''Dr. Romantic'' () is a

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starring

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in the title role, alongside

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and

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in the first season,

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and

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in the second and third season. The first season aired on

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from November 7, 2016, to January 16, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) for 20 episodes. The second season aired on SBS TV from January 6 to February 25, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:40 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes. The third season aired on SBS TV from April 28 to June 17, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Viu for the first and second seasons and

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for the third season in selected regions. The first season received positive reception, recording over 20% in ratings. In addition, it also received positive reviews for its plot and Han Suk-kyu's performance.

Series overview

Synopsis

Season 1

A story about Boo Yong-joo (

), a triple-board certified surgeon, who was once at the top of his field and used to work at

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

's top medical center, Geosan University Hospital. After a traumatic incident, he disappears and changes his name to Kim Sa-bu. He begins working at a small hospital named Doldam, located in Gangwon Province. He guides Kang Dong-joo (

) and Yoon Seo-jeong (

), both who were transferred from Geosan University Hospital a 5 years apart, to become great doctors by teaching them to fight against power and money for the sake of patients.

Season 2

Three years following the events of the first season, Kim Sa-bu visits Geosan University Hospital to recruit a general surgeon. He finds Seo Woo-jin (

), a doctor with a troubled past who is ostracized by his fellow doctors and offers him the job. In the meantime, Cha Eun-jae (

) is suspended after making another mistake in the operation room and has no other choice but to follow the two doctors to Doldam Hospital. A doctor named Park Min-gook (

) saw this but was traumatized after seeing Kim Sa-bu again. They both got into a bus accident and saw Sa-bu risking his life helping an injured lady. He became the new director of Doldam only for him to be betrayed by his own team from Geosan. So, he ended up supporting Doldam and thus stayed there permanently. In the end of the series the Doldam Hospital Foundation has been formed separate from the Geosan Hospital Foundation with Boo Yong-joo as a chairman of the foundation.

Season 3

Three years following the events of the second season, the Doldam Hospital Regional Trauma Center which was Kim Sa-bu's long-held dream will be opened. With the opening of the Regional Trauma Center, the scale of incidents and accidents that Doldam Hospital has to deal with also increased. The events will also feature Kang Dong-joo's (Yoo Yeon-seok) return as Chief of Trauma Department, as well as the rivalry between Kim Sa-bu and Dr Cha Jin-nam, who happens to be Cha Eun-jae's estranged father.

Cast

Character appearances

Main

as Kim Sa-bu (Teacher Kim) / Boo Yong-joo : His real name is Boo Yong-joo, but he uses the name Kim Sa-bu. He is the only surgeon in South Korea who achieved triple-board certification in

general surgery General surgery is a Surgical specialties, surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and Abdomen, abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, Appendix (anatomy ...

, cardiac surgery and

neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system ...

. After the death of his protege at Geosan University Hospital, he isolates himself and decides never to retake any protege. He later moved to Doldam Hospital to become the Chief Surgeon there. In season two, Doldam Hospital is in need of a general surgeon, he visits Geosan University Hospital in Seoul to recruit one and quickly became interested in Seo Woo-jin and Cha Eun-jae. After learning about their skills and struggles with other doctors, he decides to recruit them. He strives hard to make the Doldam Hospital a centre for trauma patients, which he considers "a collective dream of Doldam Staff", where treatment is given to patients in dire need regardless of their class, nationality and status. In the end of season 2, he became the chairman of the newly formed Doldam Hospital Foundation. *

as Kang Dong-joo **

Yoon Chan-young Yoon Chan-young (; born April 25, 2001) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor and gained wider recognition for his appearance as Lee Cheong-san in the Netflix series '' All of Us Are Dead'' (2022) and the web series A ...

