This drama satisfied me on three fronts; the surgical room mystique, a physician dilemma “to save a life or not to save a life” and a heartwarming romance from two very likeable actors with a nice twist of the jerk with a heart of gold plot device; except the jerk in this case was the female lead.
Ji Sung’s character was bubbly and kind; nothing seemed to be able to get him down; his glass was always half full. Kim Min Jun’s character was the haughty female resident whose biological father happened to be the Chairman. She grew up wanting to prove her worth to him and therefore came across as cold, uncaring and ambitious. These two balanced each other out nicely and eventually learned to see from each other’s perspectives.
It has its share of hospital politics and infighting but not crazily overdone. The moral of this medical drama is mostly about the question of ethics and a doctor’s true calling. Cho Jae-hyun played a stubborn, idealistic doctor who did not care for hospital politics and protocols. His only mission in life was to save his patients but at what cost? His conviction and dedication to his profession almost caused him his career, his wife and children.
This is a touching drama that gives rise to many thought provoking questions about the profession and human nature. The pace is fast and subplots get resolved in one or two episodes but all building up nicely towards a satisfactory conclusion.
If makes for a good intro to this genre if you haven't tried medical dramas before. It may be a bit dated but is still worth watching.
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Story- typical medical storyline. You have your patient surgeries, although I was grateful they didn’t stuff them down our throats. Each of the patients featured had a significant arc and they were all memorable. You also got your hospital politics. Although, it wasn’t as intense as I would have liked. Finally you got your developing romance. Now this is where they got me hooked. To be honest for the first 1/3 of this drama I was kind of bored and the episodes felt long. But by ep 10 things started to get moving and the episodes went by at a good pace. By ep 16 I was really invested in the romance, although it really is more of a background story arc. Lets just say some scenes really frustrated me! Towards the last couple episodes I really got restless. I wanted it to end already. 23 episodes @ 60-80 min. really was just too much for this type of drama. I liked the ending cause we got to see how everyone was doing after a years time.
Acting/Cast- I really was surprised by how much I liked the cast. Ji Sung is great as always. But really I was impressed by Kim Min Jung who I’ve only seen in Thorn Birds (must see melodrama BTW). She played her character perfectly. In the beginning her character is cold and uncaring but she changes slowly and begins to warm up through her interactions with Ji Sung’s character. I just really thought her character development was really great! The acting by the supporting cast was perfect for what their roles called for. I ended up liking most of the characters.
Music- Didn’t really notice it in this one. I don’t think I disliked it though…
Rewatch- Although I came to love all the characters I don’t think I could sit through this drama again but for some it might be rewatchable.
Overall, the story isn’t all that but leads pull you in. It’s one of the more memorable medical dramas I’ve seen.
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The romance was good, I'm surprised I liked it actually b/c I'm not to fond of the main actress but she did a pretty good job on this drama portraying Hye Suk - she first comes off snobby and ambitious, haughty and arrogant but Eun Sung (the country bumpkin) rubs off on her and slowly chases away the cold wind in her heart. Their comradeire was really nice to watch, growing on each other from totally different viewpoints and coming to accept each other.
Eun Sung (Ji Sung) was often labeled the "idiot" b/c he didn't graduate from Kwang Hee University, so he'd get looked down upon quite a lot but eventually the doctors and residents came to accept him and the fact that he really isn't an "idiot". I thought Eun Sung and Kang Gook (Jo Jae Hyeon) were a lot alike - they both cared for the patients and sincerely wanted to save them - even if it meant going against authority. They were my two favorite characters.
The comedy was delivered by both Ji Sung and Park Chul Min :P They'd have me giggling by just the little things they did.
The guest appearance by Lee Ji Hoon - or maybe I should say supporting role - since he appeared in more than half the drama - he was sweet in his pursuit of Hye Suk and touching as a patient. I loved every scene he was in ^^
And little Kim Yoo Jung appeared toward the end of the drama as a patient and she touched my heart.
Music was great - I especially loved 2 songs - "Thanks" by Hong Kyung Min & "Bye Bye Bye" by Park Il
Re-watch value - it's good for a re-watch but I don't know if I will re-watch it anytime soon.
If you're looking for more than just a medical drama - then this is the one for you, yes there are plenty of medical surgeries but there is a great balance of romance too. ^^
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Me alegra haberlo encontrado y darle una oportunidad.
Cuando comenze a verlo no me parecio muy interesante la trama, pero me animé a verlo por los actores principales, que me han encantado osus actuaciones y personajes en otros dramas ( Ji Sung en Kill Me Heal Me y Kim Min Jung en Mr. Sunshine) la pareja que hacen ellos en este drama me parecio muy tierna. Los demás personajes me agradarom mucho y son una de las razones por las que me gusto mucho New Hart ; me hicieron reir bastante y llorar también.
Tengo que decir que si has pensado en ver este drama pero no te has animado a verlo por una u otra razón, le des una oportunidad, puede que te lleves una gran sorpresa y te arrepientas de no haberlo visto antes.
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