medical dramas

Despite his successful career as a surgeon, an accident on the job causes Hong Ji Hong (Kim Rae Won) to take a step back from practicing medicine and transition to teaching high school biology. In his new position, one particular student stands out: Yoo Hye Jung (Park Shin Hye), a prickly, rebellious girl raised by her grandmother. Under Ji Hong’s guidance, Hye Jung turns her life around both academically and personally as she learns to let her guard down around others. They part ways after Hye Jung graduates from high school, but reunite thirteen years later: Ji Hong has returned to neurosurgery, and Hye Jung works at the same hospital after becoming a surgeon herself, motivated by her grandmother’s tragic death due to medical negligence. Alongside her former teacher, Hye Jung navigates hospital politics, complex medical cases, and reawakened feelings for Ji Hong – but can she have it all?

Doctors

Nerves Gone Wild Team

Anesthesiologist Cha Yo Han (Ji Sung) possesses an uncanny ability to diagnose rare and inexplicable pain conditions in a short amount of time, resulting in the nickname “Doctor Ten Seconds.” While his unconventional methods often clash with his colleagues, he always has his patients’ comfort in mind. Unfortunately, this mindset landed him in prison after he medically euthanized a patient – who was also a murderer – whose pain he couldn’t treat. Yo Han keeps his past conviction a secret from his new coworkers, but that proves difficult when he reunites with empathetic resident Kang Si Young (Lee Se Young), who met Yo Han during his incarceration. As Yo Han and Si Young work together to help alleviate their patients’ pain, they face unprecedented medical and ethical dilemmas that challenge their views. This drama was based on the 2012 Japanese novel “On Hand of God” by Yo Kusakabe.

Doctor John

Tencent

Newly qualified doctor Mi Ka (Sandra Ma) joins a joint emergency rescue training exercise with an elite special forces unit, but finds herself thrust into action right away when a powerful earthquake devastates the city. She finds herself working with special ops agent Xing Ke Lei (Bai Jing Ting), but this isn’t the first time they’ve met – a series of misunderstandings previously left them both with poor impressions of each other. With hundreds of people in mortal danger, they must put their personal issues aside and work together to save lives. As the nation’s situation starts to become more perilous, can they rescue those in need? And might love bloom between them as they learn the true meaning of teamwork? This 2021 Chinese drama series was based on the novel by Mu Qing Yu and was directed by Zhang Tong.

You Are My Hero

JTBC

When a 6.5-magnitude earthquake devastates Seoul, a dedicated medical team fights to save lives and restore order. Lee Hae Sung (Kim Young Kwang), a passionate trauma surgeon, clashes with hospital leadership while prioritizing patient care. Jung Ddol Mi (Jong So Min), a third-year resident from Pusan, joins the emergency efforts alongside psychiatrist Park Ji Na (Yoon Joo Hee) and nurse Kim Hyun Sook (Kim Jae Hwa). Emergency department chief Kang Joo Ran (Kim Hye Eun) struggles to manage the hospital's Disaster Medical Assistance Team while worrying about her missing 7-year-old son. Her fiancé, Goo Ja Hyuk (Cha In Pyo), a natural disaster expert, is promoted to a cabinet minister to help coordinate the city's response. As Hae Sung fights to keep his patients alive and his comatose mother on life support, the medical team faces overwhelming challenges in the earthquake's aftermath. This is a 2015 South Korean drama series directed by Jung Yong Woo.

D-Day

The Doomsday Team

Kim Tae Hyun (Joo Won), a brilliant surgeon, moonlights as a "gang doctor" for hire, mending injuries for criminals to pay off his sister's medical debts. His skills are unmatched, but his life takes a perilous turn when he's recruited to wake Han Yeo Jin (Kim Tae Hee), a wealthy heiress, from a medically-induced coma. Trapped in a power struggle within her family, Yeo Jin is a Sleeping Beauty with dangerous secrets. As Tae Hyun navigates the treacherous world of corporate espionage and betrayal, he finds himself drawn to Yeo Jin, forming an unlikely alliance. Can he save her from her ruthless relatives and escape the clutches of the underworld, or will their intertwined fates lead to their ultimate downfall?

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