as young Kang Dong-joo : A GS (General Surgery) specialist. Intelligent and armed with excellent skills, his desire to succeed is driven due to an incident that happened to him in his childhood in which his father died at the hands of neglectful doctors. He later went on to become a skilled surgeon but his opportunities were held back due to his poor family background and lack of contacts. He gets transferred to Doldam Hospital after a failed surgery on a VIP, which later proved to be an opportunity for him to exhibit his skills. *

as Yoon Seo-jung ** Shin Yi-joon as young Yoon Seo-jung : Initially, she wants to become a doctor due to her strong desire to be recognized and appreciated by President Do who is more like a father figure to her and took up her responsibility as her guardian. When Kang Dong Joo admits his feelings to her, she gets momentarily swayed and remembers his confession continuously during a car drive with her fiancé which leads to a car accident in which she survives and her fiancé dies she feels guilty and furthermore disappears from Geosan University Hospital. Yoon Seo-Jung is injured while trekking; she is rescued and treated by Kim Sa-bu whom she treats and respects as her teacher and mentor. Although she is saved and recovers, she suffers from PTSD due to the past accident and stays in Doldam Hospital for good. But then later on she decides to continue being a doctor at Doldam Hospital. Originally ER certified, she later strives hard to get certified in CS too after once observing Teacher Kim operating on a patient and from then dreams of a single opportunity to enter his OR and assist him, which she considers a very rare opportunity for a doctor. : *

as Seo Woo-jin : A second-year GS

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. He's a victim of "Familial Suicide" and the only survivor. He desires to live a decent life and thus goes on to become a doctor but is continuously tormented by his colleagues and seniors due to him being labeled as a whistleblower after testifying against his senior and later gets suspended because of rumors about his part-time jobs he does to pay off his private loan he took to get into medical school. In need of a GS, Kim Sa-bu offers him the position of residency at Doldam Hospital but in reality, it was Seo Woo-Jin's professor and Teacher Kim's senior who informs Kim Sa-bu about Seo Woo Jin's exemplary skills as a surgeon but his lack of opportunities. Initially because of the dire need for money, he accepts Teacher Kim's job offer but in the long run and his constant association with Kim Sa-bu, he realizes his worth as a doctor and the profession and starts admiring Teacher Kim who is the only one who was considerate to him when the whole world stood against him. He has been in love with Eun-jae since medical school but has kept it a secret. *

as Cha Eun-jae : A second-year CS fellow. She was a top student at medical school, often in competition with Woo-jin with whom she had a complicated relationship. Due to her anxiety issues, she is unable to perform surgeries without vomiting or taking pills that induce sleep. When every doctor refuses to train her, Kim Sa-bu takes it upon himself to guide her, unknown to her. She is thus transferred to work for Doldam Hospital where she's headed to become an excellent surgeon by Teacher Kim by overcoming her anxiety issues before she is called back to the main hospital by her professor. By then she realizes her love for Woo-Jin and decides to stay back in Doldam Hospital for good. *

as Park Min-gook : A professor of general surgery who later on became the new director of Doldam Hospital. He once escaped from a bus that was under accident in which Teacher Kim was also traveling and risked his life to save an unconscious person. He somehow starts feeling insecure and doubts Teacher Kim's principles and intentions and challenges him in every aspect after Teacher Kim corrects him during live surgery in the main hospital performed by himself while Teacher Kim never doubts his ability or integrity as a doctor. He became the new chairman of Doldam only for him to be betrayed by his own team from Geosan. He later realizes and overcomes his insecurities and thus supports Teacher Kim in achieving his dream by the end of Season 2.

Supporting

; People of Doldam Hospital * Kim Hong-pa as Yeo Woon-young : An

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specialist and director of Doldam Hospital. A proud doctor who lost his motivation after the death of his wife. In Season 2, he was dismissed by Do Yoon-wan as the director of Doldam Hospital. *

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as Oh Myung-sim : Head nurse. A woman with strong will, who is able to stand up to Kim Sa-bu. She seems strict, but has a warm heart and cares about her patients. *

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as Jang Gi-tae : Manager of Doldam Hospital. He is known to be an opportunist and always want the best for the hospital, trying to find ways to promote it in any way he can. * Byun Woo-min as Nam Do-il : A freelance

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. He usually runs a restaurant, but due to his average cooking skills, his only customers are usually Doldam doctors. * Kim Min-jae as Park Eun-tak : A nurse, now nurse practitioner at Doldam Hospital. He harbors a crush on Yoon Ah-reum. He first met Teacher Kim after being admitted as a patient. It was a life-changing encounter as he then decided to go to

nursing school Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...

