Doctor Stranger
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Doctor Ibangin ( 닥터 이방인 ) |
| Country of production | South Korea |
| original language | Korean |
| Episodes | 20 in 1 season |
| Director | Jin Hyuk |
| script | Jin-woo Park |
| First broadcast | May 5th to June 8th 2013 on SBS |
| occupation | |
Doctor Stranger ( 닥터 이방인 ) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk , Jin Se-yeon , Park Hae-jin, and Kang So-ra . It aired in 20 episodes on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014.
Director Jin Hyuk previously directed Brilliant Legacy (2009), City Hunter (2011) and Master's Sun (2013). Co-screenwriter Park Jin-woo previously wrote Conspiracy in the Cour (2007) and The Kingdom of the Winds (2008).
plot
As a child, Park Hoon and his father, Park Cheol, were tricked and sent to North Korea . After being sent to North Korea, Park Hoon and his father were denied access to return to South Korea. In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained as a doctor by his father. He became a brilliant thoracic surgeon after attending medical school in North Korea. There he fell in love with Song Jae-hee. After his father died, he tried to flee to South Korea with Jae-hee, but eventually lost contact with her. Park Hoon was able to flee to South Korea on his own.
In South Korea, Park Hoon starts working as a doctor in a top hospital at Myungwoo University. He has since found a girl who looks exactly like Jae-hee, Doctor Han Seung-hee, who claims not to know Park Hoon.
occupation
Leading roles
- Lee Jong-suk as Park Hoon (Goo Seung-hyun as a young Park Hoon): A North Korean refugee who flees to South Korea and becomes a brilliant doctor.
- Jin Se-yeon as Song Jae-hee / Han Seung-hee (Seo Ji-hee as a young Song Jae-hee): Jae-hee is Park Hoon's first love, who was separated from him during his escape from North Korea; Seung-hee is a Korean who grew up in Japan and specializes in oriental anesthesia.
- Park Hae-jin as Han Jae-joon / Lee Sung-hoon (Kim Ji hoon as young Lee Sung-hoon): A genius who turns down an offer from Harvard to become a doctor. He is Park Hoon's rival.
- Kang So-ra as Oh Soo-hyun (Shin Soo-yun as a young Oh Soo-hyun): daughter of the chairman of the Myungwoo Hospital, a cardio-thoracic surgeon.
Supporting roles
- Park Hae-joon as Cha Jin-soo (North Korean agent)
- Chun Ho-jin as Prime Minister Jang Seok-joo
- Jon Gook-hwan as Oh Joon-gyu (Soo-hyun's father and chairman of Myungwoo Hospital)
- Choi Jung-woo as Moon Hyung-wook
- Nam Myung-ryul as Choi Byeong-cheol
- Yoon Bora as Lee Chang-yi
- Kim Sang-ho as Yang Jeong-han
- Hwang Dong-joo as Geum Bong-hyun
- Kang Tae-hwan as Oh Sang-jin
- Lee Jae Won as Kim Chi-gyu
- Kim Bo-mi as Kim Ah-young (Chi-gyu's younger sister)
- Uhm Soo-young as Min Soo-ji
- Han Eun-sun as Eun Min-se
- Jung In-gi as Kim Tae-sool
- Kim Yong-gun as President Hong Chan-sang
- Kim Ji-young as Jeong-min
- Kim Sang-joong as Park Cheol (Park Hoon's father)
- Zhang Liang as Sean Zhang (Jae-joon's friend)
International charisma
The series was made available to Chinese streaming platforms Youku and Tudou , where it generated 330 million and 50 million views, respectively. As of July 7, 2014, it had been streamed nearly 400 million times. Due to the drama’s success in China, there are currently plans to turn the drama into a film and release it theatrically exclusively in China with an alternative ending.
Awards and nominations
| year | Award | category | Affected | decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7. Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, actor | Lee Jong-suk | Nominated |
| 2014 | 7. Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, actress | Kang So-ra | Won |
| 2014 | 3. APAN star prices | excellence Award, actress in a miniseries | Jin Se-yeon | Nominated |
| 2014 | 3. APAN star prices | excellence Award, actress in a miniseries | Kang So-ra | Nominated |
| 2014 | 3. APAN star prices | Popular Star Award, Actress | Jin Se-yeon | Won |
| 2014 | SBS Drama Awards | SBS special price | Lee Jong-suk | Won |
| 2014 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Jin Se-yeon | Nominated |
| 2014 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Kang So-ra | Nominated |
Web links
- Doctor Stranger in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Doctor Stranger on HanCinema