
Doctor John(2019)
Cha Yo-Han—an arrogant but genius doctor of anesthesiology—and Kang Shi-Young—a smart, warm resident of anesthesiology—work together to help people with mysterious cases of acute or chronic pain.


“May values not die and beauty not be shallow...”
An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.

Han Suk-kyu
Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju

Ahn Hyo-seop
Seo U-jin

Lee Sung-kyung
Cha Eun-jae

Kim Min-jae
Park Eun-tak

Kim Ju-hun
Park Min-guk

Shin Dong-wook
Bae Mun-jeong

So Joo-yeon
Yoon A-reum

Yoon Na-moo
Jeong In-su

Jin Kyung
Oh Myeong-sim

Im Won-hee
Jang Gi-tae
Dr. Romantic is a drama series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of nurse, trauma, surgeon, romance, rural area, hospital. Created by Lim Hye-min, it stars Han Suk-kyu, Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Sung-kyung. An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.
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