and eventually started working at Doldam Hospital himself. *

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as Woo Yeon-hwa : A staff member who likes Dong-joo. Later, she comes back as a doctor at Doldam Hospital. * Lee Gyu-ho as Mr. Gu : An orderly who also serves as guard when there are agitated patients or people at the hospital. *

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as Bae Moon-jeong "Dr. Bones" : An

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specialist. He was Woo-jin's and Eun-jae's senior at medical school and started working at Doldam Hospital a month prior to his juniors' arrival. *

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as Yoon Ah-reum : A fourth-year emergency medicine resident. She has a bright personality and applied to Doldam Hospital after seeing Teacher Kim help patients in the emergency room of Geosan University Hospital. *

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as Jeong In-soo : An emergency medicine specialist. He is the only doctor who stayed at Doldam among the few who were forced to leave Geosan University Hospital for the branch, back in 2016. * Jung Ji-ahn as Uhm Hyun-jung : An

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nurse. *

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as Joo Young-mi : An emergency room nurse. She recently started working at Doldam Hospital. * Kim Yong-jin as Chief Lee : Chief of Administration at Doldam Hospital. *

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as Jang Dong-hwa : The youngest doctor in Doldam Hospital, which characterizes the MZ generation seeking an independent lifestyle while studying for their third year as a GS. Later on, it was revealed that he's the younger brother of Jang Hyun-joo, Kim Sa-bu's late medical student patient who was the first person to refer him as Teacher Kim back in the days. * Lee Hong-nae as Lee Sun-woong : A first-year thoracic surgery fellow who has full of spirit and passion, in which he is a former military doctor. *

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as Cha Jin-man : A thoracic surgery specialist. He was a former rival of Kim Sa-bu and Eun-jae's father. ; People of Geosan University Hospital *

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as Do In-bum : Yoon-wan's son. He went to the same college and was in the same class as Dong-joo. He wants to be acknowledged by his father and feels inferior to Dong-joo who has excellent skills without a good background. He also harbors a crush on Seo-jung. In the end, he supports Doldam until his successful return. At the start of season 2, it was revealed that he successfully returned to Geosan University Hospital. However, in the 14th episode, he revisited Doldam to investigate a "death in the table" case. Afterward, he was about to leave when Woo-jin convince him to stay and gives him tips and advice. He, therefore, accepts the request and does daily routines and an operation. It is unknown whether he will return in the 3rd season. * Choi Jin-ho as Do Yoon-wan : Director of Geosan University Hospital. In Season 2, he became the Chairman of Geosan University Foundation following the death of Shin Myung-ho. Though he is not outstanding as a doctor, his political skills are recognized and he intends to use them to shape Doldam Hospital the way he envisions it. *

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as Song Hyun-cheol : Chief of Surgery at Geosan University Hospital. He is from a poor family and has a strong desire for success. *

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as Chairman Shin : Owner of Jungsun Casino and the hidden Chairman of Geosan Foundation. ; Park Min-gook's staff * Go Sang-ho as Yang Ho-joon : A third-year general surgery fellow. He is

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to Park Min-gook. Though Ho-joon fears him, his loyalty to Min-gook led him to follow the doctor to Doldam Hospital. *

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as Shim Hye-jin : A professor of anesthesiology at Geosan University Hospital. She is an authoritative but kind woman who experienced death and suffering in her life. * Bae Myung-jin as Heo Yeong-gyoo : A nurse at Geosan University Hospital.

Others

* Seo Young as Chairman Shin's assistant * Kim Ji-eun as Yoon-wan's secretary *

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as Min-jung * Kim Bo-jung as a nurse * Lee Chae-eun as a nurse * Jin Ah-rin *

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as a mother of a patient (Ep. 3) * Ri Min as a truck driver (Ep. 4) * Lee Jin-kwon * Ko Jin-ho * Lee Cheol-min as Kang Seung-ho (Ep. 7–8) * Lee Myung-haeng as a psychotherapist (Ep. 8–9) *

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as a webtoon writer and patient at Doldam hospital (Ep. 9–10) * Park Seung-tae as a patient (Ep. 10) * Kim Joon-won as Inspector Choi * Kim Dan-woo as Inspector Choi's daughter * Shin Yeon-suk * Lee Kang-uk as a patient and driver who caused a six-fold collision by drunk driving * Lee Jae-wook * Heo Joon-seok *

