Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine that are Addictive

Kapanlagi.com - Korean dramas always manage to present interesting stories, especially those set in the medical world and hospitals. These stories not only showcase the professionalism in the field of medicine but also the personal lives of doctors, nurses, and patients that make them more touching. From tales of doctors struggling with mysterious illnesses to friendships in hospital rooms, hospital-themed Korean dramas successfully depict the complex realities of medical life.

Not only about medicine, these dramas often feature the emotional battles that the main characters must face, whether it be personal issues or professional dilemmas. Viewers will be taken into a world filled with sacrifice, hope, and tension.

For KLovers wanting to watch Korean dramas with a hospital theme, here is a list of recommendations that should not be missed. Let's check it out in full:

1. DOCTOR ROMANTIC 2

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

At Doldam Hospital, a small and simple hospital, Kim Sa Bu, previously known as a renowned surgeon, now finds a new purpose as the head of the hospital. After a successful operation on Chairman Sin, he gains support to improve the hospital's facilities.

However, after the death of Chairman Sin and the arrival of an old rival, Kim Sa Bu must face new challenges, including old injuries that resurface. To address the shortage of medical staff, he recruits two new surgeons, Seo U Jin, who is motivated by money, and Cha Eun Jae, who struggles to face challenges in the operating room.

2. HOSPITAL PLAYLIST

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

This drama tells the story of five doctors who have been friends for 20 years since they became medical students in 1999. Now they work at the same hospital and have a band together.

Every day they go through their seemingly ordinary medical lives, yet filled with special moments in the medical world, where a life can begin and at other times, a life can end. HOSPITAL PLAYLIST offers a balance between medical stories and deep friendship.

3. RESIDENT PLAYBOOK

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

Set in the branch of Yulje Medical Center, this drama follows the lives of young residents in the obstetrics and gynecology department who face the harsh realities of the medical world. They enter a department that is less popular amid the declining birth rate trends, but they remain proud of their career choices. This drama depicts their struggles in carrying out high-pressure medical duties.

4. DOCTOR JOHN

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

DOCTOR JOHN presents the story of a pain management specialist, focusing on the mysteries surrounding patients' difficult-to-understand pain. Cha Yo Han, a genius anesthesiologist, is known for his ability to diagnose patients within the first 10 seconds of consultation.

Meanwhile, Kang Shi Young is a highly skilled anesthesiologist with an extraordinary caring nature. This story not only highlights the medical world but also the relationships that develop between doctors and patients.

5. HOSPITAL SHIP

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

A group of doctors working on the HOSPITAL SHIP serves remote islands, but not all of them have entirely altruistic intentions. This drama focuses on three main characters: Eun Jae, a perfectionist surgeon whose career faces obstacles, Kwak Hyun, an internist who is willing to serve, and Jae Geol, a reluctant oriental medicine doctor. Throughout their journey, these doctors learn to become more compassionate healers while searching for a more fulfilling meaning in their lives.

6. DAILY DOSE OF SUNSHINE

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

Jung Da Eun, a nurse who has just been transferred to the neuropsychiatry department, faces significant challenges in navigating a medical field that is new to her. However, with the help of Chief Nurse Song Hyo Jin, she grows professionally.

Meanwhile, Doctor Dong Go Yun, who specializes in proctology, feels a connection with Jung Da Eun due to her simplicity and innocence, which are capable of healing his inner wounds.

7. GOOD DOCTOR

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

Park Si On is an autistic savant with exceptional medical skills despite lacking social skills and empathy. Nevertheless, he graduated with honors from medical school.

Amid his struggle to adapt to the high-pressure medical world, Si On is supported by his colleagues. This drama raises issues of discrimination and bias against people with disabilities in the medical field.

8. DOCTOR PRISONER

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

An ace emergency doctor loses his license after being framed in a malpractice case orchestrated by the hospital director. Determined to take revenge, he works as an intern doctor in a prison, trying to build relationships with influential inmates and replace the prison's head doctor to gain power and destroy the hospital that betrayed him.

9. DOCTOR SLUMP

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

Yeo Jeong U, a successful plastic surgeon, experiences a life turned upside down after a mysterious medical accident. At his lowest point, he reunites with Nam Ha Neul, an anesthesiologist who neglects her happiness for her work. The two find comfort in each other during their difficult times and begin to build a romantic relationship filled with drama.

10. DOCTOR STRANGER

Recommendations for Korean Dramas about Hospitals and Medicine (source: mydramalist)

Park Hoon and his father were kidnapped by North Korea when he was young. There, his father taught him to become a doctor, making him a genius heart surgeon. After escaping to South Korea, Park Hoon works at a large hospital, Myeongwoo University Hospital, but feels like a stranger. He is willing to do anything, even finding a way to bring back his love from North Korea.

That’s the recommendation for Korean dramas about hospitals and medicine. Are KLovers interested in watching it? If not now, when?

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