Name: Doctor Stranger
Genre: Medical Drama, Melodrama, Romantic Comedy
Released: 2014-05-05
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Kang So Ra, Park Hae Jin, Jin Se Yeon, Bora

Lee Jong Suk is a South Korean actor and model who is considered one of the most popular Hallyu stars working today. Born on September 14, 1989, Lee Jong Suk started out as a model, becoming the youngest Korean runway model at the age of 15. He quickly crossed over into acting, debuting in the 2010 dramas “Prosecutor Princess” and gaining acclaim for his role as a rebellious composer in “Secret Garden.” But his status skyrocketed after appearing as the lead in the 2012 drama “School 2013,” for which he received his first acting award for Best New Actor. His leading role in “I Hear Your Voice” made him a household name and one of the most sought-after actors in Korea. He went on to star in the hit dramas “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “Pinocchio” (2014-2015), “W” (2016) and “While You Were Sleeping” (2017).

Lee Jong Suk

Park Hoon

Kang So Ra

Oh Soo Hyun

Park Hae Jin

Han Jae Joon

Jin Se Yeon is an award-winning South Korean actress. Born on February 15, 1994, as Kim Yoon Jung, she made her acting debut in the 2010 popular television drama “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Bridal Mask” (2012), “Five Fingers” (2012), “Inspiring Generation” (2014), “Doctor Stranger” (2014) and “The Flower in Prison” (2016) and “Grand Prince” (2018).

Jin Se Yeon

Song Jae Hee

Bora, also known as Yoon Bora, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress best known for being a member of the popular K-pop group SISTAR and its subunit SISTAR19. Born on January 30, 1990, she made her debut as a member of SISTAR in 2010 and then formed the subunit SISTAR19 with Hyorin in 2011. Bora made her acting debut in the 2014 television drama “Doctor Stranger” and then went on to play lead roles in the web dramas “The Flatterer” (2015) and “The Greatest One-Sided Love” (2015). Bora also has been a popular guest on television variety shows since 2010, and she was a regular cast member on the show “Invincible Youth 2” (2011-2012), a judge on “Fashion King Korea” (2013), and an MC of “A Style for You” (2015).

Bora

Kang Tae Hwan, or Kang Pil Sun, as he’s also known, is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 14, 1987 and made his acting debut in 2014. Since then, he has appeared in various television dramas, including “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “Different Dreams” (2019), and “How Are You Bread” (2020).

Kang Tae Hwan

Lee Jae Won is a South Korean actor. He was born June 21, 1986 and made his acting debut in 2008. He can be found on both the silver screen and the small screen, taking roles in both films and television dramas including, “The Master’s Sun” (2013), “Untouchable” (2017), and “Kill It” (2019).

Lee Jae Won

Chun Ho Jin is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on September 9, 1960, he made his acting debut in the 1986 film “Street of Desire” but his career took off after he won Best New Actor at the 28th Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in the 1990 television drama “Love on a Jujube Tree.” Chun Ho Jin has appeared in many popular films and television dramas throughout his prolific career, including the recent “City Hunter” (2011), “Bridal Mask” (2012), “All About My Romance” (2013), “Two Weeks” (2013), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015) and “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), “Chicago Typewriter” (2017) and “My Golden Life” (2017-2018). In 2009, Chun Ho Jin published a book titled Chun Ho Jin’s Woodworking DIY.

Chun Ho Jin

Kang Ye Won is the stage name of Kim Ji Eun, a South Korean actress. Born on March 15, 1980, she made her acting debut in the 2001 television series “Honey Honey.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Bad Guys” (2014) and “Baek Hee Has Returned” (2016). In 2015, she gained additional fame after appearing in the all-female version of the military reality series “Real Men” and being paired with actor Oh Min Seok in the popular reality series “We Got Married Season 4.”

Kang Ye Won

Won Jong Rye

Goo Seung Hyun

Kim Sang Ho is a South Korean character actor who is instantly recognizable from his signature bald head and side curls. Born on July 24, 1970, he began his acting career in theater in 1996 before branching into films and television dramas. Some of his recent roles include “Wonderful Days” (2014), “Doctor Stranger” (2014) and “D-Day” (2015), as well as the film “Proof of Innocence” (2016).

Kim Sang Ho

Uhm Soo Jung

Choi Jung Woo is an award-winning South Korean actor. He was born on February 17, 1957 and began his acting career in the theater in 1975. In 1996, he made the move to film and has appeared in numerous films and television dramas since, including “Hero” (2009), “God’s Quiz” (2010), “City Hunter” (2011), “Master’s Sun” (2013), “Goodbye Mr. Black” (2016), and “Fix You” (2020).

