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Dr. Romantic
2016 - 2023 8.3 (106 votes) 3 Seasons
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Genres
Drama
Networks
SBS
Netflix
Created By
Kang Eun-kyung
Yoo In-sik

Dr. Romantic (낭만닥터 김사부)

May values ​​not die and beauty not be shallow...

Overview

An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.

Key Crew

Producer: Han Jung-hwan

Writer: Kang Eun-kyung

Director: Yoo In-sik

Top Cast

Han Suk-kyu
Han Suk-kyu

Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju

Ahn Hyo-seop
Ahn Hyo-seop

Seo U-jin

Lee Sung-kyoung
Lee Sung-kyoung

Cha Eun-jae

Kim Ju-hun
Kim Ju-hun

Park Min-guk

Shin Dong-wook
Shin Dong-wook

Bae Mun-jeong

So Joo-yeon
So Joo-yeon

Yoon A-reum

Yoon Na-moo
Yoon Na-moo

Jeong In-su

Jin Kyung
Jin Kyung

Oh Myeong-sim

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2016)

Bu Yong-ju was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and work as a neighborhood doctor in a small town. He now goes by Teacher Kim and refers to himself as the “Romantic Doctor”. Meanwhile, Gang Dong-ju became a doctor to make something of himself after growing up poor, and he seeks out VIP patients to achieve the success that he desperately wants. Yun Seo-jeong is a passionate young surgeon who is haunted by a mistake from her past and tries to get over it. When Dong-ju and Seo-jeong meet the quirky Teacher Kim, their lives and careers will never be the same again.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge?
2016-11-07

A heroic doctor steps in to help a distraught boy. Intern Gang Dong-ju helps Dr. Yun Seo-jeong with emergencies at Geosan University Medical Center.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: The Result of the Hypersecretion of Adrenaline
2016-11-08

Dong-ju wonders whether hard work is enough to get ahead. Doldam Hospital gets a new doctor in general surgery. Seo-jeong sees a face from the past.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 3: Friday of 13 People
2016-11-14

Dong-ju questions Teacher Kim's ways, despite his awe-inspiring skills. Seo-jeong must deal with the ramifications of her actions.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 4: Necessary and Sufficient Condition
2016-11-15

Dong-ju finds that he's no match for Teacher Kim and becomes desperate to leave. Doldam receives a VIP visitor. Seo-jeong gets a new role.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 5: Principle of Relative
2016-11-21

Being principled may be relative. It's all hands on deck after a major highway accident. Dong-ju tries to find out more about Teacher Kim's identity.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 6: Motivation
2016-11-22

Teacher Kim makes demands of his own. Myeong-sim shows the staff how it's done. Associates from Seoul stop by Doldam. In-beom makes a gut call.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 7: Unstable Factor
2016-11-28

When Doldam gets a surprise, everyone tries to cope. Dong-ju wants to know where he stands. Teacher Kim gets what he wants -- for now.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 8: The Manifestation of Humanism
2016-11-29

A patient comes first -- no matter what. Seo-jeong gets an unexpected pep talk. Teacher Kim's compassion proves to be multilayered.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 9: The Boundary of Good
2016-12-05

Dong-ju makes a call -- to Chairman Shin. Teacher Kim reminds Yun-wan of the importance of basics. Seo-jeong vexes an old mentor. It's Friday at Doldam.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 10: Crush
2016-12-06

The inspector from Geosan tries to stop the Doldam staff from treating patients. But there's a multicar accident -- and a drunk driver at the scene.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Psychological Entropy
2016-12-12

Yun-wan wants to know if Dong-ju is on his side. A soldier goes missing. Seo-jeong doesn't back down, but Teacher Kim shows her how it's truly done.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 12: The Boiling Point
2016-12-13

Dong-ju gets bad advice and faces the consequences. Seo-jeong gets put on the spot. Yun-wan dials up the pressure but Teacher Kim pushes back.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: The Art of Turmoil
2016-12-19

The staff starts preparing for Chairman Shin's surgery and Seo-jeong gets her big chance. Doldam may have an epidemic on its hands.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 14: Paragonimiasis Effect
2016-12-20

Seo-jeong volunteers to deal with a critical patient. Doldam averts a crisis. Dong-ju shows his appreciation. Teacher Kim catches In-beom's mistake.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 15: The Cornered Stone Syndrome
2016-12-27

