Doctor Stranger

Doctor Stranger

Promotional poster for Doctor Stranger
Genre Medical, Romance
Written by Park Jin-woo
Kim Joo
Directed by Jin Hyuk
Hong Jong-chan
Starring Lee Jong-suk
Park Hae-jin
Jin Se-yeon
Kang So-ra
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Han Jung-hwan
Producer(s) Park Chang-yong
Location(s) Seoul, South Korea
Budapest, Hungary
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Aura Media
Broadcast
Original channel Seoul Broadcasting System
Original run May 5, 2014 – July 8, 2014
Chronology
Preceded by God's Gift - 14 Days
Followed by Temptation
External links
Website

Doctor Stranger (Hangul: 닥터 이방인; RR: Dakteo Yibangin) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Park Hae-jin, Jin Se-yeon and Kang So-ra.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Plot

As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong-suk) and his father Park Cheol (Kim Sang-joong) were tricked and sent to North Korea. In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained to become a doctor by his father who was already a famous doctor. Park Hoon became a genius thoracic surgeon. He deeply fell in love with Song Jae-hee (Jin Se-yeon) in his high school. Park Hoon's father then died and he tried to flee to South Korea with Jae-hee, but lost contact with her and at the end, he fled to South Korea alone, while looking for Jae-hee.

In South Korea, Park Hoon begins to work as doctor in a top hospital Myungwoo University Hospital. Meanwhile, he found a girl that looks exactly like Jae-hee, Doctor Han Seung-hee, who claimed to not know Park Hoon.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Production

Director Jin Hyuk previously directed Brilliant Legacy (2009), City Hunter (2011), Master's Sun (2013). Co-screenwriter Park Jin-woo previously wrote Conspiracy in the Court (2007) and The Kingdom of the Winds (2008).

Reception

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[14] AGB Nielsen[15]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 5 May 2014 9.4% 11.6% 8.6% 9.5%
2 6 May 2014 11.3% 13.7% 9.4% 9.9%
3 12 May 2014 11.6% 13.6% 12.1% 13.3%
4 13 May 2014 13.1% 16.2% 12.7% 13.3%
5 19 May 2014 14.2% 18.1% 14.0% 15.6%
6 20 May 2014 12.1% 15.9% 12.7% 14.3%
7 26 May 2014 12.8% 15.8% 13.1% 14.8%
8 27 May 2014 12.3% 15.1% 12.5% 14.1%
9 2 June 2014 13.0% 16.1% 13.2% 14.7%
10 3 June 2014 12.0% 14.8% 11.7% 12.9%
11 9 June 2014 10.7% 13.5% 11.0% 12.4%
12 10 June 2014 11.1% 14.1% 11.5% 12.7%
13 16 June 2014 11.4% 13.6% 11.6% 13.1%
14 17 June 2014 11.5% 13.6% 10.8% 12.3%
15 23 June 2014 12.4% 15.2% 11.9% 13.6%
16 24 June 2014 10.8% 12.4% 11.8% 13.4%
17 30 June 2014 10.9% 12.7% 11.6% 13.3%
18 1 July 2014 11.5% 12.8% 10.1% 11.2%
19 7 July 2014 11.2% 13.7% 10.9% 12.3%
20 8 July 2014 12.2% 14.2% 12.7% 14.6%
Average 11.8% 14.3% 11.7% 13.1%

International broadcast

In China, the online streaming rights for drama were sold for $80,000 per episode and the drama was made available for online streaming on both Youku and Tudou where it received 330 million and 50 million views, respectively. As of July 7, 2014 it has been streamed close to 400 million times.[16] Due to the drama's success in China there are currently plans to edit the drama into a film and release it theatrically exclusively in China with an alternate ending.[17][18][19]

It begins airing in Japan on cable channel KNTV on November 29, 2014.[20]

References

  1. ↑ http://movie.daum.net/tv/detail/castcrew.do?tvProgramId=64948
  2. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/62506/leejongsuk-and-parkhaejin-attens-first-drama-script-reading
  3. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63166/leejongsuk-and-jinseyeon-take-a-bike-ride-for-drama
  4. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64574/dramas-to-resume-with-promotional-activities
  5. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64802/jinhyuk-pd-and-leejongsuk-meet-again-in-doctor-stranger
  6. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64808/sistar-bora-was-cast-in-doctor-stranger-because-pd-is-her-fan
  7. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140429001543
  8. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140429001423
  9. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140429001437
  10. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140429001411
  11. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64802/jinhyuk-pd-and-leejongsuk-meet-again-in-doctor-stranger
  12. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140611001611
  13. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2014/04/26/jin-se-yeon-to-play-two-characters-in-doctor-stranger/
  14. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  15. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  16. ↑ http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/full/2014/07/07/3/1200000000AEN20140707003100315F.html
  17. ↑ http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/26655/20140627/doctor-stranger-goes-from-a-drama-to-a-film-with-political-implications.htm
  18. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140704000714
  19. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2014/07/16/chinese-film-version-of-doctor-stranger-to-have-a-different-ending/
  20. ↑ http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=28890

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