Doctor John
Title: 의사요한 / Doctor John
Formerly known as: 닥터룸 / Doctor Room
Genre: Medical
Episodes: 32
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2019-Jul-19 to 2019-Sep-07
Air time: Friday & Saturday Night 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Synopsis
The drama is based on the 2010 Japanese novel On Hand of God by Yo Kusakabe (久坂部羊). It’s a medical drama revolving around doctors of Pain Management. In a refreshing take on the genre, It will portray the doctors’ search for the cause of their patients’ mysterious pain as a thrilling chase, almost like a detective hunting down the perpetrator behind an unsolved crime. The drama will also tackle the debate surrounding the controversial practice of euthanasia.
Cha Yo Han (Ji Sung) is a talented anesthesiologist who happens to be the youngest teacher at medical school. He is often called “Ten Seconds” because he can discover one’s disease very quickly. Meanwhile, Kang Shi Young (Lee Se Young) is a doctor who also works in the Department of Anesthesia. She was a top student at medical school which is often credited to her mother who is also a doctor.
Cast
Main Cast
Ji Sung as Cha Yo Han
Lee Se Young as Kang Shi Young
Lee Kyu Hyung as Son Suk Ki
Hwang Hee as Lee Yoo Joon
Hanse Hospital Pain Medicine Team
Jung Min Ah as Kang Mi Rae
Kwon Hwa Woon as Heo Joon
Oh Hyun Joong as Kim Won Hee
Son San as Hong Yun Jin
Lee Yoo Mi as Na Kyung Ah
Hanse Hospital
Kim Hye Eun as Min Tae Kyung
Kim Young Hoon as Han Myung Oh
Uhm Hyo Sup as Kang Yi Moon
Oh Seung Hyun as Min Joo Kyung
Jung Jae Sung as Kwon Suk
Patients
Ham Sung Min as Yoon Sung Kyu (An anal cancer patient)
Kim Do Hoon as Park Jung Bo (Inmate 5353 who suffers from Fabry disease/Barista)
Ha Do Kwon as Joo Hyung Woo (A Mixed Martial Arts Champion who suffers from Myasthenia gravis)
Yoon Chan Young as Lee Ki Suk (A CIPA patient)
Lee Joo Won (이주원) as Choi Seung Won (A Shingles patient) (first mistaken for CRPS)
Lee Do Kyung as Yoo Duk Kyu (A melioidosis patient)
Chun Young Min (천영민) as Lee Da Hae (A phantom limb patient)
Oh Yoo Na as Yoo Ri Hye (A former actress who suffers from neuroblastoma)
Others
Shin Dong Mi as Chae Eun Jung
Jang Hee Soo as A professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Kim Kyul as Sung Dong Ho (A professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine)
Yoon Joo Sang as Lee Won Gil (Former Minister of Health and Welfare)
Im Dong Jin as Shim Joon Chul
Kim Seung Hoon as a prison guard
Moon Hak Jin (문학진) as Kim Jung Woo
Seo Dan Woo (서단우) as doctor of Emergency Department
Kim Jong Goo as Joo Hyung Woo’s father
Jung Ae Yun as Joo Hyung Woo’s wife
Jung Hyun Suk as a doctor
Choi Eun Hoo (최은후) as Joo Hyung Woo’s son
Jo Shi Yun (조시연) as Joo Hyung Woo’s daughter
Go Yong Hwa (고용화) as Lee Ki Suk’s mother
Lee Yo Sung (이요성) as Cha Yo Han’s father
So Hee Jung as Yoo Ri Hye’s elder sister
Jung Ji Hoon as Min Sung (Yoo Ri Hye’s son)
Lee Se Rang (이세랑) as Kwon So Young
Kang Ro Chae as Han Min Joo
Cameo
Jung In Ki as Oh Jung Nam
Jung Kyung Soon as Lee Yoo Joon’s mother
Jeon Noh Min as Kang Yi Soo
Im Byung Ki (ep 16)
Seo Yoon Ah as abdominal epilepsy patient (ep 32)
Production Credits
Director: Jo Soo Won
Screenwriter: Kim Ji Woon
Awards
2019 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actress (Mini Series): Lee Se Young (Doctor John)
2019 SBS Drama Awards: Best Child Acting Award – Yoon Chan Young (Doctor John)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2019-07-19 | 1 | - | - | 6.0 (16th) | 6.3 (15th) |
| 2019-07-19 | 2 | - | - | 8.4 (8th) | 8.7 (7th) |
