''Ghost Doctor'' ( is a 2022
South Korean television series directed by Boo Seong-cheol and starring
Rain
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Kim Bum,
Uee
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, and
Son Na-eun
Son Na-eun (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean actress and singer. She gained popularity following her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group, Apink. Apart from her group's activities, Son has a ...
. The series revolves around two doctors from different backgrounds and with different skills. It aired from January 3 to February 22, 2022, on
tvN's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:30 (
KST) for 16 episodes. It is available for streaming on
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Netflix
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Synopsis
The series revolves around two doctors from extreme backgrounds, who have complete opposite personalities and medical skills: Cha Young-min (
Rain
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) is a genius doctor and a high-skilled
cardiothoracic surgeon, but is arrogant and selfish. Go Seung-tak (
Kim-Bum), who possesses excellent medical knowledge, is hindered by his lack of surgical knowledge and fear of performing surgery. One day, Young Min gets involved in an unexpected case, and due to this, his spirit possesses Seung-tak's body.
Cast and characters
Main
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Rain
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as Cha Young-min: 38 years old, a genius cardiothoracic surgeon who has a golden hand that can handle difficult surgeries. He is the best doctor of Eunsang Foundation Hospital.
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Kim Bum as Go Seung-tak: 28 years old, 1st year
thoracic surgery resident who is a "
silver spoon" resident in the hospital, as his grandfather is the founder of the hospital, and his mother is the current chairman of the foundation. He has excellent theoretical knowledge but is practically clumsy at work.
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Uee
Kim Yu-jin (; born April 9, 1988), better known by her stage name Uee (; sometimes romanized as U-), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a former member of South Korean girl group After School from 2009 to 2017, ...
as Jang Se-jin: 38 years old, Cha Young-min's ex-girlfriend. She had to leave for overseas due to her father a decade ago without having the chance to explain to Cha Young-min. This made Young-min disappointed since he believed she left due to having found a rich father and she no longer cared for him. She is an overseas genius
neurosurgeon
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and was raised by a single mother. Reconciled with Young-min in the end.
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Son Na-eun
Son Na-eun (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean actress and singer. She gained popularity following her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group, Apink. Apart from her group's activities, Son has a ...
as Oh Soo-jeong: 28 years old, a highly talented emergency room intern who is straightforward at work and wants to be a cardiothoracic surgeon. She is Go Seung-tak's best friend and love interest, and the granddaughter of Oh Joo-Myung, who becomes the ghost "Tes" after his death.
Supporting
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Sung Dong-il
Sung Dong-il (; born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 Seoul Broadcasting System, SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speak ...
as Tes/Oh Joo-myung: Oh Soo-jeong's grandfather. A genius and compassionate cardiothoracic surgeon before he died in his 60's. Twenty years after his death, he still wanders the hospital as a ghost, helping the patients by possessing the hospital staff, including Cha Young-min while in his residency.
Hospital people
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Tae In-ho as Han Seung-won: in his mid 40's, Executive Director and Go Seung-tak's older cousin. He is a two-faced man with an invisible dagger inside, and the main villain.
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Park Chul-min
Park Chul-min (; born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he ...
as Ban Tae-sik: in his early 50's, Chief of Thoracic Surgery. In front of other doctors, he shouts "I was a genius in my old days", but in front of Cha Young-min, he always gets smaller.
* Ko Sang-ho as Ahn Tae-hyun: 34 years old, 4th year as a thoracic surgery fellow and a loyal junior of Cha Young-min who betrays him after getting bribed by Jang Min ho.
* Ahn Tae-hwan as Kim Jae-won: 29 years old, a third year cardiothoracic surgeon who has a simple and clear personality. A kind and warm person who values every life, and likes Go Seung-tak.
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Kim Jae-yong as Lee Seon-ho: 30 years old, 4th year thoracic surgery resident. He was born and raised in a middle-class family.
* Seo Ji-young as Go Seong-hye: chairman of the Medical Foundation
*Choi Seok-won as Hun-gil: a coma ghost who dreams of becoming an actor, Bo-mi's love interest
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Yoon So-hee as Im Bo-mi: a coma ghost who feels pressured by her mother to be a professor, Hun-gil's love interest
* Han Seung-hyun as Hwang Guk-chan: a coma ghost whose family owns a walnut cookie shop
* Yoon Da-kyung as Seong Mi-ran: Go Seung-tak's mother. A person with two sides: a kind mother for Seung-tak, and a cold-hearted and stubborn president of a medical foundation.
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Hwang Seok-jeong
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as Mrs. Kim: hospital's custodian. She has the unique ability to meet various people in the hospital.
* Park So-eun as Nurse Jung.
*Shin Soo-hang as emergency room doctor.
*Kim Jung-hwan as doctor.
*Baek Ik-nam as doctor (ep. 1).
*Jeon Se-yong as internship interviewer (ep. 1).
*Bae Ki-bum as OR anesthesiologist (ep. 1).
Others
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Lee Tae-sung
Lee Tae-sung (; born Lee Sung-deok on April 21, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in '' 26 Years Diary'', '' Playful Kiss'', ''Rooftop Prince'' and '' My Golden Life'' and is currently a cast member of the reality show '' ...
as Jang Min-ho: in his early 40's, son of Chairman Jang Myung-duk. He is a cold-hearted man who takes advantage of his father's illness to become the heir to the group.
*Lee Moon-soo as Chairman Jang Kwang-deok: 70 years old, chairman of the Chunmyung group who has cardiac sarcoma and is in need of surgery.
* Woo Yong-hee as paramedic (ep. 1).
* Park Sung-kyun as medical school professor (ep. 1).
* Kim Woo-jin as paramedic (ep. 1).
* Lee Kyu-hyun as mysterious motorcycle man.
* Kim Jung-woon as Jang Min-ho's secretary.
* Sugar Glider as Cha Mandu.
Special appearance
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Ahn Hee-yeon as Lee Ji-woo/ Jessica.
Production
On March 17, 2021 it was reported that
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would make a comeback with the TV series ''Ghost Doctor'', directed by Bu Seong-cheol, written by Kim Seon-sun, and produced by Bone Factory. He last appeared in the 2019 series ''
Welcome 2 Life
''Welcome 2 Life'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jung Ji-hoon, Lim Ji-yeon and Kwak Si-yang. It aired on MBC TV from August 5 to September 24, 2019.
Synopsis
The series is about a skilled lawyer who enters a parallel ...
''. The cast lineup was confirmed on November 8, 2021. On November 2,
Son Na-eun
Son Na-eun (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean actress and singer. She gained popularity following her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group, Apink. Apart from her group's activities, Son has a ...
posted a photo from the filming site.
On February 6, 2022, it was reported that filming had been completed.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Viewership
Accolades
References
External links
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''Ghost Doctor''at
Daum
''Ghost Doctor''at
Naver
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History
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