The Doctors (South Korean TV series)
| The Doctors | |
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| Genre | Medical Drama Romance |
| Written by | Ha Myung-hee |
| Directed by | Oh Choong-hwan |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Pan Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | June 20 – August 23, 2016 |
Doctor Crush (Korean: 닥터스; RR: Dakteoseu; lit. Doctors) is a 2016 South Korean medical drama starring Kim Rae-won and Park Shin-hye. It aired every Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) on SBS from June 20 to August 23, 2016 for 20 episodes.[1][2][3]
Plot
Yoo Hye-jung (Park Shin-hye) was a wayward girl in high school with a prickly, gangster personality. Due to her many childhood scars, Hye-jung keeps her heart closed towards other people. However, she changes after meeting her mentor Hong Ji-hong (Kim Rae-won), who plays a key role in transforming her life from a "hopeless" delinquent to a compassionate doctor. They part ways subsequently but meet again after 13 years, when Yoo Hye-jung becomes a doctor.[3]
Cast
Main characters
- Kim Rae-won as Hong Ji-hong
- Gil Jung-woo as child Hong Ji-hong
- Park Solomon as teen Hong Ji-hong
- Hong Ji-hong is a hard working man who lost his parents at a young age in a car accident. He was adopted later on in his life, graduated from a prestigious medical school and started out as a doctor. However, a medical accident while he was working as a surgeon made him step back and he restarts his career as a biology teacher. He cares for teenagers, especially his students since he had a rough life as a teenager. This makes him interested in the life of rebellious Yoo Hye-jung when she decides to turn a new leaf and actually work hard in school. It is after being separated from her that he realizes she is the one he has fallen in love with. When he and Yoo Hye-jung cross paths 13 years later, he who is now a neurosurgeon confesses his feelings for her.
- Park Shin-hye as Yoo Hye-jung
- Kal So-won as child Yoo Hye-jung
- Yoo Hye-jung is a successful neurosurgeon. She was a delinquent in high school, known for her wayward personality. Having gone through a tough childhood, she found it hard to trust anyone. The only person she trusted and loved is her grandmother, who never failed to support her. However, her thoughts about others changed after meeting teacher Hong Ji-hong, who helped her find her goal in life.
- Yoon Kyun-sang as Jung Yoon-do
- Jung Yoon-do is a neurosurgoen as well as a visiting staff who is from a wealthy family. He is not good with rough situations in society. However, he knows how to handle his work with strictness. He finds himself attracted to Yoo Hye-jung, who is very different from him.
- Lee Sung-kyung as Jin Seo-woo
- Jin Seo-Woo is a neurosurgeon and also friends-turned-enemies with Yoo Hye-jung. She liked Hong Ji-Hong, but seeing the growing relationship between Hong Ji-hong and Yoo Hye-jung, she causes trouble for them. This in turn caused them to part ways. Forgetting about Hong, she starts liking Jung Yoon-Do but again feels inferior to Hye Jung due to Yoon Do's attraction towards Hye Jung. Finally, she and her faithful companion Pi Young-gook develop mutual feelings for each other.
Hong Ji-hong's family
- Lee Ho-jae as Hong Doo-sik – Ji-hong's adoptive father and Gookil Hospital's chairman
- Yoo Da-in as Jo In-joo – General Surgery's specialist
Yoo Hye-jung's family
- Kim Young-ae as Kang Mal-soon (cameo) – Hye-jung's grandmother
- Jung Hae-gyun as Yoo Min-ho – Hye-jung and Yoo-na's natural father
- Park Ji-a as Lee Ga-jin – Hye-jung's stepmother and Yoo-na's mother
- Han Bo-bae as Yoo Yoo-na – Hye-jung's younger half-sister
People around Yoo Hye-jung
- Ji Soo as Kim Soo-cheol (Guest: Ep. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7-8) – Hye-jung's friend
- Moon Ji-in as Cheon Soon-hee – Hye-jung's best friend
Jin Seo-woo's family
- Jeon Gook-hwan as Jin Sung-jong – Seo-woo's grandfather and Gookil Hospital's vice president