| 2019-07-20 | 3 | - | - | 7.0 (15th) | 7.5 (9th) |
| 2019-07-20 | 4 | - | - | 10.1 (4th) | 11.3 (3rd) |
| 2019-07-26 | 5 | - | - | 7.7 (11th) | 8.0 (11th) |
| 2019-07-26 | 6 | - | - | 12.3 (2nd) | 13.0 (2nd) |
| 2019-07-27 | 7 | - | - | 8.0 (8th) | 8.5 (6th) |
| 2019-07-27 | 8 | - | - | 11.2 (3rd) | 11.3 (4th) |
| 2019-08-02 | 9 | - | - | 8.5 (7th) | 9.3 (8th) |
| 2019-08-02 | 10 | - | - | 10.8 (3rd) | 11.5 (3rd) |
| 2019-08-03 | 11 | - | - | 6.9 (11th) | 7.6 (7th) |
| 2019-08-03 | 12 | - | - | 9.2 (4th) | 10.2 (3rd) |
| 2019-08-09 | 13 | - | - | 7.9 (8th) | 8.2 (8th) |
| 2019-08-09 | 14 | - | - | 10.3 (4th) | 11.2 (3rd) |
| 2019-08-10 | 15 | - | - | 7.3 (12th) | 8.4 (6th) |
| 2019-08-10 | 16 | - | - | 10.1 (4th) | 11.3 (3rd) |
| 2019-08-16 | 17 | - | - | 7.2 (11th) | 7.9 (10th) |
| 2019-08-16 | 18 | - | - | 9.2 (7th) | 9.5 (7th) |
| 2019-08-17 | 19 | - | - | 6.5 (16th) | 7.1 (10th) |
| 2019-08-17 | 20 | - | - | 9.4 (3rd) | 9.9 (3rd) |
| 2019-08-23 | 21 | - | - | 7.5 (9th) | 8.4 (8th) |
| 2019-08-23 | 22 | - | - | 9.2 (5th) | 9.9 (5th) |
| 2019-08-24 | 23 | - | - | 5.5 (18th) | 5.9 (15th) |
| 2019-08-24 | 24 | - | - | 8.0 (4th) | 8.8 (3rd) |
| 2019-08-30 | 25 | - | - | 7.2 (10th) | 8.1 (8th) |
| 2019-08-30 | 26 | - | - | 8.6 (6th) | 9.0 (6th) |
| 2019-08-31 | 27 | - | - | 5.5 (18th) | 6.1 (11th) |
| 2019-08-31 | 28 | - | - | 8.8 (3rd) | 9.8 (3rd) |
| 2019-09-06 | 29 | - | - | 6.3 (14th) | 7.1 (11th) |
| 2019-09-06 | 30 | - | - | 8.1 (7th) | 8.7 (5th) |
| 2019-09-07 | 31 | - | - | 6.7 (17th) | 7.3 (18th) |
| 2019-09-07 | 32 | - | - | 10.2 (6th) | 11.3 (3rd) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
Poster
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(Other Photo from Official Site)
Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I
– Trailer II
– Trailer III
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June 27th, 2019 at 11:35 pm
Dr. House
July 13th, 2019 at 3:53 am
Can’t wait the korean version ☺and its Ji sung oppa one of my favorite kdrama actor..fighting Doctor John☺😊
July 15th, 2019 at 5:05 pm
I see Ji Sung I click. One of my favorite Korean actor. Lee Se Young is cute, too.
July 20th, 2019 at 12:39 pm
First episode is good. Focusing on female who lost confidence in herself as an anaesthesiologist and the prison inmate that helps her regain it, appears to be the plot at the start.
July 21st, 2019 at 6:34 am
Episode 2 is even better. The drama moves out of a dreary penitentiary into a modern hospital. A connection between the female doctor and the now former inmate is established.
July 21st, 2019 at 11:33 am
This drama is even better than Doctor Detective. Don’t miss out!
July 24th, 2019 at 4:39 pm
damn this drama is so good !
July 25th, 2019 at 12:13 pm
omg.. love it!!
July 27th, 2019 at 4:35 am
It’s good one till now. Love it 😍
July 27th, 2019 at 12:42 pm
Ji Sung never disappointing!! Let give this drama of the year!!!
July 29th, 2019 at 9:04 pm
i so happy that his back again but i wish see ji sung in romance comedy drama i love his act in kill me heal me and this new drama is cool and good too 🙂
July 29th, 2019 at 10:29 pm
Love this drama though everytime when I watch it, it brings back painful memories for me for the next few days after that. And just when I’ve recovered, the bad memories would return when I could not helped but watch the continuing episodes again. Repeating the torture for myself.
When watching this drama I can relate to how Si-Young and Yo Han feel when faced with heartbreaking and desperate situations in their jobs and at times when helpless set in.