Choi Jung Woo

Park Hae Joon is the stage name of Park Sang Woo, a South Korean actor. Born on June 14, 1976, he began his career in theater productions in 2007. He made the leap to the big screen in a minor role in the 2012 film “Helpless” and in the 2012 television drama “Jeon Woo Chi.” But it was his supporting role in the 2014 critically acclaimed drama “Incomplete Life” that brought him widespread recognition. Park Hae Joon’s first leading role is in the 2015 film “Fourth Place,” and he also has appeared in the dramas “Doctor Stranger” (2014) and “My Beautiful Bride” (2015).

Park Hae Joon

Jeon Gook Hwan is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on July 21, 1952, he made his acting debut in the 2003 film “The Uninvited.” Since then, he has appeared in many popular films and television dramas, playing cool company executives and menacing antagonists with equal aplomb. Some of his recent television dramas include “Nine: 9 Times Time Travel” (2013), “Goddess of Marriage” (2013), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “Secret Door” (2014), “Mr. Baek” (2014), “Angry Mom” (2015), “Mask” (2015), “Yong Pal” (2015), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015), “Goodbye Mr. Black” (2016) and “Pied Piper” (2016).

Jeon Gook Hwan

Sung Byung Sook is a South Korean actress. She was born on January 20, 1955 and made her acting debut in 2007. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Prosecutor Princess” (2010), “Secret Garden” (2010), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), and “The Birth of a Mrs” (2016).

Sung Byung Sook

Hwang Bum Shik

Nam Myung Ryul is a South Korean actor who was born on May 14, 1959, in Daejeon, South Korea. He graduated from Chungnam National University’s Daedeok Campus and made his debut as a stage play actor in the mid-1980s. Over the course of his career, he has appeared in movies such as “1818” (1997) and “All About My Wife” (2012), as well as the drama series titles “Hospital Playlist” and “When My Love Blooms” (2020).

Nam Myung Ryul

Kim Yong Gun is a South Korean actor who was born on May 8, 1946. He studied medicine at a Yonsei University in Seoul but later turned his hand to acting. He made his movie debut in the 1969 film “Myeongdong Wanderer,” and went on to make his drama bow in the TV series “Twelve Months in a Year” (1971). He went on to star in scores of movie and drama titles throughout the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and into the 2000s. More recently, he has appeared in the drama series “Cinderella and Four Knights” (2016) and “Nice Witch” (2018).

Kim Yong Gun

Jung In Ki

Park Hee Bon

Kim Sang Joong is an award-winning veteran South Korean actor. Born on August 6, 1965, he made his acting debut in the stage play “I Love Bread” in 1990 and has had a prolific career in films and television since, winning many acting awards. Some of his recent television dramas include “City Hunter” (2011), “The Chaser” (2012), “Golden Rainbow” (2013), “A New Leaf” (2014) and “Bad Guys” (2014). In addition to acting, Kim Sang Joong has hosted the long-running program “I Would Like to Know” since 2008.

Kim Sang Joong

Lee Il Hwa

Lee Seung Hyung is a South Korean actor. He was born on February 6, 1969 in Yangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea and made his acting debut in 1990. Since then, he has appeared in a handful of films and numerous television dramas, including “Shining Inheritance” (2009), “Giant” (2010), “City Hunter” (2011), “Incarnation of Money” (2013), “Angel Eyes” (2014), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “The Secret Life of My Secretary” (2019), and “Homemade Love Story” (2020).

Lee Seung Hyung

Kim Bo Mi is a South Korean actress. She was born in Suwon, South Korea on May 15, 1987, and began training as a ballerina at age 11, later going on to study dance at Seoul’s Sejong University. After appearing on a TV audition show, she caught the eye of drama producers and made her drama debut in “Painter of the Wind” (2008). She has gone on to feature in a number of drama series, including “My Husband, Mr. Oh!” (2018), “I Hate You Juliet” (2019), and “Angel's Last Mission: Love” (2019).

Kim Bo Mi

As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong Suk) and his surgeon father were spirited away to North Korea to perform a top-secret procedure. However, upon the surgery’s completion, the two were barred from returning home due to political machinations at Myungwoo University Hospital, where Park Hoon’s father worked. Under his father’s guidance, Park Hoon himself becomes a talented surgeon and secretly dreams of fleeing to the South with his lover Song Jae Hee (Jin Se Yeon). Park Hoon and Jae Hee manage to escape, but end up separated – until Park Hoon meets Dr. Han Seung Hee (also played by Jin Se Yeon), who looks just like Jae Hee, at his new workplace, but she denies knowing him. As Park Hoon follows in his father’s footsteps at Myungwoo University Hospital, he must navigate rigid hierarchies, personal mysteries, and a decade-long plan for revenge while also saving patients’ lives.

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