Korean Drama - Surgeon Bong Dal Hee

Surgeon Bong Dal Hee

Rating: 9.7/10

CAST:

Lee Yo Won as Bong Dal Hee
Lee Bum Soo as Ahn Joong Geun
Oh Yoon Ah as Jo Moon Kyung
Kim Min Joon as Lee Geon Wook

Official Website: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/doctorbong

About the Drama

This is a medical TV series that follows the lives of young doctors who deal with setbacks, deaths, patients, and tensions on the job as they grow into full-fledged doctors! Set amid the surgery department of a hospital, this is story about love and marriage among four doctors mainly – First year resident Bong Dal Hee, Cardiothoracic surgeon Ahn Joong Geun, General surgeon Lee Gun Wook, and Pediatrician Cho Moon-Kyung.

Dal-hee is a young doctor who graduated from a lesser-known medical school than her fellow doctors and suffers from a heart condition. She starts her first year of residency at the department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and this TV series follows her trials at work.

Dal Hee who has had a frail health since she was a young and her condition made her want to become a doctor so that she could cure diseases. But in the first year of her residency, she undergoes a heart operation and this forces her to give up her dreams of ever becoming a doctor. She returns to her hometown where she finds work at a local public health clinic but she can not forget her lifelong dream. With little expectation, she applies for a residency at a general hospital in Seoul and she is accepted due to a shortfall of applicants.

Finally, she is able to reach for her dreams again by starting her residency. But she has to complete the 100-day on-call duty in her first year and she tries harder than any other doctor to do her best but she keeps on making small mistakes that leads to serious complications for her patients. As Dal-hee overcomes the prejudices and misperceptions held against her by her peers, she finally gains the respect of her fellow doctors and completes her residency in three years.

During those years, heart specialist Ahn Joong Geun and Dr. Lee Gun Wook develop a rivalry at the hospital to become leading doctors and they also fall in love with Dal-hee.

Dal-hee works under a Joong Geun, and even though they don't get off to a good start, the two grow fond of each other as time goes by. Dal-hee’s health begins to deteriorate because of the grueling working hours at the hospital. She refuses to listen to the advice of her doctor and continues to work.

Because of her health, she tries to take it easy at work but Joong Geun steps up the pressure when he finds her taking breaks. Dal-hee realizes that curing patients has made her life fulfilling and so she relies on her mental edge to keep her going at work but one day she collapses in the middle of an operation. That incident put her entire career on hold.

Joong Geun, a Cardiac specialist, specializing in illness of the cardiac, respiratory and digestive systems. An extremely talented surgeon, despite being specializing in cardiac diseases, he is an all rounder. Supervisor for the Cardiactric department. He feels that it is a sin for a surgeon to make any forms of mistakes; a perfectionist in terms of being a surgeon. He is very strict towards the year 1 interns and therefore he is always angry with Dal Hee who makes mistakes all the time.

Dr. Lee Geon Wook divorced his wife, Dr. Jo Moon Kyung, after he found out that his 6-year-old son was actually fathered by another man before they got married. Even though he still has feelings for her, he often shows indifferent towards his ex wife as he felt betrayed and cheated.

Comments:

I actually watched this show before I watched "Cruel Love". Watched it a few times, especially the scenes between Dal-hee  and  Ahn Joong Geun. Some parts are totally hilarious and heart warming.

Ahn Joong Geun definately is not the ideal type of man you want to get close to but the way he looks out for Dal-hee is so sweet.

I can not  understand Dal-hee's affection towards Lee Geon Wook at first, not sure if its because Dr Lee Geon Wook has a kid and wife (ex-wife), but I prefer her to be with Ahn Joon Geun more.