Doctor John

## Details

* **Title:** 의사요한 / Uisayohan
* **Formerly known as:** 닥터룸 / Dokteorum / Doctor Room
* **Genre:** Drama, medical
* **Episodes:** 32
* **Broadcast network:** SBS
* **Broadcast period:** 2019-Jul-19 to 2019-Sep-07
* **Air time:** Friday & Saturday Night 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
* **Original Soundtrack:** Doctor John OST
* **Related TV shows:** Kami no Te (神の手) (WOWOW, 2019)

## Synopsis

“Doctor John” is a medical drama about doctors specializing in pain management. In a refreshing take on the genre, “Doctor John” will portray the doctors’ search for the cause of their patients’ mysterious pain as a thrilling chase, almost like a detective hunting down the perpetrator behind an unsolved crime. Cha Yo Han is a genius anesthesiologist, who is also the youngest professor at his medical school. The brilliant doctor goes by the nickname “10 Seconds,” a reference to his ability to diagnose his patients in the 10 seconds that it takes for them to enter an examination room and walk to their seat. Kang Shi Young is a legendary anesthesiologist, who was always at the top of her class throughout medical school. The talented doctor inherited her skills from her cool-headed, rational mother, while she inherited her empathy, listening skills, and warm bedside manner from her father. - Soompi

## Cast

Main Cast
* Ji Sung as Cha Yo Han
* Lee Se Young as Kang Shi Young
* Lee Kyu Hyung as Son Suk Ki
* Hwang Hee as Lee Yoo Joon

Hanse Hospital Pain Medicine Team
* Jung Min Ah as Kang Mi Rae
* Kwon Hwa Woon as Heo Joon
* Oh Hyun Joong as Kim Won Hee
* Son San as Hong Yun Jin
* Lee Yoo Mi as Na Kyung Ah
* Shin Dong Mi as Chae Eun Jung

Hanse Hospital
* Kim Hye Eun as Min Tae Kyung
* Kim Young Hoon as Han Myung Oh
* Uhm Hyo Sup as Kang Yi Moon
* Oh Seung Hyun as Min Joo Kyung
* Jung Jae Sung as Kwon Suk
* Kim Kyul as Sung Dong Ho
* Jang Hee Soo as professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Patients
* Ham Sung Min as Yoon Sung Kyu (anal cancer patient)
* Kim Do Hoon as Park Jung Bo (Inmate 5353 who suffers from Fabry disease/Barista)
* Ha Do Kwon as Joo Hyung Woo (A Mixed Martial Arts Champion who suffers from Myasthenia gravis)
* Yoon Chan Young as Lee Ki Suk (A CIPA patient)
* Lee Joo Won as Choi Seung Won (shingles patient (first mistaken for CRPS))
* Lee Do Kyung as Yoo Duk Kyu (melioidosis patient)
* Chun In Suh as Lee Da Hae (phantom limb patient)
* Oh Yoo Na as Yoo Ri Hye (former actress who suffers from neuroblastoma)

Others
* Yoon Joo Sang as Lee Won Gil (Former Minister of Health and Welfare)
* Lee Shin Sung as Jung Chan Suk
* Im Dong Jin as Shim Joon Chul
* Kim Seung Hoon as a prison guard
* Moon Hak Jin (문학진) as Kim Jung Woo
* Seo Dan Woo (서단우) as doctor of Emergency Department
* Kim Jong Goo as Joo Hyung Woo's father
* Jung Ae Yun as Joo Hyung Woo's wife
* Jung Hyun Suk as a doctor
* Choi Eun Hoo (최은후) as Joo Hyung Woo's son
* Jo Shi Yun as Joo Hyung Woo's daughter
* Go Yong Hwa as Lee Ki Suk's mother
* Lee Yo Sung (이요성) as Cha Yo Han's father
* So Hee Jung as Yoo Ri Hye's elder sister
* Jung Ji Hoon (정지훈) as Min Sung (Yoo Ri Hye's son)
* Lee Se Rang (이세랑) as Kwon So Young
* Kang Ro Chae as Han Min Joo

Guest appearances
* Jung In Ki as Oh Jung Nam (Prison warden and Shi Young's uncle)
* Jung Kyung Soon as Lee Yoo Joon's mother
* Jun Noh Min as Kang Yi Soo
* Im Byung Ki (ep 16)
* Seo Yoon Ah as abdominal epilepsy patient (ep 32)
* Lee Ah Jin as Mother of child with pediatric diabetes
* Joey Albright as Lucas Smith

## Production Credits

* **Director:** Jo Soo Won
* **Original writing:** Yo Kusakabe (久坂部羊)
* **Screenwriter:** Kim Ji Woon (김지운)

## Notes

* The drama is based on the 2010 Japanese novel *On Hand of God* by Yo Kusakabe (久坂部羊).
* The series was developed as 16 episodes of 1 hour, but aired as 2 blocks of 30 minutes and subsequently distributed as 32 episodes. As a result only the odd episodes have opening credits and a title.

## Recognitions

* **2019 27th SBS Drama Awards**
	+ Excellence Award in Miniseries (Female) (Lee Se Young)
	+ Best Young Actor (Yoon Chan Young)

## External Links

* Official site
* HanCinema
* English Wikipedia
* Korean Wikipedia