode 8	12/10/2009	-
9	Episode 9	12/10/2009	-
10	Episode 10	12/10/2009	-
11	Episode 11	12/10/2009	-
12	Episode 12	12/10/2009	-
13	Episode 13	12/17/2009	-
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Cast and Characters

Show Minor Characters

• Myung Min Kim Gun Woo Kang (conductor)
• Ji Ah Lee Ru Mi Du (violin)
• Geun Suk Jang Gun Woo Kang (trumpet)
• Soon Jae Lee Gab Yong Kim (oboe)
• Ok Sook Song Hee Yung Jung (cello)
• Chul Min Park Yong Gi Bae (trumpet)
• Suk Yong Jung Hyuk Kwon Park (double bass)

Detailed Information

• Alternative Names: 베토벤 바이러스
• Genres: kdrama, 2008, drama, romance, comedy, music
• Episodes: 18
• Publisher: MBC America
• Year: 2008
• Air Date: Sep 10, 2008 to Nov 12, 2008

Korea's answer to Nodame Cantabile (though with decidedly less silliness), MBC's hit 2008 drama Beethoven Virus is set in the competitive world of classical music. Returning from his award-winning performance in The Great White Tower, Kim Myung Min stars as a stubborn conducting maestro whose life and music begin to change when he encounters a beautiful violinist played by Korean television's newest darling Lee Ji Ah (The Legend) and a trumpet prodigy played by go-to heartthrob Jang Keun Suk (Hong Gil Dong). Classical music is their passion, their dream, and their life, but neither romance nor crescendos come easy for those bitten with the Beethoven Virus.

Kang Gun Woo (Kim Myung Min) may be Korea's top conductor, but his status is eclipsed by his inability to get along with anybody. Despite his great talents, his notoriously difficult personality and refusal to compromise even an inch eventually put him out of work in his country. Years after leaving Korea, he is invited back by violinist Ru Mi (Lee Ji Ah) who is organizing a city orchestra on very limited resources. Formed by a ragtag group of amateurs and second-stringers, this budding orchestra has heart, but they're short on cash and talent. Both the conductor and the players are in for a shock when they meet, none the least reluctant trumpet player Kang Gun Woo (Jang Keun Suk), who holds a childhood grudge against the self-righteous conductor with the same name as him.



Broadcast network: MBC

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Oh Kyung Hoon
Producer: Park Chang Shik
Director: Lee Jae Kyu
Screenwriter: Hong Jin Ah, Hong Ja Ram



2009 - 36th Korean Broadcasting Association Awards: Best Actor Kim Myung Min
2008 - 21st Producers Awards of Korea: Best TV Drama
2008 - The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Actor Kim Myung Min
2008 - MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize Kim Myung Min
2008 - MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year Award
2008 - MBC Drama Awards: Male Newcomer Award Jang Geun Suk
2008 - MBC Drama Awards: Special PD Award Lee Jae Kyu
2008 - MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award - Supporting Actor Park Chul Min
2008 - MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award - Mid-level Actor Song Ok Sook
2008 - MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award: Hong Jin Ah and Hong Ja Ram
2008 - The 2008 Grime Award: Special Award Song In-hyuk and Hong Sung-wook
2008 - The National Assembly Society of Popular Culture & Media Award: Most Popular Drama in 2008
2008 - The 9th Broadcaster Awards: Best Performance in Broadcasting Kim Myung Min
2008 - The 3rd Korea Drama Festival: Grand Prize Kim Myung Min



01 . 운명
02 . 무대위로
03 . 내사람 - 환희
04 . 천방지축 두루미
05 . 베토벤을 생각하며
06 . 도전
07 . 들리나요... - 소녀시대 태연
08 . 기다림
09 . Maestro
10 . 한 사람 때문에.. – 이진성 (by Monday Kiz)
11 . Passion
12 . 그렇게 바라만 보며
13 . 사랑은 선율을 타고(Day by Day) – 소녀시대
14 . 내일을 향해
15 . 설레임
16 . My Humming - 임지현
17 . 달려라 강건우
18 . 열정의 팀
19 . 미래의 꿈 – 문지성
20 . 사랑할 수 있어요
21 . 행복을 꿈꾸다
22 . 마지막 콘서트