Dr. Romantic
File:Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim Poster.jpg
GenreMedical
Melodrama
Romance
Written byKang Eun-kyung
Directed byYoo In-shik
StarringHan Suk-kyu
Yoo Yeon-seok
Seo Hyun-jin
Theme music composerJun Chang-yeob
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerHan Jung-hwan
ProducerPark Hyun-ji
Production locationsSeoul, South Korea
CinematographyLee Gil-bok
Song Yo-hoon
EditorsJo In-hyung
Lim Ho-cheol
Running time60 mins
Production companySamhwa Networks
Original release
NetworkSBS
ReleaseNovember 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) –
present

Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim (Korean: 낭만닥터 김사부; RR: Nangmandakteo Gimsabu) is a 2016 South Korean television drama starring Han Suk-kyu as the title character with Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin. It airs on SBS every Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) starting from November 7, 2016.[1][2][3][4][5]

Synopsis

Story about Boo Yong-joo (Han Suk-kyu) a genius and triple-board certified surgeon, who was once at the top of his field and used to work at Seoul’s top hospital, Geodae. After a traumatic incident, he disappears and changes his name to Kim Sa-bu to work at a small hospital named Doldam, which located at Gangwon Province. He guides Kang Dong-joo (Yoo Yeon-seok) and Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin) to become great doctors there, teaches them to fight against power and money for the sake of patients.[6][7]

Cast

Principal

His real name is Boo Yong-joo, he is the only genius surgeon in Korea who achieved triple-board certified in General surgery, Cardiac surgery and Neurosurgery. After the death of his junior in Geodae hospital, he isolates himself and moves to Doldam hospital to become the Chief Surgeon there.
Intelligent and armed with excellent skills, he has strong desire to succeed, but he doesn't have a guaranty because of his poor family background. He gets transferred to Doldam hospital due to his failed surgery on a VIP, which was an opportunity for him to excel.
Has a strong desire to be recognized more than anyone. She gets swayed by Dong-joo's romantic confession and feels guilty after the death of her boyfriend. She disappears from Geodae hospital, and gets rescued by Kim Sa-bu after hurting herself. She then becomes a doctor at Doldam hospital.

Supporting

People in Doldam Hospital

Director of Doldam hospital. A proud doctor but lost his motivation after the death of his wife.
Head of the nurses. A woman with strong sense of being able to stand still against Kim Sa-bu.
Executive director of Doldam hospital.
A freelance anesthesiologist and owner of a restaurant.
A nurse at Doldam hospital, he is curious about things and has a crush on Yeon-hwa.
A staff member in Doldam hospital, after being hospitalized at Doldam, she works their to pay for her hospital expenses.

People in Geodae Hospital

Director of Goedae hospital. He wasn't a great doctor, but he is good at managing hospital and has an excellent political power.
Yoon-wan's son. He went to the same college and class as Dong-joo. He wants to be acknowledged by his father. He feels inferior to Dong-joo who has excellent skills without a good background.
Head of the surgeons at Geodae hospital. He is from a poor family and has a strong desire for success.
Owner of Jungsun Casino and the hidden Chairman of Geodae hospital.

Others

Special appearance

Production

First script reading took place September 13, 2016 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[6][9]Filming started on September 23.[10]

Original soundtracks

OST Part 1

Untitled
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Because It's You (그대라서)"Lee Hyun04:30
2."Because It's You (그대라서)" (Inst.) 04:30
Total length:09:00

OST Part 2

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Forever Love"Haebin (Gugudan)03:40
2."Forever Love" (Inst.) 03:40
Total length:07:20

OST Part 3

No.TitleArtistLength
1."In Place (제자리)"Young Man (젊은이)03:16
2."In Place (제자리)" (Inst.) 03:16
Total length:06:32

Instrumental

I.

