Dr. Romantic
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Dr. Romantic

낭만닥터 김사부

May values ​​not die and beauty not be shallow...

Air date: 2016-11-07
Episodes: 52 ep
Network: SBS
Rating: 8.2 / 10
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Story

Synopsis

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A triple board‑certified surgical virtuoso with an eccentric streak abandons a high‑powered career at a top Seoul hospital. He resurfaces in a modest provincial clinic, leaving behind prestige and city life for reasons all his own.

In this unassuming setting, he takes on the role of mentor to a group of fledgling doctors. Through his unorthodox methods and exacting standards, he reshapes their understanding of medicine and life, pushing them to grow beyond their limits.

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Production

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Country
KR
Original language
KO
Episode runtime
60 min
Spoken languages
Korean
Production companies
  • Samhwa NetworksSamhwa Networks
  • Studio SStudio S
Creators
Kang Eun-kyung강은경
Yoo In-sik유인식
Directors
Kang Bo-seung
Yoo In-sik유인식
Writers
Kang Eun-kyung강은경

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Characters

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  • Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju
    Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju
    김사부
    Han Suk-kyu한석규

    He is a triple board-certified genius surgeon, the only one in the country to achieve qualifications in general surgery, thoracic surgery, and neurosurgery. After a patient's death he could have saved, he fled to a local hospital, adopting the name Teacher Kim and calling himself Dr. Romantic.

  • Cha Eun-jae
    Cha Eun-jae
    차은재
    Lee Sung-kyung이성경

    Cha Eun-jae is a second-year fellow in cardiothoracic surgery who once suffered from a fear of performing operations.

  • Seo U-jin
    Seo U-jin
    서우진
    Ahn Hyo-seop안효섭

    Seo U-jin is a second-year fellow in general surgery.

  • Oh Myeong-sim
    Oh Myeong-sim
    오명심
    Jin Kyung진경

    Oh Myeong-sim is the head nurse at Doldam Hospital, possessing such a strong-willed personality that even Master Kim and the female director find her immovable.

  • Jang Gi-tae
    Jang Gi-tae
    장기태
    Im Won-hee임원희

    He serves as the administrative manager at Doldam Hospital, having previously been the general affairs manager. While not malicious, he tends to be indecisive.

  • Nam Do-il
    Nam Do-il
    남도일
    Byun Woo-min변우민

    Nam Do-il is a freelance anesthesiologist who also owns a restaurant called Odagada. He enjoys cooking but his actual skills in the kitchen are poor.

  • Park Eun-tak
    Park Eun-tak
    박은탁
    Kim Min-jae김민재

    Park Eun-tak works as a nurse at Doldam Hospital. He is curious about the mysterious Yeon-hwa, about whom little is known.

  • Cha Jin-man
    Cha Jin-man
    차진만
    Lee Kyung-young이경영

    A cardiothoracic surgeon, he was the first director of Doldam Hospital’s trauma center and is the father of Eun-jae.

  • Jeong In-su
    Jeong In-su
    정인수
    Yoon Na-moo윤나무
  • Park Min-guk
    Park Min-guk
    박민국
    Kim Ju-hun김주헌
  • Bae Mun-jeong
    Bae Mun-jeong
    배문정
    Shin Dong-wook신동욱

    Bae Mun-jeong is an orthopedic specialist known as "Bone Teacher."

  • Yoon A-reum
    Yoon A-reum
    윤아름
    So Joo-yeon소주연

    Yoon A-reum is a fourth-year resident in the emergency medicine department.

  • Lee Seon-ung
    Lee Seon-ung
    이선웅
    Lee Hong-nae이홍내

    Lee Seon-ung is a first-year fellow in the cardiothoracic surgery department.

  • Jang Dong-hwa
    Jang Dong-hwa
    장동화
    Lee Sin-young이신영

    Jang Dong-hwa is a third-year resident in general surgery.

  • Yang Ho-jun
    Yang Ho-jun
    양호준
    Ko Sang-ho고상호

    Yang Ho-jun is a general surgery specialist.

  • Ju Young-mi
    Ju Young-mi
    주영미
    Yoon Bo-ra윤보라

    Ju Young-mi is a nurse at Doldam Hospital.

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Actors

Lead actors

Lead performer biographies and notable credits.

