Mental Coach Jegal

Mental Coach Jegal
File:Mental Coach Jegal.jpg Promotional poster
Hangul	멘탈코치 제갈길
Literal meaning	Mental Coach Jegal Gil
Revised Romanization	Mentalkochi Jegal Gil
Genre	Sports drama
Written by	Kim Ban-di
Directed by	Son Jeong-hyun
Starring	Jung Woo Lee Yoo-mi Kwon Yul Park Se-young Moon Yoo-kang
Music by	Kim Hyun-jong Ahn So-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jang Jeong-do Song Jin-seon
Producer(s)	Moon Seok-hwan Oh Kwang-hee
Editor(s)	Kim Mi-kyung
Running time	63 minutes
Production company(s)	Studio Dragon Bon Factory
Release
Original network	tvN
Original release	September 12 (2022-09-12) – November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)
External links
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Mental Coach Jegal (Hangul: 멘탈코치 제갈길) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Jung Woo in the title role, along with Lee Yoo-mi, Kwon Yul, Park Se-young, and Moon Yoo-kang. It aired on tvN from September 12 to November 1, 2022, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:30 (KST).

Synopsis

A former Taekwondo athlete, who is permanently banned from the national team, becomes a mental coach to help players in slump, heal retired athletes and fight a real match against the absurd world of winner-take-all.

Cast

Main

• Jung Woo as Jegal Gil, a mental healthcare coach and a former national Taekwondo athlete who quits sports due to an unprecedented scandal.
• Lee Yoo-mi as Cha Ga-eul, a gold medalist short-track speed skater who aims to overcome a slump and to make a comeback.
• Kwon Yul as Gu Tae-man, head of the Human Rights Center of the Sports Council and a former Taekwondo Olympic gold medalist.
• Park Se-young as Park Seung-ha, a psychiatrist from the national sports team's psychological support team.
• Moon Yoo-kang as Lee Mu-gyeol, a leading South Korean swimmer.

Supporting

• Yoon Joo-sang as Jegal Han-ryang
• Kim Do-yoon as Cha Mu-tae
• Gil Hae-yeon as Shim Bok-ja
• Cha Soon-bae as Dr. Song Ji-man
• Moon Sung-keun as Park Seung-tae
• Kim Jong-tae as Representative Kang
• Lee Jin-yi as Choi Su-ji
• Kang Young-seok as Go Young-to
• Heo Jung-min as Pistol Park (Park Hyun-soo)
• Jung Kang-hee as Oh Bok-tae
• Han Woo-yeol as Yeo Sang-goo
• Heo Jeong-do as Oh Dal-seong
• Park Han-sol as Oh Seon-ah
• Kim Si-eun as Jo Ji-young
• Kim Si-eun as Han Yeo-woon
• Noh Ah-reum as Mo Ah-reum
• Hong Hwa-yeon as Kim Moo-young
• Kim Yoo-jung as Park Ji-soo
• Jung Gyu-soo as Chairman Go
• Lee Chul-min as Park Sang-do
• Park Chul-min as Jeon Chang-gil

Extended

• Choi Hee-jin as Choi Yeo-jeong
• Yoo Young-jae as a coach
• Lee So-hee as Oh Yeon-ji
• Song Ji-won as Shin Ye-ji
• Cha Seon-hyung as Park Seung-min
• Park Jong-hwi as Oh Jin-tae
• Park Hee-joo
• Lee Seung-min

Viewership

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	September 12, 2022	1.53% (12th)	1.601% (9th)
2	September 13, 2022	2.366% (2nd)	1.974% (3rd)
3	September 19, 2022	1.702% (2nd)	1.688% (3rd)
4	September 20, 2022	2.013% (2nd)	1.744% (3rd)
5	September 26, 2022	1.808% (1st)	1.807% (1st)
6	September 27, 2022	2.127% (2nd)	1.976% (2nd)
7	October 3, 2022	1.817% (3rd)	1.751% (4th)
8	October 4, 2022	2.109% (2nd)	2.067% (3rd)
9	October 10, 2022	1.858% (3rd)	1.555% (6th)
10	October 11, 2022	1.702% (2nd)	1.669% (3rd)
11	October 17, 2022	1.410% (5th)	1.324% (5th)
12	October 18, 2022	1.754% (3rd)	1.745% (4th)
13	October 24, 2022	1.455% (3rd)	1.396% (5th)
14	October 25, 2022	1.856% (3rd)	1.554% (4th)
15	October 31, 2022	1.815% (2nd)	1.764% (2nd)
16	November 1, 2022	2.511% (2nd)	2.569% (2nd)
Average		1.865%	1.762%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

External links

• Official website
• Mental Coach Jegal at IMDb
• Mental Coach Jegal at HanCinema