Also called “Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim”, “Dr. Romantic” is a medical drama that premiered in 2016 on SBS and was a complete success in South Korea, having been nominated for numerous awards and winning many of them, which has also led to a second season of K-Drama years later.Check out this whole drama which is now a huge hit in the West too!
Doctor Romantic plot
Medical series tend to be very successful, and that’s one of the reasons why “Dr. Romantic” was so acclaimed because it tells the story of genius surgeon Boo Yong-joo, who was at the peak of his career, working at Seoul’s main hospital, Geodae.
However, after a traumatic accident, he disappears and changes his name to Kim Sa-bu to work in a small hospital called Doldam, which is located in Gangwon Province. There he begins to teach young doctors to improve in their profession and motivates them to fight against power and money for the good of patients.
The second season of “Dr. Romantic” is set three years after the events of the first and here, the genius Kim Sa-bu arrives at Geosan University Hospital to recruit a general surgeon. He meets Seo Woo-jin, a doctor with a troubled past and ostracized by his fellow doctors, and offers him the job. Meanwhile, Cha Eun-jae is suspended after making another mistake in the operating room and has no choice but to follow the two doctors to Doldam Hospital.
Cast and where to watch
The cast of “Dr. Romantic” is full of very talented actors and actresses, such as Han Suk-kyu as Doctor Kim Sa-Bu, Seo Hyun-jin as Yoon Seo-jung, and the character Kang Dong-joo played by actors Yoo Yeon. -seok in his current version of the series and Yoon Chan-young plays the younger version of the character.
In the second season, Seo Hyun-jin returns to play the protagonist of the opera, but returns accompanied by equally talented new actors, such as Ahn Hyo-seop who plays Seo Woo-jin, the famous actress and model Lee Sung-kyung as Cha Eun-jae and Kim Joo-hun play the role of Park Min-gook.
The first season of “Dr. Romantic” has 21 episodes of approximately 1 hour each, while the second ended with 16 episodes. Both seasons can be watched on numerous streaming platforms, such as Netflix, HBO Max, Viki and Kocowa+.
Immediately after the first episode, it’s easy to see why “Dr. Romantic” became such a popular drama that it won a sequel and was nominated for numerous awards on South Korean TV. It has unique and very charismatic characters, which will surely fascinate you from the beginning.
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