Korean Drama to Watch: Good Doctor (굿닥터)

Shark ended last week. I haven't seen the last two episodes. Almost gave up watching the drama but there were only several episodes left so I decided to go till the end. It's actually a well made drama with a nice plot, but this is a drama where everyone's an antagonist, well, except this guy.

The only happy person who doesn't even know what's happening around him.

Okay, moving on.

Following Shark we have a new Monday-Tuesday drama, Good Doctor (on KBS2). Starring Joo Won and Moon Chae Won, I think this drama is highly anticipated. I'm not a big fan of Joo Won (watched him as the bad guy in Baker King Kim Tak Gu, watched 7th Grade Civil Servant and gave up halfway), but after reading the synopsis and watching the trailer, I think this drama is worth checking out.

In this drama Joo Won faces a challenge to act as an autistic savant, Park Shi On, who becomes a pediatric surgeon. When he was a kid he was always bullied by his friends and his brother who always protected him died in an accident. He wants to be a doctor and then a doctor he knew (Choi Woo Suk) finds that Shi On has genius tendency. He then received education brilliantly, finished his internship, and became a doctor at Sung Won University Hospital. Here he will meet fellow doctors, including Cha Yoon Seo (Moon Chae Won), and that will be the beginning of an interesting story.

This drama has a good start, with high rating for its pilot episode, and it also gives a strong first impression. But of course you will see a lot of blood... so this is not a drama you can watch while eating snack (at least for me).

*And Joo Won did a good job. I'm predicting some awards are waiting for him for this role.*

See for yourself, and enjoy the drama!

Korean Drama to Watch: Shark

Shark. Don’t imagine a survival drama about human-eating shark, this drama is actually NOT about shark (It's on KBS2, not Discovery Channel). It tells a story about revenge, starring Kim Nam Gil and Son Yen Jin.

I don’t watch all episodes of Kim Nam Gil’s previous drama Bad Guy (I originally wanted to, but accidentally saw the frustrating ending and at the end decided not to), but somehow, I feel something similar between these two dramas… My first impression after watching the first episode is… it’s a dark, mysterious, depressing drama, with a good, strong plot and scenario.

I actually hope Kim Nam Gil would pick a different role for his comeback after serving in military, so to be honest I’m a little disappointed. But still, let’s check up on him.

Kim Nam Gil is Han Yi Soo in this drama. He lost his family and wants to take revenge to those responsible. Unfortunately, taking revenge to them also means he has to hurt the woman he loves, Jo Hae Woo (Son Ye Jin). You know where this story is going, right?

I've watched four episodes of this drama, and so far I can say I unexpectedly enjoy this drama a lot. I hope this drama won't be one of those dramas who have strong first impression and then turn boring in the later episodes. 

Ah, do you watch Shining Inheritance? Yun Joon Suk, who played Han Hyo Joo’s autistic brother in that drama is all grown up now. Well, not that grown up, I mean, he acted as young Kim Nam Gil (I know, I know, they don’t look alike, but there will be an explanation), but still, in Shining Inheritance he looked like a little helpless boy (he did great, talented young actor) and now he looks like a real man who protects his first love and of course (?), good at fighting.

Honestly this kind of drama is not everyone’s cup of tea. Some may like it, some may sleep while watching it. My suggestion is: if you have enough problems yourself, I think you might like something lighter and brighter. But if you like a drama about revenge, hatred, painful love, Kim Nam Gil and Son Ye Jin, I know you definitely won’t miss this drama.

I know right, who cares about the plot if you love the cast? Noone. Especially when there's an eye candy like model & actor Lee Soo Hyuk in the drama.

See? It no longer looks like a dark, depressing, and mysterious drama anymore, right? ^^ 

Enjoy the drama!