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- Dr. Romantic. Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, Seo Hyun-jin. 2,585 votes. A riveting tale of a genius surgeon and his unconventional methods, this drama boasts an impressive cast with Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin.
- Doctor John. Ji Sung, Lee Se-young, Lee Kyu-hyung. 1,728 votes. A thrilling rollercoaster ride, this series revolves around a brilliant doctor with the ability to diagnose patients just by observing them.
- Hospital Playlist. Jo Jung-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho. 1,741 votes. This slice-of-life drama follows five doctors who have been friends since medical school.
- Doctor Stranger. Lee Jong-Suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin. 1,441 votes. With an intriguing premise of a North Korean defector-turned-genius surgeon in South Korea, this drama delivers both fast-paced action sequences as well as emotional depth.
- 21 Doctor Cha
- 20 A Poem A Day
- 19 Cross
- 18 D-Day
- 17 Live Up to Your Name
- 16 Ghost Doctor
- 15 Jewel in The Palace
- 14 Soul Mechanic
- 13 Doctor Detective
- 12 Once Upon A Small Town
A Housewife Returns To The Professional World As A Medical Resident
A housewife (Uhm Jung-hwa) reenters the workforce after 20 years in this unique take on a medical K-drama. Though she’s been a housewife for years, Cha Jeong-suk has a medical degree and decides it’s time to put it to use. She has a big adjustment as she becomes a first-year medical resident. Complicating matters is the fact that Dr. Cha’s husband is a perfectionist and a surgeon who has been cheating on his wife and their son is also a surgical resident. The show is just as much a family dra...
A Love Triangle Forms Among Medical Students
Many medical dramas, like ER and Grey's Anatomy, deal with the larger ensemble as it follows the lives and hard work of a variety of doctors, nurses, and other staff members in the hospital. A Poem a Day focuses on those who support doctors inside the hospital, such as nurses, radiologists, and physical therapists. The show follows three main characters, Ye Jae-Wook (Lee Joon-hyuk ), a physical therapy professor. Woo Bo-Young (Lee Yu-Bi), a physical therapist who dreams of becoming a poet, an...
A Brilliant Young Doctor Is On A Mission Of Revenge
Cross is one of the most intriguing medical K-dramas as it introduces an exciting thriller element into the story. The showfocuses on the career of a doctor named Kang In-Kyu (Go Kyung Pyo), a brilliant first-year resident doctor who has excelled in his young career so far. However, his dedication is revealed to have a secret motivation as Kang wants to use his position as a doctor to fulfill his plan to avenge his murdered father. Combining a medical drama and a revenge story makes for a uni...
Doctors Contend With The Aftermath Of A Sinkhole Appearing
D-Day is an intense medical K-Drama with a twist as it was also tagged with a natural disaster storyline.Surgeon Lee Hae-Sung and orthopedic resident, Jung Ddol-Mi are faced with a monumental challenge. Both doctors are stuck in Seoul after a sinkhole appears in the city following an earthquake. The sinkhole causes the city to be blocked off as there's no electricity, water, or the ability to call for help. As doctors, Hae-Sung and Ddol-Mi work together to treat patients and those wounded. Th...
A Medical Practioner Time Travels 400 Years To Modern-Day South Korea
What is great about the medical K-drama genre is that they are not afraid to mix in some other genre elements, such as Live Up To Your Name combining a medical drama and a time travel adventure. Dr. Heo Im (Kim Nam-Gil) is an acupuncture specialist from the Joseon Era of Korea who caters to the poor. When he fails to treat the king, he is pursued for treason only to find himself transported to modern-day Seoul where he meets cardiothoracic surgeon Choi Yeon-kyung (Kim Ah-joong). The wild prem...
The Spirit Of A Skilled Surgeon Works Alongside A Clumsy Young Doctor
Fans of the Canadian medical drama Saving Hope may find a lot to like in the similar medical K-drama Ghost Doctor with its fantasy twist. Dr. Cha Young-min (Rain) is a highly skilled surgeon who finds himself in a coma. His spirit is able to leave his body and join forces with another less experienced surgeon, Go Seung-tak (Kim Burn). While the latter has extensive medical knowledge he has a great fear of blood and clumsy practical skills. What’s interesting about the series, however, is that...
The Story Of The First Female Royal Physician
Part medical K-drama and part historical K-drama, A Jewel In The Palace is inspired by the true story of Jang Geum, the first female royal physician during Korea’s Joseon Era. Jang Geum (Lee Young-ae) starts her royal employment as a member of the kitchen staff. She makes it her life’s work to understand everything there is to know about cooking, food, medicine, and the relationship between all of those. While telling Jang Geum’s story, there’s also a focus on Korean culture and food. The com...
A Psychiatrist Deals With A Challenging Patient
Soul Mechanic certainly ranks among the best medical K-dramas thanks to its exploration into psychiatry and overwhelmingly sweet storyline. In this romantic and scenic K-drama, psychiatrist Lee Shi-joon (Shin Ha-kyun) is completely comfortable with himself and his abilities within his profession. Using a healthy dose of humor and fun, Shi-joon takes psychiatric healing to a whole new level. However, he's given a problem patient in the form of musical star Han Woo-joo (Jung So-min), who suffer...
Sleuthing Doctors Investigate A Medical Cover Up
A wonderful woman-led K-drama, Doctor Detective follows Do Joong-eun (Jin-hee Park), an industrial health doctor. She ends up partnering with Dr. Heo Min-ki (Tae-gyu Bong) to uncover the truth behind a string of suspicious industrial accidents and diseases, soon finding herself and the other sleuthing heroes in the middle of a vast conspiracy. This is another example of the genre-mashing medical K-drama that can achieve to great effect. The show is much more of a mystery thriller than a typic...
A Big City Doctor Find Purpose And Romance In A Small Town
One of the best medical K-dramas also features a sweet romance storyline with Once Upon a Small Town.Seoul city boy and veterinarian Han Ji-yul (Choo Young-woo) returns to his hometown, a small village called Heedong, to take over the veterinary clinic from his ailing grandfather. While there, he befriends a young woman and police officer named Ahn Ja-young (Park Soo-young) who holds a secret. In some ways,Once Upon a Small Town feels like the K-drama version of one of those Hallmark romance...
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- Doctor John. Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes. 8.0. 의사 요한.
- White Tower. Korean Drama - 2007, 20 episodes. 9.0.
- Good Doctor. Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes.
- Golden Time. Korean Drama - 2012, 23 episodes. 8.5.
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Oct 21, 2022 · In this Korean drama series of CSI meets House, Han Jin Woo leads a group of experts in medical crime investigation. As one of Korea’s top medical examiners, Jin Woo partners with Kang Kyung Hee, a female detective with excellent martial arts skills, to solve crimes.
- General Hospital. Korean Drama - 1994, 92 episodes.
- Medical Brothers. Korean Drama - 1997, 16 episodes.
- Sunflower. Korean Drama - 1998, 16 episodes.
- Hur Jun. Korean Drama - 1999, 64 episodes.
Aug 21, 2023 · Of Episodes: Streaming Options (region-specific): 3. Ghost Doctor. Hangul: 고스트 닥터. Year: 2022. A fantasy medical drama about two doctors from extreme backgrounds and skills merging into one person. They are very different in terms of their backgrounds, skills, or personalities, but end up combining bodies and spirits.
Apr 13, 2024 · Starring Park Bo-young, Yeon Woo-jin, Jank Dong-yoon, Lee Jung-eun. Image via Netflix. Daily Dose of Sunshine is a medical K-drama that focuses on the psychiatric side of medicine. Jung Da-eun ...
