The WORST episodes of Beautiful Mind

Every episode of Beautiful Mind ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Beautiful Mind!

Lee Young-oh is an excellent neurosurgeon with zero sympathy. One day, he becomes involved in bizarre patient deaths.

Last Updated: 2/13/2025Network: KBS 2Status: Ended

8.17

18 votes

#1 - The Live Surgery

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2016

Jin-sung has suspicions about the death of Chul-min. She is convinced that the body of Chul-min was switched and believes Young-oh is behind this.

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8.23

13 votes

#2 - I Love You

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/1/2016

Young-oh insists on holding a mortality conference for his patient, Jo Yoon-ho. Everyone at the hospital is anxious when they hear about the conference.

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There Is a Murderer at Hyunsung Medical Centre

8.27

15 votes

#3 - There Is a Murderer at Hyunsung Medical Centre

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2016

People are shaken up when they hear that someone in the hospital may have murdered Dong-jae. Hyun-joon, the director of Hyunsung Medical Center, is worried.

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Someone Who Can Drink Alone Has Nothing to Fear

8.47

15 votes

#4 - Someone Who Can Drink Alone Has Nothing to Fear

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2016

Jin-sung is shocked when she finds out that Suk-joo knew about the missing heart. She tells Dong-jae what she knows and he finds something suspicious about Chul-min.

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8.50

14 votes

#5 - I Want to Live

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2016

Jin-sung is assigned a case as soon as she is transferred to the Violent Crimes Division. Just when she is about to arrest the suspect, he collapses.

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8.53

17 votes

#6 - The Death of Kang Chul-min

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/2016

On the day Young-oh joins Hyunsung Medical Center as an assistant professor, a patient is rushed in after being struck by a vehicle. Young-oh takes one look at the patient and refuses to perform surgery, but Jin-sung threatens to arrest him.

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8.53

15 votes

#7 - The Real Perpetrator

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2016

Jin-sung arrests Young-oh because of a tip she was given by Geon-myung. Geon-myung takes Young-oh's place as lead surgeon and operates on Dr. Shim.

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Dr. Lee Is the Only One Who Can Save Him

8.53

15 votes

#8 - Dr. Lee Is the Only One Who Can Save Him

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/2016

When Young-oh makes his way back to Seoul, he goes straight to Jin-sung. This surprises her because she had expected him to go back to Hyunsung Medical Center.

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8.67

15 votes

#9 - Surgery Won't Be Easy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/26/2016

Jin-sung visits Young-oh and tells him how she feels since Young-oh keeps ignoring her calls. A patient with low chance of survival gets admitted.

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8.71

14 votes

#10 - I've Never Been Afraid Until Now

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/25/2016

Young-oh presses Jin-sung for an answer but chooses not to hear her response. In the end, he decides to go back to the hospital.

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8.73

15 votes

#11 - She Knew All Along

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2016

Young-oh is shocked to find out that Min-jae knew his secret all along. She testifies that Young-oh suffers from antisocial disorder and is a psychopath.

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8.80

15 votes

#12 - Can I Someday Be Able to Feel?

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/11/2016

Suk-joo begins to question the research regarding regenerative medicine. Young-oh disappears and Suk-joo goes looking for him but is unable to find him.

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8.87

15 votes

#13 - Who Hurt You?

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/2016

Jin-sung keeps thinking about Young-oh's hug. A child abuse patient is brought into the hospital and put under Young-oh's care.

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9.07

14 votes

#14 - An Illegal Surgery

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/2/2016

Soon-ho realizes that Suk-joo and Jin-sung have disappeared and searches desperately for them. Jin-sung undergoes a transplant surgery with Young-oh as the donor.

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