
Dr. Romantic(2016)
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.


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.

Ji Sung
Cha Yo-Han

Lee Se-young
Kang Shi-Young

Oh Hyun-joong
Kim Won Hee

Lee Kyoo-hyung
Son Seok-Ki

Kim Hye-eun
Tae-Kyung

Shin Dong-mi
Chae Eun-Jung

Jeon No-min
Kang Yi-Soo

Uhm Hyo-seop
Kang Yi-Moon

Oh Seung-hyun
Min Joo-Kyung

Jeong In-gi
Jung-Nam
Doctor John is a drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of trauma, romance, doctor, tragic past, teacher student relationship, incurable disease. Created by Kim Ji-woon, it stars Ji Sung, Lee Se-young, Oh Hyun-joong. 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.
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