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as Park Joo-hyuk, the runaway soldier * Han Kab-soo as Park Joo-hyuk's father * Son Yeong-Soon as a patient's wife * Park Yeong-soo as the general manager of the Disease Control Center Department *

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as Soo-jung's boyfriend (Ep. 13–14) *

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as Supporting * Jo I-hyun as a patient *

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* Jung Soo-hwan as a high school student * Kim Se-joon as a paramedic transferring patients to Doldam Hospital * Kim Min-sang as Reporter Oh Sung-jae (Ep. 16–17) * Lee Jae-woo as Ahn woo-yeol (Ep. 16–17) * Kim Ji-eun as President Do Yoon-wan's secretary * Lee Jung-sung * Lee Ho-cheol as

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* Lim Cheol-soo as loan shark * Kim Jong-tae as Professor Oh :A professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Geosan University Hospital. * Kang Yoo-seok as Joon Young :A prisoner and patient. * Kim Jin as Choi Soon-young :A

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and

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. * Lee Ji-hyun as Soon-young's mother *

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as Seo Se-young :A nurse intern. * Kwon Hyeok-soo as Mr. Ryu :Minister of National Defense. * Kim Dong-hyun as a violent husband * Ha Dong-joon as Kang Sung-jin, coast guard (Ep.1) * Kwon Hyeok-soo as Ryu Woon-gil :Minister of National Defense. *

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as Ko Kyung-sook :A member of Provincial. *

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as Jeon Kyung-soo : A hiker. *

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as Cha Eun-jae's mother * Kim Cheol-yun as North Korean defector (Ep.1-2) * Seo Dong-hyun * Jung Han-seol as Jo Seong-yoon (Ep.3-4) :A national ski jumping player, who undergoes surgery in his legs and stomach after being injured during training.

Special appearances

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as Dr. Moon Tae-hwa, Yoon Seo-jung's boyfriend. He died due to brain hemorrhage after a car accident. (Ep. 1–2) *

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as a doctor and Yoon Seo-jung's friend (Ep. 1) *

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as Young Gyun (Ep. 8, 11–12) *

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as Dong-joo's mom *

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as Shin Hyun-jung (Ep. 14–18) *

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as Dr. Lee Young-jo (Ep. 20–21) *

as Shin Myung-ho (Ep. 1) *

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as Kang Ik-joon (Ep. 11-14) *

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as Kang Ik-joon's brother (Ep. 14) *

as Do In-beom (Ep 10, 14–15) *

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as Lee Dong-woo's son (Ep. 13) *

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as Bae Moon-jeong's father (Ep. 15–16) * Seo Young as Manager Joo (Ep. 15–16) *

as Shin Hyun-jung (Ep. 16) *

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as herself, an interviewee for new doctors at Doldam Hospital (Ep. 2) *

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as interviewee (Ep. 2) * Joo Jong-hyuk as interviewee (Ep. 2) * Im Seong-jae as interviewee (Ep. 2) * Moon Sang-hoon as interviewee (Ep. 2) *

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as the national ski jumping team coach (Ep. 3) *

as Kang Dong-joo (Ep. 12–16) *

as Shim Hye-jin (Ep. 15–16) *

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as Jang Hyun-joo (Ep.16)

Production

Season 1

First script reading took place September 13, 2016, at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in

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, South Korea. Filming started on September 23.

Season 2

The first script reading took place in September 2019 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in

, South Korea.

, Kim Hong-pa,

, Byun Woo-min, Kim Min-jae, Choi Jin-ho, Jang Hyuk-jin,

, Lee Gyu-ho and

reprised their roles from the first season.

Season 3

In September 2021, it was reported that production for Season 3 would begin in late 2021, but filming had to be postponed due to the actor's schedule and the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. Season 3 is scheduled to be filmed with the goal of broadcasting in the first half of 2023.

, Byun Woo-min, Jung Ji-an,

, Kim Min-jae,

, Yoon Bo-ra,

and Lee Hong-nae has confirmed the casting for season 3.S3 cast: * * * * * * * * *

Original soundtrack

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Viewership

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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