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Genre |
Medical Drama Romance |
Written by | Ha Myung-hee |
Directed by | Oh Choong-hwan |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Pan Entertainment |
Distributor | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Release | |
Original network | SBS |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | June 20 | – August 23, 2016
External links | |
Website |
Doctors (Hangul: 닥터스; RR: Dakteoseu; lit. Doctors) is a 2016 South Korean medical drama starring Kim Rae-won and Park Shin-hye. It aired every Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) on SBS from June 20 to August 23, 2016 for 20 episodes. The drama was a hit, and topped viewership ratings and Content Power Index (CPI) during its run.
Yoo Hye-jung (Park Shin-hye) was a headstrong girl in high school with a prickly, gangster personality. Due to her many childhood scars, Hye-jung keeps her heart closed towards other people. However, she changes after meeting her mentor Hong Ji-hong (Kim Rae-won), who plays a key role in transforming her life from a "hopeless" delinquent to a compassionate doctor. They part ways subsequently but meet again after 13 years, when Yoo Hye-jung becomes a doctor.
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Note: Episode 18 wasn't aired on Tuesday August 16 due to the broadcast of 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was aired on Monday August 22, 2016.
First script reading took place on April 28, 2016 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
The series reunited Park Shin-hye and Baek Sung-hyun, who previously played the younger versions of Han Jung-suh and Cha Song-joo, respectively, in the 2003 hit drama, Stairway to Heaven.