In a twisted world that demands blind obedience to its rules, there's no room for those with integrity and ability. Shin's surgery gets complicated.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 16: Burden of Risk
2017-01-02

Teacher Kim plans to do the impossible, and Yun-wan will do anything to stop him. In-beom wants to do the surgery -- for the team, not his father.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 17: Moment of Truth
2017-01-03

A large audience waits outside the operating room -- and not everyone wants the team to prevail. A shifty reporter starts lurking around Doldam.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 18: Whether You Want It or Not
2017-01-09

It's only after time passes that seemingly minor moments in life start taking on greater meaning. Yun-wan gets his way -- and orders Doldam's closure.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 19: Doctors and Righteous People
2017-01-10

Yun-wan makes sure that old wounds don't lie dormant. The furtive reporter keeps snooping around. Dong-ju confronts Teacher Kim about the past.

Runtime: 59 min
Episode 20: The Law of Conservation of Romance
2017-01-16

Teacher Kim takes the staff to Seoul. Yun-wan won't let his old rival have the spotlight. Bu Yong-ju is hurt but stands by romance and his principles.

Runtime: 59 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2020)

Along with genius Teacher Kim, Cha Eun-jae is a second-year fellow in the cardio surgery department who enjoys studying and has confidently walked the path of an elite student for most of her life. Seo U-jin, a cynical second year fellow who doesn’t believe in happiness because of his hardships growing up, but he shows impressive levels of concentration and talent when he is performing surgery.

16 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Rainmaker
2020-01-06

During his trip to the main hospital, Teacher Kim leaves an impression — especially on three young doctors who find themselves in his hospital lobby.

Runtime: 67 min
Episode 2: Mechanism of Accidents
2020-01-07

Teacher Kim shocks Seo U-jin with his unconventional approach to saving a high-ranking official, and bans Cha Eun-jae from assisting his surgeries.

Runtime: 71 min
Episode 3: Undefined Setting Value
2020-01-13

Do Yun-wan creates chaos by bringing his own team of doctors. U-jin's participation in Park Min-guk's surgery sparks a misunderstanding.

Runtime: 63 min
Episode 4: Utilizing Conflict
2020-01-14

U-jin gets caught in the middle of two feuding teams of doctors when the family of a patient threatens to sue for malpractice.

Runtime: 63 min
Episode 5: A Living Friday Night
2020-01-20

New doctors get a taste of their first Friday at Doldam Hospital. U-jin refuses to treat a patient who triggers his childhood trauma.

Runtime: 66 min
Episode 6: Placebo
2020-01-21

Teacher Kim leads his team in saving two critical patients at the same time. Eun-jae steps in to protect a woman from her abusive husband.

Runtime: 67 min
Episode 7: The Line that Should be Protected
2020-01-27

Min-guk becomes determined to turn people away from Teacher Kim. A situation Eun-jae tries to mitigate takes a turn for the worse.

Runtime: 64 min
Episode 8: Walk of Respect
2020-01-28

Even in her final moments, a paramedic helps save another's life. U-jin shows Eun-jae his way of resetting the mind from worries.

Runtime: 74 min
Episode 9: Trauma
2020-02-03

U-jin looks into diagnoses for Teacher Kim's arm pain. A bus accident conjures up a regretful moment that haunts Min-guk's conscience.

Runtime: 64 min
Episode 10: The Effects of an Adequate Amount of Anxiety
2020-02-04

Yoon A-reum protects a patient's rape kit from falling into wrong hands. Min-guk finally brings up the bus accident from 11 years ago to Teacher Kim.

Runtime: 66 min
Episode 11: Minimum Boundaries
2020-02-10

Min-guk asserts his authority by restructuring the hospital staff. U-jin is stunned to learn which surgeon was behind a faulty operation.

Runtime: 69 min
Episode 12: An Error of Exchange of Equivalents
2020-02-11

A recruiter with bitter resentment for U-jin tries to tempt staff members to leave Doldam Hospital. Eunjae's mom asks for a favor.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 13: Defense Mechanism
2020-02-17

Eun-jae panics when she runs out of medication from Teacher Kim before surgery. U-jin gets coerced into leaving Doldam Hospital.

Runtime: 73 min
Episode 14: Selective Dyslexia
2020-02-18

Teacher Kim tasks U-jin with a final assignment. Min-guk performs surgery on a VIP patient despite pushback from Shim Hye-jin.

