[9] Joining a team of corrupt physicians Kim rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo Jin, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.

Since it began airing, Yong-pal recorded steadily increasing viewership ratings, eventually hitting an impressive 20 percent by its sixth episode.

It consistently topped other shows in its Wednesday-Thursday timeslot, eventually becoming one of the top-rated Korean drama primetime miniseries of 2015.

[12] There was a talk that the drama Yong-pal which starred Joo Won and Kim Tae-hee could be remade for American audiences.

[20] It was reported in December 2015 that a Russian remake produced by Sony Pictures Studios was in development.