My patients were not people, but were dogs. But the situations and feelings were no different from what Si-Young Yo-Han’s. My patuents were very sick and dying homeless dogs. I was a volunteer at an animal shelter. My opinion was to put them to sleep permanently in order to stop their sufferings, but my seniors wud not believe in doing so. Their decision only prolonged the dogs’ sufferings. It was heartbreaking.
Eventually, I had to stop the volunteer work when poor health forced me to give up.
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August 5th, 2019 at 2:21 am
12 episodes of this drama so far and everything was great. The plot is getting exciting and there’s a lot of secret to be revealed. The acting, plot twist (not really plot twist oh gosh idk how to explain it😂) and a little hint of romance makes me feel very excited for the next episode. Watching this drama while it is still ongoing makes me crazy 😭😭😭
August 16th, 2019 at 8:58 am
The most I love from this drama is the songs and music they are using really good omg
August 19th, 2019 at 11:37 pm
Seriously 😂
August 22nd, 2019 at 12:13 pm
so gooooood!!!!! .. the only bad thing is I need to wait nxt episode.. haha coz still ongoing…. love the songs on these drama…
August 24th, 2019 at 12:25 pm
The best drama of the year…
Love you ji sung!!!
August 24th, 2019 at 12:26 pm
Will Dr Cha die at the end?
Love Dr Cha and Kang Shi Young moments!!
August 29th, 2019 at 4:02 pm
It’s different and I like that. Very interesting and informative.
Lee Se Young is cute but her eye expressions are all ways the same. Her eyes show no emotions. Distant and far away.
Ji Sung always does a good acting job whatever role he is playing!
August 30th, 2019 at 10:59 am
Daesang FOR Ji Sung this year…!!!!!
August 30th, 2019 at 6:08 pm
Good drama
September 2nd, 2019 at 1:47 am
I like the drama but why they put hair extensions so horrible on Kang ship young. Just have her short hair would look better. It looks funny on ponytail or when she have her hair down
September 6th, 2019 at 12:15 pm
I wanna say it again …worth watching it! …. so sad these drama will be end this week….
September 8th, 2019 at 11:58 am
Awesome drama with amazing actors, actresses and the whole crews. Thank you so much for the awesome drama….
September 8th, 2019 at 5:22 pm
This is the best medical drama to date. I can watch it over and over without getting bored. Highly recommended. 10/10
September 9th, 2019 at 8:17 am
This is truly a disgusting storyline, justifying early dead because of pain. Lacking character in humanity, no endurance, and looking for a way out. This writer discredits & minimizes all those Korean ancestors who suffered through the war, Japanese occupation etc. Those Koreans lived & loved with resolve determined to survive for them, their family. Life is always hard, and this sicka** drama is a lowest of low in human story telling.
September 20th, 2019 at 10:44 am
Thanks all to produce the feel good series like this. Love it love every scenery 😘😘
September 20th, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Best OST in 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/unEdvOuQalM
September 26th, 2019 at 8:12 am
USA Says…”justifying early dead because of pain”…”no endurance”. Remember those words if/when you develop a debilitating disease that brings you so much pain it becomes intolerable and all you can do is cry and scream.,,day, after day, after day, after day. THAT’S NOT LIVING! BTW…Karma’s a bitch. And why in the world are you making it a “Korean” thing??? Koreans are the only ones who have pain? Koreans are the only ones who contemplate euthanasia? It is your ignorance and comment that is sicka***,
September 29th, 2019 at 6:37 pm
very very nice thing i had ever seen at first i seen this series for kim do hoon but after i continued watching because the hero was Dr.10 second
October 13th, 2019 at 9:23 pm
i watched the whole drama, for some reason i can’t anything positive or negative about it.
November 26th, 2019 at 2:24 am
You will learn a lot in this kdrama. The actors and actresses was super great specially ji sung💖
November 29th, 2019 at 3:47 pm
oh
November 30th, 2019 at 1:29 am
The Best one
December 4th, 2019 at 1:01 pm
Dr. John’s series is the best
December 12th, 2019 at 1:33 am
The Best in 2019
December 17th, 2019 at 12:43 am
The best one 💗💗💗
December 17th, 2019 at 2:16 am
I was very impressed by JiSung’s new doctor❤
The Best in 2019‼️
December 17th, 2019 at 7:39 am
I like Ji-Sung.i like this kdrama.dr.jhon is the best
December 20th, 2019 at 12:51 pm
This drama is awesome! Nothing can compare..the casts was so damn awesome..the story is was good..i pray that this drama can be a best drama of the year!!❤️😘😘💪🏻👆🏻
December 29th, 2019 at 11:52 am
I watched more than 20 times and I’m still not bored with it. Going to watch the 21st times after the new year and drama awards.
December 17th, 2020 at 3:53 am
Nagyon szerettem ezt a doramát!