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Hope Of Hospital"Jun Chang-yeob03:31
2."Western Humanism"Jun Chang-yeob03:51
3."Lie"Jun Chang-yeob04:16
Total length:11:38

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Title Date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[11] AGB Nielsen[12]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 "How to Put an Elephant in a Refrigerator"
(코끼리를 냉장고에 잡어넣는 법) 		November 7, 2016 9.5% (12th) 12.1% (5th) 9.5% (7th) 10.5% (6th)
2 "The Last Days of Adrenaline Hypersecretion"
(아드레날린 과다분비의 말로) 		November 8, 2016 8.7% (14th) 11.2% (5th) 10.8% (6th) 11.7% (5th)
3 "Friday of 13 People"
(13ㅅ의 금요일) 		November 14, 2016 12.5% (5th) 16.1% (4th) 12.4% (6th) 13.2% (4th)
4 "Necessary and Sufficient Condition"
(필요충분조건) 		November 15, 2016 13.1% (5th) 16.8% (3rd) 13.8% (4th) 14.9% (4th)
5 "Principle of Relative"
(상대적 원칙주의) 		November 21, 2016 15.2% (4th) 18.2% (3rd) 16.5% (4th) 17.9% (2nd)
6 "Motivation"
(동기부여) 		November 22, 2016 17.4% (4th) 20.6% (3rd) 18.9% (3rd) 20.3% (2nd)
7 "Unstable Factor"
(불안 요소) 		November 28, 2016 16.5% (4th) 20.3% (1st) 18.8% (2nd) 20.4% (1st)
8 "The Manifestation of Humanism"
(효머니즘의 발로) 		November 29, 2016 19.5% (2nd) 23.4% (1st) 21.7% (1st) 23.3% (1st)
9 "The Boundary of Good"
(선의 경계) 		December 5, 2016 18.8% (2nd) 22.8% (1st) 20.4% (2nd) 22.3% (1st)
10 "CRUSH" December 6, 2016 20.9% (2nd) 24.5% (1st) 22.8% (1st) 24.7% (1st)
11 "Psychological Entropy"
(심리적 엔트로피) 		December 12, 2016 20.0% (2nd) 24.2% (1st) 21.6% (1st) 23.0% (1st)
12 "The Boiling Point"
(비등점) 		December 13, 2016 21.6% (2nd) 24.9% (1st) 23.8% (1st) 25.8% (1st)
13 "The Art of Turmoil"
(소동의 미학) 		December 19, 2016 19.7% (2nd) 24.0% (1st) 22.6% (1st) 24.8% (1st)
14 "Paragonimiasis Effect"
(파라고니미아시스 효과) 		December 20, 2016 21.6% (2nd) 26.0% (1st) 22.9% (1st) 24.6% (1st)
15 December 26, 2016
16 December 27, 2016
17 January 2, 2017
18 January 3, 2017
19 January 9, 2017
20 January 10, 2017
Average % % % %

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 SBS Drama Awards Best Couple Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin Pending

International broadcast

The drama airs in greater Los Angeles area on LA 18 KSCI-TV with English subtitles, starting December 5 to February 7, 2017.[13]

References

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  2. ^ "'낭만닥터 김사부' 측 "한석규-유연석-서현진 출연확정"(공식입장)". Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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  4. ^ "Yoo Yeon Seok and Seo Hyun Jin Confirmed for Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim". kdramastars.com.
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  6. ^ a b "'낭만닥터김사부' 전체 대본 리딩으로 첫 삽 떴다". TV리포트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  7. ^ "'공항가는 길' 김하늘, 완벽 승무원 변신 '제복도 굿'". Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  8. ^ "'낭만닥터 김사부' 황찬성, 특별출연 인증샷 "촬영장 분위기 너무 좋아"". Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  9. ^ "'낭만닥터 김사부' 한석규·유연석, 첫 대본 리딩부터 '열혈'". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  10. ^ "Yoo Yeon-suk, Seo Hyun-jin to begin filming for 'Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim'". Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  11. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "낭만닥터 김사부 | Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim - LA18 TV". LA18 TV (in Korean). 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-05.

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