Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim

Details[]

Title: 낭만닥터 김사부 / Nangmandakteo Kimsabu
Also known as: Dr. Romantic
Genre: Medical, melodrama, romance
Broadcast network: SBS

Season 1[]

Episodes: 20 + 1 Special
Broadcast period: 2016-Nov-07 to 2017-Jan-17
Air Time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Original soundtrack: Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim OST

Synopsis[]

Dr. Kim was once a famous surgeon who decided to leave his former workplace to be in a small hospital. The oddball but genius doctor teaches the meaning of true doctors to Kang Dong Joo and Yoon Seo Jung, two young doctors who were passionate in their efforts, but only for their own selfish reasons.

Cast[]

Main Cast

Han Suk Kyu as Teacher Kim / Bu Yong Joo
Yoo Yun Suk as Kang Dong Joo
- Yoon Chan Young as young Dong Joo
Seo Hyun Jin as Yoon Seo Jung
- Shin Yi Joon (신이준) as young Seo Jung

Doldam Hospital

Kim Hong Pa as Yeo Woon Young
Jin Kyung as Oh Myung Shim
Im Won Hee as Jang Gi Tae
Byun Woo Min as Nam Do Il
Seo Eun Soo as Woo Yun Hwa
Kim Min Jae as Park Eun Tak
Lee Kyu Ho as Mister Koo
Kim Bo Jung as Nurse Eom
Lee Ji Yun (이지연) as Nurse Jin

Geosan Hospital

Choi Jin Ho as Do Yoon Wan
Yang Se Jong as Do In Bum
Jang Hyuk Jin as Song Hyun Chul (chief surgeon)
Joo Hyun as President Shin
Yoon Na Moo as Jung In Soo
Kim Hye Eun as Shin Hyun Jung (President Shin's daughter)
Bae Myung Jin as Nurse

Extended Cast

Lee Chae Eun as Ji Min Jung
Kim Jung Young as Dong Joo's mother
Seo Young as Manager Jo
Jin Ah Rin (진아린) as Doldam Hospital nurse

Special appearance

Tae In Ho as Dr. Moon Tae Ho, Seo Jung's boyfriend (ep 1)
Moon Ji In as Seo Jung's best friend (ep 1)
Ri Min as truck driver (ep 5)
Lee Chul Min as Ham Seung Ho, the hostage-taker (ep 7-8)
Lee Myung Haeng as Seo Jung's psychiatrist (ep 8-9)
Hwang Chan Sung as Young Kyun, knee-injury patient (ep 8) and Joo Hyuk's friend (ep 11-12)
Shin Seung Hwan as Jung Jin Young, webtoon artist (ep 9-10, 14, 19-20)
Kim Joon Won (김준원) as Auditor Choi, Geosan Hospital audit team (ep 8-10)
Kim Dan Woo as Auditor Choi's daughter (ep 10)
Park Seung Tae as wife of an elderly patient with chronic obstructive lung disease (ep 10)
Kang Eui Shik as Park Joo Hyuk, the deserter (ep 11-12)
Han Gab Soo as Joo Hyuk's father (ep 12)
Park Young Soo as the employee for Center of Disease Control and Prevention (ep 13)
Park Doo Shik as the boyfriend of appendicitis patient (ep 13-14)
Jun Min Seo as middle-school student with a wounded younger brother (ep 13-14)
Kim Min Sang as Reporter Oh Sung Jae (ep 16, 17)
Kim Hye Soo as Lee Young Jo (ep special, Kim Sa Boo's first love)

Production Credits[]

Production Company: Samhwa Networks
Chief Producer: Han Jung Hwan
Director: Yoo In Shik, Park Soo Jin (박수진)
Screenwriter: Kang Eun Kyung

Recognitions[]

2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards

Best Director (Yoo In Shik)

2016 SBS Drama Awards

Daesang (Grand Prize) (Han Suk Kyu)
Excellence Actor in Genre Drama (Yoo Yun Suk)
Excellence Actress in Genre Drama (Seo Hyun Jin)
Top 10 Stars Award (Han Suk Kyu, Seo Hyun Jin)
New Star Award (Kim Min Jae)
Best Couple Award (Yoo Yun Suk and Seo Hyun Jin)
Best Kiss Award (Yoo Yun Suk and Seo Hyun Jin)

Episode Ratings[]

See Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim/Episode Ratings

Notes[]

SBS will air an “untold story” special episode on 17 January 2017.

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Season 2[]

Episodes: 16
Broadcast period: 2020-Jan-06 to 2020-Feb-25
Air Time: Monday & Tuesday 21:40
Original soundtrack: Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2 OST

Synopsis[]

Three years later, eccentric genius Teacher Kim has two new protégés at Doldam Hospital, one studious and driven, the other simply gifted with natural talent. Under the tutelage of Teacher Kim, they'll come to learn some valuable life lessons in addition to medical skills.

Cast[]

Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2 Chart — Correlation chart

Main Cast

Han Suk Kyu as Teacher Kim / Bu Yong Joo
Ahn Hyo Seop as Seo Woo Jin
- Im Jae Ha (임재하) as young Woo Jin
Lee Sung Kyung as Cha Eun Jae
Kim Joo Hun as Park Min Gook

Doldam Hospital

Shin Dong Wook as Bae Moon Jung
So Joo Yun as Yoon Ah Reum
Yoon Na Moo as Jung In Soo
Kim Hong Pa as Yeo Woon Young
Jin Kyung as Oh Myung Shim
Im Won Hee as Jang Gi Tae
Byun Woo Min as Nam Do Il
Kim Min Jae as Park Eun Tak
Lee Kyu Ho as Mister Koo
Jung Ji Ahn as Uhm Hyun Jung
Yoon Bo Ra as Joo Young Mi

Park Min Gook's staff

Ko Sang Ho as Yang Ho Joon
Park Hyo Joo as Shim Hye Jin
Bae Myung Jin as Heo Young Kyu
Choi Jin Ho as Do Yoon Wan

Others

Lee Ho Chul (이호철) as loan shark
Im Chul Soo as loan shark
Park Jong Hwan (박종환) as Im Hyun Joon
Kim Jong Tae (김종태) as Professor Oh Dong Shik
Jang Hyuk Jin as Song Hyun Chul

Special appearances

Joo Hyun as Shin Myung Ho (ep 1)
Kwon Hyuk Soo as Ryu Jong Il
Lee Ji Hyun as Choi Sun Young's mother (ep 7-8)
Jung Hyun Suk as Organ transplant coordinator (cameo, ep 8)
Son Sang Yun as Kang Ik Joon
Hwang Jae Yul (황재열) as Detective Go (ep 10)
Lee Ji Ha as Cha Eun Jae's mother (ep 12)
Yang Se Jong as Do In Bum
Jung Bo Suk as Bae Moon Jung's father
Kim Hye Eun as Shin Hyun Jung (ep 16, President Shin's daughter)

Production Credits[]

Production Company: Samhwa Networks
Director: Yoo In Shik
Screenwriter: Kang Eun Kyung

Episode Ratings[]

See Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2/Episode Ratings

Recognitions[]

2020 28th SBS Drama Awards:
- Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action Drama (Ahn Hyo Seop)
- Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action Drama (Lee Sung Kyung)
- Best Supporting Actor (Kim Joo Hun)
- Best Supporting Actress (Jin Kyung)
- Best New Actress (So Joo Yun)
2020 5th Asia Artist Awards: Best Actor Award (Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Sung Kyung)
2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor (Ahn Hyo Seop)

External Links[]

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