Runtime: 73 min
Episode 15: Rapport; Trust Relationship
2020-02-24

Do In-beom returns to Doldam Hospital to investigate an unsuccessful surgery. Min-guk decides between his greed and the truth.

Runtime: 73 min
Episode 16: Koi's Law
2020-02-25

Bae Mun-jeong comes clean to U-jin about the connection between their families. Teacher Kim secures a safe future for Doldam Hospital.

Runtime: 91 min
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Season 3 (2023)

Teacher Kim used to be alone in protecting Doldam Hospital, but now he's not alone anymore. With the mindset that he'll did anything if it gives money, there is Seo U-jin who has been reborn as a doctor who truly knows how to care for patients. There is Cha Eun-jae, who no longer runs out of the operating room due to anxiety. Teacher Kim, who has dreamed of build a regional trauma center with his students and colleagues. Finally, a regional trauma center built at Doldam Hospital. A perfect trauma center with a clean exterior and state-of-the-art facilities but it couldn't open properly. The regional trauma center faces a precarious fate...  Will Teacher Kim be able to establish the regional trauma center at Doldam Hospital which was his long-cherished desire?

16 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Break Line
2023-04-28

The medical staff of Doldam Hospital fly out in a helicopter to a ship lost out at sea on behalf of Teacher Kim, who is absent on vacation.

Runtime: 71 min
Episode 2: Between Ethics and Reality
2023-04-29

As the patient's lung condition deteriorates due to tuberculosis, Teacher Kim opens the trauma centre operating room for Ri Bok-young's surgery.

Runtime: 63 min
Episode 3: How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge? Part 2
2023-05-05

Doldam Hospital hires new personnel. The people of Doldam, who thought Teacher Kim would be the new head of the trauma centre, hold an emergency meeting.

Runtime: 71 min
Episode 4: Abracadabra
2023-05-06

Patients injured in a residential fire are rushed into the emergency room. Seo U-jin treats the suspected arsonist despite Jang Dong-hwa's criticism.

Runtime: 76 min
Episode 5: Code Clear
2023-05-12

Cha Jin-man hates that Teacher Kim's methods are deeply rooted into Doldam Hospital and takes everyone except Lee Seon-ung and Dong-hwa to the trauma centre.

Runtime: 79 min
Episode 6: Empathy & Sympathy
2023-05-13

The trauma centre loses a patient and receives another patient in critical condition. Meanwhile, a child visits Teacher Kim at Doldam Hospital.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 7: Inciting Hope
2023-05-19

Wounded soldiers are rushed to Doldam Hospital. A-reum is left alone to tend to the emergency room when rogue patients suddenly cause a scene.

Runtime: 69 min
Episode 8: Underdog Effect
2023-05-20

Patients rush into the emergency room while the staff tends to surgeries. Doldam Hospital falls into chaos as the gunman's identity is revealed.

Runtime: 69 min
Episode 9: The Righteous Doctor Complex
2023-05-26

When an old building collapses resulting in several casualties, a disaster medical support team is dispatched to the site.

Runtime: 69 min
Episode 10: The Abuse of Justice
2023-05-27

Doldam Hospital receives news of a second collapse, but the place is still full of injured people. Teacher Kim leaves everything and heads to the scene.

Runtime: 82 min
Episode 11: The Certainty of Uncertainty
2023-06-02

Go Gyeong-suk does not give up the legal battle over her son's death. She proposes a secret deal to bring down Jin-man, but Teacher Kim opposes to it.

Runtime: 73 min
Episode 12: The Courage to be Ordinary
2023-06-03

Jin-man fails to find the culprit who broke into the director's office. His reputation is further ruined as incidents from his past become known.

Runtime: 69 min
Episode 13: The Parrotbill Paradox
2023-06-09

Gang Dong-ju returns to Doldam Hospital, with his unconventional proposals causing a stir in the trauma centre.

Runtime: 72 min
Episode 14: The Addiction to Success
2023-06-10

Eun-jae performs emergency surgery on a non-trauma patient while she must join another surgery for a patient with multiple traumas.

Runtime: 69 min
Episode 15: The Game Changer
2023-06-16

People injured from a forest fire rush into Doldam Hospital. Yet, the trauma centre is empty due to the staff staging a boycott against Dong-ju.

Runtime: 73 min
Episode 16: Dreamers
2023-06-17

A fire approaches as if it would devour Doldam Hospital at any moment. Only after evacuating all the patients do the staff realise Teacher Kim was gone.

Runtime: 81 min

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