

Dr. Romantic
May values not die and beauty not be shallow...
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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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Samhwa Networks
Studio S
- Creators
- Kang Eun-kyung강은경Yoo In-sik유인식
- Directors
- Kang Bo-seungYoo In-sik유인식
- Writers
- Kang Eun-kyung강은경
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Cast & characters
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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 is a second-year fellow in cardiothoracic surgery who once suffered from a fear of performing operations.

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

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.

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-il남도일Byun Woo-min변우민Nam 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-tak박은탁Kim Min-jae김민재Park Eun-tak works as a nurse at Doldam Hospital. He is curious about the mysterious Yeon-hwa, about whom little is known.
Cha Jin-man차진만Lee Kyung-young이경영A cardiothoracic surgeon, he was the first director of Doldam Hospital’s trauma center and is the father of Eun-jae.
Jeong In-su정인수Yoon Na-moo윤나무
Bae Mun-jeong배문정Shin Dong-wook신동욱Bae Mun-jeong is an orthopedic specialist known as "Bone Teacher."
Yoon A-reum윤아름So Joo-yeon소주연Yoon A-reum is a fourth-year resident in the emergency medicine department.
Lee Seon-ung이선웅Lee Hong-nae이홍내Lee Seon-ung is a first-year fellow in the cardiothoracic surgery department.
Jang Dong-hwa장동화Lee Sin-young이신영Jang Dong-hwa is a third-year resident in general surgery.
Yang Ho-jun양호준Ko Sang-ho고상호Yang Ho-jun is a general surgery specialist.
Ju Young-mi주영미Yoon Bo-ra윤보라Ju Young-mi is a nurse at Doldam Hospital.
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Some bios contain text adapted from the Korean Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted text is modified and is also licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lead actors
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Han Suk-kyuas Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju
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-kyungas Cha Eun-jae
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.

Ahn Hyo-seopas Seo U-jin
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.

Jin Kyungas Oh Myeong-sim
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-heeas Jang Gi-tae
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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Episodes
Season 1 episodes shown (20). 52 episodes total across all seasons.
Ep 1How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge?2016-11-07 · 60 minA 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.
Ep 2The Result of the Hypersecretion of Adrenaline2016-11-08 · 58 minDong-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.
Ep 3Friday of 13 People2016-11-14 · 59 minDong-ju questions Teacher Kim's ways, despite his awe-inspiring skills. Seo-jeong must deal with the ramifications of her actions.
Ep 4Necessary and Sufficient Condition2016-11-15 · 59 minDong-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.
Ep 5Principle of Relative2016-11-21 · 58 minBeing 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.
Ep 6Motivation2016-11-22 · 59 minTeacher 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.
Ep 7Unstable Factor2016-11-28 · 58 minWhen Doldam gets a surprise, everyone tries to cope. Dong-ju wants to know where he stands. Teacher Kim gets what he wants -- for now.
Ep 8The Manifestation of Humanism2016-11-29 · 58 minA patient comes first -- no matter what. Seo-jeong gets an unexpected pep talk. Teacher Kim's compassion proves to be multilayered.
Ep 9The Boundary of Good2016-12-05 · 59 minDong-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.
Ep 10Crush2016-12-06 · 60 minThe 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.
Ep 11Psychological Entropy2016-12-12 · 59 minYun-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.
Ep 12The Boiling Point2016-12-13 · 60 minDong-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.
Ep 13The Art of Turmoil2016-12-19 · 59 minThe staff starts preparing for Chairman Shin's surgery and Seo-jeong gets her big chance. Doldam may have an epidemic on its hands.
Ep 14Paragonimiasis Effect2016-12-20 · 58 minSeo-jeong volunteers to deal with a critical patient. Doldam averts a crisis. Dong-ju shows his appreciation. Teacher Kim catches In-beom's mistake.
Ep 15The Cornered Stone Syndrome2016-12-27 · 59 minIn 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.
Ep 16Burden of Risk2017-01-02 · 60 minTeacher 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.
Ep 17Moment of Truth2017-01-03 · 59 minA large audience waits outside the operating room -- and not everyone wants the team to prevail. A shifty reporter starts lurking around Doldam.
Ep 18Whether You Want It or Not2017-01-09 · 58 minIt'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.
Ep 19Doctors and Righteous People2017-01-10 · 59 minYun-wan makes sure that old wounds don't lie dormant. The furtive reporter keeps snooping around. Dong-ju confronts Teacher Kim about the past.
Ep 20The Law of Conservation of Romance2017-01-16 · 59 minTeacher 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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