Han Suk-kyu

Han Suk-kyuas Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju

한석규as 김사부
1964-11-03 · Seoul, South Korea

Han Suk-kyu (한석규) is a South Korean actor. He was born on 3rd November 1964 in Seoul. During the 1990s, he was considered one of the top actors in Korean cinema with hits including Green Fish (1997), No. 3 (1997), Christmas in August (1998), and the blockbuster Shiri (1999). Following an injury and hiatus, his career declined in the 2000s. Films like The Scarlet Letter (2004), and The President's Last Bang (2005) proved to be very controversial because of the political subject matter and the suicide of a co-star. Although films like A Bloody Aria (2006) enjoyed cult popularity. Eventually in the 2010s, he enjoyed a resurgence in mainstream popularity following acclaimed work in the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011), Secret Door (2014), and Dr. Romantic (2016-2020), as well as work in the blockbuster film The Berlin File (2013) and other hit films including The Prison (2017) and Forbidden Dream (2019).

Lee Sung-kyung

Lee Sung-kyungas Cha Eun-jae

이성경as 차은재
1990-08-10 · Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Lee Sung-kyoung (born 10 August 1990), is a South Korean actress and model. Lee began her entertainment career as a model where she competed at the local Super Model Contest in 2008. Lee made her acting debut as the first actress from YG Entertainment and model company K-Plus strategic partnership in the SBS drama "It's Okay, That's Love". She acted in the television dramas Cheese in the Trap and The Doctors before taking her first leading role as the titular character in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. Lee began her entertainment career as a model where she competed at the local Super Model Contest in 2008. In 2013, The Papers collaborated with Lee with the single "I Love You". In 2014, Lee made her acting debut with a supporting role in television drama It's Okay, That's Love, being the first model-actress promoted under the joint venture of YG Entertainment and K-Plus. This was followed by the weekend drama, Flower of Queen in 2015. She won "Best New Actress" in a Special Project Drama at the MBC Drama Awards for her role. In January 2016, Lee featured in tvN's college romance series, Cheese in the Trap. On April 28, 2016, Lee released a collaboration single with Eddy Kim, which is a cover of Sharp's "My Lips like Warm Coffee". Lee then starred in the SBS' prime-time medical drama, The Doctors as a neurosurgeon. The same year, she took on her first leading role in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, a youth sports drama inspired by the real-life story of Olympic weightlifting champion Jang Mi-ran. In 2017, Lee dubbed the film Trolls alongside Park Hyung-sik. She was also cast in the romance film Love+Sling, directed by first-time director Kim Dae-woong. She was also featured in PSY's 4X2=8 with the single "Last Scene". In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time. She was cast in the action-comedy film Miss & Mrs. Cops released on May 9, 2019, alongside Ra Mi-ran. In 2020, Lee starred in the second season of the hit medical drama Dr. Romantic, playing Cha Eun-jae, a skilled cardiothoracic surgeon with Ahn Hyo-seop as her leading man. Dr. Romantic Kim 2 went down to be the highest viewed cable drama of 2020, Lee was praised for her portrayal of Cha Eun Jae and won many accolades for her role.

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Ahn Hyo-seop

Ahn Hyo-seopas Seo U-jin

안효섭as 서우진
1995-04-17 · Seoul, South Korea

Ahn Hyo-seop (Korean: 안효섭; born April 17, 1995) is a Canadian actor and singer based in South Korea. He gained recognition for his performances in television dramas such as Still 17 (2018), Dr. Romantic 2 (2020), Lovers of the Red Sky (2021), Business Proposal (2022), and Dr. Romantic 3 (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ahn Hyo-seop, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Jin Kyung

Jin Kyungas Oh Myeong-sim

진경as 오명심
1972-03-27 · Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Jin Kyung (born on March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming active in film and television.

Im Won-hee

Im Won-heeas Jang Gi-tae

임원희as 장기태
1970-10-11 · Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]

Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.

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Episode guide

Episodes

Season 1 episodes shown (20). 52 episodes total across all seasons.

  1. How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge?
    Ep 1How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge?
    2016-11-07 · 60 min

    A heroic doctor steps in to help a distraught boy. Intern Gang Dong-ju helps Dr. Yun Seo-jeong with emergencies at Geosan University Medical Center.

  2. The Result of the Hypersecretion of Adrenaline
    Ep 2The Result of the Hypersecretion of Adrenaline
    2016-11-08 · 58 min

    Dong-ju wonders whether hard work is enough to get ahead. Doldam Hospital gets a new doctor in general surgery. Seo-jeong sees a face from the past.

  3. Friday of 13 People
    Ep 3Friday of 13 People
    2016-11-14 · 59 min

    Dong-ju questions Teacher Kim's ways, despite his awe-inspiring skills. Seo-jeong must deal with the ramifications of her actions.

  4. Necessary and Sufficient Condition
    Ep 4Necessary and Sufficient Condition
    2016-11-15 · 59 min

    Dong-ju finds that he's no match for Teacher Kim and becomes desperate to leave. Doldam receives a VIP visitor. Seo-jeong gets a new role.

  5. Principle of Relative
    Ep 5Principle of Relative
    2016-11-21 · 58 min

    Being principled may be relative. It's all hands on deck after a major highway accident. Dong-ju tries to find out more about Teacher Kim's identity.

  6. Motivation
    Ep 6Motivation
    2016-11-22 · 59 min

    Teacher Kim makes demands of his own. Myeong-sim shows the staff how it's done. Associates from Seoul stop by Doldam. In-beom makes a gut call.

  7. Unstable Factor
    Ep 7Unstable Factor
    2016-11-28 · 58 min

    When Doldam gets a surprise, everyone tries to cope. Dong-ju wants to know where he stands. Teacher Kim gets what he wants -- for now.

  8. The Manifestation of Humanism
    Ep 8The Manifestation of Humanism
    2016-11-29 · 58 min

    A patient comes first -- no matter what. Seo-jeong gets an unexpected pep talk. Teacher Kim's compassion proves to be multilayered.

  9. The Boundary of Good
    Ep 9The Boundary of Good
    2016-12-05 · 59 min

    Dong-ju makes a call -- to Chairman Shin. Teacher Kim reminds Yun-wan of the importance of basics. Seo-jeong vexes an old mentor. It's Friday at Doldam.

  10. Crush
    Ep 10Crush
    2016-12-06 · 60 min

    The inspector from Geosan tries to stop the Doldam staff from treating patients. But there's a multicar accident -- and a drunk driver at the scene.

  11. Psychological Entropy
    Ep 11Psychological Entropy
    2016-12-12 · 59 min

    Yun-wan wants to know if Dong-ju is on his side. A soldier goes missing. Seo-jeong doesn't back down, but Teacher Kim shows her how it's truly done.

  12. The Boiling Point
    Ep 12The Boiling Point
    2016-12-13 · 60 min

    Dong-ju gets bad advice and faces the consequences. Seo-jeong gets put on the spot. Yun-wan dials up the pressure but Teacher Kim pushes back.

  13. The Art of Turmoil
    Ep 13The Art of Turmoil
    2016-12-19 · 59 min

    The staff starts preparing for Chairman Shin's surgery and Seo-jeong gets her big chance. Doldam may have an epidemic on its hands.

  14. Paragonimiasis Effect
    Ep 14Paragonimiasis Effect
    2016-12-20 · 58 min

    Seo-jeong volunteers to deal with a critical patient. Doldam averts a crisis. Dong-ju shows his appreciation. Teacher Kim catches In-beom's mistake.

  15. The Cornered Stone Syndrome
    Ep 15The Cornered Stone Syndrome
    2016-12-27 · 59 min

    In a twisted world that demands blind obedience to its rules, there's no room for those with integrity and ability. Shin's surgery gets complicated.

  16. Burden of Risk
    Ep 16Burden of Risk
    2017-01-02 · 60 min

    Teacher Kim plans to do the impossible, and Yun-wan will do anything to stop him. In-beom wants to do the surgery -- for the team, not his father.

  17. Moment of Truth
    Ep 17Moment of Truth
    2017-01-03 · 59 min

    A large audience waits outside the operating room -- and not everyone wants the team to prevail. A shifty reporter starts lurking around Doldam.

  18. Whether You Want It or Not
    Ep 18Whether You Want It or Not
    2017-01-09 · 58 min

    It's only after time passes that seemingly minor moments in life start taking on greater meaning. Yun-wan gets his way -- and orders Doldam's closure.

  19. Doctors and Righteous People
    Ep 19Doctors and Righteous People
    2017-01-10 · 59 min

    Yun-wan makes sure that old wounds don't lie dormant. The furtive reporter keeps snooping around. Dong-ju confronts Teacher Kim about the past.

  20. The Law of Conservation of Romance
    Ep 20The Law of Conservation of Romance
    2017-01-16 · 59 min

    Teacher Kim takes the staff to Seoul. Yun-wan won't let his old rival have the spotlight. Bu Yong-ju is hurt but stands by romance and his principles.

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