- Um Hyo-sup as Jin Myung-hoon – Seo-woo's father and Gookil Hospital's director
- Yoon Hae-young as Yoon Ji-young – Seo-woo's mother
People of Gookil Hospital
- Jang Hyun-sung as Kim Tae-ho – Gookil Hospital's deputy director and Head of Neurosurgery
- Kim Kang-hyun as Kang Kyung-joon – Neurosurgery's 4th year resident doctor
- Baek Sung-hyun as Pi Young-gook – Neurosurgery's 3rd year resident doctor and Seo-woo's friend
- Jo Hyun-sik as Ahn Joong-dae – Neurosurgery's 2nd year resident doctor
- Kim Min-seok as Choi Kang-soo – Neurosurgery's 1st year resident doctor
- Jung Jin as Baek Ho-min – Head of General Surgery and Hospital's public relations chief
- Lee Seon-ho as Jung Pa-ran – General Surgery's teacher, Ji-hong's friend and Yoon-do's uncle
- Choi Sung-jae as Hwangbo Tae-yang – General Surgery's 1st resident doctor
- N/A as Lee Jeong-hee – veteran nurse
- Pyo Ye-jin as Hyun Soo-jin – 5th year nurse
- Ji Yi-soo as Yoo Byul – 2nd year nurse
Extended cast
- Park Young-soo as Namyang Girls' High School's teacher
- Nam Moon-cheol
- Kim Dae-sung as club DJ
- Gong Da-im as Choi Mi-ra
- Kim Min-cheol as Kim Soo-cheol's friend
- Lee Jin-kwon as Kim Soo-cheol's friend
- Son Jang-woo as pregnant patient's son
- Jeon Ji-an as patient passenger on airplane
- Im Ji-kyu as gunman
- Lim Ji-yeon as Lee Soo-jeong – youngest gold medalist in archery (Episode 7-8)
- Jin Seon-gyu as Kim Chi-hyun
- Go Woo-rim as Nam-hae
- Choi Jeong-hoo as Nam-dal
- Jung Dong-gyu as Na Min-soo – medical staff
- Yeo Hoe-hyun as Choi Young-soo (Kang-soon's younger brother) (Episodes 17-18)
Guest appearances
- Lee Ki-woo as Gong Byung-doo – gang boss (Episodes 1,3-6)
- Lee Joon-hyuk as boss's subordinate
- Jung Kyung-soon as Oh Young-mi
- Han Hye-jin as Jo Soo-ji (Episodes 11-12)
- Jo Dal-hwan as Ahn Sung-soo – Soo-ji's stalker/assailant (Episodes 11-12)
- Namkoong Min as Nam Ba-ram (Episodes 13-15)
- Lee Sang-yeob as Kim Woo-jin – Lee Hee-young's fiance (Episodes 15,16,18,20)
Soundtrack
- Title: 닥터스 OST / Doctor Crush OST
- Artist: Various Artists
- Language: Korean, English
- Release Date: August 1, 2016
- Number of Tracks: 25
- Publisher: RIAK ((사)한국음반산업협회)
- Agency: Pan Entertainment (팬엔터테인먼트)
| No. | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | No Way | Park Yong-in (박용인) & Kwon Soon-il (권순일) of Urban Zakapa |
| 2. | Sunflower | Younha ft. Kassy (케이시) |
| 3. | That Love 그 애 (愛) |
Jung-yup of Brown Eyed Soul |
| 4. | You're Pretty 넌 예뻐 |
Jungho (정호) of 2MUCH |
| 5. | Sun Shower 여우비 |
SE O of Jelly Cookie (젤리쿠키) |
| 6. | No Way (Inst.) | |
| 7. | Sunflower (Inst.) | |
| 8. | That Love (Inst.) 그 애 (愛) (Inst.) |
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| 9. | You're Pretty (Inst.) 넌 예뻐 (Inst.) |
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| 10. | Sunshower (Inst.) 여우비 (Inst.) |
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| 11. | School | Various Artists |
| 12. | From Me To You | Various Artists |
| 13. | Beautiful Lies | Various Artists |
| 14. | Chromatic Surgery | Various Artists |
| 15. | Doctor's Memory | Various Artists |
| 16. | Healing Heart | Various Artists |
| 17. | Into The Time | Various Artists |
| 18. | Table Death | Various Artists |
| 19. | Pitter-Patter | Various Artists |
| 20. | Awake Surgery | Various Artists |
| 21. | Hurt And Heart | Various Artists |
| 22. | Sad Gold Spoon | Various Artists |
| 23. | Good-bye My Fellow | Various Artists |
| 24. | Code Blue | Various Artists |
| 25. | Doctors In love | Various Artists |
Charted Songs
Chart Performance
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [4] | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaon[5] | ||||
| "No Way" (Park Yong In, Kwon Soon Il (Urban Zakapa)) | 2016 | 24 |
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| "Sunflower" (Younha ft. Kassy) | 72 |
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| "It's Love" (Jung Yup (Brown Eyed Soul)) | 36 |
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Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[6] | AGB Nielsen[7] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | June 20, 2016 | 11.4% (4th) | 15.1% (4th) | 12.9% (4th) | 14.7% (4th) | |
| 2 | June 21, 2016 | 12.4% (4th) | 16.9% (3rd) | 14.2% (4th) | 16.2% (4th) | |
| 3 | June 27, 2016 | 12.8% (4th) | 16.5% (3rd) | 14.4% (3rd) | 16.9% (3rd) | |
| 4 | June 28, 2016 | 14.6% (3rd) | 17.8% (2nd) | 15.6% (3rd) | 18.0% (2nd) | |
| 5 | July 4, 2016 | 16.1% (3rd) | 20.7% (1st) | 18.4% (3rd) | 20.2% (3rd) | |
| 6 | July 5, 2016 | 16.8% (3rd) | 20.8% (1st) | 19.7% (3rd) | 21.6% (2nd) | |
| 7 | July 11, 2016 | 18.4% (3rd) | 22.3% (1st) | 18.8% (3rd) | 21.3% (2nd) | |
| 8 | July 12, 2016 | 17.8% (3rd) | 20.3% (2nd) | 19.2% (2nd) | 21.1% (2nd) | |
| 9 | July 18, 2016 | 16.8% (3rd) | 20.0% (2nd) | 19.4% (3rd) | 21.5% (2nd) | |
| 10 | July 19, 2016 | 17.2% (4th) | 19.9% (2nd) | 19.3% (2nd) | 22.6% (2nd) | |
| 11 | July 25, 2016 | 17.2% (3rd) | 20.2% (1st) | 19.2% (3rd) | 21.9% (2nd) | |
| 12 | July 26, 2016 | 18.2% (3rd) | 20.9% (1st) | 18.7% (3rd) | 21.7% (2nd) | |
| 13 | August 1, 2016 | 17.6% (4th) | 20.6% (1st) | 18.5% (3rd) | 20.8% (1st) | |
| 14 | August 2, 2016 | 17.2% (3rd) | 21.2% (1st) | 19.6% (2nd) | 21.8% (1st) | |
| 15 | August 8, 2016 | 20.0% (3rd) | 23.3% (1st) | 21.3% (2nd) | 23.1% (1st) | |
| 16 | August 9, 2016 | 18.4% (2nd) | 21.4% (1st) | 20.6% (2nd) | 22.4% (1st) | |
| 17 | August 15, 2016 | 20.6% (2nd) | 23.8% (1st) | 20.8% (2nd) | 22.8% (1st) | |
| 18 | August 22, 2016 | 16.2% (4th) | 19.7% (2nd) | 17.8% (4th) | 19.6% (4th) | |
| 19 | 16.1% (5th) | 19.5% (3rd) | 19.5% (3rd) | 22.0% (2nd) | ||
| 20 | August 23, 2016 | 17.9% (3rd) | 21.2% (1st) | 20.2% (2nd) | 22.0% (1st) | |
| Average | 16.685% | 20.105% | 18.405% | 20.61% | ||
Note: Episode 18 wasn't aired on Tuesday August 16 due to the broadcast of 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was aired on Monday August 22, 2016.[8]
Production
First script reading took place on April 28, 2016 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[9][10]
The series reunited Park Shin-hye and Baek Sung-hyun, who previously played the younger versions of Han Jung-suh and Cha Song-joo, respectively, in the 2003 hit drama, Stairway to Heaven.[11]
International broadcast
The series aired in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia through Sony's Pay-TV channel ONE TV Asia on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 20:10 (SST|MYT|WITA), 19:10 (WIB) within 24 hours of its first telecast in South Korea.[12] It is also available for streaming in Singapore on Viu with English subtitles.[13]
In Thailand, it aired on Channel 8 (in the network RS Promotion), on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 starting July 4, 2016.[14]
In the United States, the drama airs in the Los Angeles DMA free, over-the-air on Asian American-oriented TV channel, LA 18 KSCI-TV (channel 18) with English subtitles, Mon-Tues 9:00 PM, from July 18 to September 20, 2016.[15]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Rae-won | Nominated |
| Park Shin-hye | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kim Rae-won | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Shin-hye | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Yoon Kyun-sang | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Kim Rae-won and Park Shin-hye | Nominated | ||
| 9th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Rae-won | Nominated | |
| Best Drama | Doctors | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Jang Hyun-sung | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Park Shin-hye | Nominated | ||
| 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Artist Award, Actor | Kim Rae-won | Nominated | |
| Best Artist Award, Actress | Park Shin-hye | Won |
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- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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