New Heart
| New Heart | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Medical DUDE |
| Created by | Park Hong Kyun |
| Starring | Ji Sung Kim Min Jung Cho Jae-hyun Lee Ji Hoon |
| Country of origin |  South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 23 (Korean) 35 (Overseas) 20 (Singapore) |
| Production | |
| Producer | MBC |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | December 12, 2007 – February 28, 2008 |
New Heart (뉴하트) is a South Korean medical drama that originally aired on MBC, from December 12, 2007 to February 28, 2008. It was directed by Park Hong Kyun and written by Hwang Eun-kyeong. It was very popular in Korea with its high ratings. It stars Kim Min Jung, Ji Sung, Cho Jae-hyun and Jung Dong Hwan. Due to the success of the series, it brought attention to two of the stars, Min Jung and Ji Sung. The show was rebroadcast on TVB HD Jade, the HD version of New Heart beginning on August 22, 2009, with multiple language broadcasts in the original Korean version and Cantonese dubbing and Chinese subtitles.
Synopsis
New Heart is a drama about heart surgeons who work in the thoracic surgery department of the fictional Kwanghee University Hospital.
Lee Eun Sung graduated from a newly-established medical school in the provinces. He applies for a residency program the hospital and has high hopes of becoming a great doctor, despite his poor performance academically. Nam Hye Suk graduated at top of her medical school and is the first person to achieve perfect scores.
Eun Sung and Hye Suk's characters are opposites. Eun Sung is impulsive and compassionate, but lacks sound medical practice. Hye Suk is calculating and cold, but has a brilliant mind. They both must prove themselves to the new head of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Choi Kang Guk. He believes only a very specific kind of person is capable of being a cardiothoracic surgeon. Although he is a medical genius, he is stubborn and refuses to maintain the status quo and abide by hospital policies. Eun Sung and Hye Suk are the only appicants for the cardiothoracic residency positions at Kwanghee University Hospital. Dr. Choi is forced to accept them whilst attempting to restore the reputation of the cardiothoracic department of the hospital. [1]
Famous actor Lee Dong Gwon is admitted into the Hospital for cardiac arrhythmia. He immediately falls in love with Hye Suk, who was his classmate from elementary school. A love triangle develops as Dong Gwon becomes jealous when he observes the developing relationship between Eun Sung and Hye Suk.
Cast
- Cho Jae-hyun as Choi Kang Guk
- Ji Sung as Lee Eun Sung
- Kim Min Jung as Nam Hye Suk
- Lee Ji Hoon as Lee Dong Gwon
- Sung Dong Il as Lee Seung Jae
- Jung Dong Hwan as Park Jae Hyun
- Lee Ki-young as Kim Jung Gil
- Jung Ho Keun as Min Young Kyu
- Kang Ji Hoo as Woo In Tae
- Jang Hyun Sung as Kim Tae Joon
- Shin Dong Mi as Jo Min Ah
- Lee Chang Joo as Lee In Ho
- Son Yeo Eun as Choi Hyun Jung
- Shin Da Eun as Kim Mi Mi
- Park Chul Min as Bae Dae Ro
- Park Kwang Jung as Kim Young Hee
- Kim Jun Ho as Sul Rae Hyun
References
- DramaWiki of New Heart
- "New Heart" DramaFever.com, streaming service in North America only