Doctor John (TV series)

Doctor John
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Hangul
의사요한
Literal meaningDoctor Yo-han
Revised RomanizationUisayohan
GenreMedical drama
Created bySBS Drama Operation Team
Based onOn Hand of God
by Yo Kusakabe
Written byKim Ji-woon
Directed by
Starring
Music byMoon Seong-nam
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16[a]
Production
ProducerJang Jin-wook
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time70 minutes[a]
Production company
  • KPJ Corporation
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseJuly 19 (2019-07-19) –
September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07)
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Doctor John (Korean의사요한; RRUisayohan) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Lee Se-young, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Hwang Hee. It is based on the Japanese novel On Hand of God by Yo Kusakabe[2] and aired on SBS from July 19 to September 7, 2019.[3]

A recurring theme throughout the series is the debate over euthanasia.[4]

  1. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ Tae, Yoo-na (April 17, 2019). "이세영, '닥터룸' 주연 확정...지성과 호흡 (공식)". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Jang, Sun-ye (April 17, 2019). "'믿보배' 지성X'대세' 이세영, '닥터룸' 주연 합류". SBS News (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Lee, Ji-young (August 5, 2019). ""아버지 심장 수술 후 출연 결정"…'의사요한' 천재의